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THE SEARCH FOR AUSTRALIA’S NEXT BIG DJ
Thousands of young Australians have applied, to live out their dreams and swap their bedroom for the festival main stage.

2010 saw the conception of a revolutionary style of DJ competition. Unlike anything to come before it, ‘YOUR SHOT’offered young guys and girls from all over Sydney a shot at the big time – to become DJs, capable of playing at the best clubs and festivals all over Australia and the best part was - no DJ experience was necessary to enter. Over 4,000 hopefuls applied in less than 2 weeks, with 72 contestants selected for the competition. They received 6 weeks of full DJ training, and performed their very first set in front of sold out crowds at ‘The Greenwood Hotel.’ The result, one winner taking home a life changing prize, including a set at a major summer festival and so much more.

Now two years on, ‘YOUR SHOT’ has made an undeniable impact on the Australian club and dance scene, with sell out tours across Sydney Melbourne and Brisbane, over 500 contestants, amazing prizes and a long list of winners and past contestants (60%) who have scored residencies and gigs at some of the biggest nightclubs, events and festivals across Australia

In 2012 ‘YOUR SHOT once again heads across the east coast of Australia (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane), and with it comes a prize that is BIGGER and BETTER than ever before!

So if you’re over 18 and want to be Australia’s next big DJ, register now at: http://www.yourshot.com.au
*Registration closes 12pm on Thursday 24th of May 2011

NO DJ EXPERIENCE NECESSARY
GUYS – GIRLS – FRIENDS – DUO’S – BEDROOM BANGERS - ALL WELCOME

Watch promo video here for ‘Your Shot’ 2012:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7w-iwFHdJo

Watch the journey of ‘Your Shot’ (the past 2 years, in 3mins): http://vimeo.com/25344503
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Stereosonic, Boost Mobile, Skullcandy, Pioneer, Red Bull, Agwa, Alize, DJ Warehouse, Onelove Recordings, Channel [V] and inthemix present:

‘YOUR SHOT’

Combining all the suburbs in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, ‘Your Shot’ will give 72 new contestants from each state the opportunity to get their shot. Each contestant will receive a 6 week full DJ training course from DJ Warehouse and Spinhouse Academy – and will come together for a jam packed, two day event in each state. ‘YOUR SHOT’ will showcase some of the best headline and resident DJs from Australia, as well as the best in up-and-coming talent. With around the clock sets from all DJ hopefuls as they compete for the grand title of ‘YOUR SHOT champion, they’ll also be competing for this:

Major prize package:

A DJ set at STEREOSONIC 2012 + VIP Tickets for friends
A DJ set at Paradise Club, Mykonos (plus flights and accommodation)
A DJ set at a major Red Bull event
Pioneer Pro DJ equipment
Skullcandy Prize Pack
Boost Mobile Prize Pack
1 Year Supply of Red Bull
Agwa Prize Pack
Alize Prize Pack
Red Bull Stunt plane ride
Inclusion on the onelove Recordings DJ promo list
Feature on inthemix.com.au

For more info, check out: http://www.yourshot.com.au

About the Founders of ‘Your Shot’

Steve Pillemer: After graduating from Macquarie University with a degree in Marketing, Steve went on to start his very own social photo networking website. After witnessing an overwhelming demand from young guys and girls desperate to become working DJs (but with no known avenues on how to become one), Steve left his business in 2010 (still operating today) with an idea on how to change the industry and thousands of young lives.

Marc Allardice: With over 10 years experience in the hospitality industry, 7 of which he spent as licensee of Sydney’s biggest teen institution – The Greenwood Hotel – Marc knows Gen Y like the back of his bar. In his time as licensee, Marc has helped mentor and develop some of Sydney’s (and now Australia’s) best DJ talent, and together with Steve, helped develop ‘Your Shot’ as a means of giving all those motivated DJ hopefuls who enter his hotel each week (with mix tapes in hand), an opportunity to get their foot in the door.

Sam Koratkov: For over 6 years, Sam has successfully managed some of Australia’s biggest and best clubs, DJ’s, events and festivals.

Upon Reflection

“DJ competitions have always focused on DJs with experience. That leaves out a huge market of young guys and girls – the same people that fill 50,000+ festivals all over Australia – who dream of becoming DJs. ‘Your Shot’ gives them the opportunity to learn the skills and become DJs capable of playing at clubs and festivals all over the country.

In our first year, we were knocked back time and time again by big corporate sponsors who claimed “Aussie kids didn’t want to be DJs” and that we’d get no more than 50 registrations in one month. We believed in what we were doing and on a marketing budget of $380, pushed out our first promotion. In less than one week, we’d received over 1,300 applications online.

We’ve been running ‘Your Shot’ for less than 2 years, but it feels like we’ve been a part of the industry for years. While it’s amazing to see former contestants – previously without any DJ experience – earning an income and performing all over the country, that’s not what really keeps us going. It’s the parents who write to us and tell us that their son or daughter had suffered from depression, or had never left the bedroom and is now happier and more confident than ever.

Unlike singers or dancers born with great voices or co-ordination, many of these kids aren’t aware of the talent they have. We’re just happy that we can help them realise it.”

Morgan Page ‘In The Air’ Australian Tour

Xposed Media — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 08:09:54 +0000

We all know and love him for his global hit: ‘The Longest Road,’ the club smash ‘In the Air’ (with Sultan + Ned Shepard & BT Feat Angela McCluskey) and the recently released ‘Body Work’ (feat Tegan & Sara) which is at all Aus media now. Morgan Page is coming to Australia this May (fresh from his forthcoming appearance at Coachella 2012) for the ‘In the Air’ tour:

Morgan Page ‘In the Air’ Australian Tour Dates:

Fri 11th May – King St Hotel, Newcastle

Sat 12th May – Alumbra, Melbourne

Thurs 17 May – Electric Circus, Adelaide

Fri 18th May – Family, Brisbane

Sat 19th May – Soho, Sydney

For a full tour list (including international dates, check out: http://www.morgan-page.com/tour)

After Morgan Page’s massive worldwide success and the global journey that his radio anthem: ‘The Longest Road’ took him on, Grammy-nominated producer, Morgan Page is back.

This year, Page comes off an incredibly successful ‘In The Air’ tour (20+ sold out dates in the U.S alone!) that featured a flood of special guests from the album: Tegan And Sara, Sultan + Ned Shepard, Andy Caldwell, Jonathan Mendelsohn, Angela McCluskey and American Idol’s Blake Lewis.

Currently set to perform at this year’s Coachella Art And Music Festival, Page has also signed on for a year long residency at ‘Wynn’ Las Vegas – XS, Tryst, Surrender and Encore Beach Club. Page joins fellow mega-artists in the 2012 line-up including: Tiësto, Deadmau5, Calvin Harris, Afrojack & more. With nearly 40 million visitors annually, Las Vegas is a prime venue for entertainment.

Watch Video for ‘In the Air’ (564,662+ YouTube views): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4TBe51I_oY

Watch Video for ‘Body Work’ (1,043,163+ YouTube views): http://youtu.be/QHe1PvKALaY

‘In The Air’ Album Track Listing:

In The Air feat. Angela McCluskey
Where Did You Go
Body Work feat. Tegan & Sara
Carry Me
The Only One feat. Coury Palermo
S.O.S. (Message In A Bottle)
The Actor feat. Richard Walters
Missing
Light Years feat. Richard Walters
Loves Mistaken feat. Shelley Harland
Gimme Plenty feat. Shana Halligan
Video feat. Tegan & Sara
Addicted feat. Greg Laswell

For more info on Morgan Page, check out:

http://www.morgan-page.com

http://www.facebook.com/morganpage

http://www.youtube.com/morganpage

http://www.twitter.com/morganpage

http://www.soundcloud.com/morganpage

http://www.onelove.com.au

INXS ROCKS COAST TO COAST

Xposed Media — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 03:34:01 +0000

After 30 amazing years and over 5000 live shows played to 25 million people across 50 countries, legendary Australian band INXS have announced their long awaited tour into the heart and soul of Australia’s coastal and regional centres. The band have confirmed today that they will play dates in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia during June & July this year. Following the success of recent overseas concerts which included lead singer Ciaran Gribbin, the Coast to Coast tour will take INXS to Australia’s rock heartlands, including Campbelltown, Coffs Harbour, Eaton Hills, Forster, Geelong, Hahndorf, Horsham, Jacobs Well, Lismore, Mt Gambier, Mudgee, Narrabri, Penrith, Shoalhaven, Toowoomba and Tweed Heads.

INXS’s Andrew Farriss said “International commitments have made it difficult to schedule a tour of this intensity to regional Australia before now, but finally the stars have aligned and we are really excited about getting back to the people who have been our core audience since the outset of the band,” he said. ‘Regional Australia has been going through some tough times over the last year or so dealing with various floods and fires so we are excited to bring our live show to these areas.”

Since signing to their long time manager CM Murphy’s label, Petrol Electric in 2009, INXS have been recording and performing live around the world. In 2010, INXS enjoyed worldwide critical acclaim following the release of their last studio album “Original Sin”. The album saw the band re-record and breathe new life into some of their finest songs with some of the world’s greatest vocalists including Rob Thomas, Ben Harper, Tricky and Train’s Pat Monahan. Rob Thomas along with DJ Yalediys achieved the #1 US single on the Billboard Dance Charts with their version of “Original Sin”, Ben Harper and Mylene Farmer recorded the heart-wrenching ballad “Never Tear Us Apart” which went to #4 in France, and Tricky’s version of “Mediate” went Top 5 on the US Billboard Dance Charts. The album not only received the USA Today top critics pick with a 3.5 star review, but it was also hailed as a “rewarding collision of nostalgia and modernism and a cleverly and lovingly assembled collection”. On top of the success of their latest studio album, their live anthem “Don’t Change”, sung by Kirk Pengilly and Andrew Farriss closed out the 2011 series of the Emmy Award winning US drama, Californication.

February also saw famed actress Liv Tyler (daughter of Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler) unveil her reinterpretation of INXS’s hit single “Need You Tonight” for Givenchy’s new fragrance “Electric Rose”. The sultry black and white video saw new INXS fans fall in love with the bands award-winning anthem.

“INXS are playing the best performances of their careers”, said Petrol Electric Chairman, CM Murphy. ”They look modern, sound amazing and present an internationally acclaimed show”. The INXS show will feature a few new gems, plus all their hits that have made them one of Australia’s most loved bands. This may be the last chance regional Australia will ever get to see this iconic band again.

TOUR DATES & TICKET DETAILS

Tickets on sale: Wednesday 4^th April, 2012

Wednesday June 6^th – Hahndorf SA, Hahndorf Old Mill (www.ticketmaster.com.au Ph: 136100/ Venue Ph: 08 8388 7888)

Thursday June 7^th – Mt Gambier SA, Barn Palais (www.ticketmaster.com.au Ph: 136100/ Chapmans Newsagency Ph: 08 8725 3300)

Saturday June 9^th – Geelong VIC, Costa Hall GPAC (Ph:03 5225 1200 or www.gpac.org.au)

Sunday June 10^th – Horsham VIC, Horsham Town Hall (www.ticketmaster.com.au Ph: 136100/ www.horshamtownhall.com.au)

Wednesday June 13^th – Nowra NSW, Shoalhaven Entertainment Centre (www.shoalhavenentertainment.com.au Ph:1300 788 503)

Saturday June 16^th – Mudgee NSW, Parklands Resort (www.ticketmaster.com.au Ph: 136100/ Mudgee Bookcase Ph: 02 6372 3127)

Sunday June 17^th – Narrabri NSW, Crossing Theatre (www.ticketmaster.com.au Ph: 136100 / www.crossingtheatre.com.au Ph: 02 6792 4654)

Wednesday June 20^th – Forster NSW, Club Forster (www.offbeatoperations.com.au Ph: 02 6591 6591)

Friday June 22^nd – Coffs Harbour NSW, C.ex Coffs (www.offbeatoperations.com.au / Venue Ph: 02 6652 3888 / Park Beach Music at The Plaza Ph: 02 6652 3725 / Coopers Surf Australia At Palms Shopping Centre Ph: 02 6652 6369)

Saturday June 23^rd – Lismore NSW, Lismore Workers Club (www.offbeatoperations.com.au / Venue Ph: 02 6621 7401)

Sunday June 24^th – Jacobs Well QLD, Harrigan’s @ Drift Inn QLD (www.oztix.com.au Ph: 1300 762 545 / www.offbeatoperations.com.au / Venue Ph: 07 5546 1997)

Tuesday June 26^th – Toowoomba QLD, Empire Theatre (www.empiretheatre.com.au Ph: 1300 655 299)

Thursday June 28^th – Tweed Heads NSW, Twin Towns (www.twintowns.com.au Ph: 1800 014 014)

Saturday June 30^th – Eatons Hill QLD, Eatons Hill Hotel (www.eatonshillhotel.oztix.com.au Ph: 07 3325 6777)

Friday July 13^th – Campbelltown NSW, Campbelltown RSL (Venue Ph: 02 4625 1408)

Sunday July 15^th – Penrith NSW, The Evan Theatre @ Penrith Panthers (www.penrith.panthers.com.au Ph: 1800 061 991)

Supafest 2012

Xposed Media — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 04:42:03 +0000

Paperchase Touring and Entertainment are thrilled to announce the final artist announcement for SUPAFEST 2012. The phenomenal entertainer CHRIS BROWN, the female hip hop legend MISSY ELLIOT, superstar’s NAUGHTY BY NATURE and one of the hottest young artists in the US today BIG SEAN, join P. Diddy, Kelly Rowland, Lupe Fiasco, Rick Ross, Ice Cube and Trey Songz, making this the hottest urban line-up to ever hit Australia. Supafest Director’s John Denison and Dwayne Cross have stated “People were saying we would never be able to top last years Supafest bill, well we think this year we have given it one hell of a shake! We are very proud with our final artists announcement, which features undoubtedly one of the greatest performers of his time in Chris Brown along with one of the biggest female hip-hop superstars, Missy Elliot. We went for diversity and believe that the Australian public will see the most exciting and diverse urban music festival ever staged”.

Get your tickets now to 2012’s hottest urban event!

TOUR DATES & TICKET DETAILS

Saturday April 14^th, 2012 – Brisbane, RNA Showgrounds

Sunday April 15^th, 2012 – Sydney, ANZ Stadium

Saturday April 21, 2012 – Melbourne

Sunday April 22^nd – Perth, Joondalup Arena

GATES OPEN 12PM

WWW.SUPAFEST.COM.AU WWW.TICKETEK.COM.AU (SYD/BRIS/MELB)

WWWW.TICKETMASTER.COM.AU (PERTH)

BLING RING $199 / GA STANDING $149

ANZ STADIUM ONLY: PREMIUM RESERVE SEATING $175 / GA GOLD SEATING $119

Creamfields 2012 Update

Xposed Media — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 04:55:59 +0000

is only 7 weeks away…

1st Release tickets, in all cities are now sold out and 2nd release tickets are selling fast, hurry up and get yours before you miss out!

With only 7 weeks to go, things are getting very exciting at Creamfields HQ. Headliner David Guetta performed: ‘I Can Only Imagine’ (on stage with Chris Brown & Lil Wayne) to an estimated 39 million viewers worldwide!

Speaking of David Guetta, he has 3 tracks in the ARIA Top 20 Dance Sales Chart at: ‘Turn Me On’ (with Nicki Minaj) has gone platinum, ‘Titanium’ (with Sia) has gone 4x platinum & ‘Without You’ (with Usher) has gone 3x platinum.

Above & Beyond have produced a new promo mix-up, have a listen here: http://creamfields.com.au/news/artists/above-beyond-new-set-release

Dirty South has released a new single: ‘Walking Alone’ – Dirty South & Those Usual Suspects feat Erik Hecht, listen here: http://creamfields.com.au/news/artists/new-tunes-from-dirty-south

To celebrate the launch of the Facebook page: ‘Totem Trance’, they are giving all producers the opportunity to remix Creamfields’ act W&W‘s, hit track ‘Nowhere To Go’ and be in the running to win some pretty amazing prizes. Go to http://www.facebook.com/totemtrance to find out how to enter. ‘Totem Trance’ will select a shortlist of submissions which will be made available for public voting. The top three voted tracks will be sent to W&W who will decide one winner for each state. From those winners, they will choose an overall national winner.

For more up-to-date Creamfields artist news, mixes, interviews & more, keep checking: http://www.creamfields.com.au