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Electronic
This week we are featuring Late Night Radio for our New Music Monday. Alex Medellin has been consistently producing soulful electro beats out of Denver, CO since his early beginnings. He is signed with Super Best Records and has recently released a new EP titled Polaroid, where he features several tracks with lead guitarist Kevin Donohue […]
Festival Coverage
Over here at Compose Yourself Mag headquarters, we’re snowed in and dreaming of the warmer weather in Louisiana. We are itching to get down there and get a real taste of the south during this year’s BUKU Music & Art Festival. When we think of New Orleans, our minds go straight to beignets, crawfish étouffe, and po […]
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Social Culture
As one of the most populated cities in the United Arab Emirates, Dubai is home to one of the most technologically advanced cities in the world. It even boasts the largest shopping mall on the planet, bursting with more than 1,200 different stores! Mesmerizing us with its beauty in architecture and futuristic appeal, we can’t wait […]
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Art
The artist known as Jean-Michel Basquiat was born on the East Side of Manhattan in New York City back in 1960. Gaining success for his art work through a local graffiti group known as SAMO, Basquiat produced creations that inspired, motivated, devastated, and most importantly, caused an impact on those peering into the art world at the […]
Electronic
Over here at Compose Yourself Magazine we are thrilled to see the return of Summer Camp: On the Road Tour! Summer Camp Music Festival is searching for the best talent in the Midwest, with the tour hitting cities in Iowa, Michigan, Missouri, Illinois, Nebraska, and Indiana. Last year Funky Junk, a four piece hailing from Indianapolis, […]
Indie
ZELLA DAY: Prepare to fall into a hazy love when giving singer-songwriter Zella Day a listen. With a voice made of honey, she creates pop tracks that are soft as silk and lovingly layered with guitars, tambourines and drum synths. While her audience is still mostly underground, her appearance at this year’s BUKU should propel […]
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Festival Coverage
You should probably go to Euphoria 2015. Besides the fact that Pretty Lights, STS9, Thievery Corporation, Adventure Club, Eliot Lipp, and Ghostland Observatory are all playing there, here are a few good reasons to go to Euphoria Music Festival this year. There are probably lots of festivals you’ll want to attend this summer, and we […]
Electronic
Serenity Gathering is approaching rapidly and its one of the festivals that has us in #DROOLMODE. Over here at Compose Yourself Magazine cannot wait to celebrate the new Pieces moon, which celebrates new beginnings at Serenity Gathering. Serenity is a music and arts festival that is ready to usher in new beginnings in an atmosphere […]
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Electronic
With New Music Monday in full effect over at CYM, it comes as a very nice surprise to see that Gramatik, the electro funk lovin’ pioneer, has dropped a most fitting announcement of North American tour dates for 2015! Noticeably showin’ love to places he skipped out in his last ‘Leave Your Mark’ tour […]
Festival Coverage
Festivalheads, this is a huge announcement! The final day for securing your payment layaway plan for Lightning In a Bottle is this Tuesday, February 24th! Broken down into four small installments, LiB is making it easier than ever to become apart of this epic transformational festival. Offering an oasis in the midst of a Northern […]