May 2006

>ole + ASCAP: A REEL FULFILLING PARTNERSHIP With the help of our friends at ASCAP, ole made a big splash and a great introductory impression among a gathering of Nashville's country songwriting elite at the 11th Annual Key West Songwriting Festival, held May 3-7. As a co-sponsor of the First Annual ASCAP/ole Fishing ... (Read the full story.) >CARR REVVING UP ole/ROOTS THREE Even when he's not searching for the next global country superstar as the creative director of ole/Roots Three Music, Denny Carr is rigged for success. As a songwriter who has already been recognized several times at the Canadian Country Music Awards as the co-author ... (Read the full story.) >WILLIE MACK: MORE THAN JUST AN AVERAGE GUY Two gas stations, one stoplight and a couple of churches -- the town of Chico, Texas, is so tiny that, to quote Henny Youngman, even the mice are hunchbacked. But small places often breed big ambition -- something the latest ole signing Willie Mack ... (Read the full story.) >ole's FILEVAULT: INBOX FRIENDLY Tired of your e-mail being cluttered by MP3s? Confined to your office by your courier? ole offers the perfect, instant solution to your delivery dilemmas: FileVault. Not only will your inbox remain unclogged -- the benefit of FileVault's ... (Read the full story.) >MEET ole's ROBERT OTT: A VISION OF HARMONY When ole co-founder and managing partner Robert Ott reflects on launching Lunar Music, his first music publishing venture back in 1987, two words come to mind: "Sheer lunacy." "Setting out to be a music publisher at the time when I set out to be one in this country was like setting up to ... (Read the full story.) >SYNC SUCCESS HAS ole SINGING SOPRANOS In the recent episode of HBO's hit mob series The Sopranos entitled "Johnny Cakes," characters Vito and Jim are having a beer in the bar with some firefighters. Setting the atmosphere: "He Ain't Even Cold Yet," the Cyril Rawson co-write recorded by country star Gretchen Wilson a ... (Read the full story.) >ETTA JAMES: 53 YEARS OF BREAKING THE MOULD They don't make 'em like Etta James anymore. At 68, the Los-Angeles born Jamesetta Hawkins -- a member of the Rock 'N Roll and Blues Hall Of Fame and recipient of both a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and a Rhythm & Blues Foundation Pioneer Award -- is still going strong 53 years and 50 albums ... (Read the full story.)

> FOCUS SONGS (click   to listen and   to stop) SELECTS "How Beautiful" - Willie Mack "At Long Last You" - Joe Sbrocchi "Frozen" - Ben Dunk PICTURE THE MUSIC "Daddy Thing" - Jaheim "Nice To Finally Meet You" - Kite "Anything" - Kinnie Starr "Christmas is Everywhere" - RichE Click here to experience a flash video of the song.

> NEW RELEASES Kinnie Starr Anything (Maple Music Recordings) Steph Carse Reach Out (Cargo Music Inc.) "That's Life" Jamey Johnson The Dollar (BNA) "It Was Me" Jaheim Ghetto Classics (Warner Bros.) "Daddy Thing" Melissa O'Neil Melissa O'Neil (Sony BMG) "Just Like January" > NOW SHOWING Watch for: "Forever Hasn't Got Here Yet" Toby Keith NBC's "Surface" "Black Velvet" Alannah Myles "Karaoke Revolution - American Idol" "On A Mission" Trick Pony "Canadian Idol - Season IV" "Black Velvet" Alannah Myles "The Ultimate Coyote Ugly Search" "Live A Little" Shelley Laine "Arizona Seaside" "Black Velvet" Alannah Myles "Rock Star: Supernova" "Guys Do It All The Time" Mindy McCready "Nashville Star - Season 3" "Black Velvet" Alannah Myles "American Idol Extra" "More Today Than Yesterday" James Darren "Canadian Idol" "Wash Your Face In My Sink" The Dream Warriors "Step"

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