Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Roccadile This is the Voice of Indie Blues, the future of the blues. Artists who embrace the diversity of the blues that always has and still is being created from it’s roots. These artists understand the blues is a living art […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Jenelle Roccaforte of Roccadile The dynamic and infectious band Roccadile was formed in New Orleans, LA as the brain child of bassist extraordinaire, Jenelle Roccaforte. Their sound is an intoxicating blend of neo-soul, funk, and R&B. Roccadile’s performances are a captivating journey of original music through […]
Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Bob Coritorre This is the Voice of Indie Blues, the future of the blues. Artists who embrace the diversity of the blues that always has and still is being created from it’s roots. These artists understand the blues is a living […]
IMPORTANT!! PLEASE READ BEFORE YOU ENTER ANY NOMINATIONS The independent Blues Awards celebrate the diversity and power of the music that is created by those artists that acknowledge their inspiration and roots are in the blues. These awards will represent not only those “touring” artists who work within the established blues community, but embrace working artists […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Bob Corritore Bob Corritore is one of the most active and highly regarded blues harmonica players on the scene today. His style passionately carries forward the old school of playing that Corritore learned as a young man directly from many of original pioneers of Chicago Blues. […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Jim Mitchell and The Repeat Offenders Outlaw band of musical gypsies with a killer live show! Whether blazing through guitar and steel guitar solos on ORIGINAL and country/rock songs or bringing it all home on a traditional country ballad these guys can flat git it! Led […]
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Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Lisa Biales This is the Voice of Indie Blues, the future of the blues. Artists who embrace the diversity of the blues that always has and still is being created from it’s roots. These artists understand the blues is a living […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Michelle Malone about her new Hot Toddies Christmas Release A mainstay of American roots music for more than 30 years, Michelle Malone has built an award-winning career as a singer, songwriter, and road warrior. Her music is ingrained in the soundtrack of the American South, […]
Making a Scene brings you a preview of No Words Atlanta – an Instrumental Music Festival! Atlanta has the Only Instrumental Music Festival Anywhere! Music without words connects directly with the listener, creating a powerful experience. No Words Music was an light-bulb idea that occurred to life-long instrumental guitarist, Ann Wood (PerkinsWood) while attending […]
Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Big Harp George This is the Voice of Indie Blues, the future of the blues. Artists who embrace the diversity of the blues that always has and still is being created from it’s roots. These artists understand the blues is a […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Lisa Biales about her new Christmas Release At Christmas contains nine newly written songs for the season plus a remake of Louis Prima’s swing classic “Shake Hands with Santa Claus.” The Ohio-based Biales’ and her band of ace Los Angeles musicians move easily through various musical […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Big Harp George about his new Christmas Release George Bisharat/Big Harp George is a San Francisco Bay Area blues singer, songwriter, and chromatic harmonica player. The chromatic, compared to the 10-hole diatonic more common to blues, has a distinctive voice, giving Big Harp George a jazzy […]
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HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Tom Hambridge What do Buddy Guy, Delbert McClinton, ZZ Top, Hank Williams Jr., BB King, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Billy Ray Cyrus, Meat Loaf, Rascal Flatts, Johnny Winter, Rodney Atkins, George Thorogood, Keith Anderson, Susan Tedeschi, Van Zant, American Idol and Walt Disney Pictures all have in common? […]
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HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with the Rockford Mules They are a band molded from the days when being in a band meant more and went beyond just playing music together. Music formed from friendships and friendships molded by music, The Rockford Mules are a throwback to a day when bandmates were […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Mark Joseph American Soul is a fitting brand for Mark Joseph; since his 2017 album by that title, he has charted a relentless and soulful course through America, and Americana, from blues to country to psychedelic rock and everything in between. On his newest offering, “Palisade […]
Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring D Scott Riggs This is the Voice of Indie Blues, the future of the blues. Artists who embrace the diversity of the blues that always has and still is being created from it’s roots. These artists understand the blues is a […]
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HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Karyn Oliver 2020 South Florida Folk Festival Songwriters’ Competition winner Karyn Oliver is part Joan Osborne, a touch of Janis Joplin and a bit of Emmylou Harris – effortlessly oscillating from bluesy to country and back. Her musical inspirations come primarily from the eclectic mix of […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Joshua Ray Hudson Award winning singer-songwriter, Joshua Ray Hudson was born in the rural mountain town of Casar, North Carolina. Winning the Don Gibson singer songwriter award three times, writing over 350 songs and recording four studio albums, Joshua is already an accomplished musician on the rise.
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with D. Scott Riggs D. Scott Riggs is a Gulf Coast based songwriter/musician that plays Panhandle Blues, a rich gumbo of Pre-War Delta, Piedmont, and Country Blues, with doses of Jazz, Gospel, Hokum, Cajun, and Jug music thrown in for flavor. As frontman/songwriter for the road-tested band Spearman Brewers and […]
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Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Ray Cashman This is the Voice of Indie Blues, the future of the blues. Artists who embrace the diversity of the blues that always has and still is being created from it’s roots. These artists understand the blues is a living […]
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HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Ahad Farooqui of GutBust Originating in 2016 as a power violence/beatdown duo: Guitarist Ahad Farooqui and Drummer Jack White came together in their early mid-Teens to create what became GutBust. After one year of creative endeavors and one demo release, GutBust disbanded in Early January 2017 […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Michelle Berting Brett Born in Humboldt, Saskatchewan, Michelle is a pop/jazz singer based in the U.S., most recognized for her star turn in the highly successful touring show called We’ve Only Just Begun: Carpenters Remembered (and its holiday equivalent, Merry Christmas Darling: Carpenters’ Christmas) which have played performing arts […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Ray Cashman Some folks play the blues while some write about it and present it as their own because it is. Ray Cashman is the latter. This guy is the real deal. His songs are on the radio around the world and his European show date […]
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Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Sue Foley This is the Voice of Indie Blues, the future of the blues. Artists who embrace the diversity of the blues that always has and still is being created from it’s roots. These artists understand the blues is a living […]
Spotify will Institute a 1,000 annual stream limit on royalty payments Spotify is looking to institute a new payment model that will require A new minimum annual threshold of 1,000 annual streams before any track starts generating royalties on the service. This will adversely affect the Indie music market and will funnel millions of dollars […]
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HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Sue Foley Sue Foley delivers her own brand of Texas blues in this stunning set, recorded live at the iconic Continental Club in Austin, Texas. Foley’s seasoned rhythm section responds to her every move as she sways, rocks, and digs in deep with equal parts ease […]
First-Ever Major Billy Joel Exhibit to Open on November 24th at Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame ‘My Life, A Piano Man’s Journey’ to showcase the legendary musician’s life and career in an exclusive exhibition After nearly a year in the planning, the Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame (LIMEHOF) has […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Charlotte Morris Charlotte discovered her passion for music at a young age. After starting violin lessons at the age of four, Morris taught herself how to play the guitar, piano (and melodica), ukulele, banjo, acoustic bass guitar and mandolin, and began taking her songwriting seriously by […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with “The Common Practice” The Common Practice have a brand new album titled: “Theater Kids” … from pop/funk dance beats, to tender ballads, to classic rock, to alt-country, all while maintaining a signature sound glued together by the orchestral strings and four part harmonies! I mean What? […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Skarlett Woods Entwining Swing and Jazz into folk-themed stories of love, she has a stage presence that demands the attention of a oom. Taking her listeners on up-beat rhythmic rides over heart- swelling arrangements of originals and covers, Skarlett has simply become more comfortable showing herself […]
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Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Tom Buenger This is the Voice of Indie Blues, the future of the blues. Artists who embrace the diversity of the blues that always has and still is being created from it’s roots. These artists understand the blues is a living […]
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HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Alex Miller Rising Country star Alex Miller isn’t pondering life after college graduation or a future foray into the work force. Instead, the 6’ 6” singer/songwriter from rural Lancaster, Kentucky is referring to this year as “Alex 2.0” and awaiting the upcoming release of his EP, […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Tom Buenger After more than a decade in the US military and another near decade in corporate America, Tom Buenger emerged bringing with him a renewed focus on vocal performance, musicianship, and simplicity back to blues, gospel, roots, and American music. From dark Texas bars, Southern […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Jim Patton and Sherry Brokus Over the first two years of the pandemic, Patton joined his longtime producer Ron Flynt in Jumping Dog Studio to record twenty songs they later narrowed to the eleven (plus a coda) on the album. Patton’s new songs, while not directly […]
Moises launches AI Voice Studio, a brand new model for artist-first voice modeling Vocalists can now license their own voices and sell their models to producers and content creators DAWs (Digital Audio Workstations) like ProTools, Logic, and FL Studio have massively increased accessibility to music making. MIDI instruments, sample libraries, and plug-ins unlocked the sounds […]
Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Chris Beard This is the Voice of Indie Blues, the future of the blues. Artists who embrace the diversity of the blues that always has and still is being created from it’s roots. These artists understand the blues is a living […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Chris Beard Chris Beard is a modern blues guitarist and singer like no other. His personal connections to the blues were forged with the living blues men he sat with since childhood. Born in 1957, Beard is the son of blues guitarist, Joe Beard, who grew […]
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HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Miles and Mafale Catherine Miles & Jay Mafale are married co-conspirators in song. They are two scoops of modern folk with a generous sprinkling of pop-catchiness, topped off with the wit and flair that comes of their theater backgrounds. Catherine’s voice – resonant, expressive, a powerhouse. She’s got […]
HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an Interview with Martin Zellar If you ask singer-songwriter Martin Zellar what he’s most proud of over his long career, he answers, “I guess that I’ve managed to support my family by writing, recording, and performing music for over 35 years. It hasn’t always been easy or glamorous, but […]
