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Sunday, November 25, 2012

R&B Producer Salaam Remi Named Executive Vice President of A&R at Sony Music



R&B Producer Salaam Remi Named Executive Vice President of A&R at Sony Music

R&B Producer Salaam Remi Named Executive Vice President of A&R at Sony Music
One aspect of the ever-changing music industry is the ongoing promotion of creatives into executiveroles. With Ne-Yo as the VP of A&R of Motown and The-Dream the VP of A&R of Island Def Jam, the newest promotion goes to popular R&B producer Salaam Remi, who’s been appointed the position ofExecutive Vice President of A&R at Sony Music.  The talented producer will be in charge of all of the A&R departments under Sony’s many logos, which include RCA, Epic, and Columbia Records. 
 
Remi is the mind behind many hip hop and R&B cuts, including Amy Winehouse’s albums 'Frank' and 'Back to Black', as well as Miguel’s first single ever “All I Want Is You.” Remi’s production credits also include The Fugees (“Fu-Gee-La”), Jazmine Sullivan (“Lions, Tigers, and Bears,” “10 Seconds”), Tamia (“Beautiful Surprise”), many Nas joints (“Made You Look,” “Nasty,”) and Alicia Keys (“Girl on Fire”).


Read more: http://singersroom.com/content/2012-11-23/RB-Producer-Salaam-Remi-Named-Executive-Vice-President-of-AR-at-Sony-Music/#.ULIkEeSXI9J#ixzz2DF7BF5E0

Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Mike and the Moonpies - The Hard Way


Artist: Mike and the Moonpies    Album: The Hard Way 
Artist Name:Mike and the Moonpies     Album: The Hard Way
First/Last Name:Mike Harmeier
Email address:mike@phonorecords.net
Hometown:Austin, TX, US
Website:http://mikeandthemoonpies.com
Style of music:Country
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Label Affiliation:Unsigned
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Description:Mike and the Moonpies, one of the most celebrated country music acts currently tearing up the Texas dancehall circuit, released their sophomore album 'The Hard Way' on October 26, 2012.



Bio:Mike and the Moonpies are a professional honky-tonk band. They are self-managed and don't have day jobs, gigging four or five nights a week at bars and private parties around Texas. A typical Moonpies set is a mix of '70s hardcore country standards (Doug Sahm, Gary Stewart, Freddy Fender) and their own songs, which have good hooks and lyrics about heartbreak and hard living.

Mike and the Moonpies titled 2010s full-length debut "The Real Country" — a title they seem to consider a charge to keep. They look the part — front man Mike Harmeier sports a cowboy hat as he growls and drawls his way through a set of cutting country anthems, lead guitarist Catlin Rutherford puffs on a cigarette and pedal steel player Zachary Moulton is a tattooed vision of toughness.

Harmeier's from a suburb of Houston, and grew up going to the rodeo. Rutherford's family used to own a dance hall in South Texas. He recalls a time Johnny Paycheck came through and asked for a glass of water before the show; instead of drinking it, he startled everybody by plopping his dentures in. The band's stock has risen nationally thanks to a breakthrough session with Daytrotter.com and subsequent spot on the website's annual Barnstormer tour. An encore session was recently posted to the site.

"We're gonna start getting out of state more but right now it pays for itself to go in the same circle: Dallas, Houston, San Antonio and Austin," says Harmeier. On one hand, this makes them a throwback to an earlier breed of dancehall-circuit performers. On the other, they're just doing the practical, 21st century thing: constant touring, digital record releases and self-promotion online.

The parking lot is its own spectacle at the White Horse, where they play every Thursday. To get to the door you'll pass Cadillacs, choppers, and the occasional mule. Mike Judge has been spotted there, and is a fan. He makes a cameo in their music video for the song "Tape Machine," from their new self-titled EP. Their forthcoming full length album "The Hard Way" is due out in early November 2012.

-Courtesy of Leah Churner