Indie Music Scene

Beware by Bonnie “Prince” Billy

Sadness is a fact of life. It’s most often romanticized and exaggerated (Emo, anyone?) but in Beware by Bonnie “Prince” Billy, it is simply that, a hard fact of life. It’s not wallowing or self-pitying, Billy’s sadness is a ditch one crashes into and climbs out of, a snag that’s forgotten in the long run, a detour one goes around of. The feeling is almost of numbness, of a sort of apathy towards the situation, and the simple moving forward which is inertly a part of every human being.

Billy’s songs are about love – or the lack of it – but each one is unique, beautifully written and rendered into song. Songs like “You Don’t Love Me”, “Beware Your Only Friend”, and “I Won’t Ask Again” talk of relationships, but not in the way we usually know sad songs. Its straightforward, no nonsense un-melodramatic music.

Yelle – Yelling her Way to you Soon

Debut in 2008 with a collection of combined chipper electronic sounds adding to it a smirk of an aged Lolita she combines suggestive lyrics with the innocence of delivery making for a sweet feminine style that is solely Yelle. Peppering her lyrics with synth infuses a sort of trans like state that gets anyone into the mood for slaughter of her mother tongue, the English language. Her overall style the embodiment of her songs are a complete mix of the mundane and the exotic, resulting in a show that is truly to remember.
She hits hard with words of suggestion yet makes it all sound trivial that even one can relate to the overall experience. She evokes dance with her songs yet hits with frequent infusion of synthesized sounds creating a sort of techno-pop mix that sends the hips and feet into twirling rhythm, dancing your way to the dance floor as if drawn in by the music which you cannot control. She is seen as a breath of fresh air in the all so familiar world of dance and of course the indie music scene where she has made her mark, how long it’ll stay there is anyone’s guess for it is such in the world of music and the forever evolving styles of indie.

Science and Music Meets to make Michael Forrest

Unique doesn’t even get close to describing the character that is Michael Forrest who releases “Broken Into Tumbolia”, an album like no other for sure. His genius is the combination of music in all shapes and sizes that in the end all comes up into one nice piece. From Drum-nBase, Hip-Hop and Free Jazz, he combines them into an unusual style that is truly unique but unexpectedly funky and very good. Not content with music as it is, he combines his talent with the different styles and skill at several instruments combined with technological wonders and what do you get, some of the best sounding music around. He seems to evoke the music gods to make his music sound good and blend as if they were meant to be and people just kove it.

Tamara Chauniece Williams

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Tamara is THE gospel sensation, just 18 years old but full of potentials. She started singing when she was just 10 months old. She began singing for TV jingles. And by the turn of her third birthday, she was already singing gospel and other inspirational music. She first appeared to the public when she was 7 years old. At the time, she received a standing ovation after the delivery of a powerful song. AT the age of 11, she recorded her first ever CD which was called Higher Ground. Added to that, she is also a songwriter, having written several songs for her upcoming album which hasn’t been named yet at this time. Her single ‘Here We Are’ has become one of the most talked about songs in the Coast area.

David Michael

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David Michael had dreamed of touring, bus and the red carpet at Grammy nights. All seemed to be wishful thinking. But Michael never let go of those dreams and kept it to inspire to achieve those hopes one day. Amdist all the trials he went through as a young child and all his life, he took the dream with him. He was moved to a foster care system, remembering a little about his parents. He stayed there until he was nine years of age. He recalls fondly the happiest day of his life when he and his younger brother were adopted by a family, finally a family they could call their own. He continues to acknowledge the hand of God in saving him from the darkest and most painful times of his young life. On his fifth grade, his music teacher was initially the one who planted the seeds of hope in David’s singing potential. Much much later he would realize that he comes from a rich musical history for both father and mother.

You can check him out at http://www.myspace.com/454davidmichael

Zac Efron’s Career to a New Level

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Zac began his career in the musical making of “Gypsy,” and he also come into view on stage in “Peter Pan,” “Mame,” “Little Shop of Horrors” and “The Music Man.” Zac furthered his career with appearances in several big TV shows including ER, and The Guardian. Prior to his lead role in High School Musical, Zac was best known for his role as Cameron in the WB series Summerland.

On the Billboard Hot 100 chart of February 11, 2006, Zac had 5 simultaneous song credits. The songs were “Get’cha Head in the Game” (solo), 3 duets with Vanessa Anne Hudgens (“Breaking Free”, “Start of Something New” and “What I’ve Been Looking For”) and “We’re All In This Together” credited to the High School Musical Cast. All tracks were from the soundtrack of “High School Musical”. According to his biography on the WB website, Zac’s favorite sports include golf, skiing, rock climbing, snowboarding and surfing. He plays the piano at home, and is currently teaching himself to play the guitar. He also loves fixing up old cars.

CJ Christy – Queen of Indie Music

Mania TV Host, CJ Christy is known as the queen of Indie Music.

CJ Christy is not only considered an expert in independent music circles, but she is a dedicated fan. She goes to at least 3 concerts a week. Christy is an advocate of local and national independent artists, musicians and film makers.

She is a cyber jockey and has garnered a huge following with her twice daily live show “Daily Independent” which features the hottest in underground culture and independent music. Because there is no other place showcasing music videos by independent artists on a daily basis, her show is looked to as a trusted filter for the “indie” lifestyle. Thus a feat that makes her to be considered as “The Queen of Indie Music”

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Indie Artist : Jay Johnson

Jay Johnson is one of the successful Indie artists from Dallas, Texas. His music with various genres, from blues to southern rock to country to funk, landed in the heart of his listeners. He is already known to be a multi-award winning singer and songwriter. He was also nominated for Singer/Songwriter of the Year at the 2007 Texas Music Awards and his songs are globally added to playlist and charts.
Here is a list of his nominations / awards during the 2005 Texas Music Awards
- Voted, Male Vocalist of the Year,
- Nominated, Song of the Year
- Nominated, Album of the Year
- Nominated, Musician of the Year
- Nominated, Entertainer of the Year

Besides from the 2005 awards, he was also selected as the
Regional finalist in the 2005 Sony/USA Network Nashville Star TV Show. With his style of writing and passion as a writer, he has been compare to the likes of James Taylor, Neil Young and Jackson Browne.

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