All Mankind - Sounds Australia

All Mankind
www.allmankind.com
Rock/Pop
All Mankind have spent the last three years
touring in Australia, the US & UK. During
that time, they released two independent
EPs. Songs from these releases made their
way onto the airwaves and the track ‘Open
Your Eyes’ was featured as the theme song
for Emmy Award-winning ABC TV (USA) show Jamie Oliver’s Food
Revolution. In addition, ‘Hollywood Tonight’ has been heard regularly
on MTV’s The Hills. The band has just finished recording and mixing
their full-length album with Mike Crossey in Liverpool, England.
SHOWCASES
14 May
Above Audio 1.00pm
Contact in Australia: [email protected], +61 (0)414 974 271
Reynold D’Silva. [email protected]
Contact @ TGE:
+44 (0)20 7428 5500
Sat Bisla, Pangaea Entertainment Group
Management:
Ben Hylands, IAA Touring
Booking Agent/s:
Reynold D’Silva, Silva Screen UK
Publisher/s:
At The Great Escape we are looking for: UK labels, Festivals, Media
Bag Raiders
www.bagraiders.com
Dance / Pop / Electro
Bag Raiders are the combined talents of
Jack Glass and Chris Stracey. After dropping
singles on Bang Gang 12”s and remixing the
likes of Cut Copy, Midnight Juggernauts
and Kid Sister, the two’s reputation grew
internationally. When they released a little
ditty titled ‘Shooting Stars’ they reached every dangerous, dark
and smoky corner of the world, making them a household name
among in-the-know indie kids, the sweaty dance faithful and the DJs
across the globe. A collection of thoughts, ideas and memories, Bag
Raiders transcends typical dance and pop boundaries, showcasing
the creativity of a band at the forefront of modern production. The
album ticks the right boxes for fans new and old, coming correct
with sing-a-long choruses, deep-breath anthems, blissful chill and
pure dance floor energy. Chances are, if you’ve stumbled into a club,
wobbled at a party, looked into the light at a festival or dawdled along
the radio dial in the last 2 years, you’ve been inadvertently exposed
to the Bag Raiders.
SHOWCASES
13 May
Coalition11.00pm
Contact in Australia:
Contact @ TGE:
Label/s:
Booking Agent/s:
Publisher/s:
Paul Stix, [email protected], 0406 935 575
Tom Rogers, +44 7966 054306
Heath Mawson, Modular [email protected]
Paul Stix, Modular [email protected] (AUS)
Roman Trystram, Coda [email protected] (OS)
Bag Raiders
At The Great Escape we are looking for: European Festivals, gigs and club
show, build awareness
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Cloud Control
www.cloudcontrolmusic.com
Indie Rock
www.myspace.com/danparsonsmusic
Dan Parsons
Intelligent Pop Rock
Since winning a local band comp, Cloud
Control have picked up a bunch of local
accolades, including FBi Radio’s SMAC award
for Best Newcomer and the opportunity to
tour with Vampire Weekend and Supergrass.
Their debut album Bliss Release has won
Best Independent Record at the Australian Independent Music
Awards as well as collecting 3 ARIA nominations, 2 SMAC Awards and
a nomination for Triple J’s album of the year. After supporting The
Temper Trap and Local Natives in the UK, Cloud Control returned
to Australia to play festivals including Meredith Music Festival, Falls
Festival, Peats Ridge and The Laneway Festival.
Dan Parsons is a 23 year-old Brisbane based
singer/songwriter who has a whole swag of
intelligent pop/rock songs. His sophomore
release Firestarter is a snapshot of someone
who, after spending his high school years
emulating 70s heroes on a reel to reel 8 track,
leaves his bedroom and begins tumbling
through one blinding, visceral experience after another. His music
could be compared to The Folk Implosion at times. The title track
from his debut album won pop song of the year at The Q Song awards
and heavy rotation on Triple J.
SHOWCASES
12 May
13 May
12 May
13 May
Corn Exchange The Hope 8.30pm
10.15pm
Contact in Australia: Greg Carey, [email protected],
+61404 504 794
(see above)
Contact @ TGE:
Greg Carey, Umbrella Musics
Management:
Ivy League (AUS), Infectious Records (World, ex AUS)
Label/s:
Brett Murrihy - Artist Voice (AUS)
Booking Agent/s:
Mike Greek/Summer Marshall - CAA (UK)
SHOWCASES
Komedia (downstairs)
Komedia Studio Bar 1.15pm
7.45pm
Contact in Australia: James O’Brien [email protected]
Rick Chazan, [email protected],
Contact @ TGE:
+ 61 421 992 607
Ground Control Music
Management:
Ground Control Music (AUS)
Booking Agent/s:
Alex Lloyd Mainstage (OS)
Mushroom (AUS)
Publisher/s:
Chrysalis BMG (OS)
At The Great Escape we are looking for: Labels, Media for debut album
Firestarter
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Deep Sea Arcade
www.myspace.com/deepseaarcade
Indie
Deep Sea Arcade’s music is ‘Blue Velvet’ with
‘Clockwork Orange’ flashes. Led by vocalist
Nic McKenzie and bassist Nick Weaver, the
band combines their love of 60’s beat, surf
and psychedelic pop with 80’s new wave, and
90’s indie. McKenzie spent his adolescent
years in London, engrossed in the world of Brit pop and trip hop.
After relocating back to Sydney he met Nick Weaver at high school.
They instantly bonded over shared influences, and experimented
with every sort of sound in their bedroom DIY studio for several years
before finding their perfect counterparts in drummer Carlos Adura
and guitarists Simon Relf and Tim Chamberlain.
myspace.com/dzdeathrays
Indie/Thrash/Punk
An indie/thrash/punk 2-piece from Brisbane,
DZ DEATHRAYS create a blend of driving
monster beats firing over an avalanche of
guitar similar to the sound of a squadron of
attacking Panzer tanks; their live show is a treat
for all of the senses. Throughout their career
they have shared the stage with international acts including Crystal
Castles, RATATAT, The View, Biffy Clyro, The Temper Trap, Midnight
Juggernaughts, and The Grates. As well as selling out their own
shows, DZ DEATHRAYS have also played on renowned local festival
stages such as Big Day Out, Parklife, Field Day, Sunset Sounds and
Playground Weekender.
SHOWCASES
SHOWCASES
12 May
Komedia (upstairs)7.30pm
14 May
Digital2.00pm
12 May The Hope 9.15pm
14 May
Digital 12.40pm
Contact in Australia:
Contact @ TGE:
Management:
Label/s:
Contact in Australia: Maggie Collins, [email protected],
+61 431 283 338
(as above)
Contact @ TGE:
Golden District
Management:
I OH YOU
Label/s:
Bree Carter at Select Music (AUS)
Booking Agent/s:
Ross Warnock at The Agency Group (OS)
Booking Agent/s:
Publisher/s:
Andy Cassell, [email protected], +61 411027455
Marty Doyle, [email protected]
Andy Cassell
Ivy League Records (AUS)
New Music Club (OS)
Dan Sant - The Harbour Agency
Ivy League Music (AUS)
BMG Chrysalis (OS)
At The Great Escape we are looking for: A record deal.
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DZ Deathrays
At The Great Escape we are looking for: Labels, lawyers, publishing,
licensing, syncing.
The Holidays
www.theholidaysband.com
Indie
Formed in 2007, Sydney foursome The
Holidays’ quickly made their mark on the
Australian musical landscape. The release of
two EP’s at opposite ends of 2008 saw them
scoring Triple J rotation, sharing stages with
The View, Jamie T and The Temper Trap,
and become regularly name-checked as one of the nation’s most
promising new acts. The band’s debut album, Post Paradise, has
categorically been worth the wait. Moonlight Hours hit # 1 on Triple
J’s playlist earlier this year, while remixes by Jonathon Boulet and
The Swiss have also attracted generous lashings of hyperbole in the
blogosphere.
SHOWCASES
14 May
14 May
Green Door Store Above Audio The Jezabels
www.thejezabels.com
Indie/Rock/Pop
Since releasing their second EP, She’s So
Hard in 2009, The Jezabels have supported
Tegan & Sara, Katie Noonan and Josh
Pyke, and performed as headliners in their
own right (selling out shows nationally in
the process). The third and final release in a trilogy of EPs, Dark
Storm’s five songs represent the band’s most confident outing to
date – moody, mysterious and epic, yet buzzing with the quartet’s
ever-present knack for an irresistible pop hook. An October ’10 tour
of America and Canada was followed by a headlining trek across
Australia, culminating with appearances on festivals such as Wave
Rock Weekender, Peats Ridge and the Falls Festivals.
SHOWCASES
1.15pm
8.45pm
Contact in Australia: Renee Rudolf, [email protected],
+61400374339
(see above)
Contact @ TGE:
Rudolf Management
Management:
Damien Slevison at Liberation Records
Label/s:
Rob G at Select Agency (AUS)
Booking Agent/s:
James Whitting at Coda Agency (OS)
At The Great Escape we are looking for: UK License for the album, Festival/
touring opportunities.
13 May Above Audio 1.15pm
13 May Queens Hotel 8.30pm
14 May
The Loft12.30am
14 May
Digital3.20pm
Contact in Australia: Dave Batty, [email protected],
+61414 493 546
(as above)
Contact @ TGE:
Custom-Made
Management:
Brett Murrihy, Artist Voice
Booking Agent/s:
[email protected] (AUS)
Ben Buchanan, The Windish Agency
[email protected] (USA)
Rob Zifarelli, The Agency Group
[email protected] (CAN)
Mushroom Music / ROTW - Imagem Music
Publisher/s:
At The Great Escape we are looking for: UK label, festivals, promoters.
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Little Red
www.littleredmusic.com
Indie Pop
Coming together in Melbourne five years ago,
five very different musicians were united by
a love for infectious hooks, taut rhythms and
indelible melodies. Working with producer Scott
Horscroft (The Temper Trap, The Presets,
Silverchair), Little Red recorded ‘Midnight
Remember’. From the sly disco underpinnings of ‘Rock It’ - which has
gone Platinum in Australia and scored Triple J Hottest 100’s #2 spot
- to the winsome rock build of ‘Slow Motion’, and the heart-breakingly
sparse ‘All Mine’, Midnight Remember shows Little Red totally unafraid
to take their pure, irrepressible pop to new horizons.
SHOWCASES
14 May
Digital 2.40pm
14 May
Jam 8.00pm
Contact in Australia:
Contact @ TGE:
Management:
Label/s:
Booking Agent/s:
Publisher/s:
Dalton - [email protected], +61410.320.797
(as above)
Minnow & Co, Bonnie Dalton
Damian Slevison - Liberation Music
Brett Murrihy - Artist Voice(AUS)
Louise Steele - CODA(UK/JAP)
Australia - Mushroom Music (AUS/UK)
BMG Chrysalis (USA)
At The Great Escape we are looking for: UK Release, US Release, US
Booking Agent, Labels
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Luluc
www.lulucmusic.com
Alternative Folk
With the release of their debut album,
Dear Hamlyn, Luluc has become a
quiet sensation. Since the release of
Dear Hamlyn, Luluc have played major
Australian & Canadian festivals and
toured with Fleet Foxes, Jose Gonzalez
and Lucinda Williams. Relocating from Melbourne to Brooklyn in
2010, coincided with two songs, ‘I Found You’ and ‘One Day Soon’
being featured on Grey’s Anatomy. Zoë’s unique alto is central
and provides a strikingly beautiful counterpoint to her nylon guitar.
Exquisite melodies are accentuated by Steve’s close vocal harmony
and guitar accompaniment. Together they create a rich and deeply
affecting sound.
SHOWCASES
12 May
14 May
Queens Hotel Komedia (upstairs) 12.30pm
7.30pm
Contact in Australia: Bernadette Ryan, [email protected],
0414 373 865
(as above)
Contact @ TGE:
Bernadette Ryan Managment
Management:
At The Great Escape we are looking for: UK/EU booking agent & UK/EU
distribution album Dear Hamlyn
Miami Horror www.miamihorror.com
Electronic / Rock / Dance
A band? DJ? Production wizard? Miami
Horror is all of the above. Originally the
brainchild of 22-year-old Benjamin Plant
and now a newly formed live band have
earned their stance as one of the most
talked-about Australian producers/
artists and ones to watch in 2011. Miami
Horror as a live entity have made a name for themselves as one of
the premier live dance acts in Australia, racking up performances
at festivals such as Good Vibrations, Parklife, Groovin The Moo,
Falls Festival, Field Day and Big Day Out tour as well as supporting
international acts such as Friendly Fires & Lily Allen.
SHOWCASES
12 May
Coalition11.30pm
Contact in Australia:
Contact @ TGE:
Management:
Label/s:
Booking Agent/s:
RJ, [email protected], +61293569105
Jerry Soer, [email protected], +61421649312
Jerry Soer @ UNFD
EMI (Australia, France & Japan)
Dayna Young @ Archery Club (AU)
Roman Trystram @ Coda Agency (UK)
Bojan Jovanovic @ Windish (USA)
At The Great Escape we are looking for: UK Distribution, Festivals etc.
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Our Mountain our-mountain.com
Religious/Grime
Religious and grime are the two words
that are being used to describe the noise
that Our Mountain are currently emitting.
2010 saw the band touring the UK with
The Slits, playing The Great Escape and
a plethora of UK and North American
dates. Their debut album is as engaging
as an evangelical car crash somewhere
between the fork in the road and the damn hairs on the back of your
neck standing loud. ‘Wooden Hearts’ is the first single up, driven by
the heartbeat of one string, the angelic saturation of enviable melody
and fueled by the static pulses of sheer chaos.
SHOWCASES
14 May
Digital 1.20pm
14 May Prince Albert 8.45pm
Contact in Australia: Chris Stone - [email protected]
(as above)
Contact @ TGE:
Natasha Bent - [email protected]
Booking Agent/s:
At The Great Escape we are looking for: As many friends as possible.
PVT
pvtpvt.net
Electronic Rock
PVT’s first album, O Soundtrack My
Heart is a seething instrumental mass
of post-punk guitars, brutal drums and
bass-heavy electronics. The follow up
– Church With No Magic, sees a new
vocal-lead direction, and arguably one
of the most ambitious experimental
rock records to ever come out Australia. Church With No Magic
builds upon the anthemic synth-driven instrumental movements
for which PVT is renowned, along with the power of their visceral
live shows. The release of the album coincides with a change to
the band’s name, from Pivot to PVT. It’s a truly modern-sounding
album that takes their music in directions both challenging and more
accessible.
SHOWCASES
12 May Prince Albert 2.15pm
12 May
Audio 9.45pm
Contact in Australia: Briese Abbott, [email protected] ,
+61412714515
Briese Abbott, [email protected],
Contact @ TGE:
07935 880 062
One Louder Entertainment
Management:
Warp Records
Label/s:
Joe Segreto IMC (AUS)
Booking Agent/s:
Claire Courtney Free Trade Agency (UK/Europe)
Robin Taylor ICM (USA)
Warp
Publisher/s:
At The Great Escape we are looking for: Festivals, Touring Opportunities,
Media for release, Licensing and Sync Opportunities.
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Seekae
www.seekae.com
Electronica
Seekae formed in Sydney, Australia,
in 2006 and first gained notoriety on
Sydney’s live circuit for their own brand of
8-bit electronica. In 2008, they released
their first full-length album, The Sound of
Trees Falling on People. Seekae continue
to compose every sound and song with
meticulous detail, incorporating elements of post-dub-step, postrock, house and classical. Through a mix of live instrumentation and
sequenced electronics they produce music that is simultaneously
warm, intricate, and beat-driven. The group’s commitment to
melodic compositions allows Seekae to create compelling live
shows, as recognised at FBi Radio’s SMAC Awards where Seekae won
Best Live Act.
SHOWCASES
12 May Green Door Store 7.30pm
14 May
Digital 7.15pm
Contact in Australia: Jo Gray - [email protected]
Julia Wilson - [email protected]
Contact @ TGE:
Borden Management
Management:
Rice Is Nice Records
Label/s:
At The Great Escape we are looking for: UK Booking Agent, Festivals, UK
Label / Distribution
The Touch www.myspace.com/thetouchyew
Indie/Electro
The Touch, an Adelaide based 5 piece,
initially made a name for themselves
with their party inducing Dance-Punk
sets around Adelaide in 2008. Since
then the band has expanded their
sound, adding ethereal vocal hooks,
multi-layered washes of synth and
intricate guitar interplay whilst loosing none of their energetic delivery.
They have played numerous high profile Australian festivals (Big Day
Out, Parklife and One Movement) and supported bands like Phoenix,
Ladyhawke, Darwin Deez and Miami Horror.
“They sound like Pink Floyd on Valium” - Michael Chugg
“I am a fan of your music’ – Thomas Mars, Phoenix
SHOWCASES
13 May
Jam 12.30am
14 May
Digital 12.00pm
Contact in Australia: Craig Lock, [email protected],
+61403040477
(see above)
Contact @ TGE:
Ross Osmon at 5/4 Entertainment
Management:
Daniel Randal, JL Music Publishing
Publisher/s:
At The Great Escape we are looking for: UK/European Booking Agent, UK/
European Label, UK/European Publicist
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There is no better place to experience the wealth
of Australian talent on show in Brighton, whilst
enjoying a FREE traditional "Aussie Barbie"
Where: Digital, 187 – 193 Kings Rd Arches
When: Saturday 14th May, 12-4pm
Featuring performances by:
Deep Sea Arcade · DZ Deathrays
Little Red · Our Mountain
The Jezabels · The Touch
@ TGE 2011 SOUNDS AUSTRALIA IS
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