ION INDIE MAGAZINE December 2014, Volume 7 | Page 4

Music by ASHLEY WINELAND “O Holy Night”

Letter from the Editor
We are wishing all of our readers a very joyous holiday season from the entire staff of ION INDIE MAGAZINE. We look
toward 2015 with anticipation and excitement for a year that is chock full o’ music--brought to you by the fastest
growing all-genre Independent music publication today!
ION is pleased to have 16 year old Country singersongwriter ASHLEY WINELAND featured in these
pages. ION Photojournalist J.B. BRIDGES
photographed and conducted the interview with
this young singing sensation. We were so
appreciative of everyone at THE HITCHING POST,
located
in Apache Junction,
Arizona
www.hitchingpostpizzapub.com--who were so
warm and welcoming to us on location at this
busy Country venue, located at the base of the
Superstition Mountains. Live horses were even on
set to capture the Western spirit--provided by
MIKE MCFADDEN of www.AZTrailRiding.com.
There’s an old saying, “Never work with children
or animals”--in this case, it was our pleasure!
I am so pleased to report that again, our ION staff has grown! It is with great delight that I welcome DANIEL “THE
DAGDA” JOHNSON of DAGDA PHOTOGRAPHY . And we are also delighted to have T&T MANAGEMENT AND BOOKING
AGENCY as a new promotional partner to ION INDIE MAGAZINE. This prestigious business has been around since
1992, serving some of the TOP National acts as well as providing opportunities for Independent artists. Thank you
for joining in our initiative, TONY SALDANO, CEO of T&T!
Photojournalist extraordinaire TIMOTHY SCHUMANN knocked it out of the park this month with his photography of
HEART, SLIPKNOT, KORN, STEEL PANTHER and JUDAS PRIEST in this issue of the publication—5 giants in the
industry, for sure!
And as always, thank you to the dedicated team of professionals that comprise the staff of ION INDIE MAGAZINE. I
have a mantra in business…and that is, to surround myself with those better than myself. And this team sure makes
me look good!

Kiki
Plesha
CEO/Editor-in-Chief
The Fairy Rock Mother
ION Indie Magazine