Barbara Sobel
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Barbara Sobel is a promoter and radio producer.
Background
Sobel began her career in the music industry in the 1980s, publishing fan newsletters for some of the most popular groups of that era. Her passion for music developed into running fan forums for bands both domestically and internationally.
Sobel Promotions
Barbara Sobel, the daughter of author Robert Sobel, launched her promotion company in 2010. She promotes music to radio stations, DJs, record pools and record labels to gain radio airplay. Working with all genres, she has promoted singles from artists such as Owen Paul, Marcella Detroit, Tight Fit, Inaya Day, Sigue Sigue Sputnik, KC & The Sunshine Band, and Coco Star, as well as DJs including StoneBridge, Bimbo Jones, Leo Frappier, and Serbscian.
Radio Stations
Barbara Sobel operates several stations forming the Sobel Nation Network. This network includes: Sobel Nation Radio FM (www.sobelnationradio.fm), which has three stations. The Sobel Nation stations play dance music from mainstream and indie artists, and feature mix shows. Sobel Promotions Station plays only songs promoted by Sobel Promotions, and Sobel Classics plays classic dance music.
Rainbow Radio FM (www.rainbowradio.fm) is a 24/7 news, entertainment, and talk radio station geared towards the LGBT community, and is known as a Donald Trump Resistance Station.
Dance World Radio FM (www.danceworldradio.fm) has two stations. Dance World Radio plays the best mainstream dance music and mix shows, Indie World Radio plays dance music from indie artists, and House World Radio plays the best in house music.
All stations are licensed and airplay is reported to ASCAP, BMI, SESAC, SoundExchange, and SOCAN (Canada) for royalty payments.
Video Station
As part of the Sobel Nation network, Barbara Sobel owns Video Tea Room, which plays various genres of videos.
Record label
Sobel founded Sobel Nation Records to release songs from independent artists and assist them with promotional efforts. She has released songs by Sigue Sigue Sputnik, Rosie Romero, Firedance, Dez Milito, Eric Dodge, Funk3d, and Silvio Bisio.
Awards
Barbara Sobel was one of five nominees for Best Music Promoter at the 2012 JustCircuit Awards.[1] She was also nominated for best promoter for New Music Weekly in 2010.[2] In 2015 and 2016, she won Promoter of the Year at the JustCircuit Awards. [1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "JustCircuit Awards". Archived from the original on 2015-03-31.
- ↑ "New Music Weekly Nominee". Archived from the original on 2012-03-08. Retrieved 2012-03-14.
External links
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