Congratulations to all of our clients nominated for APRA Awards today:

BREAKTHROUGH SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR

The Temper Trap
Empire Of The Sun
Jessica Mauboy

MOST PLAYED AUSTRALIAN WORK

Been Waiting - Jessica Mauboy
Foreign Land - Eskimo Joe
Hey Boys and Girls - Evermore
Raise The Alarm - The Living End
She’s a Genius - Jet

COUNTRY WORK OF THE YEAR

I Ain’t That Guy - Steve Forde

BLUES & ROOTS WORK OF THE YEAR

Breakout - Ash Grunwald

URBAN WORK OF THE YEAR

On Tour - Bliss N Eso
Running Back - Jessica Mauboy featuring Flo Rida

DANCE WORK OF THE YEAR

16 - Sneaky Sound System
Walking On a Dream - Empire of the Sun

ROCK WORK OF THE YEAR

Foreign Land - Eskimo Joe
Hey Boys and Girls - Evermore
Raise the Alarm - The Living End
She’s a Genius - Jet
White Noise - The Living End

SONG OF THE YEAR

All I Want - Sarah Blasko
Sweet Disposition - The Temper Trap
The Last Day On Earth - Kate Miller-Heidke
We are the People - Empire of the Sun

Posted on: 25-05-2010

A vacancy now exists for someone to help us run our busy office. The successful applicant will get to work with a very friendly team, in a brand new office, in the heart of Newtown, and help us as we advise some of Australia’s leading artists and music and media companies.

Office experience and a strong interest in Australian music are essential.

Applications and CVs can be sent to the general email address listed on this site.

Posted on: 15-02-2010

Hey, congratulations to all of our artist clients who featured in this year’s Triple J Hottest 100. They are listed below. Congrats also to our label client Dew Process, who came in at #1 with Mumford & Sons.

2 Art vs. Science - Parlez Vous Francais?

5 Bluejuice - Broken Leg

18 Bag Raiders - Shooting Stars

21 The Temper Trap - Fader

28 Sarah Blasko - We Won’t Run

29 Sarah Blasko - All I Want

32 Paul Dempsey - Ramona Was A Waitress

34 Little Birdy - Brother

39 John Butler Trio - One Way Road

40 Angus & Julia Stone - And The Boys

48 The Temper Trap - Science Of Fear

49 Powderfinger - All Of The Dreamers

57 Philadelphia Grand Jury - The Good News

58 The Temper Trap - Love Lost

65 Eskimo Joe - Foreign Land

74 Art vs. Science - Friend In The Field

75 Wolfmother - New Moon Rising

77 Jet - She’s a Genius

Posted on: 27-01-2010

Posted on: 30-10-2009

We’d like to take the time to congratulate those of our clients who have been nominated for ARIAs this year. Here goes:

Highest Selling Australian Single
Empire Of The Sun - Walking On A Dream (Capitol/EMI Music Australia)
Evermore – Hey Boys and Girls (Warner Music Australia)
Jessica Mauboy – Running Back (Sony Music Entertainment)
Jessica Mauboy – Burn (Sony Music Entertainment)
Wes Carr – You (Sony Music Entertainment)

Highest Selling Australian Album
Empire Of The Sun - Walking On A Dream (Capitol/EMI Music Australia)
Jessica Mauboy – Been Waiting (Sony Music Entertainment)

Best Blues and Roots Album
Ash Grunwald – Fish Out Of Water (Delta Groove/Shock Entertainment)
C.W. Stoneking – Jungle Blues (King Hokum/Shock Entertainment)
The Waifs – Live From The Union Of Soul (Jarrah Records/MGM)

Best Children’s Album
Georgie Parker – Here Comes The Sun (ABC Music/Roadshow)

Best Dance Release
Sneaky Sound System – 2 (Whack Records/MGM)
Tommy Trash Feat. Mr Wilson – Need Me To Stay (Hussle/Universal Music Australia)

Best Independent Release
C.W. Stoneking – Jungle Blues (King Hokum/Shock Entertainment)
Sneaky Sound System – 2 (Whack Records/MGM)
The Drones – Havilah (ATP Recordings/MGM)

Best Music DVD
Kasey Chambers & Shane Nicholson – Rattlin’ Bones Max Sessions (Liberation/Universal Music Australia)
The Cat Empire – Live At The Bowl (Virgin/EMI Music Australia)

Best Rock Album
Eskimo Joe – Inshalla (Mushroom Records/Warner Music Australia)
Jet – Shaka Rock (Virgin/EMI Music Australia)
The Drones – Havilah (ATP Recordings/MGM)
The Temper Trap – Conditions (Liberation/Universal Music Australia)

Best Adult Contemporary Album
David Campbell - Good Lovin! (Sony Music Entertainment)
Little Birdy – Confetti (Eleven Music/Universal Music Australia)
Paul Dempsey – Everything Is True (Capitol/EMI Music Australia)

Best Pop Release
Empire Of The Sun - Walking On A Dream (Capitol/EMI Music Australia)
Jessica Mauboy – Been Waiting (Sony Music Entertainment)
Kate Miller-Heidke – Curiouser (Sony Music Entertainment)
Sarah Blasko – As Day Follows Night (Dew Process/Universal Music Australia)

Best Country Album
Shane Nicholson – Familiar Ghosts (Liberation/Universal Music Australia)

Breakthrough Artist – Single
Art Vs Science - Art Vs Science (Green/MGM)
Bluejuice – Broken Leg (Dew Process/Universal Music Australia)
Jessica Mauboy – Running Back Feat. Flo Rida (Sony Music Entertainment)

Breakthrough Artist – Album
C.W. Stoneking – Jungle Blues (King Hokum/Shock Entertainment)
Jessica Mauboy – Been Waiting (Sony Music Entertainment)
The Temper Trap – Conditions (Liberation/Universal Music Australia)

Best Group
Empire Of The Sun - Walking On A Dream (Capitol/EMI Music Australia)
Eskimo Joe – Inshalla (Mushroom Records/Warner Music Australia)
The Drones – Havilah (ATP Recordings/MGM)

Best Male Artist
C.W. Stoneking – Jungle Blues (King Hokum/Shock Entertainment)
Paul Dempsey – Everything Is True (Capitol/EMI Music Australia)

Best Female Artist
Jessica Mauboy – Been Waiting (Sony Music Entertainment)
Kate Miller-Heidke – Curiouser (Sony Music Entertainment)
Sarah Blasko – As Day Follows Night (Dew Process/Universal Music Australia)

Single of the Year
Empire Of The Sun - Walking On A Dream (Capitol/EMI Music Australia)
Kate Miller-Heidke – The Last Day On Earth (Sony Music Entertainment)
The Temper Trap – Sweet Disposition (Liberation/Universal Music Australia)

Album of the Year
Empire Of The Sun - Walking On A Dream (Capitol/EMI Music Australia)
Eskimo Joe – Inshalla (Mushroom Records/Warner Music Australia)
Sarah Blasko – As Day Follows Night (Dew Process/Universal Music Australia)
The Temper Trap – Conditions (Liberation/Universal Music Australia)

Best Jazz Album
Katie Noonan – Blackbird (Sony Music Entertainment)

Best World Music Album
Wicked Beat Soundsystem – Dreaming (Wicked Beat Records/Inertia)

Posted on: 16-10-2009