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Mike Stocksdale is an artist you've listened to your whole life, or at least it feels that way. There is familiarity in his melodies, and the honest stories he tells hit home. His ability to translate his personal experiences into relatable lyrics is, in a word, captivating. Los Angeles native Stocksdale embodies all aspects of true musicianship, with a technical education in guitar from the Musician’s Institute in Hollywood, CA, and a past rich with classic influences including Paul Simon, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, The Beatles, Bruce Springsteen, and B.B. King. Stocksdale got his start playing lead guitar and writing songs for Three Minute Mile, a band he formed while studying psychology at Indiana University. When the group disbanded, Stocksdale began honing his songwriting and vocal skills, and found new direction as a solo artist. He has since forged a reputation for himself in the Southern California independent music scene with thoughtful, well-crafted albums that res...

"Restaurants, bars, clubs and similar places often play recorded music or have bands or solo artists play it live to lure and keep customers. Playing this music, however, comes at a price literally and figuratively.." Check out this interesting and informative new post by our friends at Music Think Tank - explaining the legal relationships between venues, performing rights organizations, and artists - a great reference, to better understand the laws and current situation in the music business. http://www.musicthinktank.com/blog/how-do-music-laws-affect-local-venues.html

For the artists who are fortunate to have success, eventually their team will grow. That will allow the artist to focus on writing, rehearsing and performing, while their support team handles the business, financial, legal and marketing aspects of their career. Take a look at this great post by our friends over at Tunecore, which outlines the  most common team members, and a timeline on when they would usually come on board in a musician's growing career.  http://www.tunecore.com/blog/2016/07/building-your-team-as-you-build-your-career.html/

We here at Radio Airplay absolutely love music and moreover, we love sharing new music with you! Being exposed to so many awesome independent artists in our Airplay community is an amazing experience. Getting to listen and share up & coming artist's music is even better! Fellow rockstar members of the Radio Airplay staff want to give our artists even more opportunities to be heard. Erin, Kelly, Tara, and Adam are on board so far, and will be hand picking their favorite tunes each week. We'll be featuring them here on the blog, the Radio Airplay Facebook, and our weekly Airplay newsletter. Check out our Staff Picks of Week 29 Below! View all past staff picks here! Erin's Picks:   Radiofix - Already Gone Simple Jack - Anything You Do My Defect - A Fighting Chance Kelly's Picks:   Honeybadger -  The Ballad of El Guapo Beaux Pettys -  Balance Bike  The zzipps - Better Off Lost Adam's Picks:   Sister "...

Top PopScore band  Erik Vargas   was chosen for Week 29 as the Musician's Atlas PopScore Pick for his song,  Gusto Kita (Cover) Listen here! He received a full year's membership to Musician's Atlas, the music industry's most reliable contact database service. But you don't have to wait until you reach the top of the PopScore charts to get VIP access to the best performance, promotion & distribution. Become a member of Musician's Atlas today

Meet our newest Center Stage artist, Jake Vance  - An up and coming singer/songwriter  with a background in piano, bass, guitar, mandolin, and vocals.  Growing up in a musical family in Southern Alberta, Jake is a burgeoning artist in the Canadian music scene. Recently, Jake completed the Artist Entrepreneur Program at CMI in Toronto, and played the TD Green Room at the 2016 Juno Awards. He was a top 10 regional finalist in the 2016 CBC Searchlight competition.  Jake has spent two summers in London UK, taking music programs in Songwriting, Vocals and Recording. He has been lucky to have instructors that have also worked with the likes of Adele and Amy Winehouse. Jake's first EP "White Elephant" (2015) charted on several Canadian college stations reaching as high as #4 in both Alberta and Ontario.  In May 27th 2016  EP, Jake released his second EP  “Eden” produced by Russell Broom.  T he first single “The Po...

"Moving to a different town can be difficult enough, but it’s even more daunting if you’re a musician who wants to lay down some roots in a music scene that’s totally new to you." Check out this article posted by our friends at CD Baby's artist blog DIY  Musician, with great tips to help you  break into a new music scene and stay connected with artists and bands in your area.  http://diymusician.cdbaby.com/musician-tips/3-things-right-away-trying-break-new-music-scene/

We here at Radio Airplay absolutely love music and moreover, we love sharing new music with you! Being exposed to so many awesome independent artists in our Airplay community is an amazing experience. Getting to listen and share up & coming artist's music is even better! Fellow rockstar members of the Radio Airplay staff want to give our artists even more opportunities to be heard. Erin, Kelly, Tara, and Adam are on board so far, and will be hand picking their favorite tunes each week. We'll be featuring them here on the blog, the Radio Airplay Facebook, and our weekly Airplay newsletter. Check out our Staff Picks of Week 28 Below! View all past staff picks here! Erin's Picks:   Primitive Race - Acceptance Of Reality Solvent of Society - Glory C urrent Device - Dangerous Kelly's Picks:   Slow Sunrise -  She Makes Me Reconsider Mike Conde -  Water Crimson Crux - Scarred Adam's Picks:   Tractor Jerry and ...

Top PopScore band  The Aquaerials   was chosen for Week 28 as the Musician's Atlas PopScorePick for their song,   Flight of the Crow . They received a full year's membership to Musician's Atlas, the music industry's most reliable contact database service. But you don't have to wait until you reach the top of the PopScore charts to get VIP access to the best performance, promotion & distribution. Become a member of Musician's Atlas today

You should always have a contract when doing business in music. You can now download a music business contracts pack from our friends musiccontractshub.com . Each of these contracts can be edited and printed to your needs.  Do not be caught without a contract.  Music business contracts are a must! SPECIAL 20% OFF DISCOUNT FOR RADIO AIRPLAY MEMBERS ONLY!   At Checkout Use Coupon Code: Radioairplay In the package download, they provide you with the following contract templates: Artist/Producer Contract Artist/Management Contract Booking Contract Event Sponsorship Contract Producer Contract Publishing Contract Publisher/Royalty Contract  Record Company/Producer Contract Recording Contract Songwriter Contract Recording Studio Time/Charge Contract TV/Film Sync Contract

We here at Radio Airplay absolutely love music and moreover, we love sharing new music with you! Being exposed to so many awesome independent artists in our Airplay community is an amazing experience. Getting to listen and share up & coming artist's music is even better! Fellow rockstar members of the Radio Airplay staff want to give our artists even more opportunities to be heard. Erin, Kelly, Tara, and Adam are on board so far, and will be hand picking their favorite tunes each week. We'll be featuring them here on the blog, the Radio Airplay Facebook, and our weekly Airplay newsletter. Check out our Staff Picks of Week 27 Below! View all past staff picks here! Erin's Picks:   Josh B - Ride or Die December Street - Can You Feel It Cavern Company - Dancing In The Dark Kelly's Picks:   Honeybadger -  The Ballad of El Guapo Birch Book -  Stray Summer Song The New Granadas - Ghost Adam's Picks:   Burch River...