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Welcome to the music section of Mediasearch. We aim to bring you the news that matters in events and information concerning the Australian and international music scene. Our website contains a Music Wrap (various events and happenings with bands, DJs, and other music issues. There are sections which comprise reviews of CDs and DVDs, live reviews, as well as artist interviews and festival news. A popular feature is the “What's On - national gig guide” section which has a listing of Australian and International artists touring each State. The database can be sorted in various ways.

Empire Of The Sun has enjoyed success this year with its ‘Walking On A Dream" album. The single 'Standing On The Shore’, with additional B side ‘The Art of Driving’ from BMW’s recent campaign, is available via iTunes on June 12 and then everywhere from June 23.
Check out the trailer for their latest single here

Sony Music is home to some of the finest urban artists in the world. With an impressive roster of new and current urban releases, Sony is pleased to announce the launch of Urbanation Australia. The campaign features some of the hottest artists including Beyonce, T-Pain, Jamie Foxx, John Legend, Ciara, Bow Wow, Jennifer Hudson, Brandy and Jazmine Sullivan.

Current interviews on the website include RAEN, Hey Monday, Victoria Baillie, Darren Emerson and School of Seven Bells.

Check our Melbourne Live section, CD Reviews, and Music Wrap for recent general news and reviews.

Our national gig guide can be viewed state-by-state here

Here are a few new music releases to watch for:

Jaimi Faulkner - ‘Kiss & Ride’ album
Recorded over three months with ARIA award winning engineer Lloyd Barratt (Mia Dyson) at Melbourne’s Sound Park Studios, Kiss & Ride features the addition of backing vocal harmonies and melodies not apparent on previous releases, and the sounds of soul music also added into the mix.
Folk and blues influences are a feature on Kiss & Ride, but listeners will also hear music inspired from the time Jaimi spent in Memphis, visiting Stax Records and immersing himself in the sounds and flavours of Soul music.
The songs on Kiss & Ride relate to themes of love, separation and the highs and lows of a life lived on the road. Album opener Down is about the conflict a musician often feels when juggling dreams of success and happiness in their professional and personal lives.

Ashleigh Mannix - ‘Sparkle’ EP
Hailing from a cultural mix that combines the NSW South Coast and the ACT, Ashleigh Mannix is a singer songwriter who is a fresh face to the Australian music scene. With her care free nature she is combining folk and pop genres to create a unique blend of music that is attracting both local and global attention.

At 20 years of age Ashleigh has already received enviable accolades. Her second EP “Sparkle” is being launched at The Toff In Town, Melbourne on Sunday June 14, 2009. She was recently invited to perform at the relaunch of The Rolling Stone magazine where she was introduced as “unknown and unsigned” performing alongside Neil Finn, Powder Finger and The Living End to a packed Horden Pavilion.

She has performed at local festivals including Woodford, Peats Ridge, Celebrate in the Park & Festival of the Sun. She has also performed extensively overseas including performances in France, Spain, Hawaii and at the prestigious Fuji rock Festival in Japan. She has supported acts including Tim Freedman (the Whitlams), Lior, Ron Sexsmith, Abby Dobson, Toni Childs & Mark Seymour.

Renee Cassar - ‘It's Not You’ single
Renee was MySpace Australia’s #1 unsigned artist in 2008; now signed to Island Records Australia, and she’s just recorded her debut album in LA with producer Luke Ebbin (Plain White Ts, All American Rejects). The album is called “Live and Learn”, due out in September, and the exciting first single is “It’s Not You” which is going to radio real soon - rock with a pop edge with her own unique flair and personality. Renee’s doing a residency at the Vanguard in Sydney and Manchester Land in Melbourne during June.

Matt Walters - ‘Sightseeing’ EP
Matt is a singer/songwriter from Melbourne, whose new EP “Sightseeing” is out July/August through Mercury Records. He’s doing a residency at Melbourne’s Birmingham Hotel every Tuesday in June, and playing every Sunday in June at the Oxford Arts Factory.

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Carmine