http://scottkrokoff.com/blog Singer-songwriter Scott Krokoff Blogs about everything Fri, 04 Sep 2009 21:16:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I launched a college radio promotional campaign earlier this summer to get my CD played by as many college DJs as possible.  Well, so far, the promotion has been very successful.  My CD is now in rotation in over 100 stations, with possibly more to come!  I appreciate all the love ... http://scottkrokoff.com/blog/?p=57 Hey all - hope everyone's enjoying the winding down of summer.  September is my favorite month of the year, hands down! I recently played at Indie Music Night in Princeton, NJ.  It is a once-a-month event hosted by indie artist Sarah Donner, and she assembled an impressive array of talent for ... http://scottkrokoff.com/blog/?p=56 It's been awhile since I've posted but that doesn't mean I haven't been busy.  To the contrary, it's been an exciting summer with hopefully more to come in the fall.  In June, I commenced a radio promotion largely targeting international radio stations and the results have been very promising so far.  My CD has ... http://scottkrokoff.com/blog/?p=55 I know we're not even in the summer yet (at least, not officially) but I wanted to share the news that later this fall I will be playing during New York's 2009 M.E.A.N.Y. FEST, which will take place from September 24 - October 3 in NYC at several venues.  I'll post ... http://scottkrokoff.com/blog/?p=54 What's up everyone?  This update will be short and sweet...   Today I was the featured New Artist on a music blog called Big Leather Couch.  Vinny Bond is the host of the blog, and I thank him for the opportunity to be featured on it.  He featured two songs of my ... http://scottkrokoff.com/blog/?p=53 Just a little plug here for my friend and music consultant Daylle Deanna Schwartz, former rapping teacher, noted author, speaker and current cheerleader and supporter of all things musically independent.  Her latest book for independent artists - the 3rd edition of Start & Run Your Own Record Label - just came out, ... http://scottkrokoff.com/blog/?p=52 Got some great news!  "A Better Life" was recently announced as one of the runner-ups in Mike Pinder's SONGWARS songwriting competition!  Mike Pinder is one of the original members of the Moody Blues, and SONGWARS is a quarterly songwriting competition aimed at promoting the work of independent artists. The best part is that ... http://scottkrokoff.com/blog/?p=51 The good reviews keep on coming!  Here's the latest review of my CD, courtesy of Wildy Haskell in his blog, Wildy's World!  Here's a link to the review - http://wildysworld.blogspot.com/2009/02/review-scott-krokoff-better-life.html Wildy seemed to like most of the album, with his favorite song being Autumn Sky.  He also singled out Sparrows and Holy ... http://scottkrokoff.com/blog/?p=50 Today, my song A Better Life was chosen as the Single of the Day on SingleOfTheDay.com, hosted by blogger/musician Jody Whitesides!  Jody is one of the many prominent bloggers and podcasters out there promoting independent artists.  Here's a link in case you missed it - http://www.singleoftheday.com/2009/01/29/a-better-life/ Please spread the word if you can by ... http://scottkrokoff.com/blog/?p=49 It's been a short while since I blogged here, so why not give everyone a quick update on how things are going. Last week, I played a private house concert out in Freehold, NJ, hosted by my very good friend, George Dierna.  It happened to be last Saturday, when the metropolitan ... http://scottkrokoff.com/blog/?p=48