Hello! I'm Jake Waidelich... I've been writing and recording songs since 1990. Prefering to usually create songs with acoustic guitar and then layering with electric and bass, sometimes keyboards and other psychedelic embellishments. In the mid 90's I actually stopped playing with myself for awhile and was co-songwriter, guitarist, and backing vocalist for the band SOOT GENRE which played many parties and a coffee shop in Old Town Lansing MI. After our main vocalist left to travel on the Art Train then we tried to keep it together as 80 Cubic Inches for a year or so. This didn't develop into much and we never refound the magic that once was. I still remember the dreams that we once shared and 'what could have been'... you can visit my myspace... http://www.myspace.com/jakewaidelich

Lindsay J Saunders is a 40 year old singer and songwriter currently enjoying a reinvigorated passion for writing and performing his own music after a long time away ... a new love for country, bluegrass and old time music that had developed over the past 4 years is the culprit.
He plays guitar and bass, fumbles around a mandolin and owns a six-string banjo ....
Lindsay has recorded a Rough demo of original songs and you can hear some of them on this site. He will go back to the studio and work up 4 or 5 of these tracks to produce an EP.
Lindsay is a professional journalist and the editor in chief of a regional daily newspaper. He is also a contributor to Country Music Update magazine.
Married for 11 years to Melissa, he is a father of two - Erin, 9; and Calum, 6.

•  This does not make me...

Five years ago my mother left her guitar out. It was an innocuous infatuation at first; I had always loved tapping at piano keys, blowing harmonicas, and improvising percussion to whatever songs were in my head or ears. Like far too many children, I quit piano lessons after only two weeks, and was thus left with only my musically inclined ear to guide me in creative endeavors until I began to play the cello in fifth grade. I still play the cello today, though not nearly as well as I play guitar.

My mother left the guitar out and my sudden resolution, in the midst of rapping out random notes, was to learn its secrets through books and websites and such things. My grandfather helped me with chords and literature at first (I still have yet to absorb enough from books and experience to read treble clef, even though more complex cello music is also pushing me beyond Bass), as did my eighth grade social studies teacher. From the latter I learned my first complete song: "City of New Orleans". The "Dust in the Wind" intro followed and I began to delve into tabulature.

I began composing about two years ago, I believe, but my extemporaneous style of composition with rolling revisions as I sang left little space for a pen and my memory lost me too many good lyrics. In the early winter of 2008 I finally gave my memory a rest and transfered what songs and fragments were not yet lost during my year or so of dabbling to a sparkling new H2 Zoom Handy Recorder. This highly recommended piece of machinery cost me little and saved me much more than money can account for. Since then I have been recording practice sessions and epiphanies alike, and have made much faster progress in composition.

Falling in love in the fall of 2007 lit a kindling beneath my composition, even hindered by my foolish habits of keeping songs off paper. After that joyous November, a years worth of incessant, profound alterations and experiences flowed past with music flowing alongside. However both my music and my emotional existence were most transformed by the breaking and re-mending of my heart over the course of this past winter. Now, as spring and the year 2009 rise on me, I have gained much in spirit, in music and in life ... and I am at last taking my next step as an artist.

Vocal/Guitar - Ricky Yee

....yeah that's it

I'm not sure exactly where all this started. Heartbreak + Revolver + Kurt Heasley, maybe? In Philadelphia, William Walton sold me my first 4-track & helped flesh out some ideas. In Chicago, Dave Healy was my pop accomplice behind the drum kit. Oh, and I played Agnew's digital piano a lot @ 1613 (especially using the harpsichord setting).

Learn it by Heart is a fresh new sound developed by spunky singer/songwriter Cara Cortese. Being the sole member of the band Cara has spent countless hours working towards perfecting her talent. Though the band is still in its beginning stages, with the help of ACOSM Records the production of Learn it by Heart’s debut CD is underway.

Cara spent her childhood moving around with her family, living in England, Singapore and of course her home country Canada. Since her parents now live in Australia, Cara lives in the beautiful city of Toronto with her twin sister.

While growing up, Cara was always a musician. As a child she was always the first to begin singing along with the radio, and certainly made sure she could be heard over her two sisters. When she finally got bored of not having all the attention on long car rides, Cara began singing harmonies, which began the next level of her musical interest. Finally, after many years of bothering her parents, at the age of 14 Cara received her first guitar. Her family anticipated that this would just be another phase that Cara went through, but to everyone’s surprise she spent many hours locked in her room teaching herself how to play the instrument. But in true Cara style, she never liked to take things slowly, before she had even mastered how to play more than four chords, she wrote her first song.

After finishing high school, Cara knew that her parents wanted her to have a post secondary education so she ventured off to Wilfred Laurier University to study Honours Arts. However, Cara spent most of her time in her dorm room writing new songs and experimenting with home recording. To gain experience in performing, Cara played at open mike shows and spent a lot of time in Toronto searching for any opportunity she could get.

While Cara is currently studying English at Ryerson University she balances the work load of school and music with pure determination. Though Learn it by Heart is still a green project, Cara’s hard work and continued song writing should make for a well-rounded debut CD.

•  Lovely
•  This song is addictive
•  Folky with a dash of...

What a wild ride for a band to have. It started back in the summer of '06 while Jeff and Greg were working at a summer camp together. Jeff mentioned how he was going to go write a song after work, and Greg said something along the lines of how they should start recording.

Well... they did.

Picking up the guitar and piano, both of them sat down and banged out two songs. The recording, however, was a little more tedious than the writing. However, almost every weekend that summer, Jeff and Greg got together and recorded a bunch of music. Also at that time, Jeff started writing with their mutual friend, Tina. The three of them never actually met during the summer for any recording, but between the three of them put out over twelve songs. They picked up the name of Uneven Ground, a play on words from one of the songs Jeff had lyrics for, but no music.

In October of '06, Tina had an aneurysm. Writing went on the back-burner as they all focused on Tina and her recovery. It was during this time that Greg stated that the name "Uneven Ground" would not come back until Tina came back to sing with the band.

Because of the distance between Jeff and Greg, they went to school on opposite ends of the state, Jeff started writing a lot on his own. He picked up the name of "Nightside," a play on words from his college radio station.

Currently, Greg is in Russia, and Jeff is at school, using weekends to blast out a CD. Tina is recovering very well, and seems to be on the fast track to coming back to sing with the group.

Let me introduce myself, I am David Anderson, Ex-Twilight's Edge fame.

I am now taking on a whole new direction. Instead of layered guitar orchestrations, I now am embarking on a different journey for myself. I decided to go this route because an acoustic guitar is so easy, just pick it up and play. An electric guitar, you have all sorts of things to deal with. An acoustic allows me to deal with songwriting without all the complications as you get with an electric, like tone, bad cable, blown tube and the list just goes on. The part I like about an acoustic is that it keeps my songwriting simple.

My first song to post here will be 'Lost Souls' or maybe I might change the title to 'Old Soul', haven't decided. Life has a dark side to it and that is what this song deals with. The song probably won't mean much to you if you have everything going for you. But if your homeless, have lost everything or maybe terminal illness, there just may be a connection. Then again maybe not. You'll have to check it out when I release it and let me know what you think.

I have never professed being a great singer. So don't look for an awesome crooner here.

The songs here will be in raw form for both lyric and music. Remember, it's the content that counts in songwriting.

Stay tuned for more......................
David

Silly Red Wig is a Pop/Funk/Rock one-man band by Harry Hapsoro Agung Wibowo (also known as Harry BJ) a singer-songwriter from Indonesia. In his music you will find emotion trill like Aerosmith's ballad, Tower of Power's funky brass touch, and cozy pop disco a la Modjo.

His lyrics are captivated by playing with words and using metaphors based on classic stories to reveal what he feels. For example, Thruwitu was based on The Myth of Sisyphus by Albert Camus, or Damn which was based on the Al Capone classic story. Once you hear the song, you can feel a transparent emotion. He believes that songs could heal the soul, he tried to heal himself and hopes the songs could heal others.

•  so foxy brown
•  Can't stop dancing

Secrets in Stereo....Is it a band? Is it a person? For Nashville singer/songwriter/producer, Josh Ryan, "Secrets in Stereo" is a passion project. Recently, Josh has generated tons of buzz in the industry as a solo artist with his self described "progressive pop" sound. Much of that buzz was created when Nathan Walters of the platinum recording pop band, Plus One, and Nashville musician/producer/songwriter, Jason Collum, joined with Josh to co-write and co-produce his itunes-released debut EP, "Not Today." After a year of building momentum as a solo artist, Josh has come to a crossroads in the direction of his music. "I felt like the music that we were creating was bigger than me, and I didn't want to be confined to the solo singer/songwriter mold." Enter Josh's newest effort, "Secrets in Stereo." With 4 of the 10 tracks already featured on MTV shows like The Real World - Sydney, it seems Josh's feeling might have been right. But why the name? "It's always fascinated me that as singer/songwriters we lay out all of our most well guarded thoughts and insecurities for the world to hear and judge. When I perform, or my song is playing on the radio...I'm telling all my secrets to whoever will listen."

Plunkett: an English boy and an Italian girl.
Both Ian and Lara had a love for music from a very early age.
After studying music at Rome, writing and recording with the ambient project Ex Machina and alternative electro pop group Otero, Lara became a partner and A&R of the Dune Records, an independent italian label based in Florence.
Ian had always played in bands and after finally finding like minded musicians the electro pop/rock band ‘Pukromo' was born. In late 1999 Pukromo signed to Dune Records recording their debut album ‘Promise Me Kill Me' during 2000.
Life’s funny sometimes and although the label and band folded, Ian and Lara got together.
Frustrated by the mechanisms and ties of the music biz and tired of their ‘electronic’ past, they focused on their emotions, on themselves. Without any thought or the pressure of trying be anything other than that. Themselves.
In 2006 their debut album ’14 Days’ was released. An acoustic orientated, intimate album of alternative contemporary folk rock. The album received an unexpected critic and listener's acclaim through the internet leading them to being featured artists on some of the most important independent music sites throughout the world. Many of the songs have also since been used in two American independent films: Dave's Date (Forbidden Foot) by Natasha Guruleva (Accent Works) and A Hell Shared by Karl Rose (Current Production).
2008 sees the release of Plunkett’s second album ‘Folk Songs’. Contrasting its predecessor, although still remaining alternative contemporary folk rock, the sound and feeling of the album is much more direct with as much emphasis on the lyrics as on the music.

With a desire to only write songs and move people, Plunkett choose to remain independent artists and work outside of the mainstream music business.

Plunkett make Independent music for independent minds.

To know more about Plunkett and their upcoming releases visit their website www.plunkett-music.com.

•  Short and Sweet.
•  Simon and Garfunkle Like
• cool river

mojave originally began at a lounge… the two founding members meeting for the first time, not realizing that the journey, their story, was being written.

loud became quiet.
finding the beautiful comfort in stripping away instruments, fears and preconceptions. what began as two vancouver hard rock bands, paved the road for mojave – just as intense, but without distortion. they jumped at the chance to try something new, something that had no limits or musical boundaries.

stories for the masses.
inspiration for this musical journey has come from the people they have met along the way. from the unbelievable beauty on this planet that we so often take for granted. from the struggles of waking up and facing the day when we’d rather hide. from the blessing of being alive. from the burden of wanting more.

these are their stories.

The Southern Urge was born on Vancouver Island in a basement near the University of Victoria in early summer, 2005. Three local musicians were at their campus pub having beers and checking out the open mic players. They were already in a band known around Victoria but “creative differences” in the band had led to their search for a new singer. There they found Ryan Evans and asked him to come out to front the band. After a few practices in the basement they hit the bars at UVIC and in downtown Victoria. The story continues to unfold today…

The Southern Urge is Ryan Evans (vocals/guitar), Tony Garossino (lead guitar), Jonny Milstein (bass/congas/clave/harmonica/backup vocals), and Cameron Duron (drums).

Ryan, who was living in Halifax, had been frequenting the L.A. scene meeting with producer and friend Sheila E after she had taken notice of his songwrting skill a few years previous. During the summer in B.C., and after a couple of rehearsals with the Southern Urge, it was undeniable that there was a definite chemistry between the friends who embraced his songwriting; the L.A. scene would just have to wait.

With the speed of Jimmy Page and the originality of Trey Anastasio, Tony was able to add energy to the solid progressions penned by Ryan. Cam’s drumming style, reminiscent of Jazz-Fusion masters like Carter Beauford, Dennis Chambers, and Steve Gadd, is a rhythmic extension of Ryan’s aggressive acoustic playing. Add solid bass grooves locked to the beat by Jonny and you have an original song by The Southern Urge.

The band’s first EP entitled “…until it hurts” was recorded over one night at Vancouver’s Art Institute, and is scheduled for release this summer. The disc includes the songs, “I am a rolling wind”, “Gimme all your love”, “See you move”, “Better time”, and “Been around”.

All of the songs offer a diverse range of sounds, which is representative of the diversity in the group. From a rocker out of Halifax, to a guitar wizard from Texas, to a drumming inferno from Toronto, to a killer bass player from Vancouver – They all come together to produce something very special.

The band has had extensive experience in Victoria's live music scene. As a band with a social conscience they have headlined benefit concerts around Victoria for such organizations as: Rock for Rwanda, The Tsunami Relief Effort, Engineers Without Borders and Children of War. After securing an opening spot at Steamer’s Pub, one of the biggest and best know live music venues in the heart of downtown, the band has been a monthly headliner on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday nights. Felicita’s, Uvic’s campus pub, has been a local home for the band. On January 21st 2006, UVic hosted it’s first ever winter SUB party. The entire Student Union Building was converted into a five-stage venue for 2,500 people. Some performers featured were Moka Only, Mobile, and The Armchair Cynics. The Southern Urge was given the longest time slot that night, playing for three full hours and ending the night for a sold out crowd.

Individual members have different amounts of recording experience. Ryan has recorded his own demo as a solo artist, working with session players and recording his own compositions. Jonny has had experience recording with two previous bands, as well as many other small session projects. Tony is familiar with home recording, and cam’s first major experience was the current EP.

Upcoming shows: April 11 – Darcy’s pub (Victoria)

Additional info/songs/pics: visit www.ryanevansmusic.com

•  Hard rock. Great Hook.
•  Great lyrics
•  Great song - mediocre recording

I was born in Weirton, WV (that's right, I'm a country boy) but I spent a good portion of my life everywhere else. The first three years are an unknown blur of moving, as my father was in the Marine Corp. The furthest back memory I can remember is in North Carolina. Spending twelve years of my life in NC, I grew up with a slight southern influence; but because of living right near a military base, the influences of my life are quite varying. I grew up with a relatively normal life, though often being the "weird" kid of the class, I found myself without friends until my later elementary years. Because of the solitude, I spent a good amount of my time writing, starting with poetry. Moving on to stories later on, and then finally to songs.

Song writing did not begin until a year before the faithful move that has done well to change the course of my life. With a slight depression following my mind after the move from my long time home of Jacksonville, NC to Bridgeport, WV; I was forcing myself away from people. It was an experience that will stay with me as long as I will live. Being a major influence in song-writing to this day, I often find myself going back to recluse, despite all of the wonderful friends I have made.

Now, at the age of 18, I find myself simply trying to live the life of a musician; while juggling the idea of remaining a high-school student. I am simply hoping to make a life of music, though not attempting to make some amazing impact on the world. With all of my life's experiences in mind, I pray that I'll soon find that sound that I've been searching for, for over three years now.

Ottawa, Canada-born singer/songwriter John Allaire became first know to Canadian audiences with his alt-rock band in the '80s and '90s, The Town Cryers. After spending two decades touring North America and performing alongside other international acts with The Town Cryers and other bands, John put out his first solo recording in 2003, Crime and Punishment. In 2005, John teamed up with his backing band, the Campistas, and released Thank You Waitress!, an album that went to the top of many college and university radio stations across North America and garnered a particularly large audience in Europe.
Summer 2007 sees the release of John’s third solo album, Ghosts of the Royal Motel, with the accompanying North American tour in the Summer and Fall 2007.
For the most part, John’s songs are traditional folk stories, sprinkled with wit and edgy instrumentation, often drawing comparisons as far-ranging as Neil Young to Joe Strummer. He has been the recipient of national songwriting awards, such as the CBC Telefest award for best independent video, PROCAN top independent song release, and album of the month by Canadian College and University Radio Association.

PERFORMED WITH…
Alanis Morrisette, Blue Rodeo, Tragically Hip, Donovan Leech, Hoodoo Gurus, BoDeans, Dr. and the Medics, The Church, VSpyVspy, Nada Surf, Econoline Crush, Weddings Parties Anything, Tom Cochrane, Lynn Miles, Grapes of Wrath, Nils, and many more…

John’s vocals have been compared to Adam Duritz (Counting Crows), Bill Janovitz (Buffalo Tom), Joe Strummer (The Clash), Bob Mould (Husker Du), Paul Westerberg (Replacements) and many others of this ilk. His songwriting echoes that of Neil Young, Paul Westerberg, Jeff Tweedy (Wilco) and Elvis Costello.

For the most part, John’s songs are traditional folk-influenced stories and the solo show incorporates quick wit, banter and a direct connection with the audience. His straightforward guitar and harmonica styles are reminiscent of early coffeehouse troubadours like Dylan and Donovan. Each show is different from the last, with changing arrangements (acoustic and electric accompaniment), material choices and the stories he relates.

John has shared the stage with: Alanis Morrisette, Blue Rodeo, Tragically Hip, Donovan, Lynn Miles, Hoodoo Gurus, BoDeans, Dr. and the Medics, The Church, VSpyVspy, Nada Surf, Econoline Crush, Weddings Parties Anything, Tom Cochrane, Grapes of Wrath, Nils, and many more...

AWARDS
CBC Telefest top independent music video in Ontario
Top independent video in Canada 1989 as selected by MuchMusic
PROCAN (now SOCAN) independent songwriter award for "Cry at Night"
Canadian College and University Radio Assoc. top album of the month - "All's Well"

That was then...
Starting his professional music career in 1984, John has been in a number of bands, including the award-winning "The Town Cryers", a band that reached the number one spot on seven radio stations in Canada with their first release in 1987 called "All's Well".

Allaire toured the country with the Cryers all the while releasing their 1989 CD, "Surprise Surprise", which included a supporting video for Allaire's song "Never Bin Hurt B-4". The video won honours as top independent video in Canada in 1989. The CD also had the dubious pleasure of being the first release in Canada by an independent band on the emerging CD format.

The Town Cryers parted ways in 1992, but not before recording a whopping 18-track CD called "Stanley's Cup".

In 1995, John founded the alt/punk band The Mercy Miners, playing with such signed recording artists as Econoline Crush and Nada Surf. The Mercy Miners released a 10-song CD called Knuckle Sandwich in 1997.

In 2003, John released his first solo effort called Crime and Punishment. The album was a 12-song collection and, while not doing much in the way of charting on radio stations, the CD sold more than 1,000 copies (admirable for an independent release), including copies numbering in the hundreds on the east coast of Canada and the USA.

John's latest release "Thank You Waitress" is out now and is garnering rave reviews as his best career work.

Who are the Campistas? John's band of studio and live musicians include: Jeff Tanguay, Bass, Breeze Smith - drums, Glenn Torresan - guitars, slide guitar, Tony Dunn - keyboards, sax, Valerie Daley - flute, Juan Gratton-Dominguez - horns, Tom Simpson - percussion, Zeke Smythe - drums and programming, Thomas Marsdon - cello

I am a 23 year old musician who has loved music since before I was born. The rumor is that when I still in the womb, my mother went to a Supertramp concert and I was apparently kicking along to the beat. Now whether she made that up or not, I have loved music as far back as I can remember. Whether it was out at the cottage when I was 3 "playing" on the guitar, or in 6th grade when I actually started learning how to play, or in 7th grade when I joined the school band to play the trumpet, or in 8th grade when I discovered turntables, music has been in my blood.

I write music for two reasons: 1) to inspire and lift myself, and 2) to express myself. Just like anyone else, I need to be lifted or inspired sometimes, and I write music that I can turn on when I'm down and get me back up. And then for the obvious reason that I want to express myself. I want people to see the world through my eyes, if only for 3-4 minutes. Just like I love listening to music to become the artist for that 3 or 4 minutes, I hope that my fans would do the same for me.

Kuai Zi were formed out of necessity from the Beijing live music scene. Front man Skott Taylor and lead guitarist Mike/Noah met in 2003 while living in China and have since then been playing their unique style of Blues Rock Hip Hop across the world. Skott (Vancouver Island, Canada) and Mike/Noah (Shrewsbury, UK) first met and started playing acoustic sets at the only Open Mic in Beijing, which Skott founded and hosted. Soon after, they were playing their infectious original songs to a packed house of which most were singing along. Coming to the realization that their music had become bigger than the acoustic duo had planned, the pair set off to London UK to find the missing members and take their music to the next level.

Upon arriving in London Skott and Mike/Noah set off to establish themselves on the London Open Mic circuit, playing as much and as often as they could in hopes of meeting any potential new band mates. In time they met up with an old Beijing friend, Gilo “DJ DMT” Cheney (Hong Kong S.A.R.) who was more than up for throwing down some bass lines and filling out the sound. Through Gilo, Ric Nash (Edinburgh, Scotland) was introduced and the final piece to the Kuai Zi puzzle was found. Ric, who is a student at London’s S.O.A.S. University, also has ties to China having spent a year studying in China’s capital.

Drawing from a number of influences and musical methods ranging from Rock to Blues to Jazz to Hip Hop, Kuai Zi has a style that’s hard to nail down. They have been compared to the likes of Jack Johnson, Weezer, Beck and Dave Matthews Band with hints of Hip Hop lyricism, but definitely have a style of their own.

From their grassroots of extensive live performance; Kuai Zi has proven that they are more than able to hold down a set with their highly creative and energetic show, all the while keeping the crown on their feet.