The Playground

Do you think Emile Berliner would be happy with the future of his 1889 creation, the ‘lateral-cut disc record’? Its history has been a journey through size, shape, color and trend, and in this digital age of downloads and MP3 players, many wonder if there…

• Written by Mel Karajas on Feb 12, 2015

As we put away the festive paraphernalia for another year, it’s a good time to consider what we’re up to for the new year. Neil Moore often quotes his father saying “You should always have something to look forward to”. Simply Music has lots to…

• Written by SM Admin on Jan 30, 2015

How often have you watched a movie and not noticed the music? Obviously you’ll pay attention if it’s about music, or the kind of movie where the stars regularly break into song, but a typical movie is likely to have music playing for half or…

• Written by Guest Contributor on Dec 7, 2014

How often have you watched a movie and not noticed the music? Obviously you’ll pay attention if it’s about music, or the kind of movie where the stars regularly break into song, but a typical movie is likely to have music playing for half or…

• Written by Guest Contributor on Dec 7, 2014

Misheard lyrics; it’s been a problem since we were chocolate monkeys. The songwriter tries to share his insights and the singer, perhaps in his earnestness to deliver the message with maximum feeling, mangles the words into something that we, with our gift for filling in…

• Written by Gordon Harvey on Aug 6, 2014

My name is Mel Karajas and I am the coordinator of The Playground. After watching the ‘Henry’ clip from Alive Inside and learning more about Music & Memory, I wanted to be involved in whatever way possible. In this special edition of our blog, that…

• Written by Mel Karajas on Mar 4, 2014

  The Magic Island, the latest album in the Hush Collection, will be released in early November 2013 and is the boldest and biggest undertaking for the Hush Music Foundation yet, featuring a full symphony orchestra and twelve outstanding composers. The Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra and…

• Written by SM Admin on Dec 4, 2013

Billboard Magazine recently remarked that the year 2013 looks set to boast the most new U.S. Music Festivals launched in history. It’s easy to see why when music festivals have had a renaissance of sorts lately; in the past decade some of the largest ones…

• Written by SM Admin on Sep 17, 2013

We asked Stephanie some questions to gain some insight into her role here at Simply Music, what lights her up musically and some facts that make her the person she is. Your full name: Stephanie Iadanza When did you start and what is your role…

• Written by Stephanie Iadanza on Mar 27, 2013
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Simply Music’s own Gretta Ziller (Gretta Dunn) has just received the 2013 APRA/TSA New Songwriter Award for ”She’s A River” co-written with Kalesti Butler. Listen to an excerpt of this award winning song.

• Written by SM Admin on Jan 30, 2013