December 2006
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
As year quickly comes to a close
Angelo would like to wish all of you a wonderful Holiday Season
and All the Best Life has to offer in 2007! Along with a Very Big THANK YOU! for all your support in the last year.
So many of you have done so much...
coming out to shows and bring new faces, sending encouraging feedback, buying CDs, offering leads on festivals and radio stations, the list goes on... Thank you for all of it!
There's a lot in the works for 2007, help us keep you up to date on all the happenings by joining the emailing list or sending us your new email address if you've got a new one. Mailing List
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Oct/Nov 2006
Angelo M.'s Songs
Featured in PBS TV Series, "RoadTrip Nation" This Fall
Two of Angelo M.'s songs are featured
in the soundtrack of "Roadtrip Nation" a PBS TV Series which airs nationally this fall and consist of twelve episodes. The entire 2006 Series is also available
on DVD.
RTN chronicles the cross country
roadtrips of 3 groups of college students
who in their travels interview self-made
individuals from all walks of life in an
effort to find their own path. The series only uses indie music in it's
soundtrack, and prides itself on finding
some of the best indie music available.
In past years RTN featured the music of
Jack Johnson, Xavier Rudd, Caribou and
other currently known artist... but,
all from a time as RTN puts it
"before they were famous".
RTN reported that this year their job
of selecting music was harder than ever
as they received a record number of
submissions to choose from. Angelo
is thrilled that not only one,
but two of his songs were selected
for this opportunity and is eager to
see how they are used. The title track
of Angelo's CD, Far From Home is in the
show's 6th episode and "Thirty Years" is featured in the
show's 9th episode. Air dates and times
vary depending on PBS Station.For more information on Roadtrip Nation
and to check local air times visit www.pbs.org/wnet/roadtripnation Also check out RTN on MySpace.
Hope you tune in!
Far From Home and Thirty Years
along with other Angelo M. tunes are available to
download via itunes as well as a number of other
MP3 providers. The full CD is available at CDbaby
or Angelo M.'s music page.
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August 2006
Angelo M. Wins
Honorable Mention in Mountain Stage Newsong Contest
and
Performs at NewSong
Festival Live Rounds
Angelo M.'s song "Thirty Years" just won an Honorable Mention in the prestigious "Mountain Stage" NewSong Contest 2006. Now in its 5th year NewSong is one of the nation's
premier showcases of emerging performing songwriters of all genres.
According to its producers the purpose of "Mountain Stage" Newsong Contest
is to offer recognition and support to the best unsigned performing songwriters
we can find, as well as, to bring together people who love to perform their
own songs in a gathering of musical camaraderie."
Angelo will also have the opportunity to perform "Thirty Years"
during the Live Rounds at the "Mountain Stage" NewSong Festival
on Saturday August 26th in Shepherdstown, WV giving him a chance to further advance in the competition. The contest was
created by the same folks who bring the popular live performance
radio show "Mountain Stage" to
public radio. A production of WV Public Broadcasting
"Mountain Stage" is broadcast to an international audience
and can be heard on many NPR stations
including Philadelphia's WXPN.
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July 2006
Angelo M. Performs at
The Kalamazoo Blues Festival
& The Atlanta Blues Festival
July is a month full of BLUES
for Angelo M. He is appearing at two well
established Blues & Music Festivals;
the 13 Annual Kalamazoo Blues Festival,
in Kalamazoo, Michigan; and the
8th Annual Atlanta Blues & Music
Festival in you guessed it,
Atlanta, Georgia.
The Kalamazoo Festival is held
over three days July 6, 7 & 8.
With Angelo performaning during
the Acoustic Portion of the festival
on July 6th at 7:00 PM. And in Atlanta
he is performing on Saturday Night July 22 and
Sunday July 23. At both festivals
Angelo M. has landed Main Stage performance Slots.
Check in next month for pictures!
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June 2006
Angelo M.'s Cleveland
Show Recorded for
Broadcast on NPR Station
Angelo's recent performance
at Uncle Waldo's
Coffeehouse Concerts was recorded for
broadcast later this summer
on NPR Station 91.3 FM The Summit in Akron, OH.
Angelo was also interviewed
by Tom Bell of 91.3 while at
Uncle Waldo's for inclusion
in the broadcast.
During the show when Angelo played
"Thirty Years"the audience
spontaneously began
clapping to the rhythm of his Dobro
becoming louder and louder and then
softening as the song come to
a close creating a very special
live version of "Thirty Years"
dubbed "The Uncle Waldo's/91.3 Version".
And, later in the show Angelo
invited Zoom Voodoo to join him
on stage to add some high energy
drumming to his new instrumental
"What the Heck", which was a real
audience pleaser. We'll keep you posted on
when you can tune in and
check out the show.
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May 31 2006
Live Radio Broadcast
on NPR Station WNTI
8:00 PM on May 31st Angelo M. returns as a guest
on Sessions at Centenary, with host Jeff Rusch.
Session is a live performance radio show
featuring regional and national acts on North Jersey's fastest growing radio station,
NPR Station WNTI in Hacketstown.
Angelo M. will premier some recently
written tunes that are slated for inclusion on
his second CD, which is currently in the works.
You can catch the show live via 91.9 FM on the
radio dial or via the net at www.wnti.org 8:00 pm, May 31st. The show will also be available as a Pod cast details on www.wnti.org
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April 2006
Angelo M. selected as
Radio Station's Featured Artist
Angelo M. was selected by NPR
Station WNTI FM as a featured
Artist of the Week in April.
Angelo's Debut CD, Far From Home will receive airplay in
heavy rotation from WNTI for a week in late April.
In addition, WNTI's DJ's will share
artist information with listeners, and
offer signed copies of Far From Home in conjunction with it's spring
fundrive.
WNTI is located in Hackettstown, NJ and at 91.9 on the
FM dial. WNTI covers Northern New Jersey, NYC, and parts of the
Pocono Mountain and is streamed live via the net
at
If you would like to request a
specific tune use the "Suggest a Song"
link on their home page at anytime.
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March 2006
Angelo M. Broadcast Live
Worldwide From HomeGrownRadio NJ
House Concert Series
On March 4th Angelo M. can be heard
live via the net anywhere in the world
as he performs as part of a House Concert Series
in the Studio's of internet radio station HomeGrownRadioNJ.com .
If you're not familiar with HomeGrownRadio NJ it is a growing Internet radio favorite that
spins a great cross section of tunes and plays an active role in the indie music scene
by giving indie artist lots of airtime and creating special live opportunities like
their House Concert Series.
The concert featuring Angelo M. starts at 8pm EST, March 4th with Special Guest,
Nina Peterson a NJ based singer-songwriter.
There is limited seating on site at HomeGrown's Stuidios in Blairstown, NJ for this FREE CONCERT.
If you're not close by...we hope you tune in and become a part of the
audience listening from around the globe.
Details on how to tune in or to get tickets at HomeGrownRadioNJ.com
Enjoy the Show! And afterwards if you have a moment click on Angelo's mailing list page to send an email and let us know where in the world you tuned in from.
February 2006
Angelo M. at Chameleon's
21st Annual BLUESFEST & Airplay on Radio Crystal Blue via Live 365
Angelo M. joins National Headliner SHEMEKIA COPELAND
The NightHawks, Blue Voodoo & 3rd Power for BLUESFEST 2006,
The Chameleon Club's
21st Annual Blues Festival.
The Chameleon Club is a Nationally-known live original music venue located in Lancaster City, PA that has industry recognition
for contributing to the success of many artist. And it's annual Blues Festival is a much anticipated event.
BLUESFEST 2006 is scheduled for a 6 pm start on Saturday, February 18.
Tickets are $18 in adv & $20 Day of show. For more information and ticket purchases visit
the Chameleon's website www.chameleonclub.net
Angelo M. Gets Airplay on Radio Crystal Blue
Dan Herman host of Radio Crystal Blue will be playing a track from Angelo's CD, Far From Home on his weekly internet radio show
Feb 12th 7pm - 1am during the "New Music Sampler" segment.
Radio Crystal Blue is a freeform internet radio show with a six year
history of presenting an outstanding collection of indie and up-and-coming
talent. And it is a FREE WEBCAST that can be heard live on LIVE 365 www.live365.com/stations/142950 or shortly after the show airs it is available via ARCHIVED
SHOWS and/or downloadable as a PODCAST. Information on these options and listening live visit www.RadioCrystalBlue.com
January 2006
Thirty Years Released
on Oasis Compilation CD
Angelo M.'s original song
Thirty Years which is the 2nd track on his Debut CD,
Far From Home was released this month on a Compilation- Sampler CD
by Oasis.
The compilation contains songs from both
name and unknown artist of similar genre and will be distributed to over
200 radio stations Nationwide with track records of playing indie music.
In addition to being distributed to FM stations this compilation CD
will also be source material for a National All Oasis Radio Program
on XM Satellite Radio and part of XM's 67:89 Series hosted by
Billy Zero.
Though there is no guarantee that Thirty Years will be
selected for airplay on either XM or FM stations we are excited about the potential
of getting Angelo M.'s music heard by more people.
If you haven't heard Thirty Years there is a sample on the music
page and if you like what you hear it is available for download via
Apple iTunes at www.apple.com/itunes/music once on the Apple site click "Launch Muisc Store" from the menu bar, then type Angelo M. in the search window at the top right of the screen to locate Thirty Years as well as, the other tracks from
Angelo M.'s Debut CD Far From Home.