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Liberation Music
Liberation Music is an Australian record company and label, started in 1999 by Michael Gudinski and Warren Costello, based in Melbourne. Its stated aim is to find, nurture and then to develop new talent for a world market while remaining independent in the process. Liberation has a sub-label called Liberator Music, which is a distributor for foreign artists and labels such as Childish Gambino, Glassnote Records, BMG Rights Management, and Ipecac Recordings. History Following the 1998 sale of Gudinski's Mushroom Records to Festival Records, Liberation Music was formed to continue to satisfy Michael Gudinski's desire to promote and develop Australian Music. Effective September 2008, Liberation is distributed by Universal Music Australia after leaving Warner Music Australia. In September 2017, Liberation Music re-branded as Liberation Records. The Mushroom Group's newest imprint, Bloodlines, is now home to several artists previously signed to Liberation Music. Artists Curr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mushroom Group
Mushroom Group is the largest independent music and entertainment company in Australia. It comprises more than two dozen companies. It has offices in Melbourne, Sydney, and Auckland with over 200 employees. History The Mushroom Group was founded in 1972 in Melbourne by a 20-year-old Michael Gudinski with the formation of Mushroom Records, followed shortly afterwards with the addition of Mushroom Music Publishing and Premier Artists booking agency in 1973. In 1978, the Group expanded to include The Harbour Agency, a Sydney-based booking agency which was Mushroom's first foray into the city. As of 2013, Mushroom has an office in Sydney with over 100 employees across all subsidiaries. 1979 saw the launch of Mushroom's flagship touring company, The Frontier Touring Company. Its inaugural tours were UK Squeeze and The Police in 1980. It has now grown to become Australasia's biggest tour promoter. Frontier celebrated their 500th tour in 2010 with Tom Jones. In 1983, Mushroom laun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British India (band)
British India are an Australian rock band from Melbourne. The band is made up of lead vocalist and guitarist Declan Melia, guitarist Nic Wilson, bassist Will Drummond and drummer Matt O'Gorman. In 2019, Jack Tosi replaced Nic Wilson as a touring member of the band. They have released six studio albums. History Formation and Early Shows 2003 - 2006 The members of British India met in 2003 in high school at St. Bede's College, in Melbourne, Victoria. The band began rehearsing and writing songs in the pool room at drummer Matt O'Gorman's parent's house. Early influences included The Strokes, The White Stripes, The Datsuns, and Interpol. Upon finishing high school, the band began gigging extensively at pub and club shows throughout Melbourne. In 2005 the band recorded a vinyl seven inch single called "Outside 109" with producer Lindsay Gravina at his Birdland studios. The single was given airplay on Triple J, and generated some interest in the Australian music industry. Coun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snakadaktal
Snakadaktal was an Australian five-piece indie pop/dream pop band, which formed in 2009 in Melbourne, Victoria and broke up on 16 March 2014. The band consists of Sean Heathcliff (guitar, vocals, synthesizers), Phoebe Cockburn (vocals, synthesizers) Joseph Clough (guitar), Jarrah Mccarty-Smith (bass), and Barna Nemeth (drums). History Snakadaktal were named the Triple J Unearthed High winners for 2011. Following their success on Triple J, the band signed a record deal with I Oh You Records. On 25 November 2011, Snakadaktal released their debut EP ''Snakadaktal'' with I Oh You. The two singles "Chimera" and "Air" from their self-titled EP achieved high rotation on Triple J, with "Air" becoming the third-most played track on Triple J the week it premiered. Snakadaktal's debut EP reached number 26 on the digital ARIA Charts in 2011. Their track "Air" was ranked number 22 in the Triple J Hottest 100, 2011 and their song "Dance Bear" was voted number 93 in the Triple J Hottest 100 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melody Pool
Melody Pool is an Australian country-folk musician from Kurri Kurri, New South Wales. She first stepped on stage with her father, country musician Alby Pool, when she was 8 years old, and was performing solo aged 9. During her teens Pool played in her father's band, and began releasing her own music starting with the EP ''Heart to Heart Talk'' in 2008. This was followed by another EP ''Awake, You’re All Around Me'' in 2011, before she crowdfunded money to travel to Nashville in September 2012 to record her debut album ''The Hurting Scene''. Produced by Brad Jones and Jace Everett, the album was recorded in six days and released in 2013. Initially released independently, Pool was then signed to Liberation Music and Mushroom Music Publishing who reissued the album in July 2013. In 2014 she covered Joni Mitchell's ''River'' for Katie Noonan's collaborative album '' Songs That Made Me''. The album reached #7 on the ARIA Compilation Chart. After moving to Coburg, Victoria, sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Red (band)
Little Red were an Australian pop and rock band formed in 2005 by Adrian Beltrame on guitar, keyboard and vocals, Dominic Byrne on guitar and vocals, Quang Dinh on bass guitar and vocals, Tom Hartney on harmonica, keyboard and vocals, and Taka Honda on drums. They issued two albums, '' Listen to Little Red'' (28 June 2008) and ''Midnight Remember'' (September 2010). The second album peaked at No. 5 on the ARIA Albums Chart. It provided their highest-charting single, " Rock It" (June 2010), which reached the top 20 on the ARIA Singles Chart. At the EG Awards of 2010, they won Best New Talent. The group disbanded in August 2012. History Little Red were formed in 2005 in Melbourne by Adrian Beltrame on guitar, keyboard and vocals, Dominic Byrne on guitar and vocals, Quang Dinh on bass guitar and vocals, Tom Hartney on harmonica, keyboard and vocals, and Taka Honda on drums. They entered the Triple J Unearthed competition. They won the 2008 Australia-wide Garage to V co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Custom Kings
Custom Kings is a Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, folk-pop band started in 2002 as solo project for Nick Vorrath . After three critically acclaimed EPs they released their debut album, ''At Sea'' in 2007 and it was followed up with a second, ''Great Escape'', in 2010. The band has toured Australia and they have been on national rotation on Triple J Triple J (stylised in all lowercase) is a government-funded, national Australian radio station intended to appeal to listeners of alternative music, which began broadcasting in January 1975. The station also places a greater emphasis on broad .... Discography Albums Extended Plays References Victoria (state) musical groups {{Australia-band-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Temper Trap
The Temper Trap are an Australian indie rock band formed in 2005 by Dougy Mandagi, Jonathon Aherne, and Toby Dundas. In 2008, the group relocated from Melbourne to London. The band released their debut album '' Conditions'' in June 2009 to favourable reviews and commercial success; it peaked at No. 9 on the ARIA Albums Chart and into the top 30 on the UK Albums Chart. Its lead single, " Sweet Disposition", peaked in the top 10 on the Belgian, Irish and UK Singles Charts and reached No. 14 on the ARIA Singles Chart. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2010 in November, The Temper Trap won Best Group and Most Popular Australian Single for "Sweet Disposition". Their eponymous second album was released in late May/early June 2012 under Liberation Music (AUS), Infectious Records (UK) and Glassnote Records (US). The album won the band Best Rock Album, and they also won Best Group at the 2012 ARIA Awards. In October 2013 guitarist Lorenzo Sillitto left the band, during t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seeker Lover Keeper
Seeker Lover Keeper is an Australian indie rock music supergroup formed by Sarah Blasko, Sally Seltmann and Holly Throsby in August 2010. The trio each have separate solo careers as singer-songwriters. The group's first album, which was self-titled, was released on 3 June 2011 through Dew Process/UMA. On 12 June 2011, the album debuted at No. 3 on the ARIA Albums Chart and has been certified platinum. The album was a surprise success, peaking higher than any former release from Blasko, Seltmann or Throsby. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2011, ''Seeker Lover Keeper'' was nominated for 'Best Adult Alternative Album'. Seeker Lover Keeper also scored two songs in Triple J Hottest 100 of 2011: "Light All My Lights" came in at #86, and "Even Though I'm a Woman" came in at #17. Biography In August 2010, Seeker Lover Keeper was formed by Australian solo artists Sarah Blasko, Sally Seltmann and Holly Throsby. Each has a separate solo career as a singer-songwriter. They recorded mat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julia Jacklin
Julia Jacklin (born 30 August 1990) is an Australian singer-songwriter from the Blue Mountains. Jacklin's musical style has been described as indie pop, indie folk, and alternative country. She has released three studio albums, ''Don't Let the Kids Win'' (2016), '' Crushing'' (2019) and ''Pre Pleasure'' (2022). Jacklin has also performed with the band Phantastic Ferniture, with whom she released the debut single "Fuckin 'n' Rollin" and a self-titled album in 2018, followed by subsequent singles. Biography Jacklin grew up in the Blue Mountains, Australia, in a family of school teachers. Inspired by Britney Spears, at the age of 10, she took classical singing lessons before joining a high school band which did Avril Lavigne and Evanescence covers. She studied social policy at Sydney University, and after graduating she lived in a garage in Glebe, a suburb of Sydney, and worked in a factory making essential oils. Growing up, Jacklin did not know anyone who was a full-time musi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josef Salvat
Josef Ignatius Salvat (born 28 October 1988) is an Australian singer and songwriter. He had his first international success after the release of his EP ''In Your Prime'' in 2014, which included a cover of Rihanna's song "Diamonds" that reached #2 in France and was used in a commercial by Sony under the Bravia brand. Salvat has released music in English and French, and has collaborated with Gryffin and Paloma Faith, writing the song "If Loving You Was Easy" for her album Infinite Things. His first album, '' Night Swim'', was released in 2015. Career Salvat has appeared in a number of important music festivals including Lovebox Festival in London, Lowlands in the Netherlands and collaborated with British recording engineer, record producer and mixer Dan Grech-Marguerat. He also opened for American singer-songwriter Banks in the British leg of her Goddess Tour in November 2014. His song "Shoot and Run" has also been featured on the TV advert for "Black Work" on ITV June 2015. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Husky (band)
Husky are an indie folk band from Melbourne, Australia. They have opened for Neil Young, Devendra Banhart, Gotye, The Shins. History 2007-2013: ''Quiet Little Rage'' & ''Forever So'' In 2007, the band recorded and mixed an album at Sing Sing Recording Studios in Melbourne, with all songs written and produced by Husky Gawenda. The album was released in 2008 under the title ''Quiet Little Rage''. In 2011 and prior to release of ''Forever So'' Gawenda said "Unfortunately that record didn't get a proper release. We didn't have a label, didn't have any money, didn't know what we were doing. We did everything ourselves, even publicity. It never really got heard oto call that our first album would be inaccurate; it's more like a demo, even though we put a lot of work into it." In March 2011, Husky uploaded "History's Door" onto Triple J Unearthed, which gained attain. Gideon Preiss said "Things started to escalate after Unearthed; we had been doing everything ourselves for a while, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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