WE ARE DEFIANCE

We Are Defiance is a Post-Hardcore band from Ocala, Florida.
Their upcoming album which is to be released on 15th March is produced and recorded by former A Day To Remember's guitarist, Tom Denney.
If you're into A Day To Remember and We Came As Romans, We Are Defiance is a MUST for all you listeners out there.

Here's a cover of Airplanes by B.O.B from We Are Defiance:


Some might think that Hardcore Bands/Artists are normally those evil/angry/emo looking people.
But actually We Are Defiance they're a bunch of pretty decent guys fulfilling their dreams to play music like others out there.

Stay connected with We Are Defiance to get news and updates from them!
http://www.facebook.com/pages/We-Are-Defiance/179511792521?v=app_178091127385
http://www.myspace.com/wearedefiance

http://twitter.com/#!/WeAreDefiance

*All photos and videos are originals and properties of We Are Defiance

**This post is meant to let people know about We Are Defiance

SEALAKES

Sealakes consist of just one talented person. All vocals/music is written and recorded by Casey Lagos.

If you're into passionate-heavy-driven music, Sealakes will be your cup of tea.

Here's a video of Casey doing one of his songs, "Go Again".


Side note:
Ex-drummer of the band Stick To Your Guns to pursue his own music, Casey does fill in position in bands like Parkway Drive, The Warriors, Confide and Architects (current tour).
He's currently helping to tour for Architects, together with The Devil Wears Prada and Bring Me The Horizon.

Some pictures of Sealakes:

To get updated with Sealakes/Casey Lagos, go over to his Facebook page or follow him on Twitter!
Songs are available on his Facebook page as well as his Myspace

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sealakes/124026794318220?v=app_178091127385
www.myspace.com/sealakes
www.twitter.com/caseylagos

He has a YouTube channel which has some videos of him doing updates or lessons on how to play the songs which he wrote.
www.youtube.com/posixcasey

ALL OF YOU SHOULD CHECK HIM OUT!
HE'S REALLY A TALENTED GUY

*All photos and videos are originals and properties of Sealakes

**This post is meant to let people know about Sealakes

VEARA

I'm back guys after a short break!

Veara! These new pop-punkers to the music scene is a must to start listening to. Produced by A Day To Remember vocalist, Jeremy Mckinnon, comes the 4 piece band Veara.
For girls who aspire to be a drummer, Veara is for you! They have a female drummer who has a creative and flexible sense of rhythm.
Energetic, upbeat, head-bang-able, catchy describes them all. Show your love and support to new growing bands in the world of music.
Personally, they're one of my favorite bands currently.

Here's a song clip from Veara. Enjoy!


You can find them on their Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/vearaband
                                         Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/veara
                                         Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/veara

They will be playing at Soundwave Festival, an annual music festival at Australia this February.
For more information click here!

*All photos and songs are originals and properties of Veara

**This post is meant to let people know about Veara

Promoting Music on New Media

ISSUE
Ever wanted to create your own music but do not know how to share it to the world? 
Feeling that you're not going to make it anywhere just by doing a simple recording of you playing the guitar or creating your own music?


FRET NOT! 
There are so many platforms out there on the internet for you to share the love!


You might question yourself if people would listen or see a 'nobody' like you having putting your own music up on the internet. Well, everything starts from scratch.
I will be showing you how and where you will be able to promote your music on new media.
                                                                                                                                                            
MYSPACE


Myspace is a social networking website.  source

Unsigned musicians can use Myspace to post and sell music using SNOCAP, which has proven popular among Myspace users. source

So you see, even Myspace allows unsigned musicians like you to even post and sell your music. There are a lot of different features which you can find, using Myspace.

Here is your very first platform to get it started.
http://www.myspace.com/
                                                                                                                                                            
YOUTUBE

YouTube is a video-sharing website on which users can upload, share, and view videos. source




It says everything! Broadcast Yourself! (*Trademarked by YouTube*)
Just upload a video of yourself doing a cover or an original, and off you go sharing your music with people around.



A video of Steph Micale from Singapore doing a cover on YouTube
                                                                                                                                                            
ROOTMUSIC

RootMusic is a musictech startup. 
RootMusic provides tools for musicians to promote themselves online and on social networks. source

RootMusic has a lot of features to get your music spreading and on top of that, it is FREE!
http://www.rootmusic.com/



                                                                                                                                                            
FACEBOOK

We all know that Facebook is a great social network place. There's a fan page based account which can be created. From there onwards you can add your own music profile to it. Eg. BandPage for FaceBook by RootMusic. source






A very example of our home-grown artist from Singapore is Inch Chua. She has made appearances in countries as far as USA.

                                             Picture of Inch at one of her performance.


For more details on her : http://www.facebook.com/inchchua
*Pictures are properties of Inch Chua*
                                                                                                                                                            
TWITTER


Twitter offers a social networking and microblogging service, enabling its users to send and read messages called tweets. source


By having establish your own music profile, it is time to get those words out! A good thing about Twitter is that you can just follow anyone you want, instead of having to add them. This allows you to get onto people's list of friends,giving you more chance of people being curious about you and wanting to know more. 
Now, link those music profile of yours to your Twitter account and start spreading the love you created!




                                                                                                                                                            
WANT MORE PROOF?


Still having doubts? Well here are some local musicians whom I personally enjoy listening to from Singapore.
Check them out!

Avalanche : http://www.facebook.com/pages/Avalanche/226173758981
                  http://www.myspace.com/shoutforanavalanche

A Vacant Affair : http://www.facebook.com/avacantaffair?v=info
                           http://www.myspace.com/avacantaffair

Caracal : http://www.facebook.com/caracalnoise?ref=ts
              http://www.myspace.com/caracalmail

Ingride : http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ingride/128732987245

             http://www.myspace.com/ingride

Planar Trajectory : http://www.facebook.com/pages/Planar-Trajectory/270754145463

                             http://www.myspace.com/ptrangers

Postbox : http://www.facebook.com/pages/Postbox/390750200382
               http://www.myspace.com/postboxband

West Grand Boulevard : http://www.facebook.com/pages/West-Grand-Boulevard/8440275996
                                      http://www.myspace.com/westgrandboulevard

                                                                                                                                                            

CONCLUSION


Go start updating your music profile and get those tunes out there to the world NOW!