Sydney’s rising indie-pop duo EGOISM released their EP On Our Minds last month to much anticipation. Their pairing of shoegaze textures with catchy hooks has proven to be a broadcaster favourite, becoming the 11th most played triple j unearthed artist in 2019 while landing two top-ten tracks for the year on Sydney’s FBi Radio. The bedroom producers used …
Georgia Mae has released her latest single ‘Soul Like This‘ through Sony Music’s Lemon Tree Music. The ballad dons a bold romantic gesture on its sleeve, yet the heart comes from the introspective undertones within its lyrics and the intimate production choices of the Brisbane songwriter/producer. Following her degree in Music Technology at Queensland Conservatorium of Music, Georgia has put …
Gareth Stuckey’s career started two decades ago when he was a teenager taking all the gigs he could by mixing live sound, recording demos for local bands and loading in gear for corporate gigs. The name ‘Gigpiglet’ was coined for him as the Front of House Engineer and Tour Manager for Machine Gun Fellatio, keeping the name …
Week In The Life Of… Gareth Stuckey, Director/Production Manager of Gigpiglet Productions Read More
Sean Simmons has just launched his national touring agency Press Play Presents, preparing for post-COVID touring with a massive roster of national and international artists such as SWANS, Mick Harvey (Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, PJ Harvey), Cash Savage and The Last Drinks and many more. His 25 years of industry experience ranges from working in …
Week In The Life Of… Sean Simmons, Booking Agent/Owner at Press Play Presents Read More
Performing via live stream has become a venture that intrigues artists of all calibres, but pressing “go live” isn’t the same as rocking up to a dive-bar gig. The platforms and gear you use will have its own pros and cons, so make the best of these tools by understanding why you’re doing it and what effort …
Melbourne’s Ocean Grove have expertly communicated their brand from campaign to campaign over the last decade using eye-catching visuals and familiar-yet-fresh styles. Releasing their sophomore full-length album earlier this year, Flip Phone Fantasy unapologetically cycles through the band’s dearest influences of the early 2000s and landed their second top-10 spot in the ARIA charts.
In 2001, ‘Evil’ Eddie Jacobson drunkenly put his name down for a gig at his workplace at the time, Brisbane venue The Zoo. Forgetting about the booking with no time to cancel, Eddie threw a set together with some mates and laid the foundations for Aussie Hip-Hop group, Butterfingers. Informed by crowd response, the band developed their …
