In this age you must have a visual presence to be considered marketable by a music promotion department. This is why A&R representatives want to see an artist perform. What is their presentation like? How do they ineract with a crowd? How is their show? Here on shadesradio.com we give artists the chance to showcase their abilities to industry personnel while keeping a scoring and comment file for later viewing by each performer. The winner of a weekly showcase starting February 15th will be promoted with a special Shades of Hip Hop promotional package (for details click here).