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!

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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.

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Simon Paul has finished recording a new demo for Melbourne based Singer/Songwriter, Rhiannon Bahree. The recording featured Miles de Carteret (Guitar), Ryan Hegarty (Bass), Clio Renner (Keys) and Luke Millar (Drums). The featured track is an original titled ‘Holding On‘.

View Rhiannon’s MySpace page here.