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JAGERMEISTER INDEPENDENT MUSIC CHARTS
INDIE CHARTS MOVERS AND SHAKERS

This week PEGZ's new album 'Drama' landed at #1 on the Jagermeister 100% Indie Albums Charts on debut, another notch in Obese Records' belt.

Meanwhile Spunk Records have been busy over the last couple of months with the release of Holly Throsby's fantastic new album 'Team' and now the much awaited debut album from The Middle East with the lovely title 'I Want That You Are Always Happy'. It debuted at #2 in the Independent Label Album Charts.

Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu's new album was released on Friday, if it doesn't debut at #1 next week, we'll eat our hats.

Other entries include Canadian/Australian Jeff Martin with his new album 'The Ground Cries Out' (#7), as well as funny sad musical comedy genius Tim Minchin (#10) and Sylvia Raye and Grant Bowden (#12).

Speaking of Tim Minchin, if you didn't see this stunning animation of his rambling jazz number Storm, you're missing out. We think it is flabbergasteringly good.

 
NEW ARTISTS TO RADIO



Commercial Radio Australia's New Artists 2 Radio (NA2R) competition is celebrating its tenth year and is now open for entries. The initiative is open to unsigned independent artists who have not charted in the top 100 Australian national airplay chart.
 
AIR is proud to support an initiative that gives commercially minded artists a chance to show their wares to music directors from commercial stations around Australia. NA2R has played a part in launching the careers of Delta Goodrem, Sarah Blasko, Thirsty Merc, Jade McRae, the Sunpilots, Ashleigh Mannix, Finabah and The Smart.
 
Ten finalists will be selected with two winners being announced. Winners will have six weeks guaranteed airplay, across the day, on the major metropolitan and regional commercial radio networks valued at $1.3 million.

All finalists will be invited to attend a workshop with leading music directors and marketing professionals.

To enter, and to get more information go here: www.na2r.com.au



INDEPENDENT FEATURE ARTIST

Lotek


The most frustrating part of winning an arts grant is the acquittal. You've been given the cash, you've spent it all on recording/travelling/writing/studying... and while the money was appreciated at the time, it's now time to move on to new things. The problem is that most grants bodies need to be able to report back to the arts department about OUTCOMES. So now you have to slave over a 20 page in-depth report and analysis of every cent you spent... or they'll never give you money again.

When Wayne Bennett (aka. LOTEK) won a BBC Performing Arts Grant in 2005, he spent his cash and then reported back BBC:

"With the Performing Arts Fund money I bought a laptop, microphone and a compact mixer. After flying around Eastern Europe recording with artists from Poland, Russia and Hungary I returned briefly to London before flying to Australia (the flight down under was also funded by the award)".

Now that's an acquittal. Boom.

Four years later, having long moved on from his first laptop and portable mixer Lotek had won a Mercury Prize as producer of Speech Debelle's album 'Speech Therapy' (watch). They'd worked together briefly before and she was so keen for him to record the album that when she found out that he couldn't head over to South London because of his "Australian Project" she packed her own bags and followed him to Melbourne to record it at his own studio.

When Lotek recorded a brilliant Triple J "Like A Version" cover of Rock It by Little Red he said of the song, "it works really well as a ska version, but then any single song in the world will sound good as a reggae tune"... he really believes it, the man lives and breathes ska, reggae, hip hop and dance-hall. His production is world class, soulful, at turns bombastic and subtle while his list of credits proves it the calibre of the guests on his brand new album (Roots Manuva, Jimmy Screech, Ricky Ranking, RuC.L, Ozi Batla, Dialectrix and Ciecmate) prove the esteem in which he is held.

An Englishman in his adopted Australian home, Lotek's debut solo album International Rudeboy is rad stuff. Get it.

 


Jagermeister Independent Music Charts

For the full Independent Music Charts please check out the website... www.ausindies.com.au


The Jagermeister Independent Music Charts are published by AIR using data supplied to us by ARIA. We'd like to acknowledge ARIA for kindly supplying this data.
 
 
FRIENDS OF AIR

AIR has been working with various service providers so we can bring discounted services and opportunities to our membership. These businesses are our "Friends Of AIR". Today we introduce you to FANCORPS
 
Fancorps would like to offer their world leading volunteer/fan management platform to AIR members at a 25% discount.

Fancorps creates quality social interactions for artists, brands, and organizations seeking to enhance their online reach. Fancorps create, manage, and customize campaigns that engage your core audience to become ambassadors for your brand.

Fancorps are currently working with Lady Gaga, Motley Crue, Beyonce, Trace Adkins, Blue October, Alter Bridge, Andrew W.K., Bowling For Soup, Buckcherry, The Hives, Sevendust, The Sounds, Toby Keith, Jet, Rooney and G. Love.

Self service use of Fancorps platform starts at $50 per month, which entails the usage our the platform and hands on customer support.

For more information visit: www.fancorps.com or contact: tony@fancorps.com.




WAMI FESTIVAL PANELS

The WAMI Festival will be in full force this year but will not include a WAMI conference in the same format as previous years. Instead, two panel sessions will be held for local artists to pitch their music to festival bookers and publishers.

Submissions close 28 April 2011, 11:59am West Australian time and are only open through sonicbids.

sonicbids.com/wamlicensingpitch
sonicbids.com/wamfestivalpitch

More details about the WAMI Festival workshops can be found here


WAMI AWARD VOTING

The WAMI's announced an impressive list of nominees for the annual WAMI awards last week. Check out all nominees here...

Nominations were led by The Split Seconds, Tame Impala, Felicity Groom, Birds Of Tokyo

The public vote categories are now open too. VOTE HERE.


BIG SOUND LAUNCH AND ANNOUNCEMENT

Australia's leading music conference was launched with fanfare in Sydney last week. Early bird tickets can be purchased now and most importantly SHOWCASING APPLICATIONS OPEN.

Early bird and showcasing info can be found here: www.bigsound.org.au.

BIG SOUND FIRST SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT:

Alan McGee – ex Creation Records / Poptones (UK)
Tony Harlow – Warner Music (AUS)
David Enthoven – ie:music (UK)
Tim Clark – ie:music (UK)
Natalie Judge – Matador Records (UK)
Kevin French – Paradigm Agency (USA)
Paul Hanly – Frenchkiss Records (USA)
Damian Trotter – Sony / ATV Publishing (AUS)
Andy Kelly – Winterman & Goldstein / Ivy League (AUS)
Jaddan Comerford – UNFD (AUS)
Iain Shedden – The Australian (AUS)
Andy Kent – You Am I / Love Police (AUS)
Kristy Ryan – Secret Sounds (AUS)
Mary Mihelakos – Stage Mothers (AUS)


UNCONVENTION BRISBANE

If you're looking for more, or something different to BigSound, UNCONVENTION BRISBANE has taken the chance to announce its program in the last week too.

The inaugural UnConvention Brisbane was held June 12-13 2010 and saw 230+ attendees take part in a weekend of discussion and networking around the independent music industries in Brisbane. More information is available here.


MUSIC MATTERS, SINGAPORE

Music Matters, Singapore is Asia's leading music conference and one of the worlds best forums on the future of digital music.

Music Matters

In the past 6 years Music Matters has played host to:

• Over 4,000 participants from around the world
• 400+ Leading Speakers
• 100’s of Bands
• 200+ Sponsors
• 100’s of Journalists
• 300+ Official Media Partners
• 50+ Industry Associations

Registration - US$1,399
Registration for AIR Members - US$1,099


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