My Escapade tearing it up at our With Digital Love showcase
We’d like to say a huge thanks to all those who were there to make it such a great night as well as to our guest DJs Tim and Damien. A big shout out also goes to The Last Beatniks who took some awesome photos that you can check out here.
Looking forward to the next one!
Starting this weekend at UnConvention, Musicadium will be fairly upwardly mobile at conferences and events in the coming months - make sure that you come
and say hello and have any questions you might have answered!
UnConvention, Brisbane - 12th June, 2010 - http://www.unconventionbrisbane.com/
Sarah and Tim are facilitating a panel at the inaugural Unconvention Oz Conference, to be held from 11th - 13th June, 2010 at SouthBank, Brisbane at the Edge, a state of the art Arts Facility, attached to the State Library. They will be facilitiating the Music as a product panel, featuring Blair Hughes, Sally McPherson, Jaymis Loveday, Dave Carter and Simon Homer!
Sydney Song Summit, Sydney - 19th- 21st June, 2010 - http://www.songsummit.com.au/speakers/TPrice.html
Tim will be attending Song Summit Sydney from the 19th to the 21st June and speaking on the Digital Distribution 101 Panel on the Monday, 21st June alongside MGM’s Distro guru Sebastian Chase!
APRA Awards, Sydney - 21st June, 2010 - http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards.aspx
Come and socialise and talk digital distribution over a brew at the APRA awards with Tim!
Arts@Work Information Night, Hobart - 22nd June 2010 - http://www.arts.tas.gov.au/
Tim is speaking in Hobart for Arts Tasmania’s Arts@Work information nights Tuesday night 22nd June. For more information, check the website above!
Emerge Festival, Melbourne - 9th - 11th July, 2010 - http://www.multiculturalarts.com.au/events2010/emerge_main_event.shtml
Sarah and Tim are attending the multicultural arts Victoria event Emerge Festival for workshops all day saturday! Talking to folks about Digital distribution and marketing!
Amplified 2010 Conference, Hobart - September 3rd - 5th - http://www.arts.tas.gov.au/flash.aspx?id=4583
Tim will be attending the Amplified 2010 Conference in Hobart and speaking on just about every panel there is! Make sure you come and say Hi and get your questions answered!
Big Sound, Brisbane - http://www.qmusic.com.au/bigsound/2010/
Tim and the Musicadium team will be attending Big Sound again this year and we will be networking up a storm! Say Hi, grab a business card and get amongst the great vibe at Big Sound.
Musicadium’s WITH DIGITAL LOVE Events are now an institution. A tried and true party, always with amazing acts, great vibe and lounging relaxation of the BarSoma surrounds. Why should this one be any different? Saturday May 29th sees BarSoma once again hosting the Digital Distributor’s contribution to the Brisbane live music scene, with a night of dance and rock acts, followed up with DJs to see the night through to completion – or sunrise, as it were.
Once again, the Musicadium staff has curated the lineup of the night and hand-picked (from thousands of acts on the roster). Leading the night is Gold Coast’s ELKE, amply backed up by party act The Beligerents and opening the night My+Escapade.
A new feature of the nights will be 3 DJs to see the night out, yet to be announced and shrouded in mystery, but sure to amaze, playing a variety of indie classics, disco burners and dance floor igniters! Watch this space for more details on celebrity DJs and local legends!
ELKE was designed as a response to what it’s four members wanted so badly to hear in the QLD music scene. Beginning in late 2007, the boys spent close to six months simply as a recording band before their first gig amongst the Queensland finalists of the MTV Kickstart competition. It wasn’t long before people started to take notice of ELKE’s infectious self-produced recordings and the shows began to line up around the block. Having shared the Goodvibes stage with acts such as Chromeo, The Presets, and Fatboy Slim, ELKE have also played support slots for international groups, Datarock (Norway), Ratatat (USA) as well as Australian wunderkinds, Grafton Primary, Van She, Lost Valentinos, and Art Vs Science.
The Belligerents are a new-age dance punk five piece and their fast-paced, high-energy live shows will spawn a dance frenzy of epic proportions. Their message is communicated via an avalanche of catchy pop hooks, 80’s synth fun, dance heavy bass, high tempo drumming, loud cow bell and guitars that sing. The band are now ready to launch their crusade after being schooled under the likes of Talking Heads, Joy Division, Foals, Radiohead, Cut Copy, Bloc Party, Franz Ferdinand, Arctic Monkeys, Does It Offend You Yeah, Midnight Juggernauts and The Rapture.
My Escapade has become best known for their haunting and uplifting live performances along with our experimentation with alluring melodies and tribal beats. Their sound is often described as soulful, alternative rock, reminiscent of early Coldplay and Jeff Buckley, with tributes to more modern sounds evocative of Muse. They have supported such acts as Dukes of Windsor and Little Red and are sure to blow minds.
Entry will be $10 and doors are at 8PM, with the first act taking the stage at 9PM. More information can be found at http://www.facebook.com/musicadium.
It is back again for 2010 - from today until the end of May 2010, Studios 301 mastering rates are 25% off! This applies to all Studio 301 engineer’s rates, and are listed below.
(per track rates are unattended / per hour rates are attended sessions)
Leon Zervos: $140 p.track / $260 p.hr
Steve Smart: $1200 p.12 tracks / $150 p.hr
Oscar Gaona: $125 p.track / $165 p.hr
Andrew Edgson: $90 p.track / $105 p.hr
And a small selection of work from our mastering engineers in the last month or so:
For more info, or to book, please contact Anita via the details below.
Studios 301 Australia
Ph +61 (0)2 9698 5888
Email anita@studios301.com
Web http://www.studios301.com
MS http://www.myspace.com/studios301
Syd 18 Mitchell Rd Alexandria, NSW 2015 Australia
Byron 373 Ewingsdale Rd Byron Bay NSW 2481 Australia
Musicadium is excited to be a part of the chain in the General Pants Major Label singles club! This month’s releases for the label are:
Formed in 2008, their sound is a melting pot of folk, blues and indie pop all laced with a classic Australian aesthetic. The band spent 2009 honing their craft on stages all over Sydney and supporting bands such as You Am I, Children Collide and The Howling Bells.
http://www.myspace.com/underlightsband
Track: Love Me
Genre: Rock
Region: Sydney
Formed in mid 2008, Sydney four-piece, Made in Japan have become well established within the Sydney music scene. To date Made in Japan have produced a range of eclectic but unique material 
spanning indie, punk and progressive sounds. They are currently working on their debut album, which is due for release late 2010.
http://www.myspace.com/japanmade
Track: Pairs
Genre: Indie
Region: Sydney
Tin Can Radio is an unashamedly high-energy band who has already established a strong following. Their infectious flavour of synth-driven indie dance music infuses their unique melodic stylings to driving disco punk and dance rhythms.
http://www.myspace.com/tincanradio
Track: Hot Trash
Genre: Indie/funk
Region: Brisbane
WHERE: Turbine Platform, Brisbane Powerhouse
WHEN: Tuesday, 27 April, 6 – 8pm
WHAT: Models are Hot
For musicians these days, there is a sobering reality about the distribution of music content; wake up and smell the peer-to-peer! How can you ask for the cake and get to eat it too?
This panel will explore new models of distribution, collaboration and commerce emerging around music in the digital age. It’s one thing for Girl Talk, Nine Inch Nails and Yoko Ono to give away their music, but what about at the other end of the scale? The panel will discuss new opportunities in the changed media environment, using Melbourne band Ancient Free Gardeners as a case study.
Chair: Brian Fitzgerald (Creative Commons Australia).
Panel: Elliott Bledsoe (Creative Commons Australia), Tim Price (Musicadium), and James Milsom (Ancient Free Gardeners).
Music By Ancient Free Gardeners.
“Un-Convention is about music. Plain and unadulterated. It is about looking to the future of music; how it will develop and flourish in the technological age. It is about being independent. Held over 2 days, Unconvention is a music conference that is specifically for the grass roots of the industry.”
Nick Braban will be amongst the many presenters at Un-Convention
This symposium was conceived in the UK in 2008 and has since expanded to other parts of the world. It strives to connect like-minded people to address issues facing the industry and discuss ideas as to how independent music will adapt and prosper in the age of technology.
2010 sees Un-Convention being held in Brisbane over two days at our new digital arts space, The Edge with aims to connect young and emerging practitioners with each other and; provide them with practical and achievable strategies to develop careers in and around music.
The event will be broken down into sections that address different aspects of the industry such as music as a service; music as a product; music and media; music, technology and entrepreneurialism and; music as culture as they relate to independent music in Brisbane and Australia. These sessions will be run and delivered by distinguished industry professionals including Musicadium’s own Tim Price and Sarah Hamilton. Joining them will be Triple J presenter Maggie Collins, who in addition to her radio work, manages local stars Skinny Jean and The John Steel Singers, industry-commentator and freelance writer Andrew McMillen, Nick Braban, who runs Barsoma, Regurgitator’s manager Paul Curtis, who also tours and promotes bands as well as operating a small label, Rave Magazine editior Chris Harms and many others.
This conference presents a great opportunity for not only artists, but also anyone involved in the industry. It’s potential to harness the already-tight-knit nature of Brisbane’s music scene to promote synergy across its different facets could yield some great results. This can be summed up by the tag on their website “Un-Convention doesn’t believe in ‘do it yourself’. We believe in ‘do it together’”. Coupled with the wealth of knowledge that the presenters will bring to the table, we can hope to see some great things come of this.
The event runs over the 12th and 13th of June at The Edge and tickets can be bought from Oztix at $20.00 a pop.
For more info on Un-Convention, visit http://www.unconventionbrisbane.com/ .
A new music store website called Guvera claims it will tackle piracy, and bring a whole new way of consuming music to the public. Guvera works like this: users can download free tracks off the website which are paid for by companies that advertise on the site. The customers just have to answer some basic questions about their lifestyle in registration which helps cater the advertising to you by your demographic profile. The site offers over three million songs from both major and independent labels. This sounds like a win for consumers, with the offer of free music straight to your iPod, just for looking at a couple of pretty pictures of a Big Mac. It also sounds like a win for advertisers who can advertise in more effective and cheaper ways. But what does it mean for the artists?
Could this be the new interface for music consumption?
I am a songwriter myself and play in a pop band called This Means That. We are currently in the process of recording our debut EP and at the moment we are reaching the difficult decision of either using this release as a way of earning profits by selling the disc at shows and online or, using them as promotion, and giving them away for free to our listeners. A site like Guvera has the potential to change this however, as artists would have the potential to both offer their music for free to the listener, as well as also making royalties in return. This places artists in a good situation, by being able to capitalise on possible fans without having to sacrifice income. Although by setting the price for your release as $0 on one site and offering it for $16.99 on the other artists may be lowering the value of their music - meaning that no one would buy the album off iTunes if they have seen it advertised for free elsewhere. It is also important to not that at the moment Guvera still only carries content for labels, however they have speculated that they will open it up to independent artists soon.
One thing that struck me as odd is the lack of social networking integration. For such a new website seeming to be on the cusp of technology, it came across as a poor decision not to include features such as Facebook connect or a Twitter API. These integration features would allow the customers on the site to seamlessly tell their friends through Facebook, Twitter or Myspace about the purchases they had just made. This type of technology has been recently announced for iTunes and will mean a big boost in free promotion for the artists. However features like these should be in the pipeline for Guvera and seeing as the site has just been launched, I wouldn’t be surprised if these applications were added later on.
Guvera's three managers at the LA Launch Party
The ability to directly link fans through to a track was also missing. This will make it a little harder for artist to direct their fans through the site, although this could be a positive as it creates a larger divide between the product people have to buy, and the free track. Guvera could also add a new or featured artists section, to further promote the less well known artists on the site, as the home page at the moment is quite bare. This would create a really powerful promotion tool as people who log on to access a well known acoustic folk track could then be offered several other less well known acoustic folk tracks, based on their previous purchases and demographic profile. The fact is people won’t be scared to click download on your track that they have never heard of before, as it won’t cost them anything.
A platform like this is a powerful tool for artists to offer their music to their fans and shouldn’t be shirked at. There are still a few problems at the moment, however I have no doubt that these will be ironed out over the coming months. When it comes to releasing music, consumers want as many options as possible to access it, and by not offering your music on one particular service it may annoy fans. Any outlet that is able to release music and generate income for the artist is important; however it is the successful management of all of them that creates real success.
So if you were able to put your tracks on Guvera, would you?
Photo Credits: Kelly Samardak for Just An Online Minute.
The Queensland University of Technology and Arts Queensland are calling for application for the WriteOn workshop with Ralph Murphy.
Nashville-based songwriter and internationally renowned educator, Ralph Murphy, will deliver a two-day song writing workshop in Brisbane 23 & 24 June 2010.
The workshop is designed for writers in both country and pop genres.
Canadian, English and American songwriter Ralph Murphy has achieved near-legendary status throughout his career as a performer, producer, songwriter, publisher, and most recently, Vice President, International and Domestic Membership, ASCAP.
To find out more about Ralph Murphy’s ‘Laws of Songwriting’ visit his website: http://murphyslawsofsongwriting.com
• Applications Open: 12th April
• Applications Close: 10th May
All applicants will be notified of the outcome no later than 31 May 2010.
http://www.ici.qut.edu.au/writeon/
Application process hosted by QMUSIC.
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