Josh Baker (MMS) and Matt Fecher (Southpark/IMN) will be assisting in the production of the first ever Monolith Festival at Red Rocks.

Artist Submissions for MONOLITH are now open via Sonicbids and Traditional Mail-In.

Artist Submissions for MONOLITH are now open via Sonicbids and Traditional Mail-In.

For the best interest of the MMS we are taking the 2007 year to reorganize our beloved event and therefore we have elected to produce the next Midwest Music Summit August 7-9, 2008. The MMS has grown tremendously over the past 6 years and can become very overwhelming for our staff of volunteers. We will utilize 2007 to establish relationships with new sponsors and partners as well as continue working on our 501 (c) (3) filing, and start planning for one of the most aggressive MMS events in our history.

This blog will serve as a temporary website until our new site design is completed. We encourage you to email or post us any comments, ideas and support to the MMS. We truly appreciate everyone's continued support for the last 6 years and we are looking forward to a very exciting 2008 for MMS.

Submission information for the 2008 MMS can be found HERE.

Michael Kaufman (Asthmatic Kitty) & Heather Peggs (Capitol)

Attendee interaction following the A&R panel

Maria Egan-Cohen (Columbia) mingles speak with attendees following A&R panel

Digital Music panel featuring Dodge (MyOldKentucky Blog), Nick Tangborn (CNET), Morgan Harris (Audio Lunchbox), Wendy Williams (Toolshed), and Ethan Applen (Imeem.com)

EJ Freidman (Loudersoft.com/Sarathan Recods) drops some knowledge on the Blogger Panel

Blogger panel featuring EJ Freidman (Loudersoft.com), Roberty Duffy (Donewaiting.com), Joe Long (EachNoteSecure.com), Dodge (MyOldKentuckyBlog.com), Craig Bonell (Songs: Illinois), Eric Harvey (MarthonPacks.com)

Billy Gottlieb (Playback Music / MS for Bones), Daryl Berg (Fuel TV), Sarah Sheehe, Jon Delange (Tinderbox)

Joe Schnieder (Pump Audio) and Chris Jackson (E! TV)

Tobi (XM Radio/XMU Channel PD) and Jon Delange (Tinderbox) outside the one-on-one sessions

John Sopkia (V2/Artemis) A&R at one-on-one sessions

Artist Development panel

June Neira (BMI) and John Allen (Bug Music Publishing) on the Publishing panel

David Silbaugh (Summerfest), Seth Fein (Nicodomus Agency), and Mike Grimes (The Basement/Grimeys) on the Touring panel.

Seth Hubbard (Polyvinyl), Laura Hamlett (Playback), Abby White (Performing Songwriter Magazine), and Jeffery Smith (Crash Avenue) on the Press panel

More at www.midwestmusicsummit.com

Dr. Octagon

Dr. Octagon

Silversun Pickups

Page France

Virgin Millionaires

Virgin Millionaires Crowd at The Vogue

Mudkids

Mudkids

Mickey Avalon

Casey Tennis of Margot & the Nuclear So and So's

Margot & the Nuclear So and So's

Margot & the Nuclear So and So's

Murder By Death

Cameron McGill & the Quartet Offensive

The Randies

Big City Rock

Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band

Catfish Haven

Hot IQs

Alleycat crowd at the Echo Park party

Mickey Avalon

Vogue Marquee

Ari Ari

Bird Names

Songwriter Round with Otis Gibbs, Vess Ruhtenburg, and Richard Edwards

Those Young Lions

Mickey Avalon is selling out shows all over. The kids love him, the ladies are clawing to dance on stage with him. He brings a brand of hip-hop/hip-pop that will have you laughing out loud and moving your ass. He's raunchy, a former junkie and prostitute. He'll boast about, he'll tell you about his "freaky hooker mojo". He's out of control and everyone loves it.

In one of his stage shows in LA, Mickey blasted out raps like I used to work nights at HotCock.com/but then I got fired/when my mom logged on amid onstage mayhem that included lap dances and the pouring of Patrón straight from the bottle into the gaping gullets of questionably legal blondes.

This year's Midwest Music Summit has him, and it's gonna be huge. Trust. Wristbands are going fast, we only have 2000 total. It gets you into every showcase you want to see, it's a bargin you can't pass up. Buy them now for only $20!



Mickey Avalon is a troubled addict and an unquestionable skank, but a shockingly gifted rap humorist. - LA Weekly

Mickey Avalon - Waiting To Die
Mickey Avalon - So Rich So Pretty
Mickey Avalon - Jane Fonda

The Hot IQs are a band I didn't know much about until I saw this video and heard this song. Now, I am pretty excited to see them play Midwest Music Summit. This Denver trio makes a brand of pop that has cleverly been dubbed Wit-Pop. Their new video for their single Firecracker is pure fun. Cross-dressing librarians and hot asian girls. (You know I like that!)

The Hot IQs are on SpinART Records and released An Arguement Between Brain and Feet this past April.

Hot IQs - Firecracker (Highly Rec'd!)

Hot IQs - Firecracker (Video)

Bonus:

Hot IQs - The New One

"Sound: Blend classic pop, fuzzed-out rock, and hints of edgy lounge and you have Denver's premier rockers, Hot IQs. With a sound that cites influences from the Pixies, the Kinks, to Archers of Loaf, and possibly the Holiday Inn Lounge Singers' Association of America, Hot IQs put the indie-rock chocolate in your disco peanut butter."

by dodge :: www.myoldkentuckyblog.com

The deadline to reserve space in the MMS Festival Guide is tomorrow, July 15th.  Email jim@playbackstl.com for more information.

    Shock G of Digital Underground will perform a solo set at The Jazz Kitchen on August 12th at the Official Dr. Octagon Afterparty.  He will also be speaking on the touring panel at 5 PM at the Jazz Kitchen on the 12th.  Can't wait.

The 2006 MMS schedule is now online at www.midwestmusicsummit.com.  Lots of good stuff this year.  Wristbands are now on sale for only $20. We might as well be giving them away.
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