music artist biography
music artist biography
Submitted by Malina Hamilton... on Mon, 2008-03-31 23:50
After a killer first show to Newcastle audiences back in January, award-winning alterna-pop/electro/rock band Super Massive return to play a second show at the Cambridge Hotel this coming Wednesday 9th April. Doors open 9:30pm, and in the tradition of Wednesdays at the Glasshouse, entry is free and drinks are cheap.
Expect high energy, electro/synth laden songs, a stage show lashed with feather boas and rocked by intense grooves.
Super Massive were awarded the “Best Alternative Artist” Award at the 2007 MusicOz Awards in November, for their unique and powerful blend of dance and rock, meshing multi-layered synthscapes with the full-blooded lustiness of a rock band.
The band’s eponymous debut EP, including the award-winning song “Fists” is due for release in May 2008.
Submitted by Malina Hamilton... on Sun, 2008-03-16 22:19
A Super Massive Easter Saturday At Windsor
Sydney's ultra groovy, alterna-pop/electro/rock four piece Super Massive bring a lively Easter Saturday night to Windsor, playing a free show at the Fitzroy Hotel on the 22nd of March, 8pm -11pm. Locals can even take advantage of the hotel's courtesy bus, to really make it a rip-roaring night. (Call 4577 3396 to book a seat on the bus.)
Creative and entertaining, Super Massive won the 2007 MusicOz Award for Best Alternative Artist back in November and has since been impressing the likes of Rufus Wainwright and his band, who caught the band's most recent Byron Bay show and loved it, inviting the guys and gal to their own show at the State Theatre and after-party.
This is the Super Massive's last Sydney show before their debut EP - including their award-winning song "Fists" - is released in May.
Submitted by Malina Hamilton... on Thu, 2008-02-07 20:44
Award-winning electro-rock band Super Massive play a show on Sydney's northside at new venue Sonar Sydney in Milsons Point, with alterna-pop friends Captains and The Chaperones in support.
Submitted by Malina Hamilton... on Sat, 2008-01-19 16:34
Expect a steamy summer evening loaded with slamming, dirty-groove, electro-laced, beguiling tunes, as award-winning Sydney band Super Massive bring their unique blend of rock and dance music to Brisbane over the Australia Day long weekend, as part of their first Queensland tour.
Submitted by Beerecords on Wed, 2007-11-21 20:34
Paral-lel's album Upgrade to mutant sheep is a new step in blending and mutating styles: electro, grime, drum’n’bass, electronica, techno, 8-bit music, hip hop… An album with a strong thematic, seeking to break the genres by proposing 12 tracks of fusion and mutations of electronic music.
Erik Davis is an award-winning journalist, independent scholar, and "performance lecturer" based in San Francisco. He is the author, most recently, of The Visionary State: A Journey through California's Spiritual Landscape, with photographs by Michael Rauner. He also wrote Led Zeppelin IV and TechGnosis: Myth, Magic, and Mysticism in the Age of Information, the latter a cult classic of visionary media studies that has been translated into five languages. His essays on art, music, technoculture, and contemporary spirituality have appeared in over a dozen books, including AfterBurn: Reflections on Burning Man, Zig Zag Zen, The Disinformation Book of Lies, 010101: Art in Technological Times (SFMOMA), and Prefiguring Cyberculture. Davis has contributed articles and essays to a variety of publications, including Bookforum, ArtForum, Salon, Blender, the LA Weekly, and the Village Voice. For many years he was a contributing writer at Wired, and he is now the editor-at-large for Evolver magazine.
A vital speaker, Davis has given talks at universities, media art conferences, and festivals around the world. He has taught workshops and seminars at the UC Berkeley, the California Institute of Integral Studies, the New York Open Center, and Esalen. He was one of the original minds behind Planetwork, an organization devoted to cross-fertilizaing information technology and global ecology, and continues to bring these passions to bear on the Evolver Project. He has been interviewed by CNN and the BBC, and appeared in Craig Baldwin's underground film, the SciFi media critique Specters of the Spectrum. He occasionally plays guitar in front of microphones.
-- bio from the techgnosis website
Submitted by Ides on Tue, 2007-11-13 09:44
Jaime Olsen (REPHRASE from Sydney) is hitting Melbourne on Saturday 24th November and he is bringing his 100% LIVE show!!
Rephrase is on the road in 2007 to celebrate release of his latest and greatest album “Little Victories” plus upcoming remix compilation. After hearing the cry of excited Melbourne breakers; he’s decided to pack up his sax and sequencers and synths to bring us his 100% live show. He’ll be up on the big stage at Roxanne Parlour for one night only on Saturday 24th November.
Submitted by Ides on Tue, 2007-11-13 09:38
Jaime Olsen (REPHRASE from Sydney) is hitting Melbourne on Saturday 24th November and he is bringing his 100% LIVE show!!
Rephrase is on the road in 2007 to celebrate release of his latest and greatest album "Little Victories" plus upcoming remix compilation. After hearing the cry of excited Melbourne breakers; he's decided to pack up his sax and sequencers and synths to bring us his 100% live show. He'll be up on the big stage at Roxanne Parlour for one night only on Saturday 24th November.
Submitted by Malina Hamilton... on Wed, 2007-11-07 19:49
MusicOz Award nominees Super Massive bring their creative and visceral electro/rock/alternative pop music to the Mona Vale Hotel on Saturday November 24th.
Submitted by Malina Hamilton... on Wed, 2007-08-22 23:26
Making its festival debut at Marrickville Road Festival this year is an artistic new band called Super Massive. Super Massive will perform on the Urban Stage at Marrickville Road Festival, Marrickville on Sunday 9th September at 11am.
Submitted by Malina Hamilton... on Fri, 2007-08-10 19:42
Super Massive headlines the launch of The Mess - a new art-meets-art night for Sydney - this Thursday 16th August at Candy's Apartment.
artist / project name:
name
bio:
Composer of classical/orchestral instrumental music primarily utilizing the stringed instruments. Flowing melodies creating a so
group members:
Don Rath Jr
genre:
Classical/Orchestral - New Age/Ambient
are you a currently active artist / project?:
yes
releases / projects:
Heart Strings - 2007
Dawn of a New Day - 2007
bio - full:
Biography - Donald Rath Jr. – Composer, Arranger & Guitarist
On January 14th 1956 in a small suburb of Cincinnati Ohio a healthy lad was born to this world. He would later become a Composer of instrumental music. The road to his success was long and contained many detours and rest stops.
Donald Rath Jr. was raised on a Dairy farm in Illinois. As a toddler, he would sit in awe listening while his Mother created amazing sounds on the organ. It was from this early impression that he began to pursue his interest in music. During his fourth year of Grade School, Don began to play an instrument known as the Flute-O-Phone and later the Cornet. During his freshman year in High School he was introduced to the Guitar by one of his close friends. After a few Guitar lessons, he began to pick out some basic musical ideas that were to become his first compositions. It was from these beginnings that music became his prime passion and interest for personal expression.
Any favourite artists, labels, projects?:
I enjoy all types of music however my favorite performers are Christopher Parkening for classical guitar, Mozart for strings and orchestra, Beatles for creativity and fun, and a variety of modern artists such as; Melanie Safka, Neil Diamond, Neil Young, Yes, Queen, Reich, Williams and Alex Shapiro.
Are you documenting / archiving your music / performances / project. If so, how?:
Yes, by publishing CD's, file backup system and notation to ensure both continuity and long life to my musical work.
How did you become interested or involved in writing music / DJing / your project?:
It has always been a part of me.
How would you describe your style of writing music / musical / artistic policy?:
I have put together an approach to music composition that mixes a shorter musical form or "tune" structure such as ABA or ABAC and using the digital sound samples of classical orchestral instruments for sound generation. The entire creation is digital in nature from the notation to the finished product.
What are your thoughts on the internet & music / filesharing / DRM etc?:
Although I see the Internet as a fantastic avenue for public display, distribution and social interchange, it does come with risks when exposing music.
In general, I think it is about time that Composers get their just rewards for their work. Noone else is expected to work without adequate compensation and I think Composers deserve to be paid fairly and equitably for their efforts.
What excites you now?:
Making music.
Which directions do you think your style of music / project will take in the future?:
I am on a continuous learning curve leaning towards a more structured classical approach to composition.
Submitted by Malina Hamilton... on Mon, 2007-04-16 22:51
Candy lips, gyrating hips - Two SUPER MASSIVE shows in Sydney in April
artist / project name:
Ben Byrne
bio:
laptop musician, curator, radio producer & writer
are you a currently active artist / project?:
yes
artist / project name:
Bek Howe
bio:
Belladonna DIY festival organiser, What Do We Do When zine editor
are you a currently active artist / project?:
yes
artist / project name:
Barrie Barton
bio:
group publisher of Right Angle Publishing, Large magazine & Triple J's Beat the Drum
are you a currently active artist / project?:
yes
artist / project name:
Abagash (Dr Ashley Baker)
bio:
vlogger, zine maker, noise maker & CEO of 2kk records
are you a currently active artist / project?:
yes
artist / project name:
Spinach7 Magazine
bio:
culture, issues, art, technology, Asia Pacific
are you a currently active artist / project?:
yes
releases / projects:
Spinach 7 Magazine
artist / project name:
Anna Poletti
bio:
zine maker, co-founder of project doubt2
are you a currently active artist / project?:
yes
artist / project name:
Andrew Johnstone / Design is Kinky
bio:
creative director of RSC, a sydney communications firm. runs Design is Kinky conference (sydney, auckland, new york)
are you a currently active artist / DJ / project?:
yes
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