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Electronic
During this year’s South By South West Music and Networking Conference in Austin,TX we had the chance to kick back with one of the Bay area’s most talented music producers, Nicholas Alvarado, aka Pumpkin. In addition to talking about the craziness of SXSW, his origins in the burner scene and what was next up on […]
Festival Coverage
Slightly Stoopid is a band that needs no introduction. As one of the most heavily touring groups of our time, the band’s mellow and easy going reggae-ska has allowed them to live a long and fulfilling musical career, stretching nearly twenty years. Their upcoming tour, Summer Sessions, features the band alongside hip hop legends Cypress […]
Electronic
We caught up with Jeff Montalvo of Seven Lions in Nashville, TN, one of the first few stops on the Worlds Apart Tour, prompted by the April 29th release of his Worlds Apart EP. The 26-year-old California native is most notable for the element of darkness that he creates in his productions through a fusion […]
![[Artist Interview] Dustin Davidson of August Burns Red Talks Tour Life, New Side Project and More](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/aaug.png?resize=566%2C375&ssl=1)
Indie
As the metal scene’s fanbase continues to grow exponentially, it’s easy to give some of the credit to hardcore band staples like August Burns Red. With a rigorous tour schedule that has taken them around the world for over a decade, and a Facebook page clocking in over 1 million fans, it comes as no […]
![Kydd Jones at Red Bull Sound Select SXSW 2014 [Artist Interview]](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/kyddjo.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Festival Coverage
Austin, Texas has always been an oasis for rising musicians, but there aren’t many big rappers that come to mind…yet. Kydd Jones is on a mission to get the ATX hip-hop scene on the map where it belongs, and Jones will be on top of it. Listening to his unique compositions and raw lyrics, you’ll […]
![[Artist Interview] Roger Sellers | Red Bull Sound Select in Austin,TX](https://i0.wp.com/composeyourselfmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/rogersellers2.jpg?resize=600%2C375&ssl=1)
Electronic
By Brooke Stalker Turning the turbulent tide of a crestfallen crowd is no doubt an upstream… shit man, more like an up-waterfall battle. And yet Roger Sellers was able to do so. Executing a performance with such finesse, he produced a momentous vibe. Transforming the dazed crowd into a mass of utter jubilation. This feat […]