SDC NEWS ONE

Saturday, September 27, 2025

License your music for use in TV and Film

 

License your music for use in TV and Film!

Hello everyone, 


I have really been into trying to get my songs placed in TV and film. I wanted to share this with you all.

Sync licensing, short for synchronization licensing, is the process of obtaining permission to use a piece of music in conjunction with visual media, such as films, television shows, commercials, video games, and online videos.

When a producer selects a song for a project, they must ensure they secure the appropriate sync rights, which grant them the legal ability to synchronize the audio track with visual images.

The appeal of sync licensing extends beyond simply its legal and financial frameworks; it also serves as an excellent promotional tool for artists. When their music is featured in well-known media, it can lead to increased exposure, potentially boosting album sales, streaming figures, and overall brand recognition. For filmmakers and creators, the right music can elevate their project.

Licensing your music is a pretty lucrative way to make money in music. Here is something that can help you. Here is a list of 40 music companies that you can submit music to and start getting your music placed in film, TV, video games and more. It includes basic info on how to pitch your music to these music libraries.This can be viewed on any media device including PC, Mac, tablets and any smart phone. Instant download!

Get this list now at http://www.musiclicensenow.com






Hello,

Are you an artist or band looking for an effective way to promote your music and reach a wider audience?

The Worldwide Music Directory is experiencing unprecedented growth in traffic, thanks to our strong search engine presence. This means more music lovers are discovering new artists on our platform every day.

As the owner, I've proudly built this directory over 9 years into a vibrant, trusted community for all genres. We consistently receive great feedback and rank high in search engines, ensuring your music gets noticed.

Listing your work is simple, quick (under 5 minutes!), and incredibly affordable: a one-time fee of just $3. Beyond connecting you with new fans, your listing also helps a great cause – we donate $1 from every submission to Americares charity.

Plus! All artists and bands that list themselves will be placed on our Spotify playlist.

We value your trust: we never engage in 'scammy' practices or sell your email address.

Ready to amplify your reach and join our growing community?

Visit: http://worldwidemusicdirectory.com Then click the 'Artist/Band Submission' link.

I personally invite you to check us out – I'd love to see you there!

Thanks, J Owner, The Worldwide Music Directory

Wednesday, August 6, 2025

GABRIELE GOODMAN

                                                       GABRIELE GOODMAN




                                                                Biography

Gabrielle Goodman is an international recording artist, vocalist, educator, composer and author who has several CDs and is excited to release the dance version of Until We Love 2 with powerful vocals that are reminicent of Chaka khan. Among the CDs to Goodman has to her credit are Jazz Life, Black Portraits, Spiritual Tapestry, Angel Eyes, Travelin’ Light, Until We Love, the latter two on the Verve label. The versatile singer has been compared to Aretha Franklin, and Ella Fitzgerald for her purity of tone and her inspired blend of jazz and R&B throughout her career. Jazz and R&B enthusiasts all over the world have praised her for the powerful vocal performances on her CDs and in concerts. Her tours include the Montruex, North Sea, and Usaba Jazz Festivals.

Over the years Goodman has worked with a who’s who of the music industry including Michael Buble, Roberta Flack, Norman Connors, George Duke, Patrice Rushen, Nancy Wilson, Terri Lyne Carrington, Christian Mcbride, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Kevin Eubanks and many others. The classically trained soul singer has also worked with The Boston Pops on numerous occasions, The Baltimore, Akron, Syracuse and Yamayuri Symphony orchestras under direction of conductors Keith Lockhart, Julius Williams, Charles Floyd and in theatrical tours including Ain’t Misbehavin’, King and Forever Swing.

The versatile singer started her career touring the world as a backing vocalist with Roberta Flack, Chaka Khan, Freddie Jackson, Patti Labelle and Brian Ferry to name a few. In addition to providing backing vocals for many legends, Goodman penned the smash hit, “You Can Make The Story Right” for Chaka Khan. Her compositions also appear on her own CDs, as well as other artists.

A sought-after educator, Goodman has taught at Berklee College of Music in Boston for 25 years. She has also conducted workshops in Japan, Russia, China, Trinidad, Bermuda, Hawaii and various other places throughout the world.

A multi-faceted vocal artist whose musicality spans several genres, Gabrielle Goodman is a singer, songwriter and educator whose work is revered by many music industry giants. “Gabrielle Goodman is one of the best singers around today”. Roberta Flack.



Basic Band Info
Gabrielle Goodman
Until We Love 2
Soul Jazz
Chaka Khan
Chaka Khan
Independent Label
Geographic
Boston
USA
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Monday, July 28, 2025

Jamie Hughes - We Keep Spinning Out - SDCFilms

APACHE JUNCTION, AZ [IFS] -The Day Music Changed Forever

It was New Year's Eve—December 31, 2019—when a simple verbal command sparked a revolution:
"Alexa, write me a song."

From that moment on, the evolution of AI-driven music creation has doubled in growth nearly every 90 days. Today, you can find digital recording studios and AI musicians online, capable of producing near-radio-ready tracks in under two minutes.

Much of this explosion in creativity stems from GNUI-based programming, mirroring the way MP3s spread in the early 1980s—grassroots, unstoppable, people-powered.

At the center of this storm is Coleman Kestin & Smith’s A.I. Digital Robot—developed through years of iteration and discarded ideas that simply weren’t “worth your ears.” Out of that persistence emerged something special: a song titled “We Keep Spinning Out.” One of our proudest achievements, it was crafted as a heartfelt homage to the stylings of Patty LaPone. After 36 attempts, Jamie 7.0, our vocal A.I., finally delivered the version that clicked.

We’re proud of that production—about 90% satisfied, to be exact. That last 10%? Pure jealousy from this programmer’s side.

Even so, Jamie 7.0 is already outdated. That’s the nature of evolution.

CKS.AI developed Jamie specifically for one voice: Ms. Jamie P. Hughes of Broken Toyz. She was the vocal blueprint—the DNA of Jamie’s singing style. Initially designed only for female vocals, Jamie's voice morphed during the creation of the first tribute album. We introduced new variables, blending her sound with male vocal influences to create a hybrid voice.

That’s how the “David Allen Tucker” voice was born—a synthesis of Jamie Hughes, David Allen Coe, and The Marshall Tucker Band.

Our songwriting tends toward aggressive romanticism—bold, passionate, and deeply emotional. But once “Tucker” found his voice, the AI began to favor him as lead vocalist—overriding our requests 13 to 1 in favor of his own sound.

What started as a tribute to Jamie evolved into something entirely new. A revolution not just in sound, but in authorship, identity, and artistic intention.













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[Verse 1]

Nobody said love was easy

Nobody said it would stay

Hearts get bruised and lost in longing

But we dive in anyway

[Chorus]

Falling in love is so easy

The first time feels like a dream

But holding on when storms are rising

Takes more than what it seems

Nobody wins each time around

But we keep spinning out

[Verse 2]

You smiled like the sun on a Monday

I swore I'd never let go

But promises crack in silence

When feelings cease to show

[Chorus]

Falling in love is so easy

The first time feels like a dream

But holding on when storms are rising

Takes more than what it seems

Nobody wins each time around

But we keep spinning out

[Bridge]

We fall, we break, we mend, we try

Every scar has its reply

Even when love feels far away

We find a reason to stay

[Finale]

Nobody said love was easy

But it's worth every fight

We stumble, we heal, we believe

That someday we'll get it right

[End]
(C)2025 J P Hughes
(C)2025 Keristene Music, Ltd. (BMI)




Thursday, June 12, 2025

KSR Records releases The Broken Toyz Total Jamie Zee A.I Albm featuring Jamie P. Hughes

 

RENO, NV [IFS] -- The Whisper That Roared — Jamie P. Hughes and the Rise of AI-Driven Music Innovation

In a story that bridges the analog heart of '90s alt-rock with the algorithmic pulse of 21st-century technology, the legacy of Jamie P. Zikowitz — later known as Jamie P. Hughes — is proving to be more influential than many realized. Once the standout lead vocalist of the band Broken Toyz, under D-Town Records and the direction of music producer Kenneth Howard Smith (aka Kenny Smith), Hughes helped shape what would eventually become a genre-defining sound: Whisper Rock.

Emerging from Denver, Colorado, Jamie brought a distinctive, emotive vocal tone — somewhere between soft rock, soul, and dream pop — that set her apart in the mid-'90s L.A. music scene. Though her band saw limited mainstream fame, her style quietly permeated songwriting circles and resurfaced years later as a leading influence on a new generation of indie artists in the early 2010s.

Whisper Rock’s seed was sown in a forgotten but pivotal single, "That's The Way You Are", from The Girls of D-Town Records, featuring legendary names like Carlena Williams (of Hot Tuna and Peter Frampton's backing group The Blackberries) and Emmy-winning Bernadette Bascom. The fusion of subtle power and melodic intimacy that Jamie embodied would later become the foundation for today’s vocal-forward, introspective pop trends.

But the real twist in Jamie P. Hughes’ story came posthumously — or perhaps post-career — when her archived vocal outtakes were digitized and fed into a groundbreaking music AI system by CKS.AI (Coleman, Kestin & Smith Artificial Intelligence). This partnership led to the creation of a singing, composing AI that debuted on The Felix Album in 2020 — the first musical project to feature a digital robot combining multiple vocal tones in harmony with generated lyrics and instrumentation.

By 2022, the technology had rapidly evolved. CKS.AI’s neural composition bundle had the robot writing, producing, and performing entire tracks. And then, using Hughes’ original vocal samples, it created something extraordinary: a resurrected voice, reborn through artificial intelligence.

This innovation culminated in the release of the Jamie A.I. Album — a fully synthesized vocal record blending Jamie’s tone and emotional nuance with machine-precision production. With over 600 songs now produced using the Jamie A.I. engine, CKS.AI is not just breaking ground in AI music — it's rewriting the boundaries of legacy, authorship, and artistry.

In an industry often known for forgetting its own innovators, Jamie P. Hughes may have just had the last laugh — sung not just in whispers, but in code.











1.   A PARTNER IN CRIME
      (J P Hughes - K H Smith) - Keristene Music, Ltd. (BMI)


 

     

2.   CAN YOU KEEP A SECRET

     (J P Hughes - K H Smith) - Keristene Music, Ltd. (BMI) - 02:55

3.   CAPTURED BY YOUR LOVE

      (Lee Rogers Craton - K H Smith) - Keristene Music, Ltd. (BMI) - 02:41

4.   DANCING SHADOWS IN MY MIND

      (J P Hughes - K H Smith) - Keristene Music, Ltd. (BMI)

5.   GIVE ME A MINUTE

      (J P Hughes - K H Smith) - Keristene Music, Ltd. (BMI)

6.   GRANDPA'S TONY LLAMAS BOOTS THAT ROGER ROGERS WORE

7.   IN THE FALLING RAIN

      (J P Hughes - K H Smith) - Keristene Music, Ltd. (BMI)

8.   IS IT MAGIC IN YOUR TOUCH

      (J P Hughes - K H Smith) - Keristene Music, Ltd. (BMI)

9.   LET'S DON'T AND SAY WE DID

      (K H Smith) - Keristene Music, Ltd. (BMI)

10.   LOVE ECHOES IN THE SKY

         (J P Hughes - K H Smith) - Keristene Music, Ltd. (BMI)

11.  MY ANGEL BABY

       (J P Hughes - K H Smith) - Keristene Music, Ltd. (BMI)

12.  SAY YOU LOVE IT TOO ME

       (L L Kestin - K H Smith) - Keristene Music, Ltd. (BMI)

13.  SHE'S ONE OF THOSE GIRLS

       (L L Kestin - D E Hall - R M Ormsby - K H Smith - D Hasselhoff)

       Keristene Music, Ltd./Metal Mystic Music (BMI)

14.  THAT LONG TRAIN RUNNING

       (J P Hughes - K H Smith) - Keristene Music, Ltd. (BMI)

15.  THAT'S THE WAY YOU ARE

        (J P Hughes - K H Smith) - Keristene Music, Ltd. (BMI) 

16.  WHAT'S THE MATTER BABY

       (J P Hughes - K H Smith) - Keristene Music, Ltd. (BMI)

17.  WHEN YOUR PLANTS ALL DIE

       (J P Hughes - K H Smith) - Keristene Music, Ltd. (BMI).

18.  YOU KEEP HOLDING BACK

        (K H Smith) - Keristene Music, Ltd. (BMI)


Hughes also is credited with producing The Impacts surf group of "WIPE OUT" fame, with their only second recorded album Surfin' 101 in the middle 1990's.


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