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BANDHAPPY Announces Launch of Revolutionary Online Music Education Service – New Teaser Video Released!

Posted in News, Releases with tags BANDHAPPY, music, rock, The Rock Tribune, TheRockTribune.com, YouTube on December 15, 2011 by Randy

BANDHAPPY will change the music world beginning in 2012. Scheduled to launch in early 2012, the BANDHAPPY online music community, founded byPeriphery drummer Matt Halpern, will reshape how music teachers and students connect in a first-of-its-kind music community. BANDHAPPY will offer either in-person lessons or online lessons anywhere on the planet via a custom-built, in-house video chat system. To get a quick overview of theBANDHAPPY system, check out a brief teaser video here: http://youtu.be/XE7-AUbpEik.

“BANDHAPPY really spent the time gathering information from students, teachers and touring artists to create the most well-rounded and groundbreaking online music tool that I’ve seen,” states Lamb of God drummer Chris Adler. “I’ve given and taken lessons on here myself and even picked up something I used on the new Lamb of God recording. BANDHAPPY has it all.”

Musicians can use BANDHAPPY for instant access to a readily available pool of potential students, so they can teach whatever they want, whenever they want, wherever they want. BANDHAPPY makes it easy for musicians to manage their teaching schedules effortlessly, while still doing what they love to do and earn income even when they’re out on the road. The touring musicians who created BANDHAPPY have made the entire process hassle-free for both students and teachers. Everything from scheduling to payment is handled seamlessly in one place, on their easy-to-navigate, user-friendly site.

Students have a unique opportunity to interact with and learn from their favorite performers, often without even leaving home. Teachers that have already signed on include Tosin Abasi (Animals as Leaders), Rich Redmond (Jason Aldean Band), AJ Minette (The Human Abstract), Evan Brewer (The Faceless), Paul Waggoner (Between the Buried and Me), Rody Walker (Protest the Hero), Peter Wichers (Soilwork), Willie Adler (Lamb of God), Louis Cato (Marcus Miller Band), Spencer Sotelo (Periphery), and more.

BANDHAPPY offers access to one-on-one lessons – in person or online — with the teacher of your choice, chosen from an impressive roster of professionals in every possible genre. Students will also have the opportunity to learn all things music related from studio production to song writing. BANDHAPPY has amassed many well known music industry professionals as part of the service launch. Additional teacher applications will be accepted soon.

“Being in Periphery with Matt, I’ve been able to watch the building of BANDHAPPY from the beginning,” states Periphery guitarist and producer, Misha Mansoor. “It’s amazing actually, seeing how it started as an idea and now being able to use it! The layout of the site is simple and fun, super user-friendly, and can really connect a lot of people. It’s a revolutionary system with customized video chat specifically geared toward music lessons. Any musician from any genre, or any part of the music world will be able to apply to teach and join an incredible starting roster of teachers. It enables musicians to teach or take lessons, even if they never have before in a way that is hassle-free and exciting. BANDHAPPY will help musicians make a stronger connection with their fans, give fans and students a real and live, personal learning experience, and allow musicians to run their own teaching businesses. There has never been anything like this before and it’s truly going to change the musical landscape.”

About BANDHAPPY:

BANDHAPPY – a new music marketplace for a new music world. BANDHAPPY connects teachers and students in a one-of-a-kind music community, offering both in-person lessons or online lessons anywhere on the planet via our custom-built, in-house video chat system. For all things BANDHAPPY please visit www.bandhappy.com, www.facebook.com/bandhappy and http://youtu.be/XE7-AUbpEik.

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POP EVIL DEBUT A BRAND NEW SONG

Posted in Artist Watch, New Music, News with tags music, Pop Evil, rock, The Rock Tribune, TheRockTribune.com, Unstoppable on December 15, 2011 by Randy

(NEW YORK, NY) – Michigan rock band POP EVIL have released a brand new song today called “Unstoppable.” ESPN has debuted the track HERE. “We are very excited to announce the addition of two new songs to our iTunes Deluxe Version of ‘War of Angels‘: ‘Unstoppable’ and a new acoustic version of ‘Monster You Made,'” says front man Leigh Kakaty.

Produced by Johnny K, this is the first time the band has released all new material since their highly viral Michigan Wolverines football fight song which debuted over the summer.

Kakaty continues, “We recently had a break from the road to go into the studio with Johnny K. We knew we wanted to release these tracks soon so our fans would have something to kick off the new year! They deserve it, they’ve been there for us through the thick and thin!”

“Unstoppable” is about the obstacles we dealt with as a band during the past year. Going through a six month battle with our former record label and the loss of our drummer were both stressful for us as a band. Despite these obstacles, we still managed to overcome them all while playing over 200 shows this year!”

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Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine Schools Fans with Guitar Prodigy

Posted in All Metal, News, Releases with tags Dave Mustaine, Guitar Prodigy, Megadeth, metal, music, rock, The Rock Tribune, TheRockTribune.com on December 14, 2011 by Randy

Heavy Metal legend revolutionizes music lessons with new interactive app

LOS ANGELES, CA – Ranked No. 1 by Joel McIver in “The 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists,” Dave Mustaine godfathered fast-heavy-metal guitar generations, first as the original lead guitarist for Metallica, and then as the founder of legendary Megadeth.

Now, Mustaine has teamed with the creators of Rock Prodigy to give his legions of fans an entirely new way to experience and learn his music. Available today on iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch, Dave Mustaine: Guitar Prodigy is an interactive application that teaches fans how to play Megadeth songs on ANY guitar.

Mustaine and his pro guitar team coach fans through each lesson. The application uses real master tracks and listens to every note played, providing instant feedback on your performance; it’s like taking private lessons with Dave.

There is truly no better way to appreciate music than to actually play it and Mustaine wants you to start shredding on guitar, saying, “If you have a guitar, if you can run an app, you will soon be playing classic Megadeth songs, like ‘Holy Wars’ and ‘Tornado of Souls,’ and also our new hit single, ‘Public Enemy No.1!’ I personally reviewed all of these songs, so no more bunk transcriptions and bad tabs; it’s just like having a private guitar lesson from me. Also with my app, you can actually slow the parts down to make sure they are perfect!!”

Dave Mustaine: Guitar Prodigy includes several Megadeth mega-shredding hits like “Tornado of Souls,” “Holy Wars… The Punishment Due,” and “Public Enemy No. 1” from Megadeth’s new album TH1RT3EN. Also included are a number of progressive bite-sized “Micro Lessons” created by Mustaine himself covering areas like rhythm, technique and theory revealing the true genius behind his music.

The app comes with multiple skill levels from beginner to advanced, and even features a leader board to show off top scores. Never before has there been an affordable way for a fan to get a one-on-one connection with the artist, to experience the music – by playing the music.

Download your copy of Dave Mustaine: Guitar Prodigy now at: http://bit.ly/DM-GP.

About Dave Mustaine and Megadeth

Dave Mustaine, widely regarded as one of the greatest metal guitarist in the world, is the founder and front man of Megadeth. With ten Grammy nominations under their bullet belts and having enjoyed five consecutive Platinum and multi-Platinum certifications, as well as seven Gold certifications during their career, Megadeth is easily one of the most recognized and culturally significant names in hard rock music for the past three decades. They’ve essentially written the book on heavy metal and hard rock, gaining momentum with each critically lauded release.
For more information, visit www.megadeth.com

About Music Prodigy

Based in Los Angeles, California, Music Prodigy is disrupting music education with a patent-pending technology that makes learning real instruments interactive, rewarding and fun. Dave Mustaine: Guitar Prodigy is the premiere application in the company’s Rock Prodigy line. The company’s investors and advisors include some of the most successful music industry executives, producers, managers, artists, promoters and educators. For more information, visit www.musicprodigy.com

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INTRODUCING CULL TV (http://cull.tv) MUSIC DISCOVERY THROUGH THE POWER OF MUSIC VIDEOS :: CURATED CHANNELS FEATURING NEW AND UNDISCOVERED ARTISTS AS WELL AS ESTABLISHED ACTS. :: CREATE, CURATE, AND SHARE YOUR OWN CHANNELS

Posted in News, Releases, Reviews with tags Cull TV, metal, music, music videos, rock, The Rock Tribune, TheRockTribune.com on December 12, 2011 by Randy

Introducing Cull TV (http://cull.tv), an impressive new medium for music discovery. Through a simple, streamlined interface, Cull TV delivers the latest HD music videos. Cull TV’s unique formula for music discovery makes it the go-to destination for new music videos on the web. They use a special blend of technology to surface the best new music and deliver videos you’ll love. In syndicating from both YouTube and Vimeo, Cull TV features the largest catalog of music videos on the web.

Here’s how it works: Cull TV crawls the web to find out what music fans are listening to and watching. They analyze the blogosphere to determine what’s trending now. Their editorial staff supplements the technology with expert hand-curation, building themed channels and playlists. Their ‘Auto DJ’ recommender algorithm learns what you like and ensures you never run out of ideas for what to watch. Finally, they leverage the power of your social network to collect all your friend’s favorite videos in one place. This all goes into their machine-learning core and out the other end comes the best music discovery network on the Internet.

Cantora Records experienced the power of music discovery through Cull TV first-hand when they stumbled upon Azealia Banks and her video for “212” through Cull TV. (http://tinyurl.com/col9vey) “I’m writing this post,” states Jesse Isreal of Cantora Records, “because I love that it was a music startup that first showed Cantora about Azealia – weeks before her ‘Best New Track‘ on Pitchfork. I smell more of this coming our way, where technologies (and recommendation tools) help us shape events and the bands we work with. If you haven’t tried Cull TV, go peep it. If you haven’t heard Azealia, go listen.”

Cull TV features a wide array of genres from HipHop, Electronica, and Indie Rock, to Euro Pop, Oldies, and Chilean Rock. There are also topical channels featuring scenes and music from Occupy Wall Street, NSFW music videos, and the recently added Christmas themed music videos channel “A Very Cull TV Christmas“.

Beyond curated content to sit back and enjoy, users are encouraged to create their own channels from any video and share with friends. For example, USA Today Pop Candy‘s Whitney Matheson created a playlist of jams from 1991 called ‘Every Day is 1991‘, indie record label Mexican Summer curated a channel featuring their top bands, and the Moogfest music festival used a Cull TV channel to promote their 2011 lineup.