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Choomba
Choomba is an Australian electronic dance music duo consisting of cousins, record producer Christian Benson and Timothy Benson. The project formed in 2019. They received full rotation on Triple J with their song "La Luh". The pair have played Wildlands Festival, Spilt Milk and The Grass Is Greener. They hosted the electronic music program ''The Nudge'' on Triple J from August 2021 until their departure in March 2022. Career Choomba first started in Amsterdam. Christian picked up drums at high school before moving to Perth where an Avicii video on YouTube inspired him to try producing. On 11 March 2022, the duo announced their departure from Triple J after six months on air, citing a significant international tour schedule which they stated would "limit their ability to present the show to its full potential and capacity." Luude's "Down Under" remix success In 2021, Luude remixed Men at Work's "Down Under" as a drum and bass track, which became popular song online. Men at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colin Hay
Colin James Hay (born 29 June 1953) is a Scottish-Australian musician, singer, songwriter, and actor. He came to prominence as the lead vocalist and the sole continuous member of the band Men at Work, and later as a solo artist. Hay's music has been used frequently by actor and director Zach Braff in his work, which helped a career rebirth in the mid-2000s. Hay has also been a member of Ringo Starr's Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band. Hay has made appearances in movies such as ''Cosi'' (1996) and in television shows such as ''The Larry Sanders Show'', '' JAG'', ''The Mick Molloy Show'', ''A Million Little Things'', and '' Scrubs''. In ''Scrubs'' he performs an acoustic version of the Men at Work hit " Overkill". His music also appeared in television series ''What About Brian'', ''The Black Donnellys'', ''Cane'', and the BBC medical drama ''Casualty''. Early life Colin James Hay was born on 29 June 1953 in Saltcoats, a town on the west coast of North Ayrshire, Scotland to Jam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Men At Work
Men at Work are an Australian rock band formed in Melbourne in 1978 and best known for breakthrough hits such as "Down Under", "Who Can It Be Now?", "Be Good Johnny", " Overkill", and " It's a Mistake". Its founding member and frontman is Colin Hay, who performs on lead vocals and guitar. After playing as an acoustic duo with Ron Strykert during 1978–1979, Hay formed the group with Strykert playing bass guitar and Jerry Speiser on drums. They were soon joined by Greg Ham on flute, saxophone, and keyboards and John Rees on bass guitar, with Strykert switching back to lead guitar. The group was managed by Russell Depeller, a friend of Hay, whom he met at La Trobe University. This line-up achieved national and international success during the early to mid 1980s. In January 1983, they were the first Australian artists to have a simultaneous No. 1 album and No. 1 single on the United States ''Billboard'' charts: '' Business as Usual'' (released on 9 November 1981) and " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Down Under (song)
"Down Under" is a song recorded by Australian rock band Men at Work. It was originally released in 1980 as the B-side to their first local single titled "Keypunch Operator", released before the band signed with Columbia Records. Both early songs were written by the group's co-founders, Colin Hay Colin James Hay (born 29 June 1953) is a Scottish-Australian musician, singer, songwriter, and actor. He came to prominence as the lead vocalist and the sole continuous member of the band Men at Work, and later as a solo artist. Hay's music ha ... and Ron Strykert. The early version of "Down Under" has a slightly different tempo and arrangement from the later Columbia release. The most well known version was then released on Columbia in 1981 as the second single from their debut album ''Business as Usual (Men at Work album), Business as Usual'' (1981). The hit song went to number one in their home country of Australia in December 1981, and then topped the New Zealand charts in Febr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
EMI Music Australia
EMI Recorded Music Australia Pty Ltd (called EMI Music Australia until May 2013) is an Australian imprint of Universal Music Australia, formerly a subsidiary label of EMI Recordings Ltd and, between 1979 and 1996, that of Thorn EMI. It is Australia's largest major dance music label as well it was one of Australia's largest major labels overall until the Universal acquisition. Corporate headquarters are located in Sydney, Australia. History EMI Recorded Music Australia Pty Ltd has its origins as the local branch of The Gramophone Company in 1925. Together with other labels taken over by RCA Corporation it became EMI in 1931 with the local branch in Australia known as The Gramophone Co. (Australia). According to Australian music commentator, Duncan Kimball, "the vast majority of jazz and dance records released here between the two world wars were by British artists and orchestras." In 1949 the branch was incorporated as EMI (Australia) Pty Ltd and was headquartered in Sydney as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luude
Christian Benson, known professionally as Luude, is an Australian electronic dance music producer. He is best known for his 2021 cover of "Down Under". He is also half of Australian electronic duo Choomba. Life and career Christian Benson was born in Tasmania, Australia the son of a guitar shredder, Mark. After high school, he relocated to Perth, Western Australia after being inspired by an Avicii YouTube clip encouraged him to try producing. Luude released his first single in December 2015. On 3 September 2021, Luude released the EP ''6AM''. In 2021, Luude remixed Men at Work's "Down Under" as a drum and bass track. Men at Work's lead singer Colin Hay re-recorded the vocal for the track's official release in November 2021, on the Sweat It Out record label. The record made the top ten in Australia and in the United Kingdom and was number one in New Zealand, where by 6 February 2022, it had spent four weeks at number one, twice as many weeks as the original did in 1982. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Grass Is Greener (festival)
The Grass Is Greener is an annual all ages music festival that is held in Cairns and The Gold Coast, Queensland (Previously in Mackay, Australia). Their first festival was held on Saturday April 23, 2016 in Cairns, Queensland. Lineups year by year ''As listed on the official website. 2016 April * Allday (rapper) * Will Sparks * Slumberjack * Ivan Ooze * Gill Bates * Tigerilla October * Hermitude * LDRU * Lookas (USA) * Spit Syndicate * Tired Lion * Benson * Feki * Nora En Pure (ZA) * Pon Cho * Mallrat * Getso * Tenzin 2017 * Peking Duk * Allday * What So Not * Ocean Alley * British India * Sachi (NZ) * Willow Beats * Greta Stanley * Enschway * Ekali (CAN) * J-el * Faure * Drewboy & The Sax Addicts * Will Anderson 2018 * Carmouflage Rose * Darude (FIN) * Dear Seattle * Ember * Emme (CAN) * Godlands * Hayden James * Herobust (USA) * J-el * k?d (USA) * Kinder * Kota Banks * Kwame * Luca Brasi * Made in Paris * Manu Crooks * Noah Devega * Perto * ShockOne * Safia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spilt Milk (festival)
Spilt Milk is an annual music festival that is held in Canberra, Australia and Ballarat, Australia. Spilt Milk was established by Kicks Entertainment. Their first festival was held on Saturday 3 December 2016 in Canberra, ACT. Awards and nominations National Live Music Awards The National Live Music Awards (NLMAs) are a broad recognition of Australia's diverse live industry, celebrating the success of the Australian live scene. The awards commenced in 2016. , - , National Live Music Awards of 2018 , Spilt Milk , ACT Live Event of the Year , , - , National Live Music Awards of 2018 , Spilt Milk , ACT Live Event of the Year , , - Lineups year by year ''As listed on the official website. Bold indicates headline act. All acts are Australian unless stated otherwise.'' 2016 ''In Alphabetical Order'' * Allday * Champion Ruby * Coda Conduct * Cosmo's Midnight * Client Liaison * Dena Amy * DMA's * E^ST * Emma Stevenson * FB Perimeter * Flume * Gang Of You ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
EMI Music Australia Artists
EMI Group Limited (originally an initialism for Electric and Musical Industries, also referred to as EMI Records Ltd. or simply EMI) was a British transnational conglomerate founded in March 1931 in London. At the time of its break-up in 2012, it was the fourth largest business group and record label conglomerate in the music industry, and was one of the "Big Four" record companies (now the " Big Three"). Its labels included EMI Records, Parlophone, Virgin Records, and Capitol Records, which are now owned by other companies. EMI was listed on the London Stock Exchange, and was also once a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index, but faced financial problems and US$4 billion in debt, leading to its acquisition by Citigroup in February 2011. Citigroup's ownership was temporary, as EMI announced in November 2011 that it would sell its music arm to Vivendi's Universal Music Group for $1.9 billion and its publishing business to a Sony/ATV consortium for around $2.2 billion. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
