Indie Music Universe

Toronto’s The Craft Economy—whose members originally hail from Guelph, Montreal, Vancouver and PEI—has a sound inspired by ‘70s punk rock and ‘80s new wave, and is guided by a love of fun, well-crafted and danceable pop songs. They’ve brought their energetic live show to stages at NxNE, CMF, Pitter Patter Festival and POP Montreal.  
 
The band is currently working on its debut full-length recording, which follows the success of “Is On Your Side EP” (2008) and “All On C EP” (2007).  The as-yet untitled record will be released in early summer 2010. 
 

“Is On Your Side” was released to great reviews, receiving tons of airplay in 2009 across the country, including daily play on CBC Radio 3 and  spending 11 weeks on Radio 3's Top 30 (hitting #4 on March 20th, 2009) with the poppy synth-fueled, “Big Purse, Lil Dawg”.  It also made the 2009 Radio 3's Top-103 year-end list and hit #3 on the Canadian Campus Radio charts on Jan. 10, 2009 (Chartattack.com) after getting lots of play at campus radio stations from Victoria, BC to Sackville, NB.  
 
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Popularity: 2% [?]

Things you need to know……..

WE WERE CREATED…..
spaceships are cool were formed in 2006 by electronica musician Rob Maddison, and are sometimes few and sometimes many; from solo @THE ESCAPE POD studios & acoustic/laptop sets, to Flaming Lips style on stage parties with up to 8 band members.

WE SOUND LIKE…….
"Sci-fi sunshine pop",  "like my super NES made an LP", "electronic tinged psych-pop buzzing with life", "dreamlike romps through a blip-rock playground", "beats, bleeps and day dream believing".

WE LIKE TOYS!…..
spaceships are cool use: 1960s stylophones, glockenspiels, moog theremin, korg vocoders, omnichord, melodica, tenori-on, fisher price tape decks and acoustic guitars to create their own brand of sci-fi sunshine pop.

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Popularity: 8% [?]

A lover of Chopin and Beethoven, a painter, but a musician at heart; Emanuela Bellezza thrives off of the arts as if it was the air she breathes. A classic pianist from age seven, Emanuela Bellezza diversifies herself by studying French, Russian, and English while mastering her craft as a vocalist, classic pianist, and guitarist. Emanuela Bellezza encompasses all the elements that make up a true artist.

Born in Italy, but currently residing in Los Angeles, Emanuela is writing and co-producing her music with heavy hitters Troy Laureta and Darryl Swann; recording her music in English, Italian, and Spanish to fulfill her desire to be heard as a world artist. Having previously preformed and interviewed on Univision and featured in festivals, Emanuela Bellezza is constantly building her stature in music.

Currently, Emanuela has pieced together a band and is playing shows in the Los Angeles area. Following her success on stage, Emanuela shot a video for “Strong” and is focused on promoting her new EP “Rain and Sunshine of Heart”.

Instrumentation:

Emanuela Bellezza – Voice, Piano, Guitar
Jean Luis Contreras – Lead Guitar
Jamie Hamano – Bass
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Popularity: 3% [?]

The middle of five children, Winslow Bright grew up in Dallas, Texas where she began her commercial acting and print career at the age of two. By the time she was fifteen she convinced her parents to allow her to move to Los Angeles to audition for TV and film. While in L.A. she made contacts with individuals in the music industry and quickly started her singing and songwriting career. Winslow’s song collaborations have found their way to the daytime soap operas “All My Children” and “The Young and The Restless,” and she continues to build on her publishing catalog (ASCAP.)

Upon her return to Dallas during her sophomore year in high school, Winslow began working on her first album with local indie singer-songwriter-producer, Salim Nourallah (Old ‘97’s “Blame It On Gravity.”) Winslow’s 11-song debut album, “Lovable,” is a result of countless writing and recording sessions with Nourallah over a two-year period. “Lovable’s” song list includes 7 original tunes co-written by Winslow and Nourallah, who offers up two of his own songs, as well as the cover of Kirsty MacColl’s 1979 “They Don’t Know.” The album provides listeners a mix of mid-century retro sounds with enduring themes of unrequited love. Bright’s co-write, “Could You Be My Baby,” beckons memories of Roy Orbison with its sweeping, melodramatic vocals.

Winslow’s live performances in Dallas include The Granada Theater, Club Dada, The Door, and gigs at North Park Center and American Airlines’ Victory Park for the 2009 AFI Dallas International Film Festival. Now a freshman in college, Winslow continues her musical journey at NYU’s Clive Davis Department of Recorded Music, where she also joins in on jam sessions at New York venues such as The Bitter End. She recently received a nomination for Best Band Venue Poster for her “Lovable” CD release at The Granada Theater from The Independent Music Awards. Fans can vote for the poster by going to www.winslowbright.com or www.myspace.com/winslowbright.

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Popularity: 4% [?]

Timid and soft spoken during early childhood, no one imagined his future interests might include songwriting and stage performance.  Attending schools in The West Indies, Japan and various parts of the states, exotic locales like Okinawa and Jamaica helped to shape +Spanx cosmopolitan worldview and love of different cultures and music.

The eldest of three talented siblings, his father remembers the infant +Spanx (too young yet to walk or speak) humming in tune The National Anthem while being coddled during its repeated performance at a theater.

As +Spanx showed great promise, his parents later encouraged him to study the cornet which led to a discovery of numerous instruments.  He became proficient on electric bass while performing with Top 40, retro-pop and classic rock groups, also developing a versatile yet powerful vocal that ranges from ballads & barbershop to hip-hop and hard rock… measured experiences which led to +Spanx fronting the Miami-based trio kNiption FiT, an enigmatic power-pop band best described as "The Monkees meet Rush…"

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White Picket Fence is honest, unadulterated indie rock with a sense of urgency that gives their material absolute credibility… Not because of the way somebody can describe it, but because of the way that it exists intrinsically. Please listen for yourself before continuing, as everything else is secondary to the music.

Since the band’s inception in 2008, White Picket Fence has been doing everything in their power to be heard. Equally at home in their van, the band has played non-stop to a variety of venues across the state, giving performances that have been praised both for their unique intensity and youthful charm. Coupled with their undeniable group chemistry and genuine appreciation for each opportunity that allows them to progress as artists, this effort has amassed substantial good press for the band. On an almost weekly basis, the group has been featured in numerous regional publications, and recently procured a spot for their now-sold-out, self-titled EP on Central New York’s Top 10 list of releases for 2008.

After pushing that record to its final sale, White Picket Fence went back into The Square Studio to work with Steve Sopchak (The Brilliant Light, Eyes Averted, Remember Tomorrow) on their first full length record called “Clocks and Calendars.” It will be independently released on June 6th, and a self-booked, national summer tour is to follow.

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Popularity: 8% [?]