| BLACK MARKET RHYTHM CO. SELECTED FOR BIGSOUND ’08! Queensland boys, Black Market Music Co. (BMRC), have rocked their way into being selected as one of the showcase artists for the BIGSOUND ‘08 Conference in Brisbane this September 10-12th. This fantastic opportunity sets the guys up to perform in front of some of the industry’s heads from all corners of the globe and is the first of a run of gigs for the band which includes a WA tour. Their mix of vintage rock and indie pop is getting the band plenty of attention. The ‘Low-Fi Records, Hi-Fi Radio’ album has had four tracks get airplay. This, combined with their high energy, fun shows has made BMRC a must see act of 2008 - a year that has seen the band supporting the Beautiful Girls and Kate Miller-Heidke’s tours and touring on their own. BMRC have been on the up since 2005 performing at a string of niche summer festivals (Quiksilver Pro Show, Festival Of The Sun, Queenscliff Music Festival, Woodford (twice), Big Day Out) before heading into the studio for a few months with New York producer, Tidy Kid to record their ‘Low-Fi Records, Hi-Fi Radio’, album. Since then, the band have been riding high on the success of ‘Low-Fi Records, Hi-Fi Radio’ which features theme of classic rock and roll; boys meeting girls, boys playing music, boys having good times. The result is a delightful conundrum of roots-flavoured pop and roots-flavoured rock. “The music we make has this vintage rock energy to it, and everyone can tell we’re having an absolute ball, so we’re happy to roll with that.” It’s obvious these boys are enjoying their ride and so they should be as they look forward to BIG SOUND 2008 and their next tour in October/November which includes their first trek to the land of the WAMI’s; Western Australia.
Upcoming shows
Fri 5 Sep, Pacific Hotel, Yamba, NSW
Wed 10 Sep, Press Club, Empire Hotel, 339 Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, QLD 10.50pm
Q music Bigsound Conference 2008 showcase
Fri 19 Sep, Ergon Energy Festival Toowoomba, QLD
Sat 4 Oct, Sol Bar Coolum, QLD
Fri 31 Oct, Shark Bar Gold Coast, QLD
Sat 1 Nov, The Globe Theatre Brisbane, QLD
Thu 6 Nov, Mojo Fremantle, WA
Fri 7 Nov, Settlers Tavern Margaret River, WA
Sat 8 Nov, Indi Bar Scarborough, WA
Sun 9 Nov, TBA Perth, WA
BMRC online
MySpace www.myspace.com/theblackmarketrhythmco
Website www.blackmarketrhythmco.com
YouTube www.youtube.com/theblackmarketrhyhtm
BMRC recent highlights - Notable festival appearances include Big Day Out (2008), Woodford Folk Festival (2006-2008), Queenscliff Music Festival (2007), Quiksilver Pro Show (2007) and Festival of the Sun (2006)
- The band played to packed houses in Brisbane and the Gold Coast, selling out The Troubadour (200), The Soundlounge (350) and the Clock Hotel (380)
- BMRC have toured the East Coast twice in 2007 with great turnouts interstate and headlined their own tour in May of this year.
- They have received extensive airplay from Triple J for tracks from their last EP
- Christopher Ernst released a solo cd Little Pieces – 4 tracks have picked up airplay on Triple J and on community stations around the country
- The band has gigged and toured with bands such as the Beautiful Girls and Ash Grunwald
- Debut album ‘Low-Fi Records, Hi-Fi Radio’ released nationally in February 2008 on MGM
- First single (‘You Said That You Loved Me’) from ‘Low-Fi Records, Hi-Fi Radio’ added to high rotation on FBi (Sydney), currently receiving spot play on Triple J's 2008, Lunch, Home and Hosed and Roots 'n All programs and Rage TV.
- Scheduled as the closing act at the Woodford Folk Festival in 2008
- Made the official voting list for Triple J's Hottest 100 (2007)
Short listed for Q Song Awards (2007) - Considerable national airplay of music on Triple J, Rage, and community radio. Interviews on Triple J's Roots ‘n All program, SEA FM's The List Program and Featured on Triple J's ‘ 2006' and ‘2008’ New Releases program
- Track featured on upcoming Australian Surfing Life Magazine DVD and Channel Seven’s ‘City Homicide’ popular television series.
Contact
magda@sureshaker.com
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