Having his global beginnings with the band The Toadies and continuing that career with Tomorrowpeople, Darrel has also emersed himself in many other aspects of the music world including editing, songwriting, and scoring. Chances are you have heard his work even if you’re not a music listener.
And now we have an in-depth interview with Darrel about his beginnings, his gear, his adjustment to the lockdown and, most importantly, his debut solo album titled ‘An Unwelcome Moment of Clarity’, out October 9th as well as his new video, out today, titled ‘If you Still Believe’.
Unsigned artists around the world; heads up. This is how you diversify in the music industry and gain street cred. Just take a look and listen to this taster of things to come with this new video and song. Darrel is a true songwriter with a penchant for tone and respect for music as an art.
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LINKS:
https://www.facebook.com/darrelwilliamherbert
https://twitter.com/darrelwherbert
https://darrelwilliamherbert.bandcamp.com
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Live @ Home for August 29th, 2020
Live @ Home is a new chapter in discovering music, with artists performing straight from their homes into fan’s homes around the globe. Going through Jammer Direct’s multiple streaming platforms via PC/Mac, Mobile, Tablet, Radio, and Television in true HD and Dolby Digital surround sound that reaches a worldwide audience.
Brought to you as a joint venture between Jammer Direct and KES Entertainment!
With concerts, events, festivals, and concerts effectively canceled for the near future, even after things get back to somewhat normality people will be slow to get back out there. Musicians need a way to reach out with their music, Live @ Home is that game-changer that will let recording artists of all genres and levels reach out to fans along with gaining new ones.
If you are watching these performances on Jammer Direct’s official Roku Channel, you can use the QR Code embedded in the video to vote via your phone or tablet device.
This Week’s Episode features performances by:
- Girl Pow-R DONATE TO ARTIST (GPR from Girl Pow-R)
- Neena Rose DONATE TO ARTIST
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About the Artists
GPR from Girl Pow-R
GPR from Girl Pow-R is composed of Carina and Kalista, OG members of this group which was symbolically formed on International Women’s Day to support #BeBoldForChange. As JUNO nominees for their debut album, the band’s music provides an opportunity for the voices of these young women to speak to their peers in a fresh, new voice.
LINKS:
https://www.girl-pow-r.com
https://www.facebook.com/GirlPowRMusic
https://twitter.com/Girl_Pow_R
https://www.instagram.com/girl_pow_rNeena Rose
“Between her breakout single — 2018’s “Games” — its successors, “Circles” “Rewind” and “Mannequin”, Canadian singer/songwriter and R&B/Pop artist Neena Rose has emerged onto the music scene with a magnetism not encountered every .
The 18-year old Hamilton, Ontario-based artist has received extensive early support from media and playlisters, and was a recent panelist at the California Copyright Conference, making her the youngest female Canadian to speak thus far. In November of 2019 she was 1 of only 6 Canadians nominated for a Hollywood Music and Media Awards, in Los Angeles , Californa.
Her debut single — “Rock N Roll Lullaby” — was recorded at age 12 with Diamond/Platinum producer/songwriter Roy “Royalty” Hamilton III (Britney Spears, Nas), and the five years since has included performing for audience sizes up to 14,000 (including Oprah Winfrey).
She’s an “amazing young talent,” says Universal Music Publishing Group’s 80 Empire. “She’s an incredible vocalist and witty lyricist… Working with her is a sheer joy!” “Hellafun to talk with,” Cashbox Magazine’s Lenny Stoute adds. She’s a “combination of music biz savvy and emotional intelligence, with a commanding voice. Gonna go far.”
Neena Rose is not only a singer/songwriter, she is a young entrepreneur, owning a production company, Rosatone Records. Neena engineers, and produces her own vocals, does her own artwork, and also edits her own promotional videos. She captures the spirit of her generation in all her music and plans to take the world by storm. Her record label, Rosatone Records, is distributed by DCatMusic/The Orchard/Sony, and will be releasing her EP 333, in fall 2020.
“I love it all, but writing lyrics is my favourite part,” Neena muses, reflecting on previous dips into nu-country, emo rock, and lofty pop bops before finding her most authentic self in R&B. “I want people to gain empowerment from my music. I want it to communicate to them: ‘You’ve got this. You can be different. You can do anything.’”
It’s true, and Neena Rose is leading by perfect example.”
LINKS:
https://www.neenarosemusic.com
https://www.instagram.com/neenarosemusic
https://www.youtube.com/neenarosemusicAbout Jammer Direct
Jammer Direct is a multi-platform and online promotional and media company that includes video, radio, and print entities in the form of the brands Jammer Direct, JammerStream Radio, and Jammerzine.
These multiple platforms are defined as follows:
- Jammer Direct is a video network consisting of a vast selection of music videos of every genre as well as live concerts, original films and documentaries, and original programming. This network now includes what is called JDTV, a television version of Jammer Direct found currently on Roku (channel link HERE), and soon to be on Amazon FireTV, Pluto TV, TubiTV, and more this year (2020).
- Jammer Direct is also getting into original television programming and film with the TV show for independent musicians titled ‘Jammerzine’s The Week in #Indie‘ (link HERE) and films such as the Beauty in Chaos’ documentary ‘Behind The Beauty: Remixing The Chaos‘ (found on Jammer Direct HERE).
- JammerStream Radio is a four-station radio network split into genres of music submitted to Jammer Direct directly from the artists, their labels, or their representation. The stations also have original content and programming. JammerStreams radio stations are also available on all online radio stream platforms (search JammerStream) as well on Amazon’s Alexa and Alexa for Auto (link HERE).
- Jammerzine is an online magazine featuring daily premieres for songs, albums, and videos, as well as exclusive interviews and content.
Collectively, the brand known as Jammer Direct (Jammer Direct, JammerStream Radio, and Jammerzine) generates over 2 million unique views per month with an average stay time of between 30 and over 40 minutes for the artists that they feature (links HERE & HERE).
LINKS:
https://jammer.direct
https://jammerstream.jammer.direct
https://jammerzine.com
https://twitter.com/jammerdirect
https://twitter.com/jammerzine
https://www.facebook.com/jammerdirect
https://www.facebook.com/jammerzineAbout KES Entertainment
KES Entertainment provides worldwide digital and US physical music and film distribution for record labels and artists. Our marketing and promotion team specializes in structuring tailored campaigns, assisting the artist with connecting to their fans, and creating new ones.
Our most popular services:
- Spotify playlist campaigns
- Social media marketing
- Vevo artist video channel
- (Vevo is the worlds leading music video and entertainment platform, reaching approximately 26 billion viewers per month).
- Radio Promotions / Mainstream BDS and Mediabase / College / All Genres
- Video Promotion
- OnDeckMagazine.com
LINKS:
https://twitter.com/kesindiedist
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Jammerzine Exclusive: An Interview with Janna Jamison
Jammerzine presents an exclusive Zoom interview with Janna Jamison, an LA/Nashville-based singer-songwriter, vocalist, and multi-talented musician. She is most known for her 2020 EP entitled ‘White Guys That Play Jazz’ accompanied with her single ‘Paris’.
As a student at Belmont University School of Music, Janna Jamison shares her incredibly interesting perspective on the music scene as she explores her hometown influences and how they interact in a country/indie-rock music environment.
Initially giving off an Indie singer-songwriter vibe, Janna Jamison is hesitant to label herself: as of now, her sound is extremely experimental. By incorporating elements such as Jazz and indie rock, Janna Jamison explores and tests around with different genres, bringing something entirely unique to the table.
In this interview, Janna details her history and background in music, as well as her pop-music influences and advice to other aspiring young musicians.
Janna Jamison is releasing an upcoming EP this year called ‘Pulling My Clothes’ on all major streaming platforms. She is also premiering a music video for a song on her upcoming project called ‘Invitation to A Beheading’ which includes vintage-musical theater influences.
Her released projects and social media can be found below!
Janna Jamison’s Music:
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Jammerzine’s The Week in #Indie for 10/7/2019
Jammerzine’s The Week in #Indie for the week of October 7th, 2019 includes exclusive interviews with David J, Trentemøller, and Martin Metcalfe as well as premieres from A Permanent Shadow, Callow Youth, Firewoodisland, Gaunt Story, Sløtface, and Ummagma.
About David J
With the release date of his upcoming album ‘Missive To An Angel From The Halls Of Infamy And Allure’ right around the corner (October 18th, 2019) and his upcoming shows with his original band Bauhaus, David J is a man who obviously has his plate full. And that plate has been full for a while now. With cofounding credits to both Bauhaus and Love and Rockets, among other things, David has a more than ample solo career spanning three decades and fourteen albums (including singles compilations) and the soon-to-be fifteenth aforementioned ‘Missive’ album.
In today’s Jammerzine Exclusive interview, we get to talk with David about the new album as well as his frequent collaborations and his signature musical style. We also get a glimpse as to where he is taking his solo career (you will be surprised!) and other things you do not want to miss.
Check out our review of David J’s single ‘Migena And The Frozen Roses’ HERE.
Check out our review of David J’s video ‘The Auteur (Redux/The Starlet’s Cut)’ featuring Rose McGowan HERE.
LINKS:
http://www.davidjonline.com
https://www.facebook.com/mcnightshade
https://twitter.com/davidjhaskins
https://www.instagram.com/davidjhaskins
https://davidjofficial.bandcamp.com
https://www.youtube.com/user/aviddj1919/videos
https://www.patreon.com/davidj
https://open.spotify.com/artist/2EftfRcBC3whzGDBGOwIVG
https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/david-j/3032724About Trentemøller
Danish indie/electronic music Trentemøller may be one of the most diverse people in the music industry. With a career spanning over two decades and literally hundreds of credits cross-hopping between albums of many different genres as well as scoring and production work, to say hee is established at this point would be an understatement.
And now we get the next evolution of his revolution in the form of his new album titled ‘Obverse’, which drops today (September 27, 2019). Featuring guest spots by such as Rachel Goswell, Lina Tullgrin, Lisbet Fritze, and Jennylee, ‘Obverse’ is an electronic dreamscape in which each track has its own signature stamp within the collection yet everything seems to fall into place further cementing Trentemøller’s place as a music legend.
And today we get to speak with that legend and get his incite on the music industry as a whole as well as ‘Obverse’ and the magic contained within.
LINKS:
https://www.trentemoller.com
https://www.facebook.com/trentemoller
https://soundcloud.com/trentemusic
https://www.instagram.com/trentemoeller
https://twitter.com/trentemoeller
https://www.youtube.com/user/trentemollerTV
https://open.spotify.com/artist/4O71i7ke5iIBX6RNSFoZbS
https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/artist/trentem%C3%B8ller/42067251?mt=1&app=music&itscg=30200&itsct=afftoolset_1About Martin Metcalfe
Goodbye Mr MacKenzie achieved notoriety in what I call that magical time in underground music. Before grunge when alternative wasn’t the mainstream and MTV told us exactly how many minutes we were allowed to watch that post-modern independent chic in the form of 120 Minutes.
Through it all Goodbye Mr MacKenzie frontman Martin Metcalfe has seen those stylistic changes in music and has both kept his creative integrity as well as evolved to the beat of his own drum. And while those styles continue to change, Martin continues to reinvent himself with both solo work as well as The Filthy Tongues, among other things.
In this interview, we talk with Martin about his beginnings in Scotland and the rise of Goodbye Mr MacKenzie as well as the release of their inceptual album ‘Good Deeds and Dirty Rags’ and reunion shows and much, much more.
Check out our review of ‘The Rattler’ from ‘Good Deeds and Dirty Rags’ reissue HERE.
LINKS:
http://www.goodbyemrmackenzie.com
https://blokshok.bigcartel.com/category/goodbye-mr-mackenzie
https://www.facebook.com/GoodbyeMrMackenzie
https://twitter.com/gbmrmackenzie
https://www.instagram.com/thefilthytongues
https://www.youtube.com/user/filthytongues/videosAbout A Permanent Shadow
This pretty much sums up Songs of Loss, the debut album by A Permanent Shadow, out as of September 20th, 2019. The ten songs on the album take us on a musical journey through the life of its creator. Lyrically the record portrays the lives of personalities that have inspired the author, some of them very close, some of the family, others fictitious. Happy-go-lucky it isn’t, though there are glimpses of hope, such as in the “carpe diem song” Now, the album’s third single after Empty and Fool, released on October 25th, 2019.
LINKS:
https://facebook.com/apermanentshadow
https://twitter.com/apermanentshad1
https://instagram.com/apermanentshadow
https://apermanentshadow.com
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChlysN5Tngezi3uF-sZ57_gAbout Callow Youth
Callow Youth dropped their new single titled ‘Red Leather’ along with a stellar remix courtesy of Dave Pemberton. To me, this is a continuation of that remarkable sound that is Callow Youth, with a vivid post-punk alt-rock vibe with catchy choruses that seamlessly blend between raunchy hooks. What we also get is a vividly different take on the song via Mr. Pemberton that give me fond memories in the style of vintage Jesus Jones and even Ned’s Atomic Dustbin but all Callow in nature and execution showing that the band has a vivid penchant for incorporating what they love while retaining who they are. That is the sign of a band that makes lasting music.
Check out our feature on Callow Youth’s previous single titled ‘Did It Really Matter’ on our tv show The Week in #Indie HERE.
LINKS:
https://www.facebook.com/callowyouth.band
https://twitter.com/Callow_Youth
https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/callowyouth/dmpyAbout Firewoodisland
Firewoodisland have seen support from the likes of Atwood Magazine, Earmilk, The 405, Q Magazine, Clash Mag, and Noctis Mag, as well as radio support from BBC Radio 6’s Radcliffe & Maconie and Tom Robinson, BBC Radio’s Introducing In The West, BBC Radio Devon’s The Sunday Request Show, Introducing Music From Stoke and Norway’s NRK P3. Their track ‘Storm’ was added to Spotify’s Most Beautiful Songs in the World playlist, Lush and Atmospheric, and Lost in the Woods playlist, and has racked up over half a million Spotify plays since March, shooting their total plays up to over 5.3 million, and seeing ‘One With The Mountain’ added to Norway’s New Music Fridays playlist. They boast features on popular Youtube channels such as Wave of Good Noise, Alex Rain Bird Music, La Belle Musique, Indie Folk Central, and BalconyTV.
LINKS:
https://www.firewoodisland.com
https://www.facebook.com/firewoodisland
https://www.twitter.com/firewoodisland
https://soundcloud.com/firewoodisland
https://www.youtube.com/firewoodisland
https://www.instagram.com/firewoodisland
https://open.spotify.com/artist/4ueLGSUjr5bROoGkeZU4cW?si=5EWpzRA5TpCuEWiAfO_xlQAbout Gaunt Story
Gaunt Story, aka Rob Ashworth, has a unique sound which is evident in his new single titled ‘Scattered Solace’. As the title suggests, this is a song hard to place into a genre. It’s definitely all indie, but there is much more going on. The guitars, to me, really stand out as there is a wonderful combination of acoustic strum and electric ‘noodling’ going on in a way I would have never guessed but perfectly fits. Rob’s vocals are another standout as he sings with an original blend of melancholy and experience.
LINKS:
https://www.facebook.com/gauntstory
https://open.spotify.com/artist/2NiGRQkYmIfrFDU7zVhVr6?si=BxIu2lelRTCshNeG1TlLMA
https://gauntstory.bandcamp.com
https://soundcloud.com/gauntstoryAbout Sløtface
Sløtface has officially dropped their lyric video for the track titled ‘Sink or Swim’. Addressing the very real issue of climate change in such a way puts a face on the issue that needs to be recognized. Music is the perfect way to do that because it puts the issue in the subconscious in a way that only music can do. Sløtface does this in a way that is filled with class and lacking in self-promotion with a lush song filling out the meaningful lyrics amid disturbing visuals of the toll we’ve given our home planet and have yet to pay ourselves, making this video a wake-up call.
LINKS:
https://www.slotface.no
https://www.instagram.com/slotfaceofficial
https://www.facebook.com/slotfaceofficial
https://twitter.com/slotfacebandAbout Ummagma
Ummagma gives a perfect example of visual beauty combined with audio tranquility with their new video for the track titled ‘High Day’ Ummagma have that brilliant combination of pop sensibility with songwriting ingenuity and, with that combination, make a brilliant and diverse album in the form of their first album in seven years titled ‘Compass’.
‘High Day’ gives that emotional yet brief score that is designed to encapsulate that perfect moment as if it already happened with a rich harmonic vocal over a gorgeous soundtrack.
As of July 26, ‘Compass’ is on CD, on vinyl or digitally via Bandcamp. In the UK, Leonard Skully Records on vinyl, which will also be carried by Norman Records. It went live via iTunes, Amazon, and Spotify as of August 1.
LINKS:
https://www.facebook.com/ummagma
https://ummagma.bandcamp.com
https://twitter.com/ummagma
https://www.youtube.com/ummagma
https://www.instagram.com/ummagma
https://www.soundcloud.com/ummagma
https://open.spotify.com/artist/7mbi8eO2rFY8UK11Jc6iWB
https://itunes.apple.com/ca/artist/ummagma/739253870Click HERE to watch Season 5 of Jammerzine’s ‘The Week in #Indie’.
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