After the tragic loss of a young family member to breast cancer, Hernando Courtright, founder of ForeReel Records, came up with the concept for It's About Eve, a charity compilation CD featuring independent female artists. "The genesis was the passing of my cousin to breast cancer. I felt the need to do something in her honor. While running in a marathon or giving money to a charity seemed OK, I thought [a CD] would have more of an impact and help bring awareness to this problem," says Hernando. "From a charity point of view, I would like to raise as much [money] as possible to promote breast cancer awareness and bring a better understanding of the pervasiveness of the disease to young women. As for the artists, they are all so talented and enthusiastic about their music. My hope is that they will be discovered by a larger audience."

NY native Julia Greenberg has taken a lifelong love of music and turned it into a successful career as both a musician and co-founder of an independent label, Cropduster Records. Julia's musical roots stem from her childhood. Her grandparents were partners in a vaudeville act and she was a vocal student at New York's prestigious High School of Music and Art.

The post originally appeared on WomanRock. Musician Nancy Magarill is the type of artist that New York City is known for – the kind who pushes her art to the limit. As the recipient of ASCAP’s Best Emerging Pop Singer-Songwriter Award and a finalist in the 1998 Lilith Fair Talent...

After an unexpected stint as a backup singer on George Clinton's Mothership reunion album T.A.P.O.A.F.O.M., Martha Redbone found her calling - music. A friend of a friend introduced Martha to producer/writer Aaron Whitby, who has been her creative counterpart ever since. Martha and Aaron formed Blackfeet Productions and released her debut album, Home of the Brave.

In this installment, our guest, Ashmi Elizabeth Dang, shares her recipe for a hearty, Music Gumbo, A&R style. FOR THE STOCK: 8 hours of cellphone stand-by time (fully charged) 8 – 10 lbs of demos (logged in and ready for review) 4 ounce Palmpilot (additional styluses optional) 4 ounce 2-way pager (with bosses 2 way number already programmed in) 1 fresh pair of ear plugs (shelled at every showcase) 2 attorneys (separated into music and criminal parts) If at all possible, please try to get fresh attorneys. A good, fresh attorney imparts a wonderful flavor to the stock, and it just ain’t A&R Style Gumbo without it.

Brenda's been talking about Puffy AmiYumi album Spike since it arrived unannounced last summer in the WomanRock PO Box. When she heard they were coming to New York, she jumped at the chance for an interview. An aspiring writer, I asked Brenda if I could tag along and work on the article with her.