Band Promote, a subsidiary of Indy Hits.com, is a music company geared at promoting top unsigned bands and artists to the music industry abroad. We offer various services from promotion to tour booking and even weekly tips on films and TV shows seeking songs.

"Mike Galaxy is a staple in the Los Angeles music scene", say's Music Connection Magazine.

Indy Hits was founded in 1997 by Mike Galaxy to promote and showcase bands and artists to the music industry. For over several years Mike Galaxy has hosted top industry showcases for up and coming bands and artists helping many of them to obtain record deals, licensing deals and loads of exposure. Showcases have been hosted at such Hollywood landmark venues as the Gig, Viper Room, Dragonfly and the historic Hollywood landmark Studio 56 where Elvis and Guns 'n' Roses have recorded. These special industry showcases have also been presented in many other cities and at several music conferences like SXSW in Austin, NXNW in Portland, EAT'M in Las Vegas, Orlando, Phoenix, New York , Philidelphia and even Trinidad in the Caribbean where he hosted alongside Carmen Elektra for Decibel 2001 and with Willa Ford for Decibel 2002 and on October 9th 2001, Mike Galaxy hosted a September 11th benefit concert at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles which raised funds for various charities. in January 2003 Mike Galaxy Presents his Inaugural Sundance Film Festival Showcase .

Mike Galaxy also works very closely with top music supervisors in efforts of licensing music for film and TV shows as well as tour booking consultation helping bands and artists plan and book their tours. IndyHits.com, BandPromote.com and the Mike Galaxy Presents showcases have been written up in many top music industry trades like Hits Magazine, Music Connection, MTV Online and even LA Weekly and LA Times and tons of others. Some, many times over.

Mike Galaxy's background comes from years of performing, recording and touring with rock bands and working stints at various record labels like A&M, Priority and Capitol. Mike Galaxy is often tapped to speak on panels at various music conferences like PMC, NXNW, EAT'M, Music Fest Northwest, Decibel, Songs Alive Music Expo, LA Music Scene, and has recently traveled to Chicago, Miami, Houston, Dallas, Cincinnati, Washinton DC, and Atlanta speaking to up and coming artists for NYCFame in discovering new talent.

You can also catch Mike Galaxy in a recent Union Bay commercial staring himself as well as in the feature film, The Haven, and as the very first internet VJ for the now defunct SpikeRadio.com.

Some of the Bands from past samplers or showcases that have gone on to sign record deals:
12 Volt Sex - RCA
Andy Stochansky - RCA
Annetenna - Columbia
Anything Box - Epic
Bachlor #1- Warner Chappell publishing deal
Crashradio - Melisma/Virgin
Crosswalk - Hollywood/Disney
Dan Zweben (Major label demo deal)
Franki Perez - Lava/Atlantic
Gone Blind - Roadrunner
Kimberly Kills (Union/Columbia)
Linkin Park - Warner Brothers Records
MagnaFi (Formerly The Szuters) - Goldcircle
Phatter Than Albert - RCA
Sev - Universal
Teraplane - Maverick
Trip's Mary Ellis - Sony
Vonra - Elektra

Testimonials and Quotes:
"Mike Galaxy is consistently working with exciting and viable new music. He's a great resource." David Andreone Warner/ Chappell Music Publishing

"Band Promote Samplers offer an excellent and diverse group of unsigned bands" David Boxenbaum, Octone Records/J Records

"Mike Galaxy has had his whole hand on the pulse of the unsigned music scene for years. His live music showcases have long been a great way for talent to be seen by the music industry." Amos Newman Java Records/ Universal

"Mike showcases some very good bands and his samplers consistently promote quality bands." Phil Schuster - MCA Records

"His experience and compilation samplers have given him credibility at a variety of labels." Bernard Bauer Music Connection 7-07-02

"Mike Galaxy Presents is the #1 weekly industry showcase in the world.....where you will find the best in unsigned bands on the planet." The Night Guide.com

"This guy is the real deal. Mike Galaxy, the prince of Los Angeles." Kevin Sekhani.com

"Mike Galaxy is a Cultural Whirlwind..." Andrew Kiraly-Las Vegas Mercury 6-3-02

"Mike Galaxy’s showcase at the Mandalay Bay House of Blues drew a huge crowd to see rock acts Cage 9, heavily courted Teraplane and one of my faves, hard-charging hookmeisters Super Human Strength." Simon Glickman /Hits Magazine 6-01-02

“You are really providing a great service to the bands and the record industry.” Danny Hayes/ Mannatt Phelps & Phillips

"We would like to thank you for putting the showcase together last night. We were approached by people from Electra, universal and KCRW. They really enjoyed the show and were extremely impressed with our unique style. You da man..." Nerami 4-11-02

"...a great sampler called Indy Hits…" Jed 'the Fish' KROQ

"...the show is a "Mike Galaxy Presents" night, so there should be a whole night of great bands and record labels to boot." LoudEnergy.com Sept. 2001

“Mike Galaxy Presents at Eat’m 2000 is the most anticipated industry showcase in town.” Las Vegas City Life Mag.

"...music manager Mike Galaxy is not a character but the real deal...It could not have been scripted any better," said creative director Mike Toth of Toth Design for Union Bay Clothing TV Ad Jan 2000

Bernard Bauer of Music Connection says, "Mike Galaxy is the Bill Graham of the future."

“Mike Galaxy Picks another winner.” Joe Fleischer/ Hits Magazine,

"The house was packed on Thursday night at The Gig, courtesy of Mike Galaxy and his Indy Hits night. The house was jumping with labels galore from Interscope, Dreamworks, Elektra, Columbia, Capitol and so forth." Say What? Internet Magazine

"Expect maximum weaseltude at this years edition of NXNW in Portland...Mike Galaxy Presents huge showcase at the Spot." Joe Fleischer /Hits Magazine

"Mike Galaxy Presents-a showcase for top unsigned bands...bringing out industry heavies." Dianne Bates/ LA Times

"LA Promoter/indie music scenester Mike Galaxy releases samplers of tomorrow's stars today." Music Connection Magazine

"You are doing an outstanding service for both the bands and the industry. Do not stop!" Jacqueline Simms/ ASCAP

Some of the Famous names who have attended or performed Mike Galaxy Presents showcases:
Andy Dick
Eddie Chacon (Charles & Eddie)
Gilby Clark (Guns & Roses) Performed at my 911 Benefit October 9th, 2001
John Easdale (Dramarama)
Louise Post (Veruca Salt) performed at 911 Benefit and with Firetrucs on 9-19-02
Mark Englert (Dramarama)
Nikki Sixx (Motley Crue)
Scott Weiland (STP) Performed at my show with Big Blue Missile August 1999
Sheryl Crow
Slim Jim Phantom (Stray Cats) Performed at 911 Benefit October 9th 2001
Stephen Jenkens (Third Eye Blind)
Steve Jones (Sex Pistols)
Tommy Lee (Motley Crue)
Jennifer Garner (Alias star)
Several TV stars frequent the shows.