June 24,
2009
Newsletter
#98
Hello from Ariel!
In This Week's Issue:
- Not Too Late to Celebrate Ariel’s Birthday
with Her!
- Ariel's Birthday Bootcamp Sale!
- THIS WEEK'S FEATURED CLIENT - Ju-Taun
- THIS WEEK'S FEATURED VIDEO
- THIS WEEK'S FEATURED RESOURCES: A BLOG, A
PODCAST, & A STATION
- New Media Pioneer: Greg of Vent Vox
This year for my Birthday I would love for you
to celebrate with me and donate to a good cause:
Sweet Relief Musicians Fund!
This is why I care:
I am proud to announce that I am now on the
board for Sweet Relief. I would be delighted if
you donated to this wonderful organization!
Sweet Relief Musicians Fund helps those at the
heart of the music industry: musicians. We provide
financial assistance for recording artists, club
and session musicians, composers, vocalists and
songwriters across the country who are facing
illness, disability, or age-related problems, are
in dire financial need, and have nowhere else to
turn
Sweet Relief Musicians Fund
Mission: Sweet Relief provides financial
assistance to all types of career musicians who
are facing illness, disability, or age-related
problems. Established in 1994, Sweet Relief has
helped preserve our most profound art by becoming
music's most compassionate and generous
charity.
Sweet Relief provides financial assistance to
musicians of all kinds for medical expenses,
alternative therapies, prescriptions, and living
expenses if the artist is unable to work. Sweet
Relief also provides grants for retired or
semi-retired older musicians, which helps pay
living expenses.For further information or to read
eligibility criteria, please go www.sweetrelief.org.
Sweet Relief was founded by Victoria Williams,
and is guided by a board of directors comprised of
members of the music industry. It is funded by the
music community and a variety of individual
donors, as well as through benefit concerts,
auctions and albums.
Here is where you can donate to the Sweet
Relief Musicians Fund: http://apps.facebook.com/causes/birthdays/88554?m=15221c0d
Ariel's Birthday Bootcamp Sale!
It's here again! My birthday, and it happens to
be the beginning of summer, smile. So, to
celebrate, I want to share my passion with you,
social media and how to use it to make more fans,
make more money, and share your own passions. So,
I'm throwing a crazy sale to celebrate, and for
one week only, I am offering my Musician's Web 2.0
Bootcamp for $37. Bet you can guess why I chose
that price :)
http://www.arielpublicity.com/web2bootcamp/
This Course Includes:
* 5 CDs worth of material (over 4 hours of
audio)
* A full transcript of the course
* A workbook that highlights the most memorable
points crammed with useful links and resources
* BONUS #1: 20 Web 2.0 sites
to help you increase your online presence
* BONUS #2: Magic Words That
Sell More Music - a 16 page booklet that will walk
you through the basics of copy writing,headline
writing and how to make people want to buy from
your website
This audio course normally sells for
$99
You can order digital or physical copies
(Shipping is 4.95 extra).
I will ship them out to you immediately.
Here's to our success this year!
THIS WEEK'S FEATURED CLIENT -
Ju-Taun
Ju-Taun –
Southern New Jersey Genre:
Pop, Soul, R&B http://arielpublicity.net/clients/2595
Ju-Taun ( Pronounced zha –táwn), their name
derives from each member’s name: Jake and James
(J-Nyce) Evans, Peter (NVS) Garcia, and Samoeun
Cheng. Inspired by the black velveteen voice of
Marvin Gaye and the Motown sound of Stevie Wonder,
and Michael Jackson, the young members of Ju-Taun
began performing in local venues and on their high
school stage while still teens. "We would be
performing for the same people at night that were
teaching us during the day. We were singing grown
folk’s music when we were still kids," reminisces
J-Nyce.
THIS WEEK'S FEATURED VIDEO
"Go Slow" by
Ju-Taun Genre: Pop, Soul,
R&B http://www.arielpublicity.net/clients/2595
Ju-Taun
( Pronounced zha –táwn)
Pronounced zha –tawn, their name derives from
each member’s name: Jake and James (J-Nyce) Evans,
Peter (NVS) Garcia, and Samoeun Cheng. Inspired by
the black velveteen voice of Marvin Gaye and the
Motown sound of Stevie Wonder, and Michael
Jackson, the young members of Ju-Taun began
performing in local venues and on their high
school stage while still teens. "We would be
performing for the same people at night that were
teaching us during the day. We were singing grown
folk’s music when we were still kids," reminisces
J-Nyce.
http://cyberprvideo.blip.tv/#2276098
THIS WEEK'S FEATURED RESOURCES: A BLOG, A
PODCAST, & A STATION
Featured Blog: Rough Edge http://www.roughedge.com
The latest in hard rock, heavy metal and punk
rock news, reviews, photos, features, CD release
dates, downloads and more. Three new CD reviews
each day. Also includes the weekly Internet radio
show, Rough Edge Radio. We also produce The
Backseat Mogul Show, a weekly showbiz talk show
that features a different "artist of the week"
each week.
Featured Podcast: Mikeypod http://www.mikeypod.com
MikeyPod is an eclectic mix of the arts,
personal reflection, and social justice issues.
What is a MikeyPod? MikeyPod is Michael Harren… a
pianist, composer, electronic musician, teacher,
actor, poet, performance artist who now resides in
Brooklyn.
Featured Internet
Radio: Unashamed Faith
Cafe http://www.unashamedfaithcafe.blogspot.com/
Unashamed Faith Cafe is here to
discover and bring spiritual artists forward for
the world to enjoy through sharing music and
inspiration that shares Love and Grace with us
all. FM Sundays 8-9pm Est. Replays Saturday 12-1pm
EST
New Media Pioneer: Greg of Vent
Vox
http://ventvox.com/ We are devoted to the art
of complaining, comparing, and discussing stuff.
Being idle observers is not enough. We believe
that ranting, raving, and whining is a freedom
that we should all have and use often. Attitude is
not necessarily a bad thing, so gather up
opinions- coherent or not- and let us hear them
Q: What are your favorite blogs/audio blogs
featuring new music do you like to
visit?
A: I enjoy Pitchfork,
Each Note Secure, and Aquarium
Drunkard.
Q: What inspired you to
start the site?
A: I wanted to start Ventvox.com to
express my views on music as well as see the
feedback that others could provide. I’m now
shocked to find that not everyone always agrees
with my opinion.
Q: What do you think is
the impact of blogs, internet radio, and podcasts
on independent music?
A: I think
blogs, Internet radio and podcsts help Independent
music reach a broader audience than it previously
reached.
Q: When you started your
station, did you anticipate that blogs would have
such an upscale trend as it does
now?
A: I didn’t expect my blog to take
off initially because of the vast number of
like-minded thinkers. I differentiate my
blog a bit by discussing art and
culture.
Q: What are the ultimate goals
you wish to achieve through your
site?
A: The ultimate goal for
my site would to be a larger readership and the
addition of more staff to contribute
articles. Making some money through ad sales
would also be beneficial.
ABOUT US
Ariel Hyatt is the founder of Ariel Publicity
& Cyber PR, a digital public relations firm
that connects clients to the new media including
blogs, podcasts, Internet radio stations and
social networking sites. Over the past 13 years
she has represented over 1,435 musicians and
bands.
Educating musicians is her passion and several
times a year, she leads workshops teaching her
strategy of combining social networking with
Internet marketing to help clients grow larger
fanbases and earn more money.
Her first book Music Success in Nine Weeks was
released in June 2008. "Sound Advice," her
bi-weekly ezine and Internet TV series currently
reaches an audience of over 10,000 music
professionals. She is a contributing blogger for
Music Think Tank, and Know The Music Biz.
Sign Up here: http://www.arielpublicity.com
CONTACT & INFO
Ariel Publicity & Cyber PR 389 12th
Street Brooklyn, NY 11215
http://www.arielpublicity.com
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