Julien Wilson Jazz Artist of the Year
Melbourne saxophonist and composer Julien Wilson was last night named Australian Jazz Artist of the Year before a large jazz gathering at Federation Square's BMW Edge.
Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's wife, Therese Rein, attended the announcement of the 2008 Australian Bell Awards.
The event was followed by a gala dinner at which Ms Gillard officially launched this week's Melbourne Jazz Festival.
Wilson is a previous winner of the Wangaratta National Jazz Award and of a New England Conservatory scholarship in the United States.
He leads his own groups and performs with the Australian Art Orchestra, Ishish, Murphy's Law and SNAG" The trio was also a finalist for Australian Jazz Ensemble of the Year

Adam Simmons
Adam Simmons and The Toy Band is going to be on Spicks and Specks again - Sunday 16th Dec, 7:30pm on ABC TV - they are the house band for the night.

Rehearsal Studio Closure
After 13 years of operations in West Melbourne the Rehearsal Studios closed in October. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all the bands and artists that used the studios over the years for their support.

Even though the rehearsal studios have closed and we have closed the office in Roden St it is still business as usual for all of our other operations, just at a new location. The distribution and recording studio is now operating from Woodend and the CD replication and Graphic Design from Hoppers Crossing. Please check our new contact details on our contacts page.

Congratulations to Steve Romig who has just won the International Broadjam Joe Bonamassa Blues Competition with his song Way Down Homeless Blues, and to Jessica Paige who was recently announced in the Top 10 in the Pop Category for the New Artists to Radio Competiton (NA2R).

New Artists and products that have been added to the catalogue recently includes TANGAZO Tangazo, GEOFF ACHISON & THE SOULDIGGERS Souldiggin' CD, PETER CUPPLES About Time, JULIEN WILSON Trio-Live, MILK Shipwrecked at The Royal Oak, THE LYMAN DEBUT Blue Harvest, Underground Loop, TTTENOR TTTenor, FATS WAH WAH Live, HELEN DAVEY From another room, ROCK CITY Welcome to Rock City, SUGARBEAT Days, TJIMBA & THE YUNG WARRIORS Warrior for Life, ANDREW McSWEENEY The Love Frequency, GEORGE TELEK & THE MOAB STRINGBAND Matago, BEN ASHTON Morning Edges, KUTCHA EDWARDS Hope, TONY FAEHSE Dance with a flower in your hair, CHRISTINE WARD Beauty 4 Ashes, COCO's LUNCH Blueprint, ANDRE CAMILLERI & THE BROKEN HEARTS One Fine Day and PAUL HICKS Food for the journey.