It used to be the dream music biz gig was A&R for a major label. Those jobs are certainly becoming scarcer, but the coveted paid occupation of finding new music talent, and helping it to be heard, is alive and well – if you know where to locate it.
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We’ve covered Brooklyn-based producer/musician/label owner Matty Amendola before in SonicScoop – no one works harder, and his enthusiasm for all things music is palpable.
Now Amendola, who founded the indie label 825 Records, has just rolled out FRODUCTIONS, a music production company that offers “label-like services” for independent artists on Read more...
GREENWICH VILLAGE, MANHATTAN: Under the helmet of each man who ever competes in the NFL is a future ex-player. While the heart of a lion may beat inside, another life awaits them all – some sooner, some later.
As these gladiator-like athletes learned their game, the sound of music was Read more...
Jeremy Holgersen, an NYC-based agent for The Agency Group, books the live appearances for a 49-artist roster that includes Bad Brains, Bear Hands, Ceu, Finger Eleven, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, Lauryn Hill, The Pogues, Skinny Puppy, We Are the Ocean, and Yngwie Malmsteen. Here, he offers his perspective on Read more...
CHELSEA, MANHATTAN: The right piece of fatherly advice can last a lifetime.
Just ask Ken “Duro” Ifill, who got some priceless guidance growing up in the bustling multi-culti neighborhood of Queens Village, New York. “My dad told me: ‘Whatever you do, be the best,’” says Duro, scanning New York City’s Read more...
