October 2008

> ole NEWS > Second Annual ole Pop/Urban Songcamp Unites Hit Writers For L.A. Summit For many, songwriting can be a solitary affair. Not so at the second annual ole Pop/Urban Songcamp, held for the first time in Los Angeles at Musicians Institute. The week long Songcamp involved the participation of 34 of the top Canadian, U.S. and U.K. pop and urban ... (Read the full story.) > Josh Turner's 'Me And God' Lands ole First ASCAP Award ole has received its very first ASCAP Award. “Me And God,” a Top 20 country hit written and performed by Josh Turner – and part of ole’s recent Jody Williams Music Catalogue purchase – received the honor at the 2008 Annual ... (Read the full story.) > ole Pitches and Hits with 'Stay With Me Always' Back in January, ole Creative Manager Jennifer Hyland circulated a Pop/Urban Selects compilation that contained 11 songs by ole writers. The ole creative team collectively puts together the Selects cds that are ... (Read the full story.) > Major TV & Film Synchs When it comes to placing songs in high profile TV shows and feature films, ole is on a roll. Both back catalogue by such hit-makers as Lighthouse, Alannah Myles and Lonestar and new songs by ole songwriters Roger Springer, Mark Feist, Mladen, J.C. Smith and the Doc ... (Read the full story.) > Cindy Davis Showcases A Year Or More In Toronto For the past few years, ole’s Dr. Alex Tsisserev has been working with talented Victoria, B.C. songwriter Cindy Davis. Davis, whom Tsisserev describes as “a female Coldplay with traces of Chantal Kreviazuk and Anna Nalick,” recently debuted in Toronto at ... (Read the full story.) > Gary Calderone Named ole's New V.P., Administration Gary Calderone, ole’s new Vice-President, Administration, has a proven track record for managing exponential growth and turning performance into profit. When Calderone was employed at Zomba Music Publishing Group – first as Director, then Senior Director of Royalties ... (Read the full story.) > Willie Mack - New Album In The Works Country boy Willie Mack has so much fun on tour, he's writing his next album with live audiences in mind. "As proud as I was of my last record (Headlights and Tailpipes on Open Road/Universal), when I started to tour, I wished I had more up-tempo songs to play," he ... (Read the full story.) > ole Writers at Work In addition to the Pop/Urban Songcamp held in LA, ole writers are busy in studio working on new material ... (Read the full story.) > ole notes Grey’s Anatomy Draws in 18.3 Million For “White Horse” Why is an estimated audience of 18.3 million tuning into the September 25th season premiere of the hit ABC Series Grey’s Anatomy great news for ole? It’s great because the ... (Read the full story.)

> FOCUS SONGS (click   to listen and   to stop) SELECTS "Hotel"   - Tebey / Jamie Moore / Francesca “Francci” Richards / Michael Linney (Female / R&B / Midtempo) "I Remember"   - Mladen / Rebecca Everett / Shiloh (Female / Pop-rock / Ballad) "Not Today"   - Willie Mack / Clay Davidson (Male / Country / Ballad) PICTURE THE MUSIC "Don't Blame Yourself"   - The New Deal feat. Feist (Indie / Electronica / Lounge) "It's A Mad Mad Mad Mad World"   - Lena Horne (Show tunes / Traditional Pop / Vocal) "Arms Tonight"   - Mother Mother (Indie Rock / Alternative / Pop) GREAT HOLIDAY SONGS "Winter Wish"   - Jaylene Johnson (Pop / Acoustic / Feel-good) "I Wanna Be Your Santa Claus"   - Willie Mack / Jason McCoy (Country / Rock / Fun) "Moments Like This"   - Peabo Bryson (AC / R&B / Reflective) "Christmases When You Were Mine"   - Taylor Swift (Country / Acoustic / Love) VIDEOS "Seasons" Dru "After Tonight" Justin Nozuka "Picture To Burn" Taylor Swift "Put Your Hands On Me" Rebecca Everett "Beautiful Life" Doc Walker "Infected" Rides Again "Stay With Me (Always)" Dru "Life We Live" Let’s Go To War

> NEW RELEASES Taylor Swift Fearless (Big Machine) "Fearless" "Tell Me Why" "White Horse" Tohoshinki Mirotic (Avex) "Flower Lady" Peter Fox Stadtaffe (Warner) "Schittel Deinen Speck" Craig Morgan That’s Why (SonyBMG) "Ordinary Angels" Mother Mother O My Heart (Last Gang Records) Kristy Lee Cook Why Wait (19/Arista) "15 Minutes Of Shame""Like My Mother Does" O’Luge Movements (Last Gang Records) Gretchen Wilson (SonyBMG) "Don't Do Me No Good" Anne Murray Anne Murray’s Christmas Album (EMI) "Another Pot O’ Tea" Dru The One (Fontana North) Tara Oram Chasing The Sun (Open Road / Universal) Jordan Pruitt Permission To Fly (Hollywood) "Unconditional" Kreesha Turner Passion (EMI) "Dear John" Justin Nozuka Holly (Coalition Ent.) "After Tonight" Aaron Pritchett Thankful (OPM/604/Universal) "How Do I Get There" "Thankful" "Simple" "Nothing But Us" "Undeniable" "Unraveling" Lighthouse One Fine Morning (now available digitally) Lighthouse Sunny Days (now available digitally) Lighthouse Thoughts Of Moving On (now available digitally) Lighthouse Can You Feel It (now available digitally) Lighthouse Good Day (now available digitally)

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