Artists from all over the United States have entered the Eclipse Sets The Stage competition, and now it's your turn to vote for your favorites.

From today August 25th until midnight pacific standard time on August 29th, vote for your favorite artists and the winning band will get a paid trip to New York city for a showcase at this year's CMJ Music Marathon, a stay at a famous NYC hotel, and last but definitely not least $10,000!

You can check out all the contest entrants here and by voting you are automatically entered into winning a pair of tickets to the CMJ showcase.

You'll see the "Vote to send me to CMJ" button on the pages of all the artists who have entered, and no matter how much you love them you'll only be able to vote for each artist once during this round.

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Amie Street is excited to announce the start of the Eclipse® Sets the Stage™ competition:

The winning band, will get a paid trip to New York city for a showcase at this year's CMJ Music Marathon, a stay at a famous NYC hotel, and last but definitely not least $10,000! From today, August 20th, until August 24th, we are calling on all artists, both current Amie Street members and newbies, to enter the competition. You must be over 18 years old, a U.S. resident (except Hawaii and Alaska), and a musician (solo artist or member of a pre-existing band) to enter!

Starting August 25th through August 29th, Amie Street members will be able to vote for their favorite artists and give them the chance to win the gig of a lifetime. Members who vote will also be eligible to win tickets to the CMJ concert event. It just takes one click to vote! To learn more about the rules, how the contest works, and how you could win, click here. Artists have until August 24th to enter!

Artist Enter to Win!

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If you've ever had the chance to meet Chachi Carvalho, you certainly would remember it. His positivity is contagious and his words are genuine, feelings that come through clearly in his music.

And, not only is Chachi a talented artist making a name for himself in the North East hip hop community (check out his music), he's also giving back to his community by creating the Progressive Youth Creative Arts Workshop. His workshop is designed to help kids get involved in all aspects of the music industry, from song writing to music and album promotion, and is now endowed by our friends at Eclipse gum.

Chachi created Beat Box Studio in his hometown of Providence, RI, which is where he drops his gems and, with support from Eclipse gum, where he'll be working with local youth to build their self esteem and find their passion through music.

If you want to learn more about Beat Box Studio or the Progressive Youth Creative Arts Workshop, please get in touch with Chachi -- he'd love to hear from you.

And stay tuned for more news on how Eclipse gum is helping you to discover great new music and connect with the artists you love!

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Amie Street is joining the Blubrry podcast community to help fight the incurable lung disease known as Cystic Fibrosis. Between now and May 15th the Blubrry Jam To Fight Cystic Fibrosis is raising money for the Boomer Esiason Foundation Exercise For Life Scholarship fund. This fund helps provide financial support to people living with this terrible disease.

Amie Street is doing our part by serving up music by a pair of New York City based artists who are involved with the campaign. So when you purchase tracks at $.50 each from rocker Brother Love and urban country artists HER & Kings County 100% of their royalties will go to the Boomer Esiason Foundation.

If you find yourself enjoying the music from these artists you can catch both bands in person at the Blubrry Jam Live Event on April 7th at the Canal Room in New York City. Proceeds from this event go to the Boomer Esiason Foundation as well. As an added bonus Brother Love will be releasing his brand new CD and handing out complimentary limited edition CDs to everyone who comes down for the party. You can find out more about the live event and get discounted advance tickets at http://blubrryjam.eventbrite.com/?discount=amiestreetcares. Fans who buy tickets using this special URL get $5 off the $18 pre-sale ticket price.

Thanks for your support. Now go enjoy some great music!

Buy tracks from Brother Love HERE!

Buy tracks from HER & Kings County HERE!

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With the help of our friends at meebo, Gary Gunn spoke with Amie Street members tonight at 8 PM EST. Gary is a talented musician and producer, and Amie Street is lucky to have his music and support.

Definitely listen to the album Brained Off Drugs by Waterlog, which he played on and produced, and to a staff favorite The Onion (Original) , and make sure you come by and say what's up to Gunn. He has worked with multiple musicians on Amie Street, including some for his current project coming out this spring.

DC born & raised, Gunn has been making music ever since he can remember, and now plays too many instruments to name. He is influenced by "music that is honest," and works mostly from his "studio in NYC that has bugged out gadgets and instruments."

He graduated with honors from Howard University's Business School, during which time he signed with Grammy winning producer Mahogany (Jay Z's "It's Alright") as a musician/producer and collaborated with artists like Dr. Dre, Knocturnal, Nas, & M.O.P; most notably, Dr. Dre's "Bad Intentions" for the "Wash" Soundtrack, which later became Jay Z's "Super Ugly" beat firing at Nas. Gunn also sat in on sessions with producers Demien Desandes (Carl Thomas), Ge-ology (Blackstar, Mos Def), Doc (Res, Esthero) and many others in NYC.

More About Gary Gunn After The Break

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On a snowy night in New York City, at Rockwood Music Hall, Seth Kallen was playing My Sweet Darling (ft. Melody Gardot) when he noticed Norah Jones walk in the door. After he finished his set she came up to him and said, "I really like that song 'My Sweet Darling'."

The "perfect little movie story," as Seth described it, is also a testament to his talent and his striking voice. But Seth Kallen & The Reaction are no prima donnas - they are about having fun and enjoying the music.

"The whole vibe about our band is the live show. We're not the dark introverted rock stars who are trying to be cooler than everyone in the audience. We always have our musician friends come up and play. We go for the rock n' roll party. We have harmonica players, horn sections, and people dancing. We smile and have fun on stage."

Seth Kallen & The Reaction was one of the first bands to put their music up on Amie Street. And even with all the new music flooding Amie Street everyday their album Exhibit A continues to be a fan favorite, with songs like Shiver and In the Bright Lights as well as My Sweet Darling garnering the most recommendations.

Our thanks to Seth Kallen & The Reaction for supporting Amie Street from Day 1. Listen here.

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Here is Malene Younglao, an international citizen who has come to Amie Street with her own sound. Born in Trinidad & Tobago, living in both San Fernando and Brooklyn until she was 11, she never could confine herself to any one genre of music. Her album Live at Monster Island is a reflection of the many cultures that make up her life and her musical versatility - most wouldn't expect a blues song like Addicted and a hardcore punk-rock song like Rebel Radio to come from the same artist, much less the same album.

Perhaps Malene's talent is best expressed on stage, where she has played with artists like Lauryn Hill and Ludacris, and is known for giving killer performances. (Watch out for an Amie Street Showcase in October featuring Malene...it's coming). When asked about her live shows and her preparation for them, she had this to say:

"Before I go on stage I take a shot of good rum. Usually spiced rum. And then I pray. I think everybody does something well. We are all conductors of energy. We are all built differently so we all channel energy differently. So when I get on stage I've learned to be a receiver of what energy there is and project it back to the audience. I allow it to pass through me."

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