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Post by Inside Australian Idol on Mar 11, 2004 0:21:16 GMT 10
Guy is well-suited for the soiree March 11, 2004 MR Cool Sydney Guy Sebastian is a particularly suave dude.  Party boy . . . Guy Sebastian is getting ready for the Golden Slipper soiree to be held later this month. With one seductive eyebrow raised and suit jacket oh-so casually thrown over shoulder, all the man needed was a martini as he posed for photos at the InterContinental Sydney this week. The mission? To transform himself from bicycle-riding teen pin-up to the smooth lead crooner of the Sydney Confidential Golden Slipper Soiree. The soiree is being held in conjunction with those generous and co-operative types from the Sydney Turf Club, which stages the spectacular Golden Slipper festival. The festival kicks off this Saturday, with the soiree to be held on March 30. Admitting he knew virtually nothing about horse racing, Sebastian said the buzz surrounding the hottest tickets in town had compelled him to offer himself as lead act. And in keeping with this year's dazzling "Golden Years of Hollywood" soiree theme, Sebastian promises to perform some big band favourites. dailytelegraph.news.com.au/story.jsp?sectionid=1266&storyid=1021703 |
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Post by Inside Australian Idol on Mar 11, 2004 0:25:21 GMT 10
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Post by Inside Australian Idol on Mar 11, 2004 0:26:34 GMT 10
Established reality TV shows keep pulling' em in - sponsors, that is By Paul McIntyre, Marketing Editor March 11, 2004 Reality television. Dead one week - resurrected the next. Big-spending corporates are flocking to the proven reality shows of last year despite the early ratings season having created a cloud of concerns for the new programs already on air. The Nine Network has pulled off a major coup for its reality ratings blockbuster of 2003 - The Block - generating $20 million in sponsorship alone this year, up from $8 million for its debut in 2003. With premium rates for ads during the show, Nine is now looking at a $30 million windfall. Expect truckloads of in-show product placement and brand promotions, competitions and strikingly similar TV commercials in the ad breaks. The Block's $4 million top-tier sponsors for 2004 are believed to include Cadbury, Toyota, and Freedom Furniture, with Commonwealth Bank, Telstra, Black and Decker, Colgate, Panasonic and Dulux committing an estimated $2.5 million for their "second tier" deals. "The Block, Big Brother and Idol are now seen by viewers as established brands, ones they trust they'll enjoy," said James Parkinson, investment and development director at media buyer, Carat. "On that basis advertisers are happy to support those shows. The key point is we're working with proven global formats, although The Block is a slight exception to that." Simon White, a partner with Commonwealth Bank's media buyer, Ikon, said The Block would perform well again this year despite the flood of competition. "I've seen a couple of snippets of The Block. It's going to be very good. Pedigree television," he said. "I personally don't think Big Brother will do quite as well." Rival networks said while Network Ten has seen strong demand for Australian Idol this year, it has struggled to sell Big Brother. "Not true," a Ten executive said. "They love to believe their own propaganda. That's the mind-set we're dealing with." KFC, Energizer and M&Ms are understood to have signed as major sponsors for Big Brother this year and another three majors will finalise this week on $2.5 million deals. Ten is expected to finalise another six minor Big Brother sponsors next week in deals worth $1.8 million each. Ten executives would not disclose names but acknowledged a number of last year's sponsors had dropped out. For Australian Idol, four $3 million to $4 million deals are understood to have been finalised with Telstra, McDonald's, L'Oreal and Nestle, with two more to be signed off next week. The commercial success of Idol and Big Brother will provide some relief for Ten, which has seen The Hothouse bomb and The Resort still struggling. Ten is now throwing hundreds of free TV spots at the backers of The Hothouse, who paid about $1.5 million for sponsorship rights, like LG, Ford, Aussie Mortgage Market and Tradelink. "Hothouse has just too many things going on," Mr Parkinson said. "Too many characters, not enough good ones and too many hours of it. But advertisers believed in it because of Ten's ability to deliver on these shows. There's so much reality noise on TV the viewing public has found it quite difficult to connect. Now it's back to the proven performers." www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/03/10/1078594425912.html |
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Post by Ava on Mar 11, 2004 1:32:49 GMT 10
that is the BEST picture i have EVER seen...im just speechless...wait til the others see it *runs to get first aid kit* The mission? To transform himself from bicycle-riding teen pin-up to the smooth lead crooner of the Sydney Confidential Golden Slipper Soiree. And in keeping with this year's dazzling "Golden Years of Hollywood" soiree theme, Sebastian promises to perform some big band favourites. hehe, bicycle riding teen pin up?!! but can i go?!!  |
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Post by Raspberry on Mar 11, 2004 21:23:38 GMT 10
heh wtf?!
I never knew Guy had a penchant for bicycles? ;D
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Post by Inside Australian Idol on Mar 12, 2004 1:00:27 GMT 10
Fans idolise bro with the 'fro 11.03.2004 By ALAN PERROTT "No hugs! No kisses! And no touching the'fro! ... I'm serious!"  Guy Sebastian has a friendly pat for Joshua Mackay, 5, of Torbay. Picture / Kenny Rodger It's obviously hard to be a proper fan these days, but not even such scalding officialdom could stem the screams when Australian Idol Guy Sebastian finally appeared. The Aussie, as fawned over for his afro as his singing, was at the Sounds Megastore in Auckland City yesterday, one of many sign-and-run raids he is conducting in schools and music stores throughout the country. About 500 mostly hyperventilating young girls were there to shower him in collective hysteria. The experience was all too much for Lucy Ewen, who was sobbing too hard to speak when she finally stood before the centre of all her dreams. In between chest-heaving sobs, the 13-year-old managed to hand over a heavily thumbed exercise book, filled with every photo and story she has been able to collect, for Sebastian to sign. "He. Held. My. Hand," she hiccuped afterward. Sarah's staunchness under pressure was bad news for her aunt who had wagered $50 on her niece fainting before getting within reach of the star. Jessica Bollen will have some explaining to do when she gets back to Tauranga. The multi-pierced teenager sold her birthday present, a $700 Fender guitar, for $140 to get petrol money for the trip. Why? "It's Guy Sebastian. Hello." Sadly, her plan to use such true dedication to guilt trip her idol into extra favours fell through as she got shunted aside by the next fan in line. But the enthusiastic reception did not stretch to our own wannabe idols. "No way, the overseas guys are way better," said 23-year-old Shane Seally, to vigorous nodding and exclamations from everyone within earshot. "New Zealand Idol sucks, they need a lot of work." Away from the fervour, the Australian promotion machine behind Guy Sebastian is coming under attack. At issue is the platinum record awarded to the 22-year-old from Adelaide for his latest single, All I Need Is You. Platinum status in Australia recognises the sale of 70,000 units yet when the award was made, Sebastian's single had sold about 26,000 units in two weeks. The Australian Record Industry Association said it recognised the number of units delivered to stores. www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/entertainmentstorydisplay.cfm?storyID=3554063&thesection=entertainment&thesubsection=music&thesecondsubsection=general |
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Post by Inside Australian Idol on Mar 12, 2004 1:01:30 GMT 10
Google Me: Life in the fast-lane to pop fame 11.03.2004 JULIE MIDDLETON goes looking on the web for TV-made stars Pop Idol is a British-born, three-year-old television phenomenon which has manufactured stars out of, among others, Americans Kelly Clarkson and Ruben Studdard, England's Will Young and Australian Guy Sebastian. There's even a World Idol, Kurt Nilsen from Norway, who was crowned on Boxing Day. The also-rans, among them American Clay Aiken and Australian Shannon Noll, have also launched stellar careers from their appearances. And the show is putting stars in the eyes of wannabees all over the world - Britain is coming up to its third annual Pop Idol search, America is already there, and the contest has run in more than 12 countries including South Africa, Poland and Germany. So how are the idols doing - and, by inference, what can the winner of New Zealand Idol expect? Here's the bro with the 'fro, Guy Sebastian, who was in New Zealand this week: "The other night (in Sydney) I was sitting at the traffic lights and these two girls just jumped into my car. They had recognised me, and demanded I drop them off somewhere. I thought it was easier not to argue, so I did it, but it's that kind of invasion of privacy that goes on. Some girls are just really forward and while all my mates think it would be heaven, it's not." Rail-thin Clay Aiken, an American Idol runner-up, says: "My anonymity is gone for good. I'm more cautious. I do put my hood on to get what I need to get done. When I'm at a restaurant I do try to get people to wait until I'm done eating and then I'm happy to sign an autograph." American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson, 21, confesses that at industry functions, "it's horrible when someone comes up to compliment my voice, because a lot of the time, I have no idea who they are ... I swear I don't know why God put me here, because I'm not into going out and doing the rub-shoulders thing." Another American Idol winner, the rotund Ruben Studdard, says of his instant fame: "I didn't know it would be this quick. I never knew that the things I wanted to do would come this fast, but this is the route that God took me, and so I'm excited." Once a farmer, Shannon Noll says: "I'm just rolling with it all. I've heard about reality TV people getting post-reality syndrome, so I think as long as you keep it real and understand that everything can change in seconds, it keeps you working harder." www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/entertainmentstorydisplay.cfm?storyID=3553965&thesection=entertainment&thesubsection=music&thesecondsubsection=general |
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Post by Inside Australian Idol on Mar 12, 2004 1:02:51 GMT 10
BMG signs music deal with Destra By Kristyn Maslog-Levis, ZDNet Australia 11 March 2004 Digital Rights Management (DRM) provider Destra Corporation Limited have signed major music label BMG (Bertelsmann) Australia to sell their music "legally" online. Destra chief executive officer Domenic Carosa said, "BMG joins us, together with EMI, FMR and Sony, to sell songs by artists such as Guy Sebastian, Shannon Noll, Pink, and Britney Spears over the Internet for AUD$1.99 per track". BMG will initially provide over 10,000 tracks and build up to its catalogue of 40,000 tracks in the next few months in the WMA (Windows) Format. BMG Australia Managing Director Ed St John said, "We are delighted to be announcing this deal with Destra – and in doing so, to offer our extensive catalogue to online consumers". BMG will be selling music online through Destra’s retail partners Sanity.com.au, HMV.com.au, JBHiFi.com.au and ChaosMusic.com.au. DestraMusic will increase their music catalogue with plans to have over 500,000 tracks available for purchase by mid-2004. The music is in the WMA Format and has built in technology for customers to copy the songs onto a CD three times, as well as to a portable media player, but will not allow the tracks to be transferred to pirate Web sites. "We have built-in technology that give the record companies protection from copyright violation, but will allow customers to make copies to CDs for playing in their car or portable CD player," said Carosa. www.zdnet.com.au/news/business/0,39023166,39116538,00.htm |
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Post by SoCrazyInLoveWithGUY on Mar 12, 2004 3:48:11 GMT 10
Damn, he looks good.
I hope they televise this do - I lOVE Guy doing old songs.
How do I get a ticket to this soiree?
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Post by Ava on Mar 12, 2004 16:47:18 GMT 10
from the Guy Sebastian yahoo group
Guys calm tip 1
MANIFEST A POSITIVE SCENCE
"Try to get some time alone and visualise yourself on
stage,performing perfectly.This is like a mental rehearsal and it realy helps"
Guys calm tip 2
STAY AWAY FROM NERVOUS PEOPLE
" When you are about to perform with other people or just backstage with other performers,its important to try and get away from anyone who is realy nervous or freaking out.They will be thinking negative thoughts snd without meaning to they will start to make you feel nervous .Even if you were calm you might start to catch their vibe"
Guys calm tip 3
MENTALLY ESCAPE THE MOMENT
" When you are actually on stage try and create an imaginary place for your self which will allow you to block anything out thats making you nervous.I've created this place for myself which is called grooveland, and its somewhere I can escape the lights and crowd,judges whatever. I;m still conecting with the crowd but I can forget about everything but the music and grooving with it .
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Post by na on Mar 12, 2004 17:01:16 GMT 10
IN AUCKLAND SOUNDS STORE *transcript*
heres a lil transcript of some girls talking about guy at the auckland signings (from yahoo group)
S: stu
ST:stables
G: girl
OG: other girl
GHMG: girl who met guy
ST: come in whale rider!!
S: alrite we're on the street right now, we've found some girls that have driven all the way from Rotorua!! *girls scream in the background*
u guys came all the way from rotorua today to see guy
sebastian?
G: im from wellington!
S: your from wellington? thats a loooooong way to come
G: i know
S: and your so close your almost at the front of the sounds store then uve just got that little queue and then guy sebastian will be right there
G: yea
S: *says to this ther girl* so youve come all the way from rotorua? howzit?
OG: howzit
S: yea im good how u doin?
OG: yea im alrite
S: do n e of u guys sing? do u wanna do a lil ahh u know a lil guy
sebastian meeting idol right now?
GHMG: i got THREE signed!
S: three signed!
GHMG: three yep! yep and ah yea he shook my hand..ohh hes got the
nicest eyes..hes got the nicest eyes hes so spunky..i sed "hello
spunky" and hes like "hello" *everyone laughs* hes sooo spunky
S: guy sebastian at sounds right now doing a little bit of signing
with zm
ST: thanx stu!!!
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Post by Sunflower on Mar 12, 2004 17:08:41 GMT 10
Away from the fervour, the Australian promotion machine behind Guy Sebastian is coming under attack. At issue is the platinum record awarded to the 22-year-old from Adelaide for his latest single, All I Need Is You. Platinum status in Australia recognises the sale of 70,000 units yet when the award was made, Sebastian's single had sold about 26,000 units in two weeks. The Australian Record Industry Association said it recognised the number of units delivered to stores. This is very interesting...  I didn't know it didnt sell very well. |
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Post by MaybeNext on Mar 12, 2004 22:26:43 GMT 10
This is very interesting... I didn't know it didnt sell very well. It's only had 2 weeks of sales for that and they left out the part about it reaching #1 first week out. |
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Post by random on Mar 12, 2004 23:03:07 GMT 10
It is the 2nd single off an album most people would already own anyway...it isn't exactly supposed to sell well.
They were already saying they weren't planning on releasing another single off the album before AINIY even came out, so I wouldn't think of it as too much of a disappointment.
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Post by Arwen on Mar 12, 2004 23:49:59 GMT 10
how does that work  26, 000 units isnt even gold !!! |
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I didn't know it didnt sell very well.
26, 000 units isnt even gold !!!