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Pressplay Media Wants You!

Pressplay Media provide a music licensing service on behalf of our Registered Music Owners for various uses of copyrights, including: a one stop sync and master clearance of music for synchronization into Film, Television, Commercials & Games AND the reproduction of sound recordings by suppliers of music services into hospitality and retail industries.

Press Play’s aim is to break down complex clearance structures by simplifying the process and to support synchronization of independent music.

Breaking News > Pressplay Media is now the Preferred Supplier of Independent Recorded Music for Synchronization to Edge Music, the music arm of Cutting Edge.

Edge Music is run by well known Australian Composer and all-round nice guy, Brian Beamish.

The timing couldn’t be better. The same week Edge Music was set up, Pressplay Media approached Cutting Edge with an offer. After demonstrating to Brian how the business model works…all the effort and enthusiasm behind sourcing licenses for the music, the sheer quality of the music and the development of the user friendly database for searching song information…his comment was “it’s an impressive thing that you’re [Press Play Media] doing”.

Cutting Edge is one of Australia’s largest full service post production companies, with facilities in Brisbane, two facilities in Sydney and another in Darwin. Credits unclude but not limited to:

Peter Pan, Feature film; Produced by Universal, Sony, Revolution

Inspector Gadget II, Feature film; Produced by Disney Features

George of the Jungle 2; Feature Film, Produced by Disney Features

The Great Raid; Feature film, Miramax

Scooby Doo, Feature Film; Produced by Warner Brothers

Blurred, Feature Film; Produced by Pictures in Paradise

Lost World, TV Series, Seasons 1,2 and 3; Produced by Coote/Hayes

Beastmaster, TV Series, Seasons 1,2 and 3; Produced by Coote/Hayes

Big Brother, Reality TV Series, Seasons 1, 2 and 3 for Southern Star Endemol & Network 10

Cutting Edge recently facilitated the post-production of the Baz Luhrmann film AUSTRALIA with a mobile edit suite that toured with the production and completed at Fox Studio facilities.

So now PRESS PLAY needs to fill their database up with GOOD AUSSIE TALENT. If you are keen to jump on board please go to their web site www.pressplay.com.au and Register as a MUSIC OWNER!

Some bands just get it right. Their songs, their look, their online presence, their cover art. One such band is Former Child Stars. Watch them. Learn from them. Check them out on MySpace, twitter and

Here’s the five articles that got us interested this week - what are the issues surrounding the industry this week?  What’s going on? What’s exciting? What enrages us? What do you think??

The 12 Biggest Industry Mistakes of the Digital Age - HYPEBOT

The Musician’s guide for Rocking Twitter - Laura Fitton

Swan Song for the Music Industry? - NY Times

Bobby McFerrin demonstrates (visually) the power of the Pentatonic Scale - World Science Festival

20 Steps to running your own festival - Drowned in Sound

Triple J Unearthed and QMusic have teamed up to provide an opportunity to play at the QMusic Big Sound Conference’s showcases in September!

Big Sound, for those who have not heard of it yet - and if you haven’t, where have you BEEN? - is an annual music industry conference that takes place in the Fortitude Valley in Brisbane, Queensland.  It has been taking place since 2002 and has grown exponentially since.

Instructions on how to be in the running for the opportunity to play at the showcases, from the Triple J Unearthed Website:

Now in it’s eighth year, BIG SOUND has grown to become the biggest annual music gathering of its type in Australia. Run across three days and nights in Brisbane, you can meet, talk and listen to the brightest lights in the international music industry.

Special showcase gigs are be held across no less than six Fortitude Valley venues on September 9 and 10 and Big Sound and triple J Unearthed are offering one lucky band, from ANYWHERE IN AUSTRALIA to play at the showcase in front of international bigwigs.

Big Sound and triple j Unearthed are offering one lucky band, from ANYWHERE IN AUSTRALIA, the chance to play at the showcase in front of international bigwigs that have worked with the likes of Led Zepplin, Nirvana, and MGMT. triple j will throw in flights and accommodation and all you have to do is have your music uploaded by August 16th.

Sounds quite easy!  Sign your music up, get your fans voting and get yourself on the radar!

This week we couldn’t go past the following words of wisdom - taken from Bob Baker’s ‘Guerilla Music Marketing Handbook’. You can view the free sampler here for some great free tips. Follow the man himself on twitter - @MrBuzzFactor or check his website at www.TheBuzzFactor.com.

“The problem with people living dead-end lives is that they think dead-end thoughts. People who enjoy successful lives think successful thoughts - and then reinforce those thoughts with positive action”.

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