Music Industry Discussion with Skinny Deville of Nappy Roots

This interview turned into an awesome discussion about the state of the music industry, and also about the solutions that are out there waiting to be adopted.

If the video is choppy, turn HD off.

The Pursuit of Nappyness is in Stores & on iTunes Now

Also Nappy Root’s Free Mixtape Nappy University – Fall Semester can be downloaded now at NappyRoots.com

If you would also like to get involved with the Beat-Play beta testing, please go here or contact me at Dante@musicwithoutlabels.com

The Power of The Pentatonic Scale: Bobby McFerrin

Bobby McFerrin demonstrates the power of the pentatonic scale, using audience participation, at the event “Notes & Neurons: In Search of the Common Chorus”, from the 2009 World Science Festival, June 12, 2009.

For more of Bobby McFerrin and the science behind this program, please view the full “Notes & Neurons: In Search of the Common Chorus” event video at their website:

worldsciencefestival.com/​video/​notes-neurons-full

Apophenia – Band Review – New EP out now

Apophenia – “Orbiter”

Apophenia’s music is a warm amalgamation of indie rock and ambient tones. The term Apophenia is defined as the experience of seeing meaningful patterns or connections in random or meaningless data.

Band Members:

Seamus Kerley – Vocals/Guitar/Piano

Nadeem Ahmed – Guitar/Machines

Charles Jourdan – Bass/Vocals2

Charles “trey” Norris – Drums/Vocals3

Apophenia just released a new E.P. called The Rise of Resister, and it is dirty!

Their music seems so familiar when you first turn it on. I’m not sure if it’s because it sounds like something else or because the ambient sounds just make you feel all warm inside, but either way it kicks ass.  The way the vocals blend with the music just brings it all together. These guys are iLL!

Quote from the band:

“Sometimes, accidents are quite beautiful when u bump into the right walls and are forced to stop, look around, and unwind in the moment…”

Listen to Rise of Resister for Free Here

Reviewed by: Dante Cullari Founder & CEO Beat-Play, LLC

A Hero En Route – “Wary As Bears” [ALBUM REVIEW]

Members:

Bobby Angle-Lead Vocals
Jon Steiner- Guitar
Austin McCool- Guitar
Jacob Hillenbrand- Bass
Frank Legeay- Drums

This is just GREAT!!! We’re getting more and more alternative rock coming from the indie world; and with that being said it is my pleasure to introduce you all to A Hero En Route from Evansville, IN with their newest album release, “Wary As Bears”. DAMN this is a good set of tracks. Not a very large EP but these 7 songs do enough justice until their next album which I’m sure we’ll see soon. These guys are BEASTS, having 4 self-released albums since ’08!!!

“Curses”

“Polished”

“Wary As Bears” has really stepped up the bands game and overall originality. This is definitely a “whole-way-through” type of album. Even the 52 second track “Bruiser” is absolutely beautiful and adds a smooth mellow feel to the transition between the albums’ clear hits, “Curses” and “Wary As Bears”. Comparing this band is pretty difficult because they have a lot of different feels to them that many other bands brings bits of. Red Jump Suite Apparatus being a very mainstream group is very comparable along with Panic! At The Disco vocals. The consistency of this album though, definitely sets A Hero En Route aside from the inconsistency of signed musicians’ hit making mentality.

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