April 2006

>ole's Brin Brimming -- Or Is That 'Brinning' -- With Talent Derek Brin is a Fierce competitor. With more irons in the fire than an industrious blacksmith, the recently signed ole songwriter is stoking up his own Toronto-based Fierce Music Entertainment Inc. as a brand to be reckoned with. The recent placement ... (Read the full story.) >ole/Last Gang's Starr Sparkles On New Album Kinnie Starr is ready for Anything. With a compelling and innovative musical approach described by The Ottawa Sun as "a sound for sore ears" and a dynamic presence Exclaim! defines her as "magnetism, massive verbal dexterity, opera-worthy lung ... (Read the full story.) >A Dream Warriors Invitation To Wash Your Face In Their Sync Some things just never lose their cool factor: The Vespa, the pinball machine and the classic and timeless hip-hop sound of Toronto's innovative Dream Warriors. If you're looking for a hip anthem to bolster your campaign or your clothing line, there's a lot of depth from the Dream ... (Read the full story.) >ole + SOCAN = History In The Making Jason Belo is a publishing industry pioneer. Two days a week, the mild-mannered account executive works at the Toronto office of performing rights organization The Society Of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN) in Film & Television member services ... (Read the full story.) >Meet ole's...Daniel Mekinda: Paging ER Thanks to Daniel Mekinda, Senegalese superstar Youssou N'Dour once checked into the ER. Not as a patient, mind you, but as a contributor, due to the diligence of Mekinda's song pitching efforts that landed two N'Dour cuts in episodes of ER, the highly-rated NBC-TV medical series that, even after 12 seasons ... (Read the full story.) >Bo Diddley Uses a Cobra Snake For A Necktie Who do you love? ole gives a shout-out to the McComb, Mississippi- born man who walked 47 miles of barbed wire; the originator of the rumba-inspired bomp bomp bomp, bomp bomp bump 'n grind rhythm that has defined rock 'n roll for more than a half of century and the former Golden Gloves boxer ... (Read the full story.) >Opportunity Knocks: The ole Music Publishing Internship Program TORONTO: Since she joined ole late last September, Heela Donsky has learned at least one valuable lesson in regard to the music publishing business. "Music publishing is not something you can learn in a book," says Donsky. "You must learn by doing it." As the initial par ... (Read the full story.)

> FOCUS SONGS (click   to listen and   to stop) SELECTS "If Only I" - Ben Dunk "Ships" - Dave Brainard "Turn The Page" - Derek Brin PICTURE THE MUSIC "Don't Hold Back Your Love" - Hall & Oates "Empty" - Janis Ian "I'm A Roadhammer" - The Road Hammers "Christmas is Everywhere" - RichE Click here to experience a flash video of the song.

> NEW RELEASES 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" Gretchen Wilson All Jacked Up (Sony) "He Ain't Even Cold Yet" > NOW SHOWING Watch for: "He Ain't Even Cold Yet" Gretchen Wilson "The Sopranos" "Black Velvet" Alannah Myles "Rock Star: Supernova" "Something Like That" Tim McGraw CMT's "Greatest Moments" "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" "The Way You Love Me" Faith Hill "Ellen DeGeneres" "The Way You Look At Me" Kassie Depaiva "Soap Talk" "Wash Your Face In My Sink" The Dream Warriors "Step"

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