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Saturday, March 29, 2014

Asia Sky Gillam


Asia Sky sound is very different and unique!!! She can go far in this business with that!!!
---- Def Jam A&R

Asia Sky Gillam is a singer/songwriter that was born on May 11, 1992. She is the middle child of three children to her parents, Nikki and Curtis Gillam Sr. Asia has lived in various locations including, Maryland, South Carolina, Louisiana, and Suffolk, England, located
about an hour and a half north of London, where she grew up and graduated high school.
Asia Sky developed a love for music at the young age of three. She became fascinated by the sound of the piano and had a burning desire to learn how to play. Destined to become familiar with the amazing musical tool, Asia Sky decided to learn on her own by listening to different sounds and trying to play them. In sixth grade, Asia began to play clarinet in her school's concert band. By ninth grade, she was the section leader in her school's marching band.
Shortly after Asia turned 15, she lost her mother to leukemia. Because her mother was also trying to follow her dreams as a singer around the time of her death, it inspired Asia to take her own singing seriously and sing openly. Singing was a talent she hid from her mother, because, as a young teenager, she was too embarrassed to sing, when her mother's voice was so great.
Asia began modeling, and entered into various Talent Shows and plays, where she received many great reviews. She sung at many school events, including her high school graduation. By the end of her senior year of high school, she was voted "Most Talented."
It wasn’t until Asia turned 18 that everything started to change for her. When she met Jamel “Barewolf” Payne of Major Sound Music Group and Anthony Davis of Jamzone Management, together they have molded Asia into an outstanding Pop Artist.
Asia has interviewed with DIG Magazine, a prestigious magazine out of Baton Rouge, La, She is the Featured artist on “The Fantasy Tour”, and is currently working on her first solo album. There is a world of things to come to from Asia Sky, this is only the beginning.

Sunday, March 16, 2014

Music Connection Weekly Bulletin Board


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We're Giving Away 15 Copies of Michael Bloomfield Book/CD Package!
Music Connection, in association with Hal Leonard Inc., is giving away 15 copies of a new book/CD pack that gives guitarists an inside look at the guitar style of the extraordinary and highly influential Michael Bloomfield, rated #22 on Rolling Stone magazine's 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time list. The Legendary Licks series presents the music of a band or artists in a comprehensive play-along package. Each book contains note-for-note transcriptions and detailed performance notes on how to play a multitude of classic licks, fills, riffs, and solos--complete with recorded demonstrations of each exercise and gear setup tips. The CD is playable on any CD player, and also enhanced so Mac & PC users can adjust the recording to any tempo without changing the pitch. To enter to win, simply email intern@musicconnection.com, subject line "Bloomfield."
#ZyaStar Contest Invites Players to Compete for Cash, Label Deal
Zya, a mobile game allowing anyone to create studio-quality music like a pro, has announced a new contest offering players the opportunity to both win a recording contract and go on tour. The #ZyaStar Contest will select finalists each month beginning in May and running until the end of the year. Contestants will be judged based on the songs they create using Zya's music platform. All of the finalists will then compete for the chance to win the Grand Prize, which includes $10,000 cash, select tour performances on DigiTour 2015 thedigitour.com and a recording contract with Emblem Records emblem-music.com, the record label behind award-winning artists including Matchbox Twenty, Rob Thomas and Gloriana. Download the app for free here. For complete details, visit http://bit.ly/1nHmHDUM.
UMG Seeks Lifestyle Marketing Rep, Minneapolis
Universal Music Group is currently seeking a College & Lifestyle Marketing Representative for Minneapolis, MN. The College Reps are often the "it person" or "key tastemaker" on campus and are heavily involved in many campus and community activities. Get full details at http://bit.ly/1fSaiMJ. The company is also seeking reps for New Orleans, Austin, Dallas, Kansas City, Jacksonville, Minneapolis and more. For a complete list, seehttp://linkd.in/1gkTVHd.
Publishing Deal Competition 
Three music brands have combined forces to give songwriters and artists of all genres a shot at a $20,000, one-year publishing contract. The contest will be powered by Songspace, a Nashville-based startup and partner company of American Songwriter Media. Songspace provides a song catalog for music businesses fed by a collaborative app for songwriters. Entries are open to songwriters not currently under contract with any other publishers, Deadline: April 25. See www.thepubdeal.com.
USC PopFest Will Present Top Student Acts 
The University of Southern California's Thornton School of Music's annual PopFest will be Friday, March 28, 4pm - midnight and will have over 20 acts that were selected from over 50 submissions. The event will happen at Tommy's Place on the university's Los Angeles campus. USC's Senior Showcase will be at the Troubadour on April 7th 7:30pm. For more info, contact Chris Sampson at sampson@thornton.usc.edu.
Producer Needed For Radio One In Detroit
The producer of Radio One is responsible for the daily technical operation of the show, and for the implementation of program strategy as assigned by the Program Director in a professional and competent manner. Negotiated job responsibilities will be maintained at all times. Six months experience required. Visithttp://bit.ly/1lvMMEB for more information and to apply.
MC Blogger Michael Dolan: "Crazies Rule!"
On the newly launched Music Connection Blogs corner, Music Connection magazine founder Michael Dolan gives artists unique perspectives and advice on how to proceed with their art and career. "Thank god you don't need a stinking manual! In fact, others are looking to YOU for the answers. Why? Because they know you're different. They know you're one of the crazies--a 'creative type.' They know you have..." Continue reading athttp://musicconnection.com/mcblogs.
Copyrights: The Basics For Musicians
While not the newest submission from the Disc Makers blog crew, it still holds weight in today's music industry. Keith Hatschek breaks down the basics of copyrights that every musician should know. "While most songwriters or their publishers copyright a song and register the copyright with the Library of Congress (LOC), due to the way the law is written, a copyright actually exists the moment you fix your song in any tangible medium. ... So why bother to register your new song with the Library of Congress? Because until such time as it is officially registered as a new work with the LOC, you have some, but not all of the various protections...(continue reading at http://bit.ly/NXl8Fs.
Music Punk Offers Artists Chance To Perform At Legendary Hollywood Venue (All Expenses Paid)
MusicPunk, a concert calendar APP, has announced its Rockstar For A Weekend competition. Every gig an artist uploads into the app database will be one entry into the contest. The grand prize winner will receive airfare and accommodations for a trip to Los Angeles to perform on the stage of the legendary Whisky A Go-Go. Merch packs will also be awarded. Available free for iOS and Android, MusicPunk is a band--and fan--friendly concert calendar app. Though partnerships with venues, promoters, agents and managers will help populate the site, musicians themselves can upload gigs, whether weeks in advance or night-of, with ease from either the app or the website. All genres of music and all sizes of venues are supported. See http://musicpunk.com/contest.
Industry Vets Launch Airtime PR
Veteran music executives Robert "Bob" Bradley and Scott Austin have launched Airtime PR, a boutique marketing and public relations firm that specializes in the online promotion of musicians, celebrities, and innovative businesses. Based in Orange, CA and Austin, TX, Airtime provides focused campaigns that harness tastemaker relationships and social media outlets to maximize brand awareness for its clients. The company is helmed by Bob Bradley, former Head of New Media for Authentik Artists and Fearless Records, and Web Manager for Purevolume.com. Co-Founder Scott Austin is a seasoned entrepreneur and music executive who has held roles at Warner Bros. Records, Madonna's Maverick Recording Company, and Capitol Records, and he has advised dozens of clients including NBC's The Voice. See http://www.AirtimePR.com. Contact: Bob Bradley, 657-333-2631, Bob@AirtimePR.com.
Unique New Collab Platform For Artists
Seeking to "change today's music industry by empowering artists" with a web platform that enables musicians and music fans to collaborate online, AudioCommon, a company rooted in the MIT Sloan School of Management, will begin offering open access to its unique platform on March 12 at South by Southwest (SXSW) 2014 in Austin, TX. "AudioCommon is giving artists tools to create active listeners and is giving the public the opportunity to experience a new emotional connection with music," says the site's co-founder, Phil Cohen, whose blog post offers further information: http://wp.me/p2HrZM-18B.
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