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Michael Stover
A music industry veteran of over 30 years, Michael Stover is a graduate of the Art Institute of Pittsburgh, with a degree specializing in the Music and Video business. Michael has used that education to gain a wealth of experience within the industry: from retail music manager and DJ, to two-time Billboard Magazine Contest winning songwriter, performer and chart-topping producer, and finally, award-winning artist manager, publicist, promoter and label president. In just 10 years, MTS Records has released 40+ Top 40 New Music Weekly country chart singles, including FIFTEEN #1s and 8 Top 85 Music Row chart singles. MTS has also promoted 60+ Top 40 itunes chart singles, including 60+ Top 5s and 40+ #1s, AND a Top 5 Billboard Magazine chart hit! Michael has written columns featured in Hypebot, Music Think Tank, and Fair Play Country Music, among others. Michael is a 2020 Hermes Creative Awards Winner and a 2020 dotComm Awards Winner for marketing and communication. Michael has managed and/or promoted artists and events from the United States, UK, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Italy, Australia and Sweden, making MTS a truly international company.
Review: Noble Hops – Life By The Numbers (July 4, 2025 – Shady Lady Records/MTS)
Bar-band wisdom with a rock pulse and a preacher’s conscience. On Life By The Numbers, Noble Hops doesn’t chase trends or flex muscle—they deliver old-school working-class advice in three-chord...
Studio D’Lux’s “Nothing”: A Beautifully Burnt-Out Neon Sign Flashing in the Void (out on June 27th)
Let’s not kid ourselves. “Nothing” isn’t just a song—it’s a sermon from the Church of the Burned Out Heart, a dirge dressed in designer decay, echoing from the corridors...
Harry Kappen Rips the Muzzle Off Modern Madness with “Break These Chains”
Harry Kappen is not here to soothe you. He is not here to put your little heart at ease or pad your playlist with some disposable echo of meaning....
”Dig My Shoeshine, Mama”: Ed Roman’s ‘Pawnshop Ghettoblaster’ Is a Grotesque Groove Odyssey
If Tom Waits huffed helium in a pawn shop bathroom while channeling Frank Zappa's deranged ghost, and then danced a barefoot tango with George Clinton on a hot tin...
DeathbyRomy’s Hollywood Forever Burns, Bleeds, and Believes
Every city has its ghosts. In Los Angeles, they wear Gucci shades and fractured smiles. On Hollywood Forever, DeathbyRomy doesn’t just chase them — she dances with them in...
Austin Giorgio Mesmerizes Audiences with Chronicles of the Darkest Hour Tour and Album
Austin Giorgio's Chronicles of the Darkest Hour marks a significant evolution in his musical journey, combining elements of rock, pop and alternative to create his own dark-romance music. A...