January 2007

>ole Year Three: Anticipating A Major 2007 Here we grow again. After a year that found ole -- the Canadian-owned, multinational, full-service independent music publisher -- enjoying another profitable run, co-founder and managing partner Robert Ott is feeling rather bullish about his company's prospects over ... (Read the full story.) >ole Acquires Alan Jackson's 'Monday Morning Church' In the past two years, ole has amassed shares in a number of huge country hits. Acquisitions have included Faith Hill's "The Way You Love Me," Lonestar's "I'm Already There" and "Smile," Tim McGraw's "Something Like That," ... (Read the full story.) >ole 2007: Revving Up A Big Mack Attack If your perception of a calendar year is limited to a Monday-to-Friday, 9-to-5 workweek, then a typical 12-month period consists of 261 days. So how prolific is ole songwriter Willie Mack? In 2006, the pride of Chico, Texas estimates he wrote "somewhere ... (Read the full story.) >ole Sponsors Key Song Events in Canada and the U.S. At ole, it’s all about the songs. Music is our lifeblood, and the constant creation of new songs is essential to what we do. To underscore our commitment to songwriting – in Canada and the U.S. - ole is proudly sponsoring a ... (Read the full story.) >SLO Motion: The Rapid Rise Of Steven Lee Olsen Steven Lee Olsen, the latest songwriting talent to be signed to ole/Roots Three Music, has received a mountain of career mileage from a demo that he simply wasn't too thrilled about. "I put together the worst demo you could possibly record," Olsen chuckles fro ... (Read the full story.) >Mother Mother Jazzes Up The ole/Last Gang Roster Oedipus, the mythical King Of Thebes, once reportedly said, "If it's not one thing, it's your mother." So here's a twist of the tale in favour ole/Last Gang Publishing: "It's the next big thing -- Mother Mother." If you have any ... (Read the full story.) >Spice Up Your Campaign Or Soundtrack With ole When the message is the medium, the most effective medium is usually music. No form of communication delivers a more instant or emotional impact than an ear-catching melody and a relevant set of lyrics. A good song reaches within and makes a connection ... (Read the full story.) >Meet ole's...Jennifer Hyland: Stoking The Creative Fire As the first ole creative manager to willingly walk across hot coals in her bare feet, there's little doubt Jennifer Hyland has plenty of sole. However, it's her six years of international and domestic pop and urban music expertise as a manager of Sony BMG Music Canada ... (Read the full story.) >ole Expands Into Retransmission Rights Attention all television producers: ole, the inventive Canadian "majorly indie" music publisher, has gotten into the retransmission rights administration business. In addition to the global administration expertise in music royalty collection ... (Read the full story.) >ARC Music's Sonny Boy Williamson Plays The Doppelganger Blues Mention you're a Sonny Boy Williamson fan and you're bound to encounter confusion. The reason? There were two of them. Both hailed from the Southern U.S., both were bluesmen and both specialized in playing the harmonica. The first, John Lee Williamson, was ... (Read the full story.) >ole notes Sound Of Pop Songwriting Summit A Sweet Success The First Annual Sound Of Pop Songwriting Summit took place in St. Catharines, Ontario and yielded eight songs for future consideration, reports company founder J.C. Smith. ... (Read the full story.)

> FOCUS SONGS (click   to listen and   to stop) SELECTS "Chasin’ The Sun" - Bruce Wallace "My Life (Here I Go)" - Jim Huff / Willie Mack "Undo" - David Leask PICTURE THE MUSIC "Dirty Town" - Mother Mother "Love Street" - Boys vs Girl "Where Would You Be" - Martina McBride "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" Jason Michael Carroll Waiting In The Country (Arista) "Lookin’ At You" Eva Avila Somewhere Else (Sony BMG) "Old Love Song" 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" Mother Mother Touch Up (Last Gang Records) > NOW SHOWING Watch for: "The One Thing" Cadence Grace "The Best Years" "Tell It Like It Is" Neville Brothers "Montreal Jazz Fest" "Up In The Air" Kite "Degrassi" "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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