It's Aussie Music Month and the ARIAs will be upon us in no time. I think we're super lucky to have such an active and brilliant music scene and I thought I'd use my little space here to recognise this and spotlight some great fresh artists, who you may not see at the awards this year, but are undoubtedly on the right track.
	Brisbane's very own The Boat People are currently sitting very comfortably at the forefront of Aussie indie pop/rock, and with the release of their stunning and optimistically titled debut album yesyesyesyesyes, it really is no surprise. The fantastic Tell Someone Who Cares has been a favourite around here and now comes Clean, the follow-up slice of pop-perfection from the pen of bassist James O'Brien. Produced by Magoo and already loved by the J's, Clean will undoubtably launch the boys further and build anticipation for, not only the album, but the forthcoming single, Unsettle My Heart, for which they promise there will be a video. Watch this space! HDMS™ users have received this little gem with this month's RD115.
	If the name Kate Miller-Heidke isn't familiar to you yet then you really must hear this stunning talent, who is already being touted as "one of the most beautiful, versatile voices imaginable" and "one of the most exciting female performers to recently emerge". At just 23, Kate's amazing versatile and virtuosic vocals combined with the ability to pen a darn great tune, effortlessly bridges the gap between pop and opera without indulging in American Idol-styled vocal tangents. Her beautiful debut single Space They Cannot Touch opens her excellent Telegram EP, is currently on high-rote on Triple J and has recently achieved 20,000 plus legal downloads. Her live performances are something else, check her out on her upcoming tour.
	Aussie hip hop is finally starting to stand up and produce some cracking material, with acts like Hilltop Hoods, TZU and Butterfingers jumping to mind. Enter Weapon X & Ken Hell, two emcees out of Melbourne who possess outstanding beat making skills and razor sharp rhymes that are usually delivered with tongue firmly planted in cheek. They demonstrated their production and lyrical diversity firstly on Otherman, and have now followed it with the tight title track off their album Sneakerpimpin' Ain't Easy. In the video you'll see cameos from X Factor winners Random, A-Style and Nightlife's very own DJ Bure (blink and you'll miss him). See all the controversial action on CR115.
	More on Nightlife talent, our very own CSC guru Luke Lawrence (check out his gorgeous mug on the left) moonlights as the bass player for awesome, up and coming hard rock trio Japunga. Signed to Brisbane hard rock label Modern Music (also responsible for The Butterfly Effect and The Red Paintings), Luke along with singer/songwriter/guitarist Jeff Carter and drummer Rudi Weber are gearing up for the big time with their latest album Souls Conflicting. They've kindly allowed us to release their first single Suddenly as an exclusive audio only track for RD subscribers. Put it on and crank it up!
	Also check out some big releases from other Aussie stars like Bernard Fanning, Magic Dirt, The Veronicas, Cat Empire, Hot Lies, Kisschasy, Faker, Ben Lee and a small fresh-faced vocalist you may have heard of... Missy Higgins.

	Author - Ben Preece
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Now 25, Marty first got into club gigs in Adelaide while studying at uni for 5 years, but on graduating he moved to Hobart where he has way too much fun to ever consider giving up DJing. He's only been using Nightlife for 6 months, but loves the HDMS™ as it gives him more time to interact with the crowd.

Fave current song is Pon De Replay from Rihanna and fave song of all time is Be Faithful, Fatman Scoop while Michael Jackson is Marty's favourite artist.

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At Your Service
Daylight Saving Your System

Daylight saving is upon us once again in most states of Australia and right throughout New Zealand, so when you're updating all the clocks around your venue, it is important to remember to also change the clock on your Nightlife system. Failure to change the clock will result in your Billboards and Scheduler being out of synch.

To adjust the date and time on your HDMS™ simply follow these steps:

Arrow across to Utilities and press [Enter]
Arrow down to Set Date and Time and press [Enter]
Arrow down so that the time option you want to change is highlighted.
Press [Enter] to go forward and [Shift] and [Enter] to go backwards.
You will notice the time or date will immediately change in the far left and right corners of your screen. To save your change, simply escape out of the menu options.

Call your friendly Customer Support Team on 1800 773 468 if you need help with this or any other feature of your HDMS™.

News from NZ

For those of you who may have not remembered, you need to change the time on your HDMS™ now that Daylight Saving is upon us once again. This will ensure that your Scheduler is playing the right music at the right time. Check out the 'At Your Service' article above for instructions on how to do this.

Congratulations to our finalists at the recent HANZ Show in Rotorua, who were nominated for Best Entertainment Venue, those being Iconic in Christchurch and The Rusty Tui (Matakana Winery).

There are a number of new clients who have joined the Nightlife family recently, including Speights Alehouse, Bealey Ave, Christchurch, Bluestone Room, Auckland, Vic and Whale, Christchurch, also Liquidity in the strip in Christchurch, Lighthouse Tavern, Paihia, Fox & Ferrett, Merivale, that being the third outlet, joining Riccarton and The Palms, The Tussock Tavern at the Chateau Tongariro Celcius in Botany Downs, Auckland.

A warm Nightlife welcome you all and we look forward to a long association.

Changes to Irish Updates

To help you get the most out of your music, our Irish list has been split up into more specific lists, making it easier for you to pinpoint and play the type of Irish music you want to hear...

IRISH - Irish Traditional, Celtic & Folk Music
IRISH_LITE - Irish Easy Listening
IRISH_POP - Irish Pop/Rock Artists

If you subscribe to Irish music updates you will receive them every 3 months from now on. This means you will receive better quality music that is more relevant to your venue.

If the Irish list is already programmed into your scheduler, it will automatically change to the new IRISH - Irish Traditional, Celtic & Folk Music content. If you want to program the other two lists, simply add them to your scheduler. Please call Customer Support on 1800 773 468 if you have any questions or need any help.