Here’s a clip I’ve just found of the Invenio singers performing SexMagikDeath from Barney McAll’s most recent release GRAFT, at the Stonnington Jazz Festival earlier this year. Working with Barney as one of the singers was an incredible experience; I learned a lot from this experience.
Cesar at Blank Tape Music asked me to review the launch of Chris Hale’s long-awaited new album, Sylvan Coda. (From: http://blanktape.com.au/christopher-hale-the-northcote-social-club-review/) – The Northcote Social Club stage brimmed with lighted cul-de-sacs of instruments and microphones – a glimpse of the possibilities ahead. Anticipation was especially heightened considering it had been a “long time between drinks”…
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Here’s a letter I wrote published in today’s Opinion section of The Age, Wednesday 23/05/2012. It’s about the popular TV show The Voice and its possible link with our social values regarding to mastery of singing/ music.
In a brief excerpt of his lecture at the Kennedy Centre, Kurt Elling offers advice to aspiring singers on the steps necessary to finding their own unique ‘sound’ as singers and musicians. Elling is a brilliant example of what happens when you persevere with this illustrious challenge, which simultaneously demands the endless refinement of vocal…
An inspiring lecture by the brilliant John Cleese – of Monty Python and Fawlty Towers fame – outlines five ‘conditions’ he believes essential to cultivating regular creativity. “Creativity is not a talent, it’s a way of operating,” says Cleese. Here are some excerpts that resonated with me: Space. “You can’t become playful, and therefore creative,…
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