About

Welcome to "The Hidden ROCK Village".

I'm The Sound Ninja.  I'm an independent rock musician, songwriter and recording artist out of Minnesota, USA.  I'm the curator of these playlists in full support of the Independent "Indie" rock music scene.  It's a community that I'm a part of, and I've had so much fun meeting musicians around the world virtually through social media, for the most part.

I love music that does something new.  Musicians doing it their own way.  With passion, strong meanings.  Songs that take the listener on an adventure.  Moments that send chills down the spine.  I love the soaring guitars, riffs and powerful rhythms.  I also love the watered down acoustic rock songs.  Those can be just as powerful.  I've been known to praise hard rock, punk, alternative, metal, nu-metal, classic rock, folk rock, and more in the independent rock scene, mainly on Threads these days (@TheSoundNinjaRock).

One thing that such a high percentage of people in the world don't see is the incredible music that can be found outside of the mainstream.  So many people only hear what is fed to them.  If you dig under the mainstream surface, you will get to a place usually referred to as the underground.  You can find many bands working insanely hard.  This quite often includes having full-time jobs away from music, families, activities, but still take on the impossible of practicing, gigging, writing music, recording it, releasing it and promoting it at an unreal pace.  Why?  Because they love it.

My hope is this can be a space where you will find quality music that is equal to or even better than what you hear in the mainstream.  These artists/musicians need to be heard.  This is why I'm maintaining BandCamp playlists using BNDCMPR.  Listeners can hear the music with the playlists, which have links on them that will lead the listener directly to the band/musician's BandCamp page, where the choice exists to purchase the music and support the artist/band!

If you are an indie musician who would like to submit a song for consideration for a playlist, please fill out the form using the "Submit Your Song" link on the home page.  With that being said, not every song that is submitted will find a spot on a playlist.  It needs to fulfill the requirements, fit the playlist, and the higher quality the performance/production is the better!  I'm very open-minded, so don't be shy.

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Blog Info

  • Submit songs using the "Submit Your Song" link at the top of the page
  • If your song is added to a playlist, you will receive a return email
  • A new addition to a playlist will also have a post on the site
  • There will be a maximum of 25 songs on a playlist
    • The newest addition will be placed at the top of the list
    • If a new one is added, the bottom song will be dropped from the list
  • More playlists will be created if the need arises

You can support this initiative by:

  • Sharing the site and its content
  • Supporting the artists
  • Post about it all over social media
  • Keeping all interactions positive and fun!

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