COMMUNITY * Love * Victory *Music *Connect *: Links
- Lehigh Valley Blues Network
The LVBN became our first sponsor. What is the LVBN? Click & learn.
- LVMA
The LVMA is entering their 13th Year, Member of NARAS/Grammy's, Chamber of Commerce of the Greater Lehigh County and Better Business Bureau.
- Women in Art in PA
Gloria Domina & her network of volunteers come to the rescue of abused women & children & men via their art & music & fund-raising talents. Gloria was voted one of the top five influential women in the Lehigh Valley, PA. Her past includes successful house concerts for charity featuring Carole King and Carly Simon. The creation of a fifty member Women's Co-op Store and the donation of thousands of dollars, clothes & food to those in need.
WIAIPA will be celebrating their 10th year in 2011.- WXLV 90.3 FM
Emmy winner & Oscar nominee Harry Snodgrass is the new PD. 100 movies to his credit, some are probably among your faves. Harry is a Genius. He's a Keynote Speaker & one man panel and you will thank us for bringing him into your network, for educating you. Harry was instrumental in the developement of the sites that became myspace and you tube.
- WMUH 01.7 FM
The mellow & bright Joe Swanson is the GM. The best radio playlist I ever enjoyed was on this station, I believe the name of the show/host was someone named BIG GUS (?) The music he played entertained me, made me think & feel & tap my feet. Isn't that some of the things good music should do? (Ian Bruce).
- WDIY 88.1 FM
Interesting blend of music & community. A media sponsor for Lehigh Valley Music Awards 11.
- WLVR 91.3 FM
Lehigh Valley free form radio station.
- OASIS
Oasis produces great sounding CDs & attractive packages and an amazing series of compilation CDs that go out to hundreds of radio stations at no additional cost to you.
If you find a better all around deal than OASIS offers please let us know because we don't know of a better CD manufacturer.
- The Indie Bible
Indie Music Promotion, thousands & thousands of Global Contacts.
- Indie Venue Bible
32,000 Live Music Venues in the US and Canada.
- Marcy Rauer Wagman
Marcy Rauer Wagman is an entertainment, media/technology attorney w/ Wagman Hurwitz, LLC and Assoc. Prof./former Director of the B.S./Music Industry at Drexel University; she gained international attention for the innovative Program by creating the Drexel U-based MAD Dragon UNLTD - MAD Dragon Records, BANTIC Media, DraKo Booking, MAD Dragon Publishing, MADKo Concerts – featured in Billboard, NY Times, Forbes, Wall Street Journal, WHYY, etc. Before this, she was a songwriter/producer, co-writing hit songs with SONY & Atlantic Records’ artists. She had a #1 Billboard-charted song “I’m Not Your Man” by Tommy Conwell & the Young Rumblers (SONY). She was Exec. Producer, composing and producing music for national ads for over 15 years in NYC and Philadelphia, garnering many Advertising Club awards. She produced many artists as well. She’s on the Advisory Boards of Villanova Law Sports & Entertainment Law Journal, Future of Music Coalition, and Music Resource Group/IMA. She’s on the Board of Directors for Phila. Folksong Society. She is a voting member of NARAS, and is serving her fifth term on the Board of Governors.
Panelists & Mentors
- Miss Amy
- Miss Amy ® is THE Kids Rocker/Fitness Guru! As one of the 21 official corporate Advocates for the President's Challenge Program she continues her mission of "Making Music Fit for Kids". A Featured Artist on the Grammy® Nominated Healthy Food For Thought: Good Enough To Eat CD and recently a spotlight artist on the Independent Music Awards, and Mom Expert for Moms On The Move TV, she shares her secrets about following your passion to make a difference with your music. www.MissAmyKids.com
- Joe Hirsh Productions
- Dan Hirshberg is the president of Joe Hirsh Productions, Hackettstown, NJ. Dan works with a variety of festivals, music events, and entertainers, from acoustic to full ranging bands, as well as comedians. Among the NJ events he works with are the Centenary Blues Festival, Festival in the Borough, Skylands Music & Arts Festival, Summer Greenfest, and works with with a variety of venues and musical acts, including Peter Tork and Shoe Suede Blues and WesNWorrell featuring Bernie Worrell. This spring he is launching a monthly comedy series at Flow Restaurant, Jim Thorpe, Pa. www.joehirshproductions.com.
- Anne Leighton
- Anne Leighton believes that artists can work within their own means by creating their own career opportunities. And she has done that for herself via her love of mass media, as a writer, publicist and a music services person. Her roster includes Jethro Tull, the Yardbirds, Tower of Power, the Fabulous Thunderbirds, Grand Funk Railroad, Stratospheerius, and Jann Klose. Look for her poetry and prose book, MY BRAIN, THE PARK AND OTHER THINGS in July at http://www.anneleighton.com.
- Toil Records
C.M. Carroll is president /C.E.O. of Toil Records (www.toilrecords.us) and independent label out Philadelphia, Pa “an indie label with major label distribution”. C.M. also hosts Toil Rock Radio a weekly show syndicated on several internet and FM stations worldwide promoting the music of Toil Records as well as independent music of all genres. Toil Records offices are located in Nebula Zone Recording a full service high end recording facility allowing our artist a great place to work and develop. Our philosophy is about bringing artist music to the mainstream in the purest form direct form the artist idea, we provide and outlet for the Philadelphia and tri-state areas musicians to heard and promoted worldwide.
- Terry Selders
Terry Selders is the owner of Susquehanna Entertainment, an artist management and independent record company based in central-Pennsylvania. The label is used to support the artists he manages, which currently includes the Wilkes-Barre based band Pan.a.ce.a. In the 1990's, he managed The Badlees, releasing 3 albums independently before signing them to Polydor/A&M and later to Miles Copeland's Ark 21 Records. He has also worked in NYC as a studio manager, record promoter and tour manager. He freelances for Hal Leonard and Cherry Lane Publishing companies, occasionally writes for Guitar Edge Magazine and is currently doing research for a book he's been asked to write about artist management. http://susent.com
- Sinister Realm, A great Lehigh Valley based band.
Sinister Realm captures the magic of traditional metal at it's best. Sinister Realm's music comes from the love of heavy metal. Our influences are Black Sabbath w/ Dio, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Ozzy, Rainbow w/ Dio, Black Sabbath & Dio. We pride ourselves in having created our own unique sound, with showing the love of our roots. Sinister Realm has been performing live for one year and has developed a great local following. People in the Lehigh Valley love Sinister Realm and we love them. Sinister Realm is different from other traditional metal bands because we have the whole package great songs, great stage presence, great musicians & awesome vocals. Alex has been compared to the greats, Ronnie James Dio, Rob Halford & Bruce Dickinson.If you love true metal you will LOVE SINISTER REALM. Sinister Realm is picking up were the kings left off.
http://reverbnation.com/sinisterrealm- Rock n Roll Hall of Famer Bernie Worrell
Bernie is a classically trained keyboardist who performed his first classical concert at the age of 4, wrote his first concerto at the age of 8 and majored in Classical Piano at the New England Conservatory of Music. He is best known for his work with original Parliament/Funkadelic (for which he was inducted into the RnRHoF), Talking Heads, Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains and his work mentoring local bands through the Local & Legend Benefit Festival (www.LocalAndLegend.com) and World Of Originality, Inc. (www.WorldOfOriginality) a 501(C)(3) Not-For-Profit Corporation through which he teaches at various schools and universities.
- Grammy Winner Mike Tarsia
Michael Tarsia’s engineering experience started in the early 80’s working with a wide variety of talented clients and artists from P.P. Arnold to the Yellow Jackets. He quickly earned a number of gold and platinum record awards and in 1990 he received his first Grammy® recognition for work on Patti Labelle's “Burnin'”. His achievements as a mixer soon led to motion pictures, working on the soundtracks of Beverly Hills Cops, Coming To America and Booty Call, among others. Michael helped organize and was elected to serve on the first Board of Directors of the Philadelphia Branch of NARAS® [Grammys] as well becoming the first Society Of Professional Audio Recording Services President [SPARS] elected to serve 2 terms.
- Tiff Randol
A Renaissance Soul at heart,songwriter/producer/artist Tiff Randol decided to embrace her diversity and love of musical exploration by finding homes for many songs in TV/Film/Video Games/Advertising, as well as multiple independent album releases. To date her music has been heard on numerous TV shows, including CBS, People’s Choice Awards, MTV, VH1, Bravo, Comedy Central, Barnes & Noble Nook Commercial. She has performed live on Fox Good Day NY, Fearless Music, premiered her video for “Shame’s A Bitter Game” on the LOGO Channel, was awarded in 2008 as an up and coming writer for the Songwriters Hall of Fame and won Best Score at the Long Island Film Festival for “Meg’s Song” starring Stella Keitel. In addition to her music, she is a visual artist and has had her art shown in various locations on the East Coast and is currently working on privately commissioned pieces.
http://gotchuproductions.com for Tiff's artwork.- Jim Cravero
- Jim Cravero is a Grammy Nominated music producer and engineer. As owner of East Coast Recording Company, Jim offers a full service audio and video production studio located minutes from Philadelphia and Trenton, in Warminster, PA. His current credentials consist of a recent Grammy Nomination in December 2010, as well as having worked with several National Billboard artists.Jim has also done full editing on the feature film City of Motherly Love, as well as produced its soundtrack and accompanying music video. He is also currently producing the TV show Miles of Music, which features national recording artists from all genres. His areas of expertise are vast in all aspects of audio, video and film production.For more information contact Jim at (267) 535-0112.
- Michhael Barry
Michael Barry is a Grammy nominated producer and Marketing Director for indie label Laughing Buddha Music. He is a frequent industry lecturer, panelist and a music business instructor in both New York and Connecticut colleges and private schools. His label has released 16 CDs and produced hundreds of hours of music for clients ranging from filmmakers to spas to non-profit organizations. As a musician, Michael spent many years recording, touring and performing with world music acts, and he is deeply involved in international music and human rights. He is dedicated to improving the quality and clarity of information in the industry so that creative people can reach their highest potential and prosper in the new music business. Visit his website at www.laughingbuddhamusic.com Michael Barry, Marketing Director Laughing Buddha Music, Inc. 64 Wall Street Norwalk, CT 06850 (203) 594-7050 www.laughingbuddhamusic.com
- Vince Volz of Double V Booking
- Vince Volz - 11+yrs performing & booking in the Philadelphia & surrounding areas. After a 5year span performing with the band Phoenix Rise, Vince has spent the last 6+ years working to build the relationships between performer and venue. Those efforts were reflected in a successful 3+yr run, returning Dr Watson’s Pub to a viable Music Venue in Philly. Additionally Double V has combined efforts for events at: The Trocadero, The TLA, Dave & Buster’s Dockside Bar, The Pontiac Grille, Abilene, The Khyber, The Tin Angel, Grape Street Pub, The Grape Room, The Rox Box, Upstairs at Club Risque & more. Vince has also been arequested speaker at The Steamtown Original Music Showcase as well as the Community: Lehigh Valley Music Conference.
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- The Audio Production Suite
- Alex Otey
- Alex Otey - A pianist, trumpeter, singer-songwriter and producer Otey has performed in numerous venues and with a number of prominent musicians, including Richie Cole, Lew Soloff, Sunny Stitt, and recorded with Grover Washington Jr. on the Skylarking album.. Otey began his musical career with classical training of trumpet and percussion, starting lessons at age 7 and adding piano and singing to his skill set as a teenager. As a music producer and arranger he has worked with a number of artists, including Leticia Gómez-Tagle, Leonardo Le San, Chuck Schaeffer and Miss Amy, compiling a number of Grammy catalogued CDs.
- Amy Otey
- Amy Otey - Recently dubbed "The First Lady of Musical Fitness" Miss Amy is THE Kids Rocker/Fitness Guru and she is "Making Music Fit For Kids!" A Featured Artist on the Grammy Nominated Healthy Food For Thought CD, she serves as an Official Advocate for the President's Challenge Program, and is currently touring her Fitness Rock & Roll Show with her 5 piece band while celebrating the release the of the 5th CD in her collection.