New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Pernikoff Brothers Official Website) For any new band in the modern age, getting their music heard and purchased, particularly in a full album, no-singles format, is the biggest challenge.
St. Louis-based indie rockers THE PERNIKOFF BROTHERS-whose debut album ON MY WAY marries the inventiveness of the Dave Matthews Band with the brotherly magic and harmonies of the Avett Brothers-are introducing an innovation they are hoping will enable them to accomplish this.
Welcome to TUNESPEAK, an online peer-to-peer music marketing/distribution service built on top of social media. Users of TUNESPEAK are incentivized by the band with cash and rewards to tell friends about music they've discovered. THE PERNIKOFF BROTHERS-guitarist/singer TOM PERNIKOFF, bassist/singer RICK PERNIKOFF and drummer/singer DAN GERMAIN-are not only the creators of TUNESPEAK but also the first band on the service with the release of their debut album ON MY WAY-recorded and mixed by Ben Fowler (Eric Clapton, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Rascal Flatts) at Ocean Way Studios in Nashville.
Here's how TUNESPEAK works:
No Listeners can stream the full album for seven days free, buy/download, and share with friends on Facebook and Twitter.
# A fan is compensated by the band with 1/3 of the profits every time he/she helps sell three albums (digital downloads). Fans tell friends on Facebook or Twitter and then collect money owed from the band via PayPal or check and also have the option to donate their earnings back to the band or the music industry health charity, MusiCares.
# Fans will soon have the option to collect non-monetary awards like merchandise, concert tickets, meet & greets, etc.
Praise for THE PERNIKOFF BROTHERS:
"The three-piece makes appealing, acoustic-based blue-eyed soul with muted harmonies. The two brothers take turns on instruments and lead vocals, but Tom Pernikoff's light-sandpaper voice provides the basis for "sounds-like" comparisons with national acts: Jamie Cullum without the piano or Ray LaMontagne with human contact."
-Katie Moulton, Riverfront Times (St. Louis review for support show for Harper Simon at Off Broadway)
"The Brothers play a sweet blend of catchy, up-tempo folk pop drenched in two and three part harmonies. Their playing tonight was top notch with Toms guitar work shining brightly above the rhythm section. As great as the playing was, the vocals are what really stole the show. All three have excellent voices and the harmonies were on the mark and tight without sounding unemotional and over-rehearsed."
-Mark Champion, KDHX St. Louis (review of support show for G. Love @ the Pageant)
https://www.pernikoffbrothers.com/
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https://tunespeak.com
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