Following the sensational success of “ACT I”, earMUSIC and Tarja are delighted to announce the renewal of their collaboration for an exciting set of new releases spanning over the next few years.

Kicking off with the long awaited new studio rock album, the following months will entail many musical areas of interest of the versatile and talented Finnish artist, including exciting new studio material as well as live audio and video recordings.

Although rock will remain Tarja‘s main musical field in the months to come, earMUSIC and the artist are also planning to release further high quality productions in diverse musical genres.

The spectacular “Beauty and The Beat” tour will be filmed this year, and the success of the album “Harus” will be followed by the first-ever classical studio album by Tarja Turunen.

Tarja‘s fans will be happy to know that the follow-up to 2010′s studio album “What Lies Beneath” will hit the stores between August and September 2013.

The album, mixed by Tim Palmer (Pearl Jam, U2) is set to be Tarja’s next milestone for symphonic heavy rock thanks to a stellar line-up and a state of the art production.

Details about the first single and its video and the extensive worldwide tour will be revealed soon.

“ACT I” – the first rock release by Tarja on earMUSIC charted Top 10 all over Europe as well as almost all over the world, with a sensational no. 5 in Germany’s General Charts (a unique result for a live album). The video version even remained for over two months at the peak of the Finnish music video charts.

Fans will be able to follow Tarja‘s work and musical journey to her new album release on her website www.tarja2013.com

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Album includes brand new song “Never Too Far”, featuring Tarja Turunen

earMUSIC is proud to announce the release of “Tubular Beats” the brand new remix album by Mike Oldfield. The album will be released on February 1st, 2013 and will include the most popular songs by Oldfield who has worked on new arrangements and new sounds for his compositions.

All tracks have been reworked from the original multi-track recordings and remixed together by Mike Oldfield and multi-platinum awarded German producer Torsten “York” Stenzel.

Newly recorded guitar parts by Mike Oldfield have been added to the mix, making Tubular Beats a new album by all means. A brand new song featuring Tarja Turunen closes the album on a high note.

“Never Too Far” is a brand new song featuring singer Tarja Turunen who not surprisingly is offering one of her most emotional performances ever, being Oldfield one of the singer’s heroes.

Tarja explains: “It was such a pleasure to work with Mike Oldfield. The song turned out to be even better than I could have ever expected. Mike has a vast career and experience in pop, instrumental and electronic music. I love his music and his personal guitar sound.

My work in this song was inspired by Mike’s ‘Islands’ featuring another of my youth idol: Bonnie Tyler. A way to thank them for the nice melodies I grew up with was to add a line from their hit. And I believe Mike liked the idea too. That’s how ‘Never Too Far’ was born. Hope that you enjoy the song as much as I do.”

Tracklist:

01. Let There Be Light (York Remix)

02. Far Above The Clouds (York Remix)

03. Ommadawn (Mike Oldfield & York Remix)

04. Guilty (Mike Oldfield & York Remix)

05. Tubular Bells (Mike Oldfield & York Remix)

06. To France (York & Steve Brian Radio Mix)

07. Northstar (Mike Oldfield & York Remix)

08. Moonlight Shadow (York & Steve Brian Radio Mix)

09. Guilty (York & Mike’s Electrofunk Remix)

10. Tubular Bells 2 (Mike Oldfield & York Remix)

11. Never Too Far (new song, with Tarja Turunen)

www.mikeoldfieldofficial.com

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Unfortunately Harus Christmas concerts have been cancelled due to unexpected
family reasons. This time Tarja is performing with her quartet in all the
dates. If you have already bought your ticket to Harus concert, your ticket
is valid for quartet concert.

Preselling places for the concerts are in
Menolippu and Lippupalvelu

Tarja Turunen: voice
Mervi Myllyoja: violin
Max Lilja: cello
Janne Hovi: piano

12.12.2012 19:00 Savonlinna, Savonlinnan Tuomiokirkko ( Tickets: 29,95/33 €)
13.12.2012 19:00 Haapajärvi, Haapajärven Kirkko ( Tickets: 29,95 / 33 €)
14.12.2012 19:00 Kuhmo, Kuhmo-talo ( Tickets: 37/40 €)
15.12.2012 19:00 Alajärvi, Alajärven Kirkko ( Tickets: 29,95/33 €)
16.12.2012 19:00 Oulu, Madetojan sali ( Tickets: 37/40 €)
17.12.2012 19:00 Rovaniemi, Rovaniemen Kirkko ( Tickets 31,95/35 €)
19.12.2012 19:00 Pori, Keski-Porin Kirkko ( Tickets: 29,95/33 €)
20.12.2012 19:00 Vaasa, Mustasaaren Kirkko ( Tickets: 29,95/33 €)
21.12.2012 19:00 Espoo, Espoon kulttuurikeskus ( Tickets: 38/40 €)
22.12.2012 19:00 Jämsä, Jämsän Kirkko ( Tickets: 29,95/33 €)

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Next August 17th will be Tarja’s birthday and to celebrate we want to invite 10 of you to see ACT I in Helsinki!

We will screen the DVD on Friday, August 17th, one week prior to the release, at the movie theatre Andorra between 9pm – 11pm.

Write us your full name to win_earmusic@edel.com We’ll choose 10 of you randomly. Good luck!

More tickets for the cinema will be raffled by
Radiorock.fi + Radio Rock Facebook
Soundi.fi
Kaaoszine.fi
Levykauppax.fi

Hope you’ll enjoy Tarja’s ACT I

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The curiosity will be two number one songs with the exact same amount of votes.

Thanks for all that submit their votes!

1. In For a Kill                4835
1. Anteroom of Death        4835
3. Until My Last Breath       4758
4. Falling Awake              4668
5. I Feel Immortal                4478
6. Dark Star                  4305
7. Underneath                      3974
8. Naiad                      3891
9. Crimson Deep             3809
10. Little Lies                3467
11. Rivers of Lust            3155
12. Still of the Night         3084
13. The Archive of Lost Dreams 2999
14. We Are                   2634
15. Montañas de Silencio    1871

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These photos will be used for the forthcoming What Lies Beneath Tour Book.

All winners can approach the merchandise stand at any Tarja’s shows until the end of the “WLB Final Tour 2012” with an ID and pick up their copy.

Or please contact Evelyn.Narciso@umusic.com for post delivery when you wont be able to attend any of the scheduled concerts.

Thanks for taking part in the contest and for the wonderful photos!

Alena Svambergova
Bernard Thant
Christophe Garot
Cristina Cassino
Diego Barbieri
Eva Cervenkova
Fanny Larcher
Gabriel Hudec
Hans Brendestam
Jana Rabova
Jaromir Zajicek
Jean Luc Brausch
Karina Scheld
Karolina August
Laurent Debersaques
Leen Wouters
Lucie Rysava
Maaike Essenstam
Maciej Sciezor
Marcin Grzyb
Marek Gerhard
Marek Turiak
Mariel Rohrbach
Martina Berger
Maxime Mandrier
Olga Didenko
Sandra Wojtowicz
Tiina Salminen
Veronica Scalise

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Here is the list of photographers I chose based on several thousands of great shots I received for the photo gallery of ‘ACT I’ DVD and Blu-Ray.

Thank you all for taking part in the contest! The winners will be contacted soon via E-Mail by Edel / earMUSIC.
• Alena Svambergova
• Ana Hace
• Analia Giovanniello
• Camille Blondiaux
• Cecilia Giovanniello
• Cecilia Luciana Plachot
• Diogo Duarte
• Eleonora Pedron
• Erika van de Staaij
• Eva Cervenkova
• Fanny Larcher
• Gabriel Hudec
• Gabriela Strelska
• Guilherme Vasconcelos de Almeida
• Ignacio Andres Benzi
• Isabel Fernandez Rodriguez
• Julieta Di Marco
• Kamila Stojanovova
• Karina Wieczorek
• Karolina August
• Leen Wouters
• Lenka Adamova
• Lotte Matthys
• Lukas Potera
• Maaike Essenstam
• Maciej Sciezor
• Margarita Mosolova
• Marianna Morgante
• Marijana Henezi
• Matias Brandan
• Mauricio Montiel
• Nadine Schulte
• Pablo Sanabria
• Patricio Tartara Shanahan
• Paula Diaz
• Pavel Simo
• Rebecca Werner
• Sabrina Marchiori
• Sandra Wojtowicz
• Sergey Sukhorukov
• Soledad Diez
• Therese Holt
• Ubaeva Alina
• Valentina Sodiro
• Yamil Jose Anello

And the best photos were from:
1. George Argyris # 1
2. Morganna Soleilk # 2
3. Elizabeta Okhrimenko # 3
¡Congratulations!

With love, Tarja
We would love you to be a part of Tarja’s next DVD/Blu-Ray “ACT I” with your photos.

If you have been one of the fans that took some photos in any of the concerts from the year 2012, this message is for you!

You will have time to take part in the “
”starting now and until 25th of June.

Rules are very easy:

Please email your photos to webmaster@nems.com.ar

Photos should be originals without signatures or watermarks. If you are sending more than one photo, please use a file sharing program like YouSendIt or similar.

Add your name, address (postal zip code too) and email address.

Be sure to include the date and location of the show in which you took the photos.

The photos will be delivered to Tarja who will personally select the ones that will be used for “ACT I” DVD/Blu-Ray Photo Gallery.

Every photographer / fan whose photo (or maybe more than one photo) is chosen, will receive a free “ACT I” DVD.

The photo chosen by Tarja as the best picture will have a special prize courtesy of earMUSIC:

Transportation and hotel accommodation in his/her country or the nearby country Tarja will perform in (in case she wont perform in your home country) until 2015 for the winner plus a friend!

And, of course, also free tickets for the concert and the chance to meet Tarja backstage where she will give you a free CD and DVD of “ACT I”.
The 2nd and 3rd best photos winners will get 2 tickets for any Tarja concert until 2015 plus a free DVD and CD of “ACT I”.
Please print the following text, sign it, scan it and email it together with your photos to
webmaster@nems.com.ar
Participation conditions: Participation is not dependent on product purchase. Contact information will be used exclusively for contest purposes and future newsletter mailings and will not be given to a third party. The prize will not be substituted with cash. Persons must be at least 18 years of age to be eligible. Employees of earMUSIC, Edel, Tarja and their relatives are forbidden from taking part in the contest. The contest ends on 25th of June 2012. The contest can be terminated or changed at any time without prior notification. Legal recourse is prohibited and no legal correspondence regarding the contest is possible. By taking part in the sweepstake the participant bindingly accepts the participation conditions.
If you decide to take part in the contest, don’t forget to send also photos of the band members, complete band or anything you consider of interest for the photo gallery.
Once all the photos have been chosen we will inform the winners in www.tarja-act1.com and will be also notified via email.

Let the contest begin and good luck!

 TRANSFER OF PHOTO RIGHT

I hereby authorize earMUSIC to use my photographs (as a whole or portions thereof in unchanged or adapted form, e.g. changed photographically or on the computer, colored, touched up, etc. in any possible way and in any technical form) that I took during a show of Tarja Turunen without any fee or compensation of any kind for the purpose of using in a Photo Gallery to be included in “ACT I” DVD and Blu-Ray. Therefore, I transfer all exploitation rights concerning the photographs chosen for the Photo Gallery, exclusive and transferable, with no restrictions in content, time or place to earMUSIC.

I warrant that I am the sole holder of all rights transferred by this declaration and that I have not transferred them to a third party before the release of the DVD. I warrant that I have not adapted the work of third parties for the photo, or if I have that I have acquired all of the rights hereto and that I am entitled to transfer these to earMUSIC. I release earMUSIC from all third-party or co-author claims. EarMUSIC will credit me as the photographer in the DVD and Blu-Ray.

Place/Date ……………………………………………………..

Photographer…………………………………………………….

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“ACT I” is Tarja’s first solo live audio and video product in her rock outfit. The main content was filmed and recorded on two show nights this March 2012 in Rosario, Argentina, at the Teatro El Círculo. The video products include plenty of extras – video and photo material.

With the elaborate track listing and its extras, “ACT I” provides the full-fledged bill of fare to either Tarja fan. The track listing consists of Tarja’s greatest solo tracks, Nightwish classics as well as some cover versions, such as Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “The Phantom Of The Opera” and marvellous Gary Moore’s “Over The Hills and Far Away” – or to make it short: a unique blend of music selection. The set up of these HD filmed concerts meant an incredible extra work and effort in the live production – with an impressive result, but also an emotional rollercoaster-ride. Says Turunen: “those two nights in Rosario were a huge emotional drive to me personally.” The artist herself admits, she “was many times ready to burst into tears.”

“ACT I”, as the title already suggests, is the vanguard in a sequence of live products at a yet to be determined point of time. Fans and media can actively follow Tarja at www.tarja-act1.com on the road to release day of “ACT I”.

While releasing “ACT I”, Tarja is already working on her next solo studio album. “ACT I” already features two brand new tracks by the Finnish Soprano: “Into The Sun” is the lead single for the live album, to be released up-front August 24th.

On the artist Tarja:

No other voice and artist influenced and basically created the female fronted symphonic metal genre as much as Tarja Turunen. A pioneer in Goth-and Symphonic Metal, the classically trained Finn rose to fame with the metal outfit Nightwish, whose face and voice she had been for 9 years. With a vocal range of a lyrical soprano, Turunen started her solo career in 2004. Releasing two very successful metal rock solo albums (2007 and 2010), awarded gold and platinum in multiple countries, Tarja Turunen has been constantly touring the world with her live band.

Adored by many fans as their “Goddess”, the Finnish Soprano has the skill to take her fans just by her presence. Probably more than any other female artist in this very genre. When classic meets Rock and Heavy Metal, this inevitably leads to Tarja.

TARJA – ACT 1:

2CD
DVD
Blu-Ray

www.tarja-act1.com
www.tarjaturunen.com
www.facebook.com/tarjaofficial
www.ear-music.net
www.youtube.com/earMUSICofficial
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Pic by Ignacio Cángelo

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