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In order to be prepared for the World final of the Global Battle of the bands which will take place on the 26 of February, and also to satisfy their growing number of fans, The Amazing Insurance Salesmen are continuing to play around the best venues in Beijing.

Windchimes Communications bags Sony Music India’s Social Media account for both Indian and International repertoire.

New talent is set to perform at the heart of MIDEM 2011 with the launch of a new Fringe performance stage inside the main MIDEM exhibition hall.

Connecting bands, visual artists and fans with the most accomplished professionals in the worlds of music and art is the focus of the Driven Music + Art Conference. Bands and artists will be in the position to advance their careers while fans will enjoy the best of both emerging bands and visual artists Saturday, January 29th, 2011, at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida.

Following up on 2009's successful debut CD "The Twenty Second Century, Canada's 22nd Century released "Where's Howie?!!". Produced by legendary rock producer John Webster (credits: Aerosmith, Alice Cooper, Scorpians, Motley Crue) and mastered by Todd Simko (Pure), Where's Howie was recorded in Vancouver's Mushroom studios and released Jan 6, 2011 on Bugnut Records. The 10 song CD includes covers of Martha and the Muffins "Echo Beach" and The Angel's (aka "Angel City") No Secrets which charted in Australia as high as #8 in 1980.

Out of the city and home of HBO's "Boardwalk Empire" comes an artist named JOMO with a song titled "What I Want" which is beginning to make rounds and "noise" in the Music Industry through Licensing, features and radio airplay through his companies "Lyles-Belton Music" and "Jomo-N-Keys Entertainment LLC,".

Today, maurices announced the winner of its "Small Town Sound" nationwide band search. After several months of competition, fans voted Illinois-based band Audri & Aaron through the final round and named them the hottest female-fronted band in the country.

Variety show "Underground Americana" – hosted by Andy Rocco, will be held at The Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York on January 8th at 12 midnight. Congruent with the UCB’s mission of "big names for small change" tickets are only $5. The lineup includes Anthony Atamanuik from the TV show "30 Rock," Matt Koff who writes for The Onion, and musical artist Little Embers who ran a successful crowdfunding campaign with RocketHub and is releasing a much-anticipated ne

Sad Robot the Los Angeles, modern alternative rock band, has just released to iTunes, their debut EP, The Beginning of the End.

Longtime blues guitarist Glenn Patrik releases "Original Blues", the follow-up to his critically-acclaimed previous CD, "Nuthin' But A Thang!" (both on Shakehouse Records). Street Release Date for Original Blues: January 4, 2011.

Progressive Jazz Fusion artist Anders Helmerson just became the latest member of a very select group of musicians who have penned a song to their beloved instruments, which in addition to being functional, have a sentimental appeal. Helmerson recently released "Yoda's Dance," which is how he fondly refers to his lead keyboard. Blues extraordinaire B.B. King made his guitar "Lucille" the focus of a hit song in 1985. In fact, there's even a Facebook group called "Musicians Who Name Their Instruments."

RJ Ross pulls a listener back to a classic American past time with his tender charm and sensual style. Such class begins with a lot of musical training and experiences throughout his life, beginning in Detroit where he was a notable “musical prodigy”, writing, singing and arranging on the piano at the tender age of eleven. He was a founding member of the legendary Detroit funk band Brainstorm and can be heard playing on the band’s most celebrated album, Stormin'. This Must Be Heaven. Most of his current works adhere as a MIDI expert and In-House Keyboard player at the world-famous Fantasy Studios, where he had the pleasure to work with Jeffrey Osborne, Eddie Money, MC Hammer, Tupac Shakur and many others.

Singer/songwriter Maya Solovey ended 2010 in the best way possible - taking New York City by storm with performances at multiple venues, including the Trump Apartments in Manhattan. Maya isn't slowing down in 2011, opening the year at Pete's Candy Store in Brooklyn on January 7th, before embarking on a short European tour. Starting in Geneva, Maya will be traveling to Lisbon (Portugal), Zaragoza (Spain) and Cannes for MIDEM 2011.

The Chamber Orchestra of the Triangle announces today that pianist Andrew Tyson will be the featured soloist at its January 16 concert. Tyson is a Durham, N.C. native and a 2005 graduate of the Durham Academy. This is his first performance with The COT.

Officially launched at MIDEM 2010, MusicDish*China will be returning to MIDEM 2011 representing some of Beijing's most exciting acts: electro-punk rock band Pet Consipracy, singer-songwriter Zhang Si'an and GBOB China winner The Amazing Insurance Salesmen.

Dispatch, the band who drew more than 110,000 people to their most recent hometown appearance at Boston's Hatch Shell and was the first independent band ever to sell out New York City's Madison Square Garden, a feat they repeated for three consecutive nights, today announced their first summer tour in nearly a decade.

Sunday Dec 19th, 2010 represents a historic moment in the Rock/Hip-Hop world with a ground-breaking new business model and artistic collaboration via the G-Unit offices in NYC, “Thisis50.com” and LA-based Rock artist Avery Watts. Watts will be the first Rock artist ever in Thisis50’s history to debut on the front page. Watts’ release “The Takeover EP” and recently released single “Enough” have struck a chord in the Urban Rock market. 50 Cent caught wind of Watts’ presence through G-Unit comedian Young Jack Thriller and together, he and his trend-setting team from Thisis50 have decided to debut Watts and feature his music/interview on Thisis50.com. Avery Watts on Thisis50.com

Tiffany Apan is an award winning singer/songwriter from Pennsylvania in the United States. She is also an artist and co-founder of Poets Labyrinth Productions and Music.

Build A Bed announces their first ever jingle contest for a chance to win $500.

If you haven’t heard of Wu-Tang Clan’s newest affiliate group called the “Watchmen” then you must be under a rock. This group has been making their presence felt over the internet with their two disc set that comes with 36 electrifying tracks. The members of this affiliate group are BlackMask, 7th 7ign, Prox, Eclypse, Pro and Cipher. The group hails from West Palm Beach, Florida; which is a rarity in the Wu family. Here’s what some of the critics have to say.

It was a very busy week in New York City for Pro Wrestler Scott Hall , as he hosted several charity events for Toys For Tots Organization: Which included a private party hosting and hospital appearances. "I love giving back & being with fans specially around the holidays," said Scott Hall. "I guess the bad guy is a good guy, after all said Geena Jinev Anac of Lightening Entertainment.

On January 3th 2011, Fairtrade-music.com, the social network that turns its back on the music industry will be launched on the Internet. The website's services will allow artists whom do not want to sign with record labels to share their playlists and to receive donations directly from Internet users. They will also be able to advertise their concerts throughout the world via a geolocation system that connects artists and internet users.

Michael Gaines of MarilynMusic is currently collaborating with Emmy award nominated singer/songwriter Lenna Bauerly and noted songwriter Eric Palmquist of Disney Studios on a series of Christmas and holiday themed songs that are intended for various artists.

Celebrate New Year's Eve 2011 at NYC's legendary Mexican restaurant, bar & salsa club, Gonzalez y Gonzalez. Bring in the New Year, salsero-style, with live Latin beats, delicious Mexican cuisine and the city's best margaritas.

It always gives you something different when connected to French in many ways. Try listening to any French songs or watching any French movies and you will know what we’re talking about. It’s like a simple tell-it-like-it-is as they usually give a unique cinematic and a musical experience which are not only meant to entertain but also want to express their artistic touch in pure honesty. Watching a French movie is like watching yourself, your daily activities that aren’t always filled with the “cliché” conflicts all the time. The same thing goes when listening to French music. The imagination from it is different. You can never avoid your imagination about Waltz, summer in Paris, people greet Bonjour! to you while passing by. It’s often difficult to bag the French music into any particular box of genre. But uniquely, jazz has always been the perfect companion to it, often completing each other, creating the whole new level of musical experience. Unfortunately we don’t find this often in the current music scene. We miss it from time to time. What could be better than having the real French to bring the real nuance of Paris’ romanticism? Thank God for having Jacques Pellarin and his group, Jacques Pellarin Trio. They stunned us a year ago with the album which took a visit to American music, more specifically the Sound of Philly entitled “Sound of Philadelphia.”