In the second half of my music interview with Danu5ik, he and I tried to pin down what exactly it is that gets an artist’s creative water wheel spinning. Also, Daniel offers sage advice on how to mine that creativity once it’s found. We also discuss his newest project and how EDM is being changed […]
Danu5ik Interview – Part 1
Danu5ik, the award-winning DJ and producer from Edmonton, Canada has recently dropped his latest in a line of captivating music videos and singles, Imagine. Today, I sat down with the man behind the sleek EDM beats and dreamy vocals, Daniel Lee. With a few international music awards under his belt, including the prestigious IMEA Electronica Artist of […]
Interview w/ HMMA winners, Flight of Fire
My Last Gamble – Winning track at Hollywood Music in Media Awards for Americana/Folk/Acoustic Interview with Flight of Fire “We all strongly believe that the transfer of energy between audience and musicians is an intensely powerful thing.” – Flight of Fire Earlier this month, youbloom was lucky enough to get some precious air-time with the Hard-Rock […]
youbloom’s Top 10 of 2017
In 2017, independent artists from across the globe came together in Dublin and Los Angeles for a weekend of master classes, collaboration, and performance. Youbloom artists have been hard at work pumping out fresh sounds all year long. To wrap up this 2017 we thought we’d share some of our favorites. Tune in everyday for […]
Interview with Osairis Front-Man, Aundra Island
“I didn’t know at the time that you could be of a darker shade and have dreadlocks and play speed metal.” Recently, youbloom was fortunate enough to nab a little airtime with the Progressive-Rap, Rock-Fusion trio Osairis. An eclectic description indeed but one that’s only fitting for a band who’s sound has been likened to that […]
Promote Positive Change: Rivermaker’s Story
Maurice White from the band Rivermaker–who will be performing at the upcoming youbloomLA 2017 Music Summit & Festival–shares his band’s challenging yet inspiring past and their socially aware vision. Surreal Beginnings At Cal Poly Pomona, Maurice met Austin, the band’s guitarist, at a jam session organized by the band’s drummer, Brooks. A “mutual love […]
Be Yourself: Raised on TV’s Advice
Keaton Rogers offers some excellent advice, tells his band’s story, and elaborates on how they’ve arrived where they are: about to release their debut album titled “Season 1” and two months away from playing at the youbloomLA 2017 Music Summit & Festival. Garage Band Beginnings Keaton, Kacey, and Ryan, the members of Raised on […]
Independent Musicians “Bloom” at youbloomDublin Music Summit & Festival
The youbloom Mission Achieved In the words of The Key Regimes, who performed songs from their debut EP at youbloomDublin, “education and community” are the aspects of youbloom’s mission that they relate with most. “There is never enough of either”, they stated. How does youbloom provide this through youbloomDublin? Just ask the artists who […]
The Music Industry: Artists’ Outlook
YoubloomDublin2017 At around noon on Thursday, June 1st, Dublin’s atmosphere became a bit more community-minded. More specifically, it became a bit more nurturing towards those who possess a love of music. Sixty independent musicians based in multiple countries—from Portugal to Sweden—would play a unique gig during that weekend at the youbloomDublin Music Summit & Festival, […]
Podcast #3: Wallis Bird
Donal Scannell speaks with Wallis Bird about life and music in this installment of his podcasts. Wallis Bird is a singer/songwriter from Ireland whose 5th and latest album came out in September of last year. https://art19.com/shows/born-optimistic/episodes/78cbb9b8-6192-4af1-b6ef-7d4ef8d68083 Podcast Host: Donal Scannell co-founded Gigstarter as a crowdfunding tool for planning and funding tours. Described […]
