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Weekly Top 10

For the week ending 10pm, Sunday, Jan 29

A new #1 Song appears in the MTB Top 10 this week, moving up from #3 last week.   Diamond Gray's CD title track, Sound switches places with Jennifer Lee & Navaeh Peek, whose song What About That slips down to take over #3.  Hanging in there at #2 is last year's #1 Song of the Year by Randy Bluesman Hock's Bluesmachine, OK Just Ain't Good Enough, The Top 3 vote count for the week was as follows: #1 = 94, #2 = 76, #3 = 52. 

A tougher method for listing songs from week to week in the Top10 as been implemented in 2012.  Instead of a threshold of votes that has been in use for the more than 3 years, only the 5 songs getting the most votes now remain in the active voting panel.  The bottom 5 drop out, and are replaced by 5 new songs EVERY WEEK. 

Not more than one song by the same artist can be listed during the same week.  One vote per listener per day.  The MTB system is programmed to reject any attempt from the same computer ip address to be counted within any given 24 hour period. 

  These artists heard on MTB are having birthdays this week...

Michael McMagic, Wednesday, Feb 8

Rob Kosinski, Sunday, Feb 12th

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This week's Feature Artists - Bud Good & Mike Hoke.  2011 Top 10 below.  
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                           To listen  -   Click on  mp3  - or - Windows Media icon.

                                                                  

 

                  Thanks to everyone who voted for the #1 and Top 10 Songs of 2011 

    

                  

NEW: Listen for the MTB Top Ten Show, Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 3, 6 & 9pm.

 

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What's New

Thanks to Dave Korba for posting the above on Facebook

 ReverbNation - MTB Top 40

January/February 2012

More than 3,000 local, Tampa Bay artists are now active at the music website, ReverbNation.com.   A survey of only those musicians currently being heard in the MTB music stream, representing all genres of music as of January 25, 2012, results in the following list of the Top 40 ReverbNation/MTB artists. 

Search criteria is based on a zip code centered in mid-Pinellas County and extending out to a 50 mile radious.  Relative ranks among MTB artists for the current and previous month are displayed in the left 2 columns, while the actual rank as determined by ReverbNation is indicated in the right column labeled R/N.  

For The Record -

     
Special thanks to Tampa music innovator, Baluja, for creating this clip.  Catch some of his other video creations, and those of a few others, at the end of this 2012 MTB update.

Soon to be 7 years and counting

Music Tampa Bay music streaming began on March 6th, 2005.  More than 350 local, bay area groups and solo artists are now heard, featuring in excess of 2,000 songs, with more being added all the time.  Considering that one on-line source (see ReverbNation chart this webpage) identifies more than 3,000 local artists , it is clear the MTB mission has only barely scratched the surface of the enormous pool of exceptional talent in the Tampa Bay music community.  More work to do.

MTB System & Program Highlights

A number of improvements were made to MTB operations in 2009.  Music streaming and website operations were moved to a new server during the summer of that year, providing for increased music library storage space and bandwidth.  Accordingly, streaming bitrates were also improved to FM or better quality audio at 128 kbps @ 44,100 Htz. 

In 2009 MTB also began providing an interactive music voting option, to give listeners a voice in determining how songs should be ranked in the Top 10, including selection of the #1 song in the weekly on-line streaming playlist.

Also in 2009, MTB programming was launched on the Internet Radio Network, or IRN.  The current schedule of times is posted in the far right column on this webpage.

Live streaming events were also initiated in 2009.  The 1st was at at showcase event at Pro Star Studio, St Pete,.  The 2nd in the following year was a CD Release Party at Skipper's Smokehouse inTampa, featuring nearly all 20+ artists on an album produced by WMNF paying tribute to Woody Gutherie - This CD Kills Fascists.  The 3rd live streaming event heard in the music stream was in April 2011 at Birdstock II, a massive benefit on Corey
Avenue, St Pete Beach, for local sites managed by the National Wildlife Refuges.  Finally, the most recent live webcast was heard from Bands on the Sand, a Memorial Day Weekend Spectacular held last summer on Treasure Island.  Listen for more live events in 2012, and beyond.

 

 
MTB Feature Artists - Bud Good & Mike Hoke

               

Listen for tracks from Bud Good & Mike Hoke's Heavenly Diviltry CD ever hour in the MTB music stream all this week. 
      

                                   ~ #1 Song of 2011 ~

Nearly 4,000 votes were cast for the #1 and Top 10 Songs of 2011 this year.  Voting began January 2nd and continued until 10pm Sunday night, January 15th.  Only 1 vote per listener per day was allowed.   20 songs that all had reached #1 in weekly voting last year were considered.  When all the votes were counted, Randy Bluesman Hock's Bluesmachine featuring Hana-li was found to be not only #1, but also #2 for the year.  Results are as follows:

The complete 2011 Top 100 is now displayed on the Playlists page on this website.



ARTIST COMMENTS

Al Alvarez

Thanks for supporting Independent Artists in the Tampa Bay area and beyond.  Here's wishing you great success...from the Mason/Alvarez.  Keep Strummin'

BAAMO (Laura)

Thank You so much for this amazing show of support!  (It) just goes to show why we have the best kept music secret in the Southeast.

Baluja

MTB is a beautiful thing!  Thanks for providing an outlet for the many artists in the Tampa Bay area.

Blue Island Club (Colin Ward)

We have enjoyed listening to all the great artists on your station.

Bob Lever

Good to see you're still going.  Sounds Great!

Cindy / North 2 South

Your contribution to Tampa Bay's music community is appreciated beyond words.

Colin Ward

Thanks for featuring my CD, The ICW Blues, on Music Tampa Bay.  How kewl is that!

Constance

Thank you for everything you do for all the artists in the Tampa Bay area.  I'm glad to be a part of it all, along with all these awesome talented musicians.

David J. Potts

I just want to say how great this station is and what a privilege it is to be included amongst the many very talented acts included on the playlist.

Dawn Willey

What you are doing for local artists is awesome.

F&F Blues Project

MTB is a Beacon for the Indie Tampa Bay Artists

Gracie / Sunset Bridge

Very excited to be apart of this energy.

Greg Poulous

We are proud to be a part of MTB.  What a great idea. 

Harmonica Gregg

Thanks for everything you do.

Howard Ingham

Great idea.  Thanks.

Jak Kelly

Your support of us local singer/songwriters is so much appreciated.

Julie Black

Thanks for supporting all the incredible music in Tampa Bay!

Larry Reidt

Love it all!

Leigh Humes

Love the site, and my has it grown.  Thanks for supporting local artists.

Maggie Council

Thanks for all you do to support local music.

Maxx (Max Combs)

Great idea!

Mike Worrall / Stephans/Worrall/McKee

Thanks so much for your efforts on behalf of indie music in the Bay area

Paul Guy Bovee

It is an honor to be on Music Tampa Bay.  So much good music here.  (MTB) is a great friend to us all.

Phil Traynor

Thanks for being so supportive of local music!

Rebekah Pulley

Thank you so much for all your work supporting the local artists  We truly do appreciate it.

Regina AaMacha

I feel honored to be included in such a great line up of professional musicians

Sarah Conness - (Lakeland Promoter)

You are amazing.  Thanks for rockin!

Seasons Of The Wolf (Skully)

Thanks for the support on Music Tampa Bay.  We appreciate it.

Sheila Kirsten Hughes

Thanks so much for adding our music.  Yay!

Soulfound (Ivan)

Great site.  Keep up the great work!

Steve Vaclavik

It's an honor to be on your site.  Thanks for all you do for the local original artist.

 

Comments are welcome in the Guestbook on the Contact Page.

                                                                                                   

Essential LINKS

       

Since March of 2009, Music Tampa Bay programming has also been heard at various times on IRN - The Internet Radio Network.  The current MTB/IRN schedule is as follows:

        

Not only is MTB music heard on IRN at these times, but there are also hourly news and sports updates from the IRN network. This can all be found on the web at www.irnbroadcast.com.       

Other sites of interest are below...

                

 

   

Musicians seeking bands and visa versa, instruments for sale or wanted, night clubs, guitar repair, video & audio, and much, much more can all be found on the resource packed Tampa Bay Entertainment Guide section of the USA Entertainment website (click on display banner above for link) that also features daily show lists as noted in the Connections column in the right margin above.

Music Tampa Bay was established with the creation of the internet domain name on July 2nd, 2003 and became operational with streaming music by local artists on March 6th, 2005.  The Music Tampa Bay name, logo and audio jingles are the property of Music Tampa Bay, PO Box 11874, St Petersburg FL 33733.  Music lyrics, compositions, arrangements, performances and recordings and associated photographs and/or logos are the exclusive property of the artists indicated or their designated representatives.  Windows Media icon, along with those of various groups and entities described within the website are owned by those companies, organizations or individuals and used by expressed or implied consent.  All other materials are considered free and open source with no known claim of ownership or copyright.