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Here’s wishing all our customers old and new a very Happy New Year (or as we say in Scotland “Happy Hogmanay”). I hope and pray that you and your family have health, wealth and happiness in the year ahead. Best Wishes Kenny

Ah, the clock is ticking away and it’s getting close to that time when Santa Claus will be sneaking down your chimney and hopefully leaving lots of nice presents for you if you’ve been good! So as you head home this evening to your families let me just say sincerely from the bottom of my [...]

How do you ensure your gigs in December always go with a bang and the crowd get up on the dance floor at the end of the night, singing along and having the time of their life? Well, at normal gigs throughout the year you simply play your usual “end of the evening” songs that you know [...]

Please keep your comments coming in if you’ve found a new or novel way of using the free Christmas backing track we’re giving away this month. Thanks to Jaqueline for this idea: Hi Kenny, Was thrilled with the Christmas Medley and used it for an Arthritis Group of Seniors to do exercises to.   Each person [...]

Some folks are finding that the Google powered MP3 player they use to embed audio in their webpages has mysteriously stopped working lately. As yet there has been no word from Google on why their mp3 player has stopped working, but don’t worry – here’s a quick and easy way to resolve the problem. Step [...]

Hearty congratulations to one of our most treasured customers Gillian Dee who came runner up out of 8,000 contestants in the Open Mic finals. Gillian’s performance of the medley “I dreamed a dream” in to ”And I am telling you” (a track we arranged specially for her) was so incredible, not only did she get second place [...]

Want to know what other entertainers out there are doing to improve their act, keep themselves up-to-date, and stay one step ahead of the rest? Here’s a list of the best-selling entertainment related downloads on the internet this month (it’s a bit of a mixed bag so there should be something here for everyone): ******************************** RiffmasterPro Slowdown Music ******************************** Let’s [...]

The music world lost one of its biggest stars yesterday, Michael Jackson. Personally I wasn’t a big Michael Jackson fan. However I am a fan of high quality, well produced, creative music.  I also admire live performers with great talent…and they don’t come much more talented than Michael Jackson.  I have spoken to many fellow entertainers who [...]

If you’re looking for a great nights entertainment, look no further than Smokey Blues Review, the latest band to take out a free listing on the MP3 Backing Trax YourSpace section. Check them out HERE If you have an entertainment related act and would like your act featured for free in our YourSpace section, you can [...]

Welcome to Davaris, male guitar vocalist from Northamptonshire - the latest artist to take out a free listing at the MP3 Backing Trax YourSpace section. Davaris was bass player with the group Coverup until they split and is now a solo act. Not afraid of hard work, Davaris performs three 40 minute sets! Check out his webpage at: CLICK HERE“>http://www.mp3backingtrax.com/yourspace/1/Davaris.htm”>CLICK [...]