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Al Di Meola with World Sinfonia

January 10th 2010 03:56

Al Di Meola with World Sinfonia
Touring Australia & New Zealand
from March 2010

Legendary guitarist, Al Di Meola is bringing his 6-piece Latin Jazz Fusion band World Sinfonia to our shores in March 2010. One of the most prominent virtuosos in the contemporary instrumental jazz field, Al Di Meola’s dazzling technique on both acoustic and electric guitars is unmatched, extending to fluid arpeggios flying at breakneck speed and beautiful, slow vibrato-laden melodies.

The tour commences in Perth and extends through NSW, Queensland, New Zealand, Tasmania, South Australia and ACT. Provocative and enchanting, Al Di Meola’s intriguing union of complex rhythms, lyrical melodies and sophisticated harmonies ensures an unforgettable aural sensation.

Known for his guitar mastery, Al Di Meola has twenty one recordings, three gold albums and has recorded and played with a number of illustrious names including Paul Simon, Phil Collins, Santana, Luciano Pavarotti, Jimmy Page, Stevie Wonder, Frank Zappa, Chick Corea, Steve Winwood, Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Jaco Pastorius, Les Paul, Jean Luc Ponty, Steve Vai, Milton Naciemento, Egberto Gismonti, and many more.

Early in his career Al Di Meola was bestowed a Grammy, as part of Chick Corea’s Return To Forever. He has been voted World’s Best Guitarist several times by Guitar Player Magazine and has had sold out concerts across the world including Bulgaria and the United States.

Al Di Meola’s finds inspiration in music cultures across the world including sounds from Argentina, Brazil, Israel and the Mediterranean and in acoustic genres such as flamenco and the tango. The depth of his writing along with the soulfulness of his guitar expression have won this guitar virtuoso legions of fans worldwide, having played over many years to sell out shows across Europe, Canada and his native USA.
Of Di Meola, Guitar historian Robert Lynch said: “In the history of the electric guitar, no one figure has done more to advance the instrument in a purely technical manner than Al Di Meola. His total command of the various styles and scales is simply mind-boggling.”

Al Di Meola
with World Sinfonia
Australian & New Zealand Tour
MARCH & APRIL 2009

Perth Concert Hall
March 5
08 9231 9900

Sydney City Recital Hall Angel PlaceMarch 7
02 8256 2222
Bellingen Memorial Hall
March 9
02 6655 1522

Byron Bay High SchoolMarch 10

Enmore Theatre Sydney
March 12
02 9550 3666

The Basement, Sydney
March 13
02 9251 2797

Christchurch James Hay
BrisbaneMarch 15
136 246
Kuranda Amphitheatre
New ZealandMarch 16
1300 762 545

Auckland The Great Hall
March 18
0800 289 842

James Hay Theatre Christchurch
March 19
03366 8899

Wellington Opera House
March 22
04384 3840

Hobart City HallMarch 24
1300 762 545
Melbourne Hamer Hall
March 25
1300 182 183
Adelaide Her Majesty’s Theatre
March 26
08 8216 8600

Canberra Royal Theatre March 27
02 6243 5711

Newcastle Civic Theatre
March 29
02 4929 1977
Riverside Theatres, Parramatta
March 30
02 8839 3399

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Posted By: David Jobling - Category: Welcome Release, Sydney Scene, Adelaide Scene, Melbourne Scene, Brisbane Scene, Australia National , CD/DVD, News, Qstage

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Holy Smoke Wigmore!

September 26th 2009 01:27

GIN WIGMORE TO TOUR HOLY SMOKE ALBUM WITH THE CARDINALS

Gin’s new album Holy Smoke featuring The Cardinals (as in Ryan Adams and….) has just been released to widespread acclaim. And now following their experience recording the album together at fabled Capitol Studios in LA, Gin is thrilled and proud to announce that Cardinals - Neal Casal, Jon Graboff and Brad Pemberton will be playing shows with her much closer to home.

I'm really looking forward to seeing and playing with Gin again. We had such a good time when we worked on the record… and it's high time for round two!
Jon Graboff

Neal Casal…‘Gin Wigmore's new album ‘Holy Smoke’ completely rips balls, and us Cardinal types are beyond stoked that we got to play on it. We're also out of our minds with joy that we get come to Australia and New Zealand to be in her band and play some rock n' roll for the fine folks there.’
And Gin’s reaction…’I have wished on the brightest star every night since leaving L.A that I would be able to work my magic in getting The Cardinals boys to come to my part of the world to play a few killer shows. And it has actually worked! They are coming! I'm that ridiculously excited I can't even sit still anymore’.

The shows promise a hefty dose of the ‘Holy Smoke’ album plus Gin’s earlier hits and who knows what surprises this combination will come up with in rehearsal! They will certainly be nights to remember.

Gin Wigmore with The Cardinals Tour Dates
Tickets on sale Monday September 28

TUESDAY DECEMBER 1 EAST BRUNSWICK CLUB, MELBOURNE
Tickets on sale at the East Brunswick Club box office, 280 Lygon St, East Brunswick. PH: 9388 9794 or via the website www.eastbrunswickclub.com

WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 2 THE ZOO, BRISBANE
www.thezoo.com.au or PH: 1300 762 545, Rockinghorse, Skinnys, Butterbeats, Mosh Pit, Music Mania and Sunflower.

FRIDAY DECEMBER 4 GAELIC THEATRE, SYDNEYwww.moshtix.com

Click HERE to watch Gin's new video for Oh My
Gin Wigmore
Debut Album – Holy Smoke – Out Now

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Martin Taylor & Alison Burns | Tour

February 18th 2009 06:20

INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED AND GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING GUITARIST MARTIN TAYLOR TO TOUR AUSTRALIA WITH UK'S FASTEST RISING JAZZ SINGER ALISON BURNS IN MARCH 2009

When Grammy award winning guitarist Martin Taylor (pictured), who has collaborated with great singers including Peggy Lee, Martin Carthy, Jamie Cullum, Dionne Warwick and Bryn Terfel, chose to record a special duo album with a vocalist he chose the UKs fastest rising jazz singer Alison Burns.

MARTIN TAYLOR MBE
Award winning guitarist MARTIN TAYLOR has established a unique musical career as an internationally acclaimed musician, and his inimitable style has seen him recognized as the world's foremost exponent of solo jazz guitar playing. Although completely self taught, he has enjoyed a remarkable musical career spanning across four decades, and during that time has invented and developed a way of playing the guitar that is admired, and often imitated, by guitarists all over the world.

As well as being a true guitar innovator, he is also a master concert performer, dazzling audiences with his solo shows, which combine virtuosity, emotion, humor, with a strong stage presence. He spends much of the year traveling the world, playing in concert halls in Europe, North America, Japan, Asia, and Australasia. As well as his solo concerts and recordings, he has also collaborated with musicians from many different musical genre including Stephane Grappelli, Chet Atkins, Bill Wyman, Dionne Warwick, Sacha Distel, Bryn Terfel and Jamie Cullum.

From 1979 to 1989 he toured the world and recorded over 20 albums with the French jazz violin legend STEPHANE GRAPPELLI. Monsieur Grappelli described him as Rich in talent and elegance, he's a great artist.

In 2002, he was appointed MBE For Services to Jazz Music, in The Queen's Birthday Honors List, which he received personally from Her Majesty the Queen at an investiture at Buckingham Palace.

In 2007 he recieved the prestigious BBC Radio 2 Heart of Jazz Award in recognition of his career in music, was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the North Wales Jazz Guitar Festival for his Contribution to Jazz Guitar Worldwide and was voted Best Guitarist in the British Jazz Awards for a record eleventh time.

When not touring he divides his time between his homes in France and Scotland where he writes music for TV and film.

His autobiography MARTIN TAYLOR - AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A TRAVELLING MUSICIAN and his latest CD/DVD FRETERNITY are available worldwide.

ALISON BURNS

The artist is nothing without the gift, but the gift is nothing without work. Surrounded by the surfeit of little girl voices prevalent in jazz today, it's almost a relief to encounter a mature but flexible voice like ALISON BURNS. Beyond the vocal quality is imaginative delivery and interpretation that comes from experience in life as well as extensive touring in the US, UK, Italy and China. TV host Michael Parkinson has declared himself as a fan and her debut album 'Kissing Bug' featuring Guy Barker and David Newton and produced by guitarist MARTIN TAYLOR has received rave reviews. At home in any setting, from festival and theatre stages to small, intimate venues, Alison Burns never fails to touch the audience with her soul-stirring performances.

Born in Scotland, ALISON BURNS grew up drawing inspiration from the recordings of the jazz greats like Sarah Vaughn, Nat King Cole and Ella Fitzgerald. In demand as much abroad as in the UK she has performed concerts in Tokyo, Nashville, New York, Cannes, Capri and Shanghai.

French writer Emile Zola never met ALISON BURNS, and his perceptive quote may seem like an unusual introduction, but it's wholly appropriate for this rising star of the jazz world, and her rather unusual road to success. With the release of her second album 1:AM, a collaboration with world-renowned and multi award-winning jazz guitarist MARTIN TAYLOR, Alison brings her unique interpretation to a combination of traditional jazz standards, classic contemporary songwriting, and an original song which holds particular personal significance. It's a track listing which reflects the Dundee singer's lifetime love affair with music.

“My father was a guitarist and my mum would get into his gigs around Dundee for free by carrying the case...he still carried the guitar! He used to sing to me, numbers by Peggy Lee, Lena Horne, Bessie Smith. That's what I heard around the house. I also used to watch old Hollywood movies and dream of being a singer and actress. We had linoleum flooring in the bathroom, so I used to sprinkle it with salt and try my hand at tap dancing! The first time I sang was trying to pick out harmonies in songs on the radio.”

No matter what else has happened in Alison's life, that involvement with music has run in parallel - only now is it being allowed to take the lead. Life has certainly provided inspiration. As the first female apprentice engineer in the famous Timex watch factory in Dundee, the 16-year-old refused to compromise glamour in the workplace and never forgot her lipstick. The experience showed that she was perfectly capable of holding her own in a man's world.

Other jobs followed (including being sacked from a bingo-calling job) but it was at the age of 21 that Alison realised that her childhood dreams would only be realised if she actually did something about it. The death of her brother Alan, who was serving in the Falklands brought home the reality of a life lived unfulfilled. Alan was very much the inspiration for the lyrics of the original song True on 1AM, which has music written by Martin Taylor.

Still based in Dundee, ALISON BURNS's acting, singing, and presenting career took off. As singer and songwriter in a band called The Rainmates, she tuned down two record deals which just “didn't feel right at the time”. Her first love was still the music she had heard in her childhood, however, and this led to the formation of a three-part female harmony group, The Penny Dainties. Not only did Alison get the group together, it was normal for her to be hanging over a sewing machine in the early hours, making the frocks!

Like every other performer, the days could be empty. However, never one to waste any time, Alison used the days productively and gained a law degree from Dundee University. She practised briefly, but the pull of music was too much and she found herself working in the music business, albeit behind the scenes. For a while, her own music career was put on the back burner, but it's telling that as soon as she turned her attention to jazz singing again, there was instant acclaim. The release of her debut album, Kissing Bug, in March 2007 was received with universal acclaim and became the first album by a Scottish jazz singer to reach the Jazz Top 10. She was lauded by the likes of jazz guru Michael Parkinson who invited ALISON BURNS to play at his hotel. The man himself was in the front row and threw his arms around her as she came off stage.

So far she has packed her bag to perform in far-flung destinations such as Tokyo, Nashville, New York, Cannes, Italy and Shanghai as well as exclusive events for the likes of Virgin Airlines and Sir Terence Conran. She has performed at jazz festivals and venues across the country, with her own group and guesting with Martin Taylor at a number of concerts. It was at these concerts that the idea for 1:AM came about. The recordings of Ella Fitzgerald and Joe Pass were the inspiration, stripping back the songs to vocal and guitar. Despite the smoky dark eyes and robust sense of humour, there's little of the jazz diva about Alison Burns. As a committed vegetarian, her greatest concern on the road is finding decent food as well as keeping in touch with her husband, family and friends. Venues will be shocked to find the only dressing room request is water and her only real superstition is “always wearing my granny's earrings”. For those who may think that Alison is where she has always wanted to be, that's true up to a point, but looking at her track record, this is obviously just the beginning. “I'd like to tour more and keep adding songs to my repertoire. It would be wonderful to sing with Tony Bennett and Michael Buble. It's also an ambition to sing with strings – I think it’s every singers ambition to sing with strings. I'd also like to write more songs.”

1:AM from ALISON BURNS and MARTIN TAYLOR is released on P3 Records. The album was inspired by the recordings of Ella Fitzgerald and Joe Pass. On the album, produced by Tony Platt, Alison Burns and Martin Taylor capture the essence of the recordings with just voice and guitar.

In 2009 the duo will hit the road to tour and promote this new album which is produced by legendary record producer Tony Platt (Bob Marley, The Who, The Rolling Stones, Buddy Guy). The tour and album take its inspiration from the Grammy award winning collaboration between Joe Pass & Ella Fitzgerald, mixing repertoire from The Great American Songbook and contemporary material.

Europe's finest guitarist Jazz Times, New York

Martin Taylor was the Head-line act at the last International Guitar Festival in Adelaide.

28 Feb 2009 20:00
Theatre of the Thailand Cultural Centre Bangkok, Thailand

3 Mar 2009 20:00
The Basement Sydney, Australia | Bookings: 02 9251 2791

4 Mar 2009 20:00
Shoalhaven Entertainment Centre Nowra, NSW, Australia | Bookings: 1300 788 503 with Special Guest George Golla

5 Mar 2009 20:00
Dizzy's Melbourne, Australia | Bookings: 03 9428 1233

6 Mar 2009 20:00
Dizzy's Melbourne, Australia | Bookings: 03 9428 1233

7 Mar 2009 20:00
Dizzy's Melbourne, Australia | Bookings: 03 9428 1233

8 Mar 2009 20:00
Gold Coast Arts & Cultural Centre Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia | Bookings: 05 5588 4000

9 Mar 2009 20:00
The Basement Sydney, Australia | Bookings: 02 9251 2791

11 Mar 2009 20:00
Avalon RSL Avalon, NSW, Australia | Bookings: 02 9918 2201

12 Mar 2009 20:00
Governor Hindmarsh Hotel Adelaide, Australia | Bookings: 08 8340 0744

13 Mar 2009 20:00
Ellington's Jazz Club Perth, Australia |

14 Mar 2009 20:00
Ellington's Jazz Club Perth, Australia

15 Mar 2009 20:00
Jazz Freemantle, Navy Club, High Street Freemantle, Australia | Bookings: 08 9384 4835

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DUFFY CHOOSES MYSPACE SECRET SHOW AS 1ST EVER AUSTRALIAN GIG!

January 21st 2009 00:44

Grammy Nominee Duffy Heads to Australia in January

Promotional Tour from January 29 to February 2
It was earlier this year that the soulful voice of Welsh native Duffy was heard by the world with the release of her debut UK topping single “Mercy”, an unveiling of what was to come from this 24 year-old.

Her debut album Rockferry was released to critical acclaim reaching #1 in the UK, #4 in the US and #12 in Australia. It has already sold over 4 million copies globally and is platinum in 15 countries and gold in 14!

Rounding out an incredible year for Duffy, she was recently nominated for three Grammy Awards, Best New Artist, Best Female Pop Vocal (Mercy) and Best Pop Vocal Album (Rockferry).

Duffy has been announced to perform at V Festival 2009, however her Australian fans will receive an early treat as Duffy will be heading to our shores from January 29 to February 2 for a whirlwind promotional visit.

DUFFY
Rockferry (Collectors Edition Double Album) - OUT NOW

The collector’s edition includes a 7 track bonus disc, featuring brand new songs including the single ‘Rain On Your Parade’.

DUFFY CHOOSES MYSPACE SECRET SHOW AS 1ST EVER AUSTRALIAN GIG!

Jan 21st 2009

Universal Music and MySpace today announced that Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter Duffy will treat Australian MySpace fans to her first ever Aussie gig. The intimate and exclusive MySpace Secret Show will take place on Saturday January 31. Taking place at an undisclosed (secret) inner city Sydney location, this FREE all ages gig will showcase songs from Duffy’s latest release, Rockferry (Collectors Edition Double Album).

24 year-old, Welsh-born Duffy last year exploded onto the world stage with her smash hit single “Mercy” and sequentially her debut album Rockferry. Released to critical acclaim, Rockferry reached #1 in the UK, #4 in the US and #12 in Australia and has already sold over 4 million copies globally.

MySpace Secret Shows are exclusive concerts held throughout Australia featuring some of the biggest international and Australian artists. The only way MySpace users can find out specific details about this and future concerts is by adding THIS SITE as a 'friend' to their profile.

“As her first ever Australian gig, the Duffy Secret Show is an amazing coup for MySpace users and we anticipate incredible excitement onsite in the lead up to this event. Delivering this soul sensation to an intimate MySpace crowd, for free no less, is yet another embodiment of our commitment to giving MySpace users exclusive and premium content and culture both on and offline” said Suzanne Mitchell, spokesperson, MySpace Australia.

Only ‘friends’ of MySpace Secret Shows will be notified via a MySpace bulletin the venue and details of the gig. Entry is strictly limited and works on a first come first served basis.

Rounding out an incredible 2008, Duffy was nominated for three Grammy Awards, Best New Artist, Best Female Pop Vocal (Mercy) and Best Pop Vocal Album (Rockferry). Duffy has also been announced to perform at V Festival 2009 - An extraordinary opportunity to have a global superstar such as Duffy on our shores twice in three months.

Touring for V Festival 2009

Saturday March 28 - Sydney, Centennial Park

Sunday March 29 - Gold Coast, Avica Resort

Saturday April 4 - Melbourne, Showground

Sunday April 5 - Perth, Claremont Showground

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Future Music Festival National Tour Dates

January 12th 2009 03:18

Future Music Festival

Blasting off in 2009, the galaxy's favourite electronic celebration, the Future Music Festival, is set to take you to the far reaches of the musical universe and beyond.

Locked and loaded with the best music in the solar system, this supersonic gathering is hitting warp speed and bringing even more of the March madness you've come to know and love. It's a festival, Earthlings, but not as you know it.

Featuring a blinding supernova of the finest electronic artists in the Milky Way, Future Music Festival has fast become an electrifying, highly anticipated mainstay on the nation's booming festival calendar. Orbiting the continent at the speed of sound and leaving tens of thousands of smiles in its wake, this multi award-winning event is more than just a party, it's an unforgettable, Earth-shattering experience.

Sourcing the planet's freshest sounds and serving them up across a universe of arenas, Future Music Festival is renowned for dishing out a jam-packed day and night of the finest beats, bleeps and blips this side of the equator. This electronic juggernaut has witnessed hallowed names like Digweed, Sanchez, Vath and The Chemical Brothers rocking its frenzied faithful, and 2009's intergalactic lineup will be no exception.

So prepare to look skyward and travel light years ahead to a brave new world. A secret, far away place that lies beyond the sound barrier and underneath a shimmering galaxy of musical stars.

In this bold new frontier the rules of engagement are simple: enjoy life and experience the future. The countdown has just begun!

First Artist Announcement

Basement Jaxx LIVE

N*E*R*D feat Pharrell Williams LIVE
CSS LIVE
Paul Oakenfold
Markus Schulz
Etienne De Crecy LIVE
Steve Angello (swedish house mafia)
Sebastian Ingrosso (swedish house mafia)
Tocadisco
Joachim Garraud
Christopher Lawrence
Mr Oizo
Lifelike
Super8 & Tab
Yacht LIVE
Many more to be announced

Tickets on sale December 8 through Ticketmaster!

1st ANNOUNCEMNT FUTURE MUSIC FESTIVAL ~~2009~~

Basement Jaxx XL Recordings, UK

Basement Jaxx are a critically acclaimed UK house music duo, comprised of Felix Buxton and Simon Ratcliffe, which rose to popularity in the late 1990s. In 1999, they released their debut album Remedy (featuring singles like "Red Alert", "Rendez Vu" and "Jump N' Shout") to wide acclaim. Their follow up, 2001's Rooty, included singles "Romeo", "Jus 1 Kiss" and the iconic "Where's Your Head At?"; while 2003 saw the lads release Kish Kash - which was recognised at the 47th Grammy awards, winning Buxton and Ratcliffe the inaugural Best Electronic/Dance Album award. In addition to their own work, Basement Jaxx are in-demand remixers. Highlights on this front include "4 My People" by Missy Elliott, "Like I Love You" by Justin Timberlake and "She Wants to Move" by N.E.R.D.

N*E*R*D Star Trak, Virgina Beach, USA

With their digital musical palette and vivid imaginations, Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo have taken their hip-hop foundation and un-tethered the bounds of pop, bestowing unsuspecting hit records in almost machine-gun-like succession - whether in rap (Jay-Z, Busta Rhymes, et al), R&B (Usher, Babyface), pop (Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake) or rock (No Doubt). But N.E.R.D is not the Neptunes. N.E.R.D is a fly-or-die, thrash-around, do-as-you-will, set-your-soul-on-fire alter-ego that subscribes to no rules, and adheres to no agenda. It is Pharrell, Chad and Shay: a trio whose chemistry allows the uninhibited exploration of the sounds, emotions and impulses of self, society, identity and belonging.

CSS Sub Pop Records, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Bursting out of Sao Paulo in 2003, CSS are a group of friends with an unquenchable thirst for good times and indulgence in all things pop and art. Dropping in 2006, their debut album Cansei de Ser Sexy served up danceable electro/rock songs littered with pop culture and sexual references. Easily translating from online environs to live audiences, they quickly became one of the most in-demand live acts from Europe to Japan. Equal parts dance party, urban circus, and complete chaos, the band's unaffected, unbridled joy when performing is their trademark! A tough, street-ready recreation of the frenetic energy of their live shows, their latest album Donkey is summer's ultimate ride - so get on it!

Etienne De Crecy Solid, France

Deep house DJ/producer Etienne de Crecy was a key figure behind Paris' rise as one of the world's dance music hubs during the 1990s. Born in Lyon, he has peddled his talent under several different guises, including Motorbass, La Chatte Rouge, and Super Discount. His first major undertaking, Motorbass, grabbed a cult following soon after its launch in 1991 and not only alerted the world to the rapidly evolving Parisian dance music scene, but also spawned underground favorites like the Motorbass EP, "Transphunk" single and Pansoul album. An irresistible talent, de Crecy has also served up the legendary Super Discount and Tempovision albums, released countless iconic tunes (including "Prix Choc" and "Am I Wrong?") and remixed the likes of Air and Alex Gopher.

Yacht DFA Records, PORTLAND, OREGON, USA

YACHT is a lot of things. It's kind of a band, but it's mostly a genre-and-media-spanning life project founded and led by American, Jona Bechtolt. Bechtolt and new member Claire L. Evans, make anthemic power jams, play them backwards and soak them in nearly-psychedelic cherry cola! A promiscuous genre-smasher since his adolescence, Bechtolt is indie rock's Timbaland and has plied his unique breed of beat-heavy laptop wizardry to endless collaborations. Evans is a media artist and musician who has presented her cosmic PowerPoint performances at MoMA PS1 and The Kitchen, and has frequently collaborated with Bechtolt since 2004. In 2007 the duo played more than 200 shows in 17 countries around the world (including Australia!) and toured with luminaries like LCD Soundsystem and Architecture in Helsinki.

Steve Angello Size Records, Stockholm, Sweden

When Steve Angello released Woz not Woz with fellow Swede, Eric Prydz, in 2004, things changed forever! Released on CR2 Recordings it single-handedly elevated him to become one of the most in-demand producers, remixers and DJs in the world. A prominent member of the illustrious Swedish House Mafia (with close friends Sebastian Ingrosso and Axwell), now, in 2008, he has a wealth of worldwide club hits to his name (including Raining Again, Tell Me Why and Not So Dirty) and runs his own highly successful label, Size Records. DJing every weekend non-stop for the last few years, his diverse sets are notorious for keeping crowds electrified and have scored him thousands of adoring fans across the planet. He's an Australian favourite, and he's back for more!

Sebastian Ingrosso Refune, Stockholm, Sweden

A notorious member of the all-conquering Swedish House Mafia collective, Sebastian Ingrosso is a masterful musical force to be reckoned with! Launching onto the global scene late last millennium, this prodigious, party-heard DJ/producer is world-renowned for both his sublime skills on decks and in the studio chair. Boasting a myriad of club bombs to his name (including anthems like Echo Vibes, Together, Get Dumb and It's True), he has regularly collaborated with studio-mate and best friend Steve Angello to deliver acclaimed tunes and compilations for the likes of Subliminal and Mixmag, and, to top it all off, is also globally revered for his remixing talents - which have seen him flawlessly re-rub lofty icons like of Deep Dish, Moby and Royskopp.

Markus Schulz Coldharbour, Armada, Berlin, Germany

Markus Schulz dreams of meeting the world - and the way he's going, this dream just might come true! Currently 13 on the DJ Mag Top 100 DJs Poll, he is a star on the rise and one that's been travelling the world playing his personal brand of dark, moody, melodic trance and meeting as many people as possible. Over the past few years he has crossed the globe countless times; and, via his hugely popular radio show, Global DJ Broadcast, he reaches out to millions with his trademark dark, melodic trance (enriched with beautiful chilled tracks, guitars, and sublime vocals) on a weekly basis. Having started the year with the release of his fourth compilation for Armada Music, 2008 has been a big one for him and to cap it off, he's finally bringing his sound back down under!

JOACHIM GARRAUD Gum Prod, Paris, France

French superstar Joachim Garraud started his illustrious career in the early 1990s as a DJ at The Boy - an infamous Parisian club attributed with discovering the techno phenomenon in France. A Musicology graduate of the Academy of Music and Percussion, he moved swiftly to production and created his very own recording studio in the middle of Paris. Within its confines, for the last decade he has remixed and composed his way to the top not too mention producing artists like David Guetta, David Bowie, Kylie Minogue, Cassius and Moby along the way. Blending DJing and improvisation, Joachim's performances are truly unique. Armed with his keytar, multimedia DVD show and Space Invader friends from outer space, he travels the globe at the speed of sound!

Tocadisco Superstar Records/Toca45, Colonge, Germany

A self-taught studio wizard and DJing phenomenon, Tocadisco is one of Germany's finest, most revered dance music exports in recent years. Hailing from the uber-cool city of Cologne, since the early 2000s he's been relentlessly dropping bomb after bomb on the world's dancefloors. From original tracks like Nobody Likes (the Records I Play), You're No Good For Me and Streetgirls, to his storming remixes of Axwell, The Egg, Booka Shade, New Order and Moby; it's little wonder that Tocadisco has firmly established himself as one of the most popular and exciting artists in the booth today. A firm crowd favourite in Australia, the return of this globetrotting star with the ominous tiger logo is highly anticipated

Christopher Lawrence Pharmacy Music, Los Angeles, USA

Dubbed "A Superstar DJ" by the US's URB and One of The Most Popular DJs on the Global Circuit by DJ Magazine, Christopher Lawrence is one of the biggest, most respected and popular names in dance music today. Once an outsider in a world dominated by European and UK DJs, he has risen to the top of the international dance music heap. Now considered one of the key global players and America's leading dance music export, he regularly plays his tough techno trance sets on main stages at the world's biggest festivals and super-clubs. In the world of international dance culture, there are DJs who are leaders and those who are followers. Christopher Lawrence is a true leader.

LIFELIKE Wall Of Sound, Vulture, Paris, France

Producing first for other artists in the early/mid nineties, Lifelike joined the Parisian label 20000ST in 2001 and released his very first single. Supported by a who's who of DJs and Parisian radio FG, The Soul Of quickly became the classic summer club anthem of 2002. The rest, as they say, is history! On top of DJing all over the world, this gifted French star has remixed everyone from Justice, Chromeo and Sebastian Leger to Belle and Annie; while his collaborative tune with Kris Menace Discolpolis is one of the highest selling tunes of all time.

Mr Oizo Ed Banger Records, Paris, France

Mr. Oizo is the pseudonym of French music producer Quentin Dupieux. Dupieux is most famous for his electro track Flat Beat, which became a hit all across Europe in 1999 for being featured in a series of Levi's jeans TV advertisements. A veteran of two widely acclaimed artist albums (Analog Worms Attack and Moustache (Half a Scissor), his most recent EP, Transexual, has hit the mark with Busy P's taste-making Ed Banger crew, while his remixes for the likes of Kavinsky, Jamelia, Cassius, Scissor Sisters and Calvin Harris have caved minds worldwide! As if his DJ/producer accolades weren't enough, Oizo released his first feature film, Steak, in 2007. Vive la Oizo!

Super8 & Tab Anjunabeats, Helsinki, Finland

Leading the charge of the Scandinavian trance revolution, Finland's Miika Eloranta and Janne Mansnerus (aka Super8 & Tab) have grown to become one of the genre's favourite duos. With monster tunes like First Aid, Helsinki Scorchin, Needs to Feel and Suru to their name, and regular support from icons like Armin van Buuren, Ferry Corsten and Tiesto; it's no secret why! Infamous for fusing their tracks with unique, edgy and unusual sounds and vocals, this distinctive Super8 & Tab sound has steadily pushed the talented pair to the forefront of the international trance pack. Dividing their time between DJing, the studio and their own worldwide radio show on DI:FM, their long-awaited artist album is due to drop any minute.

And many more to be announced!

Future Music Festival National Tour Dates:

Sydney (Randwick Racecourse) - February 28
Perth (Wellington Square) - March 1
Brisbane (Doomben Racecourse) - March 7
Melbourne - TBA
Adelaide - 9th March

Tickets on sale December 8 through Ticketmaster

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BRISBANE WRITERS' FESTIVAL

September 3rd 2008 23:09

BRISBANE WRITERS’ FESTIVAL
17- 21 September 2008

Welcome to authors attending the 2008 Brisbane Writers’ Festival. The line-up includes a talented array of both international and local writers: Lawrence Hill, Richard Holmes, Sun Shuyun, Bruce Beresford, Anna Campbell, Steven Carroll, Steven Conte, Jackie French, Paul Ham, Angelo Loukakis, General Jim Molan and Ian Townsend.

Someone Knows My Name by Lawrence Hill won the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize 2008 and the Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize. A former journalist with the Globe and Mail and parliamentary correspondent for the Winnipeg Free Press, Hill also speaks French and Spanish. He has lived and worked across Canada, in Baltimore, and in Spain and France, and travelled three times to work as a volunteer in the West African countries Mali, Cameroon and Niger. He is the author of the novels Any Known Blood and Some Great Thing, and the non-fiction work Black Berry, Sweet Juice: On Being Black and White in Canada. He co-authored, with Joshua Key, The Deserter's Tale: The Story of an Ordinary Soldier Who Walked Away from the War in Iraq. He lives in Canada with his wife and five children.

Richard Holmes is one of the most revered non-fiction writers working today. Born in London, he is writes and reviews regularly for various journals and newspapers, including the New York Review of Books. He has won numerous awards for his biographies of Coleridge, Shelley and Johnson. He is also editor of a new series of editions of classic English biographies that includes work by Samuel Johnson, Daniel Defoe and William Godwin. His new book, The Age of Wonder, is an examination of the life and work of the scientists of the Romantic age, who laid the foundations of modern science. It will be published by HarperCollins in September. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, a Fellow of the British Academy and was awarded an OBE in 1992. He was awarded an honorary Litt.D. in 2000 by the University of East Anglia, where he was appointed Professor of Biographical Studies in September 2001.

Sun Shuyun was born in China in the 1960s. She graduated from Beijing University and won a scholarship to Oxford. She is a film and television producer and her previous books include The Long March and Ten Thousand Miles without a Cloud. For the past decade she has divided her time between Beijing and London. In July 2006, Shu was given the opportunity to record what life is really like for the people of Tibet and she seized the chance to spend a year in a remote town in the Tibetan mountain area. The result is her new book, A Year in Tibet, in which she explores the intimate details of the lives of a shaman and his family, a viillage doctor, a Party worker, a hotel manager, and a rickshaw driver. Through them she captures the tensions between Chinese and Tibetans, between an ancient and an alien culture, faith and science, continuity and modernisation.

Film director Bruce Beresford has made some of Australia’s best-known and most interesting films, including The Adventures of Barry Mackenzie, Breaker Morant, Don’s Party and Puberty Blues, and has had international success with Driving Miss Daisy, Black Robe and Paradise Road. His recent book, Josh Hartnett Definitely Wants to do This … true stories from a life in the screen trade, is a candid look at the world of celebrity, power and international film–making from one of cinema’s most accomplished practitioners.

Anna Campbell decided to become a writer shortly after she learned to walk. Then she discovered romance novels, and she knew she just had to tell stories abut love and hope and triumph over adversity. Not forgetting gorgeous, passionate men. After various jobs and as much travel as she could afford, including a stay of several years in the UK, Anna has now settled near the sea on the east coast of Australia. In Untouched, the kidnapped Grace Paget and loner Lord Sheene must both revolt against the strange set of circumstances that have forced them together.

Steven Carroll was born in Melbourne and grew up in Glenroy. He went to La Trobe University and taught English in high schools before playing in bands in the 1970s. After leaving the music scene he began writing as a playwright and became the theatre critic for the Sunday Age. After lecturing at RMIT, Steven now writes full time and lives in Brunswick, Victoria. His novels The Art of the Engine Driver and The Gift of Speed were both shortlisted for the Miles Franklin Award. The Art of the Engine Driver was also shortlisted for France’s Prix Femina. In 2008 The Time We Have Taken won the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize for Best Book, South–East Asia and South Pacific region, as well as the 2008 Miles Franklin Award, Australia's most prestigious literary prize.

Steven Conte was born in 1966 and raised in Guyra in rural New South Wales. After six years of boarding school he lived and worked in Europe, and his first published short stories drew on his experiences as a traveller. He has lived in Sydney and Canberra and most recently in Melbourne. Bank teller, waiter, barman, cleaner, life model, public servant, taxi driver, receptionist, university tutor, editor and book reviewer are some of the jobs with which he has supported his writing. His debut novel, The Zookeepers War, has been shortlisted for the inaugural Prime Minister’s literary award for fiction.

Jackie French’s writing career spans eighteen years. She is one of the few writers to win both literary and children’s choice awards. Josephine Wants to Dance was awarded Book of the Year by the Australian Book Association in 2006 as well as the 2007 ABIA (Australian Book Industry Awards) Book of the Year Award. Hitler’s Daughter won the 2000 CBC Book of the Year for Younger Readers and the UK Wow! Award and has been listed as a ‘Blue Ribbon’ book in the USA. The bestselling Diary of a Wombat has won a swag of awards in Australia and the US, and been published in nine other territories. Her most recent books include How High Can a Kangaroo Hop, A Rose for the Anzac Boys and The Camel who crossed Australia.

Paul Ham is the author of the highly acclaimed Kokoda (HarperCollins, 2004) and the Australian correspondent for the London Sunday Times. He was born and educated in Australia and lives in Sydney, having spent several years working in Britain as a journalist and publisher. In November 2007 he released his second book, Vietnam, which has been lauded by both Vietnam Veterans and critics alike, and shortlisted for the Prime Minister’s Literary Award for non-fiction. Vietnam is the definitive account of Australia’s involvement in the war. Drawing on hundreds of unpublished sources as well as interviews with soldiers, politicians, medical practitioners, aid providers, entertainers and the Vietnamese people, Paul Ham reconstructs the epic history of a campaign that disfigured a country and divided the world, nations, families and friends.

Angelo Loukakis was born in Australia and has worked as a teacher, editor, publisher and scriptwriter. He is the author of a children's book on Greeks in Australia, and a travel book on Norfolk Island, as well as three books of fiction: For the Patriarch, Vernacular Dreams and Messenger. For the Patriarch received a NSW Premier's Literary Award and was set on the NSW HSC syllabus between 1986 and 2001. Angelo's parents came to Australia from Crete, and his most recent novel, The Memory of Tides, honours their generation.

General Jim Molan joined the Australian Army in 1968 and has served in Jakarta, East Timor, Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands, managing 300,000 American, British, Iraqi and Australian troops. Among his many tasks, he would oversee the first democratic elections in Iraq. It would prove the most formidable challenge of his forty-year career. In his gripping new book, Running the War in Iraq, Major General Molan gives a stark insider’s account of modern warfare and all it entails: the ghastly body count, the complex decisions that will mean life or death, the divide between political masters and foot soldiers - and the small, hard-won triumphs.

Ian Townsend is a journalist with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. His first novel, Affection, was shortlisted for the 2005 Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards, the 2006 Commonwealth Writers’ Prize for a first novel, and the 2006 Colin Roderick Award. He’s also the winner of two Australian Eureka Prizes for science and medical research journalism, and is the 2006 John Oxley Library research fellow. In 2006, he was long-listed for the Dublin IMPAC literary award. His new novel, The Devil’s Eye, which will be launched by HarperCollins at this year’s festival, has been inspired by events surrounding one of the most powerful storms in history, a hurricane named Mahina, which struck Queensland in 1899. Ian lives in Brisbane with his family.

The Brisbane Writers Festival office is located at 12 Merivale St, South Brisbane, Queensland 4101, Australia.

Our mailing address is:

PO Box 3453
South Brisbane
Queensland 4101
Australia

Phone: 61 7 3255 0254

Fax: 61 7 3255 0362

Email: info@brisbanewritersfestival. com.au

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Daz Chandler - Daniel Kitson

August 25th 2008 05:47

Quite a good deal of out and out fun from hostess with the mostess; I like to call her Dazzle, but really it's Daz Chandler doing her usual wonderful best interviewing a comedian notorious for being difficult to interview.

Notice he (Daniel Kitson) is delightedly streaming out all sorts of insightful insights into himself as a natural chap rather than living up to the oft uber serious reports that suggest he hates being interviewed.

Great work!!

More of Daz Chandler's work can be heard by going to the podcasts at Sydney's 2SER FM, one of the greater sized and resourced community radio stations in New South Wales, Australia.

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LADYHAWKE'S LAST AUS SHOWS

August 22nd 2008 15:05

LADYHAWKE'S LAST AUS SHOWS THIS WEEKEND,
PARIS IS BURNING RELEASED TOMORROW!

LADYHAWKE LAYS DOWN HER LAST LICKS IN AUSTRALIA THIS WEEKEND!

The 80's timewarp megababe, Ladyhawke plays her last two Australian shows this weekend. If you've been sitting on getting tickets, now is the time to get your rear in gear as these shows will be her wave goodbye before she jets back to the UK.

Having already layed down some serious licks at her New Zealand shows and our showcase spectacular, Club Mod, Ladyhawke will be playing TONIGHT on the Gold Coast and Sunday in Sydney. Check below for the facts.

** LADYHAWKE - AUS/NZ SHOWCASE TOUR **

Friday Aug 22 - Ladyhawke at Tour Berlin Lounge, Gold Coast, QLD.
Tickets are (bang bang bang) on the door.

Sunday Aug 24 Ladyhawke at Greenwood Hotel, North Sydney, NSW.
Tickets (bang bang bang) on the door.

You've no doubt heard the hairbrush sing-a-long anthem, Back Of The Van and the current foot stomper of a single Paris Is Burning, now's your chance to hear them live alongside other unreleased Ladyhawke gems from her self-titled debut, due out September 20.

The iTunes album pre-order is up now for Aus / NZ and running until album release on Sep 20. Check it out here.

There is also a special album pre-order pack with tote bag & vinyl running on JB HIFI.

Paris Is Burning single is released tomorrow Sat Aug 23. It comes with remixes by Chicken Lips, Alex Gopher and Cut Copy as well as the video directed by Casper Balslev. You can place your order now on the Mod Shop. Otherwise, be sure to pop into your local record store or iTunes to grab the bundle.

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The Temper Trap

August 18th 2008 12:18

T H E T E M P E R T R A P
SWEET DISPOSITION SINGLE LAUNCHES

Respected Melbourne four piece The Temper Trap return to the live front to celebrate the release of their latest single, Sweet Disposition, taken from their forthcoming debut album. Recently recorded in Melbourne with esteemed UK producer Jim Abbiss (Massive Attack, DJ Shadow, Arctic Monkeys) the record’s rich and sophisticated soundscapes are nothing short of epic.

The band have emerged from the recording session as a tight knit creative force, producing a dynamic single that is a giant leap from their earlier EP of two years ago and undeniably delivers on all of their promise.

The single launches are the beginning of a massive twelve months ahead for the boys with a busy summer touring schedule of festivals and overseas shows confirmed.

The Temper Trap will have a limited edition 12" available at these shows with remixes from such underground luminaries as Curtis Vodka (Bjork, Silversun Pickups, Kid Sister) and Pocketknife (Spank Rock, David Bowie, Feist, Sufjan Stevens) for this release.

TOUR DATES:

Sat Sept 20 – The Toff - Melbourne

Sun Sept 21 – The Toff - Melbourne

Thu Sept 25 – Oxford Art Factory - Sydney

Fri Sept 26 – ANU Bar - ACT

Thu Oct 2 – Troubador - Brisbane

Fri Oct 3 – Sound Lounge - Gold Coast

Sat Oct 17 – Rocket Bar - Adelaide

Tickets on sale this Friday August 23

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BIG SOUND 2008

July 29th 2008 00:15

MORE SPEAKERS ANNOUNCED FOR BIG SOUND MUSIC INDUSTRY SUMMIT & SHOWCASE
GUDINSKI KEYNOTES:

Q Music's BIG SOUND Music Industry Summit and Showcase is pleased to announce its second round of speakers, lead by Michael Gudinski, founder and chairman of the Mushroom Group of Companies.

Also heading to the event, which takes place in Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley September 10 -12 are Jordan Berliant (The Collective Music Group LA), Luke Bevans (Universal Music Australia), Ted Gardner (Larrikin Management and co-founder of Lollapolooza), Paul Brown (Red Hat 22 Radio Plugging, US) and Joan Warner (Commercial Radio Australia),

With an already impressive first round of speakers, they will be joined by the likes of Everett True - UK Music Journalist, J.W. Johnson Senior Vice President for Razor & Tie Music Publishing, Shin Fukuzumi - A&R for Japan’s P-Vine, Richard Buck - A New Beginning Promotions Company and Iain Shedden - Music Writer and Critic for The Australian.

Q Music program director Stephen Green said being in its seventh year, BIG SOUND is one of the most important, influential and fastest-growing music industry events in Asia Pacific, continuing to attract leading industry figures from around the world with over 30 further speakers to be announced in the coming weeks.

"This year we have a diverse range of national and international music figures presenting at the event with a real focus on new developments in the industry and real business. BIG SOUND is about inspiration and learning, but where it comes into its own is its importance in the business calendar for meeting the players and doing deals. It’s a true industry event, not just a gab-fest.” Mr Green said.

SPEAKERS ANNOUNCED SO FAR FOR BIG SOUND 2008 ARE:

Michael Gudinski (Chairman, Mushroom Group of Companies, Aus)
Everett True (Plan B Magazine, UK)
JW Johnson (Senior VP, Razor & Tie Publishing, US)
Jordan Berliant (The Collective Group, US)
Joan Warner (CEO, Commercial Radio Australia, Aus)
Shin Fukuzumi (A&R, P-Vine, Japan)
Paul Brown (Owner/Manager, Red Hat 22 Radio Plugging, US)
Luke Bevans (Sales & Marketing Director, Universal Music Australia, Aus)

JORDAN BERLIANT – Partner, The Collective Group, US
With over 20 years experience in the music and entertainment industry, Jordan Berliant was recently made Partner at The Collective Music Group (Linkin Park, Selena Gomez). Prior to this Jordan ran the day-to-day operations for Left Bank, later becoming Tenth Street Entertainment. Sensitive to maximizing an artists’ expansion of their talent, Jordan played an instrumental role in positioning several key marketing strategies that combined performance and media working with artists such as Blondie, Motley Crue, The Cranberries, Clint Black, The Bee Gees, Luther Vandross, Meat Loaf Duran Duran, Buckcherry, Papa Roach and Motley Crue.

Joan Warner was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Commercial Radio Australia in 2001 and is responsible for lobbying Federal and State Governments, radio industry education and training programs, on-air radio Brand Campaign and the co-regulation of the Commercial Radio Codes of Practice. Ms Warner has a broad array of experience and knowledge of public, private and political sectors and has worked for Phillips Fox Lawyers, Australian Centre for Global Finance, Telstra and for State and Federal Government Ministers as Chief of Staff and Senior Adviser.

PAUL BROWN – Owner / Manager, Red Hat 22, US
Paul Brown is the owner of Red Hat 22, a radio promotion and artist management firm based in New York City. He has worked in the music business for 25 years, with stints at ATCO, IRS, Virgin, Arista and Elektra. The last 10 years have seen him self-employed as a radio plugger exclusively dedicated to the radio format known as AAA or Triple-A. Red Hat 22 has promoted acts as diverse as The Fray, Spearhead, Adele, SPOON, Duffy, REM, Bright Eyes, Coldplay, KT Tunstall, Dr Dog, Calexico, Sara Bareilles, Jack Johnson, Coldplay, The Hold Steady, Amy Winehouse and the recent Robert Plant/Alison Krauss project. He has been instrumental in the development of these acts via radio.

LUKE BEVANS – Sales & Marketing Director, Universal Music, Aus
Luke Bevans has been in the industry since 1999, first working as a Label Assistant at Hut Recordings in the UK. In 2004 Bevans moved to Universal Music UK where he oversaw the digital marketing initiatives and running of artist websites for Razorlight and Mark Knopfler. Here he executed digital campaigns for the likes of U2, Kanye West and Paul McCartney. Appointed Sales & Marketing Director for Universal Music Australia in 2007, Bevans is excited about promoting Australian artists through digital marketing and retail channels.

TED GARDNER – MD, Larrikin Management / Cross Section Records, US/Aus
Working in the industry for over 30 years, Ted Gardner managed Queens Of The Stone Age, The Verve, Porno For Pyros, Colin Hay, The Geraldine Fibbers, Hum, Tool, The Brian Jonestown Massacre and The Cramps from 1997 to 2006 through his management company Larrikin Management. Prior to this Gardner was the co-founder of the music festival Lollapalooza in 1991 which visited 30 cities throughout US and Canada reaching crowds of over a million for the next seven years. In 2007 Gardner relocated to Australia where he continues to manage The Brian Jonestown Massacre and more recently Shane Fritsch and The Kashmire Kings.