The Alpine Uncovered Project is Now Available. Get it for FREE and see the feature now at www.news.com.au/heraldsun.entertainment/music or www.studio52.com.au The Alpine Uncovered Project of 2007 includes Marc Collis, Katie Weston, The Rhythm Hounds, Shane Price, The O'Connell Sisters, BoyRacer, White Summer, Kilburn, Sascha Alessandra and Nyssa Bradsworth. The JB Hi-Fi competition winners - bonus tracks are [is] and The Heave.
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Checkout the new video from Katie Weston - "This is what I Really Want"
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Influences
Check-out pics of the artists involved in the Uncovered Project. You can also link to each artists MySpace page from the friends section.
Relevant links: http://studio52.com.au/ http://koolskools.com.au/ http://youtube.com/52koolempire
Sounds Like
The project supports a wide variety of artists and styles rather than 12 acts that are all from the same genre. The project covers Rock, Hip-Hop, Roots, Pop, R&B, Indie-Alternative, Folk Rock and New-Country (no Western here!).
Alpine Uncovered Cover Notes
Artist cover notes by Ed.Nimmervoll
01. MARC COLLIS
“Louder On The Inside” (M.Collis)
Marc Collis .. Vocals/Guitar/Programming
Trevor Carter .. Programming
Recorded , Mixed & Produced by Trevor Carter
Marc Collis has always been ready to impress. "I discovered music when I was about 6." explains Marc "I swapped from piano to guitar because my music teacher had one and I asked if I could take it home for the weekend. I started singing and writing my own songs right away." Marc had a special reason to turn to music. He's confined to a wheelchair. His rock group Plunja gained an international record contract with Roadrunner and became
WhiteRoom. Now, still ready to impress, he's going it alone.
02. KATIE WESTON
“This Is What I Really Want” (K.Weston, T. Carter, B. Gaskett)
Katie Weston .. Vocals, Brett Gaskett .. Guitar
JC Collins .. Bass , Carlo Parisi .. Drums
Recorded , Mixed & Produced by Trevor Carter
Well known as the rock chic in front of dynamic cover band Stellar, Kim Weston has also been recording her own original songs since the age of 13. In 2005 the band started to apply their four gigs a week experience to Katie's songs. Having also studied and professionally worked in acting, musical theatre and film production, Weston has a world of experience behind her. Just listen and you know that 'This Is What She really Wants'.
03. SHANE PRICE
“A Break In The Weather” (S.Price, S.Rabl)
Shane Price .. Vocals, Simon Rabl .. Bass & Piano
Fallon Williams .. Drums , Trevor Carter .. Programming
Recorded , Mixed & Produced by Trevor Carter
Originally from Shepparton in rural Victoria Shane Price is currently
studying at Perth based music theatre course and flew to Melbourne
especially to record 'A Break In The Weather'. He's been writing and
collaborating on songs for many years and before his studies in Perth was lead singer of a band. "All my lyrics mean something", he points out. "I always write from experience." He hates singers who don't know what it is they're singing about.
04. BOYRACER
“Baby I'm Yours” ( T.Carter)
Jaxson McLennan .. Vocals, Dean Debattista .. Vocals
Alex Rosso .. Vocals, Mick Malusa .. Guitar
Robert Convery .. Drums, Trevor Carter .. Guitar / Programming
Recorded , Mixed & Produced by Trevor Carter
Boyracer have been performing pop music together for most of their young lives. Under the name "Boyz" the trio's first public appearance was at the tender age of 8. Seven years later - still aged just 15 to 18 - they've matured into the hot pop/rock outfit you hear on 'Baby I'm Yours.'. The maturity shows, but so does their youthful appeal. Just ask their legion of female fans!
05. RHYTHM HOUNDS
“It's Alright” (Rhythm Hounds)
Josh Lovett .. Rap, Trav Hintz .. Turntable
Ammon Griffiths .. Rap, plus Dave Connor .. Beats,
plus guest B/vocals Georgia Ginnivan
Recorded , Mixed & Produced by Jess Warnock
Australian hip hop is on the move, evolving its own energetic, highly
accessible forms. The Rhythm House are right there with the best on offer. Formed in 2003 The Rhythm Hounds comprises MC's Joshie Lovett and Ammon Griffiths with turntablist Trav Hintz on stage, and David J. Connor producing some of the beats. Lots of fun on stage, they've attracted the help and support
of Melbourne's top hip-hop crew TZU.
06. THE O’CONNELL SISTERS
“To Be Together” .. (A. O'Connell, C.O'Connell)
Ashley O'Connell .. Vocals , Claire O'Connell .. Vocals
Anthony Taylor .. Guitar/Drums/Bass, Josh Grundy .. Mandolin
Brendan (BJ) Marolla .. Keyboards
Recorded , Mixed & Produced by Trevor Carter
Twins, Ashley and Claire O’Connell have sung together all their
lives and have been writing great songs since high school. Both have outstanding but very different voices that work uniquely together to form their own distinct sound. Ashley has a classic strong country voice whereas Claire has very much an R&B flavour that blends into their modern cross-over country songs in a way that sets them apart in this hugely popular international market. From humble beginnings in regional Wangaratta, they are now ready to take on the world !
07. KILBURN
“One Way Getaway” (Kilburn)
Sam Schirmer .. Guitar / Vocals , Rhys Higginson .. Guitar
Stewart Siegert .. Bass , Tim Wood .. Drums
Recorded by Jess Warnock , Mixed by Trevor Carter
Produced by Jess Warnock
Friends from school, Kilburn was formed in early 2005, and the next year recorded a four track EP in a home studio set-up in singer/guitarist Sam Schimer's sisters bedroom. Involvement in the Kool Skools program has enabled the pop/rock band to work in a 'real' studio on songs towards a debut album. At the 2006 Kool Skools Awards niught Kilburn was chosen to open the night's proceedings and took away two of the night's awards.
08. SASCHA ALESSANDRA
“Want You To Want Me” (S.Alessandra, T. Carter)
Sascha Alessandra .. Vocals, Trevor Carter .. Programming/ Guitar
Recorded , Mixed & Produced by Trevor Carter
Sascha is 18. "I love life and I love making everything a little sexy." She says that her song 'Want You To Want Me' is a coming of age song, about that point in life when you start thinking about other things. Sascha loves pop music because it brings out her Spanish background. Her ambitions in music are simple. "I want to take on the world".
09. WHITE SUMMER
“Ragdoll” (White Summer)
Michael Barnsley .. Guitars/B Vocals, James Stanfield .. Vocals/Drums
Kane Rowlingson .. Bass Guitar/Percussion
Recorded , Mixed & Produced by Jess Warnock
White Summer are the fresh new trio that has been tearing up venues over the past 12 months. With a strong following in local Melbourne which has grown greatly since their humble beginnings on Phillip Island, this blues rock trio is set to blow you away with
their explosive, blues drenched guitar sounds and stomping drums. Driven by thumping bass and strong, poised vocals, this band must not be missed.
10. NYSSA BRADSWORTH
“Hard” (N.Bradsworth)
Nyssa Bradsworth .. Guitar/Vocals, Andrew Rousch .. Drums
Nick Brown .. Guitar, Dave Evans .. Bass, Natalie Bartsch .. Keys
Recorded by Trevor Carter, Produced & Mixed by Brendan (BJ) Marolla
A singer/songwriter in the tradition of Sarah Blasko and Missy Higgins Nyssa Bradsworth began performing at the age of 12 and has now been writing and performing for over 10 years. In 2003, Nyssa relocated from Bairnsdale to Melbourne, where she completed a Diploma of Music at Box Hill College of Music. "Music has always been in my blood. When I was still in nappies, I
was listening to Sting, The Beatles, Dire Straits, Bob Dylan and Joan Baez. As I grew, my passion grew, and here I am today. Workin' my little butt off, and loving every minute!"
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“Someone Sued Superman” (Tom Ugly)
Tom Ugly .. Vocals/Guitars, Mewing .. Drums
Mahli-Ann .. Bass/Vocals, Jess Bedford .. Keys/Synth/Vocals
Recorded, Mixed & Produced by Brendan (BJ) Marolla
Tom Parisi started writing music at home with a computer, until he decided he needed a band to perform his songs. Gigs were hard to come by. Tom and his school friends turned bandmates were always underage, needing supervision or special conditions. His song 'Someone Sued Superman' was directly inspired by his frustrations about that.
12. THE HEAVE
“Crank It Up” (E.Saloman)
Ed Saloman .. Guitar/Vocals , Hugh Kluger .. Bass Guitar
Ned Green .. Drums
Recorded , Mixed & Produced by Jess Warnock
Sydney power rock group The Heave show all the signs of going on to Big Things. They recently won the Kool Skools band comp and were awarded the JB HI-FI scholarship, they placed 8th in the MusicOZ Awards 2006 out of thousands of entries, won best song at Jambodia band comp, came third at Autumn Beats-Sony festival, won Eastside band comp and The Hills band comp. Significantly, despite being unsigned (so far) their loud brand of metal has
also received regular JJJ airplay
The Alpine Uncovered Project is Now Available. Get it for FREE and see the feature now at www.news.com.au/heraldsun.entertainment/music or www.studio52.com.au The project is an Australian artist promotional launchpad with the aim of breaking new acts to radio and to you the listener. 12 new and exclusive singles have been recorded and are now available as a free download from various websites. The album is also available in iTunes. The acts included in the promotion have only one thing in common, they have all been through the Kool Skools Project at some point over the last 11 years. The hope is that they will get to follow in the success of other past stars of Kool Skools such as Missy Higgins, Delta Goodrem, Anthony Callea and Dean Geyer. This project is funded by major sponsor Alpine Electronics Australia in partnership with Studio 52 and Kool Skools. For more information please call Paul Higgins at Studio 52 Recordings, Melbourne on 03-9417-7707, email paul@studio52.com.au ..............
Checkout more of the Uncovered tracks being played now at www.motocrew.com.au
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“How can I break into the music business?” It’s a question that hopeful singers, musicians and songwriters have been asking for decades. Even for major record companies, it’s never been easy to break an act in the marketplace.
There’s never been a question that audiences have a thirst and hunger to hear and see new talent. In recent years television has made an industry out of it. In the long term is the opportunity simply to become famous enough? At what price? There have to be other ways. Surely real talent is still an important piece of the puzzle. One would hope that music is still an art form not just a fame-game.
Studio 52 in Collingwood Melbourne for many years has been engaged in the business of uncovering new talent, in the start simply making their recording facilities available to artists at affordable rates and taking an active interest in what was being recorded. Occasionally signing acts to their own indy label for further development.
Then came Kool Skools, another Studio 52 initiative, where facilities were made available to High School music programs, a concept which over a decade has evolved into a national scheme, where both High Schools and Youth Centres around Australia each produce their own original CD, with young people creating the music and even designing the covers. More importantly, over the course of that decade it’s the participants, the kids themselves, who have taken the initiative. This is something they do at school yes, but here they are making the music they want to make, staying at school to make the music they might want to make AFTER school.
Now thanks to a collaboration between Alpine Electronics Australia and Studio 52 Recordings comes, Alpine Uncovered. This is the cream of what Kool Skools has uncovered … so far … not through bullying participants to conform to the whims and ideals of others, but by allowing these aspiring singers, musicians and songwriters to grow through encouragement, to be what they themselves want to be.
Delta Goodrem and Missy Higgins are two of many performers who were both showcased through Kool Skools on their pathway to success. Alpine Uncovered puts the spotlight on twelve more performers you should hear and hopefully will hear a lot more of in the years to come. They come to you not just saying ‘I want to be famous’, but having been allowed to hone their skills to a point where they can confidently say to you, ‘Just listen’.
(cover notes and introduction by Ed. Nimmervoll) ........................
Other links http://studio52.com.au/ http://koolskools.com.au/ http://youtube.com/52koolempire
