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In the past few years alone, the Durham, North Carolina-based singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist has shared stages with the likes of Ray Davies, Cat Power and Sharon Van Etten as part of the Big Star’s Third tribute concerts, opened for Television and toured from the US with Teenage Fanclub to Europe with the Mountain Goats, and appeared as a background vocalist on albums by Superchunk and Hiss Golden Messenger, making her TV debut with the latter on Late Night with Seth Meyers. With her luminous voice and captivating songcraft, Skylar Gudasz has won the admiration of some of the most distinguished artists in music. Kaze is invested in our community scene and is committed to helping the next generation of artists from our area succeed. He was touted one of the “8 Great Acts” of our area by David Menconi in 2005, and is currently the co-owner of VibeHouse405, and Local 506. His debut album, “Spirit of 94” produced entirely by producer legend 9th Wonder is considered a classic amongst the hip-hop community, and is known for being one of the founding fathers of the North Carolina hip-hop scene. Kevin “Kaze” Thomas has been apart of the Chapel Hill and North Carolina music scene for almost 20 years. As a hip-hop artist he has been signed to major labels Universal/Motown and Rawkus Records, as well as having his own label, Soul Dojo, independently distributed by Brick Records in Boston. Kevin “Kaze” Thomas, musician and producer With more than 20 years of music business experience, including time with Disney-owned Mammoth Records, Billy is a proven leader in an ever-changing industry. He serves on the board of both the Hillsborough Orange County Chamber of Commerce as well as the Hillsborough Tourism Board, and previously he served on the board of Hillsborough community radio station WHUP FM. in Broadcasting and began his career at the University’s College Radio Station, WASU. Billy manages the worldwide sales and marketing for artists such as Nick Lowe, Dave Alvin, Alejandro Escovedo, Aoife O’Donovan, and Mandolin Orange, among many others.īilly is a graduate of Appalachian State University with a B.S. Presented by the Orange County Arts Commissionīilly Maupin, General Manager, Yep Roc Recordsīilly Maupin is the General Manager of the Yep Roc Music Group, Hillsborough, North Carolina home of Yep Roc Records, Studio One and Riff City Sounds. What do labels look for when signing an artist? What do artists need to know before signing? Is is possible to make it without a label? We’ll discuss these questions and others, including an open Q&A session. right?ĭuring this panel discussion, we’ll hear from musicians (signed and unsigned), and long-time music industry experts on today’s music industry landscape. The goal of every musician is to get signed with a label….
