NASHVILLE, TN (May, 2012) – Label services company, indieExtreme (www.indieExtreme.com) are excited to announce that clients McKnight & Bogdal and Nick Verzosa have been nominated, and made it to the second round ballot for the A2IM (American Association of Independent Music) Libera Awards. The A2IM has partnered with the revolutionary digital promotion platform Official.fm to bring us their first annual Libera Awards ceremony for independent musicians and labels. The variety of the awards given includes Independent album of the Year, Independent Label of the Year, Music Supervisor of the Year, Road Warrior of the Year, and the Creative Packaging Award. Nick Verzosa has been nominated for the Up and Comer award as well as the Road Warrior award which is in reference to his state of nonstop touring. McKnight & Bogdal have been nominated for the Up and Comer award as well. In being nominated, McKnight, Bogdal, and Verzosa have once again been recognized for displaying superior talent, industry acumen, and unparalleled passion for spreading the gift of music.

Houston, Texas (March 6, 2012) - Grady Skelton has announced a partnership with indieExtreme® and is releasing his sophomore Country/Americana album entitled LIVE SIMPLY* today on newly formed independent label Gamagrass Records. The release of "Girl I Love,"* the second radio cut from the album, will follow on March 26. In addition, the album, recorded at Ray Benson's Bismeaux Studio in Austin and produced by Clay Corn (keyboard player for Pat Green), will be celebrated at a March 30 CD release show at the House of Blues in Houston.

HOUSTON, TX (FEBRUARY 2012) - Local recording artist and performer, Deborah Wedekind, who lives in the North Houston area, is currently featured with a photo, on the Singer Universe website’s home page at: www.singeruniverse.com, as a National Top 5 Vocalist Finalist for January 2012! Her original song, “Psalm on Danny Boy”, placed her in the Top 5 due to Deborah’s beautiful vocals, haunting lyrics and unique arrangement. She also won a Top 5 spot nationally with Singer Universe in their December 2011 Best Vocalist contest, for her unique arrangement of “I Dreamed a Dream”, recently made popular by British singer Susan Boyle. In Deborah’s more Adult Contemporary version, she creates a stunningly beautiful counter melody in the orchestral strings which depict the longing and suffering of the lead character, Fantine, while creating a lighter vocal line that flows “…with much more of a Pop feel” than prior versions.