We are making plans for our next Country Star Showcase. It will be held at The Limelight in Nashville on Saturday August 4th from Noon until 6 PM. So come on out and join us and see tomorrows stars today. If you are an aspiring artist and would like to join us just go to: www.countrystarshowcase.com to get more info and signup. JK

It's that time of year again where we start putting together this years.. version of our very popular Indie Country Gold CD. So if you have a hit song that you are ready.. to send to radio. Visit our website for all of the details. www.coltrecords.com Indie Country Gold 2009

A friend of mine, Rob MacArthur of Spectrum Entertainment came up with a rather unique plan to make some money while also getting your music played on World Country Music Radio Here is how it works..; To become part of the co-op costs. $10 per year For that you get to have one song aired on the station. You can change the song at anytime. You also get a ;link on our back ground ;link wall. Every person you get to join the co-op, you will get $150. You will also get a share of the station which entitles to get a percentage of the money made on any advertising. The two forms of advertising we will have is the ;link wall, which you get a square as a member, and banners on the site or ads in the broadcast. Start the first of the month after you joined, you will start to get your share of any revenue generated this includes advertising and new members. If you can get advertisers, besides your sharenyou will get 15% of the advertising sale. So, it is in your best interested to get people to listen, to advertise and to join. This is a new idea and in the current times, it just may work. The nice thing about it, is there is no real big cash outlay. Whether you are on artist or songwriter, this is a way to gain exposure, and hopefully make some money... His email.. address is; rob-macarthur@rogers.com and tell him that JK sent ya and here is my co-op member number 2009-003 Get paid to get played:)

We will be having our next Indie Country Showcase at The Nashville Palace in Nashville, TN on Saturday March 14th. Artists will each be performing their 4 best songs and showcasing their talents to numerous record label executives, talent buyers as well as to publishers & writers looking to have their songs cut. If interested please visit our website at; www.indiecountryshowcase.com for complete information and to see some of the talent that appeared on our last show in April 2008.

Hi All, We are in the beginning planning stages for holding an Independent Country Music Festival in Ohio on April 25th. It is a bit of a short notice I know but if there is enough interest shown we plan to go for it as the Indie artists need their own festival to promote their talents to the people. I sincerely believe that the best artists in The World are not the ones on the major labels that you are hearing on your radio everyday. Sadly country music has reached a state when the one with the most marketing, promotion and of course MONEY behind them wins and talent has very little to do with it. I and my friends & business partners are wanting to do what we can to change that but it will take some time as it has taken 18-20 years for the music business to reach its present state. So if you are an artist on an Indie label or no label at all that is interested in performing please send me an email. Just be forewarned that at least for this year it will not be a paying gig. In fact we may have to even charge a small fee to perform just to cover our expenses. We have to pay rental on the facilities, hire security, purchase liability insurance and pay for the production costs such as sound, lights & staff members. Not to mention that we need to advertise and promote the show. We will also be video taping if you are interested in having a video of your live performance. We are not looking to make money from this as it is for the artists but we have to cover our costs. If you are a fan please show your support and make plans to attend on Saturday September 27th from around 11 AM until 10 PM. More info & directions are listed on the website, which I am still in the process of building. It is at; www.indiecountryfest.com Regards, JK Coltrain