The International Music Conference (IMC) is taking place starting next Wednesday, September 10th at The Sheraton Atlanta Hotel. The IMC is celebrating its 4th year and Patchwerk Recording Studios is excited to be a sponsor. The exact dates are below:
Thursday September 11, 2014
Friday September 12, 2014
Saturday September 13, 2014

You will also have the opportunity to participate in our Song Feedback Session and the SESAC P.R.O.Mancing The Song Speed Dating Workshop on Saturday September 13.

A new service Patchwerk Recording Studios will be offering this fall is Focus Groups. Here is your opportunity to play a part in the process of a project! Interested in voicing your opinion? You are invited to participate in a focus group discussion in helping choose the next songs for an R&B artist's next EP. During this meeting, you will have the opportunity to share your opinions and thoughts about a music release before it reaches the public. As a participant in any Patchwerk focus group, your views and opinions are extremely valuable in helping our clients improve the quality of their music.

The focus group will be held on Friday September 5th from 11am until 1pm at
Patchwerk Studios. Light snacks and beverage will be provided. Please be assured that
anything you say during the focus group will be kept strictly confidential, and
that Patchwerk will not release any information that can be linked to you. If you are interested in participating call 404.874.9880 to reserve your seat. 10 seats are available.

We hope that you will be able to join us for this important discussion.

Sony Music Entertainment is now offering discounts on selected albums through a new app starting today(Aug 14). The United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Ireland, have all been invited to the party following its successful launch in Germany earlier this year.
The application is available to download from the Apple Store for iPhone and iPod Touch users running iOS7. Users have the opportunity to purchase artist albums from Sony's roster with up to a 70% discount, limited for 24 hours. Album of the Day surprises music fans daily with a single album offering, giving fans of all types the opportunity to discover great albums missing from their digitalmusic library.

How can you make your live show performance better? Please understand jumping around on stage for however long your set doesn't qualify as quality either. Considering how money is made for artist/bands in today's music climate, the live show shouldn't be an afterthought.
Most artists understand the importance between a great producer and a great recording, but they fail to recognize the need for the same type of investment (time, energy, money) into their live show. What is the purpose of songwriting days on end, sleepless nights in the studio, and a few minutes before a show figuring out what songs you actually are going to perform? Seems a bit counter productive don't you think? It might be time to change your mind. Producing your live show is an investment that will pay off tremendously. Watch the merchandise sales go up, more bookings become readily available and it's the best marketing tool because word of mouth is the best buzz!

The idea of merging Drake, Lil Wayne, and Capcom together is genius. Taking two of the biggest names in today's hip hop world and an iconic video game spells cash money. Literally.
The concept for the Capcom-sponsored tour is complemented by a new iOS and Android app — also called Drake vs. Lil Wayne —that determines how the tour plays out.

This could be the beginning of something special with an artist vs artist concept. The fan experience at any event is beyond important. It is what will lead the next fan in the other city to want to participate. Especially in a time today where the fan has to be kept engaged otherwise they lose interest quickly.

The file-sharing protocol, BitTorrent, has landed on iOS after years of being rejected.
Thanks to the diligent research developer that finally figured how to get through the insane piracy delaying Apple to grant the go ahead. The application is called Blue Downloader. It only allows users to access above-board torrent sites, most of which offer content within the public dominion. A few for example are BitTorrent's own Bundle, Bitlove(podcast archiving), Archive.org, Public Domain Flicks and Librivox.

Florida Georgia Line is on a roll with their amazing platinum certifications from the Recording Industry Association of America.
Figures recently released show in the month of July that their 2012 single "Cruise" has now hit eight-times platinum status. Their debut album "Here's to the Good Times" has crossed into double-platinum territory.
The honor of a platinum album award means shipments of over 1 million units in the U.S. Platinum singles are rewarded based on a combined total of 1 million units based on figures for digital sales and song streams.
The rate Florida Georgia Line's single "Cruise" is heading, it could reach the 10 million mark calling for the RIAA rarely seen Diamond certification. In January 2014, the song was named the best-selling country digital single of all time.

Iggy Azalea is having an excellent summer. The top two slots of Billboard's Summer Songs
chart have been "Fancy" and a guest spot on Ariana Grande's "Problem." Two more are slowly but surely rising with "Black Widow" featuring Rita Ora and guest feature on mentor T.I.'s single "No Mediocre."

The crossover into film and television has already begun for Azalea as well. Vin Diesel recently revealed she is set to film a cameo in Fast and Furious 7 due in 2015. MTV.com named Azalea host of House of Style also. She seems to have the model for success as a white female rapper and growing clout on tour. She will headline Budweiser’s Made in America Festival in Los Angeles and the iHeartRadio Festival in Las Vegas which will only bolster her promising future.

B.o.B. certainly has been familiar face with IdOMusic throughout his rise to the top (from interviews, and recording at PatchWerk, to a few feature performances at the monthly event) and we're happy to announce that he has ARRIVED in a very big way. Listen and watch as Bobby Ray talks about his story and how his management, networking, and great word of mouth fueled his chart-topping accomplishments thus far...

Rebel Rock Entertainment/Grand Hustle/Atlantic recording artist B.o.B has announced a flurry of activity surrounding the upcoming release of his hugely anticipated debut album. “B.o.B PRESENTS: THE ADVENTURES OF BOBBY RAY” – which includes the #1 hit single, “Nothin’ On You (Feat. Bruno Mars)” – arrives in stores and at all online retailers on April 27th.

The ATL-based rapper/musician/producer was named last week’s “MTV P.U.S.H. (Play Until Someone Hears) Artist Of The Week,” with over 100 promotional spots airing across all MTV platforms, driving “Nothin’ On You” into the #1 position on iTunes’s “Top Singles” chart. In addition, the track is currently #2 with-a-bullet on Billboard’s “Hot 100,” while also coming in at #3 on both the week’s “Digital Songs” and “Radio Songs” charts.

“Nothin’ On You” is also lighting things up at multi-format radio outlets nationwide. The single is now #1 on Billboard’s “Rhythmic Airplay” chart, the fastest rising debut track since Drake’s 2009 smash, “Best I Ever Had.” “Nothin’ On You” is also a top 10 airplay smash at both Urban and CHR/Top 40 outlets.

(read more on http://www.brichblog.com)

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