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The Bedroom Philosopher: New Single

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:20:02 GMT

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In the lead-up to his third studio album Songs From The 86 Tram (set for release April 2 through Shock), wit-hot maverick The Bedroom Philosopher has officially unleashed new single Northcote (So Hungover), the follow up to previous single Tram Inspector (Inpress Single Of The Week – Dec 09).

Already on high rotation on triple J, new track Northcote (So Hungover) is a searing slice of scenester satire, and possibly the first time someone has dared attempt to capture the 'nu Australian' accent. From beneath the safety of a long fringe, our antagonist protagonist 'uh's' and 'yeah's' his way through the exploits of his band, giving you the intimacy of an overheard conversation in the comfort of your own phones.

Check out Northcote (So Hungover) here: www.myspace.com/thebedroomphilosopher

The Bedroom Philosopher may have achieved the perfect blend between humour and music, his tighter-than-your-jeans band of hipster slayers The Awkwardstra, laying down a surefire shoegaze rock bed, the relentless 4/4 chug, driving the song forward on a one way route to cooltown. Finally, a playful point is struck against the Vice magazine army of Gen-Y fashionistas that hide behind trash fashion and fixed gear aloofness.

Northcote (So Hungover) follows in the footsteps of The Bedroom Philosopher’s 2005 hits I’m So Postmodern, Folkstar and Golden Gaytime, his ironic quick-wit comedy finding a cozy niche on Triple J and community radio Australia wide. Shows everywhere from The Melbourne International Comedy Festival to the Big Day Out are augmented by The Bedroom Philosopher’s (aka Justin Heazlewood) position as senior writer for national mag Frankie, his regular sketch comedy show on Triple R ‘Lime Champions’, and even a recent stint as a young John Safran on ‘Race Relations’.

With his new album Songs From The 86 Tram The Bedroom Philosopher has levelled the playing field as every demographic gets their turn; from Aussie hip-hop wannabees to bogans to backpackers, the middle aged and the elderly. The album has been sculpted from his award-winning 2009 Comedy Festival show of the same name, and was created with the help of producer Chris Scallan (Avalanches, Akon, Baz Luhmann's Australia), Harry Angus on brass, as well as his smokin' hot band The Awkwardstra.

New single Northcote (So Hungover) is at radio nationwide and available on iTunes now

Solo national tour dates are tba for April / May but in the interim, Melbournites can catch The Bedroom Philosopher at MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL COMEDY FESTIVAL playing Songs From The 86 Tram:

MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL COMEDY FESTIVAL

Songs From The 86 Tram

Thursday March 25 to Sunday April 18 – Victoria Hotel, Melbourne*

215 Little Collins

$23.50 / $19.50 conc. | Bookings www.ticketmaster.com.au or 1300 660 013

9:45 pm (8:45pm on Sundays & no Mondays)

“...ample musical invention flavours his dreams of alien abduction, caged bears and Jesus on Big Brother, and unlike the accidentally funny troubadours out there, he knows a joke should have a point.”

Michael Dwyer, The Age

"As far as the greater population is concerned, I weep for musical comedy artists in this post-Flight Of The Conchords (*on HBO) age; Joe and Jo Blow tend to be able to stomach only one of each "thing" currently in the zeitgeist. However, their ignoring of other musically inclined funny people is their loss, because The Bedroom Philosopher's hysterical skewering of meat-headed ticketing inspectors falls somewhere between a Fame-era Bowie slink and inspirational Hunners balladry. I like my musical comedy to, as the name suggests, be musically captivating first, funny second. Luckily, with Tram Inspector, both come equal first."

Clem Bastow, Inpress.

“It is (like the man himself) entirely enjoyable, entirely likeable, and entirely odd”

Timothy Bocquet, BMA

Northcote (So Hungover) is available now on iTunes

Album Songs From The 86 Tram is out April 2 through Shock

The CULT “LOVE” LIVE TOUR HEADS TO AUSTRALIA!

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:14:33 GMT

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Chugg Entertainment and Sun Touring Company announced today that legendary rock act, THE CULT, will be heading to Australia as part of their “Love” Live Tour, with confirmed dates in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth in May, 2010.

This will be the first time THE CULT has toured Australia in 15 years, last performing as part of the Big Day Out in 1995.

The LOVE album is viewed by fans and world-wide media as The Cult’s pre-eminent release. From the immediately recognizable opening notes of She Sells Sanctuary, through Billy Duffy’s psychedelic guitar strains on Phoenix, to the resolve of Ian Astbury’s haunting baritone on Brother Wolf, Sister Moon, The Cult created an album that manoeuvres as a tour de force.

The Cult “LOVE” Live Tour will showcase the band’s alternative roots as musicians and performers, and is sure to electrify new fans and devotees. Since commencing the tour in mid 2009, the band have performed in diverse venues from the grand scale excitement of London’s Royal Albert Hall, to the intimate setting of Paris’ Le Bataclan, this tour will see the band fulfil the ultimate dream of Cult lovers across the globe, performing the unimaginable; a once in a lifetime opportunity to witness one of alternative rock’s most important records, LOVE, performed in its entirety, live onstage.

"The band is redefining the live album experience with the “LOVE” Live Tour; nothing is comparable to witnessing The Cult, fully engaged in the live creation of arguably their seminal album. For fans this will be the greatest tour yet, and for those just discovering The Cult, this staging will envelop them in a pure performance experience,” stated Cult manager, Tom Vitorino.

The band will take fans through a “best of” finale which will include their greatest hits spanning their storied career. The Cult will deliver spectacular production, along with the intense performances that fans have come to expect and have been working closely with their art/ design team to create an arresting set, with dramatic effects, using state-of-the art technology.

Continuing their historic creative partnership, Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy began writing together again in 2001 and have since recorded several songs at The Sunset Marquis Villa Recording Studios, in Los Angeles. Their highly anticipated new tracks will be the follow up to The Cult’s 2007 release, the critically acclaimed, Born Into This.

Tickets for all shows go on sale on Friday, 19 March, 2010. Stay tuned for support act announcements.

THE CULT

LOVE LIVE TOUR

Monday, 3 May, 2010

The Trust Stadium Arena, Waitakere, New Zealand

Tickets available from www.ticketdirect.co.nz

Wednesday, 5 May, 2010

The Tivoli, Brisbane (18+)

Tickets available from Ticketek www.ticketek.com.au or 132 849

Thursday, 6 May, 2010

Big Top Luna Park, Sydney (18+)

Tickets available from Ticketek www.ticketek.com.au or 132 849 &

Big Top Box Office www.bigtopsydney.com or 1300 BIG TOP

Saturday, 8 May, 2010

Palais Theatre, Melbourne

Tickets available from Ticketmaster www.ticketmaster.com.au or 136 100

Monday, 10 May, 2010

Thebarton Theatre, Adelaide

Tickets available from Venue*Tix www.venuetix.com.au or 08 8225 8888

Wednesday, 12 May, 2010

Metro City, Perth (18+)

Tickets available from Ticketek www.ticketek.com.au or 132 849 &

Moshtix www.moshtix.com.au or 1300 GET TIX

UMPHREY’S McGEE LIVE IN AUSTRALIA

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:09:31 GMT

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Since forming in the late '90s, the musically muscular and relentlessly inventive Umphrey's McGee has cultivated an impressive presence both live and in the studio. Lauded by critics and adored by fans, the band continues to draw in new listeners with their singular style: virtuoso playing and acrobatic tempo changes and rhythmic shifts complemented by dazzling song craft and composition, memorable hooks, anthemic guitar lines and rock solid rhythms.

The band has regularly performed at U.S. festivals such as Bonnaroo, Rothbury, and Lollapalooza, have toured Europe multiple times and performed Japan’s Fuji Rock Festival.

Recently in their annual run of New Years Eve shows, Umphrey’s McGee played three nights at the legendary Auditorium Theatre in Chicago and hosted special guests that included the legendary Buddy Guy and ‘Queen Of The Blues’ Koko Taylor (one of Koko’s last performances before she passed away). They have also been joined on stage numerous times by other musicians such as Huey Lewis, Jeff Coffin, Les Claypool, and Phil Lesh to name a few.

Thanks to Byron Bay Bluesfest we are about to get a taste of what the rest of the world is raving about. Umphrey’s McGee will be playing two dates at this year’s Bluesfest, Friday April 2^nd and Monday April 5^th.

Umphrey’s McGee is known for their innovative approach to distributing music and building community. Constantly recording their spectacular live performances, the band makes these available online through many of their website bases. They have sold over 1 million tracks on their live archive site www.umlive.net. While the free podcast program hosted through Itunes has 20,000 subscribers, with over 2 millions downloads. They have even created an interactive fan experience where audience members “conduct” the band’s improvisations live in concert, through mobile phone technology.

Umphrey’s McGee offers a FREE 2010 CD sampler including live recordings and tracks from their recent release Mantis. So if you want to hear some of what this band has to offer before catching one of their mind blowing live sets at Bluesfest, hit up: http://bit.ly/UM2010samplermp3

What others have said about Umphrey’s McGee’ new album ‘Mantis’

“…meticulous… If complexity is the standard by which it should be judged. Mantis warranted the buildup ”

-New York Times

“…the sleekly constructed tunes… sparkle with a sweetness and soul that’s more than the sum of their influences.”

-Entertainment Weekly

Umphrey’s McGee will play Byron Bay Bluesfest

Friday 2^nd and Monday 5^th of April

www.umphreys.com

The Bamboos 4 Album Launch Tour

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:02:50 GMT

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Starting the new year off with a bang including performances at Falls Festival, Days Like This!, Womadelaide and headlining St Kilda Festival, Australian Funk & Soul royalty The Bamboos are hitting the road again to celebrate the launch of their fourth studio album – aptly titled ‘4’.

Released on U.K’s prestigious Tru Thoughts’ imprint, ‘4’ is one of the most exciting, original, vibrant and downright addictive albums of the coming year, and could easily see The Bamboos catapulted beyond the confines of a niche genre to permeate the international mainstream musical consciousness…The Bamboos have arrived!

There comes a time in every band when their sound crystallises, and with ‘4’ The Bamboos make a succinct musical statement that distills all their influences, nuances and idiosyncrasies and pushes them into a sonic world all their own.

One of the hottest bands to come out of Melbourne, The Bamboos were included in The Age’s prestigious ‘Top 100’ list of influential people in Melbourne for 2008, as well as reaching number four in their ‘Australia’s best band poll’ Just behind ACDC in 2009. Their last album ‘Side-Stepper’ reached the Number One position on the Australian iTunes R&B/Soul Chart. Their music has been featured in Grey’s Anatomy, Ugly Betty and in the million-selling Nintendo Wii game de Blob.

The Bamboos have been making waves all over the world with their razor sharp live sets, resulting in several tours of Europe, U.K and throughout Australia. The Bamboos have played the likes of Byron Bay Bluesfest, Parklife, Meredith Music Festival, Golden Plains, Sydney Festival and Tropfest.

With lead singles ‘On The Sly' & 'You Ain't No Good' already receiving rotation on Triple J, '4' will be hitting stores March 22. The Bamboos head to Europe and U.K for a month-long tour in June.

"No doubt in my mind this is the best thing they've done! There's a big challenge facing a lot of
Funk bands this year, and that is having explored most avenues of the late 60's sound where
do they go from there? This album in a lot of ways shows them the way to go"
- CRAIG CHARLES 'THE FUNK & SOUL SHOW' BBC6 (U.K)

"The new Bamboos is Huge!" - LAURENT GARNIER (FRANCE)

"Beautiful examples of killer modern Funk.” - ASHLEY BEEDLE (U.K)

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Coming to you on the sly this May:

Friday 7 May – Manning Bar, Sydney
Saturday 8 May – The Corner, Melbourne
Friday 14 May – The Beach Hotel, Byron Bay
Saturday 15 May – West End Carnivale, Brisbane

Tickets on sale Friday 19 March - Supports TBA

Michael Hanlon releases an album of “art folk”

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:56:11 GMT

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Michael Hanlon teaches music to kids from the wrong side of the tracks. Drug users, schizophrenics, the homeless, the abused. These are teenagers with problems and their relationship with music is deep. He runs three studios at the Sydney City Mission. Most of the time all three studios are going at once. To stand in the middle of them is like being in the bowels of some enormous rock beast, churning together every strand of music you ever heard. Music is their therapy and Michael guides them all day long as they rage and scream at a world that has treated them cruelly.

But what does a musician do to unwind when they've spent the day bathed in the corrosive output of their students therapeutic howling? Make more music of course.For the last two years, he has been returning to his apartment in Sydney’s Kings Cross to write and record the album you now hold in your hands. Surprisingly, given its genesis amongst Darlinghurst's mean streets it’s a beautiful record.

An album chock full of minute observations, as well as wild flights of fantasy. It is as much about the pressures of a life lived in the shadowlands as it is about escape, the tension that exists between the urban grind and the psychedelic flourishes that swoop down on the idle mind.……….. perhaps a bit Sparklehorse …. a little DJ Shadow …. a touch Neil Young….. but most definitely poetic and fearless. A bold album from one of Australia’s most interesting song writers.

Michael has assembled an amazing band for the night …. Some of the “tastiest” players in Sydney ….. and what an honour to also have the lush and gorgeous sounds of MA performing along with the debut performance of MARIA KYRIACOS to kick off the event.

15 Minutes of Sunshine is available now through Kazula Records

15 Minutes of Sunshine
ALBUM LAUNCH
EXCELSIOR HOTEL
THURSDAY MARCH 25th

Johanna Hemara wins the International Spur Award

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:50:16 GMT

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Young Sydney Independent Country artist Johanna Hemara was last night awarded the FRANK IFIELD INTERNATIONAL SPUR AWARD for 2010 sponsored by the Rotary Club of Galston since 1998. This unique award, presented to an Australian recording artist each year, focuses on the artist’s potential international appeal, individuality of style and professionalism on and off the stage, as well as the potential global appeal of the artist’s recorded songs. This international appeal is a high priority, as a significant component of the award involves the release of Johanna’s recordings to international airplay, particularly in the UK and Europe. Her first Single, STARTING OVER, which is also the title of her new album, was released in the UK last week, and it has made its debut at No. 18 on the HOTDISC Chart in the UK. The single is distributed to over 800 radio stations, magazines and booking agents in the UK and Europe. Frank Ifield will oversee promotion and assist Johanna with touring opportunities in 2010 and beyond. Johanna will tour the UK and Europe, and perform at various showcases and Festivals throughout the region.

Her album, STARTING OVER, is produced by renowned Producer, Herm Kovac, and will no doubt be released in the region in 2010. The single, STARTING OVER , reached No 21 on the NfS Country Tracks Top 30 in Australia in February. Johanna will also be touring extensively throughout Australia during 2010.

News of this event may be seen on website www.frankifield.com

The Book Of Vilah - Greek Festival Of Sydney 2010

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:44:15 GMT

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Last Friday night - 12th/3rd/10 marked the official opening of The Greek Festival of Sydney at The Roxy in Brighton Le Sands.

The official program was launched and an online version can be found here

It was a great night all round, and a great opportunity to meet some of the other artists involved.

Thanks must go out to the festival organisers and sponsors for making this event come together and producing an event which will no doubt be a memorable and fun celebration of the Greek culture.

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THE BOOK OF VILAH, will be playing next week at the opening of the Festival at Darling Harbour as a preview of their full performance on The 27th of May at THE VANGAURD in Newtown.

They will be doing a short set on Saturday 20th from 4.30. On Sunday 21st they will be doing a live to air interview from the stage then their performance will also be aired on SBS radio from about 2.15.

If you cant make it to the festival.... tune in!

The Book Of Vilah

Sat 20th March 2010, Darling Harbour, from 4.30 PM for the Greek Festival

27th May 2010, The Vanguard

Perth prepares for One Movement for Music 2010!

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:31:54 GMT

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The inaugural One Movement for Music event (OMFM) held in Perth in 2009 truly showed the music fraternity that Australia is definitely a market to be reckoned with. Over 3 days in October, 2009, 850 industry heavyweights and 750 artists representing 16 countries, descended on Perth to network, learn and play and the success stories that have come out of OMFM 2009 are nothing short of astounding.

Speakers from OMFM 2009 have been vocal in their praise of the event with many providing testimonials advising the promoters of the successful outcomes they achieved at, and following the Conference. Below is just a sample of the many testimonials received from speakers and delegates (for more testimonials and a video presentation go to www.onemovementmusic.com):

Thank you SO much for letting me be a part of such a great event with such wonderful talent! The Asia Pacific market is rife with music that people in the States rarely get to hear and I hope to change that with some placements if possible. One Movement MUSEXPO Asia Pacific was so well-run; you would have never known it was the first year. I can’t say enough great things about the entire event - Andrea Von Foerster, Music Supervisor, Firestarter Music, USA

The inaugural One Movement for Music Festival had proven to be almost 100% what we as South Africans were looking for to start the process of normalization of the live music market between the two countries. For years now it has been felt that there has been opportunities on both sides of the ocean for artists and music business people but an easy one stop event focusing on these territories did not exist. One Movement filled that gap. It was probably two or three of the most fruitful days of music relationships of my life. We will definitely be back and hopefully with a much bigger contingent of people - Carel Hoffman, Founder & President, Oppikoppi, RSA

I feel I was present at an historic event. Same way I felt when I went by instinct only to the very first MIDEM back in 1966 or 67 right after Richard Gottehrer and I started Sire Records. I know that I am echoing what most other people thought. One Movement was totally groundbreaking - Seymour Stein, Chairman, Sire Records, USA

I was most impressed with the delegates I met and saw speak. I also met promoters from South Africa, India, Singapore and China. Hopefully these encounters will contribute to the future of my business. I was also impressed with the quality of the performers and the quality of their business associates, i.e. managers. - Tom Windish, Founder, The Windish Agency, USA

One Movement was an impressive event last year. I got the chance of seeing a lot of international acts I would never have been exposed to, as well as a few Australian bands that had always eluded me. It was exciting to talk shop with some overseas contacts that would never have normally have crossed my path. As an Australian music fan, it was nice to watch excitement building for local acts like Hilltop Hoods, Art vs. Science and Blue King Brown amongst the overseas contingent. I made some contacts in India – where Australian acts seem welcome but the first steps need to be taken to get the bands to tour there and establish some business links. I also first heard about Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros from Richard Moffat at a One Movement breakfast. It turned out to be a pretty decent tip – Richard Kingsmill, Music Director, Triple J

One Movement was a great experience for both myself and my artists and the staff and crews for the event were fantastic. Asia needs a musical bridge to the west such as One Movement and we hope that it is here for many years to come. We are currently talking to a Canadian promoter re touring Biuret in Canada in the next 12 months once we have finished recording a new English album and they are already booked to headline in Vietnam in March – Colleen Zulian, President and Chairman, Asia Sounds Pty Limited

The One Movement for Music Festival also provided an invaluable, international “leg up” for both local and international performing artists and delegates with some glowing testimonials as follows:

The One Movement for Music Festival has provided an invaluable platform to raise the international awareness of new bands like Art vs. Science. Real outcomes were achieved in the 24 hours after the Festival concluded… this was all achieved away from the usual distractions of Sydney at the impressive location in Perth - Claire Collins, Artist Management, CEO Bossy Music, AUS

My old friend Michael Chugg insisted that I take my artist Joe Echo to Perth to play the One Movement Festival 2009 and I'm so glad that I took his advice. He was so right, we not only had a brilliant time but more importantly we met so many interesting, friendly and useful industry contacts both old and new and lots of other excellent international and Australian artists. Such a cool line-up of artists and delegates. One Movement has exceeded all our expectations. We’ve signed a publishing deal for Joe Echo with Mushroom Music Publishing and next week will be announcing the new worldwide major live agent who has agreed yesterday to take Joe on. We also expect to sign to one of the labels that we’ve been talking to very soon. The organization has been outstanding and we hope we’ll be invited back to the Festival next year - Bob Young, Bob Young Management, UK

Firstly, myself, Edrei and Briese all thought that One Movement was bloody fantastic; particularly considering it was the first year. With Sarah Blasko we signed a record deal with Dramatico records for UK/Europe and we’re still in discussions with Oppikoppi for Kate Miller-Heidke re touring in South Africa. Not only was the event a huge success for its speakers and artists, delegates too came away with one in a lifetime opportunities - Bill Cullen, One Louder Management

The experience and opportunity to network with delegates from the industry is invaluable. The speaker program was informative and well attended and for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island delegates such as Pigram, it was a fantastic chance to catch up and discuss strategy and the way forward for our sector. One Movement is about the unexpected, musicians from all genres and lands, through their music they took us all on a journey along new footprints of our nearest neighbours from India Asia and the Pacific - Rhoda Roberts – Artistic Director, The Dreaming Festival

OMFM are also pleased to announce the inclusion of OMFM Showcases at three of the biggest international industry events - Canadian Music Week (10 to 14 March, 2010), the prestigious South by South West Festival in Austin, Texas (17 to 21 March, 2010) and MUSEXPO LA (25 to 28 April, 2010).

The line up for these extremely high profile and sought after performance slots are:

Canadian Music Week - The Aussie BBQ held at Rivoli, 334 Queen Street, W Toronto, on Friday, 12 March, 2010 from 9.00pm featuring: Paul Green, Fergus Brown, Grand Atlantic, Dead Letter Chorus, Kate Miller-Heidke, Sally Seltman and Children Collide.

South by Southwest – The Aussie BBQ to be held at Maggie Mae’s (Gibson Room), 512 Trinity, Austin, on Saturday, 20 March, 2010 from 7.00pm featuring: Washington, Dappled Cities, The Middle East, Sherlock’s Daughter, Kate Miller –Heidke, The Chevelles and Karnivool.

MUSEXPO LA – MUSEXPO LA – One Movement Showcase at MUSEXPO West Hollywood, California at Whisky A Go-Go, 8901 Sunset Boulevard, West Hollywood, on Monday, 26 April, 2010, featuring: Birds Of Tokyo, Art vs Science and Philadelphia Grand Jury.

Artist submissions for OMFM are now open via Sonicbids where one successful international submission will be flown to Perth to perform at the Festival. One lucky national submission will also be offered a performance opportunity at the Festival. For more information, go to www.onemovementmusic.com.

Co-promoter, Michael Chugg, said “We are very excited to announce the second One Movement for Music Conference and Showcase Festival in Perth. I have just completed a world trip and the interest and excitement created by the successful outcomes of Year 1 has certainly made One Movement a major date in the world music industry’s calendars for 2010”.

The promoters of OMFM are pleased to announce the key dates and events for OMFM 2010 as follows:

Wednesday, 6 October, 2010 - Special mystery showcase (to be announced)

Thursday, 7 October, 2010 – MUSEXPO Conference at Parmelia Hilton Perth, OMFM Music Festival at The Esplanade and Industry Showcases

Friday, 8 October, 2010 - MUSEXPO Conference at Parmelia Hilton Perth, OMFM Music Festival at The Esplanade and Industry Showcases

Saturday, 9 October, 2010 – Mini Summit at Parmelia Hilton Perth, OMFM Music Festival at The Esplanade and Industry Showcases

Advance Early Bird delegate tickets are available now from www.onemovementmusic.com.

www.onemovementmusic.com

Danimals' track 'FOX' Hit TV screen !

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:23:57 GMT

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In November 2009, Sydney band Danimals was chosen by world famous musician and producer Mark Ronson, to collaborate with nine international music legends and write and record a track in Tooheys Extra Dry: The Lab. The final track ‘Fox’ - a collaboration between Danimals, Mark Ronson, John Taylor of Duran Duran, Alex Greenwald and Santigold - is the soundtrack to the latest Tooheys Extra Dry TV ad campaign, now live across television networks.

Part TV commercial, part video clip, the creative of the ad comes from different angles – each revealing a different set of characters on individual versions of a night out, and unique journeys to the ‘clean, crisp taste’.

Uniquely, the commercials were written and directed while the music was being made separately, presenting an experimental approach to the way music and pictures come together.

‘Fox’ compliments the TV ad with its sweeping, spacious vocal melodies with harmonies. "I love the song,” said Mark Ronson. “I remember listening to it and thinking I'd be so excited to have this song on my own album."

Danimals mastermind Jonti Danilewitz sums up his experience: "It was liking winning the lottery for musicians. In fact, non musicians would of had their minds blown by the experience too! Every place, person, event and piece of music written within those two weeks will forever live in the corridors of my mind".

‘Fox’ is available for the month of March via www.tedthelab.com as a free download. A fly-on-wall documentary detailing the activity will be released in April.

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Check out www.tedthelab.com for more details.

BOB BROZMAN Par Avion : Global Guitar Adventures

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:10:30 GMT

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Bob Brozman’s prodigious talents and enormous generosity of spirit combined with his seemingly inexhaustible desire to learn, explore, share, collaborate and create are legendary within the international music industry. A tireless global touring and recording artist and producer, Bob’s career has spanned over 35 years and 60 countries.

Since Bob’s last visit to Australia, he has covered thousands of miles on tour, stopping in California only long enough to host his California music seminars to students from around the world. He was also honoured to receive the Acoustic Guitar Magazine award for #1 Acoustic Slide guitarist.

A linguist, anthropologist and ethnomusicologist, this American “instrumental wizard” was an Adjunct Professor at the Department of Contemporary Music Studies at Macquarie University in Sydney – under whose auspices Bob completed the acclaimed “Songs of the Volcano”/PNG project in 2004.

Recently, he has been collaborating on new guitar designs with National Resophonic Guitar Company, and recorded the soundtrack for the documentary film “Hori Smoku—Sailor Jerry”, a film about the father of modern tattooing, who worked in Hawaii; thus seeing Bob record music inspired by the vintage Hawaiian sounds that he long ago mastered. As always, Bob has many other new projects cooking, including an Irish collaboration out in September, and a project with a 13 piece French Gypsy big band in the works as well.

But before all that, Brozman returns to Australia for a series of East Coast performances, kicking off at the Apollo Bay Music Festival in late March, this time armed with a new DVD; PAR AVION Global Guitar Adventures. The DVD features never before seen 1978 footage, extracts of Bob’s 1980’s encounter and recordings with the legendary Tau Moe Family, right up to his more recent adventures with musicians in Okinawa, Reunion Island, Guinea, Hawaii, Papua New Guinea, and other locales, encapsulating Bob’s unusual life and work. The DVD will be a must have for Brozman’s many fans, and will be available from his shows.

Tour Dates

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Friday 26^thMarch

Apollo Bay Music Festival VIC

www.apollobaymusicfestival.com

Thursday 8^thApril

Portico’s, Ballarat VIC

www.porticobar.com.au/

Friday 9^th April

The Studio, Geelong VIC

www.thestudiogeelong.com.au

Saturday 10^th April