Composer, pianist and singer Hannah Baiardi has released her new single, Lot Lot, featuring Joey Hewie. This stylish performance demonstrates real growth in Hannah’s professional development as a performer and it can’t be too long until this track appears in the soul and jazz charts. Lot Lot is a gentle, engaging, under-stated, and polished production, […]
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Most hobby and community broadcasters can’t hope to match the marketing spend of corporate stations. But that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t try to advertise and promote your station. As a low-budget broadcaster your musical output may be just as good as the commercial station but how do you let people know you exist? Here are
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Kimberly Brewer has released No More Pain with Maysa. Kimberly is an American singer and backing singer best known for her longtime collaboration with Stevie Wonder. Working professionally since 1989 she has sung with Earth, Wind & Fire (1989), was featured as a backing vocalist on the hit single We Didn’t Know, a duet by
Al Strong is two-times Grammy Nominated trumpet player, composer, recording artist and educator who has just released Black Love with Mark Whitfield. A cultural innovator, he is the co-founder of the Art of Cool Project, which spawned the original Art of Cool Music Festival in Durham, N.C. and the stArt of Cool youth summer camp.
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Cleverly dubbed Sonix for his bold use of sound effects in his productions, veteran keyboardist, composer and producer Timothy Rouse makes an exciting splash in Smooth Jazz with his wildly infectious debut single Easy Street. Featuring a punchy trademark Eric Marienthal sax solo, it’s a feisty and furious, horn-drenched jazz-funk jam whose title belies its
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Wayne Gutshall, the guy Smooth Jazz founder Sandy Shore calls a “modern master of saxophone”, has scored five number one singles on Smooth Jazz Global’s listener chart. Going Up, a track released in July 2021 on YouTube, is now destined to start climbing the charts – and could be Gutshall’s sixth chart topper. The cut
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Fresh off multiple successful radio singles from their 2018 debut Midnight Dream, Dr. Dave & The HouseCall Band have created an explosive re-imagined version of the original collection titled Carefree Revisited.
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After years of making music and working behind the scenes with other artists, Gregory Fields has returned to his childhood love of the sax to forge his own way as an impactful artist.
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With New Year resolutions already a distant memory for most of us, the routine of running your radio station has probably returned. Many programme controllers and station managers would have reflected on what they broadcast last year and made decisions about what will change this year to shake things up. Shows that aren’t attracting audiences,
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With an intro that reminds me of film noir, Paul Brown‘s latest offering – Just Chillin’ – pounces into life with a startling chord that slides away to reveal a gently weaving and playful number. Brown’s guitar sets the scene – as you’d expect – and within moments Darren Rahn enters the frame with a
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Out on 3 January 2022 is Greg Manning’s next single, “Be Strong” which features the distinctive sound of accomplished saxophonist Jimmy Reid.
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When it comes to books to help you find your way as a station manager or broadcaster, the field is wide open. However, there are three I have come to rely on. Top of the pile for me is Essential Radio Skills by Peter Stewart (there are two editions and the 2009 first edition will likely be
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The most recent Share of Ear® study from Edison Research finds that 12% of all AM/FM radio listening is via streaming, while 88% of listening is done to a traditional, over-the-air radio signal.AM/FM radio content in the U.S. is now available through a variety of digital apps and devices, making radio listening possible on computers, smartphones, smart speakers, and
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