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MUSIC | INTERVIEWS | NEWS
JANUARY 2025
ISSUE 14/ JANUARY 2025
The ‘Child’s Play’ Genius of
Ana Phoenixx, Singer |
Songwriter | Performer | Artist
In Conversation
Plus our artists, the mega-
talented Julia Dowler,
John Tinger & Clare
Steffen
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It’s going to be an awesome year, and
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Happy New Year to you all. We hope you and your family had a great New Year’s
celebration, and that you - like us - are looking forward to a sparkling 2025, filled
with positivity, creativity, love and of course MUSIC.
Together in MUSIC we rise above the challenges of our day-to-day lives and
know that anything is possible.
Our January 2025 issue of MUSICA magazine is once again filled with interviews
with our off-the-scale AUDIOSPARX and RADIOSPARX artists, and it’s our delight
and pleasure to showcase their talent, how they are using their music and musical
creativity to make the world a better place. Our FRONT COVER HERO is the
inimitable US star, ANA PHOENIXX, so intelligent, eloquent & talented it will make
you breathless; likewise UK artist JULIA DOWLER who’s songwriting, musicianship
and vocals will make you fall in love with music all over again. We’ve interviewed
musical activist & Founder of ROUND THE GLOBE, winner of over 100 international
film and music awards, CLARE STEFFEN, and ultra-accomplished US guitarist and
songwriter JOHN TINGER.
We’re celebrating CHINESE NEW YEAR - the Year of the Snake, on January 29th,
we’re counting down to the US Super Bowl in New Orleans on February 9th, with a
sensational dedicated playlist for all your January build-up activities. We’ve got
a ton of lifestyle articles with all the music to match, from coping with DRY
JANUARY to becoming the ultimate RADIOSPARX DJ instore, using our app and
our guidance on how to hit it BIG with your customers. Remember it’s all about the
instore VIBE. We have our usual AI news updates, and our dedicated THE BIZ
pages - the only place you need to be - if you’re a musician, navigating the ultra-
competive MUSIC BUSINESS globally. Plus loads of new playlists that will woo and
delight your customers instore, filled with carefully curated tracks, written and
produced by our 8000+ signed, independent artists.
Enjoy your January, wherever you call home.
Yours in MUSIC,
Lee Johnson,
Executive Vice-President
AUDIOSPARX-RADIOSPARX
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Hey Music lovers, 2025
2025
Welcome
Welcome
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
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2025
/LIFE IS BETTER
WITH INSTORE
MUSIC
Front Cover - ANA PHOENIXX
Front Cover - ANA PHOENIXX
About Us
About Us
Happy New Year with RadioSparx
Happy New Year with RadioSparx
A note by our Exec VP, Lee Johnson
A note by our Exec VP, Lee Johnson
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Change Your Music, Change Your Life
Change Your Music, Change Your Life
Advertise in MUSICA
Advertise in MUSICA
In Conversation with ANA PHOENIXX
In Conversation with ANA PHOENIXX
A New Year, A New You
A New Year, A New You
In Conversation with JULIA DOWLER
In Conversation with JULIA DOWLER
PUBLIC DOMAIN DAY
PUBLIC DOMAIN DAY
HOT NEW ARTISTS
HOT NEW ARTISTS
EDITOR’S CHOICE AWARD
EDITOR’S CHOICE AWARD
BLUE MONDAY
BLUE MONDAY
In Conversation with JOHN TINGER
In Conversation with JOHN TINGER
Be The DJ. Create the Vibe
Be The DJ. Create the Vibe
AI in the News
AI in the News
DRY JANUARY & VEGANUARY
DRY JANUARY & VEGANUARY
CHINESE NEW YEAR
CHINESE NEW YEAR
The Biz
The Biz
In Conversation with CLARE STEFFEN
In Conversation with CLARE STEFFEN
Countdown to the Super Bowl
Countdown to the Super Bowl
SPOTLIGHT on NIGERIA
SPOTLIGHT on NIGERIA
HOT NEW TRACKS for JANUARY
HOT NEW TRACKS for JANUARY
FRESH music for 2025
FRESH music for 2025
The Hit List with BARBIE COLEMAN
The Hit List with BARBIE COLEMAN
Editor’s Note
Editor’s Note
More About Us
More About Us
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FRONT COVER FEATURE
singer-songwriter-performer-artist
Ana Phoenixx
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by MERYANA TAMERA
/ANA PHOENIXX
I will quite freely admit that I am in
total awe of Ana Phoenixx, one of
our rising stars over at AUDIOSPARX
& RADIOSPARX. Her voice fills me
with that type of sweet, aching
happiness, and I want to sing along
with her, hoping — praying that my
voice is as good as hers!
In my dreams!
The ‘Child’s Play’ Genius of
Ana Phoenixx
Singer | Songwriter |
Performer | Artist
Ana Phoenixx is a ONE-OFF and has
the type of talent that is rare,
beautiful and oh so real. She’s so
loved at AUDIOSPARX &
RADIOSPARX, that I jumped on the
virtual blower (phone) and got in
touch with her to request, demand
(in the nicest possible way) and pray
for an interview with her. And in
sweet, gracious style she said a big
YES.
Ana Phoenixx. Photo of artist supplied by the artist. All Rights Reserved.
ANA PHOENIXX is one of our HOT stars, featured on many of our top-ranking
RADIOSPARX playlists. Click on the playlist graphics below to listen in.
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/Ana Phoenixx
Ana hails from Chesapeake, Virginia USA
and so we told her we’d whisk her away
virtually to our studio, a place where our
artists become life-long friends and let us
into the secrets of their composing life.
So, now Ana’s arrived, let me fluff up our
blue and orange cushions on our virtual
YELLOW-ORANGE SOFA so she can get
comfortable. I’ll pour her some tea and get
her in the mood for some hard questioning.
But while she gets comfortable, let me play a delicious track that she wrote and
performed, called “Swan Dance”. It’s an RnB/Soul track with exquisite vocals, so divine
that I just want to keep playing it on a loop.
‘“Swan Dance” is a love voyage illustrated by references to scenes in nature.
Soulful cries and jazzy scats beckon a lover’s presence. The singer imagines a
fantasy landscape where she communicates with her beloved in rhythm with the
ecosystem. Intimate and sparse instrumentation show raw emotion.’
Play Swan Dance as you read our interview with ANA PHOENIXX, singer,
songwriter, instrumentalist, producer and artist.
Before we start, here’s her super-impressive bio:
“Ana Phoenixx is an eclectic composer, producer, and instrumentalist from Virginia.
Her professional work began when she sang a solo on Radio Disney’s Chart Toppers
CD at ten years old. She later released a song featuring global rap star Gucci Mane
and performed vocals with Malice of the renowned duo The Clipse. In the following
years, she honed production skills that fuse Classic Rock, Jazz Harmony, and
alternative styles to her RnB and Hip Hop roots. Ana specializes in distinct musical
landscapes with universal appeal.”
RADIOSPARX: It’s so lovely to welcome you here Ana. You’re our HOT NEW ARTIST this
week, with your track EUPHORIA. Your voice is exquisite and your songs are like silky
RnB/Soul reinventions with your own original stamp on them. Talk to us about how
your working day pans out and how you approach your songwriting.