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30 June 2009 :

DARRYN HARKNESS JOINS THE MUSHROOM BAND WAGON

Mushroom is very pleased to announce the recent signing of Darryn Harkness.

Multi-instrumentalist / songwriter Darryn Harkness is mostly known for his work with New Telepathics who celebrate their 10th anniversary this year, Harkness is also known as the guitarist with the UK group Serafin, who sold 40 000 copies of their debut album throughout Europe, were label mates with Muse, supported the likes of Frank Black and appeared at dozens of major European festivals.

Harkness relocated himself and ‘The Institute Of Telepathic Research’ to New Zealand in 2008 after 9 years based in the UK and Germany.

The Institute Of Telepathic Research is the nerve centre from where Harkness writes, records, paints and works with experimental video, super 8 film and photography.

In 2006 Harkness rescored the classic F W Murnau film ‘Nosferatu’ which went on to break attendance records in London after 900 people turned out to see it, this turned into sell out shows at The Edinburgh Festival in Scotland and a critically acclaimed UK cinema tour in 2007.

Before moving to the UK in 1999, Harkness was a member of From Scratch, played bass with Dead Flowers, was the drummer in Braintree and was a multi-instrumentalist with the cult band Spacesuit, he has also worked with classic New Zealand artists such as Alastair Riddell and recently Andrew Fagan.

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27 June 2009 :

MUSHROOM SIGNS SUB-PUBLISHER EQUATOR MUSIC PUBLISHING

Mushroom are happy to announce the new relationship with Equator Music Publishing.

Equator Music is a music management company based in London, England which was founded in 1970. Originally established to look after the affairs of guitarist Jeff Beck, the company has also been managing Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi since 1988. Equator's roster also includes Chalou Saint Jude and DeLuca.

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24 June 2009 :

2009 APRA AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED

Mushroom is proud to reveal the winners of the 2009 APRA Music Awards, announced last tonight in a dazzling ceremony at the Peninsula in Melbourne. These winners, across 12 categories including the prestigious peer voted APRA SONG OF THE YEAR, represent the songwriters behind the most successful works of 2008. And in a symbolic affirmation of the positive health of Australian songwriting, first time winners are represented across 9 categories.

The category of MOST PLAYED AUSTRALIAN WORK has been won by first time nominees FAKER for their impossibly catchy song This Heart Attack. Currently on tour with the Pink juggernaut, the song, written by NATHAN HUDSON, was voted at #5 on triple j’s Hottest 100 (2008) and the band slipped into the national consciousness with their 2nd album Be The Twilight.

KASEY CHAMBERS and SHANE NICHOLSON have taken out COUNTRY WORK OF THE YEAR with Rattlin’ Bones. While Kasey Chambers has now chalked up a record 8 APRA Awards (making Kasey the most awarded female songwriter in APRA history), this is the first ever APRA win for her husband and songwriting partner SHANE NICHOLSON.

The 2009 APRA Music Awards was hosted by JONATHAN BIGGINS and featured live performances by Mushroom artists FAKER, LIOR and DAN SULTAN. ARCHIE ROACH, CLARE BOWDITCH, ABBY DOBSON and MICHAEL GUDINSKI, were very special Mushroom guest presenters.

The event was captured by subscription television partner MAX for a special that will be broadcast exclusively on MAX, on Sunday 5th July at 8.30pm. MAX is available on FOXTEL and AUSTAR.

For the complete list of winners head to: www.apra-amcos.com.au

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22 June 2009 :

RHIAN SHEEHAN SIGNS TO MUSHROOM

Mushroom is extremely happy to announce the recent signing of pioneering Wellington electronic composer Rhian Sheehan.

Standing in Silence, his first full-length release in four years, represents a new musical bearing for Rhian Sheehan. His previous original albums, 2001's Paradigm Shift (regarded as a landmark in New Zealand electronica ) and 2004's Tiny Blue Biosphere, were acclaimed for their visionary blend of cerebral beats with sci-fi storylines and cosmic sensibilities and tracks from them appeared alongside works from the likes of electronica and dub luminaries Tosca, Horace Andy and Jose Padilla.

Yet these albums were conventional in comparison to Standing in Silence as Sheehan's latest work pushes into a new direction of organic, ambient and abstract sound. The sounds of cascading bells, plucked piano strings, wine glasses, playgrounds and airports are the substance of Standing in Silence, whereas the electronica was the core of the previous albums.

Rhian recently completed work on the "Full Space Dome" film score, which includes parts of “Standing In Silence” for the UK's National Space Centre. It is called "We Are Astronomers", is narrated by "Dr Who's" very own David Tennant, and launches 23rd May in the UK & June in the USA.

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