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Nathan Jolly

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Nathan Jolly is a Sydney-based writer and zen master, who also led the Chicago Bulls to six championships in the '90s.

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The Saints to be honoured with large scale mural in Brisbane

The Saints to be honoured with large scale mural in Brisbane

The Saints are one of the most important bands to come out of Brisbane, so it's fitting that it was announced today at BIGSOUND -- the time of the year when the music industry floods Brisbane, and…

By Nathan Jolly - Sep 6, 2017
The Saints to be honoured with large scale mural in Brisbane

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The Saints to be honoured with large scale mural in Brisbane

The Saints are one of the most important bands to come out of Brisbane, so it's fitting that it was announced today at BIGSOUND -- the time of the year when the music industry floods Brisbane, and…

By Nathan Jolly - Sep 6, 2017
Neil Finn's new album is on track for a top ten debut

Neil Finn's new album is on track for a top ten debut

Neil Finn took a novel approach with his new album, Out Of Silence, recording it live over four consecutive Fridays in August, while broadcasting this process on his Facebook page. The result is a…

By Nathan Jolly - Sep 6, 2017
Neil Finn's new album is on track for a top ten debut

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Neil Finn's new album is on track for a top ten debut

Neil Finn took a novel approach with his new album, Out Of Silence, recording it live over four consecutive Fridays in August, while broadcasting this process on his Facebook page. The result is a…

By Nathan Jolly - Sep 6, 2017
Apple Music kill off their Apple Music Festival series after a decade

Apple Music kill off their Apple Music Festival series after a decade

The annual Apple Music Festival in London is no longer, Apple have confirmed. The yearly series of concerts, starting in 2007 as the iTunes Festival, have seen the world's biggest stars play to Apple…

By Nathan Jolly - Sep 5, 2017
Apple Music kill off their Apple Music Festival series after a decade

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Apple Music kill off their Apple Music Festival series after a decade

The annual Apple Music Festival in London is no longer, Apple have confirmed. The yearly series of concerts, starting in 2007 as the iTunes Festival, have seen the world's biggest stars play to Apple…

By Nathan Jolly - Sep 5, 2017
Stream-ripping site closed down after legal stoush with record biz

Stream-ripping site closed down after legal stoush with record biz

A popular stream-ripping Website has been taken out after a legal battle with the RIAA. YouTube-MP3.org, alleged to be run by a German company and owned by Philip Matesanz, was sued by a coalition of…

By Nathan Jolly - Sep 5, 2017
Stream-ripping site closed down after legal stoush with record biz

News

Stream-ripping site closed down after legal stoush with record biz

A popular stream-ripping Website has been taken out after a legal battle with the RIAA. YouTube-MP3.org, alleged to be run by a German company and owned by Philip Matesanz, was sued by a coalition of…

By Nathan Jolly - Sep 5, 2017
Music Tech Summit: Could A.I. create the next hit song?

Music Tech Summit: Could A.I. create the next hit song?

Musical creation is at once a deeply personal and mystical thing, and a technical skill able to be mapped and charted, programmed and predicted. It's these opposing forces that makes the question of…

By Nathan Jolly - Sep 5, 2017
Music Tech Summit: Could A.I. create the next hit song?

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Music Tech Summit: Could A.I. create the next hit song?

Musical creation is at once a deeply personal and mystical thing, and a technical skill able to be mapped and charted, programmed and predicted. It's these opposing forces that makes the question of…

By Nathan Jolly - Sep 5, 2017
EXCLUSIVE: Caroline Australia partner with Spinning Top

EXCLUSIVE: Caroline Australia partner with Spinning Top

Caroline Australia have partnered with Spinning Top, the Perth-based management, home and label of Pond, Tame Impala, Cameron Avery, Peter Bibby, and all in that productive little stable of artists.…

By Nathan Jolly - Sep 1, 2017
EXCLUSIVE: Caroline Australia partner with Spinning Top

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EXCLUSIVE: Caroline Australia partner with Spinning Top

Caroline Australia have partnered with Spinning Top, the Perth-based management, home and label of Pond, Tame Impala, Cameron Avery, Peter Bibby, and all in that productive little stable of artists.…

By Nathan Jolly - Sep 1, 2017
Hip hop songwriters had the most chart success in 2017

Hip hop songwriters had the most chart success in 2017

Hip hop has overtaken every other genre when it comes to sales, and this success is being reflected in MBW's list of the most successful hit songwriters for the first half of 2017. Before we reveal…

By Nathan Jolly - Sep 1, 2017
Hip hop songwriters had the most chart success in 2017

News

Hip hop songwriters had the most chart success in 2017

Hip hop has overtaken every other genre when it comes to sales, and this success is being reflected in MBW's list of the most successful hit songwriters for the first half of 2017. Before we reveal…

By Nathan Jolly - Sep 1, 2017
Win double-passes to a KC Porter production masterclass

Win double-passes to a KC Porter production masterclass

For the first time in Australia, internationally acclaimed, triple Grammy winning producer/songwriter KC Porter is giving exclusive masterclasses at JMC Academy, at their Sydney (Oct 12) , Melbourne…

By Nathan Jolly - Aug 31, 2017
Win double-passes to a KC Porter production masterclass

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Win double-passes to a KC Porter production masterclass

For the first time in Australia, internationally acclaimed, triple Grammy winning producer/songwriter KC Porter is giving exclusive masterclasses at JMC Academy, at their Sydney (Oct 12) , Melbourne…

By Nathan Jolly - Aug 31, 2017
QOTSA's new album is on track to debut at #1 this weekend

QOTSA's new album is on track to debut at #1 this weekend

Ah Wednesday, the day that splits the work-week, and finds us making outlandish predictions as to what will top the charts this coming weekend, based on mid-week sales, projections for the following…

By Nathan Jolly - Aug 30, 2017
QOTSA's new album is on track to debut at #1 this weekend

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QOTSA's new album is on track to debut at #1 this weekend

Ah Wednesday, the day that splits the work-week, and finds us making outlandish predictions as to what will top the charts this coming weekend, based on mid-week sales, projections for the following…

By Nathan Jolly - Aug 30, 2017
Kim Dotcom is back to help sort out artist payments for YouTube

Kim Dotcom is back to help sort out artist payments for YouTube

These days, the music industry seems mostly about finding various ways to monetise a product which has been woefully devalued in the eyes -- if not the ears -- of consumers. Controversial tech figure…

By Nathan Jolly - Aug 30, 2017
Kim Dotcom is back to help sort out artist payments for YouTube

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Kim Dotcom is back to help sort out artist payments for YouTube

These days, the music industry seems mostly about finding various ways to monetise a product which has been woefully devalued in the eyes -- if not the ears -- of consumers. Controversial tech figure…

By Nathan Jolly - Aug 30, 2017
WSFM takes over smoothfm as the #1 radio station in Sydney

WSFM takes over smoothfm as the #1 radio station in Sydney

This survey is a rather uneventful one (spoiler!), in regards to big movers across the five markets. As the importance of landing commercial radio airplay slips as streaming rises, it's the stations…

By Nathan Jolly - Aug 29, 2017
WSFM takes over smoothfm as the #1 radio station in Sydney

News

WSFM takes over smoothfm as the #1 radio station in Sydney

This survey is a rather uneventful one (spoiler!), in regards to big movers across the five markets. As the importance of landing commercial radio airplay slips as streaming rises, it's the stations…

By Nathan Jolly - Aug 29, 2017
State Government issues warning about ticket reseller Viagogo

State Government issues warning about ticket reseller Viagogo

The State Government issued an "urgent public warning" over the weekend about online ticket reseller Viagogo, after numerous complaints regarding their shady practices. "I'm issuing an urgent public…

By Nathan Jolly - Aug 28, 2017
State Government issues warning about ticket reseller Viagogo

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State Government issues warning about ticket reseller Viagogo

The State Government issued an "urgent public warning" over the weekend about online ticket reseller Viagogo, after numerous complaints regarding their shady practices. "I'm issuing an urgent public…

By Nathan Jolly - Aug 28, 2017
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