December 2006

>ole Signs Top Country Music Writer Gilles Godard Like the title of his chart-topping Terri Clark smash "I Wanna Do It All," new ole signing Gilles Godard has literally done it all during his storied career. He's been a performer, a recording artist, a writer and a publisher, owned his own label and won ... (Read the full story.) >ole EXXECUTES MARSFILM MUSIC CATALOGUE PURCHASE Lexx is one of the coolest sci-fi TV series around. Based on the travels of a planet-devouring, wingless dragonfly-shaped ship and its mismatched, and sometimes oversexed crew, Lexx also boasts one of the coolest scores around by one of the coolest film and ... (Read the full story.) >DANNY FRIEDMAN LOOKING TO STORM HOLLYWOOD Storm Entertainment's Danny Friedman not only sees The Big Picture, he wants to score it. The veteran Toronto film and television composer, best known for his 15 years spent as the music director and staff composer of Can West Global Television, recently re-upped and expanded ... (Read the full story.) >ole Signs Songwriter David Kopatz To Admin Deal David Kopatz knows what it's like to feel a Degrassi high. The Los Angeles-based writer, who recently signed a three-year worldwide administration deal with ole, placed his song "Not Even Close" in the third season of Degrassi: The Next Generation, ... (Read the full story.) >Fisher-Price Goes ole Reggae With David Kirton's Island Songs Who says MP3s are just for grown-ups? Not Fisher-Price®. The Mattel company's Pre-School Electronics Division recently introduced its own MP3 player for children: the Kid-Tough FP3™ player. Aimed at budding music lovers three years of age and up, the device ... (Read the full story.) >Signings And Summit Stoke Sound Of Pop Sound Of Pop (SOP) has gone on a bit of a signing spree. As the clock winds down on 2006, SOP founder and co-manager J.C. Smith has announced three new signings to the Toronto-based multi-faceted publishing, recording and management company, currently administered around the ... (Read the full story.) >Derek Brin's Expanding Borders Derek Brin is going global. From Asia to Romania, the U.S. to the Caribbean, worldwide audiences are falling under the musical charm of ole's gifted Toronto multi-talented songwriter, arranger, composer, producer, programmer, mixer, videogame scorer, TV and film ... (Read the full story.) >ARC's John Lee Hooker: The Immortal 'Boogie Man' Many a time when John Lee Hooker stepped onto the stage to perform, he'd pick up his Silvertone guitar and lock himself into a hypnotic one-chord groove. It was always the right chord; a chord that not only expressed the brutal and primitive simplicity of the message he was trying to ... (Read the full story.) >ole/Roots Three Music's Nashville Office Takes A Write Turn At the ole/Roots Three Music offices located on Nashville's Music Row, Shane Barrett, Tammy Brown and Denny Carr encourage people to fully exercise their writes. And at least two of ole's finest, Willie Mack and Bruce Wallace, along with regular visit ... (Read the full story.) >Meet ole's...Stephen FitzGerald: Treating Clients With -- And Like -- Royalty Stephen FitzGerald fully admits it: as much as he loves and is fascinated by the craft of songwriting, the chemistry between lyric and melody eludes his skill set. So the Charlottetown native decided to do the next best thing: making sure that craftsmen are rewarded in a timely manner ... (Read the full story.) >ole notes Beautiful: Bucks Music Group Scores Multiple Grammy Noms James Blunt may have received five key nominations for this year's Grammy Awards, but two of them were extremely important to the ole/Bucks Music Group camp: Record Of The Year and Song Of The Year ... (Read the full story.)

> FOCUS SONGS (click   to listen and   to stop) SELECTS "Fell From The Sky" - Bruce Wallace "It Would Be U" - David Kopatz "Thankful" - Willie Mack PICTURE THE MUSIC "Headspin" - Rock Star Supernova "Old Love Song" - Eva Avila "Secrets" -The Amber Room "Christmas is Everywhere" - RichE Click here to experience a flash video of the song.

> NEW RELEASES Akon Konvicted (SRC / Universal Motown) "Once In A While" Eva Avila Somewhere Else (Sony BMG) "Old Love Song" Kenny G. I’m in the Mood for Love: The Most Romantic Melodies of All Time (Arista) "You’re Beautiful" Rockstar Supernova Rockstar Supernova (Sony BMG) "Headspin" Doc Walker Doc Walker (Open Road / Universal) "My Life" "What Do You See" "Keri" "That Train" "Remedy" "I’m Gone" "It’s My Life And I’m Alright" "Mama Don't Know" > NOW SHOWING Watch for: "Something Like That" Tim McGraw "Cold Case" "The One Thing" Cadence Grace "The Best Years" "Tell It Like It Is" Neville Brothers "Montreal Jazz Fest" "Up In The Air" Kite "Degrassi" "Garbage Man" Willie Hammond "Canadian Inventions" "Please Hold My Hand" Kinnie Starr "Jozi-H" "Anything" Kinnie Starr "Jozi-H" "Game Block" O’Luge "Falcon Beach" "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" "The Invincibles" "La Le la la" Kinnie Starr "Zellers" "Goodnight Sweetheart Goodnight" "White Noise 2" "She Knows How To Boogie" Jon Schubert "Glutton for Punishment" "La Le La La" Kinnie Starr "Falcon Beach"

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