MUSIC ARTS MEDIA
My name is Mani Blü, I am an artist from Melbourne. I have always grown up listening to music, one of my first memories was me sitting in the car listening to the Cranberries “Dreams” on the radio, and watching MTV in the late 90s, I was only very young, but the fact that those…
Since Papaya Tree’s conception two years ago they have toured Australia extensively, playing boutique festivals Psyfari and Wollombi. The Papaya Horn Section Zac Olsen: I’m the saxophone player in the Papaya Horns alongside Jordy. I play as a session saxophonist around Sydney but also play many other instruments in different projects suchas synths/keyboards, vocals, guitar, etc. I’m a…
Port Royal proudly wear their vintage rock n roll influences on their tie dyed, flowing sleeves. In an era where everything old is new again, the quartet channel rocks forefathers and put them on display for a new generation to fall in love with. My Fave bands by Connor Arnold (drums) 1. The Beatles This goes without…
Spectoral, the stage name of producer singer-songwriter Andrew Bitto. Combining his trademark future-soul vocals with textured and detailed production techniques, Spectoral has spent the past few years honing his craft with a plethora of notable industry heavyweights. Readying a sophomore EP with names such as Tim Watt & Tim McArtney (George Maple, Flume, Touch Sensitive), Ben…
KESMAR is a new chapter for Sydney musician Nathan Hawes. Having first picked up a guitar in 2006, Hawes spent over a decade serenading audiences with his folk tunes with great success. Considering his musical background, Hawes’ latest evolution into KESMAR comes as an eyebrow-raising surprise. He’s traded his acoustic guitar for swirling synths, introducing…
New to the scene, Sydney duo Darling are your latest obsession. Together they make acoustic love songs and get you right in the feels. Darling began writing songs together after Seryna Jane saw Rudy Bilani busking in Sydney. Bilani brought the song to Seryna to help craft ‘Until It Hurts’ into their first single, accompanied…
Perth-based R&B/soul singer, songwriter and producer Tyler Rivers, has made his mark upon the music industry from a young age. Gaining the attention of major labels and landing himself support slots on tours for Trey Songs and August Alsina whilst only having released 2 songs is an impressive feat on its own. Tyler Rivers has…
Lachlan X. Morris is dropping his psychedelic doomsday record Premeditations this Monday. We’re going to be sharing his tracks one by one ahead of the release this weekend with exclusive insights from the self-proclaimed “Dad Rock Artist” BODY N SOUL I found the fragment of the idea for this one at a friend’s house. He was borrowing a Moog…
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Top 5 Jazz Pianists with Zorsy Blending the oft-opposed energies of jazz, classical, RnB and progressive rock, Zorsy takes inspiration from such diverse sources as Funky Knuckles, Anomaly and jazz trumpeter Roy Hargrove. The result is a quirky fusion that maintains a groove despite its odd chords and time signatures. With the release of his latest…