FreeAudioPlayer Journal
June- July 2000
Feature Article
Cyber-Promotion

Artist Management On The Web

This is the first in a series of articles about the people behind the independent artists.
The Cyber Managers.

We are proud to  feature Marysia , from Wyatt Management ,a young woman from Scotland who has assembled quite an array of talent from around the world.

Wyatt works hard to try and get the right promotional opportunities for their artists.

This column is dedicated to all of those who work behind the scenes to help Independent Musicians get their music heard.

Each issue will try to feature  some of the most innovative and talented "Promo People" on the web and the artists they represent.

Without their hard work and dedication a lot of great music would go unplayed.

Wyatt Management
World-Wide

Wyatt Music Management and the WorldSound Corporation cover all areas of management and promotion and are based in Orange County California.



Wyatt Features Some Spectacular Artists..
Just Check Out this Line-Up!


 
 
Gypsy Soul


 

 Celtic Folk Rock and Pop 

Gypsy Soul recently completed
their fourth independent CD, entitled Superstition Highway which is
gearing up for an International release. The band features:
Singer/Lyricist CILETTE SWANN (Canadian) and Multi-Instrumentalist/
Producer/Writer, ROMAN MORYKIT (British). All four of their critically
acclaimed CDs highlight the band's trademarkCeltic-inspired
folk/pop/rock sound. Their lush, sensual music has been likened to
Sarah McLachlan, Loreena McKennitt, Shawn Colvin, Bonnie Raitt and The
Eurythmics. Their music has aired over 25 times on shows on all the
major TV Networks,including the season-finale of the hit NBC TV show,
"Providence", "The Young and The Restless" and Life Time Tv's Melissa
Etheridge hosted show, "Beyond Chance". Soon, you'll hear them on the
new Brooke Shields movie called "After Sex" and in April, 2000 their
music will be featured on the ABC Movie of the Week, "Trapped in A
Purple Haze". Their music has been heard on over 700 radio stations
nationally and abroad, charting at #36 on the GAVIN A/C charts. Gypsy
Soul has toured internationally as headliners and have also opened for
Grammy winners: Larry Klein & Toni Childs, John Taylor (Duran, Duran),
Los Lobos, Martin Page & Beth Neilsen-Chapman (CMA winner). Their
music has received great critical acclaim in many entertainment &
trade magazines including: Billboard, AlbumNetwork, Bass Player, the
Raygun Publications: Huh and Bikini, MusicConnection, Totally Adult,
BAM, and numerous others. They have twice received the coveted "Top 12
DIY Recordings" feature in Performing Sonngwriter Magazine. Gypsy Soul
was also chosen as winner/runner-up in the 1998 Lilith Fair
competitions in San Francisco. Most recently, they were #1 on the
MP3.com Folk/Rock charts, featured in "Women of MP3.com" and have also
had 5 songs in the Top 20 for three months! They have also been
featured artists on Garageband.com, Riffage.com, Mp3dom.com and
Tucows.com


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Armadillo Man

Alternative Rock with touches
of Country and SpokenWord -

Armadillo Man is an animal that has been evolving for years as a kind of social by-product. 

Having worked with persons who are homeless, mentally ill, HIV infected, and/or drug addicted for more than 15 years Armadillo Man has developed a very different view of the world. A view that is a little closer to the ground than most
people’s, and a second skin that has become somewhat more leathery and weathered as a necessary adaptation to the job.

Armadillo Man’s view also comes with a voice desperately seeking an outlet. A type of herapy as you will. A way to deal with the demons using art as a way to get it out, remove from it, examine it, and deal with it. 

The CD Pendulum Swingin’ is a journey seen through the eyes of a street outreach worker by day and a songwriter by night.

This recording is meant to tell stories, set moods, and make a statement about humannature, about us..... Whether listening to the whole disk at one time, or hearing it in pieces, the listener will find that some songs blend
into one another in an odd, twisted sort of story telling. 
 
 


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 Keali'i Reichel 

- World Music (Hawaiian) and Pop - 

There are many
types of voices. The R&B diva. The hard rock belter. The pop crooner.
But most important are the artists whose music gives voice to the
aspirations of a people. Keali’i Reichel is that voice for native
Hawaiians. He has becomethe most successful native Hawaiian singer
ever, combining traditional, native language songs and chants with
contemporary, English language pop music.
His 1994 debut album, Kawaipunahele, was the best-selling recording in
Hawaiian music history,with over 350,000 units in retail sales to
date. His second album, Lei Hali’a, has surpassed one-half million
units sold. Much of the emotional quality in Keali’i’s recordings is
conveyed through the traditional art of chanting that has been
indigenous to native Hawiian music for centuries. Prior to his
recording career, he started chanting at the age of 17 and studied
Hawaiian at the University of Hawaii. By age 26, he sought formal
chant training. 
 

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Bobby Friss


Classic Rock Guitar

Although his career began in central Michigan in 1975 with a band called Force, most of Friss' achievements have come since returning to his native Florida in 1985 to form his own band.

Since that time, Friss has steadily risen to the top of the 
Southeast's active rock club scene, enlisting legions of  fans at colleges,beach clubs and big city bars throughout Florida and
the Southeast.Having earned the reputation as one of the hardest working and most popular musicians in Florida, Friss broke the regional mode for the first time in 1988 with the release of Cut,Loose.

The independently recorded, self-produced LP found its way onto several Florida AOR stations with the single "You Can't Come Back" and eventually sold nearly 10,000copies in Florida alone.In addition, the band's fever-pitched live shows attracted the attention of the Miller Genuine Draft Band Network, a national sponsorship program known for promoting the best showcase nightclub bands in the country.

The Band is made up of singer and guitarist Bobby Friss; longtime drummer, Leroy Myers; and Bass Player Dean Mickey; with Jerry Riggs on Lead Guitar. Riggs toured the world for ten years with Guitarist Pat Travers and is considered one of the best to ever pick up the instrument. 
 
 


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The Last Dance

- Alternative and Electronic Gothic Rock and Pop -
Modern Rock with an “80’s meets 90’s” sound. Elements of New Wave,
European Rock, Goth/Industrial, Alternative Rock and Electronica.
Strong emphasis on songs and melodies. Passionate vocals, layered
guitars, & lush textures supported by a strong rhythmic foundation.
Formed in Orange County California in the early 1990’s by guitarist
Rick Joyce and vocalist Jeff Diehm, and joined later by Peter J.
Gorritz (Bass), Robert Schott (Keys, Guitar), and Ivan Dominguez
(Drums), The Last Dance quickly gained a reputation for their dynamic
live performances and unique musical style.Combining 80’s New Wave,
Darkwave, and the Alternative Rock and Electronic music of the 90’s,
with their own highly individual approaches to their instruments and
eclectic influences, The Last Dance hit upon a sound that is energetic
and uplifting, yet also appeals to the listeners more introspective
side, with themes that evoke love, melancholy, heartbreak and desire.
The bands strong musical vision, love and passion for music and strong
friendship and loyalty have seen them through years of struggle and
heartbreak to achieve a legacy of 4 CD’s, appearances on dozens of
compilations, and successful tours of the U.S. and the U.K., as well
as appearances in Mexico City and Germany. Many of these achievements
can be also credited to the use of the Internet as a promotional tool
as well as way to reach fans directly, and the band have been
champions of the ‘Net for many years, establishing them as a modern,
contemporary rock band for today, but with a soul and sound that are
timeless.With the help of the Worldsound corporation and Wyatt
Management Worldwide, The Last Dance stand poised on the brink of
international success. With a strong prescence on the internet,
critical acclaim, and an increasing number of radio and club DJ’s
playing album and dance/remix versions of their songs, they are
becoming a musical force to be reckoned with and will no doubt be
pleasing their longtime fans and gaining new converts for years to
come.
 


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Carmine Appice
 

 Classic Guitar Rock - 

1997 marked the thirtieth anniversary of the dawn of the career of the legendary Carmine Appice,
who continues to inspire drummers and listeners throughout the world with his originality and his unwavering dedication to the art of drumming. He has broken new ground in every aspect of his career; as a performer, as a teacher, and as a writer. From his early days with  VANILLA FUDGE, considered by many to be the first heavy rock band, it was clear that Carmine was creating new standards for rock drumming.
Truly, a different drummer. . . 
 



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Marysia

- Folk Rock and Electronic -

By Listen.com - "Marysia is a
minor miracle: a Singer-Songwriter who actually doesn't sound like all
the other women you hear cooing over today's airwaves. Her clever
voice is feather-light and will pull you blushing down the primrose
path to a folk-loving lifestyle." also "Just when I thought the
coffeehouse phase was nearly finished...Marysia sounds sooooo much
like Jewel in her early years, wayback in 1993, before Pieces of You.
If you want to know whatJewel sounded like before she got popular,
listen to Marysia. She looks like a CK model and writes and sings like
Jewel."
 


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Crimson Glory
 

Progressive Metal

Crimson Glory, originally named Beowulf, was formed in 1982 in Sarasota, Florida, by guitarist-Jon Drenning, guitarist-Ben Jackson, and bassist-Jeff Lords. The group spent the next four-years in seclusion rehearsing and developing their
own distinctive look and sound which eventually led to the recording of their self-titled debut album Crimson Glory in 1986. 

The band recorded and released their much anticipated follow-up LP Transcendence in 1989 which contained the band's first hit-singleLonely, a song that was in the top of the American Radio charts in several major market areas for over 24 consecutive weeks.

Transcendence received equally rave reviews abroad which led to a very successful North American, European and Japanese tour with the bands  Metallica, Ozzy Osborne, Queensryche, Udo, Doro, and Anthrax, to sold-out crowds everywhere. 

After a successful but brief Strange and Beautiful tour in the U.S, the band members went their separate ways taking a hiatus to pursue other musical interests. Towards the end of 1996, the band's primary songwriters, Jon and Jeff, knew it was time
to reunite and make another Crimson Glory record

However, in order to create a record of astronomical proportions, theband realized they would have to trace back to their roots, the progressive-power metal style that they help to pioneer in the late 1980's. With the addition of new front man Wade War Machine Black and new drummer Steve Wacholt
(Savatage) the band was ready to re-emerge into the next millennium.


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Mike Tramp


- Classic Guitar Rock -

Mike Tramp is a singer/songwriter
of extraordinary talent and depth. On his debut solo effort,
"Capricorn", Tramp tells the stories of his life and our lives set in
basic rock melodies that make the songs radio and consumer friendly. A
far cry from his days with White Lion or Freak of Nature "Capricorn"
is a more personal, song-oriented work than fans are used to hearing
from Mike. "I know on one hand this may seem like a big risk," he
explains. "When you've made it big as a member of a band like White
Lion, that's what people always expect from you. But this is who I've
evolved into. If I couldn't keep moving on musically, I wouldn't still
want to be playing." The history of Mike's career begins in his native
Denmark when his childhood, which was not affluent or always easy, led
him to the popular music of Europe and America as a safe haven and,
sometimes, Mike's only true pleasure in life. He joined his first band
at 15 and began travelling all over Europe to play at the cost of his
education. "I got a real education," he laughs. "Sex, booze and rock
and roll!" But, he also learned about commitment, dedication and real
friendship. It is this very commitment that has brought Mike Tramp the
successes he has enjoyed over the past couple of decades as well as
what inspires him to go ahead with the music he wishes to write and
record today. Eventually Mike made it to New York where he met Vito
Baratta. Together, they formed White Lion who signed to Atlantic
Records in 1983 and then went on to sell 6 million records and have 4
top 40 hit singles, including the classic "When The Children Cry"
After White Lion broke up in 1991, Mike returned to Europe and formed
a new band, Freak of Nature, who recorded two albums released only in
Europe and Asia, For the next couple of years Mike and Freak of Nature
focused on playing live in Europe and Asia to promote the albums, but
after about 400 shows, Mike decided the time had finally come to stop
trying to please everyone else, and record some music that truly
pleased him.
 


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DuDs 


alternative rock

. I like Nirvana and I haven't heard too
many bands sound close to their style since Kurt died, I think there
could be a big market for that both now and in the not so distant
future. Keep plugging away at it, eventually the wall will fall down.
 


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Pride

- Guitar Rock from Denmark -

In another dimension, far away from
what was considered normal.Four sons were born. Not knowing of their
future, they wandered the outskirts of their worlds.But they all had
the same goal. The same vibeThe same ambition. The same drive. No god,
man or beast (not even a sexy girl, yea right!?) could keep them apart
forever.And now they are on a heavenly mission from the gods of rock
and roll to awaken the spirits in the people of the universe.The quest
has now begun... Welcome to the Proud world of PRIDE. After spending a
year on the Copenhagen club scene , playing everywhere, it was
inevitable that a shot at "the big time" was to be had. So they packed
their bags and left for Los Angeles, California on Nov. 10th 1999, to
see if America was ready for "PRIDE".


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Scott Hernandez 

- Jazz Pop Vocals - 

Acclaimed as Hawaii's premier pop
talent, Latin American singer/songwriter Scott Hernandez creates a new
single release that sizzles with jazz swing and heart pounding pop.
BOY and YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW IT are achieving amazing new heights in
Hawaii's pop, adult contemporary, rock and jazz radio stations and is
receiving international exposure on DMX and Muzak. Scott is a stellar
performer that can be seen performing in Hawaii's major showrooms
where he captivates audiences from around the world with his creative
music, unforgettable presence and velvety voice.
Scott spent the first thirteen years of his life on the road touring
the United States with his parents top-40 show band. It was during his
youth on the road that music and performing would leave a deep
impression on his life. Since then, he has continued to sharpen his
performing and writing skills raising himself to a level of
exceptional talent. Scott's new single release "BOY" has reached
amazing heights in Hawaii's pop and jazz radio stations.

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Yasmin Shah 

- Alternative Female Vocals with Piano - 

Yasmin Shah is a
World/Pop music Singer, Songwriter, Pianist based in Paris, France for
the last ten years, she is an American of Puerto Rican & Indian
background. Yasmin writes and performs in four languages, the primary
being English & French.

Similar Artists:
Jewel, Tori Amos, Kate Bush
 

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Need to contact Them !!

Bios/press info at:

www.megapress.com
 

Links to their websites at:

www.wyattworld.com

Links to their mp3 sites at:

www.wyattworld.com

 
Marysia - Webmaster, Wyatt Management Worldwide

http://www.wyattworld.com/

WorldSound Shop - 

http://www.worldsound.net/shop/
 

Wyatt Management Article Copyright  SBR Productions..........................................June 2000

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