KEZAR RELEASES "BORN"

KEZAR RELEASES “BORN”

Indie pop band Kezar has released their latest single “Born” out everywhere today. Big vocal harmonies, string samples and 808s are all present in the song, making it a sultry, slow-burning homage to ‘90s R&B. “You’ll hear in this song all the elements that made me fall in love with Blackstreet, Missy Elliott, Alicia Keys and Aaliyah. But you’ll also hear modern electro-pop elements that really make Kezar’s sound,” says the band’s frontman Jack Mosbacher. 

“Punchy bass-heavy beats head up the charge on the track. A rumble of techno presence, rumbles intermittently, crackling like a neon flare shooting up into the sky. By far the biggest achievement, Jack Mosbacher gives us with this track is that it is a triple threat, being something catchy on the ear, memorable on the mind and a splash of hotness for the dance floor.” –EQ Music

The band’s previous single “Don’t Touch the Queen” is an incredible display of the ferocity of women and its video (now at over 1 million views) acts as a vehicle to celebrate the lives and stories of seven amazing queens. Directed by Sarah Wilson Thacker, the video features women from all walks of life, including the Director of the Multicultural Engagement and Inclusion Initiative at Google, a plus-size fashion model and designer, film director, cancer survivor, stay-at-home mother, sexual assault survivor, and a transgender activist. Alongside Thacker’s stunning visuals, each of these stories beautifully captures the essence of the song, painting a striking portrait of women and their superhuman capabilities.

San Francisco-based Kezar is the project of seasoned musician Jack Mosbacher. He comes from a strong soul background, and the more you listen to each cleverly crafted beat and infectious hook, the more you recognize it as the backbone of his signature pop style. When choosing a name for this project, Mosbacher wanted to stay true to his hometown by naming it after Kezar Stadium in San Francisco, the original home of the 49ers and a music venue that played host to legends like Led Zeppelin, Santana, Bob Dylan, and The Grateful Dead. It was a name that captured this phase in Mosbacher’s musical trajectory: a new chapter, but true to his roots. The band’s debut single “(Tell Me) It’s Not Love,” was produced by K-Kov (Keith Urban, Justin Timberlake), has been streamed over 845K times and was included in Spotify’s official Love Pop and Young & Free playlists. The track’s video was inspired by the beautiful aesthetic of the classic tale Pride & Prejudice and has been received 1.1 million views. The band also released a five song EP this summer that has received over 635K streams.

“If you’re looking for new pop with the nostalgia of early 2000s Justin Timberlake, lend your ears to Kezar. Jack Mosbacher, the head of the project, blends his influences with high energy pop music to craft empowering anthems.”  –The Young Folks

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JAMIE MCDELL RELEASES 'THE BOTOX EP'

JAMIE MCDELL RELEASES THE BOTOX EP  

"The New Zealander enchants with airy vocals and confessional lyrics on the title track and its intriguing follow-up “Worst Crime” featuring Robert Ellis. All the while, her storytelling is at the forefront of each song.”  - BILLBOARD

New Zealand Music award recipient Jamie McDell has released The Botox EP, a stunning three-song collection out worldwide today.

The songs for this EP came naturally and with ease for McDell. “I’d just moved to Toronto, I’d come from a summer of surfing on the coast of New Zealand every single day, the kind of activity I find so therapeutic,” McDells tells Billboard of the EP’s title track. “Then I found myself sitting on the floor in my apartment thousands of miles away and it all came to the surface. From boys at school saying I was too tall or explaining that if I got breast implants I would be ‘perfect,' to the loving relationship I’m in now with a man whose values go so far beyond physical appearance.”

The second song, “Worst Crime” that the Boot called “a poignant moment of self-awareness…” is a duet with Robert Ellis, inspired by a conversation surrounding the idea that some of the worst crimes a person can commit are actually the legal ones.  The writing session started with ideas about how the simple mistakes that we make can really hurt people, like forgetting a loved one’s birthday. After the demo was recorded McDell thought it would be an interesting duet and reached out to Roebrt Ellis who she has been a fan of for years. She struck up a relationship the way people do nowadays, she messaged him on Instagram. He replied that he was up for it and recorded his vocals in Forth Worth, TX. “I think Jamie is super rad,” Ellis told the Bluegrass Situation (link needed). “Her voice is unbelievable and I love the song. I was really psyched to get to try and keep up!” 

The third song “Goodbye Ohio,” “is half fact, half imaginary,” McDell told Billboard. “I guess I didn’t have enough time with this woman to get the entire picture so I created the rest, and it was a really enjoyable thing to do...as a passionate roots music fan in this current climate, I’m feeling a longing for truth and authenticity in a genre that for the last decade has just felt a little polite. I am so excited to see other female artists opening doors and breaking down barriers not only in regard to career opportunities but encouraging a wider range of perspectives in our lyrical content.”

“ The song has McDell examining her flaws with sweet melodic vocal twirls and jangly guitars."

- Parade Magazine

"It doesn’t take long to realize that McDell has a way with words. Not only that, but she manages to sing acid-tongued lyrics in a very sweet voice that almost makes it sound complimentary – to a point." - Americana Highways

The Botox EP is McDell’s follow up to her first independently released album Extraordinary Girl, that came out earlier this year and was nominated for Best Country Music Album at RMNZ (Recorded Music New Zealand), and for Best Country Music Song for “Paint On A Sign” at the APRA AMCOS New Zealand. The album came together between Auckland, New Zealand and Nashville, Tennessee where she recorded the tracks with Australian award-winner producer Nash Chambers. It also features a hearty cast of country music legends including Kasey Chambers, Bill Chambers and Tami Neilson.  

“Ringing guitar chords are backed by atmospheric layers of keyboards, but the true stunner is McDell’s unforced voice, which has already led the Americana artist to gold certifications and award nominations in her native New Zealand.” - Rolling Stone

Although she is young, Jamie has veteran status as a musician and songwriter. It was at age 7, while living aboard a yacht in the Mediterranean that McDell wrote her first song. On that yacht lived a small collection of her parents’ favorite tapes, including albums by Jimmy Buffett, John Denver and James Taylor, which the young McDell formed a particularly strong bond with. She fondly remembers watching her parents perform Jimmy Buffett duets - and occasionally chiming in, learning how to harmonize vocally with her mother. An eager learner, McDell picked up the guitar after studying her fathers’ John Denver chord book collection and has never looked back. She was signed to EMI at age 16 and embarked on a musical journey that would see her become a household name in New Zealand, achieving Gold Album sales with the release of her debut album Six Strings and a Sailboat, receiving multiple NZ Music Award nominations, and winnning Best Pop Album of 2013. After hitting a creative wall, due to frustration with being pushed further and further away from her artistic core, she threw in the towel and decided to release independently in exchange for artistic freedom.

This material marks a new era for McDell. She has started to peel away layers and take a raw dive into issues like domestic abuse, and self-worth, resulting in stunningly honest and relative material. 

ZOOLUXX RELEASES “DIFFERENT PLANETS” VIDEO + ANNOUNCE VINYL RELEASE OF GHETTO STARSHIP AND A NEW EP JUST A LITTLE BIT DUE OUT JAN. 31

ZOOLUXX RELEASES “DIFFERENT PLANETS” VIDEO + ANNOUNCE VINYL RELEASE OF GHETTO STARSHIP AND A NEW EP JUST A LITTLE BIT DUE OUT JANUARY 31

WATCH “DIFFERENT PLANETS” HERE

“These days, we should find our similarities with strangers rather than focus on our differences. What better way to bridge the divide than with raw, unadulterated funk?”

 - Grimy Goods

Los Angeles’ psychedelic genre-crossing space groovers Zooluxx are excited to share their new video for their track “Different Planets.” The song is from the band's debut EP Ghetto Starship, released this summer, produced by lauded sax player and multi-instrumentalist Karl Denson, who tours with the Rolling Stones, and his known for his work with Lenny Kravitz, his own Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe, and Greyboy Allstars. “Different Planets”  is about unity through music and all the power to all of the people. In the video, the band is an omnipresent ‘life-light’ superseding space and time with a message of love. Proclaiming “jus cuz we’re from different Planets, doesn’t mean we’re not the same!" Directed by Dr. Jackie Linn, who told Grimy Goods she sees “‘Different Planets'’ as a modern version of ‘Come Together’ by the Beatles,”  and that the Beatles anthem of peace and togetherness was the inspiration for the video. “I hope by showcasing parallels from the 1960’s and today,” says Dr. Jackie Linn, “that it would inspire kindness in the world so filled with hatred.”

Years before making their debut with the Karl Denson-produced EP Ghetto Starship, cousins Troy and Ned grew up together in southern California, bound together by their mutual love for music, art and skateboarding. Troy began playing blues guitar in elementary school, teaching himself from listening to his dad's old records. He eventually started customizing his old guitars with unique hand-wiring, unlikely electronic combinations and signature hand-cut headstocks. These instruments help to create the "heavy warmth" that now runs throughout most Zooluxx songs. Joined by Ned on bass (originally on drums), Troy began playing gigs... The band's lineup was cemented with the additions of jazz-inspired drummer, fellow Los Angeles native Princess Frank and Bertie Paradise, who relocated to LA via El Salvador as a young teenager. 

Frontman Troy V describes the band’s sound as a 'jazzedelic space groove.”  The band's influences range from electric blues, 1960's rock n roll, latin rhythm & Afrobeat. It’s spontaneous dance music rooted in grooves and guitars, both modern in its explosively eclectic approach and proudly old-school in its reverence for analog sound. The band honed in on their sound and perfected their otherworldly live show with a Monday night residency at Good Times at Davey Wayne's. The 70’s themed club was an oddly fitting home for Zooluxx, whose songs mixed vintage cool with a contemporary kick. Every Monday night for five years, Troy and Ned would hit the stage, piecing together their band's unique sonic stomp — as well as their ideal lineup — while members of the Arctic Monkeys, Muse, Paul McCartney, and U2 circulated throughout the audience. "Playing those Hollywood clubs helped spark our onstage creativity," says bassist Ned Casual. "People would show up wanting to dance, and they weren't afraid to express themselves. It helped push our music away from the backbeat tempos of our blues roots, and closer to the wild shit that we do now."

Zooluxx found a fan in multi-instrumentalist Karl Denson who came on board to produce the band’s debut EP Ghetto Starship, released in June that was recorded to analog tape on Lynyrd Skynyrd's old API console in San Diego. While recording, the band was introduced to the guitar player and Blind Owl label owner Dan Cervantes (Howlin Rain, Ms. Henry), who along with Jordan Andreen recorded what will be the band’s second EP, Just a Little Bit coming out January 31st on Blind Owl. Just a Little Bit will be released digitally and on vinyl, with Ghetto Starship as the B-Side on the vinyl release.

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411 MUSIC GROUP RELEASES “DEEP PULSE EXTRACTION” BY COMPOSER BENJI MERRISON + ANNOUNCES THE COLLABORATIVE ALBUM 'THE LIGHT & DARK: LONDON' OUT 11/15

411 MUSIC GROUP RELEASES  “DEEP PULSE EXTRACTION” SINGLE BY COMPOSER BENJI MERRISON + ANNOUNCES THE COLLABORATIVE ALBUM THE LIGHT & DARK: LONDON OUT 11/15

Los Angeles’ 411 Music Group has released the single “Deep Pulse Extraction” by UK based producer Benji Merrison. This single follows “Troopers Hill”  from Hospital Records artist Keeno released earlier this month. Both songs are off of the forthcoming collaborative album The Light & Dark: London due out November 15th.

The project was conceptualized and produced by 411 Music Group’s CEO, Kristen Agee. “The concept came to me after I was almost in a plane crash coming back from Canada earlier this year,” says Agee. “I eventually made it home to Los Angeles, slept for 3 days, and woke up with this idea in my head. Good and bad things happen simultaneously all the time. It’s taken me over 30 years to understand that life is not black and white. Light and darkness move together, and without one, you don’t have the other. It’s possible to have a good and bad day, positive and negative experiences and a full spectrum of emotions throughout every step. That’s part of being human, and it’s okay. It’s a difficult concept to unpack, which brought me to the studio to write and record this album.”

The idea of putting together a project that brought together composers with different backgrounds and talents had been stirring in Agee's mind for a while, with the vision of recording with an orchestra at Air Studios in London. There were some obvious choices when choosing a theme that could have been catered to sync, but Kristen decided to make this album about the music versus allowing sync and marketing dictate direction. Agee called two Los Angeles based composers, Brian Carr and Steve Edwards, with whom 411 collaborates with often,  as well as UK composer Benji Merrison, and Drum and Bass Hospital Records producer and DJ, Keeno, to but a twist on the concept of the standard orchestral sound. Each composer was asked to contribute original pieces based on the concepts of “dark” and “light.” Ideas and tracks were traded back and forth for months. The group went into Air Studios in August and came out with a stunning collection of 17 compositions. In addition to recording live strings, the entire process was documented on video, the footage of which will be released over the next few weeks. 

BOOTSTRAPS RELEASES 'DEMO LOVE' ALBUM

BOOTSTRAPS RELEASES DEMO LOVE ALBUM

“Demo Love is the perfect fall album full of songs to listen to that will make you feel at ease. Bootstraps is quickly making a name for himself and you definitely don’t want to miss out on the amazing journey and everything that Jordan Beckett has to offer!”  -Melodic Magazine

Los Angeles based artist Bootstraps has released his third full-length album Demo Love, out today via HyperExtension. When starting the process of working on what would be Demo Love, Jordan Beckett, the mastermind behind Bootstraps, was fascinated by the dichotomy of the word “Demo,” which can mean to demonstrate or to demolish. Getting ‘demo love’ is also a music expression where you can’t let go of a song’s original version ‘the demo’ and you love it so much you can’t see or hear a new take. These contrasting ideas are all thematically woven throughout the album Demo Love.

Leading into the release Beckett released two singles. The first single “Evergreen” was called “an astral but oh-so-lovelorn meditation on the seemingly futile pursuit of stability,” by Buzzbands. “An emotive, sublime track,” by Born Music and a “captivating cut…”  by Variance Magazine.  The second “Whenever You’re Around”  was written very quickly after a night out with an old friend. It’s about time and connection, and those relationships that become distant, but when you are together it is like no time has gone by at all. LA on Lock called it “A sensual love song, delivered with a raspy smoothness that showcases the emotion of the lyrics very well. This is the kind of song played as the first dance at weddings, or repeatedly by those falling in love,” and Ear to the Ground Music said “There’s a haunting humanity to the sound that Bootstraps produces on this track. The rasp in the vocal just fits the mood of the track perfectly. It kind of reminds me of what I first loved about William Fitzsimmons and Iron and Wine. That’s rare company, but deserved in the case of Bootstraps.”

“He sings with a beautifully hollowed out purpose, seemingly reminding, or taunting us, that there really might not be a tomorrow, but you've got a fat sack of yesterdays that you could spend all of your time on -- contemplating, dealing with, processing until they're worn soft.” –Paste Magazine 

The album is rounded out by eleven addition songs and interludes including the ethereal acoustic-driven track “I’d Rather Be Blue,” that was written about Beckett’s reluctance to be social after a break-up, solely to save himself from cliché break advice and the “you’ll get through it” eyes, to the atmospheric track “Falling” with stadium-filling sonics a la U2, that was written in response to Beckett being told that he is an expert at ending relationships, and the thought-provoking “Desolation of Whatever the F*ck,” that personifies that grey area between demolishing and demonstrating love, is an audio recording of Jim Jones from the night of the Jonestown Massacre, set over a sweet and gorgeous melody. 

Beckett grew up in the fertile Portland music scene, spending his teen years going to Elliott Smith, Death Cab For Cutie and Modest Mouse shows - which resonates throughout his music. A friend gave him Lucinda Williams’ Car Wheels On A Gravel Road, which changed the way he thought about songwriting and is an album he still credits as being a heavy influence on his writing style. Music was not always Beckett’s true calling. He was a college baseball star, but an injury sidelined him, and any future he had in sports. He refocused that time and energy from sports into learning guitar and honing in on his songwriting, using the rich musical and geographical landscape of the Pacific Northwest as a jumping-off point.  

His music gained attention quickly from numerous placements in film and TV that include shows like Suits, Supergirl, Parenthood, MacGyver, Grey's Anatomy, Elementary, and films such as Power Rangers, as well as features in the 2018 Winter Olympic Games. Beckett also wrote the entire soundtrack to the film Take Me Home, which won ‘Best Music’ at the Nashville Film Festival. His music has been streamed over 25 million times and Shazamed over 1 Million times. Bootstraps also found a fan in Taylor Swift. His song “Replica” is featured on the Songs Taylor Loves Spotify Playlist. The success and power of his songwriting led to touring with Mumford and Sons’ Ben Lovett on the Communion Tour. 

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TtheRCVR RELEASES DEBUT SELF-TITLED ALBUM

TtheRCVR RELEASES DEBUT SELF-TITLED ALBUM

TtheRCVR has released his debut self-titled album out everywhere today. This collection of songs is a finely tuned and cohesive work.

Filled with explosive numbers like “Fine” and “What is Love,” the very first of his solo ventures is packed with an unrelenting collection of songs that sound fresh, yet instantly familiar. It ranges from the bracing pop of the opening track “Keep Waiting” to the deceivingly sunny bubblegum “Not Alone.” Rounding out the collection is the mid-tempo “Spun Out” and “Keep Waiting” that cruises on a meaty riff that could fit into the Soundgarden canon. Tom Polce (TtheRCVR) has a natural affinity for catchy melodies and an exceptional gift for presenting sonics. On top of these infectious beats, careful listening also reveals sharp and funny lyrics layered perfectly within the sonic scape like some of the most celebrated songwriting heroes of all time. 

TtheRCVR is a brand new project from a seasoned musician and exceptionally talented producer Tom Polce. Informed by a musical journey that spans from origins on bedroom stereos in Connecticut, over Boston’s brick-paved byway and ultimately to the golden gilded promise of Los Angeles, those who have followed Polce have known him best for his abilities as a musician, producer and A&R that saw him work with Boston alt. Rock heroes Buffalo Tom and Letters to Cleo. His incredible career has also included composing for the hit TV shows Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, NCIS and developing up and coming artists such as Will Dailey and Keaton Simmons. His cleverness, heart and incredible sense of humor make him a gifted songwriter while his abilities as a musician and producer expand his solo ventures to completely new heights. 

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BOOTSTRAPS RELEASES "WHENEVER YOU'RE AROUND" FROM HIS FORTHCOMING ALBUM 'DEMO LOVE' OUT 10/18

BOOTSTRAPS RELEASES “WHENEVER YOU’RE AROUND” FROM HIS FORTHCOMING ALBUM DEMO LOVE OUT 10/18

“He sings with a beautifully hollowed out purpose, seemingly reminding, or taunting us, that there really might not be a tomorrow, but you've got a fat sack of yesterdays that you could spend all of your time on -- contemplating, dealing with, processing until they're worn soft.” –Paste Magazine 

Los Angeles based artist Bootstraps has released “Whenever You’re Around” the second single from his third full-length album Demo Love out October 18th via HyperExtension and available for pre-order HERE. 

This is the follow up single to “Evergreen,” a song that  Buzzbands called “an astral but oh-so-lovelorn meditation on the seemingly futile pursuit of stability,”  and Melodic Magazine said, “is a haunting tune that will give you chills when you listen to it, much like most of his stellar music.”

“Evergreen’ is an emotive, sublime track. We’ve been big fans of Bootstraps work, some of which you’ve probably definitely heard.”  - Born Music

 “Whenever You’re Around”  was written very quickly after a night out with an old friend. It’s about time and connection, and those relationships that become distant, but when you are together it is like no time has gone by at all. “A lot of distance, time and things unspoken made the song come very quickly,” says Jordan Beckett who writes and records as Bootstraps. The fact it was so easy for Beckett to write, his initial reaction was that the song was terrible. But sitting with it more it started to really resonate, so much so that he decided it should be a single.

When working on writing the rest of the album, Jordan Beckett, who writes and records as Bootstraps, was fascinated by the dichotomy of the word Demo,” which can mean to demonstrate or to demolish. Getting ‘demo love’ is also a music expression where you can’t let go of a song’s original version ‘the demo’ and you love it so much you can’t see or hear a new take. These contrasting ideas are all thematically woven throughout the album Demo Love.

Beckett grew up in the fertile Portland music scene, spending his teen years going to Elliott Smith, Death Cab For Cutie and Modest Mouse shows - which resonates throughout his music. A friend gave him Lucinda Williams’ Car Wheels On A Gravel Road, which changed the way he thought about songwriting and is an album he still credits as being a heavy influence on his writing style. Music was not always Beckett’s true calling. He was a college baseball star, but an injury sidelined him, and any future he had in sports. He refocused that time and energy from sports into learning guitar and honing in on his songwriting, using the rich musical and geographical landscape of the Pacific Northwest as a jumping-off point.  

His music gained attention quickly from numerous placements in film and TV that include shows like Suits, Supergirl, Parenthood, MacGyver, Grey's Anatomy, Elementary, and films such as Power Rangers, as well as features in the 2018 Winter Olympic Games. Beckett also wrote the entire soundtrack to the film Take Me Home, which won ‘Best Music’ at the Nashville Film Festival. His music has been streamed over 25 million times and Shazamed over 1 Million times. Bootstraps also found a fan in Taylor Swift. His song “Replica” is featured on the Songs Taylor Loves Spotify Playlist. The success and power of his songwriting led to touring with Mumford and Sons’ Ben Lovett on the Communion Tour. 

“Demo Love is the perfect fall album full of songs to listen to that will make you feel at ease. Bootstraps is quickly making a name for himself and you definitely don’t want to miss out on the amazing journey and everything that Jordan Beckett has to offer!”  - Melodic Magazine

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LETTS TO CLEO ANNOUNCE THEIR 'OK CHRISTMAS' EP OUT NOV. 15

LETTERS TO CLEO ANNOUNCE THEIR OK CHRISTMAS EP OUT NOVEMBER 15TH

Letters to Cleo are ushering in fall leading into the Holiday season with the announcement of their Holiday EP Ok Christmas out November 15th and available for vinyl pre-order HERE. 

Ok Christmas  includes three covers of Holiday classics and cult favorites made famous by the Kinks ("Father Christmas"), Elvis ("If I Get Home On Christmas Day") and the Dogmatics (“X Mas Time - Sure Don’t Feel Like It”) and one original, “Miss You This Christmas.”  The band made a unanimous decision to take a subtle yet powerful stand against gun violence with this EP release changing the “machine gun” lyrics in "Father Christmas” to “Can you meltdown all the machine guns / so kids are safe on the streets." “The lyric change in Father Christmas was initially brought up by Greg, after the mass shooting in El Paso,”  says Kay Hanley. “ I decided to turn to Twitter to ask the Kinks if they had any suggestions, which encouraged fans to chime in with ideas of their own. One twitter follower, Eric Reiberg (@Eric_time) came up with the idea that I ultimately used to construct the new lyric.”

“Song selection for Ok Christmas was an interesting experience,” says Michael Eisenstein. “We knew we were going to try to write an original, but we wanted to agree on 3-4 covers as well. Before we even decided to make a Holiday EP, our manager Michael Creamer suggested we do a single of The Dogmatics’ ‘X-mas Time.’ He was more or less like, ‘it mentions Filene’s Basement and Kenmore Square, you gotta do it!’ It’s a gift to our Boston fans. The Kinks “Father Christmas” which has been covered many times but remains largely unknown was on all of our lists from thes start.  Greg found Elvis Presley’s “If I Get Home On Christmas Day” and no one was too crazy about it as first. Then he made an acoustic demo of his arrangement idea and we all got it. Stacy laid down the drum track in one take. “

Letters to Cleo formed in 1990 in Boston, lead by guitarist Greg Mckenna and singer Kay Hanley. The band came onto the national spotlight with the release of their first hit single "Here & Now,” released by Giant Records (a subsidiary of Warner Brothers Records). The song reached No. 10 on the Billboard Modern Rock Singles chart. The band’s music could be heard on many of the top TV shows and films throughout the 1990’s, including the cult classic 10 Things I Hate About You, where the band contributed 4 songs to the soundtrack and were featured in the film.  The band played their last show in 2000 and each of the members went on to have successful careers working in different areas of music from the production, writing, performance, musical directing etc. 

The band reunited in 2016 to put out new music for the first time in 17 years, an EP called Back to Nebraska that was met with wildly positive reviews from fans and media alike. Since then the band has been touring regularly every fall right before Thanksgiving, ending the tour in their home town of Boston. In addition to Back to Nebraska, new music came last fall when Letters to Cleo released their first three albums Aurora Gory Alice, Wholesale Meats and Fish and Go! on vinyl for the very first time through a limited edition pressing. Copies of all three albums along with the vinyl version of Back to Nebraska are available on LettersToCleo.net 

Letters to Cleo will be playing songs from the EP on the road this fall closing the year with their annual homecoming shows in Boston at the Paradise Rock Club.

TOUR DATES

11/16  The Hi Hat - Los Angeles, CA

11/19  Union Stage  - Washington, DC **

11/ 21 The Met - Pawtucket, RI  **

11/22 Paradise Rock Club  - Boston, MA **

11/23 Paradise Rock Club - Boston, MA **

** Supported by Speedy Oritz

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ZAYDE WØLF RELEASES A NEW MUSIC VIDEO FOR HIS SINGLE "RUMBLE" TO CELEBRATE NATIONAL VIDEO GAMES DAY

ZAYDE WØLF RELEASES A NEW MUSIC VIDEO FOR HIS SINGLE “RUMBLE” TO CELEBRATE NATIONAL VIDEO GAMES DAY

WATCH “RUMBLE”: HERE

ZAYDE WØLF has released an incredible music video for his latest single “Rumble” featuring world-renowned gamer DrLupo to celebrate National Video Games Day. “Rumble” started out as a small yet mighty chorus roaring around in his head which then became a full-formed explosive and arena-ready track. The video follows DrLupo along on his journey through a game of Fortnite. 

DrLupo is Ben Lupo, a talented gamer and Twitch broadcaster with over 3.5M followers. His unbelievable gaming skills made him the perfect partner for this video. “Matching up these huge and crazy Fortnite eliminations with ‘Rumble’ go together like French fries and ketchup,” says ZAYDE WØLF mastermind Dustin Burnett. It’s an in-your-face rock anthem to push you through any given battle. “Ever since I was introduced to ZAYDE a few months ago by a viewer, his music has been a driving force for hyping up the stream for a good day. Big plays in Fortnite and ZAYDE WØLF’s beats are the the PB&J of the channel,” Lupo adds. 

“Anthemic and heroic,‘Cold Blooded’ is a single that inspires and brings out the animalistic rebel in anyone who listens.” -Come Here Floyd (on “Cold-Blooded”) 

Based in Nashville, TN, ZAYDE WØLF is the project of Grammy-nominated songwriter, producer and entrepreneur Dustin Burnett. His incredible work all started from a single, somewhat accidental, song that received such a strong reaction that it turned into an all-consuming project. Since then, Burnett has been making music, directing and producing his own music videos and artistic directing his own visuals. 

Without any outside funding or corporate help, ZAYDE WØLF has gained 174K YouTube subscribers, 38 million views, and his music has been streamed over 235 million times. His musical success has also lead to placements in hundreds of films, TV shows, trailers, commercials, and video games. The list includes Shameless, Teen Wolf, Love, Simon, the Jack Reacher 2 trailer, The Maze Runner 3, Pride Prejudice & Zombies, spots for UFC, the NFL and the NBA. Burnett has also creatively expanded his reach by cultivating relationships with partners such as Dude Perfect, one of the top YouTube sports channels with over 40 Million subscribers and 7 Billion views. In the past, he has also partnered with America's Got Talent and YouTube star Sofi Dossi on the video for his single "Rule the World."

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BOOTSTRAPS RELEASES "EVERGREEN" & ANNOUNCES HIS NEW ALBUM 'DEMO LOVE'

BOOTSTRAPS RELEASES “EVERGREEN” & ANNOUNCES HIS NEW ALBUM DEMO LOVE OUT 10/18

Los Angeles based artist Bootstraps has released his new single “Evergreen”and announced the release of his third full length album Demo Love out October 18th via HyperExtension and available for pre-order HERE. 

“He sings with a beautifully hollowed out purpose, seemingly reminding, or taunting us, that there really might not be a tomorrow, but you've got a fat sack of yesterdays that you could spend all of your time on -- contemplating, dealing with, processing until they're worn soft.” –Paste Magazine 

“Evergreen” was written while Beckett was traveling to Europe, fleeing a painful breakup. He was half-awake on a flight heading over the Atlantic watching a nondescript entertainment talk show when he overheard the host say, “such and such is riding a wave of success,” then and there Beckett wrote the first lyric for “I ride a wave, only made to break,” setting the tone for the heartbreaking but stunning lead-off track, “Evergreen,” on what would become his next album. "'Evergreen' is about feeling transient," Beckett told Variance Magazine. "The world I was seeing in L.A. and my own life was like a TV eternally switching channels, riding out waves of relationships that were here and gone too soon. False starts, 'a wild horse on a leash' but still believing in the existence of permanence and finding something constant; evergreen as it were. This kind of dualism, reality vs. optimism, creates a certain conflict I like in my music."

When working on writing the rest of the album, Jordan Beckett, who writes and records as Bootstraps, was fascinated by the dichotomy of the word Demo,” which can mean to demonstrate or to demolish. Getting ‘demo love’ is also a music expression where you can’t let go of a song’s original version ‘the demo’ and you love it so much you can’t see or hear a new take. These contrasting ideas are all thematically woven throughout the album Demo Love.

“Singer-songwriter Jordan Beckett is a crafstman whose folk-pop has a filmic quality. – Buzzbands

Beckett grew up in the fertile Portland music scene, spending his teen years going to Elliott Smith, Death Cab For Cutie and Modest Mouse shows - the influences of which are still ever-present in his music. A friend gave him Lucinda Williams’ Car Wheels On A Gravel Road, which changed the way he thought about songwriting and is an album he still credits as being a heavy influence on his writing style. Music was not always Beckett’s true calling. He was a college baseball star, but an injury sidelined him, and any future he had in sports. He refocused that time and energy from sports into learning guitar and honing in on his songwriting, using the rich musical and geographical landscape of the Pacific Northwest as a jumping-off point.  

His music gained attention quickly from numerous placements in film and TV that include shows like Suits, Supergirl, Parenthood, MacGyver, Grey's Anatomy, Elementary, and films such as Power Rangers, as well as features in the 2018 Winter Olympic Games. Beckett also wrote the entire soundtrack to the film Take Me Home, which won ‘Best Music’ at the Nashville Film Festival. His music has been streamed over 25 million times and Shazamed over 1 Million times. Bootstraps also found a fan in Taylor Swift. His song “Replica” is featured on the Songs Taylor Loves Spotify Playlist. The success and power of his songwriting led to touring with Mumford and Sons’ Ben Lovett on the Communion Tour. 

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KEZAR RELEASES AN EMPOWERING MUSIC VIDEO FOR THEIR SINGLE "DON'T TOUCH THE QUEEN"

KEZAR RELEASES AN EMPOWERING MUSIC VIDEO FOR “DON’T TOUCH THE QUEEN”

WATCH “DON’T TOUCH THE QUEEN”: HERE

Indie pop band Kezar is excited to announce the release of their empowering music video for their single “Don’t Touch the Queen” crafted by an all-female production team. An incredible display of the ferocity of women, the video is essentially a vehicle to celebrate the lives and stories of seven amazing queens. 

Directed by Sarah Wilson Thacker, the video features women from all walks of life, including the Director of the Multicultural Engagement and Inclusion Initiative at Google, a plus-size fashion model and designer, film director, cancer survivor, stay-at-home mother, sexual assault survivor, and a transgender activist. Alongside Thacker’s stunning visuals, each of these stories beautifully captures the essence of this song, painting a striking portrait of women and their often superhuman capabilities. 

“What these women made with my song is so beautiful and so much more powerful than anything I could have done myself,” frontman Jack Mosbacher shared. “The all-female creative team showed seven real women living in their normal daily lives. And then, we dressed them like what they really are: tough, brilliant, fearless, adversity-overcoming queens.” 

An incident Mosbacher witnessed in a club served as the direct inspiration for the song itself. “I was speaking to a woman when a drunk idiot stumbled up and groped her. Without hesitating, she punched him directly in the face. As he gasped for air, she said: ‘Uh uh. Don’t touch the queen.’ I immediately asked her if I could write a song about it - she was kind enough to say yes.”

San Francisco-based Kezar is the project of seasoned musician Jack Mosbacher. He comes from a strong soul background, and the more you listen to each cleverly crafted beat and infectious hook, the more you recognize it as the backbone of his signature pop style. When choosing a name for this project, Mosbacher wanted to stay true to his hometown by naming it after Kezar Stadium in San Francisco, the original home of the 49ers and a music venue that played host to legends like Led Zeppelin, Santana, Bob Dylan, and The Grateful Dead. It was a name that captured this phase in Mosbacher’s musical trajectory: a new chapter, but true to his roots. The band’s debut single “(Tell Me) It’s Not Love,” was produced by K-Kov (Keith Urban, Justin Timberlake), has been streamed over 845K times and was included in Spotify’s official Love Pop and Young & Free playlists. The track’s video was inspired by the beautiful aesthetic of the classic tale Pride & Prejudice and has been received 1.1 million views. The bad also released a five song EP earlier this summer that has received over 635K streams.

WATCH “DON’T TOUCH THE QUEEN”: HERE

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LETHAL AMOUNTS AND AHUIXA PRESENT: "LUX IN TENEBRIS" EXHIBIT

LETHAL AMOUNTS  AND AHUIXA PRESENT: “LUX IN TENEBRIS” EXHIBIT

AHUIXA and Lethal Amounts have announced the Lux in Tenebris, an exhibit running September 28th through October 12th.  Lux In Tenebris is the Latin term for “in the darkness there is light.” This new exhibit co-curated by Diana Ahuixa and Brooke Kent and produced by Lethal Amounts is a group show featuring artists from the United States, Europe, Japan and more whose work reflects the theme of “darkness. “  The event will feature over 30 artists from around the globe, including Nikol King, Django Nokes, Esther Limones, Orphné Achéron and Alex Reisfar.

“Lethal Amounts prides itself on exhibiting the work of those pushing boundaries in art and comfort,” says Lethal Amounts Owner and Creative Director Danny Fuentes. “As the times change and trends in art come and go,  an image of macabre and torment will always be timeless. ‘Dark Art’ boasts so many talented modern-day masters, that one day it will be known as a great art era of the 21st century and discussed in art history classes. We are glad to be a vessel for such amazing visionaries unafraid to express their morbid yet beautiful fascinations.”

AHUIXA is Diana’s swimwear brand known for their dark psychedelic and esoteric inspired designs, while Brooke’s imagery graces numerous pieces in their collection. The two artists have been collaborating for several years and found the perfect home in the Lethal Amounts gallery for this upcoming group show. 

“For outsiders and outliers, Danny Fuentes’ gallery is a place to call home.” 

- The Los Angeles Times

Lux in Tenebris

Opening night September 28th.

7pm -11pm 

Lethal Amounts Gallery

1226 W. 7th St Los Angeles CA 90017

LETHAL AMOUNTS PRESENTS SEX CELLS - THE TOUR WITH MARC ALMOND & HERCULES AND THE LOVE AFFAIR

LETHAL AMOUNTS PRESENTS SEX CELLS - THE TOUR WITH MARC ALMOND & HERCULES AND THE LOVE AFFAIR

Los Angeles art gallery and promoter Lethal Amounts will be taking their signature club night - Sex Cells on the road this fall. Marc Almond of Soft Cell will be returning to the club stage as a headliner after making his debut in February on the club’s second anniversary. This tour is particularly special since Sex Cells was created in homage to the lurid and seedy lyrics of Almond’s band. The infamous club name is a combination of Soft Cell and their song “Sex Dwarf” which describes a dominatrix in a Rolls Royce, perfectly embodying the regular cast of characters that have come to define the night.

Sex Cells, which got its start in Los Angeles has become a clubhouse for some of LA’s most eccentric and creative people to get decked out and turn heads with talented line-ups and music.  As with most things Lethal Amounts, the club night has its foot in the past and in the future, paying homage to the originators of dance music while showcasing modern-day Electro, Techno and Indie Dance artists. 

“Danny’s Sex Cells party was simply out of this world, sensational. It was a great thrill to play in LA to such an amazing, beautiful crowd. Unforgettable and mind-blowing. We can’t wait to come over again soon.”

- MARC ALMOND

Joining Marc Almond on all he dates is Hercules and The Love Affair performing a DJ set.  Additional performers on select dates include TR/ST, Dita VonTeese, Plack Blague  and more. 

“It’s my kind of  playground...one for us fabulous freaks”  - Traci Lords

‘Sex Cells is total freedom. A post-everything universe of its own... what you spent your whole youth imagining what the night could be.” - Wes Eisold of Cold Cave

2019 TOUR DATES

10/ 25: Granada Theater Dallas, TX w/ TR/ST (DJ Set) w/  hosts May May Graves and Frida Monet TIX

10/ 26: Castro Theatre - San Francisco, CA w/ TR/ST (live) TIX

10/27: Palace Theatre Los Angeles, CA w/ Dita Von Teese, TIX

10/29: Thalia Hall - Chicago, IL - w/ Plack Blague  TIX

10/30: The Crofoot  Detroit, MI TIX

w/ Plack Blague, Looky Looky and hosted by Cole Davis, Lou Ramo & Jezebel

11/1:  99 Scott Brooklyn NY TIX

w/ Katie Rex, Becka Diamond, Nikki Sneakers, Blu Anxxiety and Andi Herrimann

LETTERS TO CLEO ANNOUNCE FALL TOUR + ANNUAL HOMECOMING SHOWS

LETTERS TO CLEO ANNOUNCE FALL TOUR + ANNUAL HOMECOMING SHOWS

Boston’s Alt. Rock pioneers Letters to Cleo will be headed back out on the road this fall for a short run of intimate shows on the east and west coast including their annual pair of homecoming shows at the Paradise Rock Club in Boston. The band will be doing two nights at the Paradise with both single and two-day tickets available.  The idea for the annual homecoming shows started in 2016 when the band was on the road supporting their first release in 17 years, their Back to Nebraska EP.  The band was on stage at the Paradise playing to an enthusiastic and elated hometown crowd when their manager suggested “same time next year?,” and now this year will be their fourth annual set of homecoming shows.  In addition to the two Boston shows the tour starts out in Los Angeles, with stops in Washington D.C. and Pawtucket, RI.

Letters to Cleo formed in 1990 in Boston, lead by guitarist Greg Mckenna and singer Kay Hanley. The band came onto the national spotlight with the release of their first hit single "Here & Now,” released by Giant Records (a subsidiary of Warner Brothers Records). The song reached No. 10 on the Billboard Modern Rock Singles chart. The band’s music could be heard on many of the top TV shows and films throughout the 1990’s, including the cult classic 10 Things I Hate About You, where the band contributed 4 songs to the soundtrack and were featured in the film.  The band played their last show in 2000 and each of the members went on to have successful careers working in different areas of music from the production, writing, performance, musical directing etc.

In addition to Back to Nebraska, new music came last fall when Letters to Cleo released their first three albums Aurora Gory Alice, Wholesale Meats and Fish and Go! On vinyl for the very first time through a limited edition pressing. Copies of all three albums along with the vinyl version of Back to Nebraska are available on LettersToCleo.net 

TOUR DATES

November 16  Los Angeles, CA The Hi Hat (on sale 8/16 @ 10am HERE)

November 19 Washington, DC Union Stage (on sale 8/16 @ 10am HERE)**

November 21 Pawtucket, RI The Met (8/16 @ 10am HERE)**

November 22 Boston, MA Paradise Rock Club (8/16 @ 10am HERE)**

November 23 Boston, MA Paradise Rock Club (8/16 @ 10am HERE)**

** Supported by Speedy Oritz

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SPEELBURG RELEASES "MILLION AIR"

SPEELBURG RELEASES  

“MILLION AIR”  

LISTEN : HERE   

“Speelburg charms with dextrous wordplay in new single ‘Million Air’”  

- The Line of Best Fit 

The Belgian-American Brighton, UK based artist Speelburg has released his charming new single “Million Air” that the Line of Best Fit, who premiered the track this week,  has called “perfect millennial slice of wonky pop.” The song also received an early look  from BBC Radio 1’s  Phil Taggart who picked the song as this week’s “Chillest Record”getting plays from Taggart, Clara Amfo and Annie Mac. In the US, it also got played by Jason Kramer at KCRW. 

“Million Air” is the latest single to be released from a group of songs that Speelburg mastermind Noah Sacré has coined “pop music for important people” and are part of his forthcoming album, Character Actor. “Million Air” follows, ”Oxy Cotton Candy,” Speelburg’s twisted take on the “song of the summer” that was released in conjunction with an incredibly funny and bizarre video that channels the Lonely Island as if directed by Wes Anderson. The song was the BBC  Introducing Track of the Day and was featured on Spotify’s NMF (UK).    

Watch “Oxy Cotton Candy”: HERE 

Like most of these new songs, the lyrics on “Million Air” are dripping with Sacré's oddball sense of humor. The song opens with the mantra "everybody hates you, but they don’t like me either,"  over a slow "Benny And The Jets" type beat.  Sacré told the Line of Best Fit that he  “wanted to write a love song that sounded like the feeling you get when you walk by first class, then business class, and then get to economy - like, this sux, but we're in it together!”  He went on to explain the theme of infatuation woven throughout the song and that “the springtime of any relationship is always daisies and birdsong and, though the real world may try to elbow its way in between, you're just holding onto your bubble as tight as you can, for as long as you can. " 

The song is filled with subtle and offbeat references to auklets, adorable little seabirds which have this weird mustache type of crown, to the television show Friends, that force the listener to really tune in, baiting them to listen just once more to make sure that they really did hear that  lyric "got more divorces than four scores of Rosses” which references Ross Geller from Friends. Sacré also claims that for “Million Air” he was unconsciously doing his best Sufjan Stevens impression on the “there’s a cricket in the corner of my room” breakdown, which according to Sacré is "…….pretty coooooool.” 

 “Speelburg...is a force to be reckoned with.” - Pigeons & Planes 

Sacré, who has a deep love of cinema, directs produces and animates his own videos. With a name like Speelburg, Sacré has put a significant amount of pressure on himself and his creative output, in the hopes that someday he will live up to the name. 

Speelburg’s music has been championed by tastemakers such as Pigeons and Planes, Indie Shuffle, Clash Music, Vice, DIY Magazine,  BBC Radio 1’s Phil Target, Annie Mac and Clara Amfo, KCRW’s Jason Kramer, Jason Bently, and Apple’s Zane Lowe.  Speelburg will be spending the month of August on the west coast in the U.S. playing these new songs live at the Hi Hat in Los Angeles on August 14th (details HERE) and at the Rickshaw Stop in San Francisco on August 16th (details HERE) as part of New Alt. 105 DJ Aaron Axelsen’s Popscene. 

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ADULT(ED) WITH MEGAN NICOLE LAUNCHES EPISODE NINE: TAXES

ADULT(ED) WITH MEGAN NICOLE

LAUNCHES EPISODE NINE: TAXES

Megan Nicole, in conjunction with Jeenyus Entertainment, has launched the ninth episode of her new YouTube show Adult(ed). This episode features expert and accountant David Small who breaks down the ins and outs of filing taxes.

Megan is joined by her friend and fellow YouTube star Samantha Fekete who learn all about what it means for your taxes to be an independent contractor, how to know what bracket you fall into and how to manage those scary-sounding forms every year when it comes time to file. Small guides them through the grey areas of handling write-offs and deductions in a straight-forward, easy-to-understand way. He also provides helpful tips on how to choose the best accountant for you and your needs. See a few more of Megan’s key take-aways from this episode HERE. 

ADULT(ED) EPISODE NINE: WATCH HERE 

This past year of Megan’s life was a whirlwind. She was catapulted from adolescence to adulthood with her getting married, buying her first home and becoming a pet parent. These rapid changes left her a little overwhelmed and wishing she had a sort of handbook which was the inspiration for the concept of Adult(ed). 

In this 10-episode season, Megan, along with a guest, tackle a new subject with the help of an expert on the topic. From throwing a fancy dinner party and working out anywhere to figuring out taxes, Megan hopes viewers will learn something new and will leave each episode feeling confident about taking action to live a more positive adult life. 

FAN FEEDBACK

I really enjoyed this. The repartee and all. Dr. Ryan is totally cool and entertaining. I would have loved to have done this. Glad Rydel enjoyed it also. -JMRsDesk (on the Wine Episode)

“...so great! I love all the energy in this -- and such great tips! I'm gonna stock up on paper plates now haha! so cool!” -Julie Tecson (on the Working Out Episode)

“Good advice Megan, these episodes ease my worry going into the scary world of adulting” -Krystal Star (on the Relationship episode)

MORE ON MEGAN 

Megan Nicole is a singer/songwriter, and actress. With a studio film, headlining tour and original music under her belt, this multi-talented artist is breaking boundaries and leading the merging force between traditional and new media. Megan had the honor of traveling to Argentina to interview the former First Lady of The United States, Michelle Obama, as a part of the Let Girls Learn Initiative. She wants to continue to use her influence and voice to promote positive global change, and recently returned from India where she went to work with Project Rescue, a non-profit organization that provides physical, emotional and spiritual restoration for women and children in sexual slavery.  

EPISODE LIST  

4/24 Episode One: Apartment  

5/8 Episode Two: Dinner Party 

5/22  Episode Three: Kitchen 

6/5 Episode Four: Working Out 

6/19 Episode Five: Relationships 

6/26 Episode Six: How to Be a Good Pet Parent

7/10 Episode Seven: Wine 

7/24 Episode Eight: Organizing 

8/7 Episode Nine: Taxes 

8/21 Episode Ten: How to Take Care of Plants 

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CONGRESS ANNOUNCES VOLUME V

CONGRESS ANNOUNCES VOLUME V

AUGUST  23-25 AT THE SWEATSPOT

Los Angeles’ premiere dance collective,  Congress is announcing Volume V taking place Friday August 23, Saturday August 24 and Sun August 25th at the Sweatspot in Echo Park. 

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Created by world-renown artists Denna Thomsen and Zak Ryan Schlegel in association with MAAVVEN, Congress is a salon-style collective serving as a platform for cross-genre artists to share their work in an environment that evokes powerful thoughts and discussion, with the overall intention of strengthening the dance community as a whole. The bi-monthly series is done in the round, creating an intimate experience between the performers and the audience. Due to the nature of the show, space is limited and demand is high.

View highlights from Congress Volume IV HERE

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Congress has been the home to some of the most exciting art being created by artists from around the world. The work that is showcased crosses race, gender, and cultural lines. The environment at Congress is an equal playing field. There is no seniority,  no meritocracy, whether you are an award-winning accomplished choreographer or are just starting out everyone gets equal billing, equal time and the most importantly everyone gets paid, exactly the same. The act of paying the artists in a huge part of what sets  Congress apart in an entertainment town built on the backs of having artists work for free in exchange for exposure. The series has been incredibly well-received with shows selling out far in advance and attendees that include some of the world most well-known music and visual artists who are come to seek inspiration.  Congress is better experienced than described. So please join us!

CONGRESS VOLUME V 

Friday Saturday and Sunday, August 23-25. Doors at 7, performance starts at 8.

Sweatspot in Echo Park

3327 Sunset Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90026

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MEDIA RSVP: rsvp@sideways-media.com

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FEATURED ARTISTS

 Rebecah Goldstone (IG)

 Slauson Rec (IG)

Boy Boi (IG)

Jen Rose (IG)

Kat Burns (IG)

Tucker Barkely (IG)

Mayte Valdes + Carlos Barrionuevo (WEB)

Sam McReynolds (IG)

ABOUT DENNA THOMSEN

Denna Thomsen is a maverick performer, choreographer, and artist who has made a significant impact with how dance is used in the entertainment industry. From AXIOM Dance Theatre to SIA’s Australia Tour, Denna’s choreography has paved the way in creating a unique vocabulary of movement that is known for evoking emotion and questioning the status quo.  Denna recently choreographed the widely popular Apple holiday commercial “Sway”. Her choreography also includes commercials for KFC, Sonos Speakers, Jockey, and Google. Choreography Reel HERE

ABOUT ZAK RYAN SCHLEGEL

Zak Ryan Schlegel is an internationally recognized dance artist, teacher and choreographer. He creates original works independently, as artistic director of LA-based AXIOM Dance Theatre with partner Denna Thomsen and is company member and soloist of Shen Wei Dance Arts in New York City. He is currently performing with Spellbound Contemporary Ballet in Italy and across Europe, his choreography has been featured from Walt Disney Concert Hall to The Juilliard School, he teaches at The Joffrey School and Youth America Grand Prix has named him outstanding choreographer. Zak holds a BFA in Dance Performance from Chapman University and New York Times calls him “a star”. Zak asks questions as answers. https://www.instagram.com/zakryanschlegel 

MAAVVEN

A Los Angeles based agency representing a roster in visual artists who are shaping what culture looks like today and tomorrow. The talent on the roster has directed culture shifting movies, TV shows, music videos and have designed fashion shows and experiences for some of the most prestigious brands in the world.  The projects and clients with whom they have worked with include Rihanna, Coldplay, Miguel, Dua Lipa, Pharrell, Alicia Keys, Grimes, Aluna George, Banks, Kanye West, SIA, David Bowie, and St. Vincent, events and installations for Apple Music,  Stella McCartney, ANA Japan, Conde Nast, Vogue, Art Basel, Gentle Monster and they have overseen  the creative direction for brands such as SAVAGExFENTY.  View their work HERE. 

ADULT(ED) WITH MEGAN NICOLE LAUNCHES EPISODE EIGHT: ORGANIZATION

ADULT(ED) WITH MEGAN NICOLE 

LAUNCHES EPISODE EIGHT: ORGANIZATION

Megan Nicole, in conjunction with Jeenyus Entertainment, has launched the eighth episode of her brand new YouTube show Adult(ed). This episode is all about how to get organized.  

Megan and Ashley Stanfield of Creatively Neat pay a visit to the home of music executive Kimberly Nieva. At first look, Nieva’s home is deceptively put together, but as Megan and Ashley start to open closet doors they find where the mess lives. The team starts off by working through Nieva’s closets using Stanfield’s three basic steps to organizing - sort, purge and make a home for all the keeps. 

Stanfield walks them through helpful principles of organization and where people often get stuck. Her philosophy is simple: when in doubt, throw it out. One big road block that almost everyone experiences while organizing is holding on to items that have sentimental value. Stanfield explains that although we receive gifts from the people that we love, those things don’t represent the love we have with that friend or family member. The love exists with or without the item. 

Organizing is one thing, but the tricky part is staying organized. Stanfield rounds out the episode focusing on the importance of having intention with the things you own. For example, instead of coming into your home and throwing off your shoes and coat, take the time to hang the coat and put shoes in their proper place. She stresses the motto “file don’t pile.” See a few more of Megan’s key take-aways from this episode HERE. 

ADULT(ED) EPISODE EIGHT : WATCH HERE

This past year, Megan’s life really catapulted from adolescence to adulthood with her getting married, buying her first home and becoming a pet parent. These rapid changes left her a little overwhelmed and wishing she had a sort of handbook which was the inspiration for the concept of Adult(ed). 

In this 10-episode season, Megan, along with a guest tackle a new subject with the help of an expert on the topic. Fan feedback from the first seven episodes has been incredible thus far. From throwing a fancy dinner party and working out anywhere to figuring out taxes, Megan hopes viewers will learn something new and will leave each episode feeling confident about taking action to live a more positive adult life. 

FAN FEEDBACK

I really enjoyed this. The repartee and all. Dr. Ryan is totally cool and entertaining. I would have loved to have done this. Glad Rydel enjoyed it also. -JMRsDesk (on the Wine Episode)

“...so great! I love all the energy in this -- and such great tips! I'm gonna stock up on paper plates now haha! so cool!” -Julie Tecson (on the Working Out Episode)

“Good advice Megan, these episodes ease my worry going into the scary world of adulting” -Krystal Star (on the Relationship episode)

MORE ON MEGAN 

Megan Nicole is a singer/songwriter, and actress. With a studio film, headlining tour and original music under her belt, this multi-talented artist is breaking boundaries and leading the merging force between traditional and new media. Megan had the honor of traveling to Argentina to interview the former First Lady of The United States, Michelle Obama, as a part of the Let Girls Learn Initiative. She wants to continue to use her influence and voice to promote positive global change, and recently returned from India where she went to work with Project Rescue, a non-profit organization that provides physical, emotional and spiritual restoration for women and children in sexual slavery.  

EPISODE LIST  

4/24 Episode One: Apartment  

5/8 Episode Two: Dinner Party 

5/22  Episode Three: Kitchen 

6/5 Episode Four: Working Out 

6/19 Episode Five: Relationships 

6/26 Episode Six: How to Be a Good Pet Parent

7/10 Episode Seven: Wine 

7/24 Episode Eight: Organizing 

8/7 Episode Nine: Taxes 

8/21 Episode Ten: How to Take Care of Plants 

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KEZAR RELEASES THEIR DEBUT SELF-TITLED EP

KEZAR RELEASES THEIR DEBUT SELF-TITLED EP

Indie pop band Kezar is excited to announce the release of their debut self-titled EP out everywhere today. Frontman Jack Mosabcher said of the EP “every song on it is so near and dear to my heart - a dream come true, really. My hope it is fairly simple: that it becomes a part of the soundtrack of your summer and adds joy and love to everything that you do.”

The danceable, hook-heavy number opens with their infectious debut “Tell Me (It’s Not Love),” produced by K-Kov (Keith Urban, Justin Timberlake) that has now been streamed over 845K times and was included in Spotify’s official Love Pop and Young & Free playlists. The track’s video was also inspired by the beautiful aesthetic of the classic tale Pride & Prejudice. 

“Feelings” was the very first song penned for the project. It will always be a milestone in frontman Jack Mosbacher’s life who, in just a few days, found a new sound, attitude and chapter in his life. “It’s a song about a woman who is totally in control, from a man’s perspective - she is confident and fearless…[it’s] an anthem for empowerment and the unmatchable strength of women." Fresh track “Ooh La La” started as a fun tinkering in the studio and turned into what frontman Jack Mosbacher calls an epic and unapologetic “Stadium Reggae” summer track. 

“(Tell Me) It’s Not Love,” [is] an unmistakably radio-ready pop bop. Blending soulful vocals with a dazzling array of modern indie-pop elements, it’s an electric debut destined for major attention. We’re seeing KEZAR in bright lights on famous marquees. We’re hearing his neon anthems on Top 40. We’re thinking he just carved himself a well-deserved spot in the wild world of pop stardom.”  –The Music Mermaid 

At the helm of the band is seasoned musician Jack Mosbacher, the mastermind behind Kezar. He comes from a strong soul background and the more you listen to each cleverly crafted beat and infectious hook, the more you recognize it as the backbone of his newfound signature pop style. Mosbacher also has a deep admiration and respect for the artists that came before him. Using state-of-the-art synthesizer technology, he and the producers added throwback elements from hip-hop’s glory days, like the big 808 drum machines on Run-DMC and NWA records and stacked backing vocals and bass synths reminiscent of the 2000’s Hyphy Movement – homages to Mac Dre, Mistah F.A.B., Keak da Sneak, and Traxamillion. When choosing a name for this project, Mosbacher wanted to stay true to his hometown of San Francisco by naming it after Kezar Stadium in the Haight-Ashbury district. Choosing the original home of the 49ers and a now music venue that played host to music legends such as Led Zeppelin, Santana and The Grateful Dead, seemed like the perfect segway into a new era of his career while staying true to his roots. 

“The song is the perfect combination of soul and modern pop” –Affinity Magazine (on “Let’s Talk About You”)

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COOPER & GATLIN RELEASE THE ANTHEM OF THE SUMMER "ON YOUR MIND"

COOPER & GATLIN RELEASE THE ANTHEM OF SUMMER “ON YOUR MIND”

Powerhouse brother-sister pop duo Cooper & Gatlin have released their catchy and relatable summer anthem “On Your Mind” out everywhere today. The pair was inspired to pen this tune after Gatlin’s self-described fantasy turned flatline dating experience. As frustrating as the situation was, it served as the perfect lyrical inspiration. Hurt by this guy’s lack of devotion, she knew she was worth more than being put on anyone’s back burner. “On Your Mind became our  ‘buck up, or butt out’ anthem,” the pair said. 

“The world is loud + sometimes you need an excuse to slow down. “Fragile” gives you a peaceful moment alone–so go ahead, hit repeat a few times.” -Idobi Radio (on “Fragile”)

Their previous release “Fragile,” a raw, beautiful track about vulnerability and daring to be authentic, was released to warm praise from fans and the media alike. The track’s success includes over 2 million streams and an incredible video featuring NBC's World of Dance stars Sean Lew and Kaycee Rice. It came hot on the heels of their debut single “Break,” another rhythmic track about the stoic face you put on in front of ex- lovers. Upon its release the track was featured on Spotify’s New Music Friday U.S. playlist and the video has now amassed over 628K views. Ultra Records artist Tep No also produced a remix of the track that he even called “one of the best remixes I've made.” 

The two have the brilliant ability to blend elements of both acoustic and electronic elements seamlessly into their music. They draw you in with their lush harmonies, tight melodies and playful brother-sister dynamic. They truly found their sound when the pair’s family relocated to Los Angeles in 2014 from their hometown of Franklin, Tennessee. They’ve spent the past several years honing their craft as songwriters and musicians by forging their wide array of influences together to create a sound uniquely their own. They recently wrote a batch of new left-of-center pop songs that are universal and uplifting in delivery, but also deeply personal. 

“There is an element of Cooper & Gatlin’s dynamic as a duo that instantly resonates with listeners – making you feel as if you’ve known them forever when, in fact, they’ve only just released their third single. The Tennessee born, LA based, brother-sister alternative-pop team captivate their audience with their fresh and spirited ability to connect through storytelling in their music that stems from a powerful mutual understanding.” -Heirwaves

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