Pursuing a career in the music business isn’t easy, nor is it for the thin-skinned. In fact, with all the challenges one has to face to get noticed, it can actually be pretty darn depressing. Here are 12 quick, simple tips that can help keep your spirits high and your focus bright!
“There are many paths an artist can take to reach their practice goals, and that’s why I’m interviewing some of my favorite, internationally touring musicians to find out about their routines, rituals, and what their personal practice philosophies (PPPs) are.”
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 Title – ‘Still Got Soul’Artist – Michael Tracy In case you weren’t aware, it was early 2011 when Michael Tracy began his journey as a singer/songwriter, stepping on stage at a local open mic in Charlotte, NC, to nervously perform some songs he had just written. He had spent his early 20’s in the Navy, stationed on both coasts and traveling to countries throughout the Mediterranean during his time in the military. The open mic performance awakened something in Tracy and he continued honing his chops that first year, jumping on stages all over Charlotte and jamming with local musicians. Indeed, he went into the studio and recorded his first album, Enough Small Talk, which he released in November 2011. Over the next two years, Michael put a band together and impressed audiences with his high-energy and soulful performances. Michael then returned to the studio and produced his next album Gonna Smile, which was signed by the indie label Spectra Records and released in February 2015. After a falling out with his label, Tracy traveled to LA and recorded three songs with Los Angeles producers Bob Marlette (Lynyrd Skynyrd, Alice Cooper) and Sahaj Ticotin (Ra) that would find themselves on his early-2016 release Love And Worries; a short collection of previously unreleased material. Michael and Sahaj then got together in late 2016 (co-writing an original Holiday tune that Michael had been working on called “Poinsettia Red”) and at the turn of 2017, and having been inspired to start his own independent record label, Tracy’s next full-length album Still Got Soulwas born. 1. “Laughter” The album features 11 tracks, inclusive of the aforementioned “Poinsettia Red” and will be released this upcoming November 17th, 2017 via Tracy’s very own label, the TW Music Group. Listening to it today and wow, it’s like all roads traveled by Tracy, good, bad and ugly, led him to the storytelling section of his life just perfectly. Like a well worn troubadour, his work is of the highest, finest, rawest quality, not one lyric too much, not one sentiment not having been felt by us all at some stage. His unique sound is rooted in gospel, rhythm & blues, rock, soul, and country, and that all comes through on Still Got Soul. From rockers such as “Laughter”, “Call Me Wild”, and the brilliantly perky “Shake It”, through the Southern nature of “Savannah Nights” and the heartfelt soul of “Still Got Soul”, on into the captivated yearns of “Hopeful”, the album is simply chock full of gems. |
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 Title – ‘Acting Natural EP’Artist – Acting Natural I case you weren’t aware, Acting Natural, fueled by a mutual interest in bringing back the authenticity of raw Rock & Roll music, lead singer & guitarist Eric Carnevale, bass guitarist/vocalist James David Maney, and drummer/vocalist Jesse Leonard have aligned their unwavering dedication to creating quality music with a signature sound.Their inspirations range from legendary artists of the past and present, including Red Hot Chili Peppers, Led Zeppelin, and The Beatles, just to name a few. Acting Natural’s unique sound is focused on passion and solid musicianship.Acting Natural released their first single “Pairadice” and the response was incredible, reaching #1 on the Top 5 Most Added and reached #9 on the FMQB A/C Chart. This young trio, originally from Tampa, Florida, relocated to New York and have now brought out their wonderful self-titled Acting Natural EP. 1. ‘The One’ Kicking off with some ’60s rock and pop throwback sounds on ‘The One’, they back that up with the more modern sounding ‘Nicole’. Then comes their first single, ‘Pairadice’ a fun, jaunty track, that’s packed by the harmonious ballad ‘Bloom’. The staggered gem ‘Early Morning’ is one of the best tracks on the EP, for my money, and then the album comes full circle with that distinctive ’60s sound combined with early ’90s indie guitars on ‘Missed the Train’. |
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Displaying playlist for Punk Punk Goose on 2017-10-21 22:00:00
| # | Track | Artist | Album / Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Recovered Road To Al-Sham | Anouar Brahem | Blue Maqams |
| 2 | Halap | Stefano Battaglia | Pelagos |
| 3 | Erume Kondó | David Virelles | Gnosis |
| 4 | Ali’s Midnight Wish | BangTower | Hey, Where’d Everybody Go? |
| 5 | Lover | Philippe DeBarge with the Pretty Things | Rock St. Trop |
| 6 | Should i | Harripaul | new EP |
| 7 | Oh my goodness gracious! | Planet Zero | ~ local ~ |
| 8 | Heat feat Ashi | Miss Tara | ~ 2017 single ~ |
| 9 | Pierre Van Der Linden, “Spiritual Swung” | Focus | The Focus Family Album |
| 10 | Torn | Wiccid | By Design |
| 11 | Romy Haag (Matt pop mix) | Data | 2-Time |
| 12 | Talk | Data | Opera Electronica |
| 13 | Element of Surprise | Cathedrale | J2-B2 |
| 14 | Back to earth | Nik Turner | Life In Space |
| 15 | Rockstone (Version) | Native Meets Lee Scratch Perry | Black Ark Showcase 1977 |
| 16 | Glass Elevator | HyeTension | Virtual Ritual |
| 17 | My Lisa | Michael Tracy | s/t |
| 18 | the Secrets we hide | Jack starr’s Burning Starr | Stand Your Ground |
| 19 | Once before igo | Johnny Mathis | Johnny Mathis Sings The Great New American Songbook |
| 20 | that’s how i’m loving you | James Warren | Innocent Bystander |
| 21 | isolation (Live in Switzerland) | the Warlocks | Vevey |
| 22 | Everyday is halloween (Live in Canada) | Ministry | Toronto 1986 |
| 23 | A Thousand Islands (instr) | Mark Vickness | Places |
| 24 | The One | Acting Natural | Acting Natural EP |
| 25 | Quick Joey Small (Live in Japan) | Slaughter & the Dogs | Tokyo Dogs |
| 26 | the Promise | Black Death Resurrected | The Return of the Iron Messiah |
| 27 | the Wretched Path | Bound by the Grave | Abuse of the flesh |
| 28 | Resistance | Powerflo | s/t |
| 29 | Suffer | Act of War | v/a – Warm Kids Frozen World (Split with Ratsmasher) |
| 30 | The Sweet Primroses | Shirley Collins | An Introduction To |
Displaying playlist for Punk Punk Goose on 2017-10-21 22:00:00
| # | Track | Artist | Album / Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Recovered Road To Al-Sham | Anouar Brahem | Blue Maqams |
| 2 | Halap | Stefano Battaglia | Pelagos |
| 3 | Erume Kondó | David Virelles | Gnosis |
| 4 | Ali’s Midnight Wish | BangTower | Hey, Where’d Everybody Go? |
| 5 | Lover | Philippe DeBarge with the Pretty Things | Rock St. Trop |
| 6 | Should i | Harripaul | new EP |
| 7 | Oh my goodness gracious! | Planet Zero | ~ local ~ |
| 8 | Heat feat Ashi | Miss Tara | ~ 2017 single ~ |
| 9 | Pierre Van Der Linden, “Spiritual Swung” | Focus | The Focus Family Album |
| 10 | Torn | Wiccid | By Design |
| 11 | Romy Haag (Matt pop mix) | Data | 2-Time |
| 12 | Talk | Data | Opera Electronica |
| 13 | Element of Surprise | Cathedrale | J2-B2 |
| 14 | Back to earth | Nik Turner | Life In Space |
| 15 | Rockstone (Version) | Native Meets Lee Scratch Perry | Black Ark Showcase 1977 |
| 16 | Glass Elevator | HyeTension | Virtual Ritual |
| 17 | My Lisa | Michael Tracy | s/t |
| 18 | the Secrets we hide | Jack starr’s Burning Starr | Stand Your Ground |
| 19 | Once before i go | Johnny Mathis | Johnny Mathis Sings The Great New American Songbook |
| 20 | that’s how i’m loving you | James Warren | Innocent Bystander |
| 21 | isolation (Live in Switzerland) | the Warlocks | Vevey |
| 22 | Everyday is halloween (Live in Canada) | Ministry | Toronto 1986 |
| 23 | A Thousand Islands (instr) | Mark Vickness | Places |
| 24 | the One | Acting Natural | Acting Natural EP |
| 25 | Quick Joey Small (Live in Japan) | Slaughter & the Dogs | Tokyo Dogs |
| 26 | the Promise | Black Death Resurrected | The Return of the Iron Messiah |
| 27 | the Wretched Path | Bound by the Grave | Abuse of the flesh |
| 28 | Resistance | Powerflo | s/t |
| 29 | Suffer | Act of War | v/a – Warm Kids Frozen World (Split with Ratsmasher) |
| 30 | The Sweet Primroses | Shirley Collins | An Introduction To |
Tune in to listen to today’s Ray Shasho Show interview with Cindy Blackman Santana!
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The past few months have been a blur for CINDY BLACKMAN SANTANA, who is currently touring and performing with her husband Carlos Santana, is featured as a vocalist, drummer, and songwriter on “Power of Peace,” the new Santana/Isley Brothers collaboration, and has been busy touring with her own band and recording tracks in the studio with the legendary producer NARADA MICHAEL WALDEN. Together through Walden’s Tarpan Records label recently released the new single “FUN, PARTY, SPLASH” featuring Carlos Santana on all digital platforms.
For my 553rd review, I am proud to announce the upcoming release of Still Got Soul, the fourth album by North Carolina rocker Michael Tracy to be released on November 27. 2017. I was very impressed with Michael’s voice and his instrumental backup. His sound on this album brings me back to the great style of such rockers as Bob Seeger, Tom Petty, and others as noted on such tracks as Laughter, the title track Still Got Soul, Savannah Nights, Hopeful, Raven and much more. This album was well written (all songs were written or co-written by Michael Tracy), performed, recorded and produced. I am looking forward to hearing his older material and highly recommend this album this album for your music library. This release will be available to purchase on November 27 on Amazon, iTunes and other places where CD’s and digital downloads are sold.
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