Independent Share is now live and running. It will be a weekly show focusing on Independent Artists and their brilliant music that needs to be heard. I have set up a web address that points to our Facebook page where I will share videos and artist links during the week. I'll be using this page as a launch point for the radio program and shows that will be running. Over time this may turn into a website and it may focus on other genres and full albums for promoting CD releases.
We cover all genres on the show.
This week on 11-11-2013 I had my inaugural show. The link is below and you can listen streaming, to the whole show, right here. You can also follow the link and visit the show website and download it to play on your phone or iPod later on. These are all true independent artists that are either on indie labels or run their own digital and CD distribution out of their homes.
Support these artists. If you like their music, don't pirate it, buy it. Most of these people work jobs other than their music. Some are musicians professionally, who perform almost daily to make ends meet. They love what they do, they have passion for it and they have the passion to get their music heard.
That is where I come in.
Being a musician and independent artist for more than 20 years, I've struggled to just get people to listen to my music, because what I write is a genre that is often overlooked or just not listened too (New Age Piano), like it used to be in the 90s. I've self promoted the heck out of music and get a few plays here and there. I had very minor success on iTunes back in 2003, but that didn't last more than a week. I have one song that successfully was shopped to a TV program by the Discovery Networks, for which I have yet to be paid and it's only performance rights. The show is The Bad Girls Club. Not exactly the venue I wanted to see my music in, but it's getting heard. I've had a few nibbles here and there, but there is always someone more tenacious and aggressive to get the gig and a lot of times, their tracks are better than mine. My story is nothing compared to some of the hardship some people go through with getting their music heard and out in the public.
Hence the formation of Independent Share.
I wanted to share these folks, who are working so hard to be heard. I wanted to give them a forum to share their music with the world and have people appreciate what they do. Validation of our craft is one of the greatest gifts we receive when we create music. Mostly we create music for ourselves and if others like it, then the residual effect is that we feel good about. It does feel good to hear your song on the radio.
I will be scouring the Internet for artists that need to be heard. It is my hope that some of these artists find me, so that I can play them on my radio show. It is also my hope that my listener base on Spreaker.com grows to a mighty following and that we can get these folk some hits, likes and purchases to help support there income and keep them making excellent music.
Join us at www.independentshare.com and http://www.spreaker.com/show/independent_share for the show, every Monday night from 7 pm to 10 pm CST
You can listen to the show from 11-11-2013 below, and I'll include the list of every artist shared below the show. Every week now I will post the latest show here and also post album and artist reviews on folks that will be featured.
April Henry - New Day
www.aprilhenrymusic.com
April's Facebook
Morgen La Civita - Who I Am
morgenlacivita.bandcamp.com
Morgen's Facebook
John Visconti - A Dog's Life
johnviscontimusic.com
http://risingstardogtraining.com/
http://dogtrainerconnexion.com/
Sweet Diezel Jenkins - James Brown Get On Up
http://www.sweetdiezeljenkins.com/
Sweet Diezel Jenkins' Facebook
Ian Gould - Stay
http://www.iangouldmusic.com/iangould/Welcome.html
Ian's Facebook
Stacy Swinford - Lady Avalon
http://stacyswinford.com/
Stacy's Facebook
Zach Phillips - Alchemy
http://www.zachphillips.com/
Bruce Niemchick - A Soldier's Request
http://www.durablemusic.com/
Bruce's Facebook
George Sladek - If I Was You I'd Fall In Love With Me
http://www.reverbnation.com/georgesladek
Steven Swinford - Habana Real
http://swinfordmusic.com/
Steven's Facebook
Liz Miller - Roanoke
Liz's Facebook
Mike Sherrill - Mike Sherrill - Fire circle
Mike's Spreaker Show WTAU Pea Ridge Nation
Gloria Taylor - It Just Is What It Is
Gloria's CD on CDBaby
Spacekat - Inner Light
https://soundcloud.com/spacekattommy
Fateless Tears - Madness
http://www.bluefreya.com
Fateless Tears Facebook
Xaoslord - Dreaming In Stereo
http://www.bluefreya.com
Xaoslord's Facebook
Richard J Baysinger - Hollow
http://www.bluefreya.com
Stickman Bleeding - Heroes
http://www.crazypeoplemusic.com/
Troy Castellano Group - Day in the Sun
http://troycastellano.com/main/
Troy's Facebook
Jo Davidson - Kiss Me There
http://www.zentertainment.org/
http://www.zentertainment.org/store.html
Wax Audio - Careless Rebel
http://www.waxaudio.com.au/
Wax Audio's Facebook
Steven StoneBear Bartha - The Thrill is Gone
Tom Bock
Nils Rurack - Frantic (feat. Ad Smit)
Nils' Facebook
Pie Q - Squares
http://pieq.bandcamp.com/
Pie Q's Facebook
A Lonely Crowd - Bipolar Bear
http://alonelycrowd.bandcamp.com/
A Lonely Crowd's Facebook
Distant Sun - I've Moved On
https://www.reverbnation.com/distantsun4
Distant Sun's Facebook
Protilius - Apocalyptic Customer Service
http://protilius.com/
Protilius' Facebook
Bellusira - Cachango
http://bellusira.bandcamp.com/merch
Bellusira's Facebook
Franck Carducci - Alice's Eerie Dream
http://www.franckcarducci.com/
Franck's Facebook
Stereoside - So Long
http://www.stereoside.com/
Stereoside's Facebook
Protilius - Catfight
http://protilius.com/
Protilius' Facebook
Dar Williams - It's Alright
http://www.darwilliams.com/
Dar Williams' Facebook
Ian Gould - Out of the Blue
http://www.iangouldmusic.com/iangould/Welcome.html
Ian's Facebook
Morgen La Civita - Bound
morgenlacivita.bandcamp.com
Morgen's Facebook
John Visconti - It Won't Be Christmas Without You
johnviscontimusic.com
Stacy Swinford - Love is Magic
http://stacyswinford.com/
Stacy's Facebook
Anna Lombard - All for You
http://annalombardmusic.com/
Anna's Facebook
Sweet Diezel Jenkins - No Diggity California Love
http://www.sweetdiezeljenkins.com/
Sweet Diezel Jenkins' Facebook
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