Nashville-based blues artist Von Johin has signed a record deal with Reality Entertainment. Not particularly interesting in itself, but the way he was discovered is. See, Johin made his name playing virtual gigs in his own venue in Second Life, where he was spotted by Reality Entertainment's scouts. The company says he'll continue doing that, but that his debut album will be released digitally through iTunes, Amazon and other popular music stores.

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