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Music Victoria Awards Of 2020
The Music Victoria Awards of 2020 are the 15th Annual Music Victoria Awards and consist of a series of awards, presented on 8 December 2020. For the first time, an ''Outstanding Woman in Music Award'' and ''Best Producer Award'' will be awarded. Hall of Fame inductees * Mary Mihelakos and Chris Wilson Mary Mihelakos has worked the across the entire spectrum of the industry – running her own PR company, booking a wide range of venues, music editor of ''Beat'', the Sticky Carpet columnist for ''The Age'' and running the Music Victoria Awards for a number of years. Mihelakos mortgaged her home to co-deliver the first Aussie BBQ showcases at SXSW – an initiative now adopted for industry events around the world to spotlight Australian acts. Chris Wilson is a blues singer, harmonica player, guitarist and saxophonist. After his beginnings in Sole Twister, Harem Scarem and Paul Kelly and The Coloured Girls, Chris Wilson went on to front his own bands as Crown of Thorns and releas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PBS 106
The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is an American public broadcasting, public broadcaster and Non-commercial activity, non-commercial, Terrestrial television, free-to-air television network based in Arlington, Virginia. PBS is a publicly funded nonprofit organization and the most prominent provider of educational television, educational programming to public television stations in the United States, distributing shows such as ''Frontline (American TV program), Frontline'', ''Nova (American TV series), Nova'', ''PBS NewsHour'', ''Sesame Street'', and ''This Old House''. PBS is funded by a combination of List of PBS member stations, member station dues, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, pledge drives, and donations from both Private foundation (United States), private foundations and individual citizens. All proposed funding for programming is subject to a set of standards to ensure the program is free of influence from the funding source. PBS has over 350 Network affil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RVG (band)
RVG (an acronym of Romy Vager Group) are an Australian rock band from Melbourne, Victoria, formed in 2015. The band's current line-up is composed of Romy Vager on vocals and lead guitar, rhythm guitarist and keyboardist Reuben Bloxham, bassist Isabele Wallace and drummer Marc Nolte. Original bassist Angus Bell was part of the band from its inception until 2019, being replaced briefly by Siahn Davis before Wallace joined as a permanent fixture later that year. RVG have released three studio albums to date: ''A Quality of Mercy'' (2017), ''Feral'' (2020) and ''Brain Worms'' (2023). The band's blend of indie rock and post-punk has found considerable critical acclaim within Australia; ''Junkee'' has described RVG as "one of Australia’s best bands", while ''The Guardian'' has described Vager herself as "one of ustralia'smost underrated songwriters". Career Vager formed RVG in Preston circa 2015, originally as a backing band for her solo material. Vager named the band the Romy Vage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angie McMahon
Angie McMahon is an Australian singer-songwriter and musician from Melbourne, Victoria. McMahon released her debut studio album ''Salt'' in 2019. Career 2013-present: ''Salt'' McMahon performed in a nine-piece soul band called The Fabric before beginning her solo career. She won a Telstra competition in 2013 to open for Bon Jovi on the Australian leg of their Because We Can tour. In 2017, McMahon won the Josh Pyke Partnership, releasing her debut single " Slow Mover" in the same year. She has since released the singles, " Missing Me", "Keeping Time", a cover of Neil Young's " Helpless", "Pasta", and "And I am a Woman". Her debut album, ''Salt'', was released in July 2019 and peaked at #5 on the ARIA Charts. A live extended play was released in September 2019. In October 2019, Happy Mag labelled her as "one of the most endearing and talented voices in music today," placing her at no. 15 on their list of "The 15 Australian female artists changing the game right now." On 3 Octo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Scary
Big Scary is an Australian musical duo formed in Melbourne in 2006, by Tom Iansek and Joanna Syme. The pair have released several EPs and five studio albums. Their 2013 album '' Not Art'' was nominated for the Australian Album of the Year at the J Awards of 2012, Best Independent Album at the AIR Awards of 2013 and also for ARIA Award for Best Independent Release at the ARIA Music Awards of 2013. ''Not Art'' won the 2014 Australian Music Prize, winning the band $30 000. In 2010 Iansek had formed a side project, #1 Dads. Their 2016 single " The Opposite of Us" was certified gold in Australia in 2020. History 2006–2010: Formation and early EPs Big Scary formed in 2006 as a modern folk band with simple shakers and acoustic guitar after the two met through a recommendation of mutual friends. Joanna Syme recalls "Tom was looking to put together a band and needed a drummer. He ended up on my doorstep with a guitar". The duo played casually together in between day jobs until 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Iansek
Tom Iansek is a Melbourne-based Australian record producer and songwriter, best known for his work with #1 Dads, Big Scary, and No Mono. Iansek has produced music for Emma Louise, Airling, Lanks, and Slum Sociable. Career 2006-present: Big Scary In 2006, Iansek formed the folk rock band Big Scary Big Scary is an Australian musical duo formed in Melbourne in 2006, by Tom Iansek and Joanna Syme. The pair have released several EPs and five studio albums. Their 2013 album '' Not Art'' was nominated for the Australian Album of the Year at ... with Joanna Syme. In late 2008, Big Scary went into the studio for the first time, recording six live tracks in a single day. In October 2008, the duo uploaded "The Apple Song" to Triple J Unearthed and officially released it in December 2008, alongside a self-titled debut EP. As of 2021, Big Scary have released four studio albums: ''Vacation (Big Scary album), Vacation'' (2011), ''Not Art'' (2013), ''Animal (Big Scary album), Animal' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jen Cloher
Jen Cloher (born 9 October 1973) is an Australian singer, songwriter, and record producer, currently based in Melbourne, Victoria. Cloher's 2017 self-titled fourth studio album peaked at number 5 on the ARIA Charts. From 2006 to 2010, Cloher recorded and toured with her band Jen Cloher and the Endless Sea and since 2013 has released with Mia Dyson and Liz Stringer music under the name Dyson Stringer Cloher. Career Originally from Adelaide, Cloher moved to Sydney and studied at the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA). Whilst studying, Cloher lived in a share house with several musicians, which is when she bought her first second-hand guitar, and started to write songs. In 1994, Cloher graduated NIDA at the age of 21. After NIDA, Cloher performed in Andrew Bovell's '' After Dinner'' and performed in it at the Edinburgh Festival. Upon returning to Australia, Cloher continued to pursue her music career. In the late 1990s, Cloher colloboared with Sydney collective Bonepeop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mod Con
Mod Con are an Australian trio consisting of Erica Dunn, Sara Retallick and Raquel Solier. They released their debut studio album ''Modern Convenience'' in April 2018. Their second, ''Modern Condition'' was released in October 2021. History Mod Con is a three-piece based out of Melbourne who originally played together under the moniker ''Palm Springs''. Having known each other for some time and playing with various solo and collaborative projects. Over Easter 2017, the trio recorded their debut album with Gareth Liddiard at his home in the Goulburn Valley. The album was released in April 2018 and described by ''NME Australia'' as "One of the most inventive, attention-grabbing local debuts in recent memory." On 18 June 2021, the trio released "Ammo", the lead single from their second studio album ''Modern Condition''. ''Modern Condition'' was recorded with engineer John Lee at Phaedra Studios Melbourne and released on 22 October 2021. Discography Albums Awards and nominatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tropical Fuck Storm
Tropical Fuck Storm are an Australian rock band from Melbourne, Victoria, formed by Gareth Liddiard and Fiona Kitschin from The Drones. Lauren Hammel, from the band High Tension, plays drums, and Erica Dunn, from the bands Mod Con, Harmony, and Palm Springs, plays guitars, keyboards, and other instruments. Their sound is characterised by elements of art punk, noise rock and experimental rock. Biography 2016–2018: The Drones hiatus and ''A Laughing Death in Meatspace'' Looking to reboot creatively, The Drones went on hiatus at the end of their tour supporting '' Feelin' Kinda Free'' in December 2016. The following year, Drones founder Gareth Liddiard and longtime bandmate Fiona Kitschin started writing material for a new project under the name for the record label they'd coined to self-release the last Drones album. They recruited Erica Dunn and Lauren Hammel during the summer of 2017, before embarking on an American tour. According to Dunn, "They just rang me up. Gareth and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nat Vazer
Nat Vazer is an Australian singer-songwriter from Melbourne. Her debut album (LP), ''Is This Offensive and Loud?'', was released in 2020 on Hotel Motel Records and was nominated for the 2020 Australian Music Prize. Vazer was nominated Best Breakthrough Act at the 2020 Music Victoria Awards. Early life Nat Vazer was born in Melbourne, Australia in the State of Victoria, Australia. She is the daughter of Vietnamese and Malaysian immigrants. Vazer attended Wantirna College in Melbourne where she graduated as Dux and studied classical music at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music. She wrote her debut album in 2018 while travelling around the outskirts of Toronto. Music career Vazer has been described by the magazine ''WithGuitars'' as "a warm, charismatic, and contemplative singer songwriter with a penchant for writing charmingly rebellious tunes about the ironies of everyday life". Known to defy stereotypes, Vazer's music joins precise guitar melodies with " grungy yet b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alice Skye
Alice Skye is an Australian singer and songwriter. She is a Wergaia woman from Horsham. In 2017, she was the Triple J Unearthed National Indigenous Winner. She released her debut album ''Friends with Feelings'' in 2018 and toured nationally with Emily Wurramara. Discography Studio albums Singles Guest appearances Awards and nominations Australian Women in Music Awards The Australian Women in Music Awards is an annual event that celebrates outstanding women in the Australian Music Industry who have made significant and lasting contributions in their chosen field. They commenced in 2018. ! , - ! scope="row", 2019 , Herself , Emerging Artist Award , , Music Victoria Awards The Music Victoria Awards, are an annual awards night celebrating Victorian music. They commenced in 2005. ! , - ! scope="row" rowspan="2", 2020 , rowspan="2", Herself , Best Breakthrough Act , , rowspan="2", , - , The Archie Roach Foundation Award for Emerging Talent , , - ! sco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard are an Australian rock band formed in 2010 in Melbourne, Victoria. The band's current lineup consists of Stu Mackenzie, Ambrose Kenny-Smith, Cook Craig, Joey Walker, Lucas Harwood and Michael Cavanagh. They are known for exploring multiple genres, staging energetic live shows and building a prolific discography, having released 23 studio albums, 14 live albums, three compilations and three EPs. Their second EP, ''Willoughby's Beach'', and debut album, '' 12 Bar Bruise'', primarily blended surf music and garage rock, and were released on Flightless, the band's own label. Their second album, a "psychedelic spaghetti western" titled ''Eyes Like the Sky'', features spoken-word narration by Broderick Smith. ''Float Along – Fill Your Lungs'', released later in the year, and the 2014 albums ''Oddments'' and ''I'm in Your Mind Fuzz'', saw the band expand on their psychedelic sound. In 2015, they drew on elements of jazz fusion and progressive rock wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amyl And The Sniffers
Amyl and the Sniffers are an Australian pub rock and punk rock band based in Melbourne, consisting of vocalist Amy Taylor, drummer Bryce Wilson, guitarist Dec Martens, and bassist Gus Romer. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2019, their self-titled debut record won the Best Rock Album category. History 2016–2017: ''Giddy Up'' and ''Big Attraction'' The band was formed by housemates Taylor, Wilson and Martens and former band member Calum Newton (AKA Candy) in Balaclava, Melbourne. The four wrote, recorded, and released their first EP, ''Giddy Up'', in a span of 12 hours. Calum left the band to pursue solo music and was replaced by Gus Romer. They take their name from the Australian slang for amyl nitrite, also known as poppers. Amy Taylor compared their music to the drug in an interview with Paul Glynn of the BBC: "In Australia we call poppers Amyl. So you sniff it, it lasts for 30 seconds and then you have a headache – and that's what we're like!" Their sound has been compared t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
