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submission price: $5.00
Payout: $100K+
I'm looking for new artist development, production, mixing and re-mixing projects for the new year ... If you have any serious recommendations get in touch.
I love making records, if you are innovative, musically different and interesting please send me a demo!
Indie pop, ambient, electro. (not rap or country)
As a Writer / producer / programmer James is credited with 60 million record sales worldwide. His work having also won 3 Brit awards, 18 Grammys and 2 Ivor Novello awards since 2001.
Not only has James worked for some of the most respected and established artists of this generation, but he has also helped establish the 'sound' and 'sonic identities' of major league acts. Defining their outputs well after his musical interventions.
James's client list includes: 'U2', 'Madonna,' 'Dido,' 'Phil Collins', 'Manic Street Preachers', 'Kylie Minogue,' 'Mel C', 'Brian Eno', 'Keane', 'Sinead O'Connor', 'Bryan Ferry', 'Alex James from Blur',' Pet Shop Boys', 'Joe Satriani ', 'Annie Lennox', 'The Cure' Siobhan Donaghy ...and many more!
- James Sanger / Vibey Developments
Deal Type: Artist Development
Decision Maker: I'm the final decision maker
Deal Structure: Non-Exclusive
Compensation: $100K+
Song Quality: Rough Mixes, Fully mastered, Broadcast ready
Similar Sounding Artists: something new!
submission price: $10.00
Payout: $5,001 - $10,000
SangMister is looking for bands and artists for development, management and production opportunities. (in genres- rock, indie, alternative, pop, electronica, acoustic, classical)
SangMister Music was formed in May 2017 by James Sanger and Paul Inder Kilmister as an artist development, management and music production company. The new company will be looking for international bands and artists both established and emerging to manage, develop and produce.
SangMister Music benefits from the experience of two 25 year plus veterans of the music industry, James and Paul have between them worked on more than a hundred million records sold and know a large percentage of the past and current music industry.
Paul Inder Kilmister has been a pop, rock and roll enigma, from birth. The son of John Lennon's first girlfriend, Patricia Inder and Lemmy Kilmister from legendary British rock band Motörhead. Paul has been with music all his life. So far in his career Paul has vibed with a vast and wide collection of established music luminaries.
- James Sanger & Paul Inder Kilmister / SangMister
Deal Type: Development, Management and Production
Decision Maker: I'm the final decision maker
Deal Structure: Exclusive
Compensation: Negotiable
Song Quality: Rough Mixes, Fully mastered, Broadcast ready
Genres: Rock, indie, alternative, pop, electronica, acoustic, classical
submission price: $20.00
Payout: $5,001 - $10,000
Vibey Studios is looking for singer songwriter artists for development in America
We are looking for artists with strong material and image in the acoustic 'singer songwriter indie pop rock alternative' sub genre
We are looking to find the next 'Lorde, Lana Del Ray, Ed Sheeren, Ellie Goulding, Aimee Mann'
Several of our recent artist have signed to record companies and prominent management companies.
As a Writer / producer / programmer James is credited with 60 million record sales worldwide. His work having also won 3 Brit awards, 18 Grammys and 2 Ivor Novello awards since 2001.
James's client list includes: 'U2', 'Madonna,' 'Dido,' 'Phil Collins', 'Manic Street Preachers', 'Kylie Minogue,' 'Mel C', 'Brian Eno', 'Keane', 'Sinead O'Connor', 'Bryan Ferry', 'Alex James from Blur',' Pet Shop Boys', 'Joe Satriani ', 'Annie Lennox', 'The Cure' Siobhan Donaghy ...and many more!
- James Sanger Owner / Vibey Developments
Deal Type: Artist Development
Decision Maker: I'm the final decision maker
Deal Structure: Non-Exclusive
Compensation: Negotiable
Song Quality: Rough Mixes, Fully mastered, Broadcast ready
Similar Sounding Artists: Lorde, Lana Del Ray, Ed Sheeren, Ellie Goulding, Aimee Mann
submission price: $10.00
Payout: $1,001 - $1,500
Random EQ is currently seeking Rock, Hard/Heavy Rock, and Pop artists with great potential for Artist Development and Management. We have already had successes facilitating acts with licensing and publishing deals, assisting conferences and artists with sponsorship procurement and endorsement deals, etc. We also have distribution (physical and digital), marketing (radio and web), and web/graphic design teams that have worked for both indie and major labels.
Random EQ is a multifaceted independent music management and publishing company. We specialize in artist development, production, licensing and marketing for all genres. Random EQ Music Publishing is currently a licensed publishing company with ASCAP and we are expanding with help from several mainstream partnerships.
- Will D / Random EQ
Deal Type: Label / Management Signing
Decision Maker: I'm the final decision maker
Deal Structure: Non-Exclusive
Compensation: $1,000+
Song Quality: Rough Mixes, Fully mastered, Broadcast ready
submission price: $10.00
Payout: $1,001 - $1,500
I am just finishing a development deal with a major producer which has freed me up to work on other projects. I'm currently looking for a female singer/songwriter to work with on getting them a development deal. Ideally, I'm looking for a female "Ed Sheeran". Writing skills would be a plus and please provide links with your submission: preferably a video, or at least, some good quality photos. No older than 25 please. Even if you can't write, let me hear your voice and I will write for you.
- Mick Walsh / Spot the Dog Music
submission price: $10.00
Payout: $1,001 - $1,500
Looking for 13-18 year old teen pop based vocalists or bands for development and shopping for deals. Please submit your best track(s) for consideration.
Genuine Music Group's producer/songwriter clients have been featured on sales of more than 140 million records. Over 70 RIAA Gold and Platinum awards have been earned by the company for it's work on numerous contemporary artists including Eminem, Christina Aguilera, Jay Z, Usher, Justin Timberlake, Dr Dre, Robin Thicke, 50 Cent, Lil Wayne, Jennifer Lopez, Faith Hill, LeAnn Rimes, Trey Songz and more…
- Michael "Mav" Mavrolas / Genuine Music Group
Deal Type: Label/Management Signing
Decision Maker: We are the final decision maker
Deal Structure: Exclusive
Compensation: $1,000+
Song Quality: Rough Mixes, Fully mastered, Broadcast ready
Similar Sounding Artists: Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande, Taylor Swift, Shawn Mendes, etc
submission price: $10.00
Payout: $1,001 - $1,500
Spiral Galaxy is seeking Pop/Urban songs for youthful male and female singing groups. Melody and lyric are very important. Music should be cutting edge with Hip Hop or Dance feel. R&B ballads are welcome. High song quality is welcome for game changing effect. If your song is chosen it will be shopped to major publishers, labels, producers and artiest. It may also be covered by Spiral Galaxy roster of artist.
- Reggie Calloway / Spiral Galaxy Entertainment
submission price: $8.00
Payout: $1 - $100
Seeking 3 female vocalists to demo songs for other songwriters/producers, DJs, etc...You will be compensated per job. You must be able to record in either ProTools or Logic, if you have neither, you must be able to send each audio file. Must be able to follow directions. Seeking creative vocalists that enjoy singing with a winning attitude. If you are a songwriter as well, that is a plus as we get jobs that include songwriting. You are guaranteed to make our $8 submission fee back if chosen and you complete your first job.
- The Audio Plugz
submission price: $8.00
Payout: $501 - $1,000
We are currently seeking to expand our management roster. We are based in Brooklyn and are open to great acts from anywhere so long as you're music is awesome and you are eager to work hard to achieve success.
Currently an artist manager, Jared Kaner has held many different positions in the music business. Prior to his management career, Jared was the bass player for a band on a major label, a talent buyer at a concert promotions company, and even began as a ticket office clerk at a popular Boston music venue. It was during his band experience where management occurred naturally.
After she parted ways with her management, Jared became the day-day manager for singer/songwriter Aimee Proal, who he also played guitar for. During this time, Jared oversaw the deals that landed Aimee songwriting placements on Kelly Clarkson's "All I Ever Wanted," and Alison Iraheta's "Just Like You," records. She eventually signed to Emblem Music/Primary Wave. After that, Jared managed Bamboo Shoots for Epic records, where he took a band that no one knew about and got them on tour with the popular band 3OH!3 and a feature on a CW series, giving them their first exposure to a national audience on television.
- Kaner Music
submission price: $10.00
Payout: $501 - $1,000
Icon Music Group is accepting submissions for label consideration.
Icon Music Group is a artist development media company headed by Grammy nominated multi-platinum producer Teddy Bishop based out of Atlanta and Los Angeles. We are developing new talent with investment backing. We immediately want to sign 5 acts ranging from R&B, Hip Hop, Pop, Dance, etc.
There was a time when record labels committed themselves more seriously to developing the careers of their recording artists. Today, it is much harder to find a record label committed to this goal. This is where I.M.G. steps in to help facilitate and turn acts into label ready stars.
If you feel that you have what is take then submit your best music and we wish you good fortune.
Teddy Bishop: Grammy-nominated producer/songwriter contributed to over 40 million units sold worldwide.
submission price: $20.00
Please submit your best for to Dick Hodgin AKA "The Dream Assassin" for sharp, honest feedback. Dick has a reputation for sharp, HONEST, no punches pulled advice and counsel which has earned him "Dream Assassin" nickname.
He has produced, engineered, and/or managed such artists as: The Accelerators Cravin' Melon Johnny Quest Lynyrd Skynyrd Big Daddy Kane Troop 41 J. Cole Jason Michael Carroll Erykah Badu Hootie and The Blowfish Flat Duo Jets Bad Checks Corrosion Of Conformity Far Too Jones Faith Collapsing Confessor Clay Aiken The Ultraviolets and many, many more
- Dick Hodgin / Osceola Studios
submission price: $15.00
Publishing opportunity with the possibility to also collaborate with well known, experienced Nashville based songwriter and producer.
Looking for hook writers, melody writers, dynamic vocals (male or female) and talented musicians with hit making potential. Please submit song samples showing your best hook, melody, vocal and or musical talents (demos are okay) as long as the sound quality is clear enough to the hear vocals, lyrics and music well.
Selected songs will have publishing and placement potential and a great opportunity to work with award winning team
submission price: $25.00
Hi! This is Sheena, and I want to hear YOU! Let me take my 18 years of working professionally in Los Angeles with major and indie labels alike as a producer, music supervisor, and live music promotions director across many genres, and help YOU avoid some nasty pitfalls in songwriting that can get the best of ideas over-looked! You know you're a genius -- let's make sure everyone else knows it, too. I can't wait to hear what you have to offer the world!
submission price: $12.00
Tune City Records is looking for hit songs and talent for development deals. We are also looking for hit songs to be recorded by our current artist. All genres. No Hip Hop or Rap.
submission price: $10.00
I speak on hundreds of panels in the last few years. I have booked thousands of bands for events, shows and festivals, especially SXSW. I am a writer and owned my own national music magazine. I manage bands and research music everyday. I also sit in on many panels constantly educating myself on whats working, not working and what performers need to advance in their music and also connect with fans. I love giving out valuable information that can arm any performer, any genre thats serious about their music and going as far and long as they can and live off their music done right.
I will listen to your song and give you some valuable feedback on your music, ways to get it out there and heard!
- Manic Monkee MGMT and Marketing
submission price: $15.00
I will spend 30 minutes with you on the phone with you giving you advice on your music, how to maximize your revenue streams, social media and more, like a band 101. You can ask me anything you need help on during the call and I will help. I have specialties in everything from Booking, to PR, the right Merchandise, Music placements, Tech music media, and so much more, so come armed with questions and be prepared to take notes!
submission price: $10.00
A song critique will provide you with career-building feedback and professional evaluation of your work, including input on songwriting, performance, production, and commercial viability. Producer/Engineer Keith Olsen of Pogolgo Productions Group has worked with Whitesnake, Joe Walsh, Heart, Fleetwood Mac, Sammy Hagar, Pat Benatar and many more (see bio for complete list). Keith's expert advice and insight will help you advance in your music career by highlighting your strengths and offering ideas for improvement of any weaknesses your music may have.
View Keith's credits: http://www.allmusic.com/artist/keith-olsen-p111219/credits/date-asc/
submission price: $10.00
Music Critique And Analysis from Music Industry Professional - Keonda "Professor KG" Gaspard/CEO The Producer Suite - The Aver Agency
Have our team of A & R executives and producers critique and review your track(s).
Collectively we have over 15 years of experience and have worked on various music administration, music education, branding projects, Wikipedia page creation and music supervision. We have a comprehensive understanding of the business of the music industry.
Submit your best song(s) for review and let us know in the submission message what you're looking to do with the particular song and your career. A song critique will provide you with career-building feedback and professional evaluation of your work, including input on songwriting, performance, production, and commercial viability.
We look forward to hearing what the Music Xray community has and helping artists with their careers.
-Keonda "Professor KG" Gaspard / The Aver Agency
submission price: $10.00
This critique is focused on Artist, Songwriters, and Producers who record with home recording studios. Intended to help, or give advice, and opinion on music production methods to deliver a quality recording, and production techniques, and to possibly pass on to other certified industry professionals looking for talent.
- 1040 Media Inc / Higherthreat Productions
submission price: $25.00
Submit your song for a detailed critique by electronic artist Tim White and TALUS A&R and Product Manager, Mike Strickland.
Submissions will also automatically be considered for representation.
submission price: $15.00
Need some tips on your pop artist pitches? Maybe it's the structure that needs work, the key concept, or the hooky melody line. Will listen to ballads, mids, and up-tempos. Happy to help!
I'm a songwriter with 90+ TV & film placements spanning 30+ networks, including NBC, ABC, HBO, Showtime, The CW, MTV, VH1, CMT, E!, Style, Bravo, Lifetime, Oxygen, TLC, Logo, The Disney Channel, etc., plus multiple international artist cuts.
submission price: $8.00
Payout: $501 - $1,000
SkyTone Records/DigitalMaster Productions is a Nashville-based label and audio/video production company. We're looking for hits! Send us your best country, rock-country, pop, americana and singer/songwriter material for consideration. We can hear through a rough recording, so demos and work tapes are acceptable. If we like it, we'll be in touch. If your looking for a song critique or consultation services, please use one of our other dropboxes.
submission price: $10.00
I will personally critique and help you tweak/fix your song and/or production.
So many of your submissions may not be getting selected for simple things, but you wouldn't know unless someone physically sat down and told you what it is and how to correct it. Well I am here to help you do that. I will critique all genres of music and help you make it more "sellable", whether it is lyrics, melodies or tracks, I will help take your music to another level. This will be a 2-way conversation and not just me telling you what to do, but you and I both working together. Let's turn your music into something great!
- Kandi Robinson / Creative Director & CEO - The Audio Plugz
submission price: $10.00
Payout: $100K+
I am looking for songwriters to come to the studio and write with artists that I have in development!
The weirder, stranger, more innovative the better!
Looking for the beautiful, unusual and quirky!.. don't hold back...
I'm looking for songwriters, not so much for songs, because the writer would have to come to the session and co-write with artists.
My studio is in France, 3 hours from Paris, so don't submit a song unless you are available to actually come to the studio for a few weeks...
Genres: indie, pop, electro, synth, ambient, rock (Not rap, country or r&b.)
James has worked in artist development as song-writer, producer and programmer for many years having been employed by music acts such as : U2, Dido, Phil Collins, Madonna, Sinead O'Connor, Brian Eno, Roxy Music, Pet Shop Boys, Boy George, Siobhan Donaghy and more.
- James Sanger / Vibey Developments
Deal Type: Artist Development
Decision Maker: I'm the final decision maker
Deal Structure: Non-Exclusive
Compensation: $100K+
Song Quality: Rough Mixes, Fully mastered, Broadcast ready
submission price: $25.00
When I was starting out, I wrote songs and dreamed of "making it". The problem was I didn't know how to get where I wanted to get to. I wanted to write better songs...maybe even hit songs. I wanted to speak to someone one-on-one who actually had record deals and publishing deals...maybe even a Grammy-winning song.
Someone who actually DID it!
After 20 plus years of all of the above including 3 major record deals (RCA, Curb, CBS), a major publishing deal (Warner/Chappell), a Grammy-winning hit and songs in blockbuster movies (American Pie etc.) and TV, I can offer you honesty and experience.
I'll cover everything from song structure to important questions like:
"is this song pitchable for film/tv or more suited for an artist?"
From my 10 years working side by side with the film and tv department of Warner Bros I have much knowledge and experience on what they're looking for out there!
"What is this song missing?" Is the hook solid"? "Are the first 3 lines strong enough to hold someone's attention?" "Is the bridge more of a chorus than the actual chorus?"
- Scot Sax
submission price: $25.00
So you've found the beat and written the lyrics to it. Now, You're paying for studio time to have it professionally mixed and mastered.
Ok! Where do you go from here?
We can help you move your music forward and in the right direction to increase your fan-base and improve your overall music sales.
Let us know when you're ready to get serious about your music.
- Dwaine D. Downton - CEO/Co-Founder - FTP Music Group
submission price: $5.00
I'm seeking songs to review for PR, and possible full Social Media campaigns.
Bookkeeping, public relations, and supportive development for musicians, bands and the greatness that still is music and the music industry. Rubin is supporting people's dreams in becoming reality.
Rubin Payroll and Music Accountant is a collaborative project between Jeffrey Rubin, Heidi Little, and JJ Kane. These three like-minded individuals have come together to provide both emerging and established artists with a hybrid service that delivers PR, accounting, and social media marketing. So whether you're just starting out or have already established your name in the music business, Rubin Payroll can assist you with any and all of your needs.
- Jeffrey Rubin / Rubin Payroll
submission price: $15.00
Payout: $501 - $1,000
Iron Management, a boutique artist and producer management company located in Brooklyn, NY, is seeking artists to work with our producer clients.
Our producers include:
Will Putney (Rock/Metal)
Carson Slovak (Rock/Metal)
Blake Harnage (Pop/Rock/Indie/Electronic)
Josh Schroeder (Rock/Metal)
Brad Lewis (Pop and Hip hip)
Justin Gerrish (Pop/Rock/Indie Pop)
Jeff Juliano (Mixing Only/Rock/Pop)
We are looking for great artists and songs of all genres for our producers to work with.
- Iron Management
submission price: $10.00
If you are aiming to get your song signed for use in a television show, commercial, film or video game, we will listen to your song and provide you with a detailed analysis and critique. We will focus specifically on attributes and song qualities that are sought after for synchronization. We will give you an honest industry opinion whether your song has got what it takes for both the big and the small screens, and can give you valuable advice on what you might still have to work on to get there.
submission price: $10.00
We are looking for Artists to build their Artists development.
We cover different tiers Marketing & Promotions:
Social Media, from 500 digital outlets From 180 countries to Physical Distribution Which Physical still 60% of the Music Industry and streaming is dominating. We offer marketing and promotion in China to 1.5 Billion people. We promote music and videos worldwide! North America, UK Giving the artists major promotion to millions of fans. And if our A&Rs love your music we will offer you an exclusive deal that would be 50/50. We work with big motion pictures and TV commercials and online outlets to help artists to get their music to the right Music Supervisor.
- George Baker - CEO - Roadhouse Music Group
Deal Type: Label Signing
Decision Maker: I'm the final decision maker
Deal Structure: Exclusive
Compensation: Negotiable
Song Quality: Rough Mixes, Fully mastered, Broadcast ready
Similar Sounding Artists: Taylor Swift, Rihanna, Selena Gomez, Ariana Grande, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga
submission price: $10.00
Whiplash PR & Marketing is accepting submissions for roster consideration for Spring 2018.
Having just celebrated our 20th anniversary, we spearheaded and pioneered the whole indie publicist movement back in 1997, before the indie revolution even started. We genuinely love working with the unsigned artist and band directly. It is very difficult for any band to get national and international press on their own these days. But, having the validation from press in magazines, webzines, blogs, podcasts and being added to playlists will create a national buzz and will help to brand you, your name and music.
WHIPLASH PR is now servicing clients in Europe, New Zealand, Australia, Canada, South America, South Korea and USA. A few of the musicians that we have been privileged to work with over the years have been: Sophie B. Hawkins, Jack Conte, Doc Fell & Co., Robbing Johnny, Black Horse Motel, Hot Panda, The Slants, Slightly Stoopid,Suicidal Tendencies, Motion City Soundtrack, The Rustic Overtones, Guster,The Squirel Nut Zippers, Shane Martin, The Ormewoods, Amanda Thorpe, Beth Thornley, Shelita Burke, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Howie Day, Emilie Autumn, The Lumineers, Thousand Foot Krutch, Vienna Teng, Thompson Square, & Gavin DeGraw.
If you feel that you have what is take then please submit your song(s). We do not work with the following genres: Hip Hop & Rap, Jazz, Classical, EDM, Spoken Word. We also do not work with managers.
- Rhonda/Melissa/Jon ~Whiplash PR~
submission price: $8.00
Kevin Shine and The F.I.R.M. are seeking songwriters, producers and artists for artist development, song placements and label shopping. We have connections with many of the top Labels and artists in the business and are always looking to talented people to work with. If you think you have what it takes, please submit your best track(s) for review. We look forward to hearing what you've got!
- Kevin Shine / The F.I.R.M.
submission price: $10.00
Hi, I've worked professionally in the music business for over two decades. During my tenure, I have assisted in the success of many Grammy-winning artists, writers and producers. I've also garnered many important relationships and learned the creative techniques used by the majors. I'm truly excited to now share these techniques and facilitate opportunities to help you become successful at your craft. Great news! I do not name drop or self-promote on social media. I'm a behind-the- scenes strategist, doer and passionate surrogate for my clients.
Until now, my clientele has been referrals only. Why? This isn't about me; it's about discovering and developing new talent. So, if you are serious about your career, looking for opportunities or simply trying to perfect your craft ... you've come to the right place. I will take the adequate time to listen, critique, develop, and shop your music to established artists. In closing, I look forward to working closely with you and on your behalf.
- Anthony Truss - Owner/A&R Director - Truss Consulting and Development
submission price: $15.00
Is your career ready for the next big step?
Launchpad Media & Steve Tramposch (Platinum Manager, A&R & Producer) are seeking Artists, Songwriters & Producers for artist development consideration.
If you're looking to get signed, develop your craft, find a manager, become famous (or even just improve your game), then you owe it to yourself to stop what you're doing right now.
Steve Tramposch has been a Senior A&R exec for some of the world's largest record and music companies, including Capitol, Virgin, Elektra, Eleven Seven, Billboard, and more.
He's been doing this for over 20 years, and in that time, he's been instrumental in the early discovery of artists that have sold tens of millions of records. Rock, Pop, Alternative, Rap, R&B, Singer-Songwriter, Country, Indie, you name it.
He was responsible for signing Nothing More, Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, The Format, and many, many more, and you can be next.
Forget blindly sending in music, waiting on long audition lines, or companies that promise they'll send it to someone like Steve if they think you're good enough.
Steve's going to personally listen to all music submitted, and if chosen, work with you and give you the FAST TRACK ROUTE to achieving your dreams.
On any given day Steve is working with any number of artists and companies fielding offers in a large number of different capacities – record, publishing, TV/film, tours, endorsements, you name it.
If Steve selects your music, he will contact you directly. Keep in mind that moving forward will most likely require payment of additional fees. There are no guarantees but Steve's track record speaks for itself and is worth your investment.
When you submit your music, send as much information as possible including links to social profiles, lyrics, social stats, touring stats, etc.
Thanks for visiting, click "Submit to this Opportunity" and let's get started.
Hope to hear from you, see you inside.
submission price: $20.00
Beewirks is critiquing your music and is giving you a detailed breakdown of what you can do to get your music to the next level. Whether it be production or top lines, Beewirks can help you hone in on your problem areas and give you advice on how to improve your music.
Beewirks is a producer, songwriter, & topliner with a co-publishing deal with Warner/Chapell. He's worked with Pusha T, The Neptunes, Ace Hood, Chris Brown, Kanye West, The Dream, Joe Budden, and many more...
submission price: $20.00
Be warned, we only consider working with GREAT ARTISTS. So having said that, if you believe you have what it takes, then we would love to hear from you. You won't get a one word yes or no from us. If it's a yes then it will be just the start, but even if it is a no, we'll tell you why and do everything we can to try and help you move forward or even be able to come back to us for another shot in the future. We are the real deal !!!
submission price: $10.00
I want to transfer my lifelong knowledge in the Recording Industry.
I will give you a "detailed" evaluation of your songs and recordings of them.
I have been a Performer/Composer/Recording Specialist for 3 Decades. I was a Music Biz Mentoring Television Talk Show host for 6 years. I love to teach and tell/inform the artist in ways most do not. A NUTS and BOLTS Advice and Evaluation. I also transfer great songs on to my artists and Industry Professionals. I am the REAL DEAL, NO BS.
Send me your songs and I will provide advice you and give you REAL info you can use.
- Dino Maddalone - Owner/Producer - DINO M4 PRODUCTIONS
submission price: $8.00
Payout: $1,001 - $1,500
As a label in Los Angeles, we are actively seeking to expand our roster. What we are looking for is excellent music, from great people, who are interested in developing a long-term career opportunity.
With partnerships through Universal's Caroline distribution (North America) and Kontor (International), Harbour provides independent and established artists alike a full-service platform to release music digitally and physically and to promote their music to audiences worldwide.
- Harbour Records
submission price: $15.00
If you're an amazing artist who has already started to build a passionate fanbase, please read on.
At Interlude we believe strongly that artists need both raw talent and a commercially viable business model to thrive. If you have the talent and the drive, we have the proven results.
Some of the biggest names in the industry have trusted our worldwide expertise and innovative strategies to reach their goals without sacrificing their integrity. Our clients credits include 6 Billboard #1's, 2 GRAMMY Awards, and tens of millions in sales.
We will be accepting submissions for possible representation on a limited basis. Please make sure before you submit:
Please submit only your absolute best material for consideration. Our team will personally review each submission and provide notes. If you are selected you will be required to submit additional materials for a more formal comprehensive review and possible deal structuring.
We look forward to hearing from you!
- Jeff Alexander / Interlude Artist Management
Deal Type: Management/Artist Development Signing
Decision Maker: I'm the final decision maker
Deal Structure: Exclusive
Compensation: Negotiable
Song Quality: Rough Mixes, Fully mastered, Broadcast ready
submission price: $20.00
Atlas Fire Music is a Christian record label and production studio located in The Golden Isles, GA serving as a "one stop shop" for artists globally! With three office locations along the Georgia coast, we're here to help YOU and help revolutionize the Christian music industry!
With a combined Christian music industry experience of over 50 years, artists that have opened for the likes of Phillips, Craig and Dean, Ricardo Sanchez and Group1Crew, and have been featured on GodTV with live viewership exceeding 4,000,000 in a single night, we're here to share our experience with YOU!
"Is my track ready to hit the shelves or the airwaves? What should I really be focusing on to reach the next level in my music career? I sometimes think my songs could be better, but I'm not really sure what to do with it. How do I coordinate my own tour?" - If these are all questions you're asking yourself, ASK US! We're here to help Christian artists feel comfortable and to help you reach the next step of the way!
With this Q&A session, we'll answer up to (30) questions to the best of our ability from personal experiences, industry contacts with other labels and even from our own artists! We usually suggest that our submitters prepare 15 to 20 questions ahead of time for them to paste into the conversation box. As we respond to each question, our answers may lead you to ask MORE questions and/or spur ideas for new questions.
Why the submission fee? Don't worry, we're not here to make a buck off of you. The submission fee "filters out" generic submissions. We want to be able to invest our time into artists and bands that are serious about their music careers. We don't want to overlook diamonds in a BUNCH of rough!
Submit any demo track for this submission and we'll open a dialog for us to discuss what questions you have about the music industry and/or guidance on particular projects! Of course, if your questions pertain to a specific track or project, use that specific track in your submission.
- Christian Matthews, Owner & Executive Producer | Atlas Fire Music
submission price: $8.00
Payout: $1,001 - $1,500
I'm seeking amazing producers, songwriters and developing artists for serious management and consulting opportunities. I'm looking to help new and established artists move their music careers into commercial success by developing relationships. Please submit your best work for consideration.
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When a man goes after global poutine domination, it's only a matter of time before he sets up shop in downtown Montreal. And, so, in early April, the city's first Smoke's Poutinerie will open — on Bishop Street, in the Concordia University ghetto.
Yes, it took a Torontonian — Ryan Smolkin — to envision a poutine franchise that would stretch from coast to coast, and four years after he opened his first poutine shop in Toronto, Smoke's is spreading the poutine gospel across Canada, churning out nothing but box after hefty box of fries covered in all manner of toppings.
"When I founded Smoke's Poutinerie in Toronto, I was getting trashed in the local papers and blogs: 'Who's going to pay $10 for a poutine? The guy's crazy!'"
Turns out he's not so crazy. After signing his Toronto lease and before he opened in Toronto, Smolkin came to — where else? — Montreal to sample poutine. "I went to La Banquise (a popular poutine restaurant) on a Wednesday night, and it was pouring rain and it was still packed. Everybody was eating poutine, and I just said, 'This is going to work.'"
Smolkin grew up in Ottawa, making the trip to Montreal regularly to see the Canadiens and the Expos ("There wasn't a Sens team then, so it was all Montreal"). He moved to Waterloo, Ont. for university and went on to found successful businesses in property development, branding and design. "I'm an entrepreneur first and foremost," he says, but he followed his nose and, as he describes it, his stomach into the poutine business. "I love to eat. I always said that if I ever combine food and business it'll be a lifer. And the concept of Smoke's was unique, so I went for it. I'm not pretending that I'm Quebecois or the master of poutine. My plan is to take my love of Quebec to the rest of the world. I'm definitely trying to keep it as authentic as possible but do my own twist on it.
Smolkin says he didn't have any restaurant industry experience starting out, so he worked with Toronto restaurant consultants, The Fifteen Group, to learn about equipment, suppliers, and how to run a kitchen. The consulting company's full-time chef even helped him develop the original gravy recipe, though he now works with Montreal-based ED Foods to develop new sauces. Smolkin — admittedly more of an eater than a cook — has come a long way since he and his VP Operations — food industry veteran Glenn Mori — ran the first location themselves. "We did everything from scrubbing toilets to prepping and blanching fries, to doing inventory," Smolkin explains.
The in-and-out counter-service restaurant on Bishop Street will be open until 4 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays and will target a young demographic. "It's young families and urban professionals," Smolkin says. "They'll come for lunch in their suits with colleagues and they'll come back at one in the morning with ties wrapped around their heads."
Smolkin respects the city's long-established houses of poutine including 24-hour restaurant La Banquise ("That's where I go every time I'm in Montreal"), and he is confident there's enough late-night poutine business to go around.
Marc Latendresse of La Banquise agrees, despite the recent increase of poutine restaurants including Poutineville on Ontario Street and Poutine en Folie on St. Laurent Boulevard. "Smoke's Poutinerie is a strong chain," says Latendresse. "It's a good product, so they'll be successful. It won't stop us from working hard and having an ambience that people like. La Banquise — there's only one. Our clientele likes that. It would be hard to reproduce."
Smoke's offers more than 22 types of poutine, and, like La Banquise, some are traditional, some are not. But Smoke's doesn't have a lot of seating; it sells only poutine — no hamburgers or sandwiches — and doesn't have a liquor license. "We get customers after they've had a few drinks, when they get the munchies," Smolkin says.
Smoke's menu is the same for all its franchises. In Vancouver, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Halifax or any of its handful of other shops, a basic poutine sells for $5.50 and goes up to $9.99 for one laden with chipotle pulled pork, bacon and sausage. Smolkin explains that he came up with the menu "with his gut" and he loves his market research. While most options are meat-heavy and the regular gravy is chicken-based, three vegetarian poutine options are available. He is also considering gluten-free possibilities.
Smolkin likes trying new ideas including "Thanksgiving poutine" with turkey, stuffing, peas and cranberry sauce, or "ice cream poutine" with chocolate syrup. On a London, Ont., talk show he challenged viewers to come up with their dream poutines. On the next show the host tested the top three and declared the "breakfast poutine" the winner — double-smoked bacon, scrambled eggs and maple syrup. For a time it was sold nationwide.
Latendresse explains that offering these poutines as special promotions drums up buzz, and they do the same at La Banquise.
In the works for Smoke's is a lobster poutine. "Something like that we'll do for $29.95 as a limited-time offer, but the core menu items are about value, and that's why we'll never go for the braised beef, roasted in the oven for 18 hours or lobster on the menu permanently. But I love my market research!"
Smoke's ships its Quebec bacon, squeaky cheese curds and custom-made, powdered MSG-free gravies to all the franchises Canada-wide. For the fries, Smolkin says double blanching in oil is the secret to both achieving great taste and saving time. The first deep-frying cooks the potato while the second crisps the outside. When a customer places an order, it takes a minute and a half to blanch the fries the second time instead of seven minutes to cook them completely, which helps the kitchen make up to three poutines per minute. "Our record right now is 167 poutines in one hour," says Smolkin.
The Bishop Street location won't be Quebec's first Smoke's. Since 2010, there has been one in Mont Tremblant, run by a Quebec couple, Smolkin is quick to point out. "Eric and Caro have lived in Tremblant for 15 years and everybody respects and loves them, and they're doing fabulous. That's why I don't like when people say, 'that Toronto guy', or 'that Ontario person coming into our market.'"
Here in Montreal, Smoke's Poutinerie will also be a family venture, run by brother-sister team Kathy and Allan Davey, Kathy's husband Robert, and Allan's wife Marie-Josee. As for who'll be manning the fryers at 3 a.m., Robert says he plans to split the late-night hours with his son, and they hope to bring in a nephew who's studying at Concordia part-time.
With 15 franchises and counting, Smolkin hasn't tired of poutine yet. "It's a treat. A little insulation, I say. Besides, we just introduced one that's half the calories and carbs. People are loving it! We give a second fork for free and tell you to share. "Clogging arteries since 2008 — that's our tagline," he says. "My wife worries about my arteries. So I just have my poutine in moderation — only two a day."
If you're not as good as Smoke's Poutinerie owner, Ryan Smolkin, at eating poutine in moderation ("Only two a day"!), try my lower-fat version of the comfort food made with baked fries and a homemade vegetarian gravy without the additives or preservatives of a powdered gravy mix. You can also make the dish with sweet potato fries, green peppers, or your other favourite toppings.
Serves 4
8 large Yukon gold potatoes 1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. ground black pepper
3 tbsp. olive oil, divided
2 tbsp. butter
1 small onion, diced
1 clove garlic, minced
2 cups diced mushrooms (button, cremini, or portobello)
2 tbsp. flour or cornstarch
1/4 cup cooking sherry
4 cups vegetable stock (or veal or chicken stock for a non-vegetarian version)
1 tbsp. green peppercorns
1/2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
1 bag fresh cheese curds
Preheat the oven to 425 °F. Peel and cut the potatoes into fries. Place them in a bowl of cold water while chopping and measuring the rest of the ingredients.
Line two large baking sheets with parchment paper. Dry the fries with paper towels and toss with the salt, pepper and 2 tbsp. oil. Arrange fries in a single layer on baking sheets and place in preheated oven for 15 minutes.
Remove from the oven and flip the fries over. Return fries to the oven for 15 minutes, or until cooked through. Thinner fries will cook in less time.
While fries are baking, melt the butter with the remaining tablespoon of oil over medium heat. When hot, add the onion and garlic. Cook for 4 minutes or until translucent. Add mushrooms and continue cooking for 4 minutes, until the mushrooms release their juices and soften. Add the flour and stir for 2 minutes.
Whisk in the cooking sherry until absorbed. Add the vegetable stock, green peppercorns and Worcestershire sauce. Simmer 15-20 minutes until thickened. Season with salt and pepper. To serve, divide fries between 4 plates, top with cheese curds and pour gravy over top.

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There's nothing like a disaster movie to put the "critic" in "hypocritical." We're here to see Art, dammit! Don't you dare entertain us!
Independence Day established writer-producer-director Roland Emmerich with disaster fans as this generation's Irwin Allen, and he's been coasting ever since. 2012 is at least a notch above Godzilla, The Day after Tomorrow, and 10,000 B.C., though it's not in a league with Independence Day.
The premise is that the Mayans were right when they ended their perpetual calendar on December 21, 2012. One school of thought says they knew the world would end on that day. My theory is they just ran out of rock or enthusiasm. If they were so smart, how come their civilization ended before the world did?
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Anyone but Charlie Frost (Woody Harrelson), a deranged hippie who broadcasts from Yellowstone Park. "They're building spaceships, man!" he announces.
Well, arks, actually, which are built to withstand the first wave of devastation and keep their privileged passengers safe until the planet is inhabitable again.
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And you wouldn't pay to hear that brilliant dialogue if it weren't accompanied by imagery of tsunamis, earthquakes, and major cities crumbling. I suspect some of the effects shots won't hold up too well when you freeze-frame them at home, but coming at you in short takes in rapid succession they make you believe the planet is pretty well screwed.
The reason the best of these movies qualify as guilty pleasures for critics is that the more exciting they get the more ridiculous they become. In this regard 2012 peaks fairly early, with Jackson racing a limo across L.A. while buildings collapse all around him and the roads buckle behind him.
With the planets aligning and solar flares increasing the neutrino count exponentially, the earth's core heats up and its crust shifts. (I put that in for the science geeks who live for such details.) That's when the planet becomes the Titanic and the arks are the lifeboats, and people show how they behave in a crisis.
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The ongoing conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has recently intensified. As a result more than 50 Congolese park rangers fled to safety from Virunga National Park and more than one million people have been displaced. The rebels have advanced to just outside of Goma – the regional capital – threatening the stability of the entire country.
While previous fighting had taken place inside some sectors of Virunga National Park, and rebel control of the park included all of the habitats where mountain gorillas are found – this is the first time that the park's headquarters have been taken over and occupied by the troops. More than half of the world's 700 remaining mountain gorillas live inside the park, along with hundreds of bird and mammal species. Because rangers are unable to conduct patrols, the status of the park's gorillas is unknown.
"Armed conflicts are disastrous on many levels, including their impact on the environment. WWF urges all involved to remember that a healthy Virunga National Park is vital to its wildlife and the local community – especially after the conflict when tourism can help speed the region's recovery," says Dr. Richard Carroll, managing director of WWF's Congo Basin program.
The unfolding humanitarian crisis is another threat to Virunga National Park. The displaced people urgently need basic supplies to survive – especially firewood to cook meals and heat their temporary homes. WWF is partnering with the United Nations and other organizations to provide firewood from sustainable sources to alleviate pressure on Virunga National Park's forests. The park has yet to recover from the period during 1994-95, when hundreds of thousands of refugees fleeing Rwanda arrived in the region, with no alternatives but to destroy large sections of the park's forests. Also, without regular patrols by the park's rangers, bushmeat hunting and the illegal charcoal trade could thrive in the chaos.
As the oldest and most biodiverse national park in Africa, Virunga's long-term success is vital to the wildlife and people that depend on its natural resources. In times of peace, Virunga National Park brings over $3 million a year from ecotourism – mostly from visits to mountain gorillas. The National Park is also an important source of food for local communities, with over 20,000 fishermen providing up to 15,000 tons of fish each year.
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A Duffer's Dream
The game of golf has been good to Tom Kite. Forget the many millions he's earned in endorsements for clubs and balls and automobiles; forget the five-figure fees he commands for corporate outings; forget all the extras. In official PGA prize money alone, Tom Kite has won more than $9 million playing golf tournaments. More than Arnold Palmer, more than Jack Nicklaus, more than Greg Norman. Tom Kite is the sport's all-time leading money winner.
This is not a man who has to do anything he doesn't really want to do.
Yet on Las Vegas's Angel Park links on a freezing cold day in November--it's snowing for goodness sake--Tom Kite is climbing into a rocky ravine to poke around a clump of desert cacti with his pitching wedge in search of an amateur's ball.
Earlier in the day he could be seen down on one knee, teeing up Titleists for hackers on the practice range. At an evening cocktail party he could be heard swapping personal stories with dozens of awestruck admirers he had never seen before. And one day, when the weather became too inclement for golf, even for fanatic all-time leading money winners, Kite was spotted on the floor of a hotel ballroom rolling out Astroturf mats and administering putting lessons.
"That's what this week is all about," Kite says, smiling broadly. "I'm here to help. The campers are the stars."
The "week" is called Fantasy Golf Camp, where sod-diggers of comparatively little skill get to play, mingle and carouse with the game's greatest practitioners. Back home you may be a sorry slicer who seldom sees the short grass on a fairway, but when you play a "scramble" tournament at Fantasy Golf Camp you might be teamed with Ryder Cup Captain Lanny Wadkins, and he tends to keep his tee-shots in the fairway. You may be a hopeless hooker with a double-bogey average, but when you play a round of "best ball" at Fantasy Golf Camp your partner could be two-time U.S. Open Champion Curtis Strange, and he tends to make a birdie every now and then. And although you may have never in your life reached a par five in two, at Fantasy Golf Camp you might be paired with National Long Drive Champion Art Sellinger. Welcome to the world of eagle putts.
Fantasy Golf Camp is the culmination of a yearlong promotion you may have seen conducted at your local country club or municipal course called the Fantasy Golf Challenge. It's the hacker's equivalent of "all you need is a dollar and a dream." Each year thousands of golfers pony up a modest entry fee--between $10 and $100--to play in regional Challenge tournaments. This small investment pays remarkable dividends: the winners, be they scratch semipros or high-handicap duffers, are flown to Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, where, when not drinking, gambling and smoking good cigars, they play golf at Angel Park with PGA Tour professionals. And have guys like Tom Kite help them find lost balls.
Does life get any sweeter?
If you are not fortunate enough to win a spot at Fantasy Golf Camp, you can buy your way in. One payment gets you everything: transportation, lodging, meals, gifts and golf with the greats. Officially, the price for 1995 remains undisclosed; but in 1993 it was said to have been $25,000. (Note: It's time to start working on your short game.)
Though "getting there is half the fun" may apply to most pursuits, at Fantasy Golf Camp, being there is all the fun. Pros, Incorporated, the Virginia-based agency that manages some of the biggest names in golf, coordinates the camp's activities and supplies the marquee talent; the talent supplies the memories. If you want to shave strokes off your handicap overnight, you can get an intensive analysis from renowned Golf Digest instructor Scott Davenport. When you need a quickie long-iron lesson, PGA Tour pros like Curt Byrum, Steve Pate and Peter Persons are at your service. And when you want the latest scuttlebutt on the World Tour controversy, ESPN commentators Robert Wrenn and Gary Koch are candid confidants.
If you merely want to ogle your heroes from a thrillingly intimate perspective, there's plenty of opportunity for that, too. Unlike the typical pro-am event, where the pros are fulfilling a contractual obligation to the tournament sponsor, at Fantasy Golf Camp stars like Kite and Strange and Peter Jacobsen don't merely say hello at the first tee and good-bye on the 18th green, they're your pals. They slap you high fives. They help read the break on your putts. They tell you dirty jokes.
Fantasy Golf Camp is very much like your normal weekend outing with a foursome of friendly companions. Except here the odds of one of your foursome being among the top 200 players on Earth are a lot better.
This proximity to star power can be unnerving. For most of the male hackers in attendance, standing on the tee-box with visiting camp celebrity Jane Seymour, television's beautiful Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, induces less heart-quickening anxiety than having Davis Love watch them hit a drive. It's not that Love, three-time World Cup Champion, is critical; on the contrary, he's among the nicest superstars you'll ever meet. But in addition to being one of the PGA's leading cigar aficionados, he is also one of the longest hitters on the tour, right up there with John Daly. Having Davis Love inspect your tee-shot is like having Michael Jordan supervise your jump shot. Guys who normally bring their home course to its knees can easily be reduced to dirt-digging chunkmeisters when Love--or Wadkins, or Strange, or any divine swinger--is standing nearby.
Which raises an obvious question: Isn't Fantasy Golf Camp depressing? Doesn't the vast gulf between muddler and master reinforce the futility of the duffer's quest to play the maddening game somewhat respectably? No. Based on the abundance of belly laughs, smiles and mesmerized stares coming from the campers, Fantasy Golfers are content simply to admire the sublime beauty of a Davis Love drive, or a Tom Kite wedge, or a Lanny Wadkins 3-iron.
"Spend a few hours with these pros and you see they're just regular guys," says Brendan Murphy, an affable Canadian who dropped from a 27 to a 14 handicap after last year's camp. "I think the pros are having as much fun as the amateurs."
Indeed, after Robert Wrenn gives one high-handicap camper a valuable swing tip, converting a wicked slice into a soaring missile, it is hard to tell who is more pleased with the result, student or teacher. "That's looking awful good," Wrenn tells the camper. "You better start getting ready for the Senior Tour."
When the pros aren't instructing or inspiring, they're entertaining. During Fantasy Golf Camp's putting contest, conducted on Angel Park's superb 18-hole miniature course, Wrenn lets loose a litany of on-the-green phrases you never hear him utter on ESPN. To a ball speeding past the cup: "Grow a beard!" To a ball reluctant to fall into the hole: "C'mon, ball, don't be afraid of the dark!"
Peter Jacobsen, known on the tour for his sense of humor, delivers his "impressions" of famous golfers, including Severiano Ballesteros, Player and "the walrus," Craig Stadler. Even the exaggerated upright follow-through of a certain leading money winner is fair game in Jacobsen's act--and the campers love every second of it.
Art Sellinger's routine, which he performs around the world for thousands of astounded spectators, leaves most of the campers shaking their head in wonderment. Sellinger hits a golf ball farther--and in more different ways--than anyone you've ever seen. As part of his Fantasy Golf exhibition, he "warms up" by poking a few 9-irons about 190 yards. Then, unbelievably, he hits his putter more than 250 yards. He leaves a new ball in its sleeve, inside its box and drives it close to 275 yards. Seated on a chair, he hits a ball more than 200 yards. And after blasting a tee-shot through a piece of plywood, hitting a ball off a three-foot-tall tee and swatting rolling balls into the stratosphere, Sellinger gets down to the serious business of long-distance driving.
"How far did that shot go?" one camper asks Gary Koch, after Sellinger unleashes a mighty wallop.
"I'd love to tell you," Koch says, peering into the distance. "But I can't see that far."
"It has nothing to do with strength. I can't bench-press more than 150 pounds," Sellinger tells his audience. "One day you'll hit it that far, too." He pauses for effect. "I mean, this is a fantasy camp, right?"
After three or four days of fraternization, most of the campers feel comfortable enough to stop being amazed with the pros and start being chums. Whether hitting the Vegas gaming tables together or sharing an evening meal, the campers take great pleasure in merely being around the greats, basking in their aura, hoping perhaps to capture some of their ability through osmosis. Eventually, near the end of the week, some campers have achieved the ultimate level of familiarity: the ability to needle one of the world's greatest golfers when he hits a less-than-great golf shot.
"Hey, Peter," a camper yells to Jacobsen on Angel Park's 14th green. "You left that putt way short. What's the matter, you trip on your skirt?"
"No," Jacobsen replies, rubbing the blade of his putter on his sleeve. "Just gotta wipe the mascara off this thing."
When Kite pulls his approach shot to the 6th far left of the flag, a member of his team says, "It's OK, Tom. I guess you were shooting for the Sunday pin placement."
And when Wadkins hits a soaring 9-iron toward an island green for the camp's "closest-to-the-pin" competition, the former PGA champion says to the plummeting orb, "Hurry, ball. Get up."
"Come on, ball," a competing camper from Davis Love's team yells. "Get wet!"
Later, when the Love team has their shot at the pin, Wadkins exacts his revenge. "Hey, Curtis, are there any fish in that pond?" he asks the straight man. "Don't think so, Lanny," Strange answers. "That's good," Wadkins says. "Cause after this team hits, they'd probably all be dead anyway."
Like most sports fantasy experiences--baseball and basketball camps come to mind--interaction with larger-than-life idols is what draws most participants. Unfortunately, at most fantasy baseball camps, the players are retired, heroes in repose. At Fantasy Golf Camp, you play with golfers in their prime, the guys you see on the "Sportscenter" highlights. That's why it's such a powerful experience.
The greatest pleasure to be had at Fantasy Golf Camp is when both the pro and the camper succeed--but the camper succeeds just a bit more. Nothing makes a more profound impression on the average golfer than to step up to the tee-box with Tom Kite on a short par three, shoot at the green and find that somehow, through some providential quirk, the amateur's ball has settled closer to the flag than Kite's. Nothing thrills the fantasy hacker more than catching his drive squarely and true, sending it rocketing down the fairway and finding it at rest within 20 or 30 yards of Davis Love's.
Generally nothing in a duffer's wildest golf dreams is quite as magnificent as having one of the elite athletes we see on television every weekend watch the amateur loft a graceful 8-iron onto a postage-stamp elevated green and say, "That, partner, was one super golf shot."
Moments like that are why they call it Fantasy Golf.
Michael Konik is the gambling columnist for Cigar Aficionado.


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Hollywood power duo Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are known to give generous donations in the wake of natural disasters. But this time around, it hits home for Brad.
Pitt and Jolie donated $500,000 towards Tornado relief in Joplin, Missouri, Pitt's native state, Us Magazine reported.
"With the devastating loss of thirty percent of the city, the Joplin community faces great challenges ahead," Pitt, 47, said according to the Community Foundation of the Ozarks website. "Having spent much of my childhood there, I know these people to be hardworking, humble and especially resilient."
Jolie, 36, added: "Our hearts go out to the families in Joplin."
The tornado ripped through Joplin on May 22, severely devastating the town and killing 151. The Community Foundation of the Ozarks will benefit the Joplin Recovery fund, which go towards rebuilding efforts.
Selected Reading: Us Magazine, Community Foundation of the Ozarks, E! Online


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Japan said that it experienced a trade deficit that was wider than expected, after demand from Europe and China both fell. It is the ninth trade deficit for Japan in 12 months.
Bloomberg reported Wednesday that the numbers came in at a shortfall of 517.4 billion yen ($6.5 billion), after analysts had said in a survey that they expected a deficit of a little more than half that much, at 270 billion yen. Lessened demand in Europe, still battling its financial crisis, and in China led to reduced shipments and higher oil prices boosted import figures.
The news could lead to a call for more stimulus, as Japan still works on its recovery from the triple disaster of earthquake, tsunami and nuclear woes in 2011. The nuclear disaster boosted the country's imports of alternative fuels, including oil, adding to the imbalance.
Hiroaki Muto, a senior economist at Sumitomo Mitsui Asset Management Co. in Tokyo, voiced that view in the report, saying, "Japan needs more monetary stimulus to sustain the recovery. Sentiment among manufacturers is deteriorating globally, triggered by Europe's fiscal problems, and that's adversely affecting Asian economies."
Shipment of wares to the European Union (EU) fell by the most since October 2009, down 25% in July from 2011. Shipments to China also fell substantially, lower in July by 12% from a month earlier. According to the Finance Ministry in Tokyo, the July trade deficit was the worst for that month in any year since 1979.
Asia in general is suffering from economic slowdown, with China's shipments abroad dropping drastically in July and its own economy recording the slowest growth since Q2 of 2009.
"Today's report indicated the downside risks to exports have grown," said Mitsumaru Kumagai in the report. Kumagai, chief economist at Daiwa Institute of Research in Tokyo, was quoted saying, "The economy in the European Union area is stalling and the emerging economies such as China are slowing, so the uncertainty over the global economy is heightening."
A supplementary government budget is "already a done deal," according to Hiroshi Watanabe, a senior economist at SMBC Nikko Securities in Tokyo, who voiced that opinion on Aug. 13. The next policy action by the country's central bank is not to be decided until Sept. 19.
"It's unavoidable that Japan's economic growth will lose steam this quarter," said Kohei Okazaki in the report. Okazaki, an economist at Nomura Securities Co. in Tokyo, added, "Global demand is looking stagnant as China's economy is slowing while the advanced nations' economies remain weak."


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SqueezePlug & Max2Play announcement:
New SqueezePlug Version available
Hi folks,
SqueezePlug & Max2Play are very happy to tell you, that SqueezePlug is now available in a complete new Web based version!
SqueezePlug & Max2Play is the new combination of SqueezePlug, the famous Multiroom Audio Solution and Max2Play, the web based framework for controlling Linux based Mini-Computer like e.g. Raspberry Pi, Odroid and others by a simple web interface without any, absolutely any Linux Know-How. SqueezePlug is now a plug-in in Max2Play to make the configuration as easy as possible. There is no need for connecting a monitor, a keyboard or a mouse on the device itself. It all runs headless and no special tools like Putty are needed any more. The configuration is as simple as configuring a router from a web interface!
The new name for this famous Multiroom Audio Solution is "SqueezePlug & MAX2Play".
SqueezePlug & Max2Play worked very hard the last month to build this new version of an easy to use Multiroom Audio Solution so give it a try and you will be fascinated!
In this first version, SqueezePlug & Max2Play is available for Raspberry Pi and the Odroid devices U3 and C1. Versions for other devices will follow!
What is SqueezePlug & Max2Play?
SqueezePlug & Max2Play is a Multiroom Audio Solution with server and player components. Multiroom Audio Solution means, that you have one server and as much players as you like. Every player uses the shared music from the server. Players can be synced to play the same music, or they can play different music. A Mini-Computer can be a server, a player or a server and a player together. The files can resist on the Mini-Computer itself e.g. on an directly attached USB-HD or on another location on your network. A Mini-Computer doesn't make any noise, cause it don't have any cooling components and consumes very little power.
Available server components on SqueezePlug & Max2Play:
- Logitech Media Server (SlimServer, SqueezeCenter, Squeezebox Server)
- MiniDLNA
- Kodi (XBMC)
Available player components:
- SqueezeLite
- ShairPort (AirPlay)
- gmediaplayer (DLNA Client)
All these servers and players are ready to run by just a click.
Included features are:
- graphical Equalizer
- Lowpassfilter and Crossfeed
- ShairPort Sync for synchronization between different ShairPort players
- mount USB-drives automatically
- mount Samba and NFS network shares
- Samba Server
- HD-Idle to power down your attached USB-HD
- Update functions
- install other plugins by just a click
- Hardware
-- Raspberry Pi (all types, best: Raspberry Pi 2 Model B), or Odroid U3, or Odroid C1
-- Other devices will be supported in future
-- SD-Card minimum 8 GB (Class 10 is recommended)
-- Optional: Raspberry Pi I2S Soundcard. We recommend the IQaudIO Card Pi-DAC+. This card from our experiences is the best Soundcard you can get for the Raspberry Pi. The Pi-DAC+ Card runs with SqueezePlug & MAX2Play out of the box. There are no modifications necessary. The Sound will inspire you! More information you will get here: http://iqaudio.com.
-- Optional: USB Soundcard
-- Optional: WiFi-Adaptor, Keyboard, Mouse, and other peripheral devices
Please always use an appropriate power supply to power your Mini-Computer! Insufficient power supplies can be the reason for many problems!
- Software
-- Tool for writing SD-Cards (if you use Raspberry Pi as your platform for SqueezePlug & MAX2Play you don't even need this, you can use NOOBS)
-- Web browser
-- No other software is needed!!!
How to get it working
There are only a few steps necessary to get your Mini-Computer working as an easy to use Multiroom Audio Solution. Follow the next steps and you will be ready to go in a few minutes. If your Mini-Computer is already running, you can start with step 5. "Expand the SD-Card".
1. Download the latest SqueezePlug & Max2Play SD-Card Image
Go to SqueezePlug Downloads or Max2Play Downloads to get the latest version of SqueezePlug & Max2Play. Download and save it to your PC.
2. Burn the image to the SD-Card
Use a tool like USB Image Tool to burn the downloaded image to the SD-Card. It is also possible to get a ready to start image from our shop: Max2Play Shop. If you are using a Raspberry Pi, you can simply drop the extracted files from the archive to the FAT-formatted SD-Card. This method is called NOOBS-installation.
3. Start your Mini-Computer
Put in the SD-Card (or eMMC on Odroid), connect the LAN-Cable and the power supply to your Mini-Computer and boot it up. If you use the NOOBS-installation method with the Raspberry Pi, the system will be prepared automatically. Watch the process from your attached monitor or wait for about 20 minutes to finish the process. If you use this method you also have the advantage of a discovery system. On boot you can press <Shift> to start the recovery-system. You can choose to install a new clean system with factory settings from here.
4. Connect to your Mini-Computer by a web browser
Type "http://max2play" in the address bar of your web browser. If the SqueezePlug & Max2Play site does not start up, try to connect via the IP-Address. For that you will need to know this address. Look it up in your router or use a tool like Advanced IP Scanner. If you are not able to connect either ways, connect a monitor and a keyboard to the Mini-Computer, log in and type "ifconfig". The login is different for the different Mini-Computers (e.g. use user "pi" and password "raspberry" on the Raspberry Pi, user "odroid" and password "odroid" on the Odroid devices.)
5. Expand the SD-Card (not needed for NOOBS-Raspberry PI Image)
To get use of the full space of the SD-Card you have to expand it. Remember that the minimum size is 8 GB. Even if your card is a 8 GB card, please expand the card, before doing something else. Otherwise you will run out of space immediately. To expand the card choose the "SETTINGS / REBOOT" menu, go to the section "Reboot / Update / Filesystem Settings" and click on "Expand Filesystem". Afterwards please reboot to take effect!
6. Do some basic configuration
After rebooting has finished, go back to the "SETTINGS / REBOOT" menu. From here you should be able to configure the basic settings. Everything you need is explained here. It is always a good idea to update the system from here. The necessary plug-ins for SqueezePlug are already installed, choose others if you like.
7. Configure the network settings
Choose the "WIFI / LAN" menu to configure your network settings. SqueezePlug & Max2Play uses the wired connection with DHCP by default. This means that you will get an IP-Address from your router while booting, if DHCP on the router is enabled. A LAN-Connection is always necessary on the first boot. If you like, you can configure a additional WLAN (WiFi)-Connection. If the WLAN-Connection is working, you can simply cut the LAN-Connection. Please remember, the IP-Address will change if you connect by WiFi instead of LAN.
8. Configure the path to your files
Choose the "FILESYSTEM MOUNT" menu to configure the path to your Media-Files like music, movies, pictures etc. Your Media-Files can be saved at different locations: On the SD-Card of the Mini-Computer itself, on an attached USB-drive, or on a Samba or NFS Network-Share. If the Media-Files are stored on the SD-Card you booted from, there is no need to do anything here. If it is stored on a USB-drive this will be mounted automatically to /media/usb and /media/usb0. If you attach more than one USB-drive, they will be mounted to /media/usb1 to /media/usb7. If your Media-Files are stored on an network location you have to configure it from this site. Everything you will need to do is explained here. If you like to enable the Mini-Computer to work as a Samba-Server, go to the section "Sambashares on Max2Play - setup network share paths". If configured correctly, you are now able to see your Mini-Computer as a network-share form the PCs in your home LAN. You can now easily transfer files to your Mini-Computer from other computers in your Home-LAN.
9. Install Squeezebox Server
If you like, you can install Squeezebox Server. Squeezebox Server is one of the best Media-Servers you can get. Choose the Menu " SQUEEZEBOX SERVER " and you will find all you need to get Squeezebox Server installed. Please remember, that it will take a while, till the Squeezebox Server webinterface is reachable after the installation. After the installation has finished, you can access the Squeezebox Server web interface by choosing "Start Squeezebox Server Webadministration". One of the first things you have to configure here is the path to your media files. Please choose the path depending on the settings in the earlier steps. Squeezebox Server stands for: Logitech Media Server, SlimServer, SqueezeCenter and Squeezebox Server.
10. Configure AudioPlayer
To configure you Mini-Computer as an AudioPlayer choose the menu "AUDIOPLAYER". From here you can configure three different players. For the Squeezebox Server environment you need the SqueezeLite player. To play from your Apple-Devices you need ShairPort. The gmediarender is a DLNA-Client for audio running with all DLNA compatible media-servers. All the players can run simultaneously. Please configure the appropriate soundcard for your system. To change the name of your player, choose the menu "SETTINGS / REBOOT" and you will find an option to change it. Please remember, that you will not only change the player name, you will also change the hostname of your Mini-Computer. So the URL for your Mini-Computer will also change.
11. Additional Settings
There are a lot of other settings or tweaks you can choose from the menus. E.g. if you like install Kodi (f.k.a. XBMC). It can easily coexist with Squeezebox Server and all other components of SqueezePlug & Max2Play.
A Video Tutorial will follow soon, be patient for some days, thank you!
Questions concerning this project? Please refer to Shop.Max2Play or SqueezePlug.
Please remember that you use free software. If you like SqueezePlug & MAX2Play we are happy to receive a Donation. Go to: SqueezePlug Donation. Thanks a lot.
Have fun,
Thomas & Stefan


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At a Washington Post event Tuesday marking the six-month anniversary of the GOP tax plan, Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX), chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, laid out his timetable for the second round of tax changes.
Brady said he envisions circulating a draft of the new changes to House Republicans when Congress returns from its Fourth of July break, then spending the month listening to colleagues in the House and incorporating their changes. A legislative outline would be released in early August, with votes following in the fall, depending on when leadership chooses to schedule them.
Brady also said he doesn't see the second round of reform as one bill but rather a package of two, three or four bills, with one of them designed to make permanent the temporary tax cuts enacted last year.