Broken Iris
The Eyes Of Tomorrow

Broken Iris formed in 2005 with definite direction and style. As an all acoustic band, they recorded a 4 song demo with Jay Trammel at Fatcat Studios. Their focus was on building good songs, beautiful vocals, with the added uniqueness of the cello. They had a short run with this lineup until they lost two members. Through their friend Jack, Steve Avery and Danny Cocke joined the band. Both Steve and Danny had learned a lot from their past band experiences and their years in the studio writing and recording demos for other local bands.

Tyler Bates and Azam Ali: Roseland
Roseland, the new self-titled debut album from Tyler Bates and Azam Ali, will be released November 13. Roseland is the union between virtuoso singer and songsmith Azam Ali and accomplished film composer/producer Tyler Bates. Juxtaposing ambient electronic textures with intoxicating vocal melodies and driving hypnotic rhythms, Roseland’s music is the expression of a truly unique artistic collaboration.

Jodi Martin is 15 minutes Out To Sea
Jodi Martin started writing songs when she was five. Noticing this trend, her Mum loaned Jodi her tape recorder. At five, this was a momentous event and confirmed Jodis obsession with songwriting forever.

A Brief History of Nothing
In October 2007, legendary performer Charlie Nothing passed away at his Soquel California home. The following article was originally published in The Fretboard Journal, Number 6, Summer 2007. Charlie was pleased with the story, saying "I've had interviews and articles before but yours is the best by farŠ Thank you so much!"

Alex Bershadsky’s Junk is no Junk
Alex Bershadsky stands out as a harbinger amidst musicians, not only in his native Israel - but across the globe. Alex is a seasoned composer and accomplished bass player. While he is well schooled in the academics of performance and composition, he still allows the creative innovation and freedom to flow freely from his Muses. Alex has a soul filled with faith and persistence embodied with a total dedication to music.

The 25th Street Band
It's unusual for a British band to release a West Coast Jazz album, and very rare to find top international players appearing on an independent release, but the most unique aspect of the 25th Street Band's album, "The key of H" is this... throughout the entire recording and production, the rhythm section never got within seven thousand miles of the rest of the band.

geezer safari no longer sitting on Beaches
Geezer Safari was formed in late 2005 by Kris Ward and Sam Freeman. Songs were written and rehearsed before the band even auditioned a drummer to join this exciting line up

Hobbyhorse Starts Burning Up The Airwaves
San Francisco Bay area, folk/rock duo Hobbyhorse's album "Break In the Clouds" has been burning up the broadcast airwaves, with stations in Canada, Australia and across the US playing their unique mix of psychedelic folk/rock. The album was also recently picked as Release of the Month September 2007 by Seldom Heard Radio.

Karlex Makes Comeback To France's High-Speed TGV Train
Karlex was the first musician invited to perform on France's high-speed TGV trains last spring as part of IDTGV's strategy to create a 'new' travel experience, including on-board entertainment. During the seven day tour on the Paris-Perpignan TGV train line, Karlex performed tracks from his new album "Ghetto Fabulous" at the respective stations as well as at the "Bar iDZinc" in the lounge car during the voyage.