Get Labeled! Indie Music Roadmap

The first focused interview for Season 2 features a great conversation with New Jersey based Singer/Songwriter Mike Montrey. Mike's songwriting and guitar work has been delivering a mix of Americana, Neo-Soul, and Rock to New Jersey audiences and beyond for over a decade with his musical ensemble 'Mike Montrey Band'.

Mike Montrey is back, sharing his signature Americana/rock sound on his upcoming album, Searching for My Soul. The album is a dynamic collection of seven new songs that showcase an artist committed to exploring the soul-searching journey to find yourself and where you ‘fit’.

Produced by two-time Grammy winner Marc Swersky, the album features MMB vocalist Jen Augustine and bassist Anthony Duca, and includes the additions of John Ginty (keys), Jack Stanton (pedal steel guitar), and Brian Prokop (drums).

For more information about Mike Montrey: mikemontreyband.com

In celebration of Get Labeled! Indie Music Roadmap's 1 year anniversary, which coincides with Musikfest 2022 and the return to the indoor/outdoor stages at the largest FREE music festival in the nation!

Pat takes time to thank all first season's guests and shares some video of original music featured at Musikfest 2022 with short interviews and performances from songwriters Emily Freyre, Kendal Conrad, Bobby Siegfried, Mike Roi, Seth Witcher, Billy Bauer, Michael Duck, Ben Tyler, the Pat Foran Band, along with Michaela from Musikfest vendor Astro Vinyl Art and Ari Seppi - Musikfest Sound Technician.

"1 Year Anniversary Celebration - Part 2" will include video clips and live interviews from a handful of original music performances Pat caught at Musikfest.

Performer/guest links:

Questions or suggestions/comments: [email protected]

In celebration of Get Labeled! Indie Music Roadmap's 1 year anniversary, and as it were coinciding with Musikfest 2022, the return to the indoor/outdoor at the largest FREE music festival in the nation! 

Pat takes time to thank all first season's guests and shares some video of his original music performance at Musikfest 2022 with the Pat Foran Band.

"1 Year Anniversary Celebration - Part 2" will include video clips and live interviews from a handful of original music performances Pat caught at Musikfest.

A refreshing interview with up and coming band Kipani. Based in Upstate New York, Kipani's music is vulnerable and honest with an upbeat pop edge. The focus on creating well-crafted pop songs is clear in their infectious hooks and lush harmonies that drive this diary pop genre home.

For more information about Kipani:

web: kipanimusic.com

social media: @kipanimusic

A fascinating conversation with Trey Bruce about his Multi-hit, Emmy award winning Nashville-based songwriting career. "What are the chances"?

Over 500 copyrights were created in this period, more than 20 cuts in rock and country music formats, 3 #1 & top 5 singles in Australia and Canada. In this period copyrights have been recorded by:  Carrie Underwood, Duff McKagan’s Loaded, ZZ Top, Chris Janson, Kree Harrison, KingBilly, and Richard Marx.

For more information about Trey:

Web: https://www.treybruce.com

Social media: musiclovewar

A nice chat with Nitro, covering her musical beginnings, influences, recent life transforming changes, and swift rise on the rock scene.   

Nitro Nitra is an alternative rock singer from Wilmington, Delaware. She has been singing since before she could even walk!  Having spent a long period of her life in repetitive loops of mental bondage, she found a way to break free and transcend the conditioned cycles that kept her from reaching her full potential. She had a mystical, spiritual awakening in 2019.

She now uses music as a vessel with which to share her new found knowledge with the world. Nitra’s goal as a musician is to create a shared experience by lifting her fans up to a place where they can open their minds to new levels of existence and awakenings of their own.

Nitra’s voice has been compared to Amy Winehouse, Erykah Badu, Tina Turner and Diana Ross. The differences that these women share is a testament to Nitra’s versatility as a vocalist.

One of the East Coast's most exciting independent artists to emerge, New Jersey native Sof has begun forging a unique path in the pop music realm. After her emotional cover of Britney Spears’ Criminal went viral on YouTube, Sof began drawing the attention of listeners across the globe, receiving millions of views and hundreds of thousands of shares on TikTok. Her debut single, Inertia, released in November of 2019, garnered praise from critics and fans with NJ.com calling the track “infectious” and pinning her as one of “31 New Jersey Bands You Need to Hear in 2020.”

Her debut EP, Dawn, is out now featuring two new songs, I Had A Dream and Awake.

For more information on Sof:

All social media outlets (FB, IG, Twitter, etc.) - Musicbysof

Web - sofmusic.com

TikTok - Tiktoksbysof

A native of East Brunswick, NJ, Dave graduated from Berklee College of Music in Boston and went on to become a touring artist and session player.

He has had the privilege of working with a number of notable talents including Whitney Houston, Phoebe Snow, and Vonda Shepard. Dave currently performs solo, as part of an acoustic duo (Kim and Dave), and with the Dave Vargo Trio. He is also an active session player and songwriter. Dave’s debut album, Burning Through, was released in October 2016. His second album, Spaces in Between, came out on September 13, 2019.

Crooked Miles, Dave’s third effort, will be released on May 6, 2022.

I had fun chatting with Nashville Singer/Songwriter, Andrew Salgado, catching him while on tour to promote his new album. Creative, authentic music is needed now more than ever before! Andrew Salgado delivers an exciting new mix with his third, 15 track album "86 Vol 2 - Autumn Dawn" releasing everywhere April 8, 2022. Availability for media interviews will be April and May 2022. 

Andrew Salgado is a singer/songwriter that is no stranger to the country music world. Andrew has worked with Brian Wilson and Kasey Musgraves on their duet Guess You Had to be There which is featured on Wilson’s last album No Pier Pressure, which made it to #1 on Amazon. He has also opened for or written with Carrie Underwood, Clint Black, Eli Young Band, Randy Houser, Toby Keith, Neal McCoy, Darryl Worley, and Jim “Moose” Brown. Other notable mentions include his many appearances on PBS, WGN, ABC and NBC. 

More information on Andrew, including his press kit and music is available HERE or you can check out https://www.linktr.ee/andrewsalgado  

For more information, please contact: 

Kayla Watson Synapse Publishing & Entertainment LLC (205) 937-7477 [email protected] or [email protected]

Michéal CASTALDO is the living embodiment of authentic Italian culture for modern North Americans. A native of Calabria in the “tip of the toe” of Italy, Michéal is an accomplished pop-classical crossover singer of his native songs and a purveyor of his family-made, heirloom Italian luxury products in North America.

Michéal’s music is a life-long passion. His businesses began as gifts for friends from his family’s pursuits in Calabria. Today, in addition to performing his heart-warming Italian songs to adoring audiences, Michéal CASTALDO rents his refurbished childhood home (Villetta Mimma Vittoria) in the heart of Calabria and imports his family’s high-quality true extra virgin olive oil, Aceto balsamic vinegar and Musica perfume fragrances, as well as the planning and staging of full-service, high-end Italian-themed events through his Tuscan Weddings and Events division.

Michéal CASTALDO’s name has become synonymous with authentic Italian experiences and products for North Americans in love with Italian culture.

As a young child when his parents immigrated from Calabria to Canada in the 1960s, michéal was exposed at an early age to both American rock & roll and Italian pop music as well as the various Italian languages. His father, who originally crafted wooden barrels (a “Cooper”) for wine and balsamic vinegar in Calabria in the 1950s, became a general purpose carpenter when the family moved to a lively Italian community in Toronto, Canada.

At nine years old, young Michéal—a member of his Catholic church’s choir—was chosen by a priest to sing a solo. After the mass, parishioners came up to the young man and praised his voice. At that moment, the music bug bit Michéal and a singing career was born, michéal CASTALDO.

He began studying guitar, piano, trumpet and songwriting. He studied voice with the renowned Maestro Pisapia, a protégé of the great Italian operatic tenor, Enrico Caruso, and songwriting with the legendary Doc Pomus.

...For more information about Micheal, go to www.michealcastaldo.com or social media such as Facebook and Instagram.

Notes:

It’s not a spelling error, the artist is PKA and spelled michéal CASTALDO.

Michéal’s music can be heard on over 50+ Italian-American-Canadian radio stations throughout North America. CDs are available everywhere online including Amazon.com and I-Tunes.com.