New Signings & Team-Ups June 14
EMBASSY MUSIC INKS TYRONE NOONAN PUBLISHING
Music Sales Creative signed Tyrone (“Ty”) Noonan to a worldwide music publishing deal with Embassy Music Publishing Australia. The deal was struck in the company’s New York office with Managing Director Jane English and Creative Director Denise Sharp.
This will see ARIA-winning Noonan published worldwide by the Music Sales Group of affiliates.
Noonan emerged in multi-platinum Brisbane band george, providing vocals, guitar, keyboards, production and song writing, alongside sister Katie. When the band went on a lengthy hiatus in 2005, he released a solo album Heavy Soul Part 1, moving to London and then to New York until 2012.
Back in Australia, he formed the eclectic Soniclines with multi-instrumentalist Anthony Garcia and special guest digeridoo player William Barton. Their album, due out in 2017, brought him to the attention of Embassy Music. He also has a solo album in the works, with songs co-written with the late Grant McLennan, Dave Goode of The Potbelleez and ARIA CEO Dan Rosen.
Noonan said of the new deal, that aside from his great relationship with English and Sharp, “my songs also now have global reach, and as such it was awesome to meet the New York team at the signing!”
English called Noonan “a perfect fit for our global indie publishing company… We love that he is so talented, active, energetic and enthusiastic. We love his songs and are so proud he has chosen us as his music publishing team.”
SIRIUSXM INVESTS $480M IN PANDORA
US satellite radio broadcaster SiriusXM is investing US$480 million in cash into Pandora, with three of its executives joining the internet radio and streaming company’s board.
SiriusXM CEO Jim Meyer said the deal would create value for its stockholders, with Pandora’s large user base and its ability to provide listeners with a personalised music experience.
“With its strong technology and new product offerings, we believe there are exciting opportunities for Pandora to accelerate its growth and increase value for Pandora and SiriusXM stockholders.”
NEW SLANG GIVES TEEN MUSOS A BOOST
Victorian underage music development body The Push has teamed with Arts Centre Melbourne to kick-start a young band’s career. It is looking for 13—18-year-old musicians from around Victoria to be part of the Arts Centre’s monthly all-ages gigs at its venue The Channel, New Slang, which is programmed by an under-18 team.
The winning band which can prove its chops as a strong live act for an all-ages audience gets the chance to open for Wil Wagner at the August 4 instalment and receive a $200 performance fee.
GAGA SIPS A CUP OF KINDNESS
Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation, which has long actively championed LGBTQ rights and youth empowerment, takes another step with Starbucks in America and Canada.
“Cups of Kindness” is a plan to raise funds for youth programs that advocate kindness, create positive environments, and offer mental health resources.
Through this week, Starbucks will donate 25 cents from every Cups of Kindness beverage sold at participating stores.
“We’re healthier and happier when we live our lives with compassion and our communities are stronger when we treat one another with generosity and respect,” said Lady Gaga.
123 AGENCY TAKES IN STORM HARRISON
Melbourne-based 123 Agency added Mornington Peninsula singer-songwriter Harrison Storm to its roster. He does headline shows in Sydney and Melbourne in July behind his new single Change It All.
Harrison was recently signed to North America’s Nettwerk Music Group on the strength of his Spotify hit Sense Of Home. Which generated 8.5 million streams and airplay on US tastemaker KCRW.
SCA EXPANDS REGIONAL PRESENCE
Southern Cross Austereo expands its regional advertising presence after Bathurst Broadcasters (2BS, B-Rock) appointed it as its sales force, replacing TRSN from July 1.
According to Rick Lenarcic, SCA’s Head of Regional Media, this recent addition means “SCA offers 102 regional stations with a footprint audience of 7.1 million people.” SCA can book activity over 21 stations in NSW.
MTV AUSTRALIA LAUNCHES LOCAL SERIES
MTV Australia has launched the first of its series of web-based local shows. The six-part MTV Presents The Royal Stampede features the Adelaide YouTube pranksters at work on unsuspecting passers-by every Wednesday and globally on mtv.com.au.
LANDR DOES GOOD WORKS WITH CHANCE THE RAPPER
To celebrate reaching the 1million user landmark, Canadian-based machine-learning audio production platform LANDR Audio has partnered with Chance The Rapper’s Social Works charity foundation.
They will enhance the Music Academy portion of SocialWorks’ summer camp. 75 kids from Chicago will participate and learn self-confidence, “tools for future success, self-reliance and valuable life skills through music, art and public outreach”.
Until June 20 LANDR will donate $1.00 for every new user that masters a track to SocialWorks’ Music Academy, as well as 10% of all purchases. Sign-up is free here.
Through SocialWorks’ initiatives, Chance The Rapper has raised $2.2 million for the Chicago Public School system, sent 2000 youth to vote early, and hosts the monthly OpenMikes.
Last year, LANDR mastered more tracks than all mastering houses in the USA and Europe combined, it says.
EMI BEHIND SLIM DUSTY MERCHANDISE
EMI Music Australia and Slim Dusty Enterprises have come up with the new Signature Range of merchandising to continue the brand of the late Australian country music pioneer.
The range features a selection of polo shirts, a cap, a visor and a t-shirt which come in “men’s & ladies sizes and in various colours, the clothing is high-quality grade material to represent the quality and durability that Slim appreciated on the road,” said EMI.
August 4, which marks what would have been Dusty’s 90th birthday sees the release of a 5CD 130-track set called Odds & Sods, a new collection of hard to get vintage Dusty recordings.
CHINA’S MODERN SKY PARTNERS WITH UK INDIE
The UK operation of China’s 21-year-old Modern Sky Entertainment has finalised a sub-publishing deal with Liverpool-based Sentric Music.
MORE CLIENTS FOR BRETT OATEN SOLICITORS
Sydney-based Brett Oaten Solicitors announced it has expanded its client list. They include hip hop artist Sampa The Great (“we’re very excited to be working on several projects with Sampa”), Brisbane punk outfit Pandamic and Sydney pro-surfer Laura Enever.
TORRES ADDED TO REMOTE CONTROL
Remote Control/4AD have issued new single Skimby their latest signing Torres, the creative alias of Mackenzie Scott. Her last album Sprinter, from 2015, got rave reviews from overseas media.
The New York Times says “her music can smoulder while she considers exactly where she stands, and it can roar into feedback-edged howls when her rage or despair boil over”.
JORDAN RAKEI WITH NINJA TUNE
25-year-old New Zealand born multi-instrumentalist Jordan Rakei, now based in London after a stint in Brisbane, has landed a deal with Ninja Tune.
His first release through the deal is the track Sorceress which he says is “about how the ego can fully control the way you act and perceive life”.
Rakei caught the attention of tastemakers following the release of his 2014 EP Groove Curse and the independently-released debut album Cloak last year.
He’s worked with Disclosure (vocals on 2015’s Masterpiece) as well as jazz names United Vibrations, Richard Spaven and Alfa Mist.
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