Discovering the new music underground around the globe
Folk/Review Sophia Stephens - Remnantal
Sophia Stephens is a seventeen-year-old independent singer and songwriter. Her childhood brought many experiences that left lasting impressions of immense sadness, hope, and unwavering faith for better days. These experiences included watching a friend in her neighborhood, who was only a year older than her, pass away from cancer; her favorite third grade teacher passing from pancreatic cancer; her father having brain surgery for a Dural-cutaneous fistula; and her mother being diagnosed with Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma.
Rock/Review Pamela Hopkins - Raised Some Hell in ME
Pamela Hopkins is a Josie Music Awards winner, an Independent Music Network Awards Winner, and a three-time 2022 Arkansas Country Music Awards nominee. She regularly performs in piano bars, Norwegian Cruise Ships and clubs across the US. She recently performed for US troops in Alaska, Guam, Japan and more. Pamela is sponsored by Skrewball Peanut Butter Whiskey.
Dance/Review Allegra - Round & Round (Tiësto Remix)
Allegra's musical career has been marked with consistent success, with multiple top 2 chart positions, and collaborations with renowned DJs like R3HAB and Tobtok. Her empowering message and performances have caught the attention of major publications such as Rollacoaster Magazine and OK! Magazine. Last year, she announced her single "He Ain't You" on BBC's The Ultimate Playlist.
EDM/Review Zarah Westhouse - Is this a crush?
Introducing the enigmatic artist, Zarah Westhouse, a musical force hailing from the captivating landscapes of Switzerland. Driven by a desire to spread happiness through her music, Zarah finds her muse in the realms of electronic, dance, and pop dance genres.
Jazz/Review The Limited Sense - The Limited Sense
The Limited Sense is a musical group comprised of three members, formed by Jonathan Gasparian in 2014. Gasparian, one of the founding members of Winter Music Entertainment, draws inspiration from the golden age of jazz, being a jazz fanatic himself. The band has performed over 100 shows, blending smooth melodies with straightforward drumming and impressive light displays. The band consists of Parjam Parsi on piano and electric guitar, Jonathan Gasparian on drums, and Nathan Gasparian on Bass.
Country/Review Derek Lee Goodreid - All or Nothing
Derek Lee Goodreid is a remarkable singer-songwriter from Australia, who possesses a deeply soulful and captivating musical talent. His distinctive style gracefully merges elements of country, blues, and rockabilly, evoking a profound emotional connection and inducing rhythmic foot-tapping.
Electronic/Review K-Syran - Sunny
K-Syran has seen tremendous success as a singer-songwriter, actress, author, director, and lyricist, not to mention as an impassioned activist for women’s rights. Her single ‘Intimacy’ was nominated by the United Nations in the U.K. to be the anthem of International Women’s Day, while her album ‘Dizzy’ has been nominated for a number of prestigious awards in the U.S.
Rock/Review Gary Dranow - Golden Child
The blues rock band Gary Dranow and The Manic Emotions are unrestricted by the bounds of genre, but when you listen, you will hear blues-tinged Rock n Roll.
Jazz/Review The Ari Joshua Quartet - Nun Kommt es Werder
For years, shamanistic guitarist and composer Ari Joshua has been one of those "musician’s musicians" who those "in the know" rave about but who remains under the radar for the general public. Struggles with substance abuse, a severe car accident, Ari’s commitment to music education with the successful school he founded, The Music Factory, and the daunting task of mixing have kept him in something of a creative holding pattern.
Country/Review Jensey - Ride Or Die
Jensey’s voice is visceral, raw, and captivating. A true storyteller, he draws inspiration from his biggest influences: Johnny Cash, Nina Simone, and Damien Rice. A seasoned live performer (150 performances this last year), Jensey sings every note like it’s his last. Jensey is often compared to Zach Bryan, Bailey Zimmerman, and Dustin Kensrue (Thrice).
Pop/Review Kelsie Kimberlin - Shattered
Kelsie Kimberlin is an American-Ukrainian musician and singer. Her work is not only accessible and entertaining but also steeped in important social themes and dual meanings, underscoring her deep understanding of the power of creative music to evoke change.
Electronic/Review Moon and Aries - Blurred Vision
German composer & producer Tom Aries and Canadian writer and singer Jordana Moon team up as: Moon and Aries - the music duo with a unique fusion of Electronic, Pop, Cinematic Synth Pop, Trip-Hop and more. Moon and Aries hope to hook you into their sensual, uplifting and spiritually charged Universe of sound. With Tom Aries’ memorable, seductive melodies and captivating instrumentals, blending with Jordana Moon's thought provoking, poetic lyrics and emotionally intimate vocals.
Rock/Review The Psychsomatics - Seams of Expectation
The Psychsomatics are Steven Siggard (drummer/lead vocal), Sierra Siggard (bass), Jacob Dodge (guitar), and Zaz McDonald (keys).
Pop/Review Grace & Moji - Monster
Los Angeles-based artist/producer duo Grace Hong and Martin Wave, known as Grace & Moji, debut their collaboration in which they explore love, creative expression, and healing in their relationship. Grace, a native New Yorker raised in a broken home by Korean immigrants, began studying classical piano and voice at a young age. Martin, an award-winning, platinum-selling music producer, composer, and multi-instrumentalist, hails from the forests of Sweden.
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Country/Review Ben Hutcheson - Ben Hutcheson
Ben Hutcheson is an emerging Country Rock artist from South West England. Ben is the new generation of the recent pedigree of fresh English singer/songwriters. Critiqued as bridging the storytelling gap between the likes of Passenger, Ed Sheeran and Scotty McCreery. Realising his passion for writing & performing by releasing his first and second EP unaided, Ben set out to have his voice heard.
Country/Review Whitney Blake Myrick - Redemption in Jackson, Mississippi
Born and raised in Louisiana. Educated in Mississippi. Unemployed and divorced (on the same day) in Appalachia. Currently living and loving in Texas. Whitney Blake Myrick has been involved in music since the age of seven but didn’t start songwriting until she needed an outlet during the pandemic. Already going through a divorce and midlife crisis, Whitney started writing about the transformations she was experiencing in isolation in rural Appalachia.
Pop/Review Valen Eslava - Too Many Miles
Valen Eslava is a Venezuelan-born, Maracaibo-based singer, and the sound of her voice has absorbed all the beauty of the wonderful surrounding nature: the warmth of the blue lake of Maracaibo, the brightness of the Catatumbo lightnings, and the heights and expanses of the Andes. Valen began to sing at a very early age. She was singing everywhere.
Pop/Review Bromsen - Read About It
In the mid-2000s, Karlo and Richard performed together with their dear fellows from the pampelmuse in almost every indie rock club in Berlin. The band finally broke up in 2006, shortly before their supposed breakthrough, and many years passed before Richard and Karlo met again and Bromsen was formed in 2021. With their Sound Bromsen will take you on a journey from Beat to the 80's and back to the future.
Classical/Review Parjam Parsi - Blue Butterfly
Parjam Parsi had an early introduction to music, learning the piano throughout his youth. It was through this that Parsi began to immerse himself in the styles of classical composers from previous generations as well as the music of contemporary composers. He then forged his musical path through composition. Currently, Parsi works as an audio engineer, producer, and composer.