A blog hosted by platinum selling singer songwriter & founder of India's largest International Independent record label W.O.A International - Oliver Sean!
Saturday, January 12, 2013
Oliver Sean and WOA Records featured on The Portugal News
Oliver Sean - All I Remember (Vh1 Featured Music Video)
Oliver Sean in Canada this June
Oliver Sean LIVE in Australia
Thursday, January 10, 2013
Inviting Indie Music Videos for Season 2 of Network TV Show
Seasons Greetings and a Happy New Year from all of us at W.O.A International – The Music Co.
The season premiere of The WOA TV Show - All Things Music! Season 1 has just been released and we would like to invite you to experience the TV show that is being called an "INDIE MUSIC BREAKTHROUGH" TV Show by The Times. The show has received a fantastic response by the Press and Fans as it promotes exceptional Independent artists from around the world in a MTV style music video/chart show.
If you have been following our updates, you should know about the brand new WOA TV Show – All Things Music! and the syndicated WOA Radio Show – WOAFM99, both of which have been creating waves on this side of the world (India, Dubai, Middle East, North Africa). The WOA TV Show specifically has garnered some amazing media coverage from publications such as The Times, The Portugal News, Gulf News, and various TV channels that have partnered with us in broadcasting the WOA TV Show on their channels.
The season premiere is also the final Chart Show and countdown featuring the top 10 videos of Season 1 of the WOA TV Show – All things Music! Do watch the various episodes and the final season finale to see the wonderful artists we have featured all through season 1. The WOA TV Show - All Things Music! Season 1 can now be watched online at http://WOATV.tv (Each episode youtube link also posted at the end of this email)
Some of the artists that have received great response from Season 1 have been HotHouse Gruv, Ryan Kralik, Sound Liberation, Kotadama, Tamara Bubble, Eric Dulle, Matthias Sturm, Overhate, Jillian O, Darius Lux, Matisyahu, Adie, David Caron, Harmonic Generator, Luna Blanca, Ivan Mihaljevic, Threaded Steamboat and others with music videos spanning genres as vast as Hip Hop & Rap to Hard Rock & Metal and Pop to New Age and Jazz. Many of these acts also got on the WOA TV Chart Show and Season Finale show due to the vast fan voting that took place via facebook on the WOATV and WOAINTERNATIONAL facebook pages
The No.1 video from the Season Finale and Chart Show also receives a free music video promo package from W.O.A Films http://www.woafilms.com , which has a value of over 3500 USD (Promotions and Rotation for the Video on various International channels including Vh1/MTV, Dubai One, 9X O, much Music etc)
We are now gearing up for Season 2 of the WOA TV Show and have opened up submissions for SEASON 2. If you have a music video for any of your songs please feel free to submit it. We are open to various styles of music videos right from high end productions to basic artistic styles of music videos, lyric videos, animated videos and Live concert videos which have a special WOA LIVE STAGE platform, all of these styles of music videos have been featured on the groundbreaking WOA TV Show. Do watch the entire season at http://WOATV.tv
If you would like to submit your music video or song for the WOA TV Show (All Things Music Season 2) or the WOA Radio Show (WOAFM99 – Proud to be Indie) please go to our submissions page http://www.WOATV.tv and submit officially from the site. There is a 10 USD submission fee. There is no other fee charged to get your video on to the WOA TV Show – All Things Music! except for the 10 USD submission fee. This is a FREE TV show we release with no costs covered by any of the networks. It is given to the networks for free broadcast which in turn results in great indie artists from around the world being introduced to a high value fanbase around various regions via Cable/Network partners including India, Middle East, Asia Pacific. The Season 1 of the WOA TV Show also saw a large number of fans from Europe and the US subscribing to the show via our online channel.
The 10 USD fee is a basic fee that is mandatory to handle costs associated with your video downloads, file format changes, studio time, beta tape inclusions etc. So please do not send in your video without the TRANSACTION ID you receive when submitting your music video at the official WOA TV Website. Send the music video link (youtube/vimeo etc) and the Paypal Transaction ID you receive to submissions@woarecords.com - once you are selected more details on your One Sheet etc requirements will be sent to you.
For 2013 we have also opened submissions for various other opportunities for International artists wanting to enter and promote their music and broaden their fan base in the India and Dubai markets including the surrounding Indian subcontinent and Middle East /North African markets. The current submissions open are:
- The Goa Chillout Zone (final few slots available – launch of the Vol. 5 compilation is expected by the end of the first quarter of 2013 http://www.woarecords.com/Site/Goa_Chillout_Zone.html
- The India Tour 2013 (Tour Date Oct 31st – Nov 7th) http://www.woarecords.com/Site/W.O.A_Events.html
- Management Deal for India & Dubai (Includes full marketing and agency support) http://www.woarecords.com/Site/W.O.A_Management.html
- Music Video Promotions (Rotation on major networks) http://www.woarecords.com/Site/W.O.A_Films.html
- Radio Promotions (Commercial FM station rotation) – http://WOARADIO.fm
- In Store CD Distribution http://www.woarecords.com/Site/In_Store_Distribution.html
- Mobile Cellphone Distribution across Middle East, North Africa and India http://www.woarecords.com/Site/In_Store_Distribution.html
- Music Video Production & India Promo Tour Package (Single Artist Headlining Promo Tours) Contact us at manager@woarecords.com for this particular opportunity
Watch the FULL season 1 of the WOA TV Show right here http://www.WOATV.tv (Each episode youtube link also posted at the end of this email)
All general and professional submissions for WOA International opportunities are available for submissions here http://www.woarecords.com/Site/Submissions.html
For any inquiries or clarification on any of the current opportunities, including the WOA TV Show and WOAFM99 show, please email info@woarecords.com
Best Regards,
Julia Lanza
Artist Relations / A&R
W.O.A International - The Music Co.
ONLINE EPISODES OF THE WOA TV SHOW - ALL THINGS MUSIC! (Season 1)
The WOA TV Show - All Things Music! is Conceptualized and Produced by 2012 MTV EMA Nominee Oliver Sean.
The WOA TV Show - All Things Music! EPISODE 1
The WOA TV Show - All Things Music! EPISODE 2
The WOA TV Show - All Things Music! EPISODE 3
The WOA TV Show - All Things Music! EPISODE 4
The WOA TV Show - All Things Music! EPISODE 5
The WOA TV Show - All Things Music! EPISODE 6
The WOA TV Show - All Things Music! EPISODE 7
The WOA TV Show - All Things Music! EPISODE 8
SEASON FINALE & CHART SHOW
An Oliver Sean production for W.O.A Films.
A W.O.A International - The Music Co. Property
Saturday, January 05, 2013
The WOA TV Show - All things Music - FULL SEASON
The WOA TV Show - All things Music - FULL SEASON Playlist. Watch Episode 1 to Episode 8 in its entirety of the ground breaking WOA TV Show -All things Music! - a TV show that showcases exceptional Independent music talent from around the world. Conceptualized and Produced by 2012 MTV Europe Music Awards Nominee Oliver Sean
Thursday, December 20, 2012
MTV EMA Nominee Oliver Sean felicitated in Goa
MTV EMA Nominee Oliver Sean felicitated in Goa
Sean is an ex-student of the Saviour of the World high school and spent several years of his childhood in the beautiful village of Loutolim in Goa that he says is "the perfect representation of what Goa should be and will always be my hometown".
The Saviour of the World High School today celebrated Oliver Sean's achievements during their Golden Jubilee celebrations where the Director of the School and Parish Priest of the Loutolim Church congratulated Oliver Sean for his meteoric rise and success in music.
"Oliver Sean is an Ex Student of our school and a Grandson of Loutolim" said the School Director, "we congratulate Sean on his global success and are so glad that he could come and join us on this special day"
Oliver Sean also obliged the crowd by singing a few songs impromptu, which got the crowd in a celebratory mood.
"I remember being on this stage when I was just a little kid during a carol singing competition dressed up as a little Sheep in the manger" said the International Singer, "it feels good to be back on this stage in my hometown more than 20 years later and meeting classmates that I haven't met in almost a lifetime"
Also felicitated at the Golden Jubilee were renowned Priest, Father Loyola (ex-parish priest of Loutolim and the ex-director of Saviour of the World High School) and respected teacher Ms Melba.
The Saviour of the World high school celebrates its 50th Anniversary this December, which continues through 3 days of celebrations on the 19th, 20th and 21st of December with various events planned out including a high school reunion on the 19th , Mando festival on the 20th and a High Mass by the Bishop on the 21st of December
Sunday, December 16, 2012
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Oliver Sean's 'Christmas Unplugged' EP Releases 23rd November
Christmas Unplugged by Oliver Sean (Live EP)
To you my fans. This EP 'CHRISTMAS UNPLUGGED' has been long overdue. So here it is and I hope you enjoy my favorite christmas songs done in my style. Love Always - Oliver Sean
Sunday, November 18, 2012
Oliver Sean performs for Miss India Pageant - The Sunday Times
Oliver Sean performs for Miss India pageant
The singer-songwriter, who has just returned from a successful US tour, is all set to release his new album in January 2013
Singer-songwriter Oliver Sean, who is just back from a successful US Tour after headlining at the Whiskey a Go-Go and Café Wha?, performed recently at the Ponds Femina Miss India contest in Goa. Sean, who has ascended from a local performer in Goa to an international rock phenomenon, released his latest single All I Remember in the US. He also announced his MTV Europe Music Awards nomination and his inclusion in the Grammy nomination list second time in a row. The song features Sean's distinctive style of percussive rock laced with heavy licks.
This comes after the release of his platinum selling single So Good, which reached the number 2 spot on international charts this year. His single Movies reached the Top 10 charts of Vh1's international channel, placing him alongside Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars. He's also releasing his new album andvideo globally in January 2013.
Sean's debut album I Like It (2003) was nominated for AV Max International Album of the Year along with albums by John Mayer, Third Eye Blind, Kylie Minogue and Robbie Williams. His rise and high-energy global stage shows led a popular magazine to label him "independent music's hottest international offering". He has also produced and directed music videos for international artistes as well as for himself. In 1998, he created his own label to promote fresh |and established talent. He is currently working on a documentary about the importance of protecting endangered Tigers, based on the book Once Upon a Time by Wanda Alvares.
His latest single is playing on radio stations around the world.
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
TRAILER: Episode 3 of 'The WOA TV Show - All Things Music!'
This is a TV Show that features the best of Independent music videos from around the world.
The show is conceptualized and produced by MTV EMA 2012 Nominated Artist and Founder of W.O.A International - The Music Co., Oliver Seanhttp://www.oliversean.com
Episode 3 of the WOA TV show - All Things Music! features the following atists:
HotHouseGruv Feat. WTF
Cherie Nichole
Eric Dulle
Overhate
Primal Apathy
Jade Steel
Tune in on 14th Nov and every wednesday to catch a new episode of The WOA TV Show - All Things Music (SEASON 1).
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The WOA TV Show - All Things Music is an Oliver Sean Production for W.O.A Films - A W.O.A International - The music Co. Property.
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Wednesday, November 07, 2012
EPISODE 2: The WOA TV Show - All Things Music!
Friday, November 02, 2012
PREVIEW: The WOA TV Show - All Things Music! Episode 2 TRAILER
Episode 2 will feature the following artists:
Sound Liberation Feat Chanda Rule
Kotadama
Ryan Kralik
Mar Kz
Tamara Bubble
Garfield Oliveira
Check out the show that showcases exceptional Independent music videos and artists from around the world.
The WOA TV Show - All things Music! is Produced & Conceptualized by Platinum Selling Singer/Songwriter & Filmmaker Oliver Sean who is an MTV Europe Music Award nominee and 2 time Grammy Nomination List finalist.
The WOA TV Show - All Things Music! is an Oliver Sean Production for W.O.A Films http://www.woafilms.com
A W.O.A International - The Music Co. Venture.
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Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Oliver Sean on the Times today - 31st Oct 2012
Friday, October 26, 2012
Second major music nomination for rising Portuguese star
Born to a Portuguese mother and an Italian-American father Oliver Sean already has a huge fan following in Asia and is now gaining a growing legion of fans in the US and the UK.
He recently spent time in Lisbon, where he owns a home in Estoril, before jetting off to Dubai for a TV premiere last week.
This is the second year in the running that Oliver Sean’s music and music videos have been selected as exceptional recordings by the Recording Academy and placed in the Grammy Awards nomination list.
The year 2012 has seen some major milestones being achieved by Oliver Sean, first with the announcement of the singer’s MTV Europe Music Awards nomination followed by Oliver Sean’s first major US Tour headlining at historic venues including ‘Cafe Wha?’ and ‘Whiskey A Go-Go’, where legends like Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan and the Doors have all performed.
And now the announcement of the Grammy Awards nomination list second year in the running firmly establishes Oliver Sean as a force to reckon within the International music scene.
“The Grammy’s have been a dream of mine since I was ten years old and watched AC/DC perform at the Grammy Awards on television” says Oliver Sean, “this year is particularly special for me because the song selected for the nomination list ‘All I Remember’ is one of my absolute favorites and both the music videos selected for the nomination list are directed by me.”
Besides being an award winning and respected singer songwriter and music composer Oliver Sean is also a film maker.
Several of Oliver Sean’s productions of his own music videos and various International artists’ music videos currently play on international music channels like MTV and Vh1, all directed and produced by Sean.
His music video ‘So Good’ is now an MTV EMA Nominated music video and a Grammy Nomination finalist making this platinum selling single, which is also the title track of Oliver Sean’s last album his highest selling single till date.
The Grammy nomination final list is currently in the final voting stage where the 11,000 Grammy Award voting members vote and decide which recordings from the nomination list are selected as the top-5 in each category for the main Grammy Awards to be held in February 2013. The main top-5 nominations of each category will be announced in December once voting ends.
Oliver Sean is currently working on his new album and the music video for the ‘All I Remember’ single which will hit major networks in December. Also in the works is the much talked about Oliver Sean LIVE in the US DVD which is to be released in a few weeks and Oliver Sean fan club members will receive this DVD for free. Sean is also gearing up for his headlining performance at the Scorcher fest in Sydney Australia on 22nd December 2012.
For the latest information on Oliver Sean and to join the artists’ fan club please visit http://www.oliversean.com.
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Tune in and subscribe to WOA TV - All Things Music at http://www.woatv.tv and catch the weekly WOA TV SHOW featuring the BEST Independent Music Videos, Live Concerts, TV Specials and Artist Interviews.
The WOA TV Show is conceptualized and produced by MTV EMA Nominee & International Artist Oliver Sean for W.O.A Films.
A Part of W.O.A International - The Music Co.!
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Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Monday, October 22, 2012
Bangalore Mirror article on MTV EMA Nominee Oliver Sean
What is the criterion for the selection process?
The nomination list is decided by the Recording Academy directly. This is why this means so much to me. Labels around the world send in their best releases to the academy and a panel of the recording academy chooses the 'Exceptional Recordings of the Year' in various categories and they decide which categories the recordings best fit in. So if you send a song as world music and if the academy likes it but thinks that it fits better in pop then you would be placed there or in whatever categories they think the song fits in.
Could you explain what exactly this process means and could lead to?
The recordings that the academy thinks are the best of the year will now be sent to the 11,000 Grammy award voting members from around the world. Voting members are experts in various fields like 'vocals, instrumental, composition, production etc'. The voting members now listen to the recordings based purely on quality of the various parts of the song/ works and they vote on their favourites from the lists of the various categories. This then gives us the final top five nominees every December that you get to see on TV before the main award ceremony.
This is not the first time you are getting selected, right?
That's correct; I was selected in nine categories for 15 nominations last year mainly because it was a full-length album with several recordings that were selected by the academy including my VH1 top 10 hit 'movies' etc.
We hear you are working on a music video for All I Remember. How is that going?
Oh yes, the video for All I Remember is going to rock because we have some amazing footage from my US tour of my headlining shows at Cafe Wha in New York (the same stage where Jimi Hendrix played) and my headlining performance at the Whiskey A Go-go in LA (where the Doors played) :). So, we have some fantastic stuff from the US tour and I'm in preproduction now for the India part of the video that will be in the video. I can't wait to release this one.
International Artist & MTV Europe Music Awards Nominee Oliver Sean has been selected for the 55th Grammy Awards Nomination List. http://www.oliversean.com
— Prashanth Vidyasagar