MULTICULTURAL ARTS
ART BY ADAM JANALI – SOLO ART EXHIBITION – Afghan refugee & artist Adam Janali to exhibit his work in a solo exhibition to be held in Perth.
After receiving the grant from the JB Seed Adam purchased the art materials needed to commence preparations for his exhibition.
The opening night of ‘Out of Sight, Out of Mind’ was held on Friday 9th June 2006.. It was estimated that over three hundred people attended the opening. Kidogo Arthouse curator, Joannah Robertson was delighted at the turnout, stating that this was one of the biggest openings she had held at Kidogo. She also said that the crowd was one of the most diverse and multicultural the gallery had been host to.
The exhibition featured works that were completed by Adam whilst he was in detention as well as paintings that were completed with the help of the JB Seed funding.
WORKSHOP & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
MIHIRANGI – Contemporary Maori singer/songwriter Mihirangi to be tutored by Mal Webb.
Learning from Mal Webb was an awesome experience, besides being a lot of fun, he soooo knows his stuff!! He not only showed me different styles and techniques of beat boxing and vocal percussion and looping and we also got to perform together. As a result my show has improved immensely, this has been seen by the reaction of the crowds whilst on tour and has also increased bookings
I hoped to increase my loop pedal and beat boxing abilities, to learn new techniques, rhythms and sounds. To also better my loop pedal tonal sound and create my own style. THANK YOU so much for the funding and support it has not only improved my skills but has given me confidence and has also opened up other areas for me that I never thought of.
SUBURBAN SISTA SOUNDZ TOUR – 15 young ‘at risk’ women interested in Urban music to train and then tour with local well known hip hop artists.
The Suburban Sista Soundz Tour rang from 18 September – 30 November 2005 in 14 venues. The tour involved all 13 young female graduates of the Suburban Sista Soundz program.
There were two performances prior to the official tour dates, one at the 2005 Sydney Writers Festival; Hip Hop Projections event at Bangarra Theatre, and the other at the 205 Community Relations Commission NSW Symposium, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Parramatta. The Suburban Sista Soundz supported well known Australian hip hop group he Herd, on their regional NSW leg of the tour, from 27 – 30 October. One of the participants of the program was also employed as an assistant on the tour.
RETURN TO RHYTHM – 2 week intensive of rhythm & percussion workshops for Indigenous young people in Tennant Creek region
Over 50 young people performed on stage, to an audience of approximately 600 both indigenous and non-indigenous people from the Barkly Region as well as numerous tourists to the area, on the evening of 11th November 2005.
This workshop/performance has not only enabled young people to develop some percussion skills, it has also created an interest in further learning of percussion instruments. The nurturing of confidence in those youth lacking self esteem was also evident during the workshop process and the effects of community pride in the local youth at the performance are immeasurable.
INSPIRATION – Violin lessons for Lachlan McCarthy.
For Lachlan to have received this grant was an honour and privilege. The grant was allocated for violin tuition, once a week. I was able to have a small issue published about me in the local paper for receiving the grant. This was a real buzz for me! This was an amazing experience for me on a very personal basis. I felt very overwhelmed that John Butler could recognise my developing ability. He has inspired me to want to follow my dreams. I know anything is possible as long as I work hard and believe in myself.
HIP HOP HUB – Music production Studio to be set up in Nimbin Youth Club for local youth to utilize.
The JB Seed funding was used to purchase equipment to allow the development and production of hip hop tracks. A high capacity laptop was purchased to enable beat production and recording with a set of headphones. A portable stereo was purchased that allows young people to practice their music and also to listen back on effective speakers.
The ongoing use of these facilities acquired through the JB Seed demonstrate the long term benefits of this funding to the Nimbin youth community, illustrating how it has created opportunities that are a catalyst for continued creative and skills development for the youth community.
BAXTER WORKSHOP PROJECT – Musical workshops to be held inside Baxter Detention Centre with detainees.
From January – March 2006 I held six music sessions with detainees from Baxter Detention Centre, near Port Augusta in South Australia. The weekly sessions took place within the centre, in a classroom in the educational wing. Each session lasted several hours, and was open to any detainees within the centre.
The way the classroom’s physical space changed for the detainees, from being potentially threatening and ‘the centre’s space’ to a space with the memory and possibility of good things happening, a neutral space or even ‘the detainees’ space’ was very important, and I hope vestiges of that will remain now the sessions are over.
Meeting the detainees was a life-changing experience. I learnt so much from the project, and continually felt challenged, and out of my ‘comfort zone’. I would like to sincerely thank Ian Moorhead for organising the project, the JB Seed for supporting it, and the Baxter Detention Centre staff for being so supportive and helpful.
SOCIAL ACTIVISM
SMALL BUSINESS – Provocative visual artist, Deborah Kelly to create pro-choice artwork to be displayed on billboard in Sydney.
I first received The JB Seed grant in 2005, to mount a billboard about coming threats to womens’ reproductive choices promised by conservative forces in the then coalition federal government.
However, women from across the political spectrum worked together to derail Tony Abbott’s ambitions, which was a great boon for women. But- it rendered my billboard proposal absolutely obsolete.
So I suggested a number of different options to the JB Seed for billboards addressing various important issues. The fund chose the work I made connecting nuclear power with the proliferation of nuclear weapons, and ironically satirising the coalition’s recent ‘discovery’ of global warming.
The SBS interview is downloadable from here
Finally, thank you very much for this opportunity, both to simply participate in the important conversations of my culture and society, but also, to learn the painful lessons about power and how it works.
CHOICE STORIES – Collection of Pro Choice stories to be printed and sold at live story performances.
“Originally an idea by Tanya Mammone sitting with my girlfriends one Sunday afternoon a few weeks after the 2004 Federal election, the Coalition holding control of the Senate and the ALP in Victoria putting Steven Fielding, Families First’s, religious senator into Canberra. Tony Abbott our Federal Health minister, had been on a crusade during the year against abortion and IVF I knew I wanted to do something a bit different than what I had in previous reproductive campaigns. The group decided on the format of reflective pieces as we thought it best reflected feminism”.
HILLS PEACE FESTIVAL – Advertising for The August Peace Festival to be held in WA.
The August Peace Festival 2005 was held over the weekend of August 6th and 7th, 2005 at Darlington Hall, Owen Road, Darlington WA. Some 400 members of the public, young and old, from all across metropolitan Perth, and from all different ethnicities and backgrounds, as well as more than 150 artists and social advocacy proponents attended.
TOILET DOORS PROJECT- 6 emerging artists to create posters to be displayed in public toilets throughout Greater Union Cinemas and Qantas terminals around the country.
To support the project’s ‘Social Activism through the Arts’ components, which focused on replacing advertising with poetry, in our selected project spaces – the back of toilet doors. We selected poems that tried to positively transform the public space with challenging and thoughtful ideas, by young Australian poets. The two poems ‘Subtle Plague’ by Keri Glastonbury and ‘Occupation’ by Lisa Gorton had strong political and socially pertinent themes. The money was used to pay these new and emerging artists and poets professional rates, and so foster their development and the vitality of Australian arts and culture into the future.
MUSIC MARKETING
RED EYES DEBUT ALBUM – Dub/Reggae band Red Eyes to record debut album ‘Rude World’
We feel that we have achieved everything that we wanted from the project. The only goal we really had was to release the best album we could.
The release of the single was extremely positive with some amazing reviews of the CD and gigs alike, and much airplay on community radio and Triple J has broadened our demographic and increased awareness of the band and it’s potential.
LABJACD DEBUT ALBUM – Latin/Hip Hop band Labjacd to record debut album
The JB Seed gave us a fantastic opportunity to record our album in a professional environment with decent equipment. We are a 9-piece band whose sound is based on our live performance, and that energy is not easy to capture in a small studio. The JB Seed enabled us to get into a big studio with several isolated recording booths, meaning that much more of the recording was done live, but with no compromise to production, or recording quality.
AURORA JANE EAST COAST TOUR – Folk/Funk/Blues band Aurora Jane to tour East Coast.
The Winter East coast tour was a great success on a number of levels. Achieving a second East Coast tour only a matter of months following the album launch tour was a fantastic way to solidify and broaden existing audiences. The opportunity to tour in a more relaxed (and therefore focused) way to the previous tour, paves the way for better sustainability and creativity on the road. The funding made this possible, as this particular tour would not have been financially viable without the support.
LOU BRADLEY – EP promo tour – Country singer/songwriter Lou Bradley to tour QLD to NT.
“As you can imagine we had a brilliant time, it was a huge adventure…. we met and made friends with as many Indigenous folk as we could. It was unreal to be able to go to a town where there are more black fellas that whities. At the same time it was very sad to see that there are still such strict racist areas in NT, especially Tennant Creek. The primary schools there are still segregated and the black fellas aren’t allowed to go to places after a certain time at night. We stayed with the Mutidjulu community for 3 days. Muti are custodians of Uluru and are based less than a kilometre from the rock. We played for them on both nights.”
KOOII: BEADS ON A STRING TOUR – 6 piece urban collective, Kooii to launch debut album on tour through QLD, NSW & VIC.
Kooii to launched ad toured their debut album throughout QLD, NSW & VIC.
At all our shows in Sydney and Melbourne we impressed a lot of people who were new to our sounds. In Melbourne we played four shows at the Esplanade Hotel, Bar Open (on two nights) and at Ruby’s Lounge.
TOMMEE & NEIGHBORHOOD TOUR – Tommee and the Neighborhood to tour NSW, QLD, NT & WA.
At the start of August 2005 Tommee And The Neighbourhood had yet to headline a major tour and were largely unknown outside Bondi, Manly and parts of regional Victoria and NSW. Since the tour they have played at several festivals including performing at the Amphitheatre on New Year’s Eve in front of 20 – 25,000 at the Woodford Folk Festival as part of another successful three week tour. They are looking forward to releasing another album as well as playing at the prestigious WOMADelaide Festival in March.
LANCH OF ZUDIO BAND MANAGER - Zudio to market their online band manager.
The team at Zudio Music, who work on the Electronic Band Manager, would like to thank the JB Seed or their support during the launch of the Band Manager. Apart from assistance provided through funding, the goodwill associated with The JB Seed program certainly helped others to see merit in the project which helped accelerate the promotional process and sparked additional interest.
TOM VINCENT TRIO – Tasmanian Jazz trio The Tom Vincent Trio to attend AIMM.
One of the main things that we have achieved from this week at AIMM is the start of intelligently directed, active networking and promotion of the Tom Vincent Trio on a national and international scale. Delegates at AIMM gave us names, phone numbers and contact details of other music festival directors and producers they recommended we get in touch with. I feel that over time our continual efforts will establish regular work for the TVT.
AUSTRALIAN INTERNATIONAL MUSIC MARKET – Drum Drum to attend AIMM.
The positives from this conference were the ability to present Drum Drum as a live act to the delegates and to also meet and discuss possible opportunities with presenters in person. Being from Darwin and relatively isolated from the national scene it also allowed us to be presented to Australian presenters as well.
KURANDA REGGAE FESTIVAL – Marketing for Reggae festival held in Cairns.
“People from all over the world attended the event.
We learnt that for something like this to exist we need a lot more support, as the costs keep going up and Reggae is not really a self sustainable industry! The other big thing I learnt (again) was to deal with professionals wherever possible, and also the power of the right advertising is immense, but money and no brain is much worse than a brain and no money. And….don’t compromise ideals.”
INDIGENOUS
AZZKAT will record a debut 6 track, EP.
AZZKAT were able to record a 6 Track EP with full band, fully demonstrating the bands true potential and helping them take an important step in their career.
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JAM IN THE DESERT - is a program to provide equipment & PA training to musicians from the Barkly region.
With improvements to our equipment, in particular, a trailer and the cases for instruments, musicians have been able to access these communities without as much damage to the equipment from abrasion and dust. Drum cases and a carry bag purchased for stands etc have made major improvement to our situation. This is has helped for weekly gigs but also for the long distances to Borooloola and Epenarra.
Barkly regional arts has since been successful in initiating an agreement between Barkly aboriginal musicians and several stakeholders to provide funds for the establishment of a music centre. The JB Seed’s support at a crucial time assisted this process.
www.barklyarts.com.au
DAN SULTAN POST PRODUCTION AND MARKETING – Dan Sultan to mix and master debut album
The JB Seed Fund’s assistance enabled Dan and his band to dub/mix our changes, secure professional artwork master their debut album Homemade Biscuits.
“I write to express my gratitude of the JB Seed funds’ support of finishing my recording, I’m glad that they much believe my music has potential as it is a rather lonely road. In some ways I knew it was relevant and attractive from the audience response, however I can now measure it on different scales, that include development of new audiences and the sales of my first CD”
AUSTRALIAN INTERNATIONAL MUSIC MARKET – Narbarlek and Yilila to attend AIMM.
YILILA
Contacts were made with delegates from arts/education organisation from New Zealand, Mexico, Indonesia and Australia. These contacts were very positive but had limited ways in which to assist or book us for anything in the future. The strongest opportunity that arose for Yilila was from the Mexican Music Market. There is, with a lot of funding an opportunity to perform in 2006 at their music market.
NABARLEK
Nabarlek achieved greater exposure due to their showcase performance which was described by a number of delegates as faultless. The profile of the band was raised and we have been contacted by a number of Australian delegates about possible future performances. The Opportunity to perform at AIMM has been a great step in the bands career.
UPGRADE DRUM KIT – Aden Brim to purchase drum kit components.
Aden was able to buy a set of Roto Toms, a splash and two crashes. “Now that my kit is upgraded it’s hard to get me off it. I hope to get into music a bit more next year because school is my main focus for the next 4 weeks as it’s my last year. The bands I’m in are still rocking up here. I had a gig about two weeks ago and I took my kit in. It was a deadly jam. That was the Kuranda Spring fair and my next jam is with Zenith next weekend at the Yungabura Festival.”
YOWARLINY EAST COAST TOUR
We were fortunate to receive the grant in late June 2007. We contacted our mentors Leigh Carriage, vocal teacher, Dave Sanders, drum tutor and tried to contact our guitar tutor Michael Porter in late June to arrange lessons.
It’s totally inspirational to find so many people, particularly those at the top of the music industry in Australia, share the same love of music and to know thqt’s what has driven them to achieve their success. The JB Seed has been life changing for me. Thanks so much.
"When Danielle and I first started the fund we always intended for it to grow into something that wasn’t just funded by ourselves but contributed to by many movers and shakers within the Australian music community.
Project Outcomes 2010
THE SEED 2010 ROUND – TOTAL FUNDING $73,406.35
HERE IS WHAT WE FUNDED IN 2010… STAY TUNED AS THE OUTCOMES START ROLLING IN
ART FOR THE PUBLIC – TOTAL FUNDING $13,406.35
Jasmine Habbouchi is creating a mural on the walkway wall at Bondi Beach. The image Jasmine will use is of three young skater skeletons, the first covering his eyes, the second covering his ears and the third covering his mouth. This is symbolic of the famous quote “see no, hear no, speak no evil” – this subject has been selected as Jasmine feels the youth of today need to be oblivious to all the bad influences around them that stop them from getting ahead in life. Bondi Beach is a great tourist attraction and popular for its famous skate park. The vision is for the mural to become a landmark and the message in the artwork will be heard. NSW
Belinda Campbell will undertake her project titled ‘Intersections’. The project aims to take a deeper look at the life-stories of people who otherwise might be regarded as living on the fringe of society. Belinda’s subject: street-corner window-washers. In her role as photographer / biographer, she will photograph willing subjects and then interview them about their personal histories, their current lives and their visions for the future. Their portraits and written biographies will then be printed and displayed in a poster-board exhibition situated at Camperdown Memorial Rest Park, Sydney. NSW
Damian Collins will oversee two pieces of public art come to life in Devonport, Tasmania. The first will be a solo piece by artist Scott Neoh (Bonsai). The second will be done by up to 6 local young artists, who will have attended skill development workshops led by Bonsai in the days leading up to it. These workshops will focus on drafting the mural, aerosol skills and also address the legal & social issues often involved in aerosol art. Both murals will be done with Spray Paint and will feature in prominent public spaces. Being in a regional & somewhat remote location it is important to offer the youth positive methods of community engagement. Beautifying the city will also provide a better atmosphere for residents & tourists alike. TAS
MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP INITIATIVE – TOTAL FUNDING $40,000
The management workshop aims to address the lack of practical strategies when managing a band or performer in the early phase of their career. This workshop brings together a group of significant professionals in the music industry, including Philip Stevens, Correne Wilkie, John Watson, Brett Oaten, Simon Moor, Sebastian Chase, Sally Howland and Russell Thomas to name just a few! All of these representatives from the music industry will share their knowledge and offer strategic advice on ways to enhance performers’ opportunities in the music industry. The Management Workshop will be delivered as a three day intensive, including customised personal advice. Of the 193 applications received we are happy to announce the following successful participants in this year’s workshop:
Brooke Bedall, who co-manages Ash Grunwald. With multiple releases and tours both in Australia and overseas, this year is looking just as busy with another studio album release. Ash will develop his international profile via tours in Europe and return to Canada. Brooke is looking forward to all the good things she’s heard about the workshop and turning her role into a full time career. VIC
Angela Kohler is co-manager of Ball Park Music. In just over 12 months the band have released an EP, picked up iTunes Single of the Week and toured interstate. Their second EP ‘Conquer The Town, Easy As Cake’ will be released on a national level with extensive touring round the country for the second half of the year. QLD
Charles Wall co-manages reggae-pop act The Cool Calm Collective and manages himself, going under the name of Bobby Alu. The Cool Calm Collective have released one EP, played sold out shows and coveted festival slots. The Management Workshop will offer an opportunity to gain knowledge & new methods immediately helping the release & tour of an album early 2011. QLD
Melissa Gibson manages Fyah Walk. The roots-reggae act formed in 2007 and have since put out 2 albums ‘Sunrise Red’ and ‘Ocean Sounds’. Fyah Walk plays regularly to capacity crowds at home and has performed at renowned festivals such as WOMADelaide 2010, Kuranda Roots Reggae Festival, Island Vibe, Melbourne Reggae Festival and the Mullumbimby Music Festival. They have just completed their first tour of Western Australia and are looking to take their unique act overseas in 2011. VIC
Brendan “Oakies” Okeeffe manages Ganga Giri. Ganga Giri is an energetic and innovative live act. Delivering his unique and authentic take on multicultural Australia Ganga Giri’s music has been appreciated by music lovers in many countries including Australia, Japan, Europe, New Zealand, Canada and the USA. Oakies will build stronger networks with other independent music managers and share resources to make what they do become a more powerful and positive part of the music industry. VIC
Husky Gawenda is a self managed artist performing under the name Husky. One album into their career, Husky are fast becoming one of the Melbourne acts to keep an eye on. They were invited to play the Spiegeltent for the Melbourne International Arts Festival, capturing the hearts and imagination of a sell out crowd. The workshop will provide Husky with other managers to learn from, connect with and collaborate with in the future. VIC
Thomas Hyland plays in and manages post-punk band Ivy St. They have toured throughout Australia several times, through New Zealand and have independently released one EP and one album through Wireless Records / MGM. Ivy St’s debut album ‘Picture Machine’ was well received and led to spots at the Falls Festival and selected as a Triple J ‘Next Crop Artist’. Thomas will take skills from the workshop and continue working at turning Ivy St into a self-sustaining entity. TAS
Jen Cloher self manages her band Jen Cloher and The Endless Sea. Cloher’s debut album earned her an ARIA nomination for Best Female Artist. Since then she’s travelled the country over as a support act, a headline act and on many festival slots. The Age named her second album Hidden Hands one of the TOP Ten releases of 2009. Jen will share her experiences and concentrate on improving the business management aspect of her career. VIC
Jess McAvoy is a self managed artist and director of her label Henduwin Music with 10 self funded independent releases to date. Jess has sold out shows for numerous launches, toured nationally, secured various support slots with international artists and many high profile Australian acts. At the workshop, Jess hopes to gain a stronger understanding of what she needs to do to create her future vision. VIC
Adam Guzowski is a member of and manages alternative rock band Kasha. The band have one independent release under their belt – an EP titled ‘Five Songs For Sunstroke’ available in both Australia and overseas. Adam hopes to gain a deeper insight into the music business to further his and his band careers in the industry. ACT
Josef Fox-Muller is a bass player, independent record label director and music manager based in Brisbane. Currently Josef both plays in and manages Brisbane based acts Laneous & The Family Yah and Banawurun. His label, Bird Fire Records was started in 2008, has released 7 records to date. This year Laneous & The Family Yah will take their first steps towards touring Europe in 2011. QLD
Andrew Stone plays keys in and manages Brisbane band Montpelier. The band have toured Australia in support of their self-titled debut EP. Andrew looks forward to being among other managers to learn strategies that will benefit the Montpelier’s future – hoping to gain them national radio airplay and tour into further territories. QLD
Crystle Fleper is founder and director of [A:M] Authentic Management. [A:M] currently represents indie electro hipsters Polaroid Fame, garage rockers Lovers of Modern Art and it’s blues-rock offshoot Dead Shades. She is also Queensland editor of fasterlouder and works as events coordinator at Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts. Crystle’s foray into band management began in 2001 when she took up managing the band she performed in, Hot Rubber Glove. QLD
Nathan Farrell has 3 acts on his roster, Jon Cleary (in Australia), Laneous and the Family Yah (co-managed) and Thundamentals. New Orleans based pianist Jon Cleary, who’s toured with Bonnie Raitt, Taj Mahal, Dr John & John Schofield internationally. Locally, numerous national tours have seen his act Thundamentals headline, as well as share stages with the likes of Lyrics Born (USA), Drapht and Astronomy Class. He has also just signed on as Co-Manager of Brisbane act Laneous & The Family Yah. Nathan sees the opportunity to attend the workshop as invaluable for himself and his acts. NSW
Sal Kimber is the singer, songwriter and manager of ‘Sal Kimber & The Rollin’ Wheel’. Since the release of their debut album in 08 the band has been gallivanting around the countryside, playing both urban and rural festivals and shows. Most recently the band had 5 nominations in the 2010 Victorian / National Whittlesea Country Music Awards. Coming up, the band hope to tour Canada and will record album their second album later in the year. VIC
Kate Beasy manages alternative-pop group Skye Harbour. In 2008 the band won the MTV Kick Start award and after touring hard they bunkered down to perfect their debut LP. Now preparations are in order for the release of their new single Hunch and a national tour before they drop the album later this year. VIC
Carly Church is the co-manager of Spacifix, a 7 piece rock pop reggae band. MusicOZ have named them one of the top 5 live performers in 2010. This year the band will focus on building foundations in the Australian market. When Carly attends the workshop, she wishes to learn more about the ins and outs of management and have the opportunity to network with industry professionals. QLD
Melinda Kirwin plays in and manages The Falls, an indie-pop act from Darlinghurst. The band have one EP out on the streets and have just recorded their first full length album. In 2009 The Falls made the top 3 (out of over 2000 bands) in the Toohey’s Extra Dry UNCHARTED band comp. In the next 12 months Melinda would like to build a team of people around The Falls who share a passion for their music to assist in further developing and promoting the act, including an independent label and publishing company. NSW
Katie Jones manages The Frowning Cloud who have several releases to their name and have played many supports in different parts of Australia and festival slots including Laneway. Following the release of their debut LP, the band hope to headline a tour around Australia and to be able to take on a support slot offered in Europe. VIC
Eddie Narain manages Perth band The Joe Kings. The band are on the rise with only one EP to their name, having gained airplay on community radio, playing sold out shows and just being named Best Newcomers at the 2010 WAMi Awards. Eddie feels the workshop will help him grasp the concepts of being a manager and make the right decisions for the band, a great opportunity to discuss with like minded people, meet and learn from industry professionals. WA
Daisy Brown manages Adelaide 5 piece The Killgirls. This synth heavy indie electro-rock band played to 40,000 people at Adelaide’s Fringe 2010 Opening Night Party with Art vs Science. The Killgirls are gaining momentum having played to over 300 at Adelaide’s Parklife festival & picking up national airplay on Triple J. Daisy cant wait to receive professional development that stretches her practice to further her band into new territories. SA
Blair Stafford manages Melbourne based 16 piece jazz / electronic orchestra The RAah Project. In 2009 they released their debut album ‘The Score’. Giles Peterson (BBC Radio) named it the most important album of 2009. This year the band will be heading to the UK to record with the BBC Orchestra and then tour Japan. Through attending the workshop, Blair would like to gain skills to help him navigate his way to reach the goals he has for the band. VIC
Scott Large has been working with Tjupi Band from Papunya for the last 5 years. Tjupi Band are one of the peak desert bands, with performances at the Indigenous Music Awards in 2009, Triple J’s One Night Stand in 2010 and many desert music showcases. They come from the lineage of the Warumpi Band, with members being the sons of Sammy Butcher. Tjupi sing mostly in their traditional language “Luritja” and have 2 CDs released through CAAMA Music. NT
Brooke Kelly manages synth-pop act Voltaire Twins. After only releasing one single they’ve been invited to play countless festivals including Laneway, Good Vibrations and Summadayze. Having secured a distribution deal for their upcoming EP release, Brooke is looking forward to networking and picking up tips from like-minded managers to develop Voltaire Twins profile on a national and international level. WA
THE SEED AND SKINNYFISH INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY MUSIC INITIATIVE – UP TO $20,000
Supporting top end indigenous community bands, by generating paid performance opportunities and encouraging positive outcomes in community life through music.
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LAZY LATE BOYS
SPRINGWATER
WHITE WATER BAND
YOUNG GUNS
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