A fresh new avenue for aspiring singers
Hit Makers Australia Director Sean Declase describes the music school as “A world of opportunities.” Beginning in Mordialloc and now growing into three new locations, HMA delivers a twist to the traditional singing lessons method. “The idea was to create a place where students can learn the ins and outs of the music industry – not just singing” Declase states. “We have an A&R division where we search for and develop...
Abducted but not by Mad Cowboy Disease
By TERRI LEE FATOUROS Do you remember back in 2011 when a guy by the name of Warren Rodwell was abducted by Islamic extremists and held captive for ransom for 472 days? During this time there was a media blackout by both the Australian and Philippines government. Recently I spoke to Rodwell via phone and in brief, he told me his story: On the night of 5th December 2011, Rodwell was supervising workers renovating his house where he...
Adrian Thomas
By TERRI LEE FATOUROS Meet nice guy Adrian Thomas, singer-songwriter of The Adrian Thomas Band. Recently he and fellow band member Ash, his friend, together with Brendan Salmond, drums and Guy Pacqiadio bass, launched their music video called Loverboy to an appreciative crowd at The Cellar Bar in Inkerman St, St Kilda. ARIA award winning producer Peter Reggie Bowman, producer of Loverboy, was able to portray Thomas’s message of love,...
They say she’s different
By CAMERON MCCULLOUGH Have you heard of Betty Davis? No, not the actress, the singer. I have said it a hundred of times over the last decade since I got my hands on Anti Love Song, an album from 1973 that just blew my mind. Now, the love (or anti-love) is set to be spread as They Say She’s Different is set to hit the Melbourne Fringe Festival with a wall of funk. They Say She’s Different is part music concert, part theatre, part film,...
Twins ride the milky waves
By TERRI LEE FABOUROS THE debut album Milky Waves from brother and sister outfit Voltaire Twins was launched at Shebeen in Melbourne to an appreciative and much anticipated crowd last month. TWINS Jaymes and Teagan Voltaire, both in their late 20s, have been gigging together since high school days and have amassed a huge following along the way. THE pair decided to form a band while at university. Jaymes studied creative writing,...
Checkerboard
By TERRI LEE FATOUROS TIGHT, soulful riffs, jazz infused rock, impromptu jamming within structured songs are probably great words to describe polished four-piece outfit, Checkerboard. Carl Pannuzzo, drummer, singer, and spearhead of the band sits in centre stage front and impresses with his rich dulcet vocals and rhythmic drumming grooves. Good friend and co-founder, Amos Sheehan, plays bass and their close friendship shows during...