Our management act Stiff Dylans single Ultraviolet is currently out on Columbia and flirting outrageously with the Top 40. Currently at 41 it just needs a little push and its a hit. The film it features in, Angus Thongs and Perfect Snogging is doing great business so the band's profile continues to grow. Watch this space, you'll be hearing a lot more about this band in the coming months, mark our words. For more see www.myspace.com/stiffdylansmusic
1917 is currently working in a marketing capacity on rock legend Justin Hawkins' new band Hot Leg. First single, a five minute epic called Trojan Guitar is out in October, with an album and more singles to follow. It is a fantastic record, check them out at www.myspace.com/teamhotleg, gonna be huuuge.
College marketing remains a core business. We are now retained to work on a year's project with music colleges for Island Records. 2009 is the 50th anniversary of the label and for the academic year from september 2008 onwards we will be working with around 40 colleges using Island records as a live case study. the vaults are being thrown open and we will be utilising catalogue and former staff from the label as well as new music to give students as indepth a study of a major as they will ever have. Its an exciting project and one that promises to make a real splash.
We'll be taking a wide variety of other acts to the colleges this autumn, in different ways, as well as reaching out to art and film colleges and courses and introducing them to our ways. Already confirmed is activity on Ladyhawke and The Streets, and we'll also be managing a live tour with our friends at Access To Music.
We remain dedicated to finding great new acts for you to look at and this month we recommend Manchester turn run toto run. They have an EP out with fellow Manc Stickboy later this month on The Lost And Lonely Singles Club - check them out, they're great.
