It’s the age of the double agent. In an era where Sia, Ke$ha, Frank Ocean, and Bruno Mars prove you can have your cake and eat it too when it comes to making hits for A-list artists and cultivating your own stardom, we’re seeing an abundance of songwriters […]
Rock music has evolved throughout the years–from Pop to Punk and Grunge to Alt. And though the sounds may vary, at it’s core, rock music has always represented a counter culture that excited young generations, while shaking up established social and cultural norms. That powerful feeling is only […]
Wanderlust: A strong desire for or impulse to travel and explore the world. Maybe you’ve booked your summer vacation, maybe you’re just dreaming of trips you’ll take some day, but summertime always conjures up memories of family trips, beach days, and adventures around the globe. We’ve compiled 10 […]
Reservoir is offering the purveyors of cover culture–that subset of music lovers whose talent gets shared and sometimes discovered through the posting of cover performances on outlets like Youtube and Vine–a chance to air their own musical thoughts, in our first-ever A&R Cover Contest featuring Reservoir A&R execs Faith Newman and Spek. The contest, […]
Acoustic. The word brings to mind stripped, intimate performances, featuring piano, perhaps guitar, and a vocal part or two. So why do we find them so thrilling? Acoustic performances are always a treat, because they offer the listener the rare chance to take in a song the way it was most likely written, […]
Two heads are better than one. Great minds think alike. Perhaps idioms such as these are part of the reason why there are so many successful duos in the music industry. The Reservoir catalog is no exception… SARAH BARTHEL & JOSH CARTER Most know best friends Sarah Barthel […]
As music has progressed into the twenty-first century, the lines between the genres have become blurred as the defining acts of each decade increasingly become unconstrained by their genres. This phenomenon is bringing the many different types of music to the new demographics and has resulted in a […]
Jazz is and will forever be one of America’s greatest gifts to music. This genre has created some of the most well-known and influential masterpieces of the last century, with rock, pop, R&B, and hip-hop taking unexpected cues from the country’s most historic musical tradition. This Jazz Appreciation month, we’re taking a moment […]
Whether you’re teaming up and battling friends in a sing-off at home, or performing against a delightfully random scenic backdrop at a bar in K-town, ain’t no party like a karaoke party. In honor of Karaoke Week, we have put together a list of Reservoir’s most current, most Karaoke-able catalog […]
You know the song that’s on permanent repeat in your head? That infectious jam that, no matter how hard you strain your brain, just may be with you for the rest of your life? This serious and life–altering ailment is known as an ear worm, and popular music is lousy with them. Whether the […]