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21.12.2021

Illustration of Lior Rosner's Sugar Plum on the Run “fairies scene”

A new collaboration of music and illustration with the talented Étienne Duval of Yo Studios in Luxembourg, who illustrated his interpretation of the Sugar Plum on the Run “fairies scene” with music by Lior Rosner and narration by Jeremy Irons.This re-imagining of Tchaikovsky's renowned Nutcracker Christmas story by World Soundtrack-nominated and ASCAP award-winning composer Rosner was recorded by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra with conductor Scott Dunn, with the album released in 2019 on Sony Classical. Watch the illustrated "Fairie's Scene" here. Listen to 'Sugar Plum on the Run' here.

21.12.2021

Illustration of Lior Rosner's Sugar Plum on the Run “fairies scene”

A new collaboration of music and illustration with the talented Étienne Duval of Yo Studios in Luxembourg, who illustrated his interpretation of the Sugar Plum on the Run “fairies scene” with ...

21.12.2021

Wise Music Australia signs Exclusive Worldwide Music Publishing Deal with Songwriter and Producer Paul Beard

Wise Music Australia has signed an exclusive worldwide publishing deal with talented songwriter, producer and musical director Paul Beard (AKA Beardy).Hailing from Shropshire in the UK, Paul’s musical journey has taken him from Wem to Wembley and beyond. Following his studies at the Royal Academy of Music, he made a name for himself as Musical Director and keyboard player for some of the world’s biggest names in music including Robbie Williams, James Blunt, Bryan Ferry, Leona Lewis and Art Garfunkel. He produced Lily Allen’s cover of the Keane hit "Somewhere Only We Know” which went to No.1 on the UK Singles Charts and was synched in the famous John Lewis Christmas campaign. Beardy’s versatility and ability to take on any genre has also seen him score and produce music for short films and TV commercials for several leading global brands including Just Eat, Mars, and Mercedes. Now based in Sydney after relocating from LA with his family, Beardy has spent the last 12 months connecting with the local music industry - co-writing, producing and collaborating with Guy Sebastian, Natalie Imbruglia, INXS’s Jon Farriss, Odette, Damien Leith, Sir Jude, Mason Watts, and most recently with Cap Carter on his upcoming EP “Notes”, which features two of Paul’s co-written and co-produced tracks, “Riot” and “Hope”. Carter’s EP releases December 9. Beardy is currently wrapping up a collaboration with the acclaimed Richard Tognetti (Artistic Director and lead violinist of the Australian Chamber Orchestra) - a new and exciting compositional project slated for a 2022 release, featuring Richard’s wife and ACO principal violinist Satu Vänskä and Midnight Oil’s Jim Moginie. Beardy, says of joining the Wise Music family: “I’m just beyond delighted to join the Wise Music family, and designing the next step on my musical journey with Jane, Larry, Cath, Nat and the whole team has been a wonderful experience. I’m excited to meet and get creative with everyone else in the Wise Music gang! Feeling very privileged and blessed to be joining a roster of legends. Names like Toots Hibbert, Jimmy Webb and Olafur Arnalds as well as local artists like Ngaiire and Donny Benét inspire me to feel joyous about the future. Bring on 2022!"

21.12.2021

Wise Music Australia signs Exclusive Worldwide Music Publishing Deal with Songwriter and Producer Paul Beard

Wise Music Australia has signed an exclusive worldwide publishing deal with talented songwriter, producer and musical director Paul Beard (AKA Beardy).Hailing from Shropshire in the UK, Paul’s ...

08.12.2021

Gigi Masin Signs Exclusive Songwriting Agreement With Wise Music Group

Wise Music Group has signed an exclusive songwriting agreement with the Venetian ambient composer Gigi Masin. The deal encompasses his entire catalogue and future works. A composer, musician and producer, Gigi is a master of ambient music. He is best known for the self-released LP Wind, as well as the album Les Nouvelles Musiques Du Chambre, featuring the track ‘Clouds’ later sampled by the likes of Bjork, and Post Malone, To Rococo Rot and Nujabes. His latest album “Calypso” was released on R&S/Apollo records in February 2020, marking a new phase in Masin’s musical evolution, following re-releases and retrospectives on the Music From Memory label. With more international tour dates, upcoming collaborations, and a continuous refusal to be pigeonholed, Gigi Masin continues to be one of the most quietly innovative and singular artists in the scene. Gigi Masin says: “I feel embraced by the Wise Music team – more than meeting old friends it was like coming home. That makes all the difference, and it's special – if you've been sailing though the music for years, you will understand so well that’s unique. I'm sure it will be a fantastic opportunity. If they say that the swallow flies because it has wings…instead I believe the swallow flies because it has the whole blue sky around it. And it is magnificent and safe, in its sky.” Global Head of Media, Marcus Wise, comments: “It’s such a pleasure to have Gigi join the Wise Music roster. He is a singular talent, who has been composing and performing beautiful and inspiring music for years with a unique sound. Already hugely respected by peers and fans, we are looking forward to supporting Gigi’s assent in the global film and television markets.” About Gigi Masin “My parents simply didn’t understand why I’d love to study music. They believed to study music or to become a musician or composer was a silly idea...I had to find my own way and it wasn’t so easy.”Always an innovator, Gigi’s first experiments in the late 1970s were sound collages made while working for theatres in Venice, working with tape loops, field recordings, and turntablism, which culminated in the release of his debut album Wind in 1987. Underappreciated upon release, Wind soon gained a cult following among late night radio listeners who connected with the gentle echoes of the Venetian landscape created by a native son. Released for free, Gigi never expected much to come of it. Although his 1989 joint album for Sub Rosa with This Heat’s Charles Hayward, Les Nouvelles Musiques Du Chambre, took on a life of its own when it was sampled by Björk, To Rococo Rot, Nujabes, Black Eyed Peas, and Post Malone, Gigi remained in obscurity. His output slowed from the early 90s as he raised a family and worked dutifully for Il Posto. Eventually in 2014, however, Dutch label Music From Memory released Gigi’s Talk To The Sea, a retrospective of the past 30 years of his output, favourites handpicked by label heads Jamie Tiller and Tako Reyenga. Through the label, Gigi collaborated with Jonny Nash and Marco Sterk (Young Marco), to form the trio Gaussian Curve, releasing their debut album Clouds in 2015. Gigi says it was “an instant friendship”, a dream collaboration where they only had to sit in a studio and “let the music fill the space”. Back in Italy, he struck up a relationship with Luciano Ermondi and Paolo Mazzacani of Tempelhof after a show in Mantua, releasing two albums for label Hell yeah – Hoshi and Tsuki – in 2014 and 2016 respectively. With more international tour dates, upcoming collaborations, a new album – Calypso – just released by R&S/Apollo, and a continuous refusal to be pigeonholed as ambient, new age, Balearic, modern classical, or whatever you wish to call him, Gigi Masin continues to be one of the most quietly innovative and singular artists in the scene. Not wanting to rest on his laurels and remain tethered to past triumphs, he remains facing forward, doing things “in the same way I did in the past, when nobody cared”. About UsWise Music Group maintains a global network of standalone offices including Berlin, London, New York, Los Angeles, Sydney, Copenhagen, Madrid, Paris and Tokyo. The group’s publishing houses and imprints include some of the most famous names in the history of music including Chester Music, G. Schirmer, Associated Music Publishers, Novello & Co, Éditions Alphonse Leduc, Première Music, Le Chant du Monde, Edition Wilhelm Hansen, Unión Musical Ediciones, Bosworth Music GmbH, and Campbell Connelly. Wise Music Group owns or controls nearly half a million copyrights – including the world’s largest independent holding of historic and contemporary classical music – as well as a huge range of popular songs spanning evergreen, jazz, reggae, blues, pop and rock. The group also represents nearly 100 of today’s most successful living composers and songwriters working in classical music, opera, ballet, pop, film, television, and advertising. Represented composers include Ólafur Arnalds, Samuel Barber, Ludovico Einaudi, Philip Glass, Olivier Messiaen, Missy Mazzoli, Igor Stravinsky, Jean Sibelius, Kaija Saariaho, Tan Dun, Joby Talbot and Anna Thorvaldsdottir. For further information contact Kate Johnson kate.johnson@wisemusic.com +44 (0)7920 197 354 (London) Bobbi Marcus PR bobbi@bobbimarcuspr.com +001 310 889 9200 (Los Angeles)wisemusic.com

08.12.2021

Gigi Masin Signs Exclusive Songwriting Agreement With Wise Music Group

Wise Music Group has signed an exclusive songwriting agreement with the Venetian ambient composer Gigi Masin. The deal encompasses his entire catalogue and future works. A composer, musician and ...

02.12.2021

Wise Music Group 64th GRAMMY Awards Nominations

Wise Music Group is delighted that numerous commercial recordings we are associated with through our writers have been nominated for awards at the 64th GRAMMY Awards. The nominations are included under several categories, including Classical, Jazz, Dance/Electronic Music, Composing/Arranging, Production, and Music for Visual Media, highlighting the breadth of our global catalogues. We’re proud to work with the various artists, composers, songwriters, producers, engineers and record labels who made these recordings come to life. The 64th GRAMMY Awards recognise recordings released between Sept 1, 2020 – Sept 30, 2021. The awards will take place on January 31, 2022 in Los Angeles. See below to see who’s nominated… CLASSICAL Best Orchestral Performance John AdamsHarmonielehreGiancarlo Guerrero, conductor (Nashville Symphony Orchestra) Nico MuhlyThroughlineNico Muhly, conductor (San Francisco Symphony) Florence PriceSymphonies Nos. 1 & 3Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor (Philadelphia Orchestra) Best Opera Recording Philip GlassAkhnatenKaren Kamensek, conductor; J’Nai Bridges, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Zachary James & Dísella Lárusdóttir; David Frost, producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus) Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance John Luther AdamsLines Made by WalkingJACK Quartet Best Classical Instrumental Solo Alone TogetherJennifer Koh Includes…Du YunWindowsillsMissy MazzoliHail, Horrors, Hail This recording is also included in the nomination for Producer of the Year, Classical for Judith Sherman. Best Choral Performance Alfred SchnittkeConcerto for ChoirThree Sacred HymnsKaspars Putniņš, conductor; Heli Jürgenson, chorus master (Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir) PRODUCTION Producer of the Year, Classical Blanton Alspaugh for recent recordings, including… Herbert HowellsRequiem(Brian Schmidt & Baylor University A Cappella Choir) Tarik O’ReganThe Phoenix(Patrick Summers, Thomas Hampson, Chad Shelton, Rihab Chaieb, Lauren Snouffer, Houston Grand Opera & Houston Grand Opera Orchestra) DANCE/ELECTRONIC MUSIC Best Dance/Electronic Recording LoomÓlafur Arnalds (Featuring Bonobo)Ólafur Arnalds & Simon Green, producers; Ólafur Arnalds, mixer COMPOSING/ARRANGING Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals The Bottom LineÓlafur Arnalds, arranger(Ólafur Arnalds & Josin) JAZZ Best Jazz Instrumental Album Akoustic Band LIVEChick Corea, John Patitucci & Dave Weckl Includes…Monk’s Mood (Monk) Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album For Jimmy, Wes And OliverChristian McBride Big Band Includes…Night Train (Forrest, Simpkins, Washington)The Very Thought of You (Noble) Live At Birdland!The Count Basie Orchestra Directed By Scotty Barnhart Includes…April In Paris (Vernon Duke, E Harburg) MUSIC FOR VISUAL MEDIA Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media The United States Vs. Billie HolidayAndra Day Includes…Strange Fruit (Allan) View the complete nominations list here. View our spotify playlist with the featured tracks here.

02.12.2021

Wise Music Group 64th GRAMMY Awards Nominations

Wise Music Group is delighted that numerous commercial recordings we are associated with through our writers have been nominated for awards at the 64th GRAMMY Awards. The nominations are included ...

01.12.2021

Lost 2001 Album, "Toy", Finally Released

Wise Music Creative received a Bowie revamp off of David Bowie’s long-shelved 2001 LP Toy, as part of 5. Brilliant Adventure (1992 – 2001), the fifth in a series of boxsets chronicling his career from 1969-21st Century, from Parlophone/ISO Records. In today’s mailer, we will be focusing on two tracks of that album, ‘The London Boys’ and an up-until-now unreleased version of ‘Can’t Help Thinking About Me’, as well as some other Wise-owned Bowie tracks from the past. Although the eerie and ethereal track ‘The London Boys’ was originally released in December 1966 as a B-side on the single ‘Rubber Band’, Nicholas Pegg, author of The Completer David Bowie has called the track “…among Bowie’s most sophisticated recordings of the period, demonstrating a mature grasp of pace and dynamics.” Today, the track holds a wide appeal from Bowie lovers, yet its originally release was delayed due to its “risqué lyrics or its dragginess.” Instead, the single released in early 1966 was ‘Can’t Help Thinking About Me’, a tune Bowie used to speak of pills and “generally belittle the London night-life scene.” Although considered lost for decades, this original version of the song is the one on just released on Toy. Being two of the more exciting newly released Bowie tracks in Wise Music’s catalogue, ‘The London Boys’ and ‘Can’t Help Thinking About Me’ are by no means the extent the only ones. Others include ‘Good Morning Girl’ – a classic 1966 Bowie track reminiscent of the rock/pop of The Animals or The Zombies – ‘There Is A Happy Land’ – a happy, land back tune that calls to lazy Sundays in the park – and even ‘I Dig Everything’ – one of Bowie’s more genre-bending tracks, having elements of barbershop quartets, The Beach Boys, and even early Motown. Make sure to check out Bowie’s top tracks in the Wise Music catalogue here.

01.12.2021

Lost 2001 Album, "Toy", Finally Released

Wise Music Creative received a Bowie revamp off of David Bowie’s long-shelved 2001 LP Toy, as part of 5. Brilliant Adventure (1992 – 2001), the fifth in a series of boxsets chronicling his career ...

01.12.2021

The Wait by Salonen premieres at Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival

The award for Best Original Score at the 25th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival this year went to Esa-Pekka Salonen for his evocative score for The Wait. The film was featured in the event’s Official Selection and is Salonen’s first foray into film composition. The score features new music by Salonen as well as extracts from his concert works Cello Concerto, Gambit and Knock, Breathe, Shine.The award ceremony of the 25th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) took place on November 27 with awards handed to the winners of the four competition programmes of the festival. The Best Original Score prize went to Finland’s Esa-Pekka Salonen for his score for The Wait, described by the jury as, at the same time, both “emotionally raw” and “spiritually liberating”.Jury comment: “Creating a score which is not only spiritually liberating, its emotional rawness not only gets under the skin of the audience, but perfectly reflects the inner passions, loves and insecurities of the three main characters, the Jury Prize for Best Original Score goes to Esa-Pekka Salonen for The Wait (Odotus) from Finland.” Adapted from Juhani Aho’s novel The Pastor’s Wife, this 100-minute film The Wait, directed by Aku Louhimies, is a story about a woman undergoing an emotional battle between sense and passion. The universal themes of love, honesty and longing come to play on a secluded island in the Finnish archipelago isolated from the world afflicted by a pandemic. The film is also “the first carbon-negative film in the world”.

01.12.2021

The Wait by Salonen premieres at Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival

The award for Best Original Score at the 25th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival this year went to Esa-Pekka Salonen for his evocative score for The Wait. The film was featured in the event’s ...

25.11.2021

Rachel Portman Receives 'Lifetime Achievement Award' from Sountrack Cologne Festival

After becoming the first woman to win an Academy Award for Best Film Score for the score of Jane Austen’s Emma, writing over 100 film, television, and theatre scores, and winning a Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited Series, Movie, or Special for the score of Bessie, Rachel Portman has become the first woman to win the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Soundtrack Cologne Festival. Portman felt great pride in receiving the award, stating on her Instagram that she felt “extremely honoured to be honoured by Soundtrack Cologne, which is such an important festival and symposium for film composers and sound designers.” Since first composing at age fourteen, Portman has continuously created music. Writing compositions for “Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit” and “Four Days in July”, she gained experience and skill working at BBC and Channel Four. Her composing prowess has led her to create the music for Roman Polanski’s “Oliver Twist”, Jonathon Demme’s “The Manchurian Candidate”, Robert Redford’s “The Legend of Bagger Vance”, and other films such as “Palookaville”, “The Little Prince”, “Mimi and The Mountain Dragon”, and “Despite the Falling Snow”. Check out Rachel Portman’s top tracks here.

25.11.2021

Rachel Portman Receives 'Lifetime Achievement Award' from Sountrack Cologne Festival

After becoming the first woman to win an Academy Award for Best Film Score for the score of Jane Austen’s Emma, writing over 100 film, television, and theatre scores, and winning a Primetime Emmy ...

20.10.2021

Ludovico Einaudi Announces New Album And Tour Dates For 2022

Ludovico Einaudi has announced the release of his next album, Underwater along with his Spring 2022 tour dates. The first single from the album Luminous has been released today, October 15, on Decca Records. Einaudi’s new album Underwater is released on January 21, 2022 and will be his first solo piano album in 20 years. It will be released on CD, double LP, and coloured vinyl and can be pre-ordered here. Einaudi had wanted to compose a solo piano album for several years but this required the right environment to be able to fully commit to the project. The pandemic provided the time and space, he embraced the isolation from his normal busy schedule and wrote 12 new solo piano tracks showcasing his distinctive musical style.Spring 2022 sees a return to live performance for Einaudi, playing a residency in London with his band at the Eventim Apollo March 21 - 23, with a further performance at Manchester’s O2 Apollo on March 24, followed by two intimate solo concerts in the historic setting of London’s Alexandra Palace Theatre on March 26 - 27. Tickets can be found here.Einaudi said of the new album “It came naturally, more than ever before. I felt a sense of freedom to abandon myself and let the music flow differently. I didn’t have a filter between me and what came out of the piano; it felt very pure. The title Underwater is a metaphor – it is an expression of a very fluid dimension, without interference from outside.”Watch the video to Luminous

20.10.2021

Ludovico Einaudi Announces New Album And Tour Dates For 2022

Ludovico Einaudi has announced the release of his next album, Underwater along with his Spring 2022 tour dates. The first single from the album Luminous has been released today, October 15, on Decca ...

08.10.2021

BBC's Wonders of the Celtic Deep soundtrack by Paul Mealor

A new BBC Wales TV series Wonders of the Celtic Deep, accompanied by a soundtrack by world-renowned Welsh composer Paul Mealor, will be aired throughout October with the first of four episodes broadcast on October 12.The dramatic series soundtrack composed by Mealor over 2021 is played by BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales with narration by BAFTA winning Welsh actress Dame Siân Phillips. The series shines a light on the extraordinary creatures, secretive shallows and hidden depths along the spectacular coast of Wales with Mealor’s music heightening the drama, wit and humour, as well as the tragedy of life out at sea.Mealor shared his thoughts on the project: “It’s been a true joy writing the music to this epic natural history series which explores footage never been seen before. Music, if done right, can add so much to film and tv. I hope I’ve been able to capture in music the myriad of sea worlds - from the largest whales to the smallest fish - in this extraordinary programme.”Filmed in Ultra High Definition (UHD) and made by some of the film-makers behind natural history series Blue Planet, it visits an area of the world which has never previously been explored in such detail. The series has captured an incredible array of species including blue sharks and Fin whales - the second biggest animal on the planet after Blue Whales - along with seabirds that can 'fly' underwater, and fish that can breathe on land. The final episode in the series also highlights the work of scientists and volunteers around Wales and investigates the bigger environmental issues raised by the series. Welsh Government Deputy Minister for Arts and Sport, Dawn Bowden, said of the series "Wonders of the Celtic Deep is celebration of Welsh creativity – a stunning orchestral soundtrack created by a Welsh composer, voiced by a Welsh legend and filmed across some our country’s most stunning coastal locations. One Tribe TV has created a stunning piece of work that I hope viewers will enjoy."The brand-new landmark series will be available on BBC One Wales and BBC iPlayer in October with the first episode available on Tuesday 12 at 21:00 UK. Watch here.

08.10.2021

BBC's Wonders of the Celtic Deep soundtrack by Paul Mealor

A new BBC Wales TV series Wonders of the Celtic Deep, accompanied by a soundtrack by world-renowned Welsh composer Paul Mealor, will be aired throughout October with the first of four episodes ...

10.09.2021

Peter Gregson Presents New Album 'Patina'

The acclaimed London based producer, composer and cellist Peter Gregson releases his new album Patina today(September 10th) via Universal’s prestigious yellow label, Deutsche Grammophon. Patina is the world’s first album specifically created to be listened to in Dolby Atmos. In short, this record would not exist if this revolutionary new audio technology had not been invented and was mixed at the legendary Abbey Road studios.On Patina, Gregson comments: “I didn’t want to write an album where each track finishes with a full stop. I needed there to be space in the music for the listener to bring the music into their world, to make their own decisions and have their own response... Nothing was recorded in big lush rooms, everything is very intimate and I didn’t want it to sound like a Classical Record. I wanted to treat my cello as a voice-singing these modern ‘songs without words’. All the ingredients have to tell the same story-so much of this composition is held in the created space-the actual elements are as simple as can be, melody, harmony, bass line, but using the room, finding spaces, using harmonisers and vocoders and plate reverbs and gated reverbs and old tape...these are all found more commonly in the sort of electronic music that is permeating pop at the moment - I suppose this record is an intersection where electronic music meets classical music.”The album is released with accompanying video for 'Cluster', a beautifully atmospheric composition, symbolic of Gregson’s desire to “play with the idea of a minimal melody to lead the ear but with an orchestration, arrangement, and production around it that is constantly evolving and growing long after the pressure releases. Gregson remarks: “I write these records chronologically, starting at track 1 and working through until the end, but this is a melody I’ve had in my mind for a while. When I started to write this piece, it kept coming back into my mind, nagging to be involved.” Directed by Arran Shearing in British Columbia one late winter who commented on the video: “I tired to create a soft meditation on nature, urbanization, and the aesthetic found in both. Peter’s music seems to take all these elements from the creative process that other people ignore or disregard and brings them to the forefront in really exciting ways.” Listen to Patina here

10.09.2021

Peter Gregson Presents New Album 'Patina'

The acclaimed London based producer, composer and cellist Peter Gregson releases his new album Patina today(September 10th) via Universal’s prestigious yellow label, Deutsche Grammophon. Patina is ...

26.08.2021

Ngaiire Signs Exclusive Worldwide Music Publishing Deal With Wise Music Group

Wise Music Australia, part of Wise Music Group, 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.” Listen here

26.08.2021

Ngaiire Signs Exclusive Worldwide Music Publishing Deal With Wise Music Group

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

10.08.2021

2021 Ivor Award Nominations Announced

A huge congratulations to Anoushka Shankar and Alex Heffes whose soundtrack for A Suitable Boy has been nominated for Best Television Soundtrack at the Ivors 2021. The winners will be announced at a ceremony on 21st September. A Suitable Boy, directed by Mira Nair and first broadcast in August 2020, follows four linked families in North India including Mrs Rupa Mehra who is in search of a suitable husband for her youngest daughter Lata. Anoushka writes: 'Mira told me that she felt my style would be a good fit for A Suitable Boy. She wanted music that had a strong Indian sound but also a global sensibility. I was honoured to be asked but was a bit doubtful about timings as I was meant to be touring at the time. Of course, the lockdown changed things. Then, she suggested I work with Alex Heffes, which was wonderful. Together, we were able to achieve her vision'. Listen here

10.08.2021

2021 Ivor Award Nominations Announced

A huge congratulations to Anoushka Shankar and Alex Heffes whose soundtrack for A Suitable Boy has been nominated for Best Television Soundtrack at the Ivors 2021. The winners will be announced at a ...

23.07.2021

Ludovico Einaudi: Mercan Dede Reimagined

World-renowned composer Ludovico Einaudi announces collaboration with long-standing friend Turkish, Canadian DJ and composer Mercan Dede, Ludovico Einaudi: Mercan Dede Reimagined. This new project sees twelve of Einaudi’s popular tracks hand-picked and remixed by Dede, each featuring laid back, world music infused beats. Created with the vision to bring Einaudi’s works into today’s contemporary electronic music soundscape with the signature of world-class Eastern instrumentation and defy the bounds of genre. The project is split into two volumes of three chapters, each containing two songs. Three have been released in 2021, with three more following in 2022. An established visual artist, Dede’s original paintings have also been used as central elements of the cover art of each volume. Listen to the first volume here.

23.07.2021

Ludovico Einaudi: Mercan Dede Reimagined

World-renowned composer Ludovico Einaudi announces collaboration with long-standing friend Turkish, Canadian DJ and composer Mercan Dede, Ludovico Einaudi: Mercan Dede Reimagined. This new project ...

18.05.2021

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.

18.05.2021

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 ...

30.04.2021

MILOŠ Releases 'The Moon & The Forest'

The Moon & The Forest, a brand new album from MILOŠ on Decca Classics was released April 30, and includes a premiere recording of guitar concerto Ink Dark Moon by Joby Talbot. The disc features two brand new concertos for guitar and orchestra, written specifically for MILOŠ by Joby Talbot and Howard Shore.Ink Dark Moon by Talbot received its world premiere at the Royal Albert Hall, London as part of the 2018 BBC Proms, performed by MILOŠ with the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Alexander Vedernikov on 2nd August 2018.The dramatic orchestration and guitar writing of Ink Dark Moon 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 Karadaglić, known just by his mononym MILOŠ is a Deutsche Grammophon/Mercury Classics recording artist from Montenegro and widely regarded as one of the foremost classical guitarists of his generation. 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.” Listen here

30.04.2021

MILOŠ Releases 'The Moon & The Forest'

The Moon & The Forest, a brand new album from MILOŠ on Decca Classics was released April 30, and includes a premiere recording of guitar concerto Ink Dark Moon by Joby Talbot. The disc features two ...