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ADDITIONAL PERFORMERS ANNOUNCED FOR THE 48TH ANNUAL CMA AWARDS

September 30, 2014 Leave a comment

AIRING WEDNESDAY, NOV. 5 ON THE ABC TELEVISION NETWORK

Tickets Sold Out for Sixth Consecutive Year

NASHVILLE – The star-studded lineup for Country Music’s Biggest Night™ continues to grow with today’s announcement of additional performers for “The 48th Annual CMA Awards.”

Not only are they hosting for the seventh consecutive year, Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood will each perform during the three-hour live broadcast Wednesday, Nov. 5 (8:00 PM/ET) on the ABC Television Network from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. Read more →

The Country DJ Phenomenon

September 23, 2014 Leave a comment

Country DJs?

Yup, about 15 years ago, a few electronic musical pioneers started sneaking Country snippets into their DJ sets at dance clubs. Meanwhile, at some Country bars, DJs were adding club beats to the records they were spinning.

Photo by: Jamie Vess

Today, a new crop of DJs have built national reputations specifically in Country Music. They keep the party going between sets and add to the live show on major tours. One prominent practitioner, Dee Jay Silver, has even signed with RCA Records Nashville.

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DJs have achieved undeniable visibility in Country Music. To understand how, start with the terminology.

A remix manipulates and rearranges elements from an original recording, adds beats, loops and other components and then assembles them to create a new musical entity. A mashup is a remix that takes two or more songs and blends them together. Typically, the songs getting mashed up have lyric and/or melodic themes that can play off each Read more →

Country Star John Rich Launches A Lifestyle Brand

September 23, 2014 Leave a comment

Country Lifestyle Clothing From John Rich

It was the spring of 2008. John Rich was sitting on the wharf in Gulf Shores, Alabama, sipping a beer and watching the crowds go by. When he glanced down at his drink, he noticed it was wrapped in a koozie that read, “Gulf Shores, in the heart of the Redneck Riviera.” Rich thought, “Wow, that’s such a great phrase! I wonder who owns it.” So he called his attorney, never imagining that the answer to his question would be … nobody!

In that moment, Redneck Riviera, LLC, was born.

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Photo Credit: Joe Hardwick for Redneck Riviera

Less than a month after its online kickoff and spring break concert/launch party on March 18 in Panama City, Florida, Redneck Riviera’s website had racked up more than 10,000 email signups. Their line includes more than 40 tanks and tees for men and women, plus caps, accessories, koozies, license plates, decals and stickers. Plans are underway for a mass retail entry into brick-and-mortar stores in 2015. On the drawing board are Redneck Riviera slot machines, white and gold rums, beverages and foods, boots, denim, sunglasses, watches and, according to Rich, maybe even a Redneck Riviera Bar & Grill someday. Read more →

Dierks Bentley Sets His Life to Song on Riser

September 23, 2014 Leave a comment

Dierks Bentley Releases Riser

Any successful career requires time away from home. No one knows that better than Dierks Bentley. And few artists are as willing to share what this means in song, as Bentley does on his most personal album to date, Riser.

The overall theme of Riser is discovery and allowing fans a more intimate glimpse into Bentley. To that end, his manager, Mary Hilliard Harrington, suggested he make a documentary of his life and the things he was going through.

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“We could hear that in the music, from the first songs he turned in from the first writing sessions,” she said. “I knew early on that this was going to be more of an album project in a singles-driven world and that we would need to tell the story of the entire project in order for the fans to truly understand and appreciate it. I hope the documentary helps do that.” Read more →

DownDay – New Artist Spotlight – CMA Close Up Interview

September 22, 2014 Leave a comment

DownDay could fit in equally at CMA Music Festival or on a bill with Metallica.

But the Arkansas quartet’s hearts are pure, if power-chorded, Country.

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Christian Dean and Rockey Jones, along with bassist Damon Shores and drummer Mike Martin, signed with Render Records in April 2013. Nearly two months later, the label released the band’s earlier, regional album, Chapter 1, along with “Back in the Day” (written by Jones, Dean, Steve Freeman and David Oneal). From the structure of the song to the catchy chorus, that debut single leaned strongly toward Country and began earning adds within a month on Country radio. Read more →

The Nashville Rocks Podcast Episode 5 – Ryan Sutton

September 19, 2014 Leave a comment

The Nashville Rocks Podcast Episode 5: Ryan Sutton – Producer Engineer Musician

The Nashville Rocks Podcast Episode 5 with Ryan Sutton. Ryan is an engineer, producer, multi-instrument musician based out of Frankiln, TN just outside Nashville. In this 5th episode of The Nashville Rocks Podcast, I sit down with Ryan Sutton and we chat about life/career changes, time in the studio, paying your dues, buying a good quality tuner and more.

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In this episode we talk about:

In this episode you will learn about:

Tuning
Playing to tracks
Ping Ponging Tracks

In this episode you will hear these tracks:

#Country
Missing a Part of Me
Your Love

In this episode we talk about these people and bands:

Steve MarcAntonio
TUCKER – (Jason Tucker – Performing Artist)
Justin Bieber – (Performing Artist)
Dana Jorgenson
Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons
Tedd T
Toby Walters
Carman
for King and Country
Jasmine Sagginario

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