New Artist Spotlight

This time, we get to know Juan María Solare, Pianist & composer from Buenos Aires, now living in Germany, His music stems from the confluence between post-Piazzolla tango and classical contemporary music. His singular style represents a synthesis of North and South, classical and popular, wit and melancholy. “Art music and light music are not irreconcilable extremes, but poles in a force field”, wrote Solare about his musical bilingualism.

The track “Mote of Dust Suspended in a Sunbeam” is featured in the New Artist Spotlight Family of Playlists.

This time, we get to know Mel Randall, and what a treat we have! One of the things I love about NAS is the diversity among artists and genres we have here, as well as getting to hear more behind the music and everyone’s individual story. Mel is a folk artist with some fabulous tales to tell and insight into how things have changed in terms of recording and ownership of work. Mel, is a singer-songwriter from the UK, who started out in the seventies! He has played with various bands and artists over the years, including The Fifth Amendment, and FTM.

His track “The Witch” from his latest album, The Stripy Tent, is featured in the New Artist Spotlight Family of Playlists.

This time on NAS 10 Questions, we get to know Marcus Magnusson, a Swedish singer-songwriter with influences such as Noel Gallagher and Ritchie Blackmore.

“No Place Like Home, the fifth jewel in Marcus Magnusson’s crown of releases in 2023, unfolds as an ear-catching rocker, showcasing exemplary songwriting, performances, and production.” (Tunedloud.com)

This time, we get to know Mats Dernánd, &Tilly. a songwriter, producer, pianist, singer, harmonica player, trumpeter, and his music ranges from instrumental cinematic to pop, progressive rock, and folk. His latest release “Liar”, a collaboration with &Tilly, leans to dream pop. 2022 Artist of the Year, Swedish public service radio P4 Örebro.

2023 Finalist, International Songwriter Competition, “We’ll Be Together”.

This time, we get to know Melanie Cabral.

The track “Searching” is featured in the New Artist Spotlight Family of Playlists.

This time, we get to know Lucy Burke, a Sydney-based singer-songwriter with a love of songwriting and storytelling. Influenced by such acts as The Beatles, Norah Jones, Portishead, Ed Sheeran, and Eva Cassidy, Lucy’s sound is diverse.

The track “Cliche” is featured in the New Artist Spotlight Family of Playlists.

This time on The NAS 10 Questions, we get to know Max Ravenhill, a British songer-songwriter based in Droitwich UK with a diverse and ecclectic mix of styles including pop, rock, country, reggae, and indian classical. Influences include Brother Beyond, Cliff and the Shadows, The BeeGees, and the Beatles to name a few.

The track “Silence No More (Instrumental)” is featured on NAS Playlists.

The track “In My Shower” is featured in the New Artist Spotlight Family of Playlists.

This time, we get to know Sonic Wall, a thrash, power, and heavy metal band based in Ko Samui, Thailand, Guitarist – Max Camerario (Italy)

Guitarist – Reto Sprecher (Switzerland)

This time on The NAS 10 Questions, we get to know Pamara, a Colombian singer-songwriter with influences such as Alicia Keys, Shakira and Avicii with goals of becoming a nationally reknowned artist.

The track “Mi Historia” is featured on NAS Playlists.