News

Missy recently won 2nd place in the Adult Album Alternative category in the 2013 International Songwriting Competition for ‘Set Me On Fire!’

With nearly 20,000 entries from 120 countries, that’s a pretty cool result huh. Big thanks to all who voted!

Check out the full list of winners here

Sounds For The Reef is an album created to raise awareness and funds for the plight of the Great Barrier Reef.

21 artists including Missy, along with a lot of other talented people, have brought their songs together on the album to fundraise for the “Fight For The Reef” campaign of WWF-Australia and Australian Marine Conservation Society.

By buying this album, or just a few songs, you will help tackle legal fees in the two ongoing court challenges against the granted government development permits.

Listen up and help out, music is the weapon!!

Get ‘Sounds for the Reef’ here

– Missy HQ

Missy has been selected as a finalist in the International Songwriting Competition 2013, People’s Voice category.

Voting closes March 31, if you’d like to have you say go to go here and visit the  “Click Here To Vote” tab  and follow the prompts. Happy voting!

– Missy HQ

Missy worked with MTC (Melbourne Theatre Company) writing the score for their latest production, ‘Cock’. The cheekily titled play written by Mike Bartlett is about an unconventional love triangle and earned rave reviews in London and New York, picking up an Olivier Award in the process.

Enjoy this free download!

MTC Official Site 

‘Cock’ – by Mike Bartlett
7 February-22 March
Arts Centre Melbourne, Fairfax Studio
Duration: One hour and 40 minutes, no interval.
Tickets available here

Attention WA fans … Missy will be performing at Sundown Sessions, Fri 21 Feb at Scarborough Beach Amphitheatre!

Early bird tickets have just gone on sale via  www.sundownsessions.oztix.com.au. 

More acts are to be announced shortly.

– Missy HQ

Joonbug.com premiered the new video for ‘We Ride,’ the lead single which Missy wrote for the Spark: A Burning Man Story movie & soundtrack.

Check it out at http://tiny.cc/mswk6w … we love it – Missy HQ

Missy will guest present a show on Dig Music this Fri Nov 1 from 2pm east coast time. From lush instrumental soundscapes to the female artists she looks up to, Missy will share a playlist of her favourite new music and some classic tracks too.

Tune in via the Dig Music radio app, your dig radio or online right here.

MIssy’s show will be replayed Sun Nov 3 from 9 – 11pm. Further details visit Dig Music

Happy listening.

– Missy HQ

A new documentary ‘Spark: A Burning Man Story’ opened in select theatres across the U.S. and was released in North American iTunes stores in mid August this year. The film is shot at the ‘Burning Man Festival,’ which is held each year in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert, dedicated to community, art, self-expression, and self-reliance.

Accompanying the doco is a beatuifully crafted soundtrack which includes a new original theme song written by Missy for the film ‘We Ride,’ as well as a stack of other talented artists from around the globe.

Also featuring other inspired tracks, original remixes, original theme songs, classics and unreleased tracks by Michael Franti, Stanton Warriors, Adam Freeland, Cazzette, Benoit & Sergio, Damian Lazarus, Diplo, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, Hot Chip, Sasha, Tycho & more.

The soundtrack and Missy’s new single ‘We Ride’ is available digitally in Australia and around the world now. 

A release date for the documentary around the rest of the globe is still being confirmed.

More soon …

TRACK LIST

SPARK – DAY ALBUM:

1. Rudimental – Feel The Love feat. John Newman
2. Cazzette – Heroes
3. Tycho – Coastal Brake
4. Marcus Andersson & Alex Talan – The Event
5. Scoredraw – Dubstep Dark
6. Michael Franti & Spearhead – Let It Go feat. Ethan Tucker
7. Missy Higgins – We Ride
8. Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros – Man On Fire
9. Crystal Fighters – Wave
10. Damian Lazarus & Mathew Jonson – Going To The Desert
11. Amanda Palmer – In My Mind feat. Brian Viglione
12.Scoredraw – Quietly Happy

SPARK – NIGHT ALBUM:

1. Hot Chip – Flutes (Sasha Remix)
2. The Scumfrog – Running
3. Michael Franti – Let It Go feat. Ethan Tucker (Stanton Warriors Remix)
4. Pachanga Boys – Time
5. Colombo – Summit
6. Diplo – Express Yourself feat. Nicky Da B
7. Ginger And The Ghost – One Type Of Dark (Ta-Ku Remix)
8. Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros – Man On Fire (Adam Freeland Remix)
9. Benoit & Sergio – Principles
10. Infected Mushroom – Scorpion Frog
11. Colombo – Clubbing
12. Joe Smooth – Promised Land

Missy will return to her high school town of Geelong on Sun Sept 29 to perform in a very special show, alongside a huge list of talented Australian artists.

The show, to be held at Simonds Stadium the day after the Grand Final, is a fundraiser for local lad Casey Tutungi, who suffered a horrific spinal injury several months ago while playing football for South Barwon in Geelong.

A Show For Casey boasts a truly stellar line up with You Am I Allstars, Something For Kate’s Paul Dempsey, Regurgitator, Lisa Mitchell, Magic Dirt’s Adalita, The Bamboos, Dan Sultan Yacht Club DJs and now the addition Missy Higgins. An all ages show (children 12 and under admitted for free. Over 18’s bring I.D – this is a licensed concert), with a low ticket price of $50 (+ bf).

Casey and his family have received an outpouring of support from the local community as well as from the national football and now music communities with A Show For Casey bringing people together for a great day and a great cause. All profits from A Show For Casey will go directly to The Casey Tutungi Appeal

Tickets available from Oztix or at your nearest Ghanda store.

For further info visit  www.caseytutungi.com

– Missy HQ

In case you missed the unveiling last night; Mushroom have announced the Hunters & Collectors tribute album ‪ ‎Crucible‬. The album features a plethora of talent including Missy & Matt Corby interpreting the Australian music icons legendary catalog.

1. Birds of Tokyo – Talking to a Stranger
2. Eddie Vedder & Neil Finn – Throw Your Arms Around Me
3. Matt Corby & Missy Higgins – This Morning
4. Oh Mercy – The Slab (Betty’s Worry)
5. Alpine – Hear No Evil
6. The Living End – Say Goodbye
7. Paul Kelly & Emma Donovan (featuring Jimblah) – True Tears of Joy
8. The Rubens – Holy Grail
9. Husky – Blind Eye
10. Something For Kate – When the River Runs Dry
11. The Panics – Alligator Engine
12. Abbe May – Dog
13. British India – Do You See What I See?
14. Cloud Control – Still Hanging ‘Round
15. The Avalanches – Stalking to a Stranger (Planets Collide Remix)

Read more: http://bit.ly/16yde8K