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Tamela D'amico Records Theme Song To Upcoming Release "Rob The Mob"

February 11, 2014

LML recording artist/actress Tamela D'Amico has recorded the theme song “Love and the Gun" for Raymond De Felitta's upcoming crime thriller, Rob the Mob, which is released in theaters March 21, 2014. The theme song, written by Raymond De Felitta and composer Stephen Endelman, was produced by 6 time Grammy-winner, Jimmy Hoyson (translations in Italian by ...

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New Short Film Launched On Noted Montreal Jazz Drummer Jim Doxas

February 11, 2014

A film by Randy Cole Noted jazz drummer Jim Doxas speaks eloquently about color and texture, and how they define his musical ideas. Set in Montreal landmark club Upstairs Jazz Bar & Grill and in the studio of artist Fung Sou, this short film puts you in the drummer's seat, and before the painter's canvas, conceptually ...

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Kimberly Thompson to Drum with House Band for NBC's Late Night with Seth Meyers

February 11, 2014

Former St. Louisan Kimberly Thompson has been chosen to fill the drum chair in the house band for NBC's Late Night With Seth Meyers. Known as The 8G Band (after the studio where the show will be taped), the group will perform on the program Monday through Friday starting on Monday, February 24, when Meyers, former ...

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How to Land a Synch [A.K.A. Song Placement] in an Ad, T.V. Show or Film [Emily White]

January 15, 2014

By Emily White of Whitesmith Entertainment, Readymade Records & Dreamfuel. Back in the day, associating one’s music with advertisements was basically the most sell-out move an artist could make. So much so that Neil Young parodied those who did so in his 1988 song and video, “This Note’s For You." A decade later, Moby shattered this ...

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Actress, Singer Cynthia Basinet Releases Her New Music Video Of "Santa Baby" Tributing Eartha Kitt

January 9, 2014

New York- Cynthia Basinet releases her new music video of “Santa Baby" with a tribute to Eartha Kitt, the song's original siren on the 60th anniversary. “I thought it was a perfect time to give tribute to the singer that had inspired me not only vocally but with her joie de vivre." said Miss Basinet. Long ...

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'Tonight Show' Theme: Evolution

January 7, 2014

Back in 1962, when Johnny Carson was named to take over as host of The Tonight Show in New York, he needed a theme song. Carson quickly found one, and for the next 30 years, Johnny's Theme—with its drum-driven intro, brassy fanfare and swinging arrangement—became associated with late-night programming, adult humor and jazz. Most of the band's ...

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Texas Jazz Featured On Jazz At Noon Series

December 30, 2013

Austin, TX - A live stream broadcast from Austin is giving music fans a great opportunity to see and hear what Texas Jazz is all about. Berklee grad Masumi Jones is producing the monthly Jazz At Noon series and taking it worldwide via Ustream TV. A recent episode included visiting multi instrumentalist /composer Alex Coke (Creative ...

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Early Stan Kenton on Film

December 27, 2013

Back in the 1940s, when radio, record company and movie studio efforts began to merge, shorts were viewed as a highly strategic way to promote bands in movie theaters before feature films came on. Here's a series of short films made with Stan Kenton... Jammin' in the Panoram (1942), with Howard Rumsey on bass... Reed ...

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How TV Sabotaged Racism

December 19, 2013

Radio's greatest achievement in the late 1940s and early 1950s may have been its ability to narrow America's racial divide. As independent radio stations flourished after World War II and the wattage of radio towers grew more powerful, young listeners had access to all types of music. Favorite records weren't chosen based on the race of ...

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The Most Popular Version Of "Santa Baby" For Over A Decade; Hint: It Was Never Marilyn

December 16, 2013

CBS just aired Cynthia Basinet's “sultry, seductive" version of “Santa Baby" for the second year in a row in their NCIS LA. Her vocal styling has had reviewers comparing the latest “Santa Baby" offerings to this rendition for over a decade, unbeknownst to fans believing it to be Marilyn. Los Angeles - CBS just aired Cynthia ...