After jamming the song with Joss for the first time Matt acknowledged “I had never intended for the song to be a duet but the addition of female vocals seemed to add clarity to the lyrics, and in a way, make the song complete.” One of Joss’s favourite tracks from the album, she happily admitted “I love the song, it sounded great when we sung it together so we recorded it – simple as that!”

Yes Sir Boss’s diverse up-tempo sound takes the rhythmic foundations of ska and funk, and injects them with bluesy guitar riffs, spaghetti-western tinged jazz horns and pop-infused vocal melodies to create an irresistibly catchy mix with more than enough bite to cater to fans of all genres.

Yes Sir Boss began reaching a wider audience in 2011 after being asked to perform live sessions for BBC Radio London and Rob Da Bank’s Radio 1 show. Both remarked on the brewing talent the band conveyed with BBC London stating after the session “They totally rock out with the thrust power of Queens of the Stone Age.”

In 2012 the band totalled 150 live shows across the UK & Europe, including support on Joss Stone’s European ‘Soul Sessions 2’ tour and a 25 date UK album tour in October, where the band sold-out their album launch party at Camden’s Jazz Cafe for debut Desperation State produced by Steve Greenwell (Arrested Development & Joss Stone). Receiving strong online support, the album helped propel YSB further into Europe where in January this year they were invited to appear alongside life-long inspiration Madness at the illustrious Midem Music Conference in Cannes. The band are currently on a headline tour of Germany & Switzerland.

Yes Sir Boss have yet another busy year ahead of them, with a ‘Mrs #1’ UK tour in April, a packed summer of festival slots around Europe and preparations for the second album toward the end of 2013.

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The currently untitled film project will use never-before-seen archive footage of the ‘Back To Black’ singer and will tell the story of her life and career.

Asif Kapadia, the director of 2010 documentary film ‘Senna’ which looked at the life and death of Formula One driver Ayrton Senna, will be working with producer James Gay-Rees on the forthcoming Amy Winehouse biographical movie. James Gay-Rees previously produced ‘Exit Through the Gift Shop’, a film by the artist Banksy.

In a joint statement Kapadia and Gay-Rees said: "This is an incredibly modern, emotional and relevant film that has the power to capture the zeitgeist and shine a light on the world we live in, in a way that very few films can."

“Amy was a once-in-a-generation talent who captured everyone's attention; she wrote and sung from the heart and everyone fell under her spell. But tragically Amy seemed to fall apart under the relentless media attention, her troubled relationships, her global success and precarious lifestyle.”

"As a society we celebrated her huge success but then we were quick to judge her failings when it suited us."

Film distributors Focus Features International are expected to shop the film to studios at the upcoming Cannes Film Festival. 

Amy Winehouse died in 2011 from alcohol poisoning. 

Watch Amy Winehouse perform an acoustic version of 'Back To Black' below:

]]> London Newsdesk http://www.pressparty.com/pg/newsdesk/QuiteGreatNorth/view/73447/ Fri, 19 Apr 2013 11:20:18 +0100 http://www.pressparty.com/pg/newsdesk/QuiteGreatNorth/view/73447/ ‘Baker Man’ is the breathtaking new single from critically acclaimed Australian composer and producer Elliott Wheeler.

One of the figures behind the music featured in Baz Lurhmann’s upcoming adaptation of F. Scott Fitzerald’s The Great Gatsby, Wheeler boasts an impressive musical back catalogue. Working as Arranger and Additional Music Producer, Wheeler collaborated  on material with all of the film's artists - among which were the likes of Jay Z, Lana Del Ray and Jack White - as well as providing original additional music for the film. Prior to this, the talented classically trained composer has also worked on new Cannes-bound short film Yardbird, Australian comedy series The Chaser and George Miller’s new Mad Max feature Fury Road, in addition to writing music for documentary and animation that have landed Wheeler many prestigious awards.

Now looking towards the release of his debut solo album The Long Time, Wheeler has unveiled the haunting lead single ‘Baker Man’.  A project some six years in the making, the album has an understandably cinematic feel which is exemplified by ‘Baker Man’.  Opening with a warm, delicate piano melody, Wheeler’s falsetto soon takes hold of the listener. A beautifully understated track, ‘Baker Man’ expertly builds from this opening into a sprawling piece which adds a perfect orchestra of instruments. Taking on the role as composer and engineer on the record, it turns out much of the playing was down to Wheeler’s own multi-instrumental abilities.

Describing his own sound as ‘Morricone meets Portishead via Cinematic Orchestra’, certainly goes some way into defining Wheeler’s new single. Drawing upon other comparisons, acts such as Anthony and The Johnsons and Nick Cave can all be heard – the latter of which Wheeler has a particular link with, having produced and arranged the ‘Ship Song Project’ for the Sydney Opera House in 2011.

Available for download now, ‘Baker Man’ features a hand-animated undersea video which can be seen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqKZpsIki9

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Don’t miss your chance to see one of Europe’s newest and most exciting new artists at one of their upcoming shows this May:

7th May                 The Islington                            Islington, London
8th May                 The Viper Rooms                       Sheffield
10th May               Madhatters                               Inverness
11th May               Mothers Ruin                             Bristol
13th May               Thirsty Scholar                          Manchester
14th May               The Dublin Castle                       Camden, London
15th May               Surya                                      Islington, London
16th May               New Cross Inn                           London
17th May               The Great Escape Festival           Brighton

Please check out the below links:

War Zone - first single from forthcoming album "Apps will grow like feathers"

War Zone - Debut EP from the forthcoming album "Apps will grow like feathers" by Prizeday

http://soundcloud.com/prizeday/sets/war-zone-first-single-from/s-ITRpy

Apps will grow like feathers (full album preview)

http://soundcloud.com/prizeday/sets/new-album/s-IiL3R

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 Facebook:           facebook.com/prizeday

 Soundcloud:       soundcloud.com/prizeday
 
 Youtube:             youtube.com/user/Prizedayband

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CANNES, France, Jan. 29, 2013 -- The international music community, from over 70 countries, came together in Cannes for four days of intense networking, deal-making, learning and concerts at Midem 2013.

For the core music industry attending Midem, one of the key discussion points from collecting agencies including France's SACEM and Germany's GEMA, to label executives such as Beggars Group founder, Martin Mills and internationally-renowned artist and musician Jean-Michel Jarre , was the on-going relationship between the music industry, the internet giants and ISPs. Other highlights of the event included keynote addresses from senior executives representing American Express, Samsung, Ford and Chinese classical pianist and cultural icon Lang Lang , discussions involving the music community and major brands such as MINI, Nike, Red Bull , Heineken and The Coca-Cola Company on how best to work together, the Midemlab start-ups and app developers competition,* the expanded Midem Marketing Competition** and a packed programme of Midem Festival concerts.

"Following the changes we introduced in 2012, this year we have again focused on bringing together the core music business with the key players operating in the tech field, as well as leading brands and advertising agencies and, of course, the artists who create the music that we listen to," noted Midem Director, Bruno Crolot .

Commenting on the 6,400 attendance, 7% down on 2012, Crolot said, "attendance this year reflects the current difficult economic climate in certain parts of the world, continued uncertainty as the music industry reinvents its business models and a tightening of public-spending budgets which has impacted on certain national pavilions. What has been noticeable is that in some regions, where the economies are stronger, such as Asia we have seen increased activity with new national pavilions from Malaysia and Korea. In total, Midem welcomed 5 new country pavilions, in addition to the numerous countries that all returned and which continued to attract plenty of traffic."

Once again politicians and many government officials attending Midem looked to actively support and develop their cultural industries internationally. European Commissioner for the International Market and Services, Michel Barnier , spoke at the Music For Everyone session on the digital economy. Host nation France sent two ministers down to Midem, Minister of Culture and Communication, Aurelie Filippetti , who fielded local industry questions and Fleur Pellerin , Minister for Small and Medium Enterprises, Innovation and the Digital Economy was also present in support of innovative young companies. Midem's fourth largest delegation, Germany, was also accompanied by two ministers, Bernd Neumann , German Minister of State for Culture and the Media, and Hans-Joachim Otto , Secretary of State for the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology. The Finnish government sent two ministers to Cannes to support the 20 companies on the Music Finland stand. Culture and Sports Minister, Paavo Arhinmaki and European Affairs and Trade Minister, Alexander Stubbs , were in town to promote the Finnish music community on the international stage and the Malaysian delegation was headed up by two government ministers, Dr. Fadhlullah Suhaimi Abdul Malek of the office of the Malaysian Prime Minister and A. Tambi, Deputy Secretary General at the Ministry of Information, Communications and Culture.

In a sign of the changing times for the music industry and the continued enthusiasm for major international brands to associate themselves with music, iconic MINI came to Midem to explain how its MINI United festival, which last year featured Midem Festival attendees The Ting Tings, had helped strengthen the brand's positioning. Another major name from the car industry to be present at Midem was Ford. The group's Chief Technology Officer,Paul Mascarenas , told his conference audience that just as the entertainment industry is using mobile devices to give clients access to content, so Ford is "now giving our customers the same opportunities in their vehicles."

Returning to Midem, Ogilvy Advertising's Global Brand Planner, Tara Austin , said that she was looking for music for the Dove Men+Care campaign. Austin said, "We've heard a number of tracks and artists this year that we know we want to work with." And Nokia too chose Midem 2013 to make its big announcement that it is launching a premium tier for its Nokia Music streaming music service.

With many start-up companies and app developers attending Midem 2013, this year's Midemlab start-ups and app developers competition was particularly fierce (see results below). China's classical pianist and cultural icon, Lang Lang , who gave an intimate recital at a Midem VIP dinner on Sunday, told his keynote audience on 'Visionary Monday' that he had been fascinated by some of the app ideas he had seen and talked about with other Midem attendees. He felt classical music could only benefit from extending its presence online. "I am very positive and open to explore new platforms...We have social media. It's much easier to access a great performance today," he said.

Following the success of last year's Midem festival, live music was brought closer to Midem's Palais des Festivals venue with the Magic Mirrors hall. Three nights of packed gigs saw evergreen UK band Madness take Midem by storm, as part of their whirlwind visit to France before they launch their UK tour.

France's C2C is tipped as a 'band to watch' by the industry and wowed its Midem Festival audience. The five timers winners of the DMC World DJ Championships have seen their 'On and On' album released across Europe and more recently in the United States.

The Classical music sector was high on the agenda with a brand new line-up of conferences, networking events and a Classical Embassy programme of concerts, special screenings and outstanding keynote speakers. The Classical Embassy, which saw many young international artists go on to sign international concert engagements, was supported by such distinguished ambassadors as opera star Christa Ludwig , violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja and pianist Alice Sara Ott .

Looking towards 2014, the indications are that China will increase its presence at future Midems. During the 2013 event, talks were held between government-backed Chinese representatives and Midem organiser Reed MIDEM's Entertainment Division Director, Jerome Delhaye , on growing the China Pavilion, hosting concerts for Chinese musicians and introducing dedicated conferences and workshops on the Chinese music market. "These are preliminary discussions but I certainly got the impression that China is looking to develop its national and international music presence and that will include their participation at Midem," said Jerome Delhaye .

And China isn't the only country paying attention to Midem. Yuri Deikun , Managing Director of Russia's government-sponsored Moscow Innovation Development Centre, attending Midem on a fact-finding mission, said he would report back to Moscow that there is potential for Russia to increase its presence at Midem and bring IT specialists to Cannes.

"There is strong interest in Midem from countries that are committed to developing their music industries and that understand the importance of Midem as a platform to achieve that goal. In 2014 I think we will see growing delegations from China and Russia and I am also delighted to announce thatBrazil will be the Midem 2014 Country of Honour," enthused Midem Director Bruno Crolot . The initiative is brought to Midem by the Brazilian Ministry of Culture, represented by Antonio Grassi , President of FUNARTE (The National Foundation of Brazilian Arts) to promote the huge cultural wealth and diversity of Brazil.

*Midemlab 2013 Results

The Midemlab start-ups and app developers competition looks for the most innovative solutions that help music and digital executives, artists and brands to reach and engage with audiences. Divided into three categories, the 2013 winners were:

• Music discovery, recommendation and creation

  Songful by instruMagic (Israel) - Eyal Eldar , Co-Founder & CEO
  instruMagic, won the "Music Discovery, recommendation and creation" category with Songful, its super-simple iPad guitar. As CEO Eyal Eldar told midemblog, the app's aim is to enable anyone to play the guitar, using pre-set songs. An arrow changes to the next chord, and Bob's your uncle! Eldar also pointed out that the app's price has been dropped to just 99 cents for the duration of midem.
  www.instru-magic.com

• Marketing and social engagement

  Jamplify (USA) - Andy Pickens , CEO
  Jamplify, a site for using fans to amplify buzz about their favourite bands, won the "Marketing and social engagement" category of our startup competition.
  www.jamplify.com

• Direct-to-consumer sales and content monetization

  Stageit (USA) - Evan Lowenstein, Founder & CEO
  "Direct to consumer sales & content monetisation" was won by Stageit, a platform that allows artists to set up impromptu concerts, when and wherever they like, via their webcams.
  www.stageit.com

• Fleur Pellerin 's Coup de Coeur (the French Minister for SMEs, Innovation & Digital Economy)
  Audience.fm (France) - Jules Terrien , Co-Founder & CEO
  www.audience.fm/

**Midem Marketing Competition Results
The Midem Marketing Competition is an international competition for the world's most creative agencies and brands, highlighting the best use of music in a marketing campaign and the best placement of music in an advert.

• Category 1. Best use of music/partnership with artist in a marketing campaign
  "Vodafone/Yonderboi – Soundmapping" by Vodafone (Hungary)
  Winner - Zoltan Istvanffy , Creative Director, Team Red (Hungary)
  See the campaign http://bit.ly/XOGPKg
• Category 2. Best music placement in a TV commercial/Ad
  "Sprint/HTC EVO 4G LTE Launch" by Leo Burnett (USA)
  Winner - Gabe McDonough, VP & Music Director, Leo Burnett (USA)
  See the campaign http://bit.ly/K3VYLW 

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Speaking from the red carpet earlier this evening (September 18), she explained that she had to consciously focus on not being 'Kylie Minogue' in order to portray her character well and convincingly:

"It's good to be acting again. It terrifies me in a completely different way and I almost had to unlearn things that I just do naturally, as being 'Kylie'. So I think I had extra work to get rid of that and to be believable as this character."

Minogue plays air hostess Eva Grace in the movie and she also performs a song called 'Who Were We' in one of the scenes, which she described as challenging because there was an immediate switch from acting to singing while shooting it:

"It was all done live in the scene. I don't know how many takes we did but it was all done in situ. And I had to find my path to go from speaking to bursting into song, which seems quite odd. And not performing that like I would one of my own songs."

"My voice was more prepared than the rest of me - that's what I do. But the first time I heard the song I was welling up. It's such beautiful song, so I think that aided me."

'Holy Motors' will be shown in UK cinemas from September 28 and you can watch a trailer for it below:

The Australian pop icon, who plays Eva/Jean in Leos Carax’s experimental drama, told The Independent that she was honoured to be part of such an interesting project:

"I'm sure I'm going to wake up and find out it's been a dream. It's been the most incredible experience – making the film, meeting Leos. It's mind-blowing. I've experienced quite a lot in my life but this is something else. And even though I just came off the biggest tour of my life, I'd put this part as a highlight of my career."

The 44-year-old, who will receive the 25th Anniversary 02 Silver Clef Award on Friday, went on to reveal that she would like the chance to further test her acting skills in the future:

“I do feel that the whole experience has been cathartic. I feel like I have been slightly regenerated, that a side of me has been renewed. It's been a whole different experience from albums and concerts and it nurtures another side of me which has been neglected for a long time.

"I am just a chameleon, a chameleon who likes to take on different forms. I love being on set, it takes me back to being 10 or 11 years old again. Ideally, I'd like to do a musical in the future, something that would tick all the boxes for me. But to act more – now that would be a beautiful thing."

Janet Jackson, singer, songwriter, actress, advocate, and author walked the red carpet tonight in Cap d'Antibes, France at the Cinema Against AIDS (amfAR) event being held in conjunction with the Cannes Film Festival. Ms. Jackson glowed in a Pucci by Peter Dundas gown, shoes by Giuseppe Zanotti and jewelry by Pomellato.

The Nutrisystem brand ambassador, who recently inked a film production deal with Lionsgate, was in France in her role as co-chair of the Cinema Against AIDS event which attracts a diverse guest list including many of the celebrities and personalities associated with the film festival as well as familiar faces from the worlds of fashion, music, business, and international society.  Since 1993, Cinema Against AIDS events around the world have raised over $70 million for lifesaving AIDS research.

Ms. Jackson was unveiled as the new face of Nutrisystem in December 2011 and has appeared in national advertising campaigns showcasing the iconic superstar's weight loss on the Nutrisystem® SUCCESS™ program and her journey to sustainable, healthy eating. 

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The singer is releasing her solo album 'A Million Lights' soon and has been building buzz by releasing a couple of new songs.

She had previously unveiled a video for 'Call My Name' before uploading yesterday (May 22) a new track called 'Love Killer'.

Speaking to Capital FM, Cole said that she can't stop listening to the album and wants to release it now. Speaking about the new record, she said:

"The album, yeah, is that weird – playing it on repeat? I want to share it now. I've had some of the songs for a year or longer."

Cole meanwhile was asked if she is in a good place just now, to which she replied: "I'm in a very good place, yes."

The singer uploaded the song to her official Soundcloud yesterday (May 22), only a couple of weeks after releasing the video for her new single 'Call My Name'.

'Love Killer' is produced by Dada Life and is taken from her forthcoming new album 'A Million Lights'.

The song features a driving electronic beat and struts with a laid back tempo.

As previously reported, Cole recently wowed onlookers at the Cannes Film Festival after walking the red carpet with a lush dress, complete with a red feather train at the bottom.

The 33-year-old rocker appears as Octave, a libertine who suffers from depression after his mistress betrays him, in period drama Confession of a Child of the Century alongside the likes of Lily Cole and Charlotte Gainsbourg.

However, the initial reaction to his first big-screen role was less than complimentary, with Cine-Vue comparing his performance to a “a sixth former who hasn't learnt his lines for drama class,” while the BBC claimed “it is difficult to recall a less charismatic lead performance in any other film.”

Screen Daily were also less than convinced, posting: "With a more or less permanently bored expression, Doherty looks like he'd rather be somewhere else; he only really comes alive in a few passages of what look like improvised laddish dialogue." 

The adaptation of Alfred de Musset’s 19th century novel will open in France in September but is yet to secure a release date in the UK. 

The singer wore a white Stephane Rolland dress with a feathered train as she walked down the red carpet.

The feathered part of the dress was red, blending in with the carpet behind her.

Tweeting before hitting the red carpet, Cole said:

"About to walk the red carpet for @LOrealParisUK. It's raining lol. #Cannes2012."

Fellow music type Plan B meanwhile has been in Cannes as he promotes his new film iLL Manors.

He's bringing out an accompanying soundtrack album to the film too as he builds on the success of his previous release, 'The Defamation of Strickland Banks'.

The 'Flashing Lights' superstar, who has already branched out into the fashion world, will unveil another exciting new project entitled 'Cruel Summer' next Wednesday (May 23) at the world-famous French movie event.

A press release for 'Cruel Summer' explains that it is "a fusion of short film and art installation" and promises an "immersive seven-screen experience".

West is no stranger to directing short films and back in 2010 he worked on the lengthy music video for his track, 'Runaway'.

He is currently in the UK with rapper Jay-Z and together the duo will play five nights at London's O2 Arena starting today (May 18), before moving on to Manchester and Birmingham in support of their joint 'Watch The Throne' album.

Watch the full version of 'Runaway' below:

The 'Boom Boom Pow' singer uploaded a photo of himself posing with Cole in the south of France and accompanied the picture with a caption that read, "Its me and the "tweety nird" in canne france..me & cheryl cole in the south of france having fun."

The pair became friends after collaborating on her debut solo album, '3 Words', and have remained close although neither one has confirmed if the recent reports of another duet are true. 

Check out their collaboration on 'Heartbreaker' here: