Articles by Joshua

COO of UL Sounds.com, a boutique publishing admin firm based in Sacramento, COO of Pac Ave Records (Stockton, CA), writer for Indie Music Discovery.com. Father of 3, all around jedi.

What’s That About? Magazine Gap Deliver Infectious, Noteworthy Songwriting on New Album

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman June 2, 2020 8:34 am Tagged With: alt-pop, indie pop, London, Pop, singer, songwriter, United Kingdom

London based alternative pop outfit Magazine Gap have delivered an alternative pop album that came together as a result of its members engaging in a journey of discovery and experimentation. The result is not simply an alt-pop record, but an alt-pop record that blends various forms of pop with a little bit of folk rock, […]

Beatrice Betley Delivers Delightful Jazz Rock Jam, Sunshine Now Available

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman May 29, 2020 5:17 am Tagged With: Europe, Germany, jazz fusion, singer, songwriter

Germany native, Netherlands based songwriter, vocalist and composer Beatrice Betley has delivered a delightful, jazzy single titled Sunshine. If you need some extra sunshine in your day, this single is a fun jam to add to your playlist(s). Singing since before she walked, Beatrice began learning music by playing recorder. She then moved to guitar […]

Purple Tone Flower Brings The Funk! Jam We Will Fight For Us Now

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman May 29, 2020 5:05 am Tagged With: Funk, Rock, rock n roll, singer, songwriter

There’s nothing like some energetic, upbeat, funk to get your morning started the right way! Purple Tone Flower has just the thing and the new single, We Will Fight For Us, has been delivered right on time! Although the one-man-band (aka Mauricio Flores Sánchez) originally wrote this jam in 2018 before a microscopic virus sent […]

2 Story Cabin Releases Captivating New Single, Always Better

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman May 29, 2020 4:48 am Tagged With: Electro, electro-pop, Europe, indie, Italy, New York City, singer, songwriter, United States

Brooklyn based, Italian-Vietnamese songwriting duo 2 Story Cabin have released their latest single Always Better, a downtempo, hypnotic, jam composed of melancholic guitars, bass synths and electronic drums. The result is a captivating, ethereal, electro-pop single packed full of emotion. Born in Italy, this powerful songwriting duo includes singer/songwriter Tempesta and Italian producer/guitarist mmmatic. Having […]

Bhavani Hope Teams Up Daughter For New Single, I Love You So Much

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman May 29, 2020 4:33 am Tagged With: edm, singer, songwriter

EDM singer/songwriter Bhavani Hope has been dedicated to this genre of music since her teenage years. Having lived through quite the collection of musical memories and experiences, Bhavani has arrived to deliver an infectious, energy boosting jam she put together with her 5 year old daughter. The title I Love You So Much, there’s not […]

The Time To Love Is Here, Dr. H Releases Uplifting New Single

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman May 21, 2020 10:07 am Tagged With: Pop, singer, songwriter, World

Although music was and is his first love, Dr. H (aka Dr. Herbert Harris) has experienced success as an entertainment attorney, an author, and as a well-known expert in leadership and transformational success training. He has also spent plenty of his time and energy in the popular music industry working as a producer and songwriter. […]

Steve Markoff and Patricia Lazarra Prepare for New Album, Singles ‘Liama’ and ‘If I Could Reach Your Heart’ Now Available

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman May 21, 2020 9:47 am Tagged With: classical, composer, flute, Instrumental, New Jersey, United States

New Jersey based composers and flute duo Steve Markoff and Patricia Lazarra are preparing to release their next album titled Romances In Blue. Their latest singles Liama and If I Could Reach Your Heart will be part of this forthcoming album and are now available for listening! With this COVID thing still in the air, […]

Find Mad Hugs Hiding In The Illuminated Shadow, New Album Now Available!

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman May 14, 2020 9:28 am Tagged With: Electronic, Instrumental, New York, trip hop, United States

Mad Hugs first learned to record using a tape deck at the tender age of 4. By age 16, he was fully immersed in punk music. He soon moved onto piano and began producing music electronically in 2000. Now working as producer for the group Mad Osc as well as releasing music solo, Mad Hugs […]

Prepare for a Garage-Glam-Power-Pop-Punk Extravaganza, Dead Freddie’s Self-Titled New Album is Now Available!

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman May 11, 2020 9:49 am Tagged With: Chicago, garage rock, Illinois, indie rock, power pop, Punk, punk rock, United States

Chicago Punk Pop Phenomenon Dead Freddie originated in the year 1966 when a group of Cub Scouts organized to raise funds for the Lithuanian Scout Movement. As a result of that experience, Donatas Ramanauskas and Vainis Aleksa became lifelong friends. The band, Dead Freddie, formed in 1980 after a 1978 epiphany brought about by the […]

Interview with Woven Green – Turn Back Around

by Joshua (J.Smo) Smotherman May 11, 2020 8:46 am Tagged With: Folk, new age, Pop, Rock, singer, songwriter, United States, Washington DC, World

Singer/songwriter and creative power duo Woven Green create folk-pop-rockin’ jams with an infusion of New Age and World music for a truly transcendent listening experience. Turn Back Around is the group’s newest single and is an emotionally powerful song with an evocative vocal performance, soaring lead guitars, and a driving rhythm that grabs you and […]