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Ben Preece

Uhn-tiss Uhn-tiss Uhn-tiss Uhn-tiss, baby!

About Me

Aside from being a huge music fan, I'm involved in Brisbane s (Australia) music industry as a music programmer, writer and band/artist manager.
I run a small company called Mucho Bravado Management + Media which looks after the management for Emma Dean, Tara Simmons and Hot Liquid Sex plus the press, promotion and publicity for Kristy London & The Other Halves, Edward Guglielmino, Chris Brady and others.
I'm also lucky enough to work for two great companies - Nightlife Music + Video and Time Off magazine. For Nightlife, I'm the chief music programmer, working music into all over Australia, New Zealand and North America. For Time Off, I contribute, interview people and review music and gigs. Needless to say, I really dig it all.
Below are some of the artists I work with:
MANAGEMENT:
Hot Liquid Sex
Emma Dean
Tara Simmons
MEDIA MANAGEMENT:
Edward Guglielmino
PR:
Kristy London & The Other Halves

My Interests

THIS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25



THURSDAY NOVEMBER 1



AVAILABLE NOW:



Tara Simmons - 'Epilation'

An 11 track compilation of Tara's two EPs. Features 'Everybody Loves You', 'Break The Rules For Me' and 'The Recycling Bin Song.'

I'd like to meet:

Definition of rock journalism: "People who can't write, doing interviews with people who can't think, in order to prepare articles for people who can't read." - Frank Zappa

Music:

AC/DC, Air, Alanis Morissette, Angie Hart, The Animals, Arkarna, Arctic Monkeys, Ash, Augie March, The Band, Band Of Horses, The Bangles, Basement Jaxx, The Basics, Beach Boys, Beastie Boys, THE BEATLES, Beck, Belle & Sebastian, Ben Harper, Ben Folds, Bernard Fanning, Beta Band, Billie Holiday, Billy Thorpe & The Aztecs, Black Eyed Peas, The Black Keys, Black Sabbath, Bloc Party, Blondie, Blonde Redhead, Blur, The Boat People, Bob Dylan, Bob Marley, Bright Eyes, Britney Spears, Bruce Springsteen, Jeff Buckley, Butthole Surfers, Buzzcocks, The Byrds, Carole King, The Clash, Chemical Brothers, Chris Pickering, Clare Bowditch, Coldplay, Cold War Kids, Colin Hay, Common, The Cops, Cream, Crowded House, The Cure, Cypress Hill, Daddy Cool, Damien Rice, The Dandy Warhols, Danny Elfman, The Darkness, David Bowie, Death Cab For Cutie, The Decemberists, De La Soul, Depeche Mode, Dissociatives, Dogs Die In Hot Cars, The Doors, Doves, Dr. Dre, Echo And The Bunnymen, Editors, Edward Guglielmino, Edwin Starr, Eels, Elton John, Ella Fitzgerald, Elliot Smith, El Perro Del Mar, Elvis Costello, Elvis Presley, Eminem, Emma Dean, Eric Clapton, Erykah Badu, Eurythmics, Evan Dando, Everly Brothers, Expatriate, FAQ, Faith No More, Flamingo Crash, Finn Brothers, Foo Fighters, Franz Ferdinand, Frente!, Fugees, The Futureheads, Garbage, George Harrison, Giant Drag, The Go-Betweens, Goldfrapp, Gorgeous, Gorillaz, Gotye, The Grates, Gwen Stefani, Gyroscope, Hard-Fi, Herbie Hancock, Hilltop Hoods, Hot Liquid Sex, Iggy Pop, Interpol, I Heart Hiroshima, Iron On, The Jam, Japunga, Jeff Buckley, Jeff Lynne, Jens Lekman, Jimi Hendrix, John Lennon, Johnny Cash, Joni Mitchell, Joy Division, Jurassic 5, Justin Timberlake, Kaiser Cheifs, Kanye West, Kate Bradley, Kate Miller-Heidke, Keane, The Killers, The Kinks, Kiss, Kisschasy, Klaxons, Kraftwerk, Kristy London & The Other Halves, Kylie Minogue, Lauryn Hill, LCD Soundsystem, Led Zeppelin, Lemonheads, Leonard Cohen, Libertines, Little Birdy, The Living End, Lo-Tel, Lou Reed, The Lucksmiths, M.I.A., Madonna, Madness, Martha Wainwright, Marvin Gaye, Maximo Park, Megan Washington, Michael Franti, Michael Jackson, Miles Davis, Missy Elliott, Modern Lies, Modest Mouse, Moloko, Mondo Rock, Morrissey, Muse, Nada Surf, Nas, Neil Finn, Neil Young, Nelly Furtado, N*E*R*D, New Buffalo, New Order, Nick Drake, Nina Simone, No Doubt, Oasis, Offcutts, OMD, Otis Redding, The Others, OutKast, Paul McCartney, Paul Simon, Pharrell Williams, Pink, Pink Floyd, Placebo, Pollyanna, The Police, Polyvinyl, The Postal Service, Powderfinger, The Presets, Prince, Pulp, Radiohead, The Rakes, Ratcat, Razorlight, Red Riders, Regurgitator, R.E.M., Rilo Kiley, Ringo Starr, Rolling Stones, Ross Wilson, Roxette, Rufus Wainwright, Ryan Adams, Sam Cooke, Sarah Blasko, Sex Pistols, The Shins, The Shout Out Louds, Sigur Ros, Silverchair, Simon & Garfunkel, Siouxsie And The Banshees, Sleater-Kinney, Sly & The Family Stone, The Smiths, Smokey Robinson, Snoop Dogg, The Specials, Split Enz, Stevie Wonder, Stone Roses, The Stoogies, The Streets, The Strokes, Supergrass, Talib Kweli, Talking Heads, Tara Simmons, Tegan & Sara, Teddy Pendergrass, Tom Waits, Tori Amos, Tosca, Transvision Vamp, Travis, A Tribe Called Quest, U2, Underworld, The Velvet Underground, The Verve, The Vines, We Are Scientists, Ween, The White Stripes, The Who, Wilco, Wolfmother, Wilco, Willy Mason, wind&brackets, Wyclef Jean, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, You Am I, Young Eleanor, The Zombies, to name just a few.

Heroes:

Love my locals: Sam, The Boat People, Polyvinyl (sniff), Hot Liquid Sex, Emma Dean, Tara Simmons, Edward Guglielmino, Kristy London & The Other Halves, wind&brackets, Iron On, Flamingo Crash, I Heart Hiroshima, Violent Soho, The Rocketsmiths, Glasshouse, Hanabi, The Granite Lakes, Claire Whiting, Ben Stewart, The Black Arts, A Thousand Apologies, The Wells, Intercooler, Black Mustang, Kate Miller-Heidke, Yves Klein Blue, Lost Of Love and DJ Penny Lame.

My Blog

2007 LIVE

Thursday, October 18 - Ric's Cafe (Brisbane) IDLE CRANES   Saturday, October 13 - The Globe (Brisbane)KATE MILLER-HEIDKE, TARA SIMMONS, LIAM GRIFFINThursday, October 11 - Showgrounds (Mackay)POWD...
Posted by Ben Preece on Mon, 15 Jan 2007 06:42:00 PST

THIS THURSDAY


Posted by Ben Preece on Wed, 24 Oct 2007 03:37:00 PST

I shit you not...

Kristy London & The Other Halves have a record out. It's a five track EP, it's called Love Will Remain and, no word of a lie, it's simply stunning!They wrote, recorded and produced everything them...
Posted by Ben Preece on Sat, 20 Oct 2007 08:35:00 PST

Its about that time...

I want to talk about this ol' music biz and it's automatic unsupportive nature. Don't think this is going to turn into a woe is me, I'm hard done by, poorly industry fellow who needs attention. I do c...
Posted by Ben Preece on Sun, 14 Oct 2007 07:13:00 PST

HLS LIVE

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Posted by Ben Preece on Thu, 06 Sep 2007 01:14:00 PST

The Waifs

Meet The SimpsonsTHE WAIFSTHE WAIFS have been making music in some form or another since 1992, but it was only with their last release  -  most notably with a little song called 'London Stil...
Posted by Ben Preece on Tue, 04 Sep 2007 01:17:00 PST

Digs

Here's a couple I've reviewed recently that I'm really digging, may I share?TEGAN & SARAThe Con (Sire/Warner)While the tracks on this album's predecessor So Jealous (2004) could've quite possibly ...
Posted by Ben Preece on Sat, 01 Sep 2007 07:38:00 PST

Bertie Blackman

Black To The FutureBERTIE BLACKMANBERTIE BLACKMAN is in Sydney, loading gear in through the back door of the Spectrum for a show that will launch her latest Behave Tour and see the singer travel acros...
Posted by Ben Preece on Sat, 01 Sep 2007 07:19:00 PST

Finger On The Pulse

'Finger On The PulsePOWDERFINGER by Ben PreeceLOOK UP the word "behemoth" in the dictionary and you very well may see reference to the announcement of the Across The Great Divide Tour, both the worst ...
Posted by Ben Preece on Thu, 23 Aug 2007 03:46:00 PST

Michael Ross

I haven't known Michael Ross long, I met him through a bunch of good friends. But in saying that, I've never quite met someone so instantly likeable with a voice that's simply heavenly. No I'm not in ...
Posted by Ben Preece on Sun, 12 Aug 2007 11:18:00 PST