The IdOMUSIC® Social Sessions Sunday is coming up this weekend, and we have a few artists scheduled to hit the stage. One of five acts you will see for this extended edition is Trendz Morrison.

Trendz Morrison was born in Omaha, Nebraska, and raised in Miami, Florida. He was known for his clothing line and throwing parties for the hottest artists in Miami, and Trendz always had a passion for various types of music, with hip-hop being his love. His influences include Nas, Tupac, and Mos Def. He worked on refining his rapping skills, leading to the release of his first mixtape, "Live Slow, Die Old." Once Trendz started building his fan base, he decided to direct his own videos and strengthen relationships with DJs and producers.

He took this positive energy and moved to Atlanta to start working on a new wave with some friends. Never forgetting his roots, Trendz travels back and forth to Omaha and Atlanta to help build the platform for his city. His journeying between the two cities has led to the latest mixtape, Alwayz F.E.A.R, meaning "Face Everything And Rise."

Trendz is a true hip-hop artist with a clear message: "You can make it out of anywhere and be somebody great. Simply follow your dreams. I'm not going anywhere. The music is my best friend, and God is good, man."

Get a preview of Trendz Morrison below, and stay tuned for more spotlight stories leading up to this weekend! Have you purchased your ticket yet?

Every month the music makers in your city come together to show off their talents, make new contacts, and listen to the best music business panels, all organized by Patchwerk Recording Studios. Whether you come out to Learn, Network, Promote, or Perform, IdOMUSIC® events are a must if you are serious about your music career!

This month we will give the first 10 music makers who sign up the opportunity to play tracks in front of Patchwerk's Grammy nominated engineer, Dee Brown. Don't miss our songwriter and producer spotlights to hear some of the best up-and-coming artists in the city. Our performance portion will feature Trendz Morrison, Jblev, Clay James, and Southern Playas!

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LOOKING FOR GRAPHIC DESIGN INTERNS

PatchWerk is seeking a part - time, graphic design intern. This internship is open to students working on their degree in graphic design. You will strictly be on-call, and need to work from the office when called-in. The goal of this internship is to harvest a challenging environment where growing graphic designers learn and gain practical experience in the field of graphic design. Paid positions may become available to those interns who exceed expectations.


The position involves:

• Working closely with the Marketing Team on
the production and design details of all Patch
Werk materials, including but not limited to
identities, publications, brochures,
announcements, advertisements,
posters, promotional materials, websites etc.
• Preparation of files, and other documents to
be sent to print.


Candidates should have:

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to be analytical, work well with people,
work independently and take initiative.
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Illustrator ,InDesign, Acrobat, Photoshop,
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habits.
• Capacity to work under tight deadlines and juggle
multiple projects.
• Your own personal laptop
• Flexible schedule


Please email letters of interest and portfolios to:


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Meet another one of our spotlight artist performing at IdOMUSIC® Social Session Sunday taking place tomorrow December 21st! He goes by the name of Mercury Jackson!

Mercury Jackon is a one-man rock band!


Known monogamously as Mr. Jackson. He is a gifted multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, producer, and DJ. He is nothing short of a powerhouse. He makes the music he loves, and the people love it just as much. Born in sunny southern California, and raised in the relentless bass scene of Atlanta. He is a taste-maker and party commander with a priority for making people move.

Mercury Jackson is a genre busting hit maker with an in your face mix of electro and hip hop.Every song on his upcoming release is huge and phenomenal. With an undeniable amount of pop appeal and love for hip-hop; He effortlessly fuses two worlds together in the DJ booth, or in the recording studio. Mercury Jackson knows how to make people feel emotion on the dance floor.


2015 will be a big year for this young hit maker. Armed with hard hitting bass loaded hip-hop
anthems, and big beat epic club bangers, this young star is on fire.

Don't miss his performance Sunday night at The Music Room!

The upcoming IdOMUSIC® Social Session Sunday event taking place December 21st will have some awesome performances including hip hop artist Zulu Faz.


Born in Zimbabwe, Zulu Faz moved to Worcester Massachusetts in elementary school. Fighting common stereotypes of being from Africa, classmates at school would ask him if he had lions running around in his backyard. Overstanding the ignorance, Faz found his creative outlet early in art creating graphics for him and his brother Kevin’s fledgling label Folcal Point Entertainment. Creating a niche in the city among hip-hop listeners, Faz and his brother began churning out mixtapes with local talent over their original beats. Selling beats here and there around Worcester was a start but they had aspirations to move to Atlanta and make a name for themselves. Moving to Atlanta in 2007, Faz got an internship at Stankonia Studios where his brother Kevin was working as a sound engineer.

Faz worked day and night at Stankonia he observed the recording of Big Boi’s solo album and continued to work at their own home producing for other area artists. Bad fortune would strike Faz when his apartment would burn down due to faulty wiring in the complex. All of the equipment that Faz and his brother used and recorded on was lost in the fire. They lived in a motel for a week. Within a year, Faz worked and saved up enough to regain all his equipment to get back to work. In the midst of change, Faz started to freestyle and write verses. The first song he wrote was “Chasing Dreams”. Admittedly he thought most of the songs were of poor quality, Faz took an athletic approach into improving his musical quality. Armed with a regimen of practice, Faz committed himself to iterating the process of how to write thorough, thought provoking songs. The result of the process was his debut mixtape, DJ Burn One & Zulu Faz Present: Rhode Scholar Vol. 1. Named after the prestigious scholarship awarded to exceptional academia, Faz embodies the spirit of a scholar studying and staying true to the DNA of hip hop music.


Don't miss his performance Sunday at The Music Room!

Enjoy a unique networking experience as Patchwerk Recording Studios presents "IdOMusic® Social Sessions." Every 3rd Sunday of the month the musicians in your city come together to network, show off their talents, make new contacts, and soak up information on issues that concern today’s music makers.


We are celebrating the end of 2014 in style assisting the music community eager to refine relationships and promote their services to a new audience.


This month we will showcase Songwriters, Producers, and Artist during our IdOMUSIC® Spotlights. If interested simply send submissions to our Soundcloud page. All genres are welcomed and encouraged!


We have invited booking agents out to discuss what is necessary to create your own tour as well as participate in our "Trending Topics" conversation. Find out more about the launch of the official IdOMUSIC website and our membership privileges also launching 2015!


Event Date: Sunday, December 21st 2014


Location: 327 Edgewood Ave, Atlanta GA 30312


Event Time: 6:00pm


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Donations will be collected to help fight the Ebola epidemic in Sierra Leone, West Africa. Hygienic products such as disinfectant wipes, antibacterial soap, hand sanitzer and more. Discounted admission all night for those who contribute.
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The grand reward for outstanding achievement in music is securing a Gramophone Award aka a GRAMMY. The nominations were announced this past Friday. The airing of the show is set for Sunday, February 8th on CBS. Below is the total list of nominees.


Album of the Year

Beck, Morning Phase
Beyonce, Beyonce
Ed Sheeran, x
Sam Smith, In the Lonely Hour
Pharrell Williams, Girl


Best New Artist
Bastille
Iggy Azalea
Brandy Clark
Haim
Sam Smith


Record of the Year

"Fancy," Iggy Azalea ft. Charli XCX
"Chandelier," Sia
"Stay With Me (Darkchild Version)," Sam Smith
"Shake It Off," Taylor Swift
"All About That Bass," Meghan Trainor


Song of the Year

"Chandelier," Sia
"All About That Bass," Meghan Trainor
"Shake It Off," Taylor Swift
"Stay With Me (Darkchild Version)," Sam Smith
"Take Me to Church," Hozier


Best Rap Album
The New Classic, Iggy Azalea
Because the Internet, Childish Gambino
Nobody's Smiling, Common
The Marshall Mathers LP2, Eminem
Oxymoron, ScHoolboy Q
Blacc Hollywood, Wiz Khalifa


Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

"Fancy," Iggy Azalea ft. Charli XCX
"A Sky Full of Stars," Coldplay
"Say Something," A Great Big World ft. Christina Aguilera
"Bang Bang," Ariana Grande, Jessie J & Nicki Minaj
"Dark Horse," Katy Perry ft. Juicy J


Best Rap Performance

"3005," Childish Gambino
"0 to 100/The Catch Up," Drake
"Rap God," Eminem
"i," Kendrick Lamar
"All I Need Is You," Lecrae


Best Alternative Music Album

This Is All Yours, alt-J
Reflektor, Arcade Fire
Melophobia, Cage the Elephant
St. Vincent, St. Vincent
Lazaretto, Jack White

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When Russell Simmons speaks, most people pay attention. Recently Simmons took time to promote his new business venture with Steve Rifkind in partnership with Universal Music Group & Samsung. Speaking with the good people of Grammy U and All Def Digital many golden gems were brought to light.