The Professional Podcasts offer a broad range of public relations and communications services to help clients enhance their professional image. We have extensive expertise in new media technologies and “social media” such as blogging, podcasting, social network sites, and microblogging tools like Twitter.

Q) Tell us a little bit about your site. What inspired you to start it?

A) I’m a former corporate PR guy. Left the corporate world at the end of 2004, and realized after listening to many podcasts that there was a lot of poor quality production being done. I had background in radio, and know how to produce and edit news stories for radio. I learned digital tools and began focusing on podcasting as the core competency of my consultancy.

The Marveloddities is a blog about whatever comes to mind. This blog features an indie artist every week. They think independent musicians are pretty impressive, since they continue to work their hearts out without making a lot of money.  It’s something to be admired.

Q) Tell us a little bit about your site. What inspired you to start it?

A) The Marveloddities is a blog about nothing and everything.  We usually write about whatever comes to mind from the perspective of a teenager, most of which is unimportant in the big picture, but a big deal to us since we still live in the little picture. I was inspired to start it because I was really impressed with the quality of blogs nowadays.  A few years ago Blogger was dominated by emo teenagers who wrote about the hell they suffered through in school, their crush, how no one understood them, etc.  (We’re probably just as obnoxious, but not as depressed.)  There are a lot of blogs now which are really really good.  Some of them are devoted to a particular subject, and others can read like a journal but still make you laugh.

Last year, I decided that I could probably start my own.  I enlisted my friend, Josette, and my sister Sofia, and now we all contribute to our blog.

Internet Radio Magazine reports on trends happening online in the Internet Radio space. They feature an artist every week.

Q) How long have you been broadcasting/blogging?

A) I was a political blogger for 8 years before I became a broadcaster. We’ve been broadcasting The Joel Gaines Show for just over a year. Because of our experience with Ariel Publicity and the artists we’ve interacted with, we have decided to revitalize Internet Radio Magazine dot com as a more music-based property.

The Jaycast. Take your Ipod on a trip! Escape to a world of comedy banter, toilet humour, and the best in new unsigned Rock Podsafe music. Join Jay and Mr D  in a british podcast that is:  “The world of the JC”.

The Jaycast Podcasting Live from “The Jaycast House Milton Keynes UK” every fortnight!

Q) Tell us a little bit about your site. What inspired you to start it?

A) The Jaycast is a British based Music & Comedy podcast playing the best in new unsigned, indie and Podsafe Rock and Pop music on the net, The JC tis a blend of two guys doing guy stuff, sharing silly stories and jokes mostly geared towards toilets and life. Lets think of it of it as an escape from the real world for around 30 to 40 mins and Jay’s world is pretty weird.

Eclectic, freeform “iRadio” program Outsight Radio Hours starts its second decade available free on iTunes or in podcast form wherever fine podcasts are served like here.

Q) Tell us a little bit about your site. What inspired you to start it?

A) After several years of music journalism – reviews and interviews for an alternative biweekly – I participated in a pirate radio station as an act of civil disobedience with the then active microwatt revolution. We literally couldn’t get arrested for years (I think the FCC didn’t want to deal with the paperwork) and along the way I became enraptured with the immediacy and currency of live radio as opposed to waiting weeks if not months for dried ink to hit the streets.

Inside the Circle is an online destination for news, information and conversation about Zune, Music and Community. The site began in July of 2008 as a place for readers to engage in open, thought-provoking and stimulating discussion. Inside the Circle is also proud to help give voice and exposure to musical acts of different genres and styles — both from the indie and mainstream areas. This is done through: interviews, reviews and free music downloads (both embedded from the blog and links to locations of free music).

Q) Tell us a little bit about your site. What inspired you to start it?

This week TheBuzz is featuring Sariah who sat down to answer our Buzz-By questions. Based out of New York City, Sariah describes her music as Urban Dance Pop. Along with performing, this indie artist also takes time to give back to charitable organizations. Be sure to check out Sariah’s latest single “Deep N Luv.”

What’s a typical day or night like for you?

I always want to wake up as early as possible and go to bed as late as
possible.  I don’t like to waste any time!  My day always begins with
a great workout to clear my mind and be focused.

Then the day could
include any and anything from: vocal lessons, rehearsals, dance class,
meetings, and the studio.

Come sit on The Couch every Monday when Vinny Bond will chat with unsigned artists, artists who are self-producing and artists who have signed with labels to discuss their songs, their journey and what is in store in the coming months. This is where you will find the success stories of tomorrow!

Q) Tell us a little bit about your site. What inspired you to start it?

A) I began writing about music on my ‘home blog’ Big Leather Couch (www.bigleathercouch.com) about 2 years ago.  I love music and wanted to share new, unsigned artists with my readers.

It began as a review of their music and then developed into a written Q&A with the artists and a posting of one or two of their songs.  My readers were asked to vote in a poll as to their feelings for the artists.

The UK’s Most Seaworthy Grunge Rockers Talk Launching Their First EP

Unapologetic 90s guitar fuzz, nautically inspired lyrics – Paintings of Ships ­don’t care much about fitting into a commercially pleasing genre. In fact, they’d prefer not to become the next short-lived band o’ the week. The London-based trio, made up of Daniel Clancy (vocals/guitars), Catherine Wilson (bass guitar/vocals), and Matt Hill (drums) just released their self-produced EP, Shore For Sure. We caught up with Clancy to discuss their DIY approach and what, exactly, is going right (and wrong) in the music industry.

GH: You’ve been together since 2009. Have you been looking for a deal with a record label?

DC: We haven’t actively been looking for a record deal at all thus far. We’re just having fun. Playing as many gigs as we can and recording our EP have proven to be reward enough for us, really. It’s a buzz to hear songs I spent hours writing and losing sleep over blasting away in my headphones or putting smiles on people’s faces at gigs (or the opposite).

GH: Are you happy to be an independent project?

DC: I think if the right kind of deal came along with the right kind of label it would be a huge bonus – mainly as it would be great to do this full-time rather than juggling jobs, etc. By the same token, we wouldn’t get caught up in a deal that would in any way affect the freedom we have to create.

Located in Florida and/or the UK, POP! Stereo has been subjecting readers to their warped taste in music for almost three years.

Their mission is simple, to share with their readers/listeners the music that they love themselves and the music that needs to be heard by the masses. They’re here because they believe in good music!

Q) Tell us a little bit about your site. What inspired you to start it?

Jamaican-born, Bronx-bred emcee Gangalee was doing her thing back in the day when women were some of the pioneers of the rap game. Today, she’s still writing and now, producing her own style of intellectual, empowering hip hop, and she’s hard at work bringing the superstar female emcee back up from the underground.

GH: For those who are just meeting you, when did you first get into emceeing?

Gangalee: “I began emceeing in the Bronx on 182nd and Tiebout Ave. Doo Wop gave me my first shot by allowing me to be an initial member of The Bounce Squad. I was down with them from 1991-1993. It was an honor to be down and it was a great learning experience. Once DJ Doo Wop gave me a chance to rock on stage live I never looked back. I knew what I was destined to do: emcee.”

GH: Your Facebook page says that you’re “the untold story in hip hop.” Can you give us a taste of that story?

Gangalee: “I am like an urban legend – many have heard of me but don’t believe I exist. I’ve been in this game for many years now and because I choose not to compromise myself, be it lyrically or physically (with plastic surgery, etc.) they fight against me telling my story.  I grew up on hip hop where we had Ladies Wednesday on Rap City and for the entire hour it was all videos by female emcees. I was in an all-female hip hop group called The Gypcees. We were destined to do great things. We opened up for The Roots, EPMD, KRS-One, Wyclef, Jazzyfatnastees, and even had a deal from Elektra on the table at one point. But due to the powers that be, nothing manifested from that but learning experiences.”

TheBuzz had the chance to sit down with Indie artist Gates. The Virginia based rapper is working on a new album and mixtapes to be released this summer.

NP: How long have you been making music?

G: At this point, I’ve been making music longer than not.  M y first official introduction to music was “Krush Groove”  after that I was hooked.  I remember performing  a “Say No to Drugs” rap over the school loud speakers in elementary.

NP: What style or genre of music do you create?

G: As far as style I tend to make music thats has meaning, but still commercial.  The last thing I want to do is only make music that I enjoy.  You have to cater to your fan base.  You can hear alot of lyrical qualities in my music.  When people think commercial, they tend to not associate lyricism or wordplay but thats not the case.

Host of the PC Podcast, featuring eclectic music from around the world:http://pcpodcast.blogsome.com and The Dub Zone, featuring the very best dub reggae:http://thedubzone.blogsome.com and PCP{2}, a deeper look into the musical genres explored in PC Podcast: http://pcp2.blogsome.com

Plus he is the co-host of “Made In The UK”, featuring some of the very best UK music, for the world: http://madeintheukshow.co.uk and AMPed, the weekly digest of the Association of Music Podcasting at: http://musicpodcasting.org

Q) How can a podcaster become a part of Association of Music Podcasting (AMP)?