Who says that college parties lend themselves to nothing more than tomfoolery? It was through Yale’s party scene that PAZ, who never wanted his shows to include lulls, began blending songs together like a DJ would to keep the audience engaged, thereby developing his signature mashup sound — a sound that has helped him build one of the strongest online fan bases of any unsigned artist out there right now. Profile after the jump!

ROBOPOP + Benny Blanco + Ammar Malik + Adam Levine = A force to be reckoned with. [...]

Drake and The Weeknd put Toronto on the map as a hip-hop and R&B hotbed. If there’s anyone who can do the same for the city with respect to country music, it’s 18-year-old singer/songwriter Maddy Rodriguez. Profile after the jump!

Jessica Ashley has released the official music video for “Souvenir.” [...]

The Kill Van Kulls has released the official music video for “Impossible Man.” [...]

Singer. Songwriter. Painter. Sculptor. Designer. Francis Bowie is an artist through and through, and his self-proclaimed style of “intelligent pop music” manages to hook listeners in without resorting to cookie cutter techniques. Profile after the jump!

Some of music’s biggest names have made themselves at home in Research Material’s studio. Profile after the jump!

Moonlight Bride has released the official music video for “Lemonade.” [...]

Deep.Sea.Creatures has released the official music video for “Moonshine.” [...]

Back in early 2009, brother and sister Jet and Bri Geraci, then recording under the name Grove Hill, had recently made the move to Los Angeles and were hustling to find an audience for the band’s just-completed first round of demos. What the brand new pop/rock/dance act may have lacked in buzz, it made up for in everything else. Early releases — with their 80s influence and quirky-yet-mainstream appeal — were instantly compelling. The “it” factor was definitely present, and there was no doubt that this band would be going places. [...]