We’re at it again folks! Dubstep and dnb action at the good ol’ GreenAnt Cantina ona Friday night..! We got usual suspect K-one mixing up the dnb goods, and the dubstep by Dub Rascals with Ben Hakalitz of Yothu Yindi joining Symonard on percussion and electronic drums. It will be a mesh of rhythms and bass with a live hybrid jam of dj, electronica and massive drums and percussion, mixed with the wholesome fatness of the dubstep sound..
Some more punk action coming our way - support live music in Cairns, come along to make this gig a success, so bands keep on being confident in coming to Cairns.
Turntable Radio - the world’s only radio show dedicated to scratching and turntablism.
Turntable Radio is a radio show dedicated entirely to turntablism. Created by Mr Trick, it began life in 2002 on London’s Resonance 104.4FM, airing from 10-11.30p.m. every Sunday night.
In addition to the FM airwaves presence shows were archived online, with a supporting portal site carrying news, updates, links and more from the worldwide scratch/tablism scene, and via this means the show has built up a colossal worldwide following - currently some 40,000 listeners.
As part of the Gordonvale Pyramid Race Festival, the Tanks Arts Centre and local Gordonvale young people have been working together to organise their very own awesome event.
For the past 10 weeks the Gordonvale Crew have been learning to plan, promote, produce and deliver an all ages drug and alcohol free night of music and festivities. Organised by young people for young people Turn It Up is an important initiative made possible with the support of Arts Workers from Tanks Art Centre, Youth Substance Misuse Service and Centacare Cairns.
The night’s entertainment will feature seven of Cairns best emerging young bands ranging in style from Hip Hop and Reggae to Rock and Metal. There is also the chance to be in the draw to win the lucky door prize, a 4 GB iPod Nano. To add to the entertainment you can see the bands on the big screen and free snacks and drinks will be available for all to enjoy.
All the action starts at 7.30pm Friday August 15 at the Gordonvale RSL Hall for just $5 entry. For more information please call; Lisa Capon at 4032 6604 or email l.capon@cairns.qld.gov.au
All media enquiries to Belinda Griffin, marketing and promotions officer, b.griffin@cairns.qld.gov.au or ph: 4032 6601
On July 20th, 2008 AirPlay Direct hit a very important company milestone as our artist membership grew beyond the 12,000 mark. AirPlay Direct has done very little corporate advertising and this growth is a direct reflection of professional referrals made by the company’s loyal and expanding member base, and industry “word of mouse”.
AirPlay Direct also has over 2,500 radio station members, with current membership spanning 100 countries globally. And to date, AirPlay Direct has now delivered over 2,000,000 digital packages on behalf of our members saving them over $20,000,000 in the process.
“I am very pleased at the on-going and exponential growth AirPlay Direct is experiencing. It has taken us three years and a tremendous amount of effort by all involved (including our members) to grow the company to this point. 2008 is going to be a very big year for AirPlay Direct as the music industry continues to evolve and embrace digital delivery as never before.” Robert Weingartz, CEO / AirPlay Direct
AirPlay Direct is currently looking for strong strategic partnerships and investors to accelerate our growth and technology initiatives. Interested parties should respond to office@airplaydirect.com .
Nicky Bomba gets back to basics with his first ever solo tour:
‘Jah In The Moment’ Tour
Supported Nationally By Vorn Doolette
EP Release: 5 July 2008, Transmitter Records/MGM
Nicky Bomba has stepped up to the challenge and faced a more intimate approach to his craft – his first ever solo project. ‘Jah in the Moment’ is the first offering (and brand new single) from Nicky’s solo project and in support of this release, he will be hitting the road and touring throughout July to selected regions around Australia.
Known for his work as the charismatic front man and songwriter for reggae/funk band ‘Bomba’ and through album collaborations such as ‘Drums and Lions’ with Dereb Desalegn (Ethiopia), “Bomba vs Laroz” with Laroz Haim (Tel Aviv), and as drummer on John Butler’s milestone album Sunrise Over Sea, Nicky’s solo endeavour is a natural progression for him. Re-focusing commitment to his craft has inspired Nicky to return to his roots, explore the basics of music making in it’s purest form and breathe fresh life into a whole batch of musical concoctions.
“It strangely took me a while to get started on this album. The songs were there waiting, some that had been with me for years and others freshly baked but I kept finding subconscious excuses to avoid the studio. Eventually I allowed myself to be vulnerable and feel the fear of it all. It was the blessing the adventure needed. From that point the possibilities were endless.”
For this record, Nicky has enlisted the expertise of producer Tony Buchen, to capture the power of his live performance and translate the experience onto record. The single, ‘Jah in the Moment’ (JITM) is a direct result of time Nicky spent weaving himself into the tapestry of music and culture in Jamaica ,Ethiopia and various parts of the globe, the different instruments he has collected along the way, and most importantly; JITM is a musical translation of Nicky’s philosophies on life. Just like his music, Nicky’s philosophies have been developed, nurtured and created through years of extensive travel and the search for truth and happiness. JITM directly reflects Nicky’s energy and positive attitude towards life, which is central to everything that he does, including his music.
This tour will see Nicky sitting in the drummer’s seat as well as guitar duties accompanied by long time friends on double bass and percussion. The trio will be mixing it up on stage, exploring a range of unique instruments and encouraging the audience to take their own journey through new sounds from the ‘Jah in the Moment’ EP as well and his forthcoming album ‘Food and Shelter’ (set for release late 2008).
Don’t miss this tour and the start of a very special musical journey…
Friday 24th July 08
CADENCE, Cairns QLD
Support: Vorn Doolette
Cnr Shields St & The Esplanade, Cairns.
Ph: (07) 4051 2666
Tickets $15 on the door
www.myspace.com/nickybombasolo
North Queensland region residents will now have the opportunity to partcipate in an important masterclass with some of the worlds experts in online music marketing. “Breaking Music On The Net” is the title. It is also important that this first one be well attended to convince Austrade that we are worthy of support in North Queensland and need to be included in future initiatives. A big thankyou must go to JCU for negotiating with Austrade to make sure this event happens and of course the many suggestions from our own membership.
Participate in an interactive discussion and Q&A with some of the key people in new media in the United States. This is an introductory course designed to cover the fundamentals of using online strategies to promote yourself and your music.
Joining us live from Los Angeles
• Filter Creative Group’s Penny Hewson, is formerly of ARTIST DIRECT
and now Head of Online Marketing with Filter, working with artists like PJ
Harvey, Portishead, Wolfmother and MGMT.
• Mike Savage Artist Management’s Mike Savage, who has worked in all
segments of the music business and he currently manages internet
sensation Meiko signed to MySpace/Geffen Records.
• Hear no Evil’s Andrew Mains, who until recently was the Head of New
Media at Interscope Geffen A&M Records, where he spent nine year and
has recently started his own online strategy consulting business.
• Austrade Los Angeles’ Peter Cohen, brings his wide ranging insight from
his work as an A&R rep with Sony Music, in management roles with a
number of artists, and has extensive experience in artists’ new media
campaigns
• More speakers still to be announced.
The event will happen at 12noon - 2pm at JCU room A1.129 on Wednesday 30/7/08 and cost is $50
Registration and further information is on the attached Flyer, here: “Breaking Music On The Net”
Our end of the year record release schedule is looking hot! To start things off, we have a fine album produced by a talented artist, new to the Little Rascal Records label. Introducing anonymi, a digital producer and percussionist with a fine upcoming album of electronica, drum’n'bass and downtempo music.
Check out more on anonymi and sample some of the tracks on the upcoming album, Monkeybotherer plus some of his earlier digital releases: more anonymi
Monkeybotherer is scheduled for a early August release. It will be released initially as a exclusive digital download at www.digital-tunes.net, shortly followed by physical release at a good record shop near you and worldwide digital distribution via IODA..
The 2008 Envirofiesta sees the Dub Rascals carry on where they left off at the Kuranda Roots Festival, with the ‘little rascal’ and Symonard mixing up a dubby storm of mostly dubstep music on the DJ decks and percussion. They will be joined in collaboration for his first ever Dub Rascals performance by internationally renowned drummer/percussionist, Ben Hakalitz on the electronic skins and traditional percussive things.
Ben is from Bouganville, PNG (currently living in Cairns) and is one of PNG’s most accomplished musicians. He is currently the drummer for Australian Indigenous band Yothu Yindi. Ben has a great knowledge of traditional music from different areas of PNG, especially log drum rhythms of Manus and Sepik. He has travelled the world for the past 7 years as a professional freelance musician. In this time he has worked with artists such as Sanguma, Tambaran Culture, Telek, Not Drowning Waving, Yothu Yindi, Edou, Toni Nation and more.
These guys will be taking dub where no dub has gone before at Envirofiesta 2008, don’t miss out!.
Envirofiesta is a major part of CAFNECs yearly fundraising program and helps support our work towards a sustainable future for Queensland’s Far North.
Each year has a different theme. The theme this year is “Visioning the Future”. The future is yours, what do you want the future to be? check it out
Are you one of the majority of Australians who urgently want our country to cut our greenhouse pollution? Most Australians don’t have time to read Professor Garnaut’s shocking 600-page climate report, so we’ve created a quick clip that summarises it fast, what it means for Australia - and what it means for you.
Garnaut is already under fire from a “scare campaign” being waged by the polluting industries’ lobby groups and the Opposition. That is why it’s so important that you can pick a good climate solution from a bad one. Cut the spin with a click:
The GetUp community has spoken out strongly on this issue in the past, because we know that solving climate change is a top priority for Australia. We marched for it, at the ‘Walk Against Warming’ rallies. We voted for it, in last year’s election. We signed petitions for it - over 100,000 calling for strong emission reduction targets. And we take action in our daily lives for it too - consuming less, saving energy, using less water, and recycling.
If we go silent now, the Opposition and the industries campaigning for a weak emissions trading scheme that protects their profits rather than the climate, will win the debate ahead of the government’s upcoming Green Paper on climate. After you’ve seen the clip, make your voice heard too - and armed with our Information Sheet write a letter to the editor of your local newspaper.
The Garnaut Review found that Australia will be hit hard by climate change. If we do nothing, our grandkids will be living in a very different Australia, one where agriculture in the Murray Darling Basin has all but ended, the Great Barrier Reef has been destroyed, snow-based tourism in Australia is no longer viable, and 5.5 million Australians will be exposed to Dengue fever.
That’s why it’s important that you understand the climate solutions being proposed to solve the crisis ahead as the PM looks to the Australian public in formulating his response to Garnaut on July 16.
The Kimberley wilderness coast is internationally recognised as one of the last great unspoiled marine and terrestrial environments in the world.
The Kimberley’s clean seas, countless islands, coral reefs, mangroves, rainforests and rivers are home to an astonishing variety of wildlife including endangered humpback whales, 5 species of marine turtles, dugong, crocodiles, rare snubfin dolphins, and the northern quoll. The Kimberley coast also has outstanding cultural values for the region’s many Indigenous communities.
From June to November each year, endangered humpback whales make their way to calving grounds just north of Broome, where they stay for four months with their calves. This special whale nursery area needs to be protected from the damaging impacts of industry.
The urgent reality is that right now several companies, including Inpex (a Japanese energy company) and Woodside Ltd, have submitted proposals to develop the Browse Basin gas field to the State and Commonwealth governments. The impacts of industrialisation, including proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) plants, would destroy one of the last large and remote coastal wilderness areas left in the world.
This government needs to commit to:
* science-based regional conservation planning and management using whole-of-landscape principles
* strong involvement of the Traditional Owners and Indigenous communities in land and sea management programs
* ruling out incompatible large scale industrial activity
Some proposed forms of industrial activity, such as gas processing (LNG) plants on the wilderness coast, huge bauxite mines on the Mitchell Plateau, and large scale irrigated agriculture in the Fitzroy valley, should be ruled out straight away as incompatible, destructive, and inherently unsustainable.
Get down to Ravizza Park Edmonton on Saturday 5 July for the Battle of Edmonton – a huge night of music and dance mayhem! A massive line-up of the best local bands and dance crews in the Cairns region will come together at this free gig, as they battle it out for the mantle of supremacy and awesome prizes on offer. Headlining bands including City Bomb and Shub, with headlining dancers Three Six Five Crew and Stylin’ Techniques. Plus there’ll be freaky visuals, information stalls, food and drinks available. ? The Battle of Edmonton is an all-ages evening of cranking music and stomping dance moves. A drug and alcohol free event, it kicks off at 6pm and runs ‘til 10pm. More information contact Lisa Capon on 4032 6604 or email l.capon@cairns.qld.gov.au
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