Scottsdale, AZ (PRWEB) March 9, 2006

Number 1 selling singer/songwriter James Blunt is the latest musician to be featured on SheKnows.com as part of their “10 Questions with…” music interview series. Exclusive conversations with other artists – including Howie Day, Rob Thomas (matchbox twenty), Lifehouse, The Secret Machines, Snow Patrol and Aqualung – have previously appeared on the site, and new interviews are added regularly.

James Blunt’s first album, “Back to Bedlam,” has been a huge success all around the globe. One of the Englishman’s first coups was keeping the venerable Rolling Stones from topping the UK charts in mid-2005, and his latest achievement includes seeing his song “You’re Beautiful” hit number 1 on Billboard’s US Hot 100 singles chart after hovering just a breath below the top spot for three weeks. His album, meanwhile, is #5 on the The Billboard 200.

In the SheKnows.com interview, Blunt discusses several topics, including how such success has been a surprise, his backup plan in case his musical career didn’t work out, and why topping the charts isn’t really the most important thing to him.

And as for how he thinks he’s been able to make it where other artists have failed? SheKnows.com got Blunt’s perspective on that topic, too. “You know, I wouldn’t actually know the answer to that. Maybe my mum just was very good at buying thousands of copies of the album,” he laughs.

The article can be found only on the web at http://SheKnows.com/about/look/6868.htm .

What is SheKnows? Put simply, SheKnows is an information resource for women. According to a recent eMarketer research report, 91 million women used the Internet in 2005 — shopping and researching, playing games, socializing and working online. They are checking their horoscopes, finding out about new music and movies, browsing recipes and menu plans for dinner inspiration, reading their favorite blogs, debating politics, joining support networks, researching career opportunities — among other things. Now women can accomplish all of these tasks — and so many more — at one site: SheKnows.com, a one-stop, female-friendly portal destination for busy women. Upcoming music interviews include those with platinum-selling singer/songwriter Jason Mraz, Australian superstar Missy Higgins and a newcomer from the Pacific Northwest, Brandi Carlile.

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Julia Michaels Releases Debut Self-titled EP, Available Everywhere July 20th Through SA TrackWorks

Los Angeles, CA (Vocus) July 20, 2010

LA-based pop rocker Julia Michaels has announced the release of her debut self-titled EP, available everywhere on July 20th, 2010. The EP is being distributed by BFM Digital, a leading digital music aggregator and distributor of independent music.

At only sixteen years old, Julia Michaels gained particular attention when her single, Born To Party (released on June 17th), was featured on MTV’s hit TV show The Hills, exposing her music to a wide audience that responded immediately. The single, with it’s fun, steady dance beat, became a quick success among the viewers and created demand for more music.

The new EP, produced by Anthony Anderson and Steve Smith of SA TrackWorks Productions and Joleen Belle and out on the SA Trackworks Label, incorporates upbeat songs like Born To Party while also giving the listener a taste of Julia’s softer song-writing side. Each of the four tracks exudes passion and boast soulful lyrics often missing from such youthful releases. Lead track, Bailey, is a heart-wrenching coming of age ballad that showcases Julia’s strong vocals laced over melodic piano and strings. The EP wraps up with the punchy, sing-along track, Next To You, sure to be a favorite among listeners.

Julia, a natural-born performer, started singing at age twelve, harmonizing and writing her own songs from the start. She later formed a four-piece rock band, performing in various venues and writing new original music before launching her solo career. Julia cites her main influences as Fiona Apple, Lisa Mitchell, Laura Marling, Missy Higgins, Paramore, Juliet Simms, Sarah Blasko, and The Fray.

“Wow, she’s the real deal.” – Suzan Koc, BMG Music Publishing

“Whatever “it” is, she has more of “it” than most singers I’ve ever heard.” – Ken Lewis, Grammy Award-winning mix engineer and producer

Track Listing:

1. Bailey

2. Closet

3. Down

4. Next To You

To preview the album, please click here.

For more information, visit: Julia Michaels Music

For a review copy of the album, please contact: Heather Noonan at pr@bfmdigital.com or 818-762-0191

About BFM Digital, Inc.

BFM Digital is a global digital music company committed to serving the independent music community and delivering quality music, spoken word and video content to leading online retailers worldwide. Representing a diverse catalog of indie labels, artists and publishers, BFM distributes to all of the major music services including iTunes, Amazon, Rhapsody, eMusic, Napster, Walmart, Nokia and many more. With an unparalleled commitment to personalized service, BFM works closely with their content providers from around the world to ensure maximum exposure of their catalog by customizing marketing efforts and building strong relationships with BFM’s digital store partners.

Press Contact:

Heather Noonan

BFM Digital, Inc.

Email: pr(at)bfmdigital(dot)com

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(PRWEB) October 27, 2007

Channel TEN is extending its programming of the 2007 Aria Awards to its popular online portal with Exclusive ARIA Videos on Demand. From 10.30 p.m. Sunday (28 October) TEN.com.au will be providing fans with extended highlights from the Red Carpet, all the performances streamed from the night, and acceptance speeches of every award.

Music fans are encouraged to visit www.ten.com.au/aria-awards-2007 which is already jam-packed with ARIA news and information, a full list of ARIA nominees, history of the ARIAs, past ARIA winners and massive ARIA video library.

Video Hits Behind the Scenes at the ARIAs

TEN is broadcasting Video Hits live from the ARIAs on Sunday morning. The TEN online team will be there to capture a different point of view, with behind-the-scenes footage available exclusively on TEN.com.au. All the clips and interviews from the Video Hits TV show will also be available on demand online.

List of ARIA Award Winners

For fans that miss the ARIA TV broadcast, a full list of ARIA winners will be available online. Who will pick up the gong for Album of the Year? Will Operator Please take the prize for Breakthrough Artist? Will Sneaky Sound System pick up best group? Music fans can find out all the answers, straight after the broadcast at Ten.com.au

ARIA Red Carpet Highlights

For many fans, the ARIAs Red Carpet is their favourite part of the show. Watch The Veronicas, Ricki-Lee Coulter, Missy Higgins, Delta Goodrem, Darren Hayes, Ben Lee and many others stroll the red carpet and chat with Video Hits before the awards are announced. Ten.com.au has exclusive extended highlights that fans will not see on TV. So for real ARIA fans, ten.com.au/aria-awards is where they should be at.

ARIA Performance Videos

TEN’s ARIAs site is giving fans the freedom to watch all the streaming ARIA performances online when they want it, as many times as they want. All streamed performances from the ARIA TV Broadcast will be available on TEN’s ARIA 2007 website at 10.30pm Sunday night.

Every ARIA Awards Acceptance Speech

TEN.com.au will be making available every ARIA Awards acceptance speech with video on demand. For fans that can’t stay up, or miss their favourite act getting some more popcorn, TEN’s ARIA Awards 2007 site will save the day.

About TEN.com.au

TEN.com.au is the online source for all things seriously TEN. Featuring a huge library of online video including celebrity interviews, sneak previews of your favourite TEN program, exclusive behind-the-scenes footage, movie trailers and music video clips. There are also forums for fans to have their say and get the latest gossip, celebrity profiles and a TV guide with SMS reminders to ensure fans never miss their favourite program.

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Sydney, (PRWEB) April 13, 2005

Martin Contempree brings 15 years worth of musical knowledge as well as contacts across all facets of the industry to Blue Pie Productions.

Martin has immersed himself into many different areas of the Australian music and marketing scene, where he has worked with the likes of Sydney Festival, Drum Media, NSW Ministry for the Arts, ShowAds, InPrint, Override Records, Underfoot Records and Total Tourism.

He has worked in a band management capacity with the likes of INXS, Jenny Morris, Tania Kernaghan, Luke O’Shea & Medicine Wheel and Brett Hunt. Furthermore, he has over 10 years experience as a Radio Presenter with 2SER 107.3FM, FBI 94.5FM and 2RRR 88.5FM, does occasional voice-over and DJ work and has lectured at JMC Academy and the APM Institute.

Martin was the co-founder with Michael Hardwick of Club Acoustica Sydney in 1998 as a live platform for Australian original musicians. Martin has since expanded the concept into Melbourne, Dublin, Brisbane, the East Coast Blues & Roots Festival, Canberra and Adelaide while booking over 1,500 original musicians, including the likes of Pete Murray, Evermore, Missy Higgins, The Beautiful Girls and Sarah Blasko, into over 450 live music showcases. Club Acoustica is now a brand recognised nationally by the public, industry and artists alike which has spawned a radio show, several CD releases, four Basement webcasts and boasts a loyal member database.

About Blue Pie: Blue Pie Productions is an independent Australian record label based in Sydney. Blue Pie commenced operations in 1994 with two core essence: To create music for the world to enjoy and secondly, to create rewarding multimedia for clients to allow them to communicate more effectively and efficiently to their customers.

Blue Pie offers a wide range of music across popular dance and adult genres. They have a strong roster of excellent artists including two Grammy award-winning songwriters on their team. Blue Pie Production’s artists include Dino Jag, Tommee, Brian Elkington, Gordon Waller, Barry Crocker, Slimey Things, Trace Element, Sahra to name a few. Their rosters of artists are ever increasing with the existing artists gaining worldwide recognition with Blue Pie’s reputable global networks with affiliations across Europe and USA.

Website: www.bluepie.com.au

For more information, contact:

Rose Marie Lim

Unit 6 No 11 Dudley Street

Randwick, NSW, 2031

Australia

p: 612 9310 0155

f: 612 9310 0166

m: 612 405 578 351

e: pr@bluepie.com.au

w: www.bluepie.com.au

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CLIF GreenNotes, which helps musicians reduce the environmental impact of their tours and engages music fans to protect the planet as well, today introduced the five new, emerging artists participating in the program:

Missy Higgins, a 25-year-old Melbourne, Australia, native who crafted Australia’s best-selling album of 2005; Josh Ritter, named one of the 100 Greatest Living Songwriters by Paste Magazine; Steven Kellogg and the Sixers, whose recent work, Glassjaw Boxer, was named a Top 5 Album of 2007 by USA Today; The Duhks, a Grammy-nominated Canadian quintet blending bluegrass, folk, jazz and soul; Ben Kweller, a Texas-raised singer/songwriter who has co-headlined with Gomez and Death Cab for Cutie. CLIF GreenNotes will provide the resources and technical assistance to integrate several eco-friendly touring practices for the musicians and their fans. Program elements include fueling tour buses with biodiesel, printing collateral on recycled paper using soy ink, selling organic cotton t-shirts, providing organically grown food backstage and buying energy credits to offset remaining CO2 emissions.

Protect the Places We Play Album on iTunes

For music fans who want to hear more from critically acclaimed, environmentally responsible musicians and help protect the planet at the same time, the inaugural CLIF GreenNotes Protect the Places We Play album is available for purchase on iTunes for .99. The album features 12 tracks from artists and groups, including the John Butler Trio, Martin Sexton, Gomez, Xavier Rudd and Higgins.

All artists donated music to the album, and 100 percent of the proceeds will benefit organizations that protect the environment, including Leave No Trace, Sierra Club, Surfrider Foundation and the National Environmental Education Foundation. A link to the album is available at www.clifgreennotes.com.

“We are extremely pleased that the stature of this program and the artists it supports get stronger every year,” said Lauren Hatfield, who directs the CLIF GreenNotes program. “CLIF has a long-standing commitment to protecting the places we play, and it is our desire that, in addition to enjoying quality music, people will be inspired to take environmental action in their own communities.”

Clean-Up/Concerts September 27 and Early November

In an effort to engage fans in environmental volunteerism from coast to coast, CLIF BAR and GreenNotes are collaborating with the Revere Beach Partnership and the Yosemite Climbing Association to clean two of this country’s most treasured outdoor playgrounds.

On September 27, after a half-day of cleaning, Higgins will perform for volunteers at Revere Beach in Boston, which holds the distinction as America’s first public beach. Volunteers should meet at 9 a.m. at the intersection of Revere Beach Parkway and Revere Street. Ritter will play an outdoor concert at 5 p.m. the same day for volunteers at Yosemite National Park in Yosemite, Calif. Volunteers should meet at 8 a.m. at the Park Visitor Center in Yosemite Village.

In early November, Kweller will entertain volunteers after a clean-up day in Austin, Texas. The exact date and location will be posted on www.clifgreennotes.com as soon as details are available.

Since the inception of CLIF GreenNotes, its musical artists and legion of supporters have had a pronounced positive impact on the environment through music. Accomplishments to date include:

Helped musicians reduce CO2 emissions by more than 25 percent using cleaner-burning biodiesel in tour buses; Eliminated the use of more than 2,900 pounds of pesticides by selling organic cotton t-shirts; and Removed more than 2.2 million pounds of CO2 from the environment through artist offsets, and an additional 43.3 million pounds through fan pledges to make changes in their own lives. In total, this is the equivalent of removing more than 4,000 vehicles from the road for an entire year. About Clif Bar & Company

Clif Bar & Company (www.clifbar.com) is a leading maker of all-natural and organic energy and nutrition foods and drinks, including the CLIF® BAR energy bar and LUNA®, The Whole Nutrition Bar for Women. Focused on great food and sustainability, Clif Bar & Company works diligently to reduce its footprint on the planet from the field to the final product.

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Sydney, Australia (PRWEB) September 21, 2007

The hype surrounding this year’s ARIA Awards is heating up and we’re revealing nominations for the Australian music industry’s hottest event. Channel TEN the official broadcast partner will be keeping you in the loop with fresh updates and drama as it unfolds. Keeping your finger on the pulse has never been easier. Get the low down with Channel TEN and hit their site for nominee music clips, event history and hot competitions. Enter the competition for your chance to win event tickets and you could find yourself rubbing shoulders with the stars.

Here’s a sneak peak of what you can find on TEN’s 2007 ARIA Awards website

ARIA Nominees Music Videos

The TEN website is hosting music video clips from all the nominees. Watch the biggest names in Australian music and see Silverchair, Keith Urban, Bindi Irwin and Missy Higgins do their thing.

Win an ARIA Experience

Experience the ARIAs…LIVE! Want to go to this year’s ARIAS? Tell us in 50 words or less who you’d like to interview on the ARIA red carpet and why.

Prize Details:

1 x major winner will win 1 x double pass to the 2007 ARIA Awards including:

2 x return economy airfares from closest capital city to Sydney plus one night accommodation.
2 x general admin tickets to the 2007 ARIA Awards

5 x Runners Up will each receive:

1 x CD Pack including 5 x CDS from a variety of 2007 Aria nominees.

For full details visit TEN’s ARIA Competition page

ARIA History

TEN’s pulled together a blast from the past, check out Past ARIA Award Winners

Nomination Highlights

Album of the Year Nominees

Bands battling it out for Album of the Year include Gotye for Mixed Blood, John Butler Trio’s Grand National, Powderfinger’s Dream Days At The Hotel Existence, Silverchair’s Young Modern and Sneaky Sound System’s self titled album.

Best Group Nominees

Eskimo, Powderfinger, Silverchair, Sneaky Sound System and Wolfmother fight it out for the best group gong.

Best Female Artist Nominees

The Best Female Artist category will be hotly contested between Kasey Chambers, Kate Miller-Heidke, Katie Noonan, Missy Higgins and Sarah Blasko.

Best Male Artist Nominees

Gotye, John Butler, Josh Pyke, Dan Kelly and Paul Kelly all have a chance in the best male artist category.

Check out the full list of ARIA Nominees at TEN.com.au

Don’t forget, Channel TEN’s coverage of the 2007 ARIA Awards starts 7.00pm Sunday, October 28.

Contact: Lauren Stephenson

lstephen(at)networkten.com.au

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