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26.08.2021

Wise Music Australia and Ngaiire Sign Exclusive Worldwide Music Publishing Deal

Wise Music Australia continues to add unique and exquisite songwriters to its Australian roster. Its latest addition is Ngaiire, a songwriter and performer of brilliance. This exclusive worldwide music publishing deal comes ahead of the launch of Ngaiire’s new album “3” released this Friday 27th August on Dot Dash Recordings/Remote Control Records for Australia and New Zealand and Majestic Casual for the rest of the world. The Papua New Guinea-born, Australia-based artist joins a handpicked roster of superb local songwriting talent including William Barton, Donny Benet, Josh Pyke and Harts at Wise Music, a global indie publisher passionate about working with the highest quality of writers across all genres and providing a personal service and experience to each of its writers.Often described as a R&B and future-soul singer songwriter, Ngaiire’s collaborations have spanned multiple genres from neo-soul to hip-hop and rap, synth and electro-pop, roots, jazz and blues. Such breadth of genre has won her, amongst other awards, the 2019 composer-in-residence at the Peggy Glanville-Hicks’ Composer Trust home (an aspiring residency granted the following year to Wise Music composer and multi-instrumentalist William Barton). Her countless accolades include four National Live Music Awards, an FBi Radio SMAC Award for Best Live Act, Australian Music Prize and AIR Award nominations for her 2016 release Blastoma and the inaugural Australian Women in Music Award for Artistic Excellence.Ngaiire’s sound has been expressed by Jordan Hirst of Music Feeds as “a combination of Mary J. Blige and Erykah Badu's voices mixed with M.I.A.'s genre-bending sensibility”. This has seen Ngaiire’s original work featured in multiple film and TV productions including Oprah/Ava DuVernay’s Queen Sugar, Kerry Washington’s Five Points and the Jennifer Lopez produced Good Trouble. As a featured artist, her electric vocals have contributed to productions such as BBC’s miniseries War and Peace with her unique version of "Love is A Battlefield", as well as a cover of "Broken Wings" for director Sarah Spillane’s film Around The Block. Having built a musical identity that transcends boundaries, genres and art forms, Ngaiire has also delved into the world of composition for dance companies, including the internationally celebrated trans-Indigenous Marrugeku Dance Company, creating works for the Art Gallery of NSW, and sound installations for Hobart’s MONA. A breathtaking theatrical performer with renowned vocals, tight beats and big pop sounds, Ngaiire has graced the stages of Splendour In The Grass through to Glastonbury. She has toured alongside artists such as Sufjan Stevens, Flume, Alicia Keys and John Legend. Ngaiire, says of joining the Wise Music family:"Holy crap! If you had told me years ago that I'd be sharing the same publisher as Sufjan Stevens, Anoushka Shankar, Bryce Dessner or even freakin’ Philip Glass I'd tell you to leave the room and to not ever speak to me of such things ever again. As my first publishing home I feel incredibly humbled that Wise would even consider me worthy enough to stand beside such incredible composers. This is the start of an exciting new turn in my journey as both a composer and a songwriter and I'm so happy it's with a team who really get it.”

26.08.2021

Wise Music Australia and Ngaiire Sign Exclusive Worldwide Music Publishing Deal

Wise Music Australia continues to add unique and exquisite songwriters to its Australian roster. Its latest addition is Ngaiire, a songwriter and performer of brilliance. This exclusive worldwide ...

20.05.2021

The Daydream Club Signs To Wise Music

The Daydream Club has signed an exclusive publishing contract with Campbell Connelly, part of Wise Music Group in a deal including their back catalogue and future projects. The Daydream Club are a multi-genre British music duo formed in 2010 by the now husband and wife pairing, Adam and Paula Pickering. Independently produced and self-released, they have amassed over 100 Million streams to date, with a catalogue as wide-ranging as it is distinctive. As multi-instrumentalists, songwriters, composers and producers, the duo is able to step away from the limitations of a traditional band setup and embrace the freedoms reserved for the likes of cinematic composers. Their adventurous body of work draws on influences including indie-folk, alternative, ambient, electronic, and classical. Adam and Paula Pickering of The Daydream Club commented: “We are so excited and inspired to be joining the Wise Music family. After 10 years of working independently, it took the incredibly lovely and enthusiastic people within Wise to make us want to open our doors and welcome some new team members to our Club. We’re massively hopeful for the many possibilities the future holds together and proud to be included alongside such talented artists.” Wise Music Group’s Global Head of Media Marcus Wise says: “We’re delighted to announce the signing of The Daydream Club to Wise Music Group. This team impressed me immediately with their diverse stylistic range and successful output of self-released albums. Their accomplishments in advertising and media placements marry perfectly with our global expertise in synchronization and we look forward to working with them to promote their remarkable catalogue and forthcoming work into new markets.” Following the success of their classical crossover album ‘Piano Project’ (2016) The Daydream Club were nominated for the Best Digital Artist award by MusicAlly. Under the artistic vision of former Creative Director Christopher Bailey, they collaborated with major fashion house Burberry over the course of several years on multiple campaigns; bespoke compositions, interactive window displays, apps, catwalks, live performances and as models. They have been involved in various other musical projects with features in broadcast television, film, animation, commercials, and branded content, some of which include BBC’s Football Focus, the award- winning independent film The Endless Winter II, HomeGoods, AXA, and Merrell. Over the years, the duo has been interviewed/appear in the likes of Vogue, Rolling Stone Magazine, Acoustic Magazine and most recently Pianist Magazine (2020) for their introspective and often filmic compositions and achievements as a self-released artist. They have been guest speakers about music streaming, and how to self-release at industry panels across the UK. The Daydream Club has two new albums in the pipeline which will be released on their own label, Poco Poco Records – details to be announced in due course.

20.05.2021

The Daydream Club Signs To Wise Music

The Daydream Club has signed an exclusive publishing contract with Campbell Connelly, part of Wise Music Group in a deal including their back catalogue and future projects. The Daydream Club are a ...

20.05.2021

Dustin O'Halloran Announces Debut Album, Silfur, Out June 11

Dustin O'Halloran's debut Deutsche Grammophon album, Silfur, explores the shifting perspective of music through time and place in new pieces and reimagined earlier works. “Silfur is an exploration of the music of my past and how it reflects back to me now in the present. Evoking images of different moments, places and periods of my life, and rediscovering the pieces that have stayed with me. Sometimes we can only understand ourselves by looking back, and hopefully, finding the thread of who we are and who we have always been.”Dustin O’Halloran Oscar-nominated composer and pianist Dustin O’Halloran will release his debut Deutsche Grammophon album Silfur internationally on CD, vinyl and digitally on June 11, 2021. This new release of fifteen pieces distils and expands upon the composer’s concepts of time, past and present, perceived through music. It comprises two new works – ‘Opus 56’ for solo piano and ‘Constellation No. 2’ for piano, cello and electronics – as well as new recordings of a selection of tracks from O’Halloran’s solo albums, including four new string arrangements. The first taste of Silfur will be revealed on April 6 with the release of ‘Opus 18’ as a single, along with a beautiful live performance video, shot at Reykjavík’s Fríkirkjan church by director Blair Alexander. Dustin O’Halloran worked on Silfur during the lockdown in Iceland, where he ordinarily spends part of the year. Unable to return to his other home in Los Angeles, he drew inspiration from isolation and Iceland’s unique atmosphere, revisiting works from four solo albums and refining them through the prism of his Icelandic experience. At the first recording session for this album he was given a gift of silfurberg (“silver rock”), a native Icelandic crystal, which inspired its title. “As light enters it,” explains O’Halloran, “it’s reflected into two perspectives. It felt that that’s what I was doing in making this record. And I feel the place you’re in always has a resonance – it somehow comes through the music.” “I’ve lived with these pieces for many years and performed or returned to them from time to time,” continues O’Halloran. “When Christian Badzura from Deutsche Grammophon asked if I would like to record them again, I wasn’t sure whether I wanted to go back into my past. But I thought this was a chance to give them more of what I intended. This was an opportunity to try to finalise them in a way that I could put them to rest, because there were things I wanted to see if I could capture. There was a feeling of travelling back in time to my past while experiencing the music in new ways in the present. It’s very special that we can capture time in this way. And I think that’s almost what music is: it’s capturing time. It’s capturing a moment, which we can experience again later.” Echoes of everyone from J.S. Bach, Chopin and Debussy to Arvo Pärt and Erik Satie can be heard in O’Halloran’s keyboard compositions. His personal aesthetic, gentle and restrained, magnifies the subtle nuances of emotion with acute awareness. In addition to performing ten solo tracks, O’Halloran is joined on Silfur by a number of friends and collaborators. The composer Bryan Senti is featured on the new arrangement of ‘Opus 55’ performing violin. The Siggi String Quartet joins on ‘Opus 28’ and ‘Opus 37’, and also contributes on a new version of ‘Opus 17’ for strings. Alongside this, composer and cellist Gyða Valtýsdóttir is featured on ‘Constellation No. 2’. O’Halloran, raised between Hawaii and Los Angeles, began to teach himself piano at seven years old. During his years at art college in Santa Monica, he formed a duo with the singer Sara Lov. Their partnership evolved into the indie rock band Dēvics and led O’Halloran to move to Italy where his musical trajectory as a pianist was crystallised. His early solo albums, two volumes of Piano Solos (2004, 2006), were followed by Vorleben in 2010 and Lumiere in 2011. Over the past decade O’Halloran’s acclaimed ambient music collaboration with Adam Wiltzie, A Winged Victory for the Sullen, has delivered four albums, two soundtracks and Atomos, the latter for Wayne McGregor’s dance company. Their most recent album, Invisible Cities, reached No. 4 in the UK Record Store Chart. He has reached new audiences with his music for film and television, including scores for Sofia Coppola’s Marie Antoinette (2006); Drake Doremus’s Like Crazy (2011), winner of the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance; his Emmy Award-winning theme music for the US show Transparent (2014-17); and the soundtrack for George Tillman Jr.’s The Hate U Give (2018). His first soundtrack collaboration with German pianist and composer Volker Bertelmann for the film Lion (2016) was nominated for an Academy Award, a BAFTA, a Golden Globe and a Critics Choice Award. They recently joined forces again to compose the original music for Francis Lee’s romantic drama Ammonite (2020) and their score was shortlisted for an Academy Award this year. Alongside ‘Opus 18’, the release of Silfur will be preceded by singles ‘Opus 56’ on April 30 and ‘Opus 28’, featuring the Siggi String Quartet, on May 28. O’Halloran’s live performance of ‘Opus 28’ with Bryan Senti at last year’s Capitol Studio Sessions in LA, recorded as part of DG’s revered Composers’ Label Night event, will also be released, as a video, on May 28.

20.05.2021

Dustin O'Halloran Announces Debut Album, Silfur, Out June 11

Dustin O'Halloran's debut Deutsche Grammophon album, Silfur, explores the shifting perspective of music through time and place in new pieces and reimagined earlier works. “Silfur is an exploration ...

03.03.2021

WORLD PREMIERE RECORDINGS: "The Moon & The Forest" album

“…not only a magician, but a serious and accomplished musician”- Independent “PEERLESS” CLASSICAL GUITARISTMILOŠ CELEBRATES 10 YEARS WITH UNIVERSAL MUSIC PRESENTING WORLD PREMIERE RECORDINGS OF HOWARD SHORE & JOBY TALBOT’S GROUNDBREAKING CONCERTOS FOR GUITAR RELEASED ON DECCA CLASSICS ON 30TH APRIL 2021 Celebrating 10 years with Universal Music, superstar and bona fide “Classical Guitar God” (The Times) MILOŠ releases a brand new album, featuring two outstanding original concertos, both specially-commissioned for the star musician – a testament to his outstanding musicianship and pioneering spirit, showcasing new guitar repertoire on the world stage. The Moon & The Forest, released on 30th April 2021, features works for guitar and orchestra by award-winning composers Howard Shore (Lord of the Rings, The Departed) and Joby Talbot (The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Winter’s Tale). Inspired by his now legendary artistry and unique personal heritage, both Shore and Talbot worked closely with MILOŠ in order to create two distinctive, groundbreaking scores. MILOŠ says, “It has long been my wish to challenge composers to write for the classical guitar, particularly with regards to the concerto repertoire. For centuries, this instrument has touched many people around the world and yet its repertoire remains very much underrepresented in the classical mainstream. It is exactly this that inspired me to seek new ideas and approach Joby and Howard in the first place. The Moon & the Forest, with two brand new concertos that I adore and can humbly call my own, is my personal fairytale come true.” Best known for his epic scores to the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit films, Howard Shore’s guitar concerto ‘The Forest’ partially deviates from his works on the screen, drawing instead from the symbiotic relationship between people and the earth. Montenegro and its dark forests have been an inspiration to Howard and MILOŠ from the beginning, when the work was first commissioned by Canada’s National Arts Centre. Shore adds, “I too live in a place where I am encompassed by things that grow and bloom and fade. It is everchanging. It is always striving for equilibrium and harmony. I find this interconnectedness and interdependency inspiring. These are ideas I carry with me and are often the source from which I express my musical ideas.” MILOŠ says, “The first time I heard the piece, I was moved by the honest simplicity of its harmonies, idiomatic writing and incredibly programmatic nature that makes you instantly dream up so many colours and sceneries in your head. The work is magical, just like the enchanted forest Howard wanted to paint with his unique musical brushstrokes.” ‘Ink Dark Moon’ received its world premiere at the 2018 BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall. Its dramatic orchestration and guitar writing aim to challenge the perceived notion of what a guitar concerto can and should be. The piece showcases a wealth of influences, shared between gentle, minimalist harmonies, edgy Balkan-inspired dance themes and Talbot’s own characteristically relentless rhythmic propulsions. Taking its title from a collection of Japanese love poetry, the concerto very much places the guitar – and its soloist – at the very centre of proceedings. Cast in three movements that flow into one another, changes in mood and atmospheric timbre permeate the work, exploring sonorous landscapes that bring the vivid imagery to life. MILOŠ remarks, “Ink Dark Moon is like a perfect symphony - there is no element of delicacy or virtuosity left untouched. Joby loves the guitar- he celebrates it and envelops its delicate voice with veils of sound and colour. The full power of the orchestration and guitar writing in the third movement breaks the glass ceiling of possibilities.” The album also includes innovative new arrangements for solo guitar of Ludovico Einaudi’s ‘Full Moon’ and Robert Schumann’s ‘Träumerei’ – two moving pieces from the Romantic and Modern classical repertoire. Canada’s National Arts Centre Orchestra and the BBC Symphony Orchestra feature on the recording, conducted by Alexander Shelley and Ben Gernon respectively. To mark a decade of incredible music-making with Universal Music, MILOŠ’s new album cements his position as not only “the hottest guitarist in the world” (Sunday Times), but also a pioneer and innovator of contemporary guitar repertoire for the ages. MILOŠ releases The Moon & The Forest on Decca Classics on 30th April 2021 Tracklist (Physical) JOBY TALBOT TRACKS 1 - 3 INK DARK MOON Movement I Movement II Movement III EINAUDI ARR. MICHAEL LEWIN TRACK 4 Full Moon HOWARD SHORE TRACKS 5 – 7 THE FOREST Movement I Movement II Movement III SCHUMANN ARR. MICHAEL LEWIN TRACK 8 Träumerei (from Kinderszenen Op.15 No.7) Tracklist (Digital) JOBY TALBOT TRACKS 1 - 7 INK DARK MOON Andante espansivo Allegro molto energico Luminoso Allegro energico Largo flessiblile Adagio contemplativo III. Allegro vigoroso EINAUDI ARR. MICHAEL LEWIN TRACK 8 Full Moon HOWARD SHORE TRACKS 9 – 11 THE FOREST Movement I Movement II Movement III SCHUMANN ARR. MICHAEL LEWIN TRACK 12 Träumerei (from Kinderszenen Op.15 No.7)

03.03.2021

WORLD PREMIERE RECORDINGS: "The Moon & The Forest" album

“…not only a magician, but a serious and accomplished musician”- Independent “PEERLESS” CLASSICAL GUITARISTMILOŠ CELEBRATES 10 YEARS WITH UNIVERSAL MUSIC PRESENTING WORLD ...

16.02.2021

WORLD PREMIERE: Impermanence by Bryce Dessner

On February 16, Impermanence, the latest dance work by Bryce Dessner and Sydney Dance Company will have it’s world premiere at the Roslyn Packer Theatre in Sydney, Australia – running to 27 February 2021. A visceral and thrilling exploration of the juxtaposition of beauty and devastation, Dessner’s score draws inspiration from the tragic fires in the Australian bush and Notre-Dame Cathedral.Australian String Quartet, joint co-commissioners, will perform the score live on stage with the vocals of Academy-Award-nominated and Mercury-Prize-winner Anohni.Just days before the original date of world premiere of Impermanence, in March 2020, with the unfolding global pandemic, the painful but necessary cancellation of the impending season was undertaken. During the remainder of 2020, the decision to turn Impermanence into a full-length work was made, with Dessner composing the remainder of the score. This exciting outcome is a testament to the commitment and hard work of everyone working on this project in bringing Impermanence to the stage. Read Artistic Director Rafael Bonachela’s interview as he talks about the inspiration for the work, his approach to the choreography and the long-awaited 2021 world premiere. Watch the trailer to Impermanence Choreographer: Rafael BonachelaComposer: Bryce DessnerMusic Features: Another World by AnohniLighting Designer: Damien CooperStage Designer: David FleischerCostume Designer: Aleisa JelbartAustralian String Quartet:Dale Barltrop – ViolinFrancesca Hiew – ViolinStephen King – ViolaMichael Dahlenburg – CelloImpermanence runs from 16 February to 27 February 2021 in Sydney.

16.02.2021

WORLD PREMIERE: Impermanence by Bryce Dessner

On February 16, Impermanence, the latest dance work by Bryce Dessner and Sydney Dance Company will have it’s world premiere at the Roslyn Packer Theatre in Sydney, Australia – running to 27 ...

04.02.2021

HANIA RANI SIGNS TO WISE MUSIC GROUP

Hania Rani has signed an exclusive worldwide publishing deal with Bosworth Music GmbH, part of Wise Music Group. Rights include the complete back catalogue including the albums Home and Esja as well as all upcoming works. Hania Rani comments: “I feel extremely happy and excited about joining the publishing family of Wise Music. It's an honor to see my name amongst so many great artists, whose musical ideas I have observed and admired for years. I'm also proud to be contributing as a female composer from Poland, following the steps of great masters of classical music like Penderecki or Lutoslawski. I hope this moment opens a new chapter for my creativity and brings new opportunities for my music.” Michael Ohst, Managing Director of Bosworth Music says: “Wise Music Group is very proud that Hania chose our company as her publishing partner. We believe she is a multitalented artist that will make a successful career in many different areas of the music world. We are sure we can help her develop and use her talent and are looking forward for many interesting projects to come.” About Hania RaniHania Rani is a Polish pianist and composer - internationally acclaimed for combining musical styles and genres such as classical music, electronica, jazz and elements of pop. Her recent album Home was released in May 2020 and follows the success of her debut album Esja. Hania says about Home: “I feel like Home is a second part of the same book, that the start was in Esja, a musical prelude to a real plot. Home is a story with an ending, so the next book can tell a totally different one. I am constantly looking for new ways of expression. I am curious where Home will lead me and my music.” Hania Rani’s solo debut album Esja (2019) was nominated in 5 categories in the Polish music industries very own Grammys, the Fryderyki. In addition, Hania was also awarded the Discovery of the Year 2019 in the Empik chain's Bestseller Awards and the prestigious Sanki award for the most interesting new face of Polish music chosen by Polish journalists. In 2020 Rani was nominated in two categories at the AIM Independent Music Awards – for Best Creative Packaging for her Esja sheet music book and for International Breakthrough. Rani has composed the music for her first full length movie "I Never Cry" directed by Piotr Domalewski, which won the prize for Best Film Soundtrack at Festiwal Filmów Fabularnych w Gdyni. She has also written music for the short movie "Waiting" by Jan P. Matuszyński. Her song "Eden" was used as a soundtrack of a short movie by Małgorzata Szumowska for Miu Miu’s movie cycle Women’s Tales. Rani is involved in various other media projects and her music appears in films, series, and theatre pieces. Listen to the Home by Hania Rani here

04.02.2021

HANIA RANI SIGNS TO WISE MUSIC GROUP

Hania Rani has signed an exclusive worldwide publishing deal with Bosworth Music GmbH, part of Wise Music Group. Rights include the complete back catalogue including the albums Home and Esja as well ...

27.01.2021

Wise Music Group Acquires Iconic Zombies Songs In Deal With Bocu Group

Wise Music Group has announced the purchase of the Marquis, Verulam, and Mistletoe Melodies music publishing companies from The Bocu Group. In doing so it has acquired the music publishing rights in the hits of legendary rock band The Zombies together with many other well-known writers. Song titles include Rod Argent’s 1964 British and American hit “She’s Not There” as well as “Tell Her No”, “Care of Cell 44” and “Time of the Season” from the 1968 album Odessey and Oracle – the latter was sampled by Eminem in his 2013 song “Rhyme or Reason". The deal also contains Chris White’s “This Will Be Our Year”, notably covered by The Beautiful South, Foo Fighters and Vanessa Paradis, Argent and White’s “Hold Your Head Up”, and Russ Ballard’s “God Gave Rock and Roll to You” – famously covered by American hard rock band Kiss with modified lyrics – the track being released as a single in 1991 from the soundtrack to Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey. Further song rights comprise titles from Colin Blunstone’s solo albums such as One Year, Ennismore and On the Air Tonight, plus “A Blossom Fell” by Howard Barnes, Harold Cornelius, and Dominic John, most notably recorded by Nat King Cole on Capitol Records, reaching No 2 in the US charts, and subsequently recorded by Patti Page, Tony Bennett and Diana Krall. Terry Thompson’s “A Shot of Rhythm and Blues”, is also included. The song was originally recorded by US soul singer Arthur Alexander, then covered by The Beatles, Cilla Black, and many others. The companies’ rights also encompass titles by Duffy Power, who was originally discovered by famous impresario and English pop manager Larry Parnes. Power penned “I’m So Glad You’re Mine”, “Mary Open the Door” and “If I Get Lucky”. He also wrote with Alexis Korner (“Long Black Train”). Further songs include Edwin Astley’s music for the TV series The Saint and Danger Man; jazz pianist-vocalist Mose Allison’s “Parchman Farm”, and Graham Bond’s “Spanish Blues”. The Bocu Group Managing Director Carole Broughton said: “I’m delighted to have concluded a deal with Wise Music. I know that the team there will do a great job and I look forward to being a part of the transition process with this family-owned company.” Wise Music Group’s Director of Global Rights Development Chris Butler responded: “It has been a pleasure working with Carole on this deal which continues our growth and development as one of the world’s leading independent music publishers. These are wonderful songs and we are thrilled to have added them to our global catalogue.” Listen here

27.01.2021

Wise Music Group Acquires Iconic Zombies Songs In Deal With Bocu Group

Wise Music Group has announced the purchase of the Marquis, Verulam, and Mistletoe Melodies music publishing companies from The Bocu Group. In doing so it has acquired the music publishing rights in ...

14.12.2020

WORLD PREMIERE: No Friend But The Mountains: A Symphonic Song Cycle

2021 WORLD PREMIERE of a New Australian work by Luke Styles NO FRIEND BUT THE MOUNTAINS: A SYMPHONIC SONG CYCLELibretto by Behrouz Boochani We are thrilled to announce the upcoming world premiere of a new Australian musical work No Friend But The Mountains: A Symphonic Song Cycle by Luke Styles on March 21st, 2021 at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl, as part of Arts Centre Melbourne’s Live at the Bowl Summer Festival. No Friend But The Mountains is the multi-award winning biography by Kurdish-Iranian journalist, writer and film-maker Behrouz Boochani that inspired this choral symphony by prolific Australian composer, Luke Styles. The book chronicles the story of Boochani’s perilous journey as a refugee and his forced detention on Manus Island with other refugees. Originally planned for November 2020 and delayed due to COVID restrictions, the 2021 premiere of this symphonic song cycle for orchestra, choir and soloist will be performed by the Zelman Symphony, Melbourne Bach Choir, and Bass Baritone Adrian Tamburini, conducted by Rick Prakhoff. Drawing on Boochani’s powerful poetry and prose to tell this extraordinary story, the song cycle will also explore themes of Australian identity, including incarceration and the search for a safe haven, both recurring aspects of Australia’s story from its convict past to today. “Behrouz’s story is the most recent iteration of an important part of Australia’s story,” says Luke Styles. “He was imprisoned on Manus Island, a place of incredible beauty and intense isolation. Australia is itself a beautiful and remote island that was and still is a multifaceted prison that has incarcerated its own people, convicts, migrants and refugees alike, throughout its history.” Written secretly in Farsi over many years via mobile phone and sent to his translator and others as hundreds of text messages, Boochani’s book is a window into the conditions endured by detainees on Manus Island, illuminating a part of Australia’s story that was never meant to be seen. Boochani describes a brutal system ostensibly designed to deter other asylum seekers while breaking and dehumanizing those trapped in it - calling inmates by a number not a name, housing them in cramped, prison-like conditions with nothing to do all day and providing barely adequate food, water and utilities.Boochani wrote the book not just to tell his own story, but to shine a light on the system and the people caught in it. Luke Styles was deeply moved by the book and heard in it an Australian story that could be told through a large scale orchestral and vocal symphony. Zelman Symphony and the Melbourne Bach Choir with Adrian Tamburini will perform the World Premiere of No Friend But The Mountains: A Symphonic Song Cycle in a COVID safe setting at Melbourne’s Sidney Myer Music Bowl on March 21, 2021 with some 125 performers. With Professor Boochani unlikely to be admitted into Australia to attend the premiere, organisers are planning to livestream him into the performance. No Friend But The Mountains: A Symphonic Song Cycle21st March, 2021, 5.00pmSidney Myer Music Bowl, MelbourneTickets on sale from 16th December – Arts Centre Melbourne 1300 182 183 and Zelman Symphony

14.12.2020

WORLD PREMIERE: No Friend But The Mountains: A Symphonic Song Cycle

2021 WORLD PREMIERE of a New Australian work by Luke Styles NO FRIEND BUT THE MOUNTAINS: A SYMPHONIC SONG CYCLELibretto by Behrouz Boochani We are thrilled to announce the upcoming world premiere ...

09.12.2020

Wise Music Group Acquires Catalogue Of Legendary Italian Film Composer Riz Ortolani

Wise Music Group is proud to announce it has acquired the catalogue of legendary Italian composer Riziero ‘Riz’ Ortolani. Ortolani, who passed away in 2014 at the age of 87, was one of the most important Italian composers of the last century. He scored over two hundred films, working at first within the Italian genres of Mondo, Giallo and the Spaghetti Western before going on to score many Hollywood movies including The 7th Dawn, The Yellow Rolls-Royce, The Glory Boys, The Battle For Anzio, Buona Sera, Mrs Campbell and The Valachi Papers. His most famous composition is More which he wrote for the documentary Mondo Cane. It won the 1964 Grammy for Best Instrumental Theme and was nominated for an Academy Award. In 1965 Forget Domani won a Golden Globe for Best Film Song (from The Yellow Rolls-Royce). His music has been re-used in recent movies such as Drive, Django Unchained, Kill Bill (Vols I & II), and Inglourious Basterds. Wise Music Group Chief Executive Officer, David Holley says: ‘We’re pleased to give the wonderful catalogue of Riz Ortolani a home in our family-run business. The rich legacy of his work in the world of Italian film music and beyond into Hollywood is something that we feel honoured to protect and build on through our global network. We look forward to creating fruitful opportunities for this stellar collection of rights.’ Chris Butler, Director of Global Rights Development at Wise Music Group comments: ‘We are delighted to have acquired the works of Riziero Ortolani that are national treasures and enduring evergreens.’ Listen here

09.12.2020

Wise Music Group Acquires Catalogue Of Legendary Italian Film Composer Riz Ortolani

Wise Music Group is proud to announce it has acquired the catalogue of legendary Italian composer Riziero ‘Riz’ Ortolani. Ortolani, who passed away in 2014 at the age of 87, was one of the ...

06.11.2020

Ólafur Arnalds Releases New Album 'some kind of peace'

Icelandic multi-instrumentalist and composer Ólafur Arnalds has today released his new album, some kind of peace, on Mercury KX. The album is a vulnerable and daring exploration on what it means to be alive with Ólafur urging the listener to embrace all that life throws at you while finding your own inner peace. some kind of peace is a personal journey told through Ólafur's introspective music, against the backdrop of a chaotic world. The album is released alongside new single 'The Bottom Line', featuring German-Korean singer and producer Josin. Olafur writes "It is a personal album, my most personal to date. I've poured all of my love, dreams and fears into this album through a magical but difficult process. But the results is something that makes me immensely proud and happy to be doing what I do."

06.11.2020

Ólafur Arnalds Releases New Album 'some kind of peace'

Icelandic multi-instrumentalist and composer Ólafur Arnalds has today released his new album, some kind of peace, on Mercury KX. The album is a vulnerable and daring exploration on what it means to ...

22.09.2020

Ludovico Einaudi Releases New Collection Of Work

Ludovico Einaudi's latest album is out now, released last Friday 18th September. Einaudi Undiscovered is a special collection of hidden gems, unreleased tracks, live renditions and lesser-known material from his soundtrack work, all hand-picked himself from his incredibly rich and extensive back catalogue. Einaudi said of the release "For me it was nice to look back, brush up my memories, being surprised and somehow rediscover myself, and compose a new necklace made of stones of my past". Check out the trailer for the album below: Listen here

22.09.2020

Ludovico Einaudi Releases New Collection Of Work

Ludovico Einaudi's latest album is out now, released last Friday 18th September. Einaudi Undiscovered is a special collection of hidden gems, unreleased tracks, live renditions and lesser-known ...

17.06.2020

Frans Bak Signs To Wise Music Group

Frans Bak has signed a worldwide publishing deal with Edition Wilhelm Hansen, part of Wise Muisic Group. Considered one of the pioneers of the 'Nordic Noir' genre of music, and with over thirty years of experience scoring for film, television and advertising, Bak has created soundracks to critically acclaimed series such as Lilyhamer, Doctor Foster, Disparue and The Killing, setting a new musical standard for cime TV and inspiring other composers to apply the 'Nordic feel'. In addition to his career as a film and television composer, Bak has also released independent albums such as 2016's Sound Of North, with the main inspiration being his upbriging. Bak is set to release an album of new musical works, Piano, in Spring 2020. The latest single 'Waiting' can be heard on Spotify here.

17.06.2020

Frans Bak Signs To Wise Music Group

Frans Bak has signed a worldwide publishing deal with Edition Wilhelm Hansen, part of Wise Muisic Group. Considered one of the pioneers of the 'Nordic Noir' genre of music, and with over thirty ...

17.06.2020

Toots and the Maytals release new single and announces album "Got To Be Tough"

Roots reggae icons Toots and the Maytals have announced a new album, Got to Be Tough, to be released via Trojan Jamaica/BMG Records on 28th August. It marks the pioneer group's first studio album in a decade, following Flip and Twist in 2010. Got To Be Tough is an energising body of work that renews the nearly 60-year career of the band who helped launch the reggae sound. Listen to the title track:

17.06.2020

Toots and the Maytals release new single and announces album "Got To Be Tough"

Roots reggae icons Toots and the Maytals have announced a new album, Got to Be Tough, to be released via Trojan Jamaica/BMG Records on 28th August. It marks the pioneer group's first studio album in ...

17.06.2020

Brandon Beal signs publishing deal

Brandon Beal signs worldwide publishing deal with Edition Wilhelm Hansen, part of Wise Music Group We are very proud to announce Brandon Beal as the newest signing with Edition Wilhelm Hansen, part of Wise Music Group. The American songwriter, performer and producer is behind such multi-platinum hits as 'Twerk It Like Miley' (2014) and 'Golden' (2016) – both having topped the Danish Music Charts. Through his career, he has worked with stars within pop, hip hop and urban music, such as Snoop Dogg, Flo Rida, Kato and Lukas Graham.

17.06.2020

Brandon Beal signs publishing deal

Brandon Beal signs worldwide publishing deal with Edition Wilhelm Hansen, part of Wise Music Group We are very proud to announce Brandon Beal as the newest signing with Edition Wilhelm Hansen, part ...

16.06.2020

Wise Music Group Announces Renewed Publishing Relationship with Hildur Guðnadóttir

Wise Music Group is delighted to announce a renewed worldwide publishing relationship with the Academy Award-winning Icelandic composer and cellist Hildur Guðnadóttir, including representation of her back catalogue albums, Saman (2014), Leyfðu Ljósinu (2012), Without Sinking (2009) and Mount A (2006). Widely recognized for her historic awards season sweep within the past year, Guðnadóttir scored Todd Phillips’Joker(2019), for which she received an Academy Award, Golden Globe, and a BAFTA. Additionally, Guðnadóttir garnered a Primetime Emmy Award and a Grammy Award for scoring HBO’s acclaimed mini-series “Chernobyl” (2019) and was named Television Composer of the Year at the 2019 World Soundtrack Awards in Ghent. Currently working on a new solo album for the classical music label Deutsche Grammophon, as well as composing for video games which will further showcase her use of modular electroacoustic instruments, Guðnadóttir takes a full circle approach to her creativity, embracing works for film, media, concert hall, installations, and material written for herself as a performer. In her solo works she draws out a broad spectrum of sounds from her instrument, ranging from intimate simplicity to huge soundscapes. Her work for film and television includes Sicario: Day of the Soldado(2018), Mary Magdalene (2018), Tom of Finland (2017), Journey’s End (2017) and many episodes for the Icelandic television series Trappedcurrently streaming on Amazon Prime. Guðnadóttir has additionally composed music for theatre and dance, with commissions for the Iceland Symphony Orchestra, the National Theatre of Iceland, Tate Modern, The Royal Swedish Opera in Stockholm, and Gothenburg National Theatre. Jeffrey Duncan, Executive Vice President of Wise Music Group in Los Angeles comments:“Wise Music is thrilled to continue representing Hildur and her singular musical vision. Our truly international publishing services as well as catalogue spanning all genres from contemporary orchestral masterpieces to evergreen pop hits, makes us uniquely suited to support her journey.” See an overview of her catalog here: Spotlight On: Hildur Guðnadóttir.

16.06.2020

Wise Music Group Announces Renewed Publishing Relationship with Hildur Guðnadóttir

Wise Music Group is delighted to announce a renewed worldwide publishing relationship with the Academy Award-winning Icelandic composer and cellist Hildur Guðnadóttir, including representation of ...