Simon Paul recorded and mixed the 2010 songs for Music Count Us In. The songs were written by students, work shopped by industry mentors and produced by renowned Music Director, Composer and Performer, John Foreman.

The featured song was sung by the talented Bobby Andonov, a finalist in Channel 7’s – Australia’s Got Talent.

“It’s Australia’s biggest school music initiative. With support from The Australian Government, it has run since 2007 and is all about celebrating the value of music education to students’ development, whoever they are, wherever they are. It involves about half a million students, teachers – and often parents! – from schools all over Australia signing up to  learn, rehearse then perform the same song, on the same day, at the same time. ” – Music Count Us In Website

I have had the intention of adding information and techniques for mixing and producing audio to this site for some time. To start with, I have created to reference charts and created some drum samples.

The charts are for converting musical notes to frequencies, and BPMs to Milliseconds. There are also drum samples from two drum kits available for download. The first is a vintage Slingerland kit (The one Travis Demsey played on my album For Broken Hearts & Lovers, and the other a kit I recorded recently for a client’s record… I didn’t think to check remember the brand though!)

You can view the Audio Production Resources page here.

Now you can log in to the V.I.P Area securely using your FaceBook account*. This will save you having to remember yet another user name and password!

V.I.P access includes free downloads, store discounts, free ringtones, wallpaper, with more content coming soon!

You can also use your Goolge, Yahoo or OpenID details to log in. Your email address will be added to Simon Paul’s mailing list if you proceed to the V.I.P Area. By signing in, you agree to be on this list.

Add FaceBook connect to your website with RPX. Go here to learn how.
You will need a FaceBook API, which you can get here.

Simon Paul recently signed a licensing deal with the California based music placement company, HD Music Now. The company has had success placing music on TV shows such as True Blood, Weeds and Norman as well as other placements on BBC, NBC and MTV.

Pure Pop Records has listed For Broken Hearts & Lovers in their TOP 20 Releases for 2009!

Copies of the Limited Edition version are available from the store.

Contact them to get your copy today!

221 Barkly Street St Kilda Vic 3182 Australia
(03) 9525 5220

The full list, quoted from Pure Pop’s mail out:

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PURE POP’S TOP TWENTY ALBUMS OF 2009

Sorry I can’t really separate these records – I started with a top ten and had to stop myself at twenty – so I’ll put them in alphabetical order. I know, pretty cowardly….
…and as soon I hit “send” I’ll be kicking myself for the things that I’ve left out (so apologies to those I missed).

Action Strasse – American Gas Jive
The Avett Brothers – I and Love and You
The Basics – Keep Your Friends Close
Pete Bernhard – Straight Line
Crayon Fields – All The Pleasures Of The World
The Devil Makes Three – Do Wrong Right
Bobby Emmett – Learning Love
Renny Field – The Arena
Lisa Hannigan – Sea Sew
The Holloways – No Smoke No Mirrors
Rowland S Howard – Pop Crimes
Charles Jenkins – Blue Atlas
Mando Diao – Give Me Fire!
Simon Paul – For Broken Hearts and Lovers
The Raveonettes – In and Out of Control
D Rogers – Sparks On The Tarmac
Stardeath and White Dwarfs – The Birth
The Swell Season – Strict Joy
TinPan Orange – Bottom Of The Lake
Wilco – Wilco (the album)
Wooden Shjips – Dos
…and The Beatles remastered reissues!

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Simon Paul and band performed at The Melbourne Fresh Industry Showcase semi-finals on Tuesday 10th November. Their performance was impressive enough to present them with the opportunity to perform in the finals, in December 2009*.

*Due to band members being overseas in December, Simon’s performance will be postponed until the finals of the first 2010 Showcase.