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DIY Spotlight: Ocean Alley
Psych-rock sextet Ocean Alley are on their way to becoming one of Australia’s hottest properties. They’ve had to use plenty of smarts to get to ... -
DIY Spotlight: Tara Macri
Rising pop artist Tara Macri started performing at about six, initially in dance and singing competitions. “It got serious when I got an agent and ... -
DIY Spotlight: Aimee Nolte
Los Angeles-based jazz singer, pianist, and YouTube star Aimee Nolte started playing music when she was just three years old, taking classical lessons between the ... -
DIY Spotlight: Dalton Cyr
Singer, songwriter and actor Dalton Cyr may be familiar to fans of the popular TV series Pretty Little Liars, but his recent single “Dying to ... -
DIY Spotlight: The Vignatis
Gypsybilly duo the Vignatis (Fabrice Vignati and Tracy Vignati) formed in L.A. in 2009 with a mission, to “stay true to our respective roots/backgrounds and ... -
DIY Spotlight: Ali Angel
Los Angeles-based singer and songwriter Ali Angel has managed to get over 75,000 streams on Spotify as an independent artist. She’s been performing since she ... -
DIY Spotlight: Alex Kane
Guitarist, singer, songwriter, frontman, producer—Alex Kane has done it all. The man never stops working, and he’s been rewarded with some high-profile gigs playing guitar ... -
DIY Spotlight: Dust City Opera
New Mexico rockers Dust City Opera was formed in January 2018 by frontman Paul Hunton. The band, completed by Clara Byom (clarinet, accordion), Travis Rourk ... -
DIY Spotlight: Tom Cridland
Tom Cridland started writing and performing his own music after he quit drinking in 2017, initially with his group the Tomicks, but more recently as ... -
DIY Spotlight: No Signal
Riley Schmelzer, 19 years old and also known by the moniker No Signal, grew up in a musical home and started to take his art ... -
DIY Spotlight: Vinylkey
The concept of NFTs has been all over the media landscape for the past year or so. The whole thing can seem a little confusing ... -
DIY Spotlight: Move Like Creatures
SoCal four-piece Move Like Creatures formed thanks to a Craigslist ad placed right at the start of the pandemic. “I was already struggling with depression ... -
DIY Spotlight: Ricky Rat
Ricky Rat is a well-known figure in the Detroit rock & roll scene. He was a member of beloved glam punks the Trash Brats, formed ... -
DIY Spotlight: Maeve Steele
Singer-songwriter Maeve Steele grew up in a musical household, so music was very much a part of her upbringing. She began learning classical violin when ... -
DIY Spotlight: Maj3sty
Singer-rapper Maj3sty was a kindergarten teacher and mental health counselor before taking on music full time. “When I was younger, I went by the stage ... -
DIY Spotlight: Little Galaxies
Jeanna Fournier of psych-pop band Little Galaxies has had a hell of a time. The singer had to endure years of healing following a serious ... -
DIY Spotlight: Ariel Bellvalaire
Pop-rocker Ariel Bellvalaire started playing guitar when she was 12, obsessed with Canadian songstress Avril Lavigne. She’s come a long way since then, but the ... -
DIY Spotlight: Kara Connolly
Singer and songwriter Kara Connolly has been writing songs since she was a little kid. She doesn’t necessarily remember doing it, but an old friend ... -
DIY Spotlight: Anie Delgado
Cuban-American singer and songwriter Anie Delgado says that she’s been singing since she could talk. She got her first guitar in fourth grade, and that’s ... -
DIY Spotlight: Jenny March
Los Angeles pop singer and songwriter Jenny March has just released her debut EP Madness, along with the single and video for “Scream.” This is ...
