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Tuesday, July 27th, 2010Atta Boy, Michael…You Had The Last Dance (And Laugh)
Thursday, June 25th, 2009By — Kenny Love, CEO The KELGroup
Michael Jackson, the long-standing, pardon the phrase, ”butt boy” of the media, had both the last dance and last laugh today with his untimely passing. The surprise element is that few, if any, knew that Michael may have been having alleged heart complications as has been reported.
After an incredible long-standing and vibrant music career, in recent years, Michael had been the unfortunate joke of the media/paparazzi, which appeared to take great delight with Michael’s misfortune of late by selecting every opportunity to attribute its coined phrase, “Jacko,” to the master celebrity.
Personally, the only issue I had with Michael was his obvious inability to understand that certain situations in society are both unforgivable by the public at large, despite their purportedness of innocence.
I am speaking of Michael’s age and his controversial long-term association with children and, minors specifically, that seemed to cast a constant dark shadow over his life in recent years and blotting out most of his career accolades.
Since I was not afforded first-hand knowledge regarding the situation, as I never have, I shall not at this appointed time elect to serve as judge, jury, nor executioner of Michael Jackson.
And, though his untimely death is, indeed, surprising, perhaps he may finally discover the peace and tranquility in his now totally spiritual life that so evaded him in the physical.
Is There Any Hope For The Unsigned Artist ???
Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009As an independent musician and recording artist, NO one knows better than you how it really goes…
You spend months, maybe even a couple of years, writing and producing the most incredible music you ever have, then getting it manufactured on CD for sale.
The first time you see the finished CD, it looks incredible and you think of all the radio stations that will play it…all the print newspapers that will want to interview you as an artist and review your music…and, most importantly, all of the possible sales as a result of people hearing your music, seeing, hearing, or reading your interviews, or reading reviews about your music in their favorite local newspapers and music magazines.
You consider using the do-it-yourself approach to make it all happen, and to save yourself both time and money, but doubt (and maybe, even fear) starts to set in as you quickly realize what a big job it is going to be, just in your own local or regional area.
And, since promoting and publicizing your music on your own in your own local and regional areas is already becoming challenging, you also soon come to realize that you can probably never make enough people know about your music on a worldwide/international level by doing it all alone and on your own.
So, logic tells you that if you are going to make your music known around the world and internationally, you are going to need some major help.
And, you are going to need to get the help of an experienced professional promoter or publicist who already does it fulltime, who knows all the inside tricks of the trade, and who has all the connections to make it happen successfully that you don’t have.
So, having come to this conclusion, you begin to seek out and contact promoters and publicists.
Then, the nightmare really begins…
Depression starts to set in with your truly feeling alone and helpless with the actual cost of promotion and publicity as you realize that the high-dollar, expensive rates and fees that the promoters and publicists are quoting you could operate a small country. And, you realize immediately and instantly that you cannot possibly afford these rates.
So, at this point, the fear of, possibly, never being able to get your music out at a competitive level starts to hammer and eat away at you. In fact, you may start to wonder if you will even be able to make back your costs and expenses of your production.
With not having the time, energy, or money to promote and publicize your music on your own, or having the money to afford to pay professional promoters and publicists, what can you possibly do?
Do you simply let all of your hard work, time, and effort collect dust in your closet or on your shelf? Or worse, do you start to give away your music as simply promotional pieces? After all, this wasn’t what you had in mind or ever intended, was it?
Well, is there any hope for the unsigned artist? For answers, please <click here>
EARTASTIC RECORDS AND THE KEL GROUP CREATE POWERFUL ALLIANCE
Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009Contact: Eartastic Records
(281)550-9445
info@eartastic.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
EARTASTIC RECORDS AND THE KEL GROUP CREATE POWERFUL ALLIANCE FOR INDEPENDENT/UNSIGNED RECORDING ARTISTS
HOUSTON, Texas – - June 23, 2009 – - Eartastic Records and The KEL Group have recently created a powerful alliance for independent and unsigned recording artists.
Headed by Clyde Toval (CEO, Eartastic Records) and Kenny Love (CEO, The KEL Group), respectively, this joint venture allows recording artists to experience being signed to a recording company as well as enjoying the benefits of international promotion and publicity via television and radio stations, print media and online publicity. Love is also the former Director of Marketing for Eartastic Records as well.
The label and the promotion/publicity firm seek artists who have music that is already mixed and, preferably, mastered but has not, yet, been manufactured. The music is signed for its digital aspect alone, with artists free to also later manufacture these music files to CD for sale after it has been initially released by the label without any financial obligations of CD sales to either company.
In essence, and depending on the number of songs that recording artists can make available to the companies, artists can have multiple music releases in both digital and compact disc formats simultaneously, as opposed to waiting to release such music years later. Naturally, this will serve to dramatically increase the sales and royalties for artists that much more.
To learn more about this remarkable breakthrough for independent and unsigned recording artists, simply <CLICK HERE>.
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Carol Ross Coming Soon…
Thursday, June 12th, 2008Deep In the Good Soil
Current mood: 
relaxed
Category: Music
My much anticipated solo release is almost here, and is sure to soothe, energize, encourage, and inspire. This musical masterpiece will most certainly be enjoyed by listeners of all ages, and it contains something for everyone.
In this magnum opus, I team up with my very talented son, Sam Ross, on several tunes, and this duo is sure to touch the hearts of both the young and young at heart. From traditional to contemporary tunes, this project promises to be a positive listening experience, as well as something to remember.
Listening once just won’t be enough! Purchase a copy of “Deep In the Good Soil” for your music library today. You’ll be glad you did.
Thanks!
Carol Ross
P.S. Please visit my Myspace page
What – You Got Rhapsody? – Then Check Out Eartastic Artists for Free!
Sunday, May 4th, 2008
My Rhapsody PlaylistHello World!
Thursday, April 24th, 2008Eartastic Records is on the scene… look over to your right and hit the “about us” link to learn more… Also, put us in your RSS Feed so you can stay tuned to our activities. You can use the Google Reader to manage our feed. Our RSS feed is…”feed://www.eartastic.com/wordpress/?feed=rss2”
If you not quite sure what all this means, don’t worry it really is simple and our staff will be putting up a tutorial soon to explain all the details for creating and managing RSS Feeds.
