Flashpoint Music

Flashpoint Music is an independent production house and record label based in Australia specialising in rock and pop. Flashpoint Records and Flashpoint Music Publishing are associated companies.

History

Formed when songwriter / producer Harry Vanda left Albert Productions after a 27 year association, and teamed up with son Daniel Vandenberg to build a recording complex in inner-city Sydney. One of the first projects brought to them was by Nic Cester of Jet who had formed the Australian supergroup The Wrights in 2004. The project resulted in a re-make of the 11 minute mid-70s hit "Evie Parts 1, 2 & 3" which peaked in the Australian ARIAnet singles chart at #2 in March 2005. Later that year Harry and Daniel teamed up with David Hasselhoff, recording and producing the #3 UK Singles Chart hit "Jump In My Car".

Current projects include British India whose debut album Guillotine was nominated for Triple J's J Award in 2007. In December of that year British India won the AIR Award for 'Best New Independent Artist' [cite web|url=http://www.air.org.au/index.php?cID=2130&apply=&webpage=air_charts&menuID=536|title=AIR 2007 Winners|accessdate=2008-02-25] and finished off the year with two entries in Triple J's Hottest 100, 2007. In July 2008 the band released their second album Thieves which entered the ARIAnet Albums chart at #5.

Selected Albums produced or co-produced by Harry Vanda

* "Vigil" - Easybeats
* "Friends" - Easybeats
* "Hard Road" - Stevie Wright
* "High Voltage" - AC/DC
* "Black-Eyed Bruiser" - Stevie Wright
* "T.N.T." - AC/DC
* "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" - AC/DC
* "Let There Be Rock" - AC/DC
* "The Angels" - The Angels
* "Love Is In The Air" - John Paul Young
* "Powerage" - AC/DC
* "Flash and the Pan" - Flash and the Pan
* "Rose Tattoo" - Rose Tattoo
* "If You Want Blood You've Got It" - AC/DC
* "Lights in the Night" - Flash and the Pan
* "Rock And Roll Women" - Cheetah
* "Assault & Battery" - Rose Tattoo
* "Headlines" - Flash and the Pan
* "Scarred For Life" - Rose Tattoo
* "Early Morning Wake Up Call" - Flash and the Pan
* "Who Made Who" - AC/DC
* "Blow Up Your Video" - AC/DC
* "ZNZ" - Mark Williams
* "Guillotine" - British India
* "Thieves" - British India

Sources

* The Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop - Ian McFarlane - Allen & Unwin, Sydney - 1999
* Who's Who In Australia 2006 XLII Edition - Crown Content, Melbourne
* "Evie" cd single liner notes

References

External links

* [http://www.flashpointmusic.com Flashpoint Music's official website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/flashpointrecords Flashpoint's MySpace]
* [http://www.myspace.com/britishindia Official British India MySpace]

ee also

* List of record labels