The new sound of #Christmas. “My Boyfriend is a Snowman” and “(I Won’t Be Your) Christmas Turkey” out now.

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Melbourne Australia's Escape Ring write songs that sound like a continuation of classic rock, but with the sonics of today. Following on from placements in US TV show NBC's The Biggest Loser, Escape Ring are dropping debut single "Winning The War" written by main songwriter Darren Moss.

Darren also has a single-song publishing deal with the USA office of Mojo Music & Media Group (who have the catalogues of KISS, Marilyn Manson, George Strait, REO Speedwagon, Sophie B. Hawkins) and have had songs played on Australian commercial radio - Melbourne's number 1 Top 40 radio station Fox FM (population 3.5 million) 

Escape Ring is prepping songs including "You're Number One" and "Winning The War" mixed by TJ Rouston (Taylor Swift, One Republic, Nicki Minaj) and Ariel Chobaz (Nicki Minaj, Drake) from the forthcoming album "Anybody Can Do Anything".

“Johnny is a virtuoso…” –Brian Wilson
“A delightful entertainer…” earcandy.com
“Pop music with a conscience…” Goldmine magazine
“The Harry Houdini of rock’n’roll” Spotlight magazine

Entertainer, songwriter, and “Singer at Large” Johnny J. Blair is known for his brand of “pop music with a twist,” influenced by Americana, British Invasion rock, old school soul/r’n’b, psychedelia, and punk/new wave, with melodicism breathed by classical, gospel, jazz, and world music. 

As a solo acoustic act or when fronting a band, Johnny engages an audience. He was called “a white James Brown” by Brown’s legendary drummer, Clyde Stubblefield. Johnny’s current itinerary includes performing in assisted living homes for people with disabilities and dementia: “Music goes through the brain into places where math and language don’t reach. It heals, and it makes a difference.”

Since the 80s, Johnny has issued full-length recordings to a global audience— from the “new wave concept album” DOOR IN THE WATER, to the soulful masterwork FIRE, to the bare-knuckled acoustic “agitpop” of TREADMARKS, to the “Ziggy Stardust meets PET SOUNDS” of GRATEFUL to the glam-tango tinged masterwork I LIKE THE STREET (with musical support from The Badlees, Eric Biondo/Beyondo, and Mike Garson, David Bowie’s pianist).

Johnny has worked with a range of acts—most prominently with Davy Jones of The Monkees (“I learned valuable stagecraft from David”). Johnny played and worked with Jones for 20 years, and he was the touring bassist/vocalist with The Monkees 45th Anniversary Tour of the UK and USA. Other artists Johnny has played with are John Bechdel (Ministry), David Cassidy, Buddy & Julie Miller, and Al Stewart (“Year of the Cat”). 

For 2019, Johnny on the beat with fresh material and a new album in the works, WE’RE GETTING CLOSER TO THE SUN. He says, “I’ve played the Royal Albert Hall, CBGB’s, Disney, The Fillmore, Las Vegas, Mabuhay Gardens, the Tokyo Billboard, holy temples in India, desert islands, Caribbean cruise ships, churches, prisons, garages, biker bars, and picnics, but I’ll really hit it big when I play for you!”

K-owen was born and raised in Germany but moved to England when he was just 8 years old. 

Shortly after, an early performance (in his own living room!) confirmed to both K-Owen and his parents, that he was destined for a career in music. In 2000 he pursued this ambition professionally and went on to record several tracks ranging from Pop and Dance to R&B. Over the last few years K-Owen has been performing all over the country promoting his music. 

In March 2010 K-Owen was introduced to vocalist and producer Charlotte Day - aka the voice of Soda Club and Love To Infinity. This resulted in a brand new track - a clubland-esque trance/pop take on the original Backstreet Boys song, 'Incomplete'. 

Aside from gigs, K-Owen is currently in the studio working on more material..............watch this space! 

Hey all. Chris, here. I upload things I've made using my Yamaha PSR E-363 keyboard. I'm pretty new to playing keyboards, so don't expect anything good.

Angelique Mouyis is South African born to Greek-Cypriot parents, and resides in the New York tri-state area.  In 2022, her opera Family written with Gabe Caruso premiered at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts in collaboration with American Opera Project. Her opera Bessie: The Blue-Eyed Xhosa (written with Mkhululi Mabija) was produced by Cape Town Opera in collaboration with UCT at the Artscape Theatre in Cape Town as part of Four:30 - Operas Made in South Africa in 2015. Other productions include Forget this City (Enthuse Theatre, NewYork, NY) and The Boy Who Never Grows Up (Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute, New York, NY). Angelique’s book Mikis Theodorakis: Finding Greece in his Music was published by Kerkyra Publishers in 2010. She graduated with a master’s degree in Music Composition from  the University of the Witwatersrand under Jeanne Zaidel Rudolph and the late Mary Rörich (2006), an MFA in Musical Theatre Writing at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts (2008), and a Ph.D. in Music from Rutgers University under Robert Aldridge and Rebecca Cypess (2021). She is the recipient of a Southern African Music Rights Organisation post-graduate studies scholarship and the Ernest Oppenheimer Overseas Scholarship for the Performing Arts.  Visit: www.angeliquemouyis.com.

"Disappearing" Architect / Artist / Musician / Composer / Gadfly of Athens

Email: emptycitysquares@gmail.com

John (AKA "Yanni" to his friends), is an Architect by day and a Renaissance man the rest of the time. When not designing buildings, or drawing and painting, as a multi-instrumentalist and songwriter over the last 15+ years, John has written, recorded and performed music for Indie Films, Theatrical productions, TV, and Podcasts (most notably Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast).

Yanni loves old Rock and Roll, Blues, Psychedelia, Art Rock, Prog Rock, Power Pop and a lot of music from the UK. 

Empty City Squares is his sometimes real / sometimes virtual band. The band's second album, "337" was released January 2019. 

You can purchase "Empty City Squares" (2011) and "337" (2019) at www.emptycitysquares.bandcamp.com .Also AVAILABLE AT CDBABY!

"The Disappearing Architect" is in the works and slated for a spring 2021 release! Please stay tuned for updates and thank you for your continued interest and support!

Learn more about Yanni at www.fotiadis.net

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