Gord Bamford Puts Some ole On It: Signs Worldwide Music Publishing Deal

Gord Bamford

ole has signed star country artist/songwriter, Gord Bamford to a multi-album, worldwide music publishing deal. In the agreement, ole also acquires Bamford’s prior song catalogue. The deal, which includes notable copyrights “Blame It On That Red Dress,” “Little Guy,” “Drinkin’ Buddy,” “Put Some Alcohol On It” and “Hank Williams Lonesome,” also includes songs on future recordings.

ole State of the Company Meeting Celebrates ‘Spectacular’ Year, Optimism For 2012

There was much to celebrate at ole’s fourth quarter review and year-end wrap up hosted at the company’s Toronto head office in December with personnel from the Nashville and Los Angeles offices on hand by way of video conferencing.

Ryan Tyndell’s Ride On ole ‘Magic’ Bus Produces One of the Top 50 Songs of 2011

Photo: Tiffany Wayne

One day spent on the inaugural test run of ole’s “Write Where U R” tour Bus last year by ole writer Ryan Tyndell and recording artist/writer Eric Church resulted in a collaboration on the songs “Springsteen” and “Keep On,” which have helped power Church’s third studio album Chief to an impressive number one debut on Billboard’s Hot 200 album chart, a number one album on Canada’s Top Selling Country Album chart and a Grammy nomination for Best Country Album. It was certified gold in October of last year and as of early January 2012 had sold over 532,000 copies in the U.S.

‘At ole Great Songs Never Expire’: Legacy Writers Enjoy Continued Chart Success

Legacy writers like Liz Rose, Jimmy Yeary, Kelly Archer and Kaci Bolls have been racking up some impressive chart successes of late.

New Appointments Position ole/MusicBox For Future Success and Strategic Growth

In building towards a unified Production Music operation, ole has made some changes in its ole/MusicBox team structure with the appointment of Jonathan Firstenberg as Senior Vice-President, Strategic Planning and Aaron Davis as Vice President, Sales.

ole clear Renews Sub-Pub Deal With Elite U.K. Production Music Label, Focus Music

ole clear has concluded the renewal of its Canadian sub-publishing deal with UK-based, Focus Music, to represent their entire music production library.

ole clear Ads U.S. To Sub-Pub Deal With Paris-Based Tele Music

ole clear has concluded an amendment to its Canadian sub-publishing deal with Paris, France-based, Tele Music, to represent the company’s entire music production library throughout North America.

Last Gang/ole’s Lindi Ortega Set To Take Her Songs On the Road... For A Long Ride

Last Gang/ole’s Lindi Ortega, who recently moved from Toronto to Nashville, will not be staying home much this year if her tour dates continue to develop as they are. Just announced are 17 dates with Social Distortion and Toadies (some also with Riverboat Gamblers) that kick off in Portland, Oregon on April 10 and wind up in Salt Lake City, Utah on May 11.

ole/Roots Three Artist/Writer Dean Brody Greets New Year With ‘Canadian Girls’

Dean Brody

“Canadian Girls,” the first single from ole/Roots Three artist/writer Dean Brody’s upcoming new album, has just been released. The single, written by Brody, goes to iTunes on February 7. The album, on the Open Road Recordings label and produced by Matt Rovey, has an April 17 release date.

ole/tanjola’s Justin Forsley Provides Soundtrack For ‘Life With Boys’

Toronto-based ole/tanjola songwriter and producer Justin Forsley, who wrote the theme song and underscore for the Nelvana Studio-produced live-action comedy, Life With Boys, will soon be able to hear the results of his work even further afield as it goes on international release following its premiere on Corus Entertainment’s YTV in Canada in early September of 2011.

ole Looks To Airings Data To Ensure Complete Cash Collection

Having posted a record year for special recoveries as a result of well over a million dollars collected from foreign and U.S. sources, ole continues to be an industry leader in seeking out and putting in place efficiencies that facilitate the collection of monies in a more timely fashion. The company’s latest initiative is the acquisition of North American airings data in a searchable database.

ole Renews Worldwide Admin Deal With Temple Street

Being Erica

ole has renewed its worldwide admin deal with Toronto-based Temple Street Productions, one of Canada’s leading independent television, film and digital media production companies.

‘All About Tonight’ Brings First BRIT Award Nomination For Tebey and ole

Songwriter Tebey and ole have received their first BRIT Award nominations as the chart-topping Pixie Lott song “All About Tonight,” co-penned by Tebey, enters the contest in the category of British Single of the Year. The category is voted on by the listeners of radio station Capital FM. The awards take place at the 02 Arena in London on February 21, 2012.

ole-Associated Artists Earn Six Nominations At Grammy Awards

ole is associated with six nominations at this year’s 54th edition of the Grammy Awards including those earned by Barbra Streisand, Lady Antebellum, Eric Church, Martina McBride and Ziggy Marley.

Three ACM Award Noms for ole, Company’s Arthur Buenahora Gets Producer Nod

As the nominations for the 47th annual Academy of Country Music Awards were announced, not only was ole gratified to hear of their association with three of the nominations but also that one of them involved Arturo (Arthur) Buenahora Jr., ole’s Senior Creative Director, Nashville.

ole Legacy Writer Liz Rose Honored With BMI #1 Award For ‘Crazy Girl’

Gorilla's Night Out at BMI! Eli Young Band #1 and a million sales for the single "Crazy Girl?!" Totally bananas!!

ole legacy writer Liz Rose, with whom ole experienced its first Grammy Award win for the Taylor Swift song “White Horse,” was presented with a BMI #1 Award for her co-write with Lee Brice of the Eli Young Band’s “Crazy Girl” single at presentations made at BMI’s Nashville headquarters on January 23.

ole Kicks Of 2012 With Sync Promotion Tour

Senior ole staff fly into Montréal and New York at the end of January/first week of February to meet with key advertising agencies and to promote the ole brand to the ad and music supervisor communities.

ole At the Second Annual ACA Awards in Las Vegas

In December, ole writer Marty Dodson and ole Chief Creative Officer Gilles Godard were on hand at the second annual American Country Awards in Las Vegas where Dodson was up for Single of the Year for the chart-topping Billy Currington song “Let Me Down Easy.”

ole Celebrates the Season and Best Year Ever At Toronto Christmas Party

There was really something to celebrate besides the season itself as ole held its annual Christmas Party on December 16 at the Roosevelt Room Supper Club on Adelaide Street West in Toronto. ole executive and staff had spent the afternoon doing a year-end wrap up after which they were able to toast the most successful year ever of ole’s business.

Kraft Foods Launches the ‘Mother’ Of All Ad Campaigns With ‘Bright Idea’

The composition “Bright Idea,” written by Last Gang/ole songwriters/artists Mother Mother, will provide the soundtrack for a Kraft Foods TV ad as part of what executives there are calling the largest single investment in the last decade in their cheese and dairy products.

ole Bridges the Great Country Sync Divide Between Nashville and L.A.

ole Nashville Office on Music Row

Los Angeles has traditionally been a “sync hole” for country music and its potential for placement in TV and film productions. That is changing if ole’s recent successes in this area are an indication.

BMG-RM/ole Sync ‘Tightrope’ Drives Sales of Chevrolet Cruze

The BMG-RM/ole song "Tightrope," the debut single from American singer Janelle Monae’s 2010 album, The ArchAndroid (Suites II and III), has been helping to sell a lot of cars lately for General Motors (GM) as the soundtrack for the company’s national Canadian ad campaign for its Chevrolet Cruze car model.

Emmy-Winner Jonathan Firstenberg Brings History of Accomplishment to ole/MusicBox

Jonathan Firstenberg

“Music is like breathing; you just expect it to be there.” That’s Jonathan Firstenberg’s take on most people’s relationship with music as well as his own, a fact that becomes clear as you chat with ole/MusicBox’s Senior Vice-President, Strategic Planning.

ole Prez Michael McCarty On Billboard ‘Power Panel’ For Maximum Exposure Feature

November 26, 2011 Issue of Billboard

In the November 26, 2011 issue of Billboard for its fourth annual Maximum Exposure list, the magazine surveyed label and music publishing executives, artists managers, media strategists and digital music experts in order to identify the most effective means of generating sales and/or buzz.

Music Connection Notes 23-Song Success of ole pop+urban Songcamp

In the January 2012 issue of Music Connection, the publication took note of the ole pop+urban songcamp in Los Angeles reporting that it produced 23 great songs from the 20-plus world-class songwriters in attendance at Westlake Recording Studios in West Hollywood.

Each month we feature the top ten songs in the ole catalogue as selected by one of the staff in our creative group. Here are the Top Ten picks from ole Catalog Manager Matt Turner from the Nashville office.