Market Monkeys

NOVEMBER 2010

November 1, 2010

Winterbloom announces 2010 holiday tour dates in Northeast USA, The Netherlands and Germany! www.winterbloom.com >> Rose Cousins and Dala win! We are pleased to report two Market Monkeys marketing clients received Canadian Folk Music Awards: – Rose Cousins: Contemporary Singer of the Year – Dala: Vocal Group of the Year The CFMAs were delivered at read more »

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The big gig checklist

October 17, 2010

Okay, after my last post, you might be saying – yeah but gimme something tangible! Gimme a list of things I should think about when I have a big gig coming up. So, in that case, you can take these things with into consideration and you will be just fine when the big day comes… read more »

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Success is a path not a destination

October 1, 2010

The rat race “emerging artists” run today can sometimes make them forget what they’re supposed to be doing – observing, writing, recording and performing great songs, and connecting with people in a meaningful way. Voicing things that matter to other people, that change our lives and our world. Every artist has “spotlight moments” – milestone opportunities read more »

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OCTOBER 2010

October 1, 2010

The Pines to showcase at OCFF – www.thepinesmusic.com >> Meg Hutchinson on Minnesota Public Radio "a musician singing to writers" Listen to excerpts of the interview online >> Dala enlists a little help from the monkeys to integrate their store, social media, news clips, blog, video, photos, forum into their web site easily from the read more »

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SEPTEMBER 2010

September 1, 2010

Winterbloom recap of Lilith experience Natalia Zukerman on "dusty roots tour" with Jess Klein September to October. More info >> Meg Hutchinson review of "The Living Side" in SingOut! “honest and fearless insights from a songwriter who knows her own soul and knows how to use lyrics to capture that soul’s journey." Get your copy read more »

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songwriters sure could use a brill building

August 5, 2010

i’ve been spending some time with "the essential carole king" which was handed to me after a meeting in new york recently. it has two discs. the first is "the singer" the second is "the songwriter" and the text in the liner notes has me thinking all over the place today. it strikes me – read more »

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JULY 2010

July 1, 2010

Winterbloom at Lilith Fair! Winterbloom artists Antje Duvekot, Anne Heaton, Meg Hutchinson and Natalia Zukerman invited Lilith alum Rose Polenzani to join them to create new original song "The Alchemist" in submission on the OurStage local artist competition. Winterbloom featured in the Lilith Fair trailer for Boston >> Blog review and coverage of Winterbloom on read more »

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Music of the people

June 8, 2010

Joining the board of Folk Alliance International recently has really begged me to question “what is folk music” in a new way. It’s easy in my day-to-day reality to become ethnocentric about what the artists I am surrounded by most are doing. Easy to just assume Folk is the heritage from which they come because read more »

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JUNE 2010

June 1, 2010

Natalia Zukerman on tour with Sam Baker and John Fullbright this summer. More info >> Sign up for eNews and get a FREE MP3 from each artist >> Winterbloom to perform at WUMB’s Boston Music Festival. More info >>

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Inspiration means it makes you think

May 2, 2010

I go to a lot of shows. Some nights it’s a job hazard and some nights a pleasure. It is especially delightful when a show inspires me. Because when you work in entertainment for a living, going to a show can be like eating at the restaurant you cook at. You work with the ingredients read more »

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