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In addition to hearing great music from an array of vital new songwriters and artists, podcast listeners can also vote for their favorite artist to help them win a CD duplication package from Disc Makers, the leading CD manufacturer for the independent musician. Winners get 1,000 discs, a prize with a promotional value of more than $10,000.

Oh No! Oh My!
Nashville-based trio Oh No! Oh My! weave crisp, electronic backbeats with folk-inspired guitar strums and harmonies to create an experimental electro-pop-folk hybrid. The sunny vocals often relay tongue-in-cheek stories and declarations, and members Greg Barkley, Daniel Hoxmeier and Joel Calvin have each mastered several instruments apiece, including banjos, drums, guitars and accordions. Hear this band of tomorrow today on "Walk in the Park."

God or Julie
Manhattan's God or Julie embraces the blues both emotively and musically. Members Jon Paul, Adam and Aaron were sneaking into New York City blues clubs while still in high school and moved on to absorb bands like Stone Temple Pilots and Silverchair only after "trading licks and downing shots with blues players "four times our age." After adding Marc Slutsky on drums, the three friends became four, and the group's brand of emotionally charged rock struck a chord with listeners. Hear their guitar-driven sound on "Say Your Last Goodbye."

O.T.I.S.
Pianist/vocalist Jesse Gage and drummer Craig Myer form the Brooklyn duo O.T.I.S. The charismatic pair cites the Flaming Lips and Coldplay as chief influences, and the result is a creative combination of the saucy and the melancholy, anchored by Gage's classically trained piano background. Savor your first taste of O.T.I.S. here on "Weight of the World."

Justin Nozuka
Seventeen-year-old Justin Nozuka began singing and writing songs five years ago and now boasts a breathtakingly mature voice destined for greatness. Born into a deeply supportive artistic family, Nozuka claims he has never had a moment's doubt as to his life's purpose. A melodic and lyrical wunderkind of sorts, one can only imagine the musical territory this young man will explore and conquer in the many years to come. Hear Justin Nozuka first on his song "After Tonight," then learn more about this young artist through BMI's exclusive podcast interview.]]> 2006-07-25T18:00:00-05:00 http://www.bmi.com/musicworld/entry/533503 Artists, Oh No! Oh My!, Musical Styles, Pop, Rock, Musicworld, On The Scene From the minds of songwriters Greg Barkley and Daniel Hoxmeier comes a catchy post-pop band that loves themselves a tasty melody. Both Greg and Daniel were home schooled through high school and, for lack of anything better to do, learned to play the guitar and any other useful instruments they could get their collective hands on.

Teaming up with Joel Calvin (drums), they formed the band (poor) yorik, an experimental rock band, which after 8 months they decided was a much too depressing style of music. The trio spent a month in deep meditation and self reflection (during which Joel found inner peace), and it was decided that they would from then on be called The Jolly Rogers.

However, upon discovery of several pop-punk bands from Nebraska and Florida, and a group that frequents renaissance festivals dressed in pirate garb, the band decided it was time for another name change. They chose Oh No! Oh My!, named for a song by The Robot Ate Me.

In July of 2005, the band began work on a brand new collection of songs after a demo from the year prior was met with a strong response over the internet. Greg and Daniel moved in January 2006 from their Hometown in Austin, TX, to their temporary home in Nashville, TN, to go to an Audio Engineering school for 9 months. Joel soon followed in April, and now the band are set to to release their first full length album on May 2nd.

After school is finished on September 30th...who knows what the future holds for Oh No! Oh My!? There our rumors of a thing similiar to a tour in the works...so that the band may find its new home in the USA...where will they end up? New York? Chicago? Seattle? Portland? Or right back where they started...in Austin? No one knows…

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