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OCTOBER 2007

John Harley Weston spent the first 6 months of 2007 at #1 on ther ILR Australian Indie Radio Charts......and it's still difficult getting commercial radio play.....what gives? I remember one Music Director from a big radio station said to me 'keep raising your profile and making waves and we'll HAVE to play you eventually'. Well mate, I've sent a few tidal waves your way over the last couple of years. Winning national competitions, being at #1 for 6 months on the indie charts and check out these brilliant quotes from industry big hitters like Powderfinger's manager Paul Piticco and Australian Idol judge Mark Holden - click here.

John's hard at it in his studio finishing off his album. What do you reckon John? This month, next month, January.......'Leave me alone' he says, 'I'm concentrating'. Rest assured it's not far off.

We've already got loads of pre-orders for the new album. It doesn't cost you anything to pre-order but you'll be first to know when it's ready. Just email us at info@johnharleyweston.com

JULY 2007

JOHN HARLEY WESTON STILL #1 on the ILR RADIO CHARTS:
John Harley Weston’ s song 'Brothers and Sisters' has spent 26 weeks at #1 on the ILR Isonliveradio Australian Indie Radio Charts. That's half a year.! We're getting around 60 airplays a week on different charts with different songs. Big thanks to all at isonliveradio.com
Details at http://www.isonliveradio.com/radiodial and scroll down to charts.

Please continue to request John Harley Weston airplay on your local 'commercial' radio stations.

AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL SONGWRITING CONTEST 2007:
Not one but two of John Harley Weston's new songs scheduled for the forthcoming album have just gone through to the 2nd round of judging in this year's Australian National Songwriting Contest. You'll remember that John won this comp in 2005 with Last Days of Summer - rock category. That's a national competition in a country with around 21 million people. Listen at www.johnharleyweston.com/soundbytes.htm

BILLBOARD WORLD SONGWRITING CONTEST 2006/7 (14TH ANNUAL CONTEST)
Great news - songs off John's forthcoming album are already winning awards. We received certificates this month from Billboard World Songwriting Contest - a Highest Level Honourable Mention for new song 'Believe In Yourself' written by John Harley Weston and Sandy Jones (another Scotsman). John also received an Honourable Mention for 'Let Your Life Begin'. To quote Billboard, 'this is an impressive feat'.

THE NEW ALBUM:
John's writing, recording and producing most of the new album at home on Tamborine Mountain in Queensland, Australia. We've spent the last month rebuilding computers ....serves him right for being a control freak. Thanks to John's brother, Gordon, who happened to be in Australia last month, for all his II. T. Help....and whisky drinking skills. (Gordon runs web design company www.citrusgreen.com in the U.K.)

John’s new album will be released later this year. You can pre-order by emailing your details to info@johnharleyweston.com or contacting us via myspace

Thanks for tuning in

MAY 2007

MORE SONGWRITING WINS
Billboard World Songwriting Contest 2007 - Highest Level Honourable Mention for the uplifting rock/country crossover song 'Believe In Yourself' and Honourable Mention for the cruisy acoustic rock tune 'Let Your Life Begin'. Both tracks will appear on John's forthcoming album. As Billboard say.....'this is an impressive feat'.

NEW ALBUM
John's new album was scheduled for May 2007 release. Computer meldown has put the release back to Aug 2007. The joys of technology!

FEB/MAR 2007

CHECK OUT THE AUSTRALIAN INDIE RADIO CHARTS:
This week John Harley Weston is still number 1 in the ILR Australian Indie Radio Charts. Isonliveradio syndicates radio shows to over 200 radio stations worldwide. John's been getting 60 radio plays a week in Australia alone. Big thanks to all the stations and listeners for their support. The # 1 song is 'Brothers & Sisters' off John's current album 'Hope Harbour'. Last week John was #1 AND #2 with 'Brothers and Sisters' and 'Last Days Of Summer'. You'd never know it was the last days of summer here in Austrlalia - it's 35 degrees today in Queensland. Phew! Go to http://www.isonliveradio.com/radiodial and scroll down to charts.

NEW ALBUM
John is currently working on his second independent album scheduled to be released July 2007. It's definitely a rock/country crossover album......from the songs already recorded feedback from other artists, managers, film industry people in Australia, USA and the UK has been great. Sneak preview of a few songs at http://www.johnharleyweston.com/soundbytes.htm

INTERNATIONAL SONGWRITING CONTEST
For this competition we got in to the second round - fierce - there's always next year......Billboard and Unisong Songwriting Contests are still to be finalised.....keep you posted.

JAN 2007

2007 is off to a flying start for award winning Queensland (Australia) based singer-songwriter John Harley Weston........

Catch John performing at the Queensland Premier's Australia Day Celebration Fri 26th January at The Piazza, Southbank, Brisbane. All day event. John Harley Weston performs in the Piazza at 4pm.......then behind the Piazza at 5:30pm. More gig details below.

Watch Channel 9 TV 'Brisbane Extra' Thu 25th Jan to see John Harley Weston advertising the above gig.

MORE SONGWRITING SUCCESS....
John is currently working on his second independent album scheduled to be released April 2007. He's already entered some of the worlds toughest songwriting contests with a few of the finished songs. This week we received news that not 1, not 2 but 3 of John's new songs have advanced to the next round of judging in the 2006 International Songwriting Contest. Based in Nashville, USA this competition is judged by the like of Tom Waits, Brian Wilson, Macy Gray and the presidents of all the major recording and publishing labels. With over 14,000 songs entered making it through to the next round is already a great accomplishment and a sign that John's next album is going to be a beauty. We'll let you know how the competition develops.

NEUMANN MICROPHONE ENDORSEMENT DEAL
This week John became one of the few artists in the country to get an endorsement deal with the elite Neumann Microphones based in Berlin, Germany. Since 1928 Neumann mics have been used by many great artists, from the Beatles to Bryan Adams to Beyoncé as well as orchestras, radio presenters, film and television broadcasters and just about every world-class recording studio. What a fabulous endorsement to get. Thank you to Neumann. See http://www.neumann.com

INDEPENDENT RADIO NETWORK
In relation to John's current album 'Hope Harbour' we'd like to thank ILR, (isonliveradio) the Australian based radio and TV network who syndicate shows to over 200 radio stations worldwide. Through ILR John has been getting approx 60 radio plays a week on Australian independent radio including 'The Australian Real Underground Music Show'. From 'breaking pop' to 'Australian indie' to 'late night country'.....some of John's pro peace songs are also picking up airplay on Christian stations. We've also receiving plays on the World Indie Top 40 countdown. (The proof that sharing information helps independent musicians - thanks to my songwriter friend Kitana for putting me on to this one).

Details at
http://www.isonliveradio.com/playlists/lookup.php?q=john%20harley%20weston

INTERNATIONAL RADIO PLAY:
Talking about radio - do you live in Nashville or anywhere else for that matter? Check out http://www.moozikooradio.com who are playing 'Brothers And Sisters' off John's album 'Hope Harbour'.

How about Tampa, Florida? Tampa Bay Indies Radio Station are playing John's music see http://www.bspass.com

RadioFly1 in the USA is broadcasting to 3 million people. They are now rotating 'Beautiful Day In The City' off John's album 'Hope Harbour'. See http://www.radiofly1.com

Loads more stations....too many to mention.....the snowball is getting bigger.

PRESS:

SCOTTISH NEWSPAPER - THE DAILY RECORD
Over 3 million readers weekly. After hearing that John (originally from Scotland) is having some musical wins downunder the Glasgow based newspaper called John in Australia last month and dropped in a wee article - many thanks. See http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/therazz/daily/tm_method=full%26objectid=18066206%26siteid=66633-name_page.html

Many thanks for continued support from the Gold Coast Bulletin for 2 recent feature interviews/articles (Dec and Jan 2007). John has had articles in dozens of publications over the past year including Rolling Stone owned Australian Guitar Magazine, Australian Songwriter Mag, Glasgow Herald, Evening Times, Kilmarnock Standard, Tamborine Times, Beaudesert Times and many more......many thanks to you all.

GIGS:
John will be performing with long time Gold Coast guitarist Pete Devine at the following venues.....click here.