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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.

Hip Hop + Real Skills = Haze Brown with ehT Mills

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman December 22, 2012 12:44 pm

Newark, New Jersey’s Haze Brown has teamed up with producer ehT Mills to deliver their newest creation, Hip Hop + Real Skills. First off, I need to say I appreciate Brown’s lyrical substance. Team that up with ehT Mills ability to sound fresh while maintaining that classic urban production value and we have a winning combination. […]

Lyrical Storm Plays The Game With His Lottery Ticket EP

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman December 22, 2012 12:05 pm Tagged With: Hip Hop, rap

Lottery Ticket EP by Lyrical Storm

We recently spoke with multi-media artist Lyrical Storm about his books, music, and other endeavors and how he makes use of the Internet and social media to promote his business. Naturally, he sent us a copy of his newest release, Lottery Ticket EP, for us to listen to and check out. Understanding Lyrical Storm’s background as […]

4 Reasons Why Your Band Needs To Blog

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman December 21, 2012 10:18 am

Mr Hunter blog

If you have a website, but you are not actively maintaining a blog… You are seriously killing your marketing game. Let’s dive in. 1. Search Engine Optimization (SEO) One of the most popular questions I am asked: “How do I get my website on the front page of Google?” It’s not easy. One of the […]

2Four Performing at Mid-TN Hip Hop Show at Main Street Live Jan 18

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman December 20, 2012 10:56 am Tagged With: Murfreesboro

2Four

MPS Music Management and Beat the Bookstore present the Middle Tennessee Hip Hop Show happening January 18th, 2013 at Main Street Live in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Graffiti artists will be spraying as well as performances by Streetlight Allstars, James Payne, Classic Williams, 2Four, and BUNKS. Get directions. Bio Nashville native 2Four is a young, creative, lyrical […]

Grab Some Cigarettes ‘n Gasoline and Head To Sea With Colin Ward

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman December 20, 2012 8:25 am Tagged With: Rock

Cigarettes n Gasoline by Colin Ward

It’s chilly and raining outside but with the tropical frequencies of Cigarettes ‘n Gasoline filling the room, I might as well be on a boat in the Caribbean. On his newest album, Colin Ward takes us sailing through stories of pawn shops and beautiful days fishing around the Florida Keys. Playing guitar since he was 12, Colin […]

Why NOT To Buy YouTube Views

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman December 19, 2012 5:09 pm

Why NOT to buy YouTube views

I have said it over and over again to so many people… But people tend to not listen. Here is what happens if you buy YouTube views from sites selling them by the tens of thousands for dirt cheap (or any other automated form of number boosting). Numbers do NOT equal fans. Watch and learn. […]

How To Make More Money Online From Your Music

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman December 19, 2012 1:41 pm

Sponsored Tweets

We love and create music. Although the yearly income for your average musician isn’t that appealing, we still have to pay our bills. These are not get rich quick schemes (or any thing of that nature) but there are ways to make more money (legitimately and passively) online from selling your music. Below I will share […]

How Do I Get My Podcast On iTunes

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman December 19, 2012 10:33 am Tagged With: podcast

iTunes podcast directory

We started the Indie Music Mania podcast not long ago. Of course I wanted it available on iTunes. I did my research, learned different methods, and decided I would just code an XML file by hand and submit it to the iTunes’ Podcast directory. That worked for a while, but not only did it consume […]

Straight 2 The Top by MB hosted by DJ Reem

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman December 19, 2012 9:24 am Tagged With: New Jersey, United States

  It’s Going Down on Straight 2 The Top from Elizabeth, New Jersey’s MB. Hosted by DJ Reem, MB (part of the Innavaders crew) steps out in his Converse to implement his Gameplan on a path headed to Straight 2 The Top. But you better ‘turn that camera off girl’ because this ill collection of flows might […]

James Payne Performing at Mid-TN Hip Hop Show at Main Street Live Jan 18

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman December 19, 2012 8:24 am

James Payne

MPS Music Management and Beat the Bookstore present the Middle Tennessee Hip Hop Show happening January 18th, 2013 at Main Street Live in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Graffiti artists will be spraying as well as performances by Streetlight Allstars, James Payne, Classic Williams, 2Four, and BUNKS. Get directions. Bio From the Frayser area in the heart of […]

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