Out now: 'Don't Forget The Business In The Music Business' By Antonio Ponce

The only ‘how to’ books that matter are by those who've experienced what they’re writing about, who have been in the trenches under fire, and Antonio Ponce most certainly has, applying years of musical experience to produce a fine book wisely titled ‘Don’t Forget The Business In The Music Business’, to enable up-and-coming bands to ascend the ladder of success, in his own words, it’s a “lean valuable quick simple guide.”

Based on his band's experience from playing his first show to six months later being invited to play a festival in Tokyo, Japan, Antonio Ponce has put together a how to book for anyone wanting to enter the music business. The book is a great starting point for those interested in the business side of the music industry. Think of it as a quick business foundation musicians can use to get things going.

All musicians want to share what they’ve created, but talent will only get them so far. There are a lot of talented people out there that don’t make it to the next level and are never heard. This book’s goal is to give musicians a good foundation to be ready for when opportunity knocks, but also to bring opportunity to their door.

Ponce explains:

“I would have loved to have this information when our band started. There were so many unanswered questions that took years of searching and experience to learn. If this book had existed back then, we could have leaped over the fire instead of trying to walk through it! I know a lot of new and current bands stuck on the ‘what to do next?’ question will find value in the book’s contents. I hope this book is a tool musicians can use to help them get into a position to get to the next level and notice what we were able to do as an unknown band and that they can do it too!”

The book was inspired by multiple experiences Ponce had over the years, but it was a conversation he had with a fellow musician that began the idea for the book.

“It was a combination of several things. One of the biggest was an interaction I had with a musician. We were at a conference in the U.S. and ended up seated next to each other. He was from my city and their band had been around for years, longer than my band. He was telling me how their band had just gotten on iTunes and how that was a really big thing for them. I thought to myself, this was something I could do in five minutes. A lot of conversations like that happened and I realized I knew how to do a lot of things really quickly that would really help a lot of musicians move forward.”

'Don't Forget The Business In The Music Business' is now available both digitally and paperback on Amazon here and AP Jones Publishing here.

For more info, please visit the following links:
Official Website: www.apjonespublishing.com
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Twitter: @APJonesPublish

Raging Speedhorn to Hit the Road With Skindred

Ahead of the two sell out dates at The Black Heart in March, Raging Speedhorn are set to join ragga metallers Skindred on their upcoming February tour, following on from the success of their earlier tour in late 2016.

Guitarist Jim Palmer had this to say of the upcoming tour:

“After the fun we had last year, it’s a huge honour to hit the road once again with Skindred and finish what we started! Skindred have grown into such an incredible band so it's an honour. It'll be like stepping right back to those days in the early 2000's when we last shared a stage. Bring on the party!"

Raging Speedhorn will appear on the following dates with Skindred:

Jan 31st - Brighton - Concorde 2
Feb 2nd - Derby - The Venue
Feb 3rd - Edinburgh - Liquid Room
Feb 4th - Inverness - Ironworks
Feb 5th - Carlisle - Brickyard
Feb 7th - Liverpool - O2 Academy
Feb 8th - York - Fibbers
Feb 9th - Holmfirth - Picturedrome

Since reforming, Speedhorn have spent the last three years reminding the British metal crowd why they were, and still are, one of the most beloved and feared live bands on the planet. Between decimating venues and festivals like Download, Sonisphere, Bloodstock & Damnation at flattening volume, the band have had incredible success elsewhere!

2015’s “Halfway To Hell” received its debut on the BBC Radio 1 Rock Show, and went on to receive national airplay across Europe, while its accompanying video scored its first screening on Scuzz TV. The track was later picked up for a Split 7” with New Jersey space rockers Monster Magnet through German label, H42 Records. The band’s new album, “Lost Ritual”, has been met with universal praise from both fans and critics alike, and received its debut on TeamRock.com!

One thing above all is clear; Raging Speedhorn are back. And there’s not a pair of eardrums or a stage in the land they won’t rip to shreds.

My Silent Wake European dates with A Sickness Unto Death

The band will begin 2017 with a short jaunt over to the European mainland for a series of dates in Germany and The Netherlands, presented by the Desert Rose Agency. They will be accompanied on this mini-tour by German epic doom merchants A SICKNESS UNTO DEATH.

The doom-laden duo kick off in Oldenburg, stopping off at Osnabrück and Tilburg, before MY SILENT WAKE stride on alone for a final show in Gouda. Full details are below:

13.01.17 – MTS Vinyl Store – Oldenburg (D)
14.01.17 – Dirty’n’Dancing – Osnabrück (D)
15.01.17 – Little Devil – Tilburg (NL)*
15.01.17 – Studiogonz – Gouda (NL) **
*Afternoon show
**Evening show - My Silent Wake only at this date

MY SILENT WAKE will also be releasing a new album in early 2017 so it’s going to be another busy year for the band.

Formicarius to support Hate & Speek Kills 7 launches

Black metal beasts Formicarius have added a final date for 2016 to their live agenda. The band will be appearing at The Boston Music Room in Tufnell Park on December 12th as part of a bill guaranteed to bring an extra chill to the dark winter nights.  Our corpse-painted fiends – invited on to the bill due to fan demand - will be kicking off a show that also features Polish heavyweights Hate, Spanish savages Noctem and UK folk metallers Isarnos.

Formicarius are currently in celebratory mood after their inclusion on Sony/Music For Nations compilation album Speed Kills 7 and the fantastic response to their stunning ‘Lake Of The Dead’ video, so come along and raise a glass with them as they round off a very successful year.

Of course, this has all just been the beginning...

For more information about this yuletide assault head over to the Facebook event page:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1759593654289042/

And get your tickets from Seetickets:
http://www.seetickets.com/event/hate/boston-music-room-tufnell-park-london/1024895

All the Speed Kills 7 information is here:
http://www.underoneflag.co.uk/products/speed-kills-7-compilation