You may know him from hearing his tracks on hit television shows including So You Think You Can Dance or Pretty Little Liars, but singer and songwriter, Mikey Wax, has been spending the past few months making his way to the top of the music scene.

Just in: we have the latest from indie synthpop band on the rise, Cosby. The up-and-coming band has blended the genres of synthpop and Britpop to create a sound of their own, releasing their first single "Heartracer" off their upcoming album with a music video to coincide.

American Babies are a musical staple to the Philadelphia music scene. Tom Hamilton of the band, started his career building a fanbase over years while fronting the electro-rock band Brothers Past. In that time, he released two critically acclaimed albums and performed over 150 shows a year. He decided to take a turn in his musicaly career and go back to his roots, forming American Babies.

Empty Lighthouse recently had the chance to catch up with Jessica Hernandez of Jessica Hernandez and The Deltas. We will be following the band on their way to Big Guava Festival in Tampa Bay, Florida, and can't wait to see their lively and crowd winning performance. Until then, read further and get to know this band on the rise.

Rising from the streets of Pittsburgh is Robert Bolotsky, also known as Buku. He is known for making crowds across the country booty pop and get low, producing some of the sickest and heaviest bass beats in the industry.

Buku is a rising artist is booming on the EDM scene, and has big plans and performances coming up in the coming months, as well as a release of his new EP 'Down', which will be available January 27th.

On Wednesday, Pittsburgh will graced with the lovely sounds of Brass Bed as they perform at Club Cafe in Southside. The quartet from Louisiana has been described as having a similar sound to that of Wilco.

Empty Lighthouse had the opportunity to talk with the indie psychedelic pop band before their performance - read further and get to know Brass Bed, our recent band on the rise.

For those who may have attended Tomorrow Never Knows festival in Chicago last weekend, you may have seen this talented band perform alongside many other indie bands. Bad Bad Hats is a songwriting duo consisting of Chris Hoge and Kerry Alexander from Minneapolis.

Watch out for big things coming in the next year from Twin Syndrome, the electronic music duo consisting of Kevin and Kyle Ursic. Recently graduated from college, the duo is planning on making 2014 their big year to shine!

On the rise in the electronic music industry is Welshman from Cardiff, Pete Lawrie - also known as Until The Ribbon Breaks.

Until The Ribbon Breaks "embraces old school passion and cleverly weaves together his sounds, samples and lyrics". He mixes both his sounds and imagery together to create a memorable listening experience.

Sirah is a talented female hip-hop, moombahton and rap artist on the rise. Born in Long Island and now living in Los Angeles, Sirah has had the opportunity to collaborate a number of times with Skrillex, Alvin Risk, Icona Pop, K.Flay and other artists in the industry.

She has also won a Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording. I had the opportunity to see her perform in September while opening up for Icona Pop on their fall tour.

On November 5th, the rock quartet, Deleted Scenes, debuted their new track "Stutter". The track has been considered "a neuron scrambler" and "a full-body freakout" by fans and listeners.

The indie quartet from Sydney, Australia, Monks of Mellonwah, released the second part of their three piece EP last month. The first part, "Ghost Stories", became available in June and their newest part, "Afraid to Die" just became available in early October. The entirety of the album is titled "Turn The People".

Jonathan Kane is a 24 year old music producer from Columbia, MO, who is most recognized by his stage name, Shreddie Mercury. Shreddie Mercury has only been producing electronic music for just under a year now, all from his own home studio - but you would never guess from the insane talent and complexity of his work.