Last week, Johno was joined by JOY boys Elliot and JB. This week I'm back, and give a little report on La Roux's energetic gig at The Palace.
We had an interview with Scott Murphy, one of the Australian music industry's most respected and established executives. Scott began working at Mushroom Records at the age of 18 and remained with the iconic label for 15 years. Mushroom, created by Michael Guidinski in 1972, was responsible for some of the biggest locals acts - Split Enz, Kylie, Youth Yindi, Jimmy Barnes, Kate Ceberano, Renée Geyer and Skyhooks amongst others. In 1999, he helped set up Australian headquarters for international giant Zomba Records. Zomba was largely responsible for the American teen pop revival of the late 90s with its acts Britney Spears, N*Sync and Backstreet Boys.
Scott is currently developing new technological ways of increasing the value of payed music, and in 2005, established the prestigious Australian Music Prize, an award based on creative excellence. The prize is open to any Australian act who has commercially released an album. Past winners include Eddy Current Suppression Ring, The Mess Hall, Augie March, and The Drones. Entries for the 2009 award are now open, with a cash prize of $30,000! For details and entry conditions, visit the official site.
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