Just received a review from There's Always Someone Cooler Than You! Wanted to say a quick thanks for the kind words. The review is in French so here is a rough translation for my English speaking friends:

"Kelly Manix is a young beginner, but her debut EP leaves a beautiful first impression. The five titles on Emerald City reveal a mature talent which places her somewhere between Tift Merritt and Brandi Carlisle."

Hello friends!!! My song "Precious" is on this week's Freight Train Boogie podcast #49. It's host, Bill Frater at KRCB Radio 91, does an awesome job putting together this collection of great Americana music every week! Check it out!

Wanted to say a quick thanks to Writer's Block over at WDVX Knoxville for spinning my song "Precious." You can tune in every Wednesday night if you are in the Knoxville area to listen or stream over the web at their website. It's a great outlet for independent singer-songwriters. Support indie music!!!

Hey guys,

My article was recently published at UW's Flip The Media blog....an excerpt is below.....


"The digital revolution has brought about the age of the DIY musician, or as Sonicbids.com founder Panos Panay calls it, the “artistic middle class.” With technology, artists are able to produce and distribute their work easily while maintaining creative control. But big record labels, despite their floundering, still appear to be the way for an artist to go from anonymity to platinum-selling success. So how is this middle-class musician Panay speaks of making money and supporting his or her craft?

Traditionally, artists have had several income streams. These include income from record sales, live performances, performance/mechanical royalties, songs used in television or film, merchandising, and endorsement deals, just to name a few. But it can be difficult for an independent musician to access some of these streams without the help of a well-established label.

New business models are springing up all over the Web to help independent musicians get revenue from their music. The Future of Music Coalition recently highlighted some of these in its “Music 2.0” series at the 2009 FMC Policy Summit:

• Internet radio. Internet radio, which is seeing an increase in listenership, plays more artists in more niche genres than traditional radio would ever be able to. Last.fm and Pandora both stream independent music and pay royalties to performers and songwriters.

• Fan sponsorship and patronage. New online services such as ArtistShare and Kickstarter help artists raise money to fund projects and underwrite some of their expenses. Fans can donate money to their favorite artist through these sites and get access to part of the recording process, such as a songwriting session. Depending on the amount donated, incentives for fans can include everything from a free download to getting executive producer credit on a CD.

read more here

Good afternoon folks-

I wanted to say thanks to NoDepression.com for featuring me in there homepage music player. If you are unfamiliar with No Depression, you must check it out. It is an awesome resource and community for Americana and roots music lovers!!!!

Yo peeps! I have the audio from the live performance we did at GSM for your listening pleasure. Right click to download and save. Enjoy!

No, I don’t have either one of those, but I do want to say a big thanks to Nelson over at WDVX-Knoxville for mentioning me in his blog today.

Nelson writes…..

“First up is Seattle-by-way-of-Tennessee singer/songwriter Kelly Manix. Manix studied the music industry as a student at Middle Tennessee University and studied the musicians themselves after graduation during her tenure working in the marketing department of a “well-established independent label” in Nashville. While working in the industry, Manix says she studied the artists she came in contact with to see how they handled themselves and went about their craft. Perhaps that’s why her debut digital release EP Emerald City sounds like anything but a freshman effort.

Emerald City contains five songs that inhabit the same sonic territories of artists such as Mindy Smith and Another Country era Tift Merritt. I was drawn into this EP by Manix’s warm vocals and production, and I think you will be too. Here’s the title track from her EP Emerald City. It’s the story of what happens when Dorothy returns to Kansas to find that there may be more to life than what the comforts of home have to offer.”

Thanks for supporting independent music friends!!

-kel

Hello from sunny Seattle! HAHA! Actually it has been sunny this past week, believe it or not. Anyhoo, here is a video we put together of a song that didn’t make it to the ep because of time. We still wanted to do something special with this heartbreak song, so here it is. Hope you love it.

Check back soon. We will have an mp3 of just the audio available for download.

-kel

Hi all -

The ep is finally here and available for download! I am stoked! I hope you all enjoy it as much as I did recording it. Few things coming up: Look for a live performance video available next month and a track on a Christmas compilation with some local Nashville artists. Fun, fun, fun! 

-kel

Hey guys!
I like free music, so I am giving you guys some good free music. “Don’t Cry Yourself to Sleep” from my Emerald City ep is free to download here. Hope you enjoy!

Check out the rest of the ep at iTunes andAmazonMP3.

-kel