Westport, CT - Indie artists have a new home on the Internet where they can blog with notable entertainment business professionals and access an impressive online directory of over 8,000 listings and growing for recording studios, producers, managers, clubs, music trade magazines, and more... all for FREE on Music Quench.
The roster of “experts” who have joined Music Quench to blog with indie artists includes:
- Producer/engineer/VP of Island Records Rob Fraboni, whose long list of credentials include Producer of the Year nomination at the New York Music Awards for a Wendy Wall album that won Best Folk Album of the Year, Grammy nomination for Bonnie Raitt’s “Green Light,” Grammy nomination for the Last Waltz movie soundtrack, Grammy winner for “You Win Again” performed by Keith Richards for the Hank Williams tribute record and sound consultant for the Dylan/Band Tour ’74.
- Neal Smith, founding member/drummer of the shock-rock group Alice Cooper with six gold and five platinum records to his credit.
- Deirdre Breakenridge, President of PFS Marketwyse, a leading public relations firm, and author of PR 2.0, The New PR Toolkit, Cyberbranding: Brand Building in the Digital Economy and Putting the Public Back in Public Relations.
- Professional musician, composer and author of Pro Tools LE7 Ignite! and Zen and the Art of Music Production, Andy Hagerman.
- Promotion expert Peter Hay of Twin Vision who was instrumental in the development of the careers of ZZ Top, Dave Edmunds, Thin Lizzy, Al Green, John Mayall and Savoy Brown and has provided A&R, promotion, publicity and marketing for independent labels and artists including Bonnie Raitt, David Spinozza, Ronnie Spector and The Dead Boys.
- Lori Steele, indie artist and formerly with New Line Cinema, 4Front Entertainment Marketing Group, Matrixx Pictures and AM Productions & Management.
- Tony Tyler, owner of state-of-the-art post-production facilities Play-It Productions and Play-It Direct
- Peter Catucci, producer, engineer, bass player and owner of Rock Wall Studios who has recorded, engineered and produced CD’s under the name Cinematik and won several awards including a prestigious CINE Award for best musical score for the independent film “Alex’s Journey.”
- Entertainment attorney Michael C. Frilling, Esq.
Quotes:
“Indie artists and labels are still reeling from being left out of the deal between a major music social site and the top labels after having essentially created the site’s huge and attractive roster of artists,” comments Garrison Leykam, Music Quench President, indie artist and former producer for London Records. “There are also loads of websites promising connections to A&R execs who can place their songs in exchange for exorbitant membership and per song fees as well as other sites selling insider music business listings like maps to the Hollywood stars. My associates and I said ‘enough is enough’ and decided to create a music community website built on respect for the indie artists”
“Indie artists who want to take a hands on approach to getting their music heard and to connecting with their fans will find that Music Quench offers a tremendous amount of resources. The social networking portal is also a fantastic way to network and make connections with industry experts,” states Deirdre Breakenridge, President of PFS Marketwyse and the author of Putting the Public Back in Public Relations.
“After we launch the Music Quench experts’ blogs and directory in beta on June 15th we’ll follow with a full-blown music community site this summer where indie artists will be able to create profiles, add music & videos and build their fan base,” adds Leykam. “What we are creating is the ultimate online home for indie artists.”
For more information, call: 203.434.9803 or email: garrisongs@aol.com
Music Quench is a Westport, CT-based entertainment company utilizing 2.0 social media to help indie artists further their musical careers through online blogging with entertainment industry experts, access to a free directory of valuable resources and a forthcoming online community platform where they can create profiles, add videos & music and build a fan base. The company was formed in 2009 by music industry veteran Garrison Leykam, project manager Richard Eisenman, graphic designer June Fernandes and programmer expert David Cox.
The roster of “experts” who have joined Music Quench to blog with indie artists includes:
- Producer/engineer/VP of Island Records Rob Fraboni, whose long list of credentials include Producer of the Year nomination at the New York Music Awards for a Wendy Wall album that won Best Folk Album of the Year, Grammy nomination for Bonnie Raitt’s “Green Light,” Grammy nomination for the Last Waltz movie soundtrack, Grammy winner for “You Win Again” performed by Keith Richards for the Hank Williams tribute record and sound consultant for the Dylan/Band Tour ’74.
- Neal Smith, founding member/drummer of the shock-rock group Alice Cooper with six gold and five platinum records to his credit.
- Deirdre Breakenridge, President of PFS Marketwyse, a leading public relations firm, and author of PR 2.0, The New PR Toolkit, Cyberbranding: Brand Building in the Digital Economy and Putting the Public Back in Public Relations.
- Professional musician, composer and author of Pro Tools LE7 Ignite! and Zen and the Art of Music Production, Andy Hagerman.
- Promotion expert Peter Hay of Twin Vision who was instrumental in the development of the careers of ZZ Top, Dave Edmunds, Thin Lizzy, Al Green, John Mayall and Savoy Brown and has provided A&R, promotion, publicity and marketing for independent labels and artists including Bonnie Raitt, David Spinozza, Ronnie Spector and The Dead Boys.
- Lori Steele, indie artist and formerly with New Line Cinema, 4Front Entertainment Marketing Group, Matrixx Pictures and AM Productions & Management.
- Tony Tyler, owner of state-of-the-art post-production facilities Play-It Productions and Play-It Direct
- Peter Catucci, producer, engineer, bass player and owner of Rock Wall Studios who has recorded, engineered and produced CD’s under the name Cinematik and won several awards including a prestigious CINE Award for best musical score for the independent film “Alex’s Journey.”
- Entertainment attorney Michael C. Frilling, Esq.
Quotes:
“Indie artists and labels are still reeling from being left out of the deal between a major music social site and the top labels after having essentially created the site’s huge and attractive roster of artists,” comments Garrison Leykam, Music Quench President, indie artist and former producer for London Records. “There are also loads of websites promising connections to A&R execs who can place their songs in exchange for exorbitant membership and per song fees as well as other sites selling insider music business listings like maps to the Hollywood stars. My associates and I said ‘enough is enough’ and decided to create a music community website built on respect for the indie artists”
“Indie artists who want to take a hands on approach to getting their music heard and to connecting with their fans will find that Music Quench offers a tremendous amount of resources. The social networking portal is also a fantastic way to network and make connections with industry experts,” states Deirdre Breakenridge, President of PFS Marketwyse and the author of Putting the Public Back in Public Relations.
“After we launch the Music Quench experts’ blogs and directory in beta on June 15th we’ll follow with a full-blown music community site this summer where indie artists will be able to create profiles, add music & videos and build their fan base,” adds Leykam. “What we are creating is the ultimate online home for indie artists.”
For more information, call: 203.434.9803 or email: garrisongs@aol.com
Music Quench is a Westport, CT-based entertainment company utilizing 2.0 social media to help indie artists further their musical careers through online blogging with entertainment industry experts, access to a free directory of valuable resources and a forthcoming online community platform where they can create profiles, add videos & music and build a fan base. The company was formed in 2009 by music industry veteran Garrison Leykam, project manager Richard Eisenman, graphic designer June Fernandes and programmer expert David Cox.