Aussie Artist Review
Missy Higgins

Here at Nightlife we are always keen to help propel Australia's vast array of talent into the industry and into the public spotlight. This month is no exception as we introduce another new talent sensation, Missy Higgins.

Born and raised in Melbourne, Missy Higgins was exposed to a wide scope of music as a child, beginning with classical. Then, as a teen, she went through the rock and grunge stage until her older brother introduced her to jazz nd invited her to sing with his band.

In 2001 at the tender age of 17, Higgins won Triple J's "Victoria Unearthed" competition while still at high school. The winning entry, ent i t l e d " A l l For Believing", became one the stations' most requested songs.

Later that year she was chosen to accompany the likes of Australian bands, Something For Kate and Killing Heidi, on a trip to East Timor where they entertained the Australian peacekeeping troops.

After backpacking around Europe in 2002, Higgins was ready to release her debut EP in 2003. The Missy Higgins EP contained four songs, of which "Greed For Your Love" and "Falling" were released as singles. "Greed For Your Love" was voted one of the Hottest 100 songs of the year by the listeners of Triple J.

Missy has just released her new EP, entitled "Scar EP", which debuted at number one on the national ARIA chart a few weeks ago. From this EP comes the first single "Scar". Her debut album, entitled "The Sound Of White", has just hit the stores and is sure to sell like hotcakes.

You can find all three of Missy Higgins' single releases on your Nightlife system:"Greed For Your Love" was released on our update: ED93. A live recording of her second single, "Falling" is on ED97.
Her latest single "Scar" can be found on three of our updates: ED101, CX102, and JB86.
Missy Higgins can be found in the following lists: "HAPPY_HOUR", "BAR_TUNES", "ALT_SOUNDS", "MOR", "AUSSIE" and "JUKEBOX".

Missy Higgins is one of the brightest stars in the Aussie talent department right now, and is sure to be here for the long haul - please support!

Justin Stephenson

		Every great band deserves retrospective releases throughout their career and for two of Aussie's most loved bands,Powderfinger and The Living End, the time has come. I Can't Give You What I Haven't Gotis one of two new tracks on The Living End's From Here On In - The Singles 1997 - 2004 which will be released later this month to coincide with a national tour. For Powderfinger, good things come in three's as the Brissie boys release a live album, a live DVD and a compilation Fingerprints - The Best Of Powderfinger 1994 to 2000, all before the end of the year. Stumblin' is the video being used to promote the live releases and joins The Living End's newbie on RD102.
	By now you've probably heard of the 'Band In A Bubble' experiment which takes reality TV to a whole new level. It sees Ben Quan, and Pete from Regurgitator sealed inside a glass recording studio for three weeks while they record their forthcoming album. You can view the band 24/7 on the internet or tune into the entire dedicated cable channel for all the action. In the meantime, we've got the funtastic Bong In My Eye and you'll find it on RD102.
	17 year old soul sensation Joss Stone is set to release her second album but insists it's her "real debut". Following the massive success of her covers album Soul Sessions, Joss delivers her first batch of original material on Mind, Body & Soul. The highly anticipated first single is called You Had Me and was co-written by Joss and produced by the same dynamic team behind Soul Sessions. Watch this girl, she's in it for the long haul. You Had Me features on CR102.
	Already getting heavy radio rotation is the new single from Aussie urban sensation Cristian Alexanda. Simply called Party Anthem, the single lives up to its name with its funky groove, a killer hook, and fun, infectious lyrics. The release of his forthcoming, debut album, entitled Cristyle, will cap off a cracking year for Cristian.... After the great reception of his slammin' debut Misunderstood single , he was chosen to perform with his live band to over 45,000 people as a special support guest for Justin Timberlake. Drawing heavy inspiration from classic R&B, Cristian has defined himself as a world class R&B/urban artist. Check him out on CR102.
	One new band I'm quite excited about is Dogs Die In Hot Cars. Sure they have a funny name but they're generating quite a hype and are already being dubbed one of the most inventive and accessible bands in Britain. There's not really another band around like this Scottish 5-piece who's oddball pop tunes are hooky and catchy enough to keep everybody happy. The band hits our shores for the first time this month as support guest for Eskimo Joe on their national tour. In the meantime have a look at RD102 and you'll find I Love You ‘Cause I Have To from their forthcoming album Please Describe Yourself .

	Author - Ben Preece
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		DJ Scra-Lay - Club House Bar. DJ Scra-Lay's unusual name is a result of his nickname 'Squirrel' - you work it out! Real name Joel Horton, aged 21, apprentice carpenter/builder who loves surfing, kart racing and "plenty of wild party action". He gets to experience the latter as the Club House Bar's DJ at Forest Lake Tavern in Brisbane's south west. Joel's DJ career has always been with Nightlife systems starting at a Blue Light disco around 3 years ago and spending time at PJ O'Brien's in the city before moving to Club House 12 months ago.

Fave song of the moment Four To The Floor (White Duke Remix) by Starsailor, and fave song (and artist) of all time Armand Van Helden's Hear My Name.

Joel loves the bonus songs and remixes on the CR & CX updates and says the wider variety of music for party goers is becoming more popular as the months go on.

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Technically Speaking - Exciting Changes To Party Playlists
Nightlife takes great pride in the way we constantly maintain our lists, and to keep up with the ever-changing face of music, we've made a few adjustments to your PARTY lists. When used properly in conjunction with your Scheduler, these lists give you a very powerful entertainment tool.

We have been gradually dripolating the 90's music out of PARTY_OLD and PARTY_NEW to form a brand new list called PARTY_90s which, as the name suggests, contains all the cracking party tunes from the 90's.

Here's the new arrangement for party lists:

PARTY_NEW          Now contains party hits of the 21st century.
PARTY_90s            As the name says, the best of the 90's.
PARTY_OLD           Now covers the 70's and 80's.
ROCKnROLL          All the jive tunes from the 50's and 60's.

As PARTY_90s is a brand new list, it will need to be activated on your HDMS™ and added to your Scheduler. If you are not sure how to do this simply call your toll-free customer support number and one of our friendly staff will talk you through the quick and easy process:

                          Australia 1800 773 468                    New Zealand 0508 644 485

News From NZ

October bring us the Hospitality Showcase 2004 extravaganza, which includes an expo amongst other things. This year it is being held at Skycity in Auckland from the 4th to the 6 of October.

If you are contemplating coming to the event, please contact us for complimentary passes. Nightlife will have a stand at the expo and we will also be participating in the DB Auckland experience, so it will be a good chance to catch up with you on a social base as well.

The success of the NZX music update has meant we have caught up on all the latest release Kiwi music. A big thanks goes to the Australian programming team for helping us here. From now on it is our intention to release NZX on an 'as required' basis, supplementing the release with sought after classics. These are difficult to procure and often poor quality, but we persevere and can now resort to audio only when all else fails.

Keep those feedback sheets coming and hang loose...

Stay tuned!
The Kiwi Team
Nightlife New Zealand
Ph: Whangarei 09 430 3035