This blog was created to give a glimpse into the various and sundry spectacular shenanigans of the community of musicians/supporters of Slingshot Records, LLC.
July, 2009 Nashville - Slingshot Records, home of Christian rock band REV21 and Christian pop artist David Levi, announces the signing of a song shopping agreement between Perfect Pitch Nashville and Slingshot’s publishing arm, HamFam Music, ASCAP.
Perfect Pitch Nashville has over 50 years of combined experience in the entertainment industry, and has had songs placed […]
Aspen Grove Christian Church, (formerly the W Building in Cool Springs) in conjunction with Slingshot Records, announce the launch of “Writer’s Night at the Grove”. AGCC aka “The Grove”, located at 274 Mallory Station Rd, will open up their Cafe once a month to allow Christian songwriters a place to share their material, techniques […]
Jan, 2009 - Slingshot Records is excited to announce the signing of Christian Pop/R&B artist Tommy Job to their roster for live bookings. Tommy first came to the attention of Slingshot Records through his manager, Brenda Cline who owns the artist management and development company NashRock Entertainment. With a powerfully soulful voice that […]
Our band, REV21 has been honored to learn that their song, “Hush” is being added to a compilation disc of pro life artists/songs that will be passed out during the 36th annual March For Life rally in Washington, DC. Hush, from the CD “In The Twinkle Of An Eye” is a fun rocking parent/child […]
I grew up loving hard rock, metal, jazz, funk, and fusion. But, to me the best of those genres must have one common thread… a “POP” sensibility. So, that’s why I’m often just as content to listen to a song by Lionel Ritchie, Toto, Little River Band, or Earth Wind Fire. Below is […]
Ok… call me crazy… But, I am convinced that ALL new metal vocals have been influenced by one person… Axl Rose. All the new metal vox seem to have that that unique yet annoying banshee howl/growl that Axl used at the beginning of Welcome To The Jungle. Sort of a grizzly bear […]
20 plus years as a guitarist & I played my 1st bluegrass gig today. It was fun. We had 2 guitars, an upright bassist, and a banjo player. The bassist played fiddle on one song. We were at church so it was all old bluegrass hymns. I spent most of […]
Why be independent? (I’m referring to the record/music business). This may turn out to be a blog series.
This discussion comes up a lot when I’m telling people about Slingshot Records and why we operate the way we do.
Not only do I run the label (with the help of a handful of […]
Vote for REV21 video “Pain” at: www.famecast.com
First-time voters need register to log in and vote. It doesn’t take long.
* Type REV21 in the search – hit enter (not “Advanced search”).
* Click on REV21 (next to their photo). Their video will begin playing.
* To VOTE click the blue check mark and […]
If you run your own small business you know that you ware 2 main hats to keep things operating:
Hat #1 is… well, Owner/Operator. That means you and/or your employees make sure all aspects of your business are handled. But, at the end of the day the buck starts and stops with you. […]