Lauren Frost just sent me a text message to check out the new article in the Illinois Entertainer Magazine. First, thanks to Illinois Entertainer and Lauren Frost for the OAKDALE3B shout-out. Yup, the track was produced out of the original Oakdale studio in Chicago. It was a mystical place with a magic table and a [...]

I can’t keep up with all of the stuff Julia is doing these days. I really try to be a good blog poster but she has been busy lately. So, the legendary Dale Kawashima and his super crew of talented folks over at Singer Universe have chosen Julia’s “Glass Box” as one of the top [...]

I entered Julia Kay’s “Reaching To The Moon” into the NASA Wakeup Song Contest–the song chosen will be one of the last wakeup songs for the shuttle program. Seeing as Julia sang this tune for Buzz Aldrin at the International Space Development Contest in Chicago this year, I am hoping we get some traction on [...]

I just got a text from Ashton Likes. I recently posted some comments about the “The August,” and how it is just a cool tune. Well, I am not alone in thinking that the song is rad. Here is the link to “The August.”
Ashton informed me that the Illinois Entertainer Magazine is going to do [...]

Just got some good news this morning–Julia Kay will be playing the Temecula Film Festival on September 17, 2010 in Temecula, California. Check out the lineup at Temecula Film Festival.
Did you notice something freaky on that page…last year Lauren Frost was selected to play the festival. So, for two years in a row we have [...]

We are relocating! The new studio will be up and running in about two weeks and it is going to be even better. There is a much more room and the studio will be able to run 24/7 without any noise concerns. So, expect alot more tube-amp driven rock n’ roll in the next few [...]

My good friend Eric Yoder has launched his new site alongside the opening of his fantastic new studio in Chicago. Eric has worked with some of the best in the music business: Etta James, Lauryn Hill, Moby, R. Kelly, Celine Dion…the list goes on…the walls are filled with records showcasing his handiwork. Moreover, Eric has [...]

3Beats likes artists. We like artists so much that we are rolling out a pioneering new program to provide excellent music from some of the best up-and-coming artists out there for your independent film, amateur  video, or multi-media application (games, iPhone apps, etc…).
The nuts and bolts: we provide a license to use the music any [...]

Too cool–one of the tools that music executives use to screen new music has just given “I Want To Be With You” a Platinum Auddy Award–Their Highest Award…
This Software Screening Tool identified Norah Jones First Album as having great hit potential before it was ever released.
In uPlaya’s own words:

A Platinum Auddy™ denotes clear mathematical hit [...]

I’ve had many questions about solo gig performances. This list is for the times the working musician is not out there performing original material–the make your rent gigs. It is also for times when you want to throw a cool tune in your original set…
This post is an ongoing discussion on the ideal set list [...]