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Hi! Everyone this weeks FEATURED ARTIST OF THE WEEK is the singer-songwriter & guitarist: KEV M 1.Please introduce yourself Hello! I'm Kev M, a singer/songwriter from Hull, England. I've been performing live and self releasing music for around eighteen months now including at Jimmy's In Manchester in August. I played at 'Live on The River' on Thursday October 24th on a floating pub on The Thames  2. How did you get into music? An Uncle of mine gave me an old guitar of his when I was aged 15. I took guitar lessons shortly after and along with some self teaching I learned to play. In terms of actual music, I grew up in a home where music was pretty much constantly on - Elvis, The Beatles, T Rex, Bruce Springsteen. I got into music as a child in a big way, As a teenager I gravitated to rock and alternative. These days it's more indie. 3. What instruments do you play? I play the guitar and that is pretty much it though i'd love to

THE SOLAR PROJECT are back with their brand new single 'Blue Lights'. After their last release 'Viper' which was 'Trance' inspired, 'Blue Lights' sees THE SOLAR PROJECT chill out with a more ambient feel 'Blue Lights' is available to purchase from ITUNES AMAZON BANDCAMP SPOTIFY GOOGLE PLAY etc Until next time Law OFFICIAL WEBSITE THE SOLAR PROJECT LW MUSIC SERVICES (Mixing & Mastering)  TWITTER  FACEBOOK (Law) FACEBOOK (LW Music Services) FACEBOOK (The Solar Project) YOUTUBE  

This weeks FEATURED ARTIST OF THE WEEK is the talented Folk/ Americana duo DUFFY & BIRD Photo Credit: Jordan Anderson  1.Please introduce yourself We are Al Bird and Tricia Duffy - otherwise known as Duffy & Bird 2. How did you get into music? We’ve both been playing music and singing for our whole lives in one capacity or another.  Al was in the National Youth Orchestra in Wales as a child and Tricia has always sung, in choirs, on cruise ships and even in a musical at one stage.  3. What instruments do you play? Al plays the piano, violin, French horn, guitar, bass pretty well and can generally pick up most string instruments and get a decent noise out of them!  Tricia plays the guitar, and played the flute and piano as a child.  4. Who are your influences? We take influence from a huge array of musical styles, we are both massive fans of classical music, opera, jazz, rock and of course Americana and folk.  Tricia gets a lot of inspiration from singe

As Vinyl has made a comeback,  some musicians are now looking at getting their music on Vinyl.  What if you cut your own Vinyl at home? Well a new Kickstarter project has been launched for the: Phonocut. The Phonocut has been described as "idiot proof " by co-founder Florian Kaps. It is a portable Vinyl lathe. You need an audio source & a blank acetate (no details of what sort of disc mention yet) A diamond stylus cuts the 10" vinyl. Each side can hold between around 10-15 mins.  The price is around €999 as a limited pre-order This could be a good idea for musicians. We'll have to see. Until next time Law OFFICIAL WEBSITE LW MUSIC SERVICES  (Mixing & Mastering) TWITTER  FACEBOOK (Law) FACEBOOK ( LW Music Services) FACEBOOK (The Solar Project) YOUTUBE

Hi!  Everyone, This weeks FEATURED ARTIST OF THE WEEK is the multi- talented musician, singer, songwriter JAYNA JENNINGS  1.Please introduce yourself              Hi! I’m Jayna Jennings, an Americana singer/songwriter from a small town north of Atlanta, Georgia. I’ve been playing guitar and writing songs for 8 years, and I just released a new album called Courtyards & Aviaries, Pt. 2! My goal is to spread a message of hope to anyone who hears my music!  2. How did you get into music?              I started out singing in church with my cousins and my cousin Frances Mooney owned a music store and would have bluegrass bands come play shows on certain Saturdays. She let me come sing during intermission one night and I got up and sang 70’s commercial jingles and old folk songs. After that I learned how to play the autoharp and performed some Christmas songs with it at her store where I met my guitar teacher who helped me learn to set music to the songs I had written. Afte

WALDORF are back with a band new hardware desktop synth: KYRA. Here are some of the features: Digital Virtual analog synth 1280 oscillators  128 note polyphony 4096 waveforms to choose from Arpeggiator 9 module effects  3 LFOS Yes this is one very powerful desktop synth & can be used both live & in the studio  If you are looking for a powerful desktop hardware synth then this could be for you  You can pre-order now The price is around £1949 as of writing this Listening to the demo I do really like the pad sounds. I would like to try this synth, probably mainly for the pad sounds though Until next time Law OFFICIAL WEBSITE LW MUSIC SERVICES (Mixing & Mastering) TWITTER FACEBOOK (Law) FACEBOOK ( LW Music Services) FACEBOOK (The Solar Project) YOUTUBE 

Hi! Everyone, This weeks FEATURED ARTIST OF THE WEEK is talented musician & songwriter DAVID OAKES  1.Please introduce yourself David Oakes. Used to be a drummer in Kotow. Now making music on my own. 2. What instruments do you play? Guitar and drums :)  3. Who are your influences? Metallica. U2. Oasis. Green Day. Mastodon. Dream Theater. Leftfield. Prodigy 4. Tell us about your latest release Elevation is a 30 minute - 8 track instrumental album of electro funk rock. And a bit of disco and Punk! 5. Whats your songwriting process?  I come up with an idea on guitar and then make a scratch drum loop to see how it sounds. I then add bass and synths etc. I do drum editing last as it's the most boring part ! 6. Which musician/ artist would you most like to collaborate with & why? The Edge - U2 Billie Joe - Green Day Noel Gallagher - Oasis 7. If you were on a desert island what 3 musical gear would you take?  My cheapest ones s

BURLS ART is an American maker of creative & colourful guitars. This time he has created a Reggae Bass from coloured pencils (using the typical reggae colours red, black, yellow & green). The bass design is kinda like a Fender Jazz Bass. I have to say the guitar does look quite impressive & clever. If you would like to know more about how this guitar was built head over to Burls Art Youtube channel Until next time Law OFFICIAL WEBSITE LW MUSIC SERVICES (Mixing & Mastering) TWITTER FACEBOOK (Law) FACEBOOK (LW Music Services) FACEBOOK (The Solar Project) YOUTUBE

Hi! Everyone, This weeks FEATURED ARTIST OF THE WEEK is the talented electronic musician & songwriter ALEX STORER  (THE LIGHT DREAMS)  1.Please introduce yourself My name is Alex Storer, and I'm an artist/illustrator and electronic musician from Sheffield. I've been recording under the name 'The Light Dreams', since 2006, and have been independently releasing my work since 2012.  2. How did you get into music? I was a passionate music  fan  for many years (still am), and as an artist, having music playing was always a key part of my creative process. However there came a point in the late 90s when I was no longer content at just  listening  to music. I wanted to be making it... despite having no formal training whatsoever! However at the time, I simply couldn't afford the gear I'd need. Fast forward to 2006 when I bought a new Apple Mac – by coincidence it came with GarageBand – and that was an entirely unexpected eureka moment, as