In This Issue: We bring you the exciting changes at Goodgod Small Club, the Australian festival that’s winning all the awards, and the newest opportunity for independent Australian musicians, plus the latest signings and the ARIA charts.
Goodgod Small Club Welcomes New Booker, Music Director, and Communications Manager
Popular music venue Goodgod Small Club has announced three new forces to their management team: Maggie Collins (Bookings and Production Manager), Andrew Levins (Music Director) and Meg Williams (Communications and PR).
Collins has a background in radio (Triple J, 4ZZZ) and management (DZ Deathrays, The John Steel Singers), and has tonnes of experience with live music bookings. Levins is the Editor of Two Thousand and the co-founder of Heaps Decent, and will be joining the current Music Director Jimmy Sing to oversee the club’s music direction together. Last but not least, Williams will take over communications and PR for the club, bringing her experience as co-director of management and PR company Spark & Opus.
Bluesfest Wins Australian Event Award
Australia’s most well known roots festival, Bluesfest, recently won the award for Australia’s Best Cultural, Arts or Music Event at the 2014 Australian Event Awards. The panel of judges is made up of industry representatives, and the award recognises artistic excellence, innovation and/or support of music, arts and culture — all of which Bluesfest has undoubtedly accomplished over the years.
Bluesfest Director Peter Noble has said, “We were up against other major events such as Vivid Sydney and Santos Tour Down Under, all of them were deserving to win, making our win even more thrilling. Once again we show that regional events in Australia can also win major awards, even up against those fully funded by bodies such as destination NSW. I am thankful to my amazing and dedicated team, without them none of this would be possible.”
Bluesfest has also been nominated for the Pollstar Awards’ International Music Festival of The Year Award for the third year in a row. This makes it a total of five times that Bluesfest has been nominated, setting a record in Australia! The winner will be announced at the Annual Pollstar Awards in Nashville, 26th February 2015.
Community Radio Station 4ZZZ Recognises at National Awards Night
The Community Broadcasting Association of Australia (CBAA) held their annual awards night in Adelaide, where they bestowed the prestigious Contribution To Australian Music Award on Brisbane’s community radio station 4ZZZ. The award was presented in recognition of their Live Music Week held earlier this year, which included partnerships with live music supporters, live events, and live to air performances.
4ZZZ are well known for their ongoing commitment to Australian artists, with 39% of the music played on air coming from local musicians. The full list of winners can be found at http://www.cbaa.org.au
Global Battle of the Bands — Australian Final Approaches!
The Global Battle of the Bands will be returning to Mounties in Mt Prichard for the Australian Final this month. On November 29th, the finalists will compete for the chance to represent Australia at the World Final in Norway next year. The finals will be an all-ages event, with tickets being sold for $20.
The following artists are on the line up:
Mokobenj
Super Monkey Zero
Rambutan Jam Band
Flair For Treachery
The Georgians
Massacre of Innocence
Altitude
Roymackonkey
Stomp the Orange
Euphorium
The Burn Card
Dark Relic
Velvet Thirst
Andrew Cousins and The Moments
Wornaway
Arc
Six Foot Fall
Raging Waters
Applications Open for Independent Australian Musicians
Applications have opened for Australian independent musicians, offering the chance to perform at UBERfest 2015 (summer tour). The festival began in 2013, and is now in its third year — in 2014 alone, the festival had over 180 acts and over 2,500 festival-goers! Musicians from all around Australia are welcome to fill one of 200 slots at this unique music festival, which will travel to Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, and for the first time, Perth.
The event is open to all 18+ individuals. Find out more at www.facebook.com/uberfestival
CONTROL Recipients Revealed
The Australian Music Industry Network has revealed the successful applicants for CONTROL: The Business of Music Management, the professional development program for music managers. Fifteen applicants in total were selected, with six coming from New South Wales, two from Victoria, two from Queensland, and one each from South Australia and Western Australia. Additionally, there were three applicants chosen from New Zealand.
Leading music managers Terry McBride (Canada), Paul McKessar (New Zealand), and Correne Wilkie (Australia) will act as mentors for the program, which incorporates two residential workshops. To learn more about CONTROL, visit http://www.amin.org.au/
Signings This Week
Acclaimed US artist Ryan Bingham has announced that he has just signed with Lost Highway Australia for the long-awaited release of his 2012 album Tomorrowland down under. He is also working on a new album titled Fear and Saturday Night which will be released through the label in 2015. The first single “Radio” was released in celebration of the signing.
After working together for seven years in the US, Great Britain’s CRADLE OF FILTH have recently signed a worldwide deal with Nuclear Blast Records. The band, who have now been together for twenty-three years, will be returning to the studio at the end of this month to begin recording the follow-up to their successful 2012 album, The Manticore And Other Horrors.
Multi-platinum rap icon Juvenile has signed with Cash Money Records, returning to the label he calls ‘home’ after several years away. He had his first success with the label back in 1998 when he released the record 400 Degreez, which sold over 4-million copies in the US alone. Juvenile’s twelfth full length album will be released in 2015.
Adelaide trio Flamingo have recently signed deals with both Select Music (RÜFÜS, The Preatures) and etcetc (Kilter, Luke Million), topping off a successful year. Their upcoming 2-track EP Drip Away will be released on November 21st, just in time for their appearances at the Electronic Music Conference, Marmalade Skies, and Lost Paradise Festival.
ARIA Charts
SINGLES
1. Thinking Out Loud — Ed Sheeran
2. Shake It Off — Taylor Swift
3. Lips Are Movin — Meghan Trainor
4. You Ruin Me — The Veronicas
5. Stand By You — Marlisa
6. FREAKS — Timmy Trumpet feat. Savage
7. Dangerous — David Guetta feat. Sam Martin
8. Outside — Calvin Harris feat. Ellie Goulding
9. Cosby Sweater — Hilltop Hoods
10. Cool Kids — Echosmith
ALBUMS
1. 1989 - Taylor Swift
2. Jukebox - Human Nature
3. Motion - Calvin Harris
4. X - Ed Sheeran
5. Frozen - Soundtrack
6. Triple J’s Like A Version - Various Artists
7. .5: The Gray Chapter - Slipknot
8. Walking Under Stars - Hilltop Hoods
9. Partners - Barbra Streisand
10. Down To Earth - Flight Facilities