YourJax Music

Episode 68         April 21-22 (rerun)

Artists In show	Song
Manna Zen	July
Jimmy Solari & Friends	One Day
Skraelings	Don't Be Shy
Blistur	OK
T & C	Down The Road

Episode 69         April 28-29 (New)

Artists In show	Song
Brady Clampitt Band	I Wanna Love You
Bleeding In Stereo	The Killer
Justin Freeman	Since You've Been Gone
Shawn Lightfoot	My Laura Kate
Skytrain	Neon Jungle

 

Episode 70         May 5-6     (New)

Artists In show	Song
Shanytown	Mexico
Chroma	Rachael's Old Soul
Roll Out The Guns	Quarter Mile
Penguin Teeth	Stone Cold Soul

Episode 71         May 12-13 (New)

Artists In show	Song
Black Drum	Myspace
Skraelings	Something for Nothing
Wes Cobb Band	Annie
Feral Swine Experiment	Down On My Knees

 

Episode 72         May 19-20 (New)

Artists In show	Song
First Coast Friends of Funk	Funk In My Kitchen
Bleeding In Stereo	Distance
Manna Zen	Daft
Wes Cobb Band	Heartbreaker
Justin Freeman	Meant To Be

 

Since the launch of YourJax Music, we have known that everything we do will be trial and error.  The show will always continue to evolve and we will continue to change and adjust the way we do things.  This is also true for the selection process when it comes to picking music artists to schedule and feature on the show.

The open mic at Latitude 30 helped but did not always go as planned.  The Open Mic is no longer going to be a part of YourJax Music Night.  I thank everyone who came out to be a part of it, but it didn't quite seem to catch on.  As for using it to find new talent, that was also hit or miss as we did not always have decision makers on hand to listen to every band and provide feedback on a regular basis.  Also, to be fair, in many cases the artist may not have been given ample time to perform and really represent themselves.

Soooo, now we have an open calendar starting in Feb and we're ready to book the open dates for recording.  We are partnering with George's music and 6 different venues to hold live auditions.  This time everyone gets 30 minutes to perform and there will be judges on hand, paying attention, and filling out score cards.  Bands will be graded on musicianship, style, and originality.  We have room to audition at least 24 local music artists and will be selecting at least 12 to schedule for YourJax Music recordings.  4 of the music artists will also get featured exclusively in their own episode and get to Host that episode themselves!  We will also approach 3 bands to perform in the upcoming YourJax Music Fest at the Jacksonville Fair in November.  There may also be some bonus stuff added later to give away.

George's music will be providing the backline equipment and running sound.  At least 50% of your set must be original.  Any genre is welcome.  Space is limited so to enter visit either George's Music location with a demo CD, DVD, or VHS and fill out an entry form.  Not every entry is guaranteed a slot so don't waste too much time in getting your entry in if you are interested.

More info is available here:

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Due to the Holidays and the sheer number of projects around CW17 we have fallen behind on selecting new local bands to feature on the show.  Today we are finally having our long overdue submissions review session.

The way it works is we invite staff and special guests to join us at CW17 and we go through all of the requests that have come in and listen.  I tally the votes for "Yay" or "Nay" for each artist.  Then in the days following I email/call all of the ones that got majority votes to begin scheduling them to schedule a taping.

In the beginning I tried to contact everybody back, even if they weren't selected to let them know and to ask them to try again.  I will try my best to contact everyone, but I can't promise that I will.

We will start with this website and look at the new profiles for artists that have not been on the show before.  If we like what we here and you get majority vote we will be contacting you!  After we go through the website we'll go through the emails and press kits.  It's a fun process and I like hearing the diverse talent in the area.  If you do not hear from us don't give up.  Keep making music and letting us know.  We'll keep checking and voting and bringing bands/artists on the show.

Thanks to all of you that contribute to the local music and arts, and for making our station a part of the scene with your viewership and support.

Sincerely,

Jake

Here's the line up of episodes starting the weekend of Nov. 20th to the weekend of Dec. 4th.

Episode 38 - from A1A Studios - airs weekend of 11/20/10:
The Merks "Blind Eye"
Mile Train "Lifted"
Grandpa's Cough Medicine "Drinking Money"
Spade McQuade "Rock Star" music video

Episode 39 - from A1A Studios - airs weekend of 11/27/10
Word of Mouth (band from Savannah) "MOMO#2"
Charlie Walker "Wanting More"
Something to Yield "Run"

Episode 40 - from Stay Tuned Studios - airs weekend of 12/4/10
Ron Rodriguez "Her"
John Earle "Summertime"
Alex Seier "Drawn to You"
The Merks "Fluid Groovement"

Episode 41 - from Game Force - airs weekend of 12/11/10
Kina Grannis (from L.A. - won Youtube contest - passed through Jax on tour) performing "Valentine"
Mile Train "Summer Ale"
Deblois Milledge Band "South of Okeechobee"
Al Stone "Blind Dog"