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With the official signing to Epictronic, things just keep getting better and better! 

In less than a week from signing with the label, the music video Shout Down The Silence has reached 114k worth of views and just keeps gaining traction. 

In addition, SDTS has been added to  Rock Garage and featured in a special area with exclusive contents for subscribers...

Epictronic have been responsible for making this happen thanks to their great relationship with Rock Garage and their commitment to supporting their artists. 

Here's the info for all you curious souls out there: 

Hello Epictronic,
I am writing to introduce you to our new initiative officially launched on 1st January 2020 and which also involves a song by one of your bands.

We have created the ROCKGARAGE CARD, a card that allows access via smartphone to a reserved area of ​​the site where we provide a series of contents (wallpapers, dedicated playlists and many new features that we will gradually develop).

In particular we have created a YouTube Playlist with the new monthly songs in which we have included the piece by Jeremy Harry Harris.

 http://www.rockgarage.it/?p=83258

See you soon!
Marcello Zinno
RockGarage Responsible Director
www.rockgarage.it

 The latest news out of Italy is not the rising numbers of people   infected by Covid 19 but of the silver lining that comes amidst this global   pandemic and the rolling lock downs that has shifted the way we consume and enjoy music.

Italian label Epictronic is a shining example of this and demonstrates its commitment to future music, having just secured the rights to the new controversial single

 “Shout  Down The Silence”

 by Jeremy Harry   Harris.

Label owner Carlo Belloti encountered Harry (as he prefers to be known) out of complete chance and was immediately taken by the music and the person. 

Asked why he chose to pick up his newest stable mate, Carlo said

 “I  only have one word in my mind to describe this: RESPECT.

For this I feel respect for Jeremy and I want to help him to succeed with  his music.  He has a huge heart and I am sure  that God and Karma will repay him with success   on his music”. 

 The feeling appears to be completely mutual with artist Jeremy Harry Harris delighted with the outcome of recent discussions between both parties.  

 “I am thrilled and  humbled by the offer to join   Epictronic and to have my music represented by them. The label has a fantastic track record of supporting their artists and working closely with them to achieve realistic goals and advance artist careers. 

The  moment I started chatting with Carlo I just knew that this was the label for me. He was upfront, honest and most importantly realistic on what he believed we   could achieve by working together. 

I look forward to many years and many releases with Epictronic”.  
  

Epictronic takes on the controversial new single 

Shout Down The Silence with a commitment to promote it globally through the various divisions it is aligned with including the Orchard Inc. (Sony) and Warner Chappell Music.  

When asked about the song and why it was controversial, Jeremy had this to say. 

“Written during the Covid-19 lockdown, this song explores the social distancing that we have really adopted and I am not talking about 1.5 metres. 

I am talking about the level of   disconnectedness that we as families, communities, cities, states, provinces, countries and on a global level, have allowed ourselves to become normal. 

This song is controversial as it is a  social commentary on what happens when we lose sight of connectedness and the   consequences that arise out of doing so.  

Many people just don’t want to be  confronted by hard hitting truths   and having it spelt out in a song and being shown the damage it caused through the accompanying music video, tends to anger some people. 

I’m ok with that though because the song is also about the hope of what we can achieve if we seek understanding, unity and above all peaceful, open and thought  provoking discussion amongst ourselves. Carlo  agrees with me   that this is a song that surmises everything we are  facing in the world   right now”.  

Jeremy is not wrong and through the accompanying music video, paints a sobering picture that few would ever consider happening to anyone, let alone to themselves or to their loved ones.  The divisive nature of the media, politics, herd mentality, fear and consequence are all explored whilst leaving room for the seed of hope to be planted, nurtured and upheld by future generations.  

The song invites everyone to consider their role in creating unity for a better future.

With the video already achieving 4 Best Music Video awards at various   International Film Festivals it is clear that Epictronic’s decision to sign   Jeremy Harry Harris has already been validated. 

Jeremy believes 

“We   Are The Beacon of Hope

 and we can learn to 

Shout Down   The Silence”. 

Epictronic is sure to make some noise doing just that!

Shout Down The Silence is

available now through www.theorchard.com 

and all good

 digital platforms

The single is out, and can be found here.
https://orcd.co/57akdye

Catch up on all the talk around town via these links below:

https://www.facebook.com/204549579733684/videos/176821390831307

https://www.facebook.com/epictronic/posts/1587349114787050

https://d38rqs2egh08o4.cloudfront.net/.../j1wyBLdJwA_582RB

http://www.epictronic.com/epictronic-signs-controversial.../

Well it's been a huge month already and we've only just started it. 

Here in Western Australia we have been most fortunate to avoid the worst of Covid 19. 

Our borders are locked down but internally everything is pretty much back to normal. 

This has meant less time for me to do video updates but I promise there's one or two on the way.

In addition to being busy with more songwriting, a few live shows to actual physical people, and plenty of radio promo and interviews, there has been yet more awards heaped upon my music video Shout Down The Silence.

Druk International Film Festival, Tagore International Film Festival, 

Cult Critic Movie Awards 

Virgin Spring Cinefest 

have all awarded Best Music Video 2020 to SDTS.  

I am so humbled and overwhelmed by the support that has been shown for this song and video. 

The audio track has been picked up on numerous radio stations since being released on 9th Oct 2020 and has received great feedback from all over the world. 

There's more to come that's for sure including a very special and very big announcement that will have to wait until all the pieces are in place.

Stay tuned for more updates and whilst you here, hit the video and take a look at what all the fuss is about. 

Shout Down The Silence continues its whirlwind romance with International Film Festivals securing the Best Music Video award at the Tagore International Film Festival. 

 In addition the clip is now a Finalist at the Cult Critic Movie Awards. 

Not content with these achievements, the music video has also been selected for the 

Druk International Film Festival 

and 

The Virgin Spring Cinefest  

It's clear that the music video is doing what it was designed for... to engage with people throughout the globe and encourage conversations so we can Shout Down The Silence together. 

The only country where the video is not being selected for film festivals is the USA. Not surprising with all the rioting and unrest in that country right now. 

The clip definitely hits too close to home for the Americans but then the truth sometimes is confronting and will embarrass and hurt your own rigid views. 

You can hit the link below if you want to check out the clip and judge it for yourself. 

https://youtu.be/6BtBAR22t18

After hearing of the success of the new music video Shout Down The Silence, VisAbility WA got in touch to write an article on the music, the video and it's inclusion of numerous people that are considered to have some form of legally recognised disability. 

This included Ryan Honschooten who works for VisAbility and is legally blind. 

For me, I didn't see people with disabilities, I saw amazing people willing to donate their time and be part of something special. 

VisAbility WA is a local provider of disability services, focussed on delivering  innovative, life-changing services to people living with disabilities for more than 100 years. 

Ryan is their Youth Support Officer at VisAbility and is part a team committed to providing support to younger people with services which fall under

 Therapy for Children and Youth.  

Click the VisAbility Pic above to go to their website and investigate what services they can offer. 

Click the link below to read the full press article. 

It is now official...

We are the makers of an 

Award Winning Music Video. 

Shout Down The Silence has won Best Music Video for the Tagore International Film Festival (TIFF).

We are now automatically nominated for the SUN OF THE EAST AWARD to be judged later this year 

Below is the official notification received in this evening!
I am over the moon. 

Special thanks to Elle Harry, Peter Renzullo, Paul Jordan, Jordan Azor, Bonnie Wheeler, Mike Greeny, Natasha De Souza, Gloria Leiva, Oniesha Ludlow, Chaotic Possum, Reinier Martínez Rodríguez and all of the fine folk who came down to support our extra's call. 

I can't thank you enough!

You can view our Award Winning Music Video here - https://youtu.be/6BtBAR22t18

Dear Jeremy,

Congratulations!

We are very pleased to announce that your project is an AWARD WINNER at the 16th monthly season of Tagore International Film Festival (TIFF).

The full list of selection is about to be released on our website https://tiff-b.com/results and will also be published on our social networks.

We'll email you your winner laurel and certificate shortly and rate your project on its IMDb page (If applicable).

Please note that all the monthly Award Winners are automatically NOMINATED for the prestigious SUN OF THE EAST AWARD®.

Thank you once again for your participation and contribution to our film festival by sharing with us your amazing work.

You can view the video here by clicking the link below. 

Today is the day.. 

What's so special about the 9th Oct 2020 you may ask? 

It's the day that the Shout Down The Silence music video and audio track is released globally through CD Baby. 

It's up on my site under the Store tab and it's my best work done to date. 

The journey taken to make this and then release it has been an amazing and challenging experience. 

The emotional rollercoaster that I've experienced has been nothing short of phenomenal. I have laughed, cried, worried about it, been excited by it and lost sleep over it due to the challenges we had to overcome to bring this to life. 

This is my biggest and boldest project to date and could not have been achieved without the selfless actions of so many people. 

I have listed them all in the credits attached to the Director's Cut version of the music video. 

You can view it by clicking the link below.

Thank you for your support and for being part of movement of change. 

#shoutdownthesilence

#wearethebeaconofhope

Please leave me a comment and share this video with everyone on your social media networks. It is a message I believe strongly resonates with today's society. 

Dear Jeremy,

Congratulations!  

We are very pleased to announce that your project is a 

FINALIST 

at the 16th monthly seasons of  Tagore International Film Festival (TIFF). 

The full list of selected films is about to be released on our website (https://tiff-b.com/results/) and will also be published on our social networks.  

We'll email you shortly your laurel and certificate, as a Finalist.

Yes you read that correctly, the music video 

Shout Down The Silence 

has been selected as a 

Finalist in the Tagore International Film Festival. 

It's so exciting and humbling to be selected and now to be a Finalist indicates to me that we have done something right.

My production team and I have made the video we believe needed to be made at this time. 

With over 1.7k worth of views in the first 48hrs of releasing to the public and now a Finalist Listing, I firmly believe this is a song and video that resonates with so many around the world at this time.

You can view the video here by clicking the link below.  

Want to be one of the first to hear 

Shout Down The Silence. 

It's so simple... 

click the link below or above to Spotify Pre Save today and on official launch day 09th Oct 2020 it will be delivered to your spotify account. 

Nice and easy right? Of course. 

IN OTHER NEWS.... 

I've partnered with America's largest Digital Distributor to help bring my new single to the world. 

Thanks to the team at CD Baby, 

Shout Down The Silence will be released globally on a multitude of digital platforms. 

You can see and select your favourite platform simply by clicking this link

https://jeremyharryharris.com.au/shout-down-the-silence

 or by searching Shout Down The Silence Jeremy Harry Harris in your browser. 

I'm so excited to be working with CD Baby to bring this song to you wherever you are in the world. 

I truly believe that this song spans cultural and language barriers and is a track that will resonate with millions of people throughout the world. 

That's why through CD Baby, I'll be releasing it in Australia, New Zealand, Europe, The UK, Africa, Asia, The Middle East, North & South America and Russia. 

The music video will also be released simultaneously on YouTube the moment the track is made available on YouTube Music.

I'll be personally overseeing the release of both the Official Music Video and the Director's Cut Version which includes behind the scenes footage on set, commentary from the actors involved in making the music video and some hilarious bloopers that I couldn't wait to share with you. 

Upon its release on the 9th October 2020, I truly hope you will join me in sharing this video to as many people as you possibly can so that together we might enact the change we seek for a better world and future. 

It's been a hectic month with countless hours being spent in the studio with Peter Renzullo editing the music video for the new controversial single Shout Down The Silence. 

With all the filming wrapping up in August, we've used September to rip into editing and post production to ensure we keep our promise and have it ready to go as soon as possible. 

For those who have been involved in the making of this video, I am going to send each one of you a private link so you can view it before we release it to the general public. Stay tuned as it will be coming before the 30th Sept 2020. 

In between editing the music video, I have also embarked on a knowledge / educational journey to teach myself more about marketing and social media including twitter. 

It's been an enlightening and sometimes interesting journey for this technophobe but I am so glad I have as it's enabled me to link up with more of you via my socials and start to get to know you all better. 

I invite you to send me a message on twitter or FB and I will def respond back to you :) 

I've also been working on revamps of my website, increasing access to my music through new uploads of all the Kings Of Time songs in single MP3 digital download format direct from my store page. 

In addition I welcome new digital distribution partners CD Baby, ShowCo and Hear Now. 

All of this is great to be part of and I am grateful for the support given to me by these companies as I pace my way through all the information and activities required to make this happen right the first time. 

In between that, there's been some moonlighting on the side with some great bands I am singing for (New Sensation & Panelvan) as the great state of Western Australia reopens its economy and live music venues before any other state in Australia. I'm extremely fortunate to be in a state that has no community transmission of Covid-19. 

You can check out my upcoming gigs with the bands mentioned via my FB Page.   

In other news....

I decided I couldn't wait to share the Shout Down The Silence audio track with everyone so I made it available exclusively on this website.  

The catch is that I am only making it available on my site until the 30th Sept 2020 and then I am taking it down until CD Baby releases it on the official release date of 09th October 2020. 

So act now to secure a sneak preview copy for just $1.69 by clicking on the picture above or the link below :)

When you've downloaded it please leave your feedback in a review and hit my social media to let me and others know what you think of the new song. 

Hello to everyone that committed to being part of the music video Shout Down The Silence - Protest Rally Scene.

I am indebted for your support and enthusiasm for the music video shoot. Thank you all so very much!

Due to your support and assistance, we successfully completed the biggest challenge of the video to date.... 

The Protest Scene

Sunday 23rd August 2020 saw over 70 people descend on to the Shout Down The Silence set in Midland to lend a hand as an extra for the Protest Rally Scene.   

A wide range of people from all walks of life united as one to be part of something special. 

Our cast of extras were absolutely amazing with every person there volunteering their time and efforts. 

We had mums, dads, grandparents, brothers and sisters, aunts and uncles. Teenagers, children, blind folks, wheelchair bound folks, carers, deaf folk, professional press,  industry professionals and first timers all in the one place and all dedicated to show that age, gender, race, colour, creed or physical adversity is no barrier to success when we all join together as one with a common goal and vision. 

Because of this, we were able to make this the best shoot ever! 

My personal thanks goes out to each person willing to give up their time for me that day. I am humbled by your generosity. 

Behind the scenes people worked furiously to make things appear seamless and easy. 

Special Thanks goes to the following individuals and companies that chipped in and made it look so easy!

Elle Harry - Props Creator, Sign Maker, Caterer, Admin Check In, Personal Assistant to me and Logistics.

Aleeshia Baseley - Sign Maker & Artistry

Ash DuPont - Chief Wrangler & Security

Bethwyn Harris & Phil - Back Stage set up, Personnel Management, Prop Dispenser. 

Darryl Edwards of Matrix Productions - Barricades, On Site Power, Set Hand and Props Handler

Derrin Kee - Scene Photographer & Press Extra

Michael Stone of Kennards - On Site Bathrooms and Transportation. 

Thank you once again to everyone who made this possible! 

I am truly grateful.

Despite being released in the middle of a pandemic and an economic collapse in Australia, Kings Of Time continues to impress throughout the globe. 

Numerous radio stations have been picking up tracks from the album for rotation on their shows. 

You can view a list of all stations supporting Kings Of Time by clicking on the link below. 

In addition K.O.T has also been receiving high praise from reviewers all around the world. 

Here's what some are saying...

From the get go it’s obvious that ‘Kings Of Time’ isn’t going to be a run of the mill rock album. 

There’s plenty of invention on offer that’ll make even the most ardent music snob prick up their ears. 

Pulse-Alternative Magazine - Alex Novak

A lot of people familiar with Harry’s past work are going to love this, and anyone new will surely be hoping that this is more than just a tying up of loose ends because this kind of assured hard rocking release really is something special. 

The Rock Pit - Mark Diggins

I enjoyed ’Sister’ because it has a vintage vibe and a pinch of sleaze, and I liked the upbeat feel of ’Go and Fly’.  

Power Play Magazine - Vikkie Richmond

Kings Of Time has also been selected by AudioSparx to be added into their roster of Artists. 

AudioSparx is an industry-leading music library and stock audio web site that brings together a world of music and sound effects from thousands of independent music artists, producers, bands and publishers in a hot online marketplace. 

In operation since 1996, AudioSparx specializes in licensing high-quality audio content to clients in film and TV production, game production, ad agencies and others needing world-class audio cues for their productions and projects.  

With a vast library of audio content now exceeding 970,000 tracks, AudioSparx has become the definitive site of choice for stock audio. 

 With a marquee client list that includes Walt Disney Studios, Universal Pictures, Google, Microsoft, Ubisoft, Warner Bros. Movies, New Line Cinema, Discovery, Pixar, Saatchi & Saatchi, Ogilvy & Mather, Reebok, Blue Sky Films and many more, we make things happen for our clients.