“Whisper My Name” is Album of the Month for March 2004 for www.soulexpress.net!
www.soulexpress.net is one of the leading modern soul portals in the world.
Focusing on new releases in quality soul music, the site has an ever-growing world-wide audience of over 4,000 unique visitors each month. This figure has doubled in the past 12 months alone.
Based in Europe – Finland to be exact, it also provides a printed issue to subscribers (soul enthusiasts!) from 15 different countries all over the world – mainly European (Scandinavia, UK, Netherlands).
A very special thank you to both reviewer, Barry Towler, and Ismo Tenkanen for getting behind the album!
“Thinkin’ Too Much” from Louise’s album “Whisper My Name” is being featured on the new ABC Radio OzTrax site.
Launched in February, the OZTRAX site gives ABC (Australian Broadcasting Commission) Local Radio another outlet to expose Australian music, particularly independent and ABC recordings. It is intended that OzTrax will gradually grow to encompass a wider variety of music and musicians appropriate to ABC Local Radio. It will be administered by Richard Porteous (National Program Director).
Also appearing on the site is “Train” from Rachel Gaudry’s Bright Window CD which is a track co-written by Rachel, Sam Hawksley and my good self. If you listen hard you can also hear me on backing vocals on the track!
And also check out my good mate Sarah Macgregor’s tune!
Visit the site at www.abc.net.au/oztrax to hear some great Australian talent.
Here’s the very latest review folks! Needless to say I am also thrilled with this one.
Soul Tracks is a leading site that is “tracking the world’s greatest soul music.” It includes artist bios, “where are they now” features on classic soul stars, and introductions to great modern soul artists.
It features great artists like Patti Austin, Anita Baker, George Benson, Peabo Bryson, Bobby Caldwell, Donny Hathaway, Lalah Hathaway, India.Arie,
James Ingram, Frank McComb, Michael McDonald, Smokey Robinson and Bill Withers.
…And great soul outfits like Average White Band, Commodores, Four Tops, Isley Brothers, O’Jays, Spinners, Stylistics, Tavares and Temptations.
Soul Express Magazine has recently referred to the site as “a highly recommended soul site especially for lovers of classy 70s and 80s soul music and classy modern soul vocalists.”
If you love soul music, you really should pay a visit to www.soutracks.com
The Review
Sometimes, it pays to open your email. My most pleasant surprise so far this year was hearing in January from Louise Perryman, a gifted pop/soul vocalist from Australia who is getting some attention in Soul Music circles due to her new release, Whisper My Name. Perryman has been labeled “The white woman with the black voice.” Well, I don’t know what color she sounds like, but it’s one that I like. From the moment I put Whisper in my CD player, her deep, husky alto wrapped itself around song (and me) and didn’t let go. Perryman’s voice is most often compared to Anita Baker, and there is truth to that comparison. I think a closer match may be Kathy Troccoli, another underrated deep-voiced singer, though Perryman’s delivery and material are richer and much more soulful.
www.soul-patrol.com has just announced its Top 5 New Artists for 2003 and its Top 20 New Releases for 2003 and guess what?
WHAT?
I was one of only 3 artists who made it into both lists.
In the Top 20 there are names like Marvin Gaye, Marcus Miller, Tower of Power, Barry White, The Temptations
…and then there in good ol’ Lou from Sydney, NSW!
All jokes aside, I am so proud to be included in this list.
“I played both ‘Play Your Game’ and ‘Whisper My Name’ and people said you were just what the music world needed, a shot in the arm of REAL music. People loved it!! So, I’ll be playing your music all evening long on my radio show that I do in the States.
I get a worldwide audience online of over 230,000 listeners.”v
Tracy~
New Breed Inc.
www.PirateRadio.com
Once there, click where it says LISTEN TO STATIONS and scroll down to the MIXED FORMAT and click on the name NEW BREED RADIO and tune in all night.
A big hi to Sergei Shidlouskij who is deputy director of radio station “Kraj” 68-2 Fm. He has 2 shows on-air at present, “Horisonti of Jazz” and “Wetchirni Ekspress”, where he features Avant-garde, Jazz-funk, Jazz-rock, Easy Listening, New Age, Blues, Folk, R&B and Soul and non-commercial, highly creative Jazz groups and artists. “Whisper My Name” will be launched there on September 14, 2003!
The results on the FOOM 2003 SCALA Songwriting Awards are out and it’s all good news for songwriting team, Louise and Kere Buchanan. Their most recently penned song “Only Blue” has just won The Master Open section. Produced by Sam Hawksley, the reaction has been so strong to the song that Louise has decided to do a whole album with Sam in the producer’s chair. The song can be heard at www.broadjam.com on Louise’s page there.
On the strength of hearing the song on “Thinkin’ Too Much” on the Qantas Inflight “Soulfood” programme, Louise was invited by the Marketing Division of Tourism Sydney to represent the Sydney music scene in a recent marketing campaign. In her role as Sydney Music Ambassador, Louise visited other states to perform her songs as part of the Sydney Uncovered promotion appearing with other personalities such as Mieke Buchan, Luke Mangan (Salt Restaurant), Gay Restaurant), Gayle Lake (Sydney Film Festival) and Alex Zabotto-Bentley (Fashion Assassin).
