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COO of UL Sounds.com, a boutique publishing admin firm based in Sacramento, COO of Pac Ave Records (Stockton, CA), writer for Indie Music Discovery.com. Father of 3, all around jedi.

Interview with Amarii Davu – Mid Tenn Listens Podcast

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman July 22, 2015 12:37 pm Tagged With: Hip Hop, mid tenn listens, Nashville, podcast, United States

Mid Tenn Listens

We recently featured Nasvhille-based Hip Hop artist Amarii Davu‘s single “The Cost of Melanin“. In this podcast, I get Amarii on the phone to discuss the new single, Hip Hop in Nashville, changes to the city pre- and post- TV industry moving in, and why artists in Nashville being “all cliqued up” is hurting the […]

Mid Tenn Listens 5@5 featuring The Pinstripe Pigeon Band, Rum Thief, Hackmonocut, My Igloo and Stellarscope

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman July 22, 2015 5:00 am Tagged With: mid tenn listens, podcast

Mid Tenn Listens 5@5

Mid Tenn Listens 5 @ 5 features 5 songs at 5 AM Pacific 5 days a week with the intent of providing your daily indie music fix. Be sure to check out the links below to find out more about the bands as well as find links to support them. Be sure to share, stream and purchase music […]

Mid Tenn Listens 5@5 featuring Wilhelm Tell Me, The Winachi Tribe, Bag of Nickels, Leslie Rohonczy and QM ft Ben Waid

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman July 21, 2015 5:00 am Tagged With: mid tenn listens, podcast

Mid Tenn Listens 5@5

Editor’s Note: We have been on a break for the past several weeks. This explains the gap of time missing from this “daily” podcast. Thank you for your continued support. We (and the bands and musicians) appreciate you tuning in and sharing their tunes. Mid Tenn Listens 5 @ 5 features 5 songs at 5 AM […]

Listen: The Cost of Melanin by Amarii Davu

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman July 17, 2015 11:28 am Tagged With: Hip Hop, Nashville, United States

The Cost of Melanin by Amarii Davu

Amarii Davu, NIMA Award (Best Hip Hop Solo Artist Male) and HHV Award (Artist on the Rise) nominee from Nashville, recently released a new single titled “The Cost of Melanin“. The song features a message delivered through powerful lyrics and the laid back production by Canis Major. This track is off the forthcoming project “Khepri” […]

Two Awesome Ways TubeBuddy Simplifies My YouTube Marketing

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman July 14, 2015 2:07 pm

TubeBuddy for YouTube Marketing

*Editor’s note: Links to TubeBuddy are affiliate links and we earn kickbacks if you happen to purchase their service(s). TubeBuddy  has quickly become one of my favorite tools for promoting and marketing my YouTube channel(s). I recently released a music video so (with a bootstrapped budget) I have been looking for creative ways to squeeze […]

Watch: Come Take My Heart by The Old Days

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman July 13, 2015 12:30 pm Tagged With: Austin, Los Angeles, Pop, Rock, Texas, United States

The Old Days

The Old Days are a modern pop collaboration between Los Angeles writer/producer Scott Chesak and Austin singer/songwriter Marcus Brown. The two aim to combine the honesty and authenticity of the Austin music scene with the professionalism and power of Los Angeles. The Old Days EP was released in mid June and is now available to stream and […]

Listen: Shortening Bread by The Lowest Pair

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman July 13, 2015 7:41 am Tagged With: Americana, Bluegrass, Folk

The Lowest Pair

The Lowest Pair features the duel banjo picking of Kendl Winter and Palmer T. Lee. Draped in Kendl’s high lonesome harmonies and Palmer’s midwest croon, their debut release 36¢ (Team Love Records) was hailed by many outlets and American Songwriter praised their “earnest, earthy songcraft”. Paste Magazine said about their sophomore effort, The Sacred Heart […]

Watch: Time For Love by The Winachi Tribe ft Keith Allen

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman July 10, 2015 11:00 am

The Winachi Tribe

I’ve got the perfect jam to kick off the weekend courtesy of The Winachi Tribe featuring the talented Keith Allen. Here’s their new video for “Time For Love”. Enjoy 🙂

Black_Hart! Presents Book Of Marlon

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman July 9, 2015 2:09 pm Tagged With: Hip Hop, rap

Black_Hart

Be sure to go back and check my interview with Dark Empire’s Black_Hart!. Black_Hart!’s latest album Book of Marlon packs a powerful Hip Hop punch into a genre suffering from corporate degradation and constant attacks from media (typically rooted in ignorance or misconceptions). Refusing to release a song without some type of message, the 18 tracks found […]

My Band Needs A Website, What Are Our Options?

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman July 9, 2015 1:03 pm

Websites by Middle Tennessee Music

Essentially you have 3 choices. Free service. Buy a domain, redirect it to a free site or blog. Buy domain and web hosting, maintain full control. Free Websites Wix provides a free website builder. You also get to display their (free) advertisements all over your site. Another option is to use a free blogging platform […]

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