With Ashan Munesinghe
Myspace, Facebook, Twitter, Livejournal, Playstation Network and last but not least, my favourite, the From First to Last band Forum… It’s a tough world when you have to keep track of seven billion things at a time and I’ve decided that I can’t be fussed anymore. Problem is I have a lot of e-friends on all of these forums who would house me if I was to go to the States and snowboard… Ah, life and its fickle dilemmas.
Now to some all ages news, post my sooky rant. After the release of Chasing Hamburg, indie-corers Polar Bear Club are heading to Australia for a serious tour in early 2010, and will play an all ages show at The Castle on January the 31. Polar Bear Club are one of those awkward bands that everyone at some stage in their life will feel could be their favourite band ever. It’s a special kind of music that’s rivetingly multi-genre, but it’s also a kind of music that never stops moving, and it won’t stop you moving. Check them out at myspace.com/polarbearclub.
Locally, Midnight Juggernauts have a funky weird new clip and FasterLouder were first onto it, but if you haven’t seen it yet, check out fasterlouder.com.au/videos/20956/Midnight-Juggernauts--This-New-Technology.htm where you can.
Furthermore, Young Aussie rockers This Town, A Forest are doing good things in the rocky side of the all ages scene, and they seem to be a really sweet bunch of guys too, catch them at myspace.com/thistownaforest.
Also, for the 18 to 25s wanting to work in the music industry, applications for the FReeZA Central Mentoring program close November 11. If you didn’t attend one of the workshops in August, FACE THE MUSIC 09 will be your last chance to be eligible. Head to thepush.com.au and follow the links, or freezacentral.vic.gov.au for details.
Finally, want to volunteer at Soundwave? Sign up to be a volunteer at either your local show or several of the shows via soundwavefestival.com. Would probably be the best thing you do for the whole of next year, so don’t waste your time! They’re basically just looking for kids with some kind of festival experience and a really good attitude to life - you, in other words.
All Ages Weekend Timetable Frenzy
Friday 30 October
This Town A Forest, Halloween Party, Epping Memorial Hall, corner High St and Hall St, Epping, 7pm, $10
FReeZA Push Start Battle of the Bands, 340 Camperwell Road, Camberwell, 7pm-10pm, $10
Friday 30 October
Central Goldfield Shire Youth Awards, Maryborough Highland Society, 35 High Street Maryborough
7pm-10pm, Free
Saturday 31 October
FACE THE MUSIC 09 - The Musician's Conference, the Arts Centre, Fairfax Studio, 100 St Kilda Road, Melbourne, 10am, $20 inc bf from www.theartscentre.com.au, 1300 182 183, the Arts Centre Box Office
Sunday 1 November
Dash & Will, Girl vs Ghost, Tomaki Jets, Mayfly, Admit One, Seaford Community Hall, Station Street, Seaford, 7pm, $15.00
Sunday 1 November
Evermore, The Hi-Fi Bar, 12pm, $35+bf, U18
Sunday 1 November
Three Faces West, Hang The Jury, Executor, MayAprilMarchInAugust, Mcgavin, Lagana Skies, Raise Cain and Sky City at Headbanging Hoedown, Wesley Hall, 136 Maude Street, Shepparton, 6pm, $5
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
The Push Beat All Ages Column
Wednesday 21 October 2009With Ashan Munesinghe
“Sienna is a reddish-brown colour… if you notice a haze over a city, it will be that colour. The way we see it and the way it (Sienna Skies) was created, (which Nick thought of), is us… trying to get out of that haze and repetitive normality of life and music… we keep trying to follow that in our music and in our lives.” Mickles, Sienna Skies
Mic Sankey, affectionately known as Mickles, guitarist of Sydney’s all ages giants Sienna Skies, chatted to me insightfully and candidly about his band’s plight and evolution from EP, Where Joy Exists Despair Beckons (2007), and a pop-punk past, to achieve a breakthrough future with upcoming debut album, Truest of Colours… but first, to other breaking news...
Greater Dandenong, Momentum and Muso Network are staging ambient post-hardcore heads House vs Hurricane’s epic last show at The Castle in Dandenong on Friday November 6, before they run off to Baltimore on November 10 to record their debut full length. Supporting at the gig is the ferocious City Escape, the badass Trophyknife and hot youngsters I Explode Like.
This weekend don’t forget the second of nine FReeZA Push Start, Battle Of The Bands Regional Finals, featuring some of the best upcoming and developing Victorian musical talent (details below). The Houses are the first Regional Final Winners, set to play Push Over Festival, Sunday 7 March 2010 (tix on sale 16 November).
Tell us the story of Sienna Skies and how you became a band?
We started off a pop-punk kind of Anberlin band. We did that till half-way through ‘07…that fell apart, (but) Nick (guitar) and I stuck with it and we knew a lot of guys from bands, so got Stevo (singer), Wadey (bass) and Matt… (who) was our merch dude…after the our EP was released we taught him how to play keys... Luke (drums) is the youngest.
What do you do in your spare time?
Most weekends we spend our time at shows whether it’s our shows or other band’s shows, we love our All You Can Eat feeds.
You’ve toured with The Red shore, Getaway and Amity, who has been your favourite to tour, gig and hang with?
Always lots of fun hanging out with the Amity boys and they’re helpful with anything - they definitely party, and Closure in Moscow - those boys are all really cool. We toured with them a bunch before they went to The States.
What’s the all ages hardcore and band scene like up in Sydney?
Up here, pretty much all we do is play to all ages crowds. Young kids…get into it more… they have more fun, (and)… you have more fun, cause you can vibe off them a bit more…the band have been going to shows since we were 14, it’s cool how the 14 year olds come to watch us like what we did.
If each member of the band transformed into an animal what would you reckon they’d be?
I’d probably be a grasshopper, cause I’m real lanky and skinny and always jumping around. Stevo would be the lion. Wadey would probably be some sort of bear. Nick would probably be a woodpecker or something – he’s just stupid (kidding). Matt would definitely be a sweet little puppy dog that sleeps a lot. Luke would be a gorilla.
All Ages Weekend Timetable Frenzy
Wednesday 21 October
Noisegate featuring Mammal, The Stricklands, Arcade Bass, Plan The Escape, Londonberry Reserve, Cnr Vine/Creek St, Bendigo, 6pm, $7
Thursday 22 October
Music Is Everything (largest simultaneous music event in Australia), Federation Square, 11.30am, free
Friday 23 October
Corefest 2009 featuring Children Collide, (18+), Shadow of Doubt, RJ’s Disco, Theatre Royal, Camperdown, 6pm, $20
Saturday 24 October
FReeZA Push Start Battle Of The Bands Regional Final featuring Flounder, Harvest Of Humanity, Little Lady, Masketta Fall, Rosetta Stone, Sweet Kicks, The Boo Hoo Hoo’s, The Euro Masonic Hall, Sunshine
The Amity Affliction, Corner Hotel, 12.30pm, $17, U18
“Sienna is a reddish-brown colour… if you notice a haze over a city, it will be that colour. The way we see it and the way it (Sienna Skies) was created, (which Nick thought of), is us… trying to get out of that haze and repetitive normality of life and music… we keep trying to follow that in our music and in our lives.” Mickles, Sienna Skies
Mic Sankey, affectionately known as Mickles, guitarist of Sydney’s all ages giants Sienna Skies, chatted to me insightfully and candidly about his band’s plight and evolution from EP, Where Joy Exists Despair Beckons (2007), and a pop-punk past, to achieve a breakthrough future with upcoming debut album, Truest of Colours… but first, to other breaking news...
Greater Dandenong, Momentum and Muso Network are staging ambient post-hardcore heads House vs Hurricane’s epic last show at The Castle in Dandenong on Friday November 6, before they run off to Baltimore on November 10 to record their debut full length. Supporting at the gig is the ferocious City Escape, the badass Trophyknife and hot youngsters I Explode Like.
This weekend don’t forget the second of nine FReeZA Push Start, Battle Of The Bands Regional Finals, featuring some of the best upcoming and developing Victorian musical talent (details below). The Houses are the first Regional Final Winners, set to play Push Over Festival, Sunday 7 March 2010 (tix on sale 16 November).
Tell us the story of Sienna Skies and how you became a band?
We started off a pop-punk kind of Anberlin band. We did that till half-way through ‘07…that fell apart, (but) Nick (guitar) and I stuck with it and we knew a lot of guys from bands, so got Stevo (singer), Wadey (bass) and Matt… (who) was our merch dude…after the our EP was released we taught him how to play keys... Luke (drums) is the youngest.
What do you do in your spare time?
Most weekends we spend our time at shows whether it’s our shows or other band’s shows, we love our All You Can Eat feeds.
You’ve toured with The Red shore, Getaway and Amity, who has been your favourite to tour, gig and hang with?
Always lots of fun hanging out with the Amity boys and they’re helpful with anything - they definitely party, and Closure in Moscow - those boys are all really cool. We toured with them a bunch before they went to The States.
What’s the all ages hardcore and band scene like up in Sydney?
Up here, pretty much all we do is play to all ages crowds. Young kids…get into it more… they have more fun, (and)… you have more fun, cause you can vibe off them a bit more…the band have been going to shows since we were 14, it’s cool how the 14 year olds come to watch us like what we did.
If each member of the band transformed into an animal what would you reckon they’d be?
I’d probably be a grasshopper, cause I’m real lanky and skinny and always jumping around. Stevo would be the lion. Wadey would probably be some sort of bear. Nick would probably be a woodpecker or something – he’s just stupid (kidding). Matt would definitely be a sweet little puppy dog that sleeps a lot. Luke would be a gorilla.
All Ages Weekend Timetable Frenzy
Wednesday 21 October
Noisegate featuring Mammal, The Stricklands, Arcade Bass, Plan The Escape, Londonberry Reserve, Cnr Vine/Creek St, Bendigo, 6pm, $7
Thursday 22 October
Music Is Everything (largest simultaneous music event in Australia), Federation Square, 11.30am, free
Friday 23 October
Corefest 2009 featuring Children Collide, (18+), Shadow of Doubt, RJ’s Disco, Theatre Royal, Camperdown, 6pm, $20
Saturday 24 October
FReeZA Push Start Battle Of The Bands Regional Final featuring Flounder, Harvest Of Humanity, Little Lady, Masketta Fall, Rosetta Stone, Sweet Kicks, The Boo Hoo Hoo’s, The Euro Masonic Hall, Sunshine
The Amity Affliction, Corner Hotel, 12.30pm, $17, U18
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Face The Music 09
APRA Song-Writing Master Class with Drew Goddard (Karnivool)
APRA is proud to provide six lucky song-writers heading to FACE THE MUSIC 09 with the chance to join a hands-on master class focusing on song-writing and arranging skills.
Drew Goddard of Australian band Karnivool will share his experience and the tools that he’s used to write award-winning critically and commercially acclaimed songs.
Drew is the founding member and lead guitarist for WA’s progressive rock band Karnivool. Their first full-length album Themata has sold 32,000 copies and was fundamentally Drew’s artistic and creative masterpiece. Their new album Sound Awake, written collaboratively, has now gone gold in Australia and sees the band breaking new territory on their rigorous live touring schedule.
Places are extremely limited and participants will be chosen based on their applications.
To apply for this master class at FACE THE MUSIC 09, please head to thepush.com.au and fill in an application form.
Get in quick! Applications close 9am Monday 26 October.
APRA is proud to provide six lucky song-writers heading to FACE THE MUSIC 09 with the chance to join a hands-on master class focusing on song-writing and arranging skills.
Drew Goddard of Australian band Karnivool will share his experience and the tools that he’s used to write award-winning critically and commercially acclaimed songs.
Drew is the founding member and lead guitarist for WA’s progressive rock band Karnivool. Their first full-length album Themata has sold 32,000 copies and was fundamentally Drew’s artistic and creative masterpiece. Their new album Sound Awake, written collaboratively, has now gone gold in Australia and sees the band breaking new territory on their rigorous live touring schedule.
Places are extremely limited and participants will be chosen based on their applications.
To apply for this master class at FACE THE MUSIC 09, please head to thepush.com.au and fill in an application form.
Get in quick! Applications close 9am Monday 26 October.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
The Push Beat All Ages Column
With Ashan Munesinghe
Remember all those times that your Mum said to you, “If that room isn’t clean by the time I step in there, I swear I will do it myself, and all your stuff is going in the damn trash?”
Well it came back to haunt me…I spent most of Saturday looking for my lost Ataris’ ticket in a bunch of messy food wrappers, magazines and photos, half in tears.
Anyway, to combat any idea that this column might be turning very emo, here’s some metal news to “mix things up” a bit. Lamb of God, Devildriver and Shadowsfall are to head to Australia in a hectic calamity of metal. Lamb of God are iconic, Devildriver are a brutal, melodic, technically complex monster and Shadowsfall, from Masschusetts, are a truth telling, spleen splattering biting band. As far as all ages metal goes, it’s pretty epic news. Melbourne will see the threesome on Tuesday 15 December at Festival Hall and there’s no use crying over spilt milk so write it down to get ya tickets!
In other news, Sydney corers, Sienna Skies are about to drop an album later this year, their studio diaries on their Myspace at blogs.myspace.com/siennaskies brings you some insight into the fumblings and bumblings of the band in the studio. It’s pretty funny stuff.
In the coming weeks I will be trying and hopefully attaining some interviews to stick in this column so stay tuned boys and girls, also, if you want to become a part of setting up all ages music events in your area? Visit thepush.com.au for further details or contact your local FReeZA group, to find out which that is, freeza.vic.gov.au is where you should run to.
Piece out fella.
All Ages Weekend Timetable Frenzy
Thursday 15 October
Orbost SRC & East Gippsland Kulture Slams present Op Shop Formal FReeZa with DJ Tim Webb, Sing Star/Karoke, Photo Booth, Fashion Parade, Open Mike, Supper, Orbost Secondary College, 7pm, $5
Friday 16 October
David Gray, the Arts Centre, Hamer Hall, 7.30pm, $98, Ticketmaster 136 100
Loddon Shire + Wedderburn FReeZa Group present Kool Skool Launch & GiGash After Party w/ Maddy Holtm DJ Gold, Cold Custard, Jarvis Holt, Dark Adaption, Jess Elder with Wedderburn Town Hall, 6pm, $10
Moreland Youth Services, YMCA, A.R.A.B & Push It! present Conjure (Hip Hop Show), Northcote Town Hall, 7.30pm, $5
Sunday 18 October
3OH!3 & I Explode Like, Hi-Fi Bar, 2pm, $39 + bf, U18 only
Mornington Peninsula Shire & iMPAKT presents Mornington Street Festival with Steph Milson, Mel & Hannah, Tomaki Jets, The Vials, Astral Flight, Ikarii, Elva Scandal, Call It Conspiracy, Mornington Main Street, 11am, Free
Monday 19 October - Friday 30 October
John Farnham, Palais Theatre, 7.30pm, $99 - $169
For more like this, head to thepush.com.au or and email your all ages news to whatson@thepush.com.au.
Remember all those times that your Mum said to you, “If that room isn’t clean by the time I step in there, I swear I will do it myself, and all your stuff is going in the damn trash?”
Well it came back to haunt me…I spent most of Saturday looking for my lost Ataris’ ticket in a bunch of messy food wrappers, magazines and photos, half in tears.
Anyway, to combat any idea that this column might be turning very emo, here’s some metal news to “mix things up” a bit. Lamb of God, Devildriver and Shadowsfall are to head to Australia in a hectic calamity of metal. Lamb of God are iconic, Devildriver are a brutal, melodic, technically complex monster and Shadowsfall, from Masschusetts, are a truth telling, spleen splattering biting band. As far as all ages metal goes, it’s pretty epic news. Melbourne will see the threesome on Tuesday 15 December at Festival Hall and there’s no use crying over spilt milk so write it down to get ya tickets!
In other news, Sydney corers, Sienna Skies are about to drop an album later this year, their studio diaries on their Myspace at blogs.myspace.com/siennaskies brings you some insight into the fumblings and bumblings of the band in the studio. It’s pretty funny stuff.
In the coming weeks I will be trying and hopefully attaining some interviews to stick in this column so stay tuned boys and girls, also, if you want to become a part of setting up all ages music events in your area? Visit thepush.com.au for further details or contact your local FReeZA group, to find out which that is, freeza.vic.gov.au is where you should run to.
Piece out fella.
All Ages Weekend Timetable Frenzy
Thursday 15 October
Orbost SRC & East Gippsland Kulture Slams present Op Shop Formal FReeZa with DJ Tim Webb, Sing Star/Karoke, Photo Booth, Fashion Parade, Open Mike, Supper, Orbost Secondary College, 7pm, $5
Friday 16 October
David Gray, the Arts Centre, Hamer Hall, 7.30pm, $98, Ticketmaster 136 100
Loddon Shire + Wedderburn FReeZa Group present Kool Skool Launch & GiGash After Party w/ Maddy Holtm DJ Gold, Cold Custard, Jarvis Holt, Dark Adaption, Jess Elder with Wedderburn Town Hall, 6pm, $10
Moreland Youth Services, YMCA, A.R.A.B & Push It! present Conjure (Hip Hop Show), Northcote Town Hall, 7.30pm, $5
Sunday 18 October
3OH!3 & I Explode Like, Hi-Fi Bar, 2pm, $39 + bf, U18 only
Mornington Peninsula Shire & iMPAKT presents Mornington Street Festival with Steph Milson, Mel & Hannah, Tomaki Jets, The Vials, Astral Flight, Ikarii, Elva Scandal, Call It Conspiracy, Mornington Main Street, 11am, Free
Monday 19 October - Friday 30 October
John Farnham, Palais Theatre, 7.30pm, $99 - $169
For more like this, head to thepush.com.au or and email your all ages news to whatson@thepush.com.au.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
The Push Beat All Ages Column
With Ashan Munesinghe
School holiday time has just passed and I’m pretty sure I’m reverting back a few years to when I was a teen. Firstly, I’m getting unhealthily hooked on episodes of Skins – everyone I know seems to be a Freddie, Effie, Cookie, Panda, Jay-Jay or one of the other life size characters created by the British TV phenomenon. Me? I’m a Freddie. Skating around aimlessly, chasing life itself – it’s fun.
Secondly, probably more appropriately, it could be that childhood heroes, Brand New, had finally released new album Daisy (released 22nd September and unfortunately leaked way earlier) – and with no surprise it was really listenable from start to finish without any song, whether it be Daisy, Noro or Bed standing out that much. It’s a kind of theatrical kitsch in melody and that works for me. Something about the front cover, and the vulnerability and depth of the photo also just entrances me… it’s weird… really weird. AFI’s Crashlove I didn’t get so much.
In news, Aaron Barnett and Dave Anderson from past band The Getaway Plan have joined as the rhythm section in Saskia, a band led by Australian Idol contestant Amanda Grafanakis, it’s pretty lively stuff at www.myspace.com/saskiaband. The band will tour America and Europe in May next year as a part of the Australian Showcase World Tour.
Secrecy in music seems to be over, at least for now, favourite American hardcorers Blessthefall are streaming all songs from upcoming album Witness at www.myspace.com/blessthefall and Thomas Erak from sleeping giants The Fall of Troy walked Alt press through every single song off In The Unlikely Event at http://www.altpress.com/features/txtthefalloftroy (it may have become lost in the archives). Read the descriptions for Panic Attack, People And Their Lives and Nobody’s Perfect and get a laugh =).
For an honest rendition of someone’s life in tweets that doesn’t come in a million updates, Lisa Mitchell’s twitter at www.twitter.com/lisahmitchell is pretty swell. With tweets along the lines of “Has anyone lost a pretty black elephant with broken-off feet and half a trunk? I found her in the petrol station.” Such is my mental state at the moment I had to actually check out the twitpic to work out that she was talking about a toy.
Young Aussies I Explode Like, who will support 30H!3 at The Hifi later this month, have some rad new merch up on their Myspace site at http://www.myspace.com/iexplodelike.
Finally, I’m sure you’ve heard but I might as well remind you, it has been the week of Festival line-up announcements. The Big Day Out have announced their first list of bands, headed by Muse, The Temper Trap and The Horrors and Pyramid Rock has added second line-up announcements, headed by Cat Power and Dirty Delta Blues, British India and Red Riders.
For the record, I’m not a fan of the way Hayley looks on the latest AP Cover, she’s way hotter than that, don’t know how many of her twitter followers would agree with me.
School holiday time has just passed and I’m pretty sure I’m reverting back a few years to when I was a teen. Firstly, I’m getting unhealthily hooked on episodes of Skins – everyone I know seems to be a Freddie, Effie, Cookie, Panda, Jay-Jay or one of the other life size characters created by the British TV phenomenon. Me? I’m a Freddie. Skating around aimlessly, chasing life itself – it’s fun.
Secondly, probably more appropriately, it could be that childhood heroes, Brand New, had finally released new album Daisy (released 22nd September and unfortunately leaked way earlier) – and with no surprise it was really listenable from start to finish without any song, whether it be Daisy, Noro or Bed standing out that much. It’s a kind of theatrical kitsch in melody and that works for me. Something about the front cover, and the vulnerability and depth of the photo also just entrances me… it’s weird… really weird. AFI’s Crashlove I didn’t get so much.
In news, Aaron Barnett and Dave Anderson from past band The Getaway Plan have joined as the rhythm section in Saskia, a band led by Australian Idol contestant Amanda Grafanakis, it’s pretty lively stuff at www.myspace.com/saskiaband. The band will tour America and Europe in May next year as a part of the Australian Showcase World Tour.
Secrecy in music seems to be over, at least for now, favourite American hardcorers Blessthefall are streaming all songs from upcoming album Witness at www.myspace.com/blessthefall and Thomas Erak from sleeping giants The Fall of Troy walked Alt press through every single song off In The Unlikely Event at http://www.altpress.com/features/txtthefalloftroy (it may have become lost in the archives). Read the descriptions for Panic Attack, People And Their Lives and Nobody’s Perfect and get a laugh =).
For an honest rendition of someone’s life in tweets that doesn’t come in a million updates, Lisa Mitchell’s twitter at www.twitter.com/lisahmitchell is pretty swell. With tweets along the lines of “Has anyone lost a pretty black elephant with broken-off feet and half a trunk? I found her in the petrol station.” Such is my mental state at the moment I had to actually check out the twitpic to work out that she was talking about a toy.
Young Aussies I Explode Like, who will support 30H!3 at The Hifi later this month, have some rad new merch up on their Myspace site at http://www.myspace.com/iexplodelike.
Finally, I’m sure you’ve heard but I might as well remind you, it has been the week of Festival line-up announcements. The Big Day Out have announced their first list of bands, headed by Muse, The Temper Trap and The Horrors and Pyramid Rock has added second line-up announcements, headed by Cat Power and Dirty Delta Blues, British India and Red Riders.
For the record, I’m not a fan of the way Hayley looks on the latest AP Cover, she’s way hotter than that, don’t know how many of her twitter followers would agree with me.
Thursday, October 8, 2009
FACE THE MUSIC 09 Push Songs Applicants Wanted
Are you an aspiring songwriter keen to refine and improve your songwriting technique?
Would you like the opportunity to have a free one-on-one song tutorial with renowned Melbourne songwriter Charles Jenkins?
As a special addition to FACE THE MUSIC 09, October 31 at the Arts Centre, Charles Jenkins (Push Songs Director and operator) is offering three lucky attendees the opportunity to have their songs work-shopped, refined and improved in a one-on-one consultation.
Push Songs is an initiative for enthusiastic and emerging songwriters to receive expert songwriting mentoring, artist support and to extend the participant's songwriting potential. Made possible through an Arts Victoria grant and generous support from APRA and The Push, this program seeks to pass on the skills and experiences of established songwriters and to produce and refine the ideas of the next generation of writers.
Charles Jenkins is a Melbourne based songwriter, musician and performer with more than 20 years experience in the Australian Music Industry. Starting out with the rockabilly/punk outfit The Mad Turks from Istanbul through to power-pop band Ice-cream Hands, Charles is now forging a successful solo career and receiving critical acclaim for his three solo albums.
FACE THE MUSIC 09 is a one-day intensive musician’s conference, proudly presented by The Push. The aim of the day is to provide the Victorian music industry and developing musicians with a forum to discuss and elaborate on topics most pertinent to musicians such as touring, grant writing, artist development, record labels, technical production and developing a fan base.
If you are interested in participating in Push Songs at FACE THE MUSIC 09, please head to thepush.com.au and fill in an application form. Get in quick! Applications close 5pm Friday 16 October.
Event Details:
FACE THE MUSIC 09 – The Musician’s Conference
Saturday 31 October, 2009, 11am - 5pm @ the Arts Centre, Fairfax Studio, 100 St Kilda Rd, Melbourne
Featuring: Paul Dempsey, Drew Goddard (Karnivool), Charles Jenkins, Jen Cloher, Mushroom, Triple J, Shock, Rubber, Illusive, Obese, Boomtown, Premier, Soundwave, Handsome, Forrester Savell and more
Tix Limited - Bookings: theartscentre.com.au, 1300 182 183, the Arts Centre Box Office - $20 inc bf
Stay tuned to thepush.com.au, email push@thepush.com.au or call 03) 9380 1277 for updates and more info!
MEDIA ENQUIRIES, IMAGES & INTERVIEWS:
Laura Miller/ Communications Manager/ The Push :
03 9380 1277 / 0418 700 316 / laura@thepush.com.au
Would you like the opportunity to have a free one-on-one song tutorial with renowned Melbourne songwriter Charles Jenkins?
As a special addition to FACE THE MUSIC 09, October 31 at the Arts Centre, Charles Jenkins (Push Songs Director and operator) is offering three lucky attendees the opportunity to have their songs work-shopped, refined and improved in a one-on-one consultation.
Push Songs is an initiative for enthusiastic and emerging songwriters to receive expert songwriting mentoring, artist support and to extend the participant's songwriting potential. Made possible through an Arts Victoria grant and generous support from APRA and The Push, this program seeks to pass on the skills and experiences of established songwriters and to produce and refine the ideas of the next generation of writers.
Charles Jenkins is a Melbourne based songwriter, musician and performer with more than 20 years experience in the Australian Music Industry. Starting out with the rockabilly/punk outfit The Mad Turks from Istanbul through to power-pop band Ice-cream Hands, Charles is now forging a successful solo career and receiving critical acclaim for his three solo albums.
FACE THE MUSIC 09 is a one-day intensive musician’s conference, proudly presented by The Push. The aim of the day is to provide the Victorian music industry and developing musicians with a forum to discuss and elaborate on topics most pertinent to musicians such as touring, grant writing, artist development, record labels, technical production and developing a fan base.
If you are interested in participating in Push Songs at FACE THE MUSIC 09, please head to thepush.com.au and fill in an application form. Get in quick! Applications close 5pm Friday 16 October.
Event Details:
FACE THE MUSIC 09 – The Musician’s Conference
Saturday 31 October, 2009, 11am - 5pm @ the Arts Centre, Fairfax Studio, 100 St Kilda Rd, Melbourne
Featuring: Paul Dempsey, Drew Goddard (Karnivool), Charles Jenkins, Jen Cloher, Mushroom, Triple J, Shock, Rubber, Illusive, Obese, Boomtown, Premier, Soundwave, Handsome, Forrester Savell and more
Tix Limited - Bookings: theartscentre.com.au, 1300 182 183, the Arts Centre Box Office - $20 inc bf
Stay tuned to thepush.com.au, email push@thepush.com.au or call 03) 9380 1277 for updates and more info!
MEDIA ENQUIRIES, IMAGES & INTERVIEWS:
Laura Miller/ Communications Manager/ The Push :
03 9380 1277 / 0418 700 316 / laura@thepush.com.au
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