Driven by a great passion for the music they play, Blast Stereos Loud combine emotive lyrical hooks with haunting chord progressions. These boys have nailed the ability to write great songs and you can hear that throughout their songs. They have all the key factors in place to make an impact on fans far and wide. They may have more of a traditional Indie / Pop Punk sound, but something about their music makes a mark loud and clear!

Olly Hite is a great Folk / Acoustic artist from the Brighton area of the UK. He incorporates brilliant string arrangements and soothing piano to create something pretty special. Olly says ‘I didn’t follow a trend or style. We weren’t interested in following suit. We just wanted to strip the music back and create a true honest sound. I think we succeeded in doing that.’ I completely agree with those words, and I think Olly Hite has an amazing talent. Everyone should listen to this guy. You wont regret it.

With such great tunes, Callahan deserve recognition. Each song delivers a punch, and, unlike many bands in the genre, never get boring. Simplicity goes a long way and their catchy, straight forward riffs will get stuck straight in your head along with the melodic choruses. Callahan are a great and powerful pop-punk band worth supporting. Go have a listen!

Let’s get it are a rock/pop band from Dayton, Ohio. They fuse great vocal melodies with powerful and catchy pop/club instrumentations. They’re what you want to hear when your at a party when you wanna dance. Each song from these guys sounds different and has a unique quality which really stands out from the masses. It’s great to hear a band that don’t confine themselves. Let’s get it are fresh and a welcome change from a lot of music out there at the moment. Check them out!

hey guys.
A friend of ours is doing some research on the music industry, and wondered if you’d help her out. Here’s her message:

Hello, my name is Tara and I am currently in my 3rd year of Manchester Metropolitan University studying Advertising & Brand Management. I am writing my project about the Music Industry with a focus on the label EMI. I would be grateful, if ambitious artists like yourself would help by answering the following questions in a hope I can understand the current perception of consumers of your particular segment about the record label industry. Any additional feelings on the subject are welcome and appreciated.

Are you aware of any top labels, and if so do you know their position within the market in terms of Market share?

Do you know whom these artists belong to?
Beatles
Britney
Lilly Allen
Leonia Lewis

Do you think the artist has an effect on the label or the label on the artist?

When you like an artist, does who they are signed to effect your perception of them?

List what qualities/attributes/perceptions you think are important for record labels (E.g. facilities, equipment, A&R, artists signed to that label, popularity, financial state etc)?

Do you think there is a relationship between record labels and consumers?

What would your reaction be if the labels took a more front seat position within the music industry (developed a stronger relationship with the consumers of music)?

Thank you very much for your time and thoughts, it is greatly appreciated!

Tara Lapsley

Please e-mail replys to taralapsley@googlemail.com