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This is a double artist page for the Italian Meg and the Japanese MEG. 1. Meg (Maria Di Donna) was born in Napoli (Naples), Italy. In 1994 , during the national occupation of italian universities and students demonstrations, she joins the band 99 Posse. This was a real tourning point for her and for the band’s life. She took part in the writing of four among the most fundamental albums of the italian avant-garde music panorama ( “Cerco tiempo”, “Corto Circuito”, “La vida que vendrà”, “NA_99_10” ). In 2004 she gave birth to her first solo homonym album, “Meg”. Here she did composing, writing and playing and programming, creating her own audioworld, exploring all the deep emotional parts of herself , in a fresh, experimental, “multiformis” way. New collaborations in 2006: with Zu, Gnu Quartet and Katia Labeque. In 2007, she finished her new album co-produced with Stefano Fontana - a.k.a Stylophonic. The album, titled “Psychodelice” has been released on April 16th, 2008. 2. MEG was born in Hiroshima, Japan in 1980. At the age of 19, MEG auditioned for a record company, and passed their auditions. She made her indies debut in 2001 with the single “Kasa to Shizuku”. It was around this time that she also began modelling for magazines like CUTIE and non-no. In July 2002 MEG made her major label debut with the single “Scanty Blues”, produced by 岡村靖幸. Her second single was a cover of the song “Ikenai Kotokai”. (“Kasa to Shizuku” was coupled with this single.) Although Okamura stopped producing her, she continued to release albums and singles throughout 2004. In the summer of 2004 MEG started her own fashion brand called “cheryl”, all of which was designed by MEG herself. In January 2006 she changed the capitalization of her stagename from “meg” to “MEG”. Her ninth single, “Amai Zeitaku”, was the first to be produced by capsule’s Nakata Yasutaka. Her next single was also produced by Nakata; it was her first after being signed to Universal Music Japan. She has continued to work with Nakata for her singles, including her new single PRECIOUS being released on 17 September 2008, and her albums “BEAM” and “STEP” were also produced by him.

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Violinist Meg Okura Releases New Album 'Lingering' On Adhyâropa Records—Available Now

Violinist Meg Okura Releases New Album 'Lingering' On Adhyâropa Records—Available Now

Source: AMT Public Relations

In Celebration of National Chamber Music Month and Asian American Heritage Month Available Adhyaropa Records and and all major online retailers Hailed as “the queen of chamber jazz (All About Jazz),” Tokyo-native violinist Meg Okura and American jazz pianist Kevin Hays celebrate the release of their debut album as a duo, Lingering on Adhyâropa Records (#AR00061). With recognition such as the highly competitive Jazz Road Tours grant, which took them over 5,000 miles to Hawaii, Okura and Hays have been ...

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NYC Jazz Artist Sweet Megg Releases Playful New Music Video 'Santa Baby'

NYC Jazz Artist Sweet Megg Releases Playful New Music Video 'Santa Baby'

Source: EMPKT PR

The Holiday season has officially begun, and Turtle Bay Records artist Sweet Megg helps ring in the season with her jazzy spin on the Eartha Kitt classic, “Santa Baby.” Her new music video for the track is out now and features Megg and her band members performing and enjoying themselves amongst eccentric party-goers and a couple of peculiar Santas. The video was directed, shot, and edited by Matthew Farrell at the home of Scott Asen, Founder of Turtle Bay Records. ...

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NYC Artist Sweet Megg Releases New Western Swing Album 'My Window Faces The South'

NYC Artist Sweet Megg Releases New Western Swing Album 'My Window Faces The South'

Source: EMPKT PR

NYC eclectic jazz artist Sweet Megg (Megg Farrell) introduces her new Western Swing album, entitled My Window Faces the South, out on September 16, 2022 on Turtle Bay Records. The album consists of 11 tracks representing a broad range of early 20th century American music composed by some of the biggest songwriting legends, including Hoagy Carmichael, Fats Waller, and the “King of Western Swing” Bob Wills. Megg splits her time between Nashville and Brooklyn, so it was fitting that she ...

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Contemporary Chamber Trio 9 Horses Releases Its Second Full-length Album Omegah

Contemporary Chamber Trio 9 Horses Releases Its Second Full-length Album Omegah

Source: AMT Public Relations

Known for its virtuosity and wide-ranging stylistic flexibility, the post-genre band 9 Horses today announced the release of its double album Omegah (Adhyâropa Records). Featuring three of today’s leading instrumentalists, Joe Brent (mandolin), Sara Caswell (violin), and Andrew Ryan (bass), the band’s performance on this album gives listeners the opportunity to experience its organic evolution from its acoustic original duo to today’s revered acoustic/electric ensemble. What began as a remarkable jazz-meets-new music experiment has blossomed as, along the way, the ...

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Sweet Megg & Ricky Alexander

Sweet Megg & Ricky Alexander

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers

I'm always amazed when young musicians and singers today are passionate about and obsessed with a long-ago jazz era. I just assume that given a choice, these artists would rather stick with post-war jazz movements—from bebop to fusion and beyond. Not Sweet Megg and Ricky Alexander and the musicians they hang out with. For them, the year is 1935, when syncopation was king and bluesy vocals were sandwiched in the middle of hot jazz recordings by small groups. Their album's ...

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Jazz Artists Sweet Megg And Ricky Alexander Join Forces On New Album Coming June 2021

Jazz Artists Sweet Megg And Ricky Alexander Join Forces On New Album Coming June 2021

Source: EMPKT PR

New York City-based jazz artists Sweet Megg (Meaghan Farrell) and Ricky Alexander prove you can always re-spark a romance, even for music. The two solo artists, who have been performing together for the past few years, aim to make early jazz classics popular again with their debut collaboration album, I’m in Love Again. The album is set to be released on Turtle Bay Records on June 11th, 2021. The two artists bring together a delightful collection of playful and romantic ...

Career

Talking Artist Management With Adina Friedman [Megan Trainor, Lindsey Sterling]

Talking Artist Management With Adina Friedman [Megan Trainor, Lindsey Sterling]

Source: HypeBot

In this installment of Tunecore's Artist Management Series they speak with Adina Friedman, who was involved with the management of, among others, Meghan Trainor and violin sensation Lindsey Stirling. Guest Post by Kevin Cornell on Tunecore.com As we continue to plow through the month of July, we’re thrilled to offer the third installment in our “Artist Management Interview Series”, this week featuring Atom Factory‘s own Adina Friedman. Adina comes to the plate with prior experience working for Atlantic Records, Warner Music, and the Artist Organization. On ...

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Performance / Tour

Megan Hilty Returns To Café Carlyle, May 19-30

Megan Hilty Returns To Café Carlyle, May 19-30

Source: Matt Gross

SINGER/ACTRESS MEGAN HILTY RETURNS TO CAFÉ CARLYLE WITH NEW SHOW, SONGS FOR MY DAUGHTER, MAY 19-30, 2015 Having garnered acclaim for performances on stage and screen, Megan Hilty makes her return to Café Carlyle in a two-week engagement, May 19-30. In Songs For My Daughter, Hilty will perform the classics that shaped her childhood and which she’ll pass on to her recently-born daughter. Of her previous engagement at the Café, Stephen Holden of The New York Times exclaimed, “Ms. Hilty ...

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Café Carlyle Announces Spring Season With John Pizzarelli, Lena Hall, Alan Cumming, Megan Hilty + More

Café Carlyle Announces Spring Season With John Pizzarelli, Lena Hall, Alan Cumming, Megan Hilty + More

Source: Matt Gross

THE CARLYLE, A ROSEWOOD HOTEL ANNOUNCES CAFÉ CARLYLE SPRING 2015 SEASON Including Venue Debuts of Alan Cumming and Lena Hall; Along With Return of Audience Favorites Megan Hilty, Judy Collins and John Pizzarelli with Daniel Jobim The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel is pleased to announce the Café Carlyle’s spring 2015 season, which will feature some of Broadway’s biggest stars, including the venue debuts of Alan Cumming and Lena Hall, and the highly anticipated return of Megan Hilty. The season will ...

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Rights

Jonathan Coulton on Megaupload, SOPA and More

Jonathan Coulton on Megaupload, SOPA and More

Source: HypeBot

Uh oh, he's blogging. What happened? I wrote this thing on Twitter this morning about the MegaUpload shutdown, and it's gotten some crazy traction on the old internet. In addition, I've just done a couple of interviews for NPR on the subject, and I think I may have said some crazy, provocative things. There are many comments and questions out there already with more to come, and rather than have a bunch of separate discussions on a bunch of different ...

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