The Importance of Fans and People Who Disseminate Information

Lester McBride got so tired of hearing people say there’s nothing to do in Hartford, Connecticut that he decided to do something about it.  He started compiling information about events and forwarding emails to everyone on his personal email list on a weekly basis.  As more and more people found out about his weekly events [...]

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Ras Iba – from Indie Label to Just Plain Indie

Ras Iba has been all over the world performing his music.  Large stages accomodate him and his high energy show.  His messages are positive and powerful, speaking of change, liberation, peace, love and the things that a beautiful world can be made of.  He’s recently gone from the comfort of an indie label to being [...]

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THE INDIE SPIRITS

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    One thing that this wave of independent artists has done is create overnight millionaires all over the place. There are hundreds of indie music marketing, promotion and music sites on the… »

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