50K MUSIC MAG issue # 11

January 2010

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Music Is A Quest Of Life To Me

Hind is funding her secondproject on SellaBand

independent.music.dedicated

M A G

It

Took Off Quick!

Interview with Bulletproof Messenger

Promising Newcomers

Gussie Miller Alex Highton ...

Album Update

Civilized TearsSlim Void Album LogKatie Thompson Album Diary

Review 2009/Outlook 2010

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Editorial

Finally another issue of 50K MUSIC MAG is ready todeliver to it's readers. For the last issues of the mag Icouldn’t meet my own deadline to publish it on the 1st of every month. Due to job and family duties I was not ableto work on the mag as much as I wanted. So I had toannounce delays in the last two months. I can’t promisethat this will not happen in 2010 again. But what I canassure you is that I deliver one mag issue every month.If you'd like to support the MAG, please spread the word. Again I had a supporters to help me writing the articles of this issue. I wish to thank them all for their really appreciated support. I hope you'll like this issue and havefun reading it.I have also thought a lot about the name change. As themost of you know, I have started a thread here in theforum and a poll on 50kmusic.com to find a new nameafter the SAB changes. 30 members of the community took part in the poll and SELLAMAG has won the voting by a narrow margin. But finally I have elected to stick to50K MUSIC MAG because I want to save SellaBand’s blushes in terms of name rights. Also a name change would cause some costs e.g. for domain change. Beyondthat 50K MUSIC is quite established yet and in case of aname change I have to start from scratch. I only can hopethat you understand my reasons and will remain true to50K MUSIC MAG.So, what does this issue bring? In this issue Bulletproof Messenger and Hind are spotlighted. We have anextended newcomer section with Gussie Miller (US), AlexHighton (UK), The Comeback (NL) and Eline Chiara (NL).Over and above three album producing artists update us we the latest information: Slim Void, Katie Thompson andTim Bennett (Civilized Tears). And I guess I don't promiseto much when I announce updates of Gisel de Marco andInge M for next issue. You also read the review of 2009 by the Knifelady (Lucretia) and an outlook to 2010 by Pete Strobl. And wehave the Artist Diary (Part 2) written by Fleur Jack.The mag is rounded up with Netvalar's article aboutsuccess, Artist News and the Monthly Charts of Truth.So enjoy reading the MAG and please give me yourfeedback. Authors and topic suggestions are always welcome as well. Send your hints and suggestions tomario@50kmusic.com.Besides I'm still looking for correspondents who like to work for the MAG - get/keep in touch with local SellaBandartists, observing the (SAB) music scene and writearticles/reviews/reports for the MAG from time to time. You should live in France, Germany, South America,Japan. So get in touch with me and we can talk about acollaboration soon.mario@50kmusic.com www.50kmusic.com

Note/Imprint:

50K MUSIC MAG (www.50kmusic.com)is mainly written and solely published by Mario Putzar, D-99947 Bad Langensalza,Contact: mario(at)50kmusic.deThe parts of the MAG written by other authors are signed as follows:(AM) - Andy Marczak (CM) - Cecile Morel(CS) - Catself (Agnieszka Holm) - member of Talentcast team(CW) - Casee Wilson(FJ) - Fleur Jack - Kiwi FM(ps) - Pete Strobl - posts from his bottom-end blog(Lu) - Lucretia(NV) - Netvalar - Researcher Extraordinaire(PMcM) - Paul McMaster(MC) - Multicorriente - Argentinean magazine(RSV) - Ronny - Slim Void(sab) - posts, news, informations from Sellaband webpage(TC) - information from Talentcast webpage(Th) - Thor(UBG) - Utterly B Groovy Articles written by other authors do express the opinion of the particularauthor, not of 50K MUSIC. All rights reserved. No part of this magazine may be copied or distributed without the permission of the publisher. Copyrights of photos andpictures of artists used in this magazine are owned by the artists. Articles, feedback and suggestions are welcome. Please send them to my e-mail adress.Friends of 50K MUSIC MAG are: www.sellaband.com www.multicorriente www.petestrobl.com www.talentcast.nl www.evolutioncoop.com www.knifelady.blogspot.comThis magazine is made with Scribus - www.scribus.net

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In this issue

Editorial2It Took Off Quick!4Music Is A Quest Of Life To Me6Slim Void Album Log8Katie Thompson Album Diary9SellaBand, What Will 2010 Bring?10Review Of The Year 20091250K MUSIC - What Was ... And What Will Be14Promising NewcomersGussie Miller15 Alex Highton17 The Comeback18Eline Chiara19SellaBand News19 An Artist Diary (Part 2)20Decide and succeed or continue to dream21Civilized Tears ... Album Update22 Artist News23

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