Our 'Projects List' just keeps on expanding!

Now that we have expanded our artist roster on Reverbnation, our working time is just taken up with everything that needs to be done on a day to day basis and the massive 'Project List' is being chipped away at ever so slowly. Too slowly in our eyes, but at least we are making progress with what we are doing.

Our latest task has been constructing an Amazon Music shop, as you can see from our link to the left and slideshow to the right. This is now finally complete and we will be linking this to our main website shortly.
Why are we using Amazon? and isn't that a bit of a cliche online? Quite simply, they have a much wider selection for the best price compared to most High Street Music Retailers. It's a name you can trust and has a quality of service that is second to none. There you have it, from a guitar capo or gig bag, through to a brand new Roland Keyboard or drum set. The choice is virtually limitless. Go on, have a browse now!

Our next big task for 2011 will be launching our Gateway Music Online Radio Station. We have really wanted to take this step for quite some time, but first its having the knowledge and the funding to run a station effectively and turn it into something that will become popular. Those that know us quite well, will already know that we make radio jingles and advertising for online presenters. You may have even heard some of our work without actually realising it! We decided several months ago that running a regular radio show may be too time consuming. Somebody told us that there is method in our madness. But quite where this 'method' actually is, we will leave for you too discover.

Meanwhile, our local chart placings on Reverbnation go from strength to strength. Shame that there's no serious money involved with this but we are always pleased to see four of our artists in the All Genre Local Chart for NW Kent.

Although Desmond is now recognised by some people when we film a new music video locally, we are still working very hard to broaden his and all our artists exposure to a global market. If you have listened to any of our artists on the roster and you like what you hear, tell your friends or better still post a link to their music on your facebook page. It's all appreciated and very welcome. Likewise if you would like to get involved with our various projects, then send a message to our main email address gatewaymusicprod@yahoo.com

The latest addition to our Roster is Ian Edwards

Ian Edwards and Band

Ian Edwards and his band are a fantastic addition to our roster. We first heard them on Reverbnation and were very impressed with their fresh style and unique vocal interpretation.

They are based on the south coast near Hastings and have been known to gig as far afield as North London to prove their dedication to live performances.
They have only recently moved into the online music world and we hope that we can provide a broader base in which they can operate.
Maybe a gig in Kent sometime soon, who knows.

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They have been rising solidly up the Reverbnation charts week on week and we hope to see them feature in their Local Top Ten very shortly. Recently they have developed their Facebook and Myspace profiles too. Give them a listen on Reverbnation, or play our audio clip on our full profile page (to the right).

We wish them all the best and hope to support them as much as we are able to do so.

Gary N joins Gateway

We are pleased to announce that Gary N has joined our roster. Gary has taken a business break from his music for over ten years and has now returned to further develop his unique sounds.
Previously he has DJ'd at local clubs in Brighton and all over the United Kingdom. His work also included music production with his former labels of Interflow, Bigfeet Records and Interflow Recordings.

Gary's main interest is the Dance House scene and he is now in the process of working on some original material to be uploaded to his Reverbnation profile in the next few weeks. He is working with cubase, or finding his feet again as he puts it. His home benefits from a fully fitted studio near Brighton. We know Gary works 'full on' with his musical projects, our late evening or midnight phone calls to compare notes on new sounds and discuss what we are doing in great detail are testament to that.

We wish him all the best with his forthcoming projects and hope that we can combine our resources to create a formidable team for the future. You can also find Gary on Myspace and Facebook.

Stacey Young

'Singing' must be Stacey's middle name. Wow, can she belt out a song or what! Go and have a listen, you won't be disapointed by this girls ability. Stacey joined us at the end of May and we have been working with her on her Reverbnation profile. She has been at Number 1 in her local chart since she joined us and we are now working hard on promotion in the Reverb National, where she has just got past the Top 50 barrier.

Stacey Young

We have not neglected Myspace either and getting her noticed more there has led to her appearing at Number 8 on the UK Country Myspace Chart for 20th June 2010, which we are very pleased with.

She is currently singing at Park Resorts, Cayton Bay, Scarborough for the Summer season and will return to Kent sometime at the end of September. So hopefully, we can meet up and get some more songs recorded for her and finalise all the online activity to create a streamlined and cohesive plan for the future.

You can keep up to date with Stacey's latest news on her Facebook page.

Solar-Isis Summer Tour

As in previous years, our Pop/Electronic group, Solar-Isis, are hitting the airport and flying out to sunny climes. This season they are ignoring the Ibiza hotspot and have set up some gigs on the Costa Del Sol.

Based in Marbella, they have bookings already from early July at the Ocean Bar and other clubs in the harbour area and also at Granada, Gibraltar, Mijas Costa, Benalmadena, Malaga, Estepona and Puerto Banus. They have some studio time booked in Marbella and will find more work as they gig to take them up to the middle or end of September. We wish them a great summer (even though we wish we could go too) and we have reminded Sandra to keep up to date with her band profiles.

Follow their tour on facebook.

Gateway Music website published at last!

It took a while finding all the links to our artist profiles, but at last the main website has gone online. Its maybe not the all-singing, all-dancing type of site that many people associate with music. But, to be perfectly honest we don't need one that works this way as we are not hosting any music or video. Maybe we'll add a bit of  'Flash' sometime, who knows? It's merely a portal to all our other online activity which is taking longer and longer for us to process every day. But it saves us a lot of time in hopping from site to site. Why don't you take a look from this link and tell us what you think?

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For people that are finding it hard to find music teachers, we have a link to some of the best online music courses on the internet that teach everything from music theory to guitar, drums and violin on our website. The same information can be found on our new music course blog too. Music is not the easiest of things to understand and learning an instrument can take a few years to really become proficient. With our online courses, you can learn at your own pace, in your own time and simply replay if you need to repeat a lesson to fully understand what is going on.

Where else will you find a music teacher that can accommodate the one hour midnight lesson that you really want! Click here for more details!

Rachel Joel is the latest addition to our Artist Roster

Rachel Joel

Rachel Joel has joined us and brings a wealth of experience in the music industry and is also a voice coach with her own clientele of potential singers. We were able to do some work on her profile quickly and were pleased to see her appear in our local chart as well.

While here in sunny Dartford, positive vibes are emanating every day to offset any political shenanigans and our team are buzzing! Lots of time in the studio to lay down more tracks, out in the park with the sunshine to create music videos and hunched over our pc's trying to write more songs. Every day is bringing something new and now Gino has been talking with some online Radio Stations with a view to making jingles for them.

Three Gateway Artists in the Local Top Ten

Andrea has now uploaded more songs and is still working on more which will be uploaded to Reverbnation shortly. She has also been working with Desmond on some joint projects and their first video has also been uploaded. The battle between them for #1 in their local chart is still in full flow, but nobody's ego is being crushed and they continue to work together. We will be publishing the new Myspace music profiles for Andrea and Desmond within the week and hopefully this will give them another online outlet to reach more people in the music industry.

The Solar-Isis team with John and Richard have greeted the return of Sandra to add an extra dimension to their instrumentals and work continues on new vocals, but their summer tour of the Costa del Sol may yet get in the way of anything being uploaded before then. They have surged upwards to briefly hit local #1 on reverbnation for a day, dropping to #4 and are now climbing again. We hope to see them back at #1 in the next few days. Solar-Isis' Myspace profile has achieved #5 on the daily dance chart in the last week and they continue to hover around the top 30, much as they have done for the past month.

So onwards and upwards. If you wish to collaborate with any of our artists or indeed join us to help your own marketing, then feel free to drop us a line if you are serious about your music. Here's to another exciting quarter as we enter the summer.
 
Gateway Music wish you all the best of luck with your own music aspirations.