This month we shine the spotlight on thirstee, a collective of some of Australia’s most talented producers, songwriters and artists coming together to create pop, lounge and funky house beats. Produced by industry heavyweight Michael Szumowski (Disco Montego, Bardot, Guy Sebastian), Just The Way We Are is the funky debut single from the group and showcases a smooth vocal from talented Melbourne newcomer Mikal Johnstone. On CR109 you’ll find the clip which is shot right here in BrisVegas and features a bevy of babes frolicking in the sun. HDMS™ users will also receive the awesome bonus Musik1 House Remix produced by local DJ/producer and Nightlife’s own DJ Bure.
	If Hip Hop is more your thing, then check out Fast Crew... they are a group I’m sure you’ll be hearing a lot more about very soon. Hailing from Auckland’s underground inner city Hip Hop scene, these five friends - Dane, Jeremy, Brad, Rebekah and Josh - aren’t gangstas or from mean streets so don’t expect any aggressive raps about bling, bootylicious babes and bad boys, just good tunes about living life and having fun that will make you bounce and get you grooving. Their debut single I Got was a hit about 6 months ago in their native land but it has finally hit our shores and appears on CR109.
	I was lucky enough to catch the Perth group Little Birdy live twice recently - once during their national support slot for R.E.M. and also at their own headliner here in Brisbane. I’ve had a soft spot for these guys since I first heard them on the J’s with their debut album BigBigLove, along with their previous EPs, becoming some of my faves of last year. Pint-sized front girl Katy Steele not only has a uniquely sweet and equally powerful voice that evokes shades of Chrissie Amphlett but she is possibly the spunkiest little rock chick to strap on a Telecaster in quite a while. This month on RD109 we release Excited, the 3rd single to be lifted from the aforementioned album. It’s a bit of fun with Katy and the boys crawling out of a TV and even indulging in a bit of a boogie.
	Still on cool bands with spunky front ladies... back in 2001 Garbage gave us their 3rd album beautifulgarbage, full of awesome little pop/rock songs that left some of their fans yearning for the hard hitting Garbage of old. This month they turn their amps back up to eleven and deliver Why Do You Love Me, their hardest single in ages. Lead singer Shirley Manson is in awesome form as she delivers verses of pop pleasantness, before powering through the frantic chorus like a woman possessed. The single is a welcome return to their original hard rock sound and raises expectations for their forthcoming LP Bleed Like Me. Until then, you can play the song from RD109 and CX109.
	It’s good to see dance music slowly making a welcome return to the market and this month our programs are full of great new tracks and bonus club mixes for the DJs. In particular, check out the song by Hamburg’s Disco Boys. Raphael and Gordon are among Germany’s most successful DJs and mix a unique combination of original disco tunes, eighties tracks and popular house classics, together with the hottest new house and electro beats. So when they show up with their record cases, you know you’re in for a long party night. On CR109 they deliver the Bruce Springsteen penned For You, their club-compatible take on Manfred Mann’s Earth Band classic, featuring the vocals from the original track.

	Author - Ben Preece
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DJ Zeke - The Nitey. DJ Zeke is the name, and at 17, playing funky music is the game! After starting with two turntables and a mixer at the tender age of 13, Zeke Ugle has only been using Nightlife's HDMS™ for 6 months, but reckons “it's the best thing since sliced bread and makes work a whole lot easier! You get a heap of people requesting songs and using the HDMS™ is much quicker than searching through a CD collection!”

Zeke is currently studying IT as well as mixing the tunes at the recently re-named Nitey Niteclub (some will remember it as The Circuit, one of Geraldton's premier night spots). His long-term goal is to move to Perth to explore his career in IT, and get a DJ position at one of the top nightclubs there to indulge his passion for music.

Meanwhile, Zeke names his fave artist as Michael Jackson (no surprises there!) and fave song of all time as Tag Team's WHOOMP! (There It Is)'.

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End Of Daylight Savings And Your Nightlife System

If you didn't remember to reset the time and date on your Nightlife system when daylight saving ended recently, now would be a good time, otherwise this will effect your preprogramed scheduled music playing during the day.

To change the date and/or time arrow across to Utilities And press [ENTER]. Arrow down to Set Date and Time And press [ENTER]

This will bring up the menu...

Arrow down until the option that you want to change is highlighted. Press [ENTER] to increase or [SHIFT ENTER] to decrease. You will notice your time/date will change in the bottom right or left hand corner of your screen, to save this change press [ESC].

Should you require further assistance, please call Nightlife's Customer Support team on 1800 773 468.

Surf n City

Get the right vibe happening for your venue!

Want to pull in that hip 20 to 30 something crowd?
Want a refreshing change from the 'everyday'?
Want Coastal Chill and Acoustic City Beats?

You need SURFnCITY !

SURFnCITY is a new list to cover a new trend in music. It is best described as laid back acoustic and city sounds. Essentially , we are jumping on the Coastal Chill bandwagon. Blues and Roots form a large part of this list and artists like Jack Johnson, Ben Harper, Pete Murray and Michael Franti & Spearhead are right at home here.

After you install this month's update you will have the SURFnCITY list available on your system. Check it out, put it into your scheduler and give it a whirl. At the end of the day what you've got is a cool/hip middle of the road list that is bound to keep patrons grooving along.

Other artists featured on SURFnCITY include: The Cat Empire, Alex Lloyd, Coldplay, Beck, Ben Lee, Donavon Frankenreiter, Eskimo Joe, Jeff Buckley, John Butler Trio, Little Birdy, Missy Higgins, Sleepy Jackson, Sublime, and many more.

If you need a hand to load this list , please call Nightlife's groovy Customer Support team on 1800 773 468 and we'll get that vibe happening for you!