Wrapping up this Friday with a little research. I just received The Indie Bible 10th Edition in the mail and plan to develop a plan of attack for Fried Roots.

The publication is in it’s 10th edition and looks to be a very handy resource. For instance, there are a couple of different sections that our record label could use exposure in: “reviewers of independent music” and “radio stations willing to play independent music”.

Fried Roots is founded on the principle of developing strong strategies with a grass roots approach. The Indie Bible seems to have some very useful information for indie record labels:

• 4200 publications to review your music
• 3500 radio stations that will play your music
• Marketing and Promotion tips
• Indie Articles on the music business and distribution
• Resources for musicians and songwriters

To give it its proper review, I will update you later with our marketing efforts and replies. This is a good start for indie musicians to begin their marketing plans, defining their sound and making this submission process effortless and effective.

Stay tuned for new instrumentals coming next week. I plan begin a new series of free music for our faithful readers.

If it ain’t Fried, it ain’t Fried Roots.

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Morning bike rides to Venice Beach for those in the Los Angeles area in the works.

Lost Thought solo album Lost In India available on iTunes

Finding music resources online has made my search for music licensing that much easier. Our previous articles talked about becoming familiar with the idea of music licensing and finding the right avenues to have our music placed in various outlets such as in television, film, and gaming. I came across a great article by @buzzsonic called “Resources to Help Get Your Music In Films & TV“. This article points out different ways to find music supervisors and adding this revenue stream to your record label.

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Attention Music Supervisors

Fried Roots is founded by Shifty J and Lost Thought, Two talented hip hop emcees, producers, DIY Recording engineers and music marketing consultants emerging from this Web 2.0 digital landscape.

Fried Roots continues spreading that feel good Hip Hop, with Los Angeles as the backdrop. Lyricism over soulful breaks reminds you of how Hip Hop used to be and where its inspiration leads. Please feel free to contact Fried Roots for any opportunities to use our music.

This hip hop instrumental crept its way out of the archive, as a reminder of past collaborations. This beat was made by an old friend of mine called Eli, who is a talented graphic artist and producer. While he is wandering around somewhere on this globe, he left Fried Roots with this last instrumental years ago. It was a very important track for me personally as I got to see how music is more than chopped samples but arrangement and creativity. Eli took this old Issac Hayes track and flipped it with Reason, titled “Give Me Some”. I remember seeing beat making as more than just long loop cutting but seeing it as sound meshing, finding random harmony amongst this pool of samples.

Download audio file (Give Me Some_friedroots.mp3)

I found more fun with drum breaks and new arrangements and now sampling has become more of a craft, taking individual hits and sounds I enjoy and being the musician and creator of musical madness. Fried Roots is always there to provide that feel good hip hop that can spark any emcee out of his/her writers block. If it ain’t Fried, it ain’t Fried Roots.

Big Pimpin Vegas stylee

Leave your fears aside and allow yourself to manifest your goals and dreams.

We take the time to craft and build works of art such as paintings, sculptures and music; therefore we must enjoy the fruits of our labor. Let it be celebration, let the people gather in the square, celebrate the artist in all of us and be creative.


There is always a story to tell. That is universal and will be with us for generations to come. Technology has only made the ability to tell our stories more readily available to everyone who wishes to do so.

Choose Your Mic Destiny

More Research=More Answers

I came across Musicmarketing.net as a first solution to find music professionals to chat with. It seems to have a nice mix of songwriters, managers and other music business professionals to pick the brains of. I look forward to networking with fellow musicians and artists.

Aside from just seeking music supervisors, we also wanted to sign our music up to different licensing sites. The Music Snob has a great post called “Tips For Evaluating Music Licensing Opportunities“. Some things to look out for when licensing your music. Knowledge empowers Indie Success.

We will keep you posted when the music licensing endeavor begins.