January 2008

> ole Year Four: Growing Windows Of Opportunity The verdict on ole's 2007: goals were set, met, and exceeded. In fact, ole Chairman and CEO Robert Ott hails 2007 as the best year ever for the proudly Canadian, globally competitive "Majorly Indie" music publisher ... (Read the full story.) > ole Signs Peace Arch Entertainment Group To Global Admin Deal ole, Canada's largest independent music publisher, has signed Peace Arch Entertainment Group Inc. to a worldwide administration deal. With a pair of recent Golden Globe nominations under its belt for ... (Read the full story.) > The Dream Of A 'Majorly Indie' Fulfilled In the December issue, ole was featured in the following Music Row article ... (Read the full story.) > Award-Winning 'Thank God For Believers' Writer Roger Springer Joins ole Eighteen years ago, ole's just-signed, ASCAP Award-winning songwriter, Roger Springer, had finally decided to make a move. He relocated from his hometown of Caddo, Oklahoma to Nashville, Tennessee, quitting his hog-skinning ... (Read the full story.) > Chris Taylor: How 'One' Goal Eventually Led To ole/Last Gang Publishing Co-Venture In three short years, Chris Taylor has built ole/Last Gang Publishing into a diverse and potent roster: singer- songwriters Kinnie Starr, Murray Yates and Steven Dall; electronic-based Panurge and Let's Go To War; alt-rock darlings Mother Mother and straight-ahead rockers Rides Again; dub specialist O'Luge and dance music ... (Read the full story.) > ole notes ASCAP Presents First Ever ole/Roots Three Music Songwriters Showcase At The Bluebird Cafe The good folks at ASCAP presented the first ever ole/Roots Three Music Showcase at the prestigious Bluebird Cafe in Nashville on January 9. Participating songwriters ... (Read the full story.)

> FOCUS SONGS (click   to listen and   to stop) SELECTS "Right Place Right Time"   - JC Smith / John Crown / Cadence Grace (Female / Pop / Midtempo) "Good Day For Leavin’"   - Roger Springer / Michael Peterson / Robert Orrall (Male / Country / Ballad) "Skippin’"   - Derek Brin / Dru / Natasha Waterman (Female / R&B / Midtempo) PICTURE THE MUSIC "Changes"   - Dru (Soul / Acoustic / Ballad) "Gotta Get Away"   - Sixwire (Country / Rock / Uptempo) "Dirt In My Pocket"   - Joe Bonamassa (Blues / Rock / Uptempo) VIDEOS "Stay With Me (Always)" Dru "Wonder Why" Rides Again "Life We Live" Let’s Go To War "Flirtin’ With Me" Jason Blaine "After Tonight" Justin Nozuka

> NEW RELEASES Westlife Back Home (SonyBMG) "I’m Already There" Anne Murray Duets: Friends & Legends (EMI) "Another Pot O’ Tea" Kanye West Graduation (Roc-A-Fella / Universal) "Drunk And Hot Girls" *Canada only Faith Hill The Hits (Warner Bros.) "The Way You Love Me" Justin Nozuka Holly (Coalition Ent.) "After Tonight" Che’Nelle Things Happen For A Reason (EMI) "Club Jumpin’" Loverboy Just Getting Started (RockSTAR) "Real Thing" Rides Again Into Existence (Put It On Records / Last Gang) Joe Bonamassa Sloe Gin (Premier Artists) "Dirt In My Pocket" > NOW SHOWING Watch for: "One Fine Morning" Lighthouse "Real Time" "Shiver" Shezelle "renegadepress.com" "Girls Don’t Cry" Cadence Grace "renegadepress.com" "A Girl’s Life" Cadence Grace "The Hills" "Various songs" Derek Brin "da Kink In My Hair" "I’m A Road Hammer" Casanova Trucka Man "The Road Hammers II" "Blow It Up" Lauren Evens "Degrassi: The Next Generation" "Stain Of You" Brandon Jones "Degrassi: The Next Generation" "Take Charge" Keely Pressly "Degrassi: The Next Generation" "Amersham Road" The Race "Whistler" "Find Out" The Race "Whistler" "Live Tonight" Johnny Favourite Swing Orchestra "Just Buried"

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