ION INDIE MAGAZINE November 2016, Volume 30 | Page 4

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
This November edition of ION Indie Magazine features the Charlotte, North Carolina-based band BEYOND THE FADE. Senior
Photojournalist GARY CAROTA spotlights this hard-hitting rock band with his in depth interview and dynamic photography.
Read all about it inside this issue!
Our REVERBNATION “Artist of the Month” is the bodacious band reverberating out of Madison, Wisconsin…LEVRAGE! Our
partnership with this popular artist platform has afforded us the opportunity to discover some incredible independent talent—
and this campaign with RN is no exception. Discover LevRage in an interview by a certain fairy in this enthralling edition of
ION!
We also have a few “familiar faces” gracing our pages…Senior Photojournalist LISA BOEHM brings us DREAM THEATER,
BUTCHER BABIES and IL DIVO—as captured by her lens. Senior Photojournalist TIMOTHY SCHUMANN provides a photographic
accounting of the iconic band SEVENDUST for our readers. And in the “must see” department—we have Senior Photojournalist
LEE HOFFMAN chronicling the tour stop of OXYMORRONS in Buffalo, NY. Lee caught all the sights and sounds of this talented
group and all the “behind the scenes” action through his camera’s eye.
ERIC LITTMAN—a member of the ION family through our partnership with SCORPION RADIO GROUP and his popular show
broadcasting on the network, EXTREME METAL WORKX—generously contributed a dynamic article on the Baltimore, MD band,
VIOLENCE IN VANITY. And our own Senior Journalist JERE PERRY sat down with the NYC band MADISON RISING and provided
our readers a glimpse into what makes them tick. And as ION Indie Magazine looks to entertain AND educate, our industry
columnist PAUL BORDENKIRCHER continues his “Songwriting Series”—this time, focusing on “Promotion”. And speaking of
Paul…we are delighted to announce the launch of his new platform “SongNook”! Learn all about this new software product
to support independent songwriters in managing their music catalogues at www.songnook.com and also read more inside
this issue.
Thank you, our loyal readers, for making this publication the fastest-growing all genre independent music magazine today!
Although we DO cover ALL genres…you ROCK!

“Music isn’t what I do, it’s who I am. Music is a life force that beats within. It permeates the senses and encompasses the
spirit. Music transcends. It heals the heart, purges the soul and provides refuge from pain. Music is immortal.”
~The Fairy Rock Mother

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