New Artist!!! - Wolfgang Carter

Real Name: Mike Heinrich
Artist Name: Wolfgang Carter
Artist Type: Musician
Main Genre: Rock
Description: Independent songwriter, guitarist and singer serving up a special blend of head food and skull candy for your listening pleasure. Currently recording new songs at home and posting them on my blog @ http://wolfgangc.blogspot.com/ while my first CD, entitled "Naked", is being mixed down and mastered for release. I enjoy writing songs and for the most part I use personal experience as the subject matter for the songs I have written. So far all the songs I have released on the net are about the things and the people in my life. The songs on my upcoming CD can be heard on ReverbNation @ http://www.reverbnation.com/wolfgangcarter or on MySpace @ http://www.myspace.com/wolfgangcartermusic.

Website: http://wolfgangc.blogspot.com/
Contact Info: wolfgang.carter@hotmail.com

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Review:

"My first ever visit to Carter's website introduced me to one of the most professional looking blogspot sites on the net. Instantly that told me this guy has his stuff together. I was now excited to listen to what Wolfgang Carter had to present to the floor. It is an understatement when I say that his music is the pure essence of what rock IS: Flowing guitar melodies, great vocals, and a drummer with the capabilities to make it nearly impossible to keep your foot from tapping against the floor. I have never seen Wolfgang Carter preform in person but definitely plan to! But when I picture him preforming I picture him on stage at a popular local bar late at night, and then at the same time I picture the stage turning a full 180 to reveal a crowd of a couple thousand." --Dave L. (Founder of RAI)

New Artist!!! - Vulffen

Vulffen

Location: Florida
Main Genre: Electronic / Hardstyle

Description:
A 15 year old artist from Melbourne, Florida. Working from a simple Dell Inspiron 2200 Laptop, Ranging from blasting Hardstyle beats to easy listening minimal beats.

Currently unsigned. He is looking for a Label and is here for the offers.

Inspirations for his music making are:
Basshunter
HeadHunterz
Showtek
Blutonium Boy
Daft Punk
Dark Oscillators
And Gigi D’Agostino

Review:
"For only being 15 Vulffen "The Hardstyle Cat" produces some really nice electronic tracks. My favorite style of music is Hardstyle and I love Vulffen's work. Extremely professional sound and really nice Melbourne Shuffle music. (my Favorite Dance). Definitley go check out Vulffen's music today!

http://www.last.fm/music/Vulffen

RAI's Official Online Radio by Last.fm

If your music is on last.fm and your not connected to RAI yet, then boy you better get to it. RAI just keeps on offering some really awesome free stuff for upcoming bands and artists! The most recent is the aStore, where people can purchase connected artists' tracks, albums, and merchandise. The aStore can be found at the bottom of this blog or HERE!

Previously, one month ago to be exact, RAI set up an online radio with last.fm, the leading free music streaming site in the world. The online radio features artists connected to RAI and similar artists to those already connected. If you are an artists and are either not yet connected with RAI or do not have a last.fm account, I highley suggest you get on that. With the new last.fm radio widget being displayed currently at the top left of this page it is easier and easier for others to listen to your music. AND that's not even the best part.... *drumroll* ... You get paid royalties for letting last.fm play your songs online! And guess what... every play on RAI's new widget gets you even more royalties. So there's no reason to not sign up with RAI and last.fm . And be sure to join RAI's last.fm group here!

Enjoy!

OH! Did I also mention that with a new widget by Amazon.com your music can also be featured ON-Demand in the sidebar! With this Widget your music can actually be purchased in full! Again this service is completely free to take advantage of.

New Artist!!! - Charly H. Fox

Charly H. Fox

Main Genre: Electronic / Dance
Bio:

Charly H. Fox [a.k.a. Prokopis Georgakopoulos] began performing as a DJ in 1990.He originally played a mixture of Disco, Soul and Rock but the dance scene has interested him since he was 14 .At the age of 10 he started to broadcast live from his house with his first homemade radio station & after a few years he had the most popular radio show in his area .When he finished school he moved to Athens to study music production and sound engineering.Now days Charly is working as a sound engineer for the University Of Peloponnese and as an A&R for Unlove Music.

"Professional Remixes and Awesome Originals is the essence of Charly H Fox. He produces some really nice dance tracks and as a fellow DJ would definitly play in my next set. The part about creating his own radio station I find to be hillarious and completely inspiring at the same time. Who knew some local DJ with less then standard radio equiptment would make the most popular radio station in his area? That shows me the potential that Charly H Fox has to become one of the top DJ's in the world." -- Dave (Founder of RAI)

You can find more of Charly H Fox below:

http://www.youtube.com/user/charlyhfox

www.facebook.com/pages/Charly-H-Fox/26806025048

www.myspace.com/charlyhfox

New Artist!!! - CBC

CREATURES of A BEAUTIFUL CITY----

http://myspace.com/creaturesofabeautifulcity

Location: LA

Main Genre: Alternative/Pop Rock

This local LA-area-based band has been working and writing their current catalog of music since late in 2007. The band was originally born from singer Bluu Williams vision from a previous project. Only guitarist Runn remained from the aforementioned project; through like interests, a deep-seeded passion to play, write music and an identical work ethic to what they invision, these two decided to "BE" the "band" and to pair themselves with other musicians. These musicians had to be highly skilled, creative and willing to take a chance in the writing process. Bluu and Runn decided in order to acheive this unique sound they were looking for and to keep their audiences excited and anticipating what will come next, they would bring in different musicians with diverse backgrounds. Each musician joined the group in hopes to break out of their shells from previous projects. This was the start of Creatures of A Beautiful City! Aptly named for the city in which they inhabit.Every musician involving themselves with CBC, do so from a deep hunger to create an experience that will heighten the listeners senses as well as their own. The only intention within their sound is to create a unique but comfortable balance from all the influences that surround them. The easiest way to "classify" their sound is to say that they can bring you to a different place. With the ever-present melody from Bluu's stunningly captivating voice; there is no mistake for their sound. Pair this with grooving bass lines and rhythmically challenging drumming, it brings the melody of the guitars in with full force as they push and pull the tonal balance of the band. Between heavy groove and free-form progressive rock, the band is able to create a distinct style all their own. Creatures of a Beautiful City is attempting to become a striving force in not just the local L.A. music scene, but is ready to share their love of music and experiences with the world.

"CBC produces some of the coolest rock songs I've heard out of LA, let alone the US for an Indie band. Not many bands today just play that classic rock style of music we all know and love. CBC also specializes in Alternative and Pop Rock. While every other band out there makes up some fancy new genre no one has ever heard of before, or claims to play a new style of music every gig. Thankfully, CBC calls it like it is: They ARE rock. It is hard to sit still and listen to their music at the same time, simply because your foot is tapping the whole time. I can only imagine what it would be like to see them in concert. A lot more then your foot would be moving I'm sure of that." --Dave (Founder of RAI)

RAI's Online Store Provided by Amazon.com

Click Here! To View RAI's Online Store!!

That's right! Rising Artists Int. has it's own dedicated online store where you can purchase anything from MP3 downloads to full albums, from band merchandise to books, from musical instruments to music software! Everything purchased at the online store goes directly to the Artist you purchased from. So support the artists and check out RAI's official Online Store.

A MESSAGE TO ALL CONNECTED ARTISTS AND FUTURE CONNECTED ARTISTS:

Please let me know if any of your songs, albums, merchandise is available for purchase on Amazon.com . As soon as possible I will add your products to the online store so your stuff can be featured on RAI's store. You make the same amount per sale on RAI's store as you would on the regular Amazon.com website. You will also get a specifically targeted group of viewers seeing your music, as opposed to a random viewer thanks to Amazon.com's search engine. If you need to contact me, my personal E-mail is Geistsoul13@gmail.com .

UPDATE: I have recently discovered that it is extremely difficult to get your albums on amazon.com if you are unsigned or new to the business. BUT!! I have found a somewhat easy way to go about publishing yourself on amazon for Free. You'll want to check out the website www.createspace.com . It is a partner of Amazon.com and is all about self-publishing. Within the next 2 to 3 days I'll be posting an article about how to go about signing up for CreateSpace and how to eventually get your songs, albums, and merchandise on Amazon.com . At no cost to you. CreatSpace does it all.

New Artist!!! - Inner City Elegance

Inner City Elegance

Main Genre: Rock / Emo Rock

Snippet From Inner City Elegance's MySpace Page:

"Inner City Elegance isn’t far off either; this three piece is taking off in Calgary. With Internet radio play along with air play on Fuel 90.3 this band can get your attention. Lead singer and guitarist Bruno thrills the ladies with his accent and does not disappoint with his voice. Spencer sings back up and demolished the drums with an entertaining spectacle, and Justin rocks bass and backing vocals while driving the songs along. " -Aurgasimicalgary

"Imagine if Led Zeppelin played emo rock, the result could very well be Canadian rockers Inner City Elegance. This band truly sound fresh with entertaining songs that are almost artrock, they've got the same energy as The Who but with Talking Heads sense of humour. At the same time, they also bring thoughts to modern bands like Retrograde and Circa Survive. So you see, it's not easy to label their music. It's pretty exciting though to think how they came up with this odd sound, my guess is that one of the members loves 70's rock while one of the others loves alternative rock and the remaining member is a fan of progressive music. Anyway, I enjoyed listening to their debut EP." -melodic.net

"A band that really has their stuff together. After crawling around on the Internet for over 2 months now trying to find the hottest bands ready to jump into the big time, Inner City Elegance has made an impression on me. Not only with their music but with how they manage themselves. Being a former Band Manager I understand how difficult it is for a band just starting out and I know how hard it is even after that to continue to grow in the public' eyes. Someone once said to me 'Making The Music Is the Easy Part, the Hard Part is Getting People To Listen To It.' I believe Inner City Elegance has succeeded in doing just that." Dave L. (Founder of Rising Artists International)

Check Them Out At:
http://www.innercityelegance.com/

And Don't Forget To Buy Their Songs On iTunes!

New Artist!!! - Phat Records Music

Phat Records Music

Location: Sydney
Main Genre: Hiphop / Electronic

Phat Records is a Sydney based electronic music studio that produces commercial quality music and beats. They specialize in hiphop and electronic music over a wide variety of genres. They offer a variety of services including professional Mastering, Beat Construction, Remixes and Recording sessions. Phat Records Music has produced some great beats and some of their own great spins on poplar songs including Benny Benassi's Satisfaction and Sammy G's Freak U.

Check out what they have to offer and their videos at

http://www.youtube.com/user/PhatRecordsMusic

New Artist!!! - Twin Beat Productions

Twin Beat Productions

Main Genre: Hiphop, R&B
From: Georgia

Description:

Twin Beats consist of Aaron and Daniel Patterson a.k.a. Tha Twins. They produce original music for rap artists and singers in Georgia. They have been producing music for a few years now and have worked with many local artist. Now they are just waiting for our big break.

Twin Beats presents some of the freshest beats and tracks to be produced from Georgia, let alone the whole US. Twin Beats can easily be classified among some of the top producing studios in the country. Twin Beats may not have the classiest facility or the most top rate clients but they produce some great music. Aaron and Daniel put so much heart into their music that it is hard not to enjoy what you hear. You can find their videos and remixes on their youtube channel.

http://www.youtube.com/user/TwinBeatsProductions

Be sure to also visit them on Myspace and Twitter:

http://www.myspace.com/twinbeatsfreeza

http://www.twitter.com/twinbeats

New Artist!!! - Sunil Patil

Artist Name: Sunil Patil
Artist Type: Musician (digital)
Main Genre: Electronica
Description:

Sunil Patil is from India. He is a digital musician and a digital artist specialized in creative electronic loops. The music genres he loves the most are Disco, Electronica, Trance, Rave, Breakbeat. You can check out more of his crazy music at http://www.popcuts.com/music/smuzic . And be sure to follow him on Twitter: http://twitter.com/sunilwww .

For more of Sunil Patil go to http://www.squidoo.com/sunilmusic

.Artist Top-Level Domain

I have recently discovered a movement sweeping the internet community and this movement is trying to make the domain .Artist a top-level domain for any artist or musician to use. Here are some snippets from the movements main website http://artisttld.com/ :

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What is .Artist

.Artist is the new Top Level Domain for Artists of all disciplines. Soon, in addition to popular TLDs like .com, .net, and .us, you’ll be able to register .artist domains. What does this mean? It means that all sorts of cool websites will be popping up on the internet of tomorrow like www.tattoo.artist, www.milesdavis.artist, www.atmosphere.artist, and more! Imagine the possibilities!

The .Artist Philosophy

More than just a name, .Artist is a philosophy where community is the core value. We believe in communities supporting communities, so we will be donating a percentage of our yearly proceeds to organizations who help young aspiring artists both home and abroad.

The .Artist TLD is operated by Sero Registry. Sero Registry is operated by Sero International LLC, a Minnesota Limited Liability Company. For more information about Sero Registry, go to http://www.serointl.com/ . You can also follow Sero Registry on twitter @ http://twitter.com/SeroRegistry .

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If you want to support the scene it's easy! Just click on the box below!



And don't forget to follow me on twitter at www.twitter.com/RisingArtists for the latest in upcoming bands, DJ's and producers world wide!

The Week of The Artist!

There has been a recent influx of artists and bands interested in what RAI has to offer. Which is awesome! I'm here to announce that next week starting Monday, August 17th a new artist/band will be featured on the site everyday until Friday, August 21st. Each artist/band has some great music to contribute to the industry and I highley recommend checking each of them out. If you want a sneak peak at the artists being featured during the upcoming week here is the list:

CBC --------------------------------- LA
Twin Beat Productions -------------- Georgia
Sunil Patil --------------------------- India
Inner City Elegance ----------------- Canada
Phat Records Music ----------------- Sydney

As you can see RAI stretches all over the globe and truely provides the featured artist with complete global exposure and promotion. Behold the power of the internet.

The "Who Knows" Factor

So your band finally played a few gigs, so you uploaded a video on youtube, so you DJ'd your first party, so recorded your first track... Now what? And wait, why did I do all that in the first place? The simple answer is to get your name out there for people to see. But how exactly does this help your musical career? "Who Knows", the experience is different for each person/band. That is the beauty of the "Who Knows" factor. For those still wondering exactly what that is, it is a catchy way of saying that you never know what something you do could bring, you never know who will watch your videos, who will listen to your songs on myspace, and more importantly who will read your article on this website. If you never expose yourself to the rest of the world you can NEVER accomplish your musical dreams. Rising Artists Int. is here to help you accomplish your musical dreams.

RAI provides you with that extra bit of exposure for the world to see. My main focus for this website is connections. And you never know what connections the person has reading your article. If that person were to fall in love with your music and just happen to have a recording studio, well my friends you are in luck. BUT... "Who Knows"...

For those trying to spread their name accross the internet without spamming twitter or myspace here is a list of social networking sites that I recommend registering a profile to. And again, the more places your name and your music can be found, the better. Trust Me!

1. http://www.youtube.com/
2. www.youtube.com/RisingArtists
3. www.youtube.com/group/RisingArtistsGroup
4. http://www.twitter.com/
5. http://www.facebook.com/
6. www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=112497392392
7. http://www.myspace.com/
8. www.myspace.com/RisingArtistsGroup
9. http://www.earnityourself.com/
10. http://www.purevolume.com/
11. http://www.last.fm/
12. www.last.fm/group/Rising+Artists
13. http://www.soundclick.com/
14. http://www.dizzler.com/
15. http://www.blogger.com/
16. http://www.friendfeed.com/
17. www.friendfeed.com/RisingArtists
18. http://www.plurk.com/
19. www.plurk.com/RisingArtists
20. http://www.tumblr.com/
21. http://www.risingartists.tumblr.com/
22. http://www.zannel.com/
23. http://www.metacafe.com/
24. www.google.com/profiles

and there are so many more that is it crazy. This list could literally go on to reach 200+