tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90558443919060591602024-03-13T08:56:34.049-07:00Spool CollectiveA Brisbane based arts and culture collective keeping locals in the loop about whats on in Brisbane, cultural events and everything Brisbane arts.Spool Collectivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06304363606178944726noreply@blogger.comBlogger143125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9055844391906059160.post-83130666163289236742014-02-19T13:39:00.002-08:002014-02-19T13:39:38.467-08:00YUM CHAT<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Now only in it's second year, the Brisbane City Council's <a href="http://brisbanepowerhouse.org/events/2014/02/11/yum-chat/" target="_blank">Yum Chat</a> is doing things for Brisbane's growing multicultural arts scene that our city really needs. We were honoured to be invited along as table hosts to chat with other Brisbane arts practitioners about what it means to be an Asian in the Brisbane arts scene.</div>
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Apart from meeting an entire Turbine Platform of interesting and diverse individuals, I had the opportunity to reflect about where Brisbane is now and I came to an enlightening conclusion.</div>
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Despite all the funding cuts and changes to the arts industry that have been and are continuing to happen, I came to realise that the super special thing about not only people, but people in the arts, was that we are fighters! </div>
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I was too busy listening and chatting with others about their projects, the changes to their organisations, and other's ingenuity (and eating the Asian treats the kitchen kept bringing us!) that I didn't even have the chance to snap any pictures at all!</div>
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Luckily, 4EB Radio was there to snap some pictures and a few podcasts of the event, including one from yours truly:</div>
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Check out 4EB's write up and their other podcasts <a href="http://whereareyoufromau.wordpress.com/2014/02/14/yumchats-theatre-bollywood-community-development-and-the-tabla/" target="_blank">here</a>!</div>
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Thanks for the Brisbane City Council and the Brisbane Powerhouse for such a great night.</div>
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For those of you who love dreamwave, garage-pop and indie rock this is a post you will LOVE! If you're an avid follower of our <b><a href="http://instagram.com/spoolcollective" target="_blank">Instagram</a></b> you would have seen we lucky enough to attend a rare Monday night Brissie gig feat. the likes of <b><a href="http://blackvacation.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">Black Vacation</a></b>, <b><a href="https://soundcloud.com/blank-realm" target="_blank">Blank Realm</a></b> and the infamous <b><a href="http://deerhuntertheband.blogspot.com.au/" target="_blank">Deerhunter</a></b>.</div>
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TBH, I felt really proud (in a weird chaperone aunt kind of way) that on a Monday night in sleepy, pretty Brisbane the Zoo was packed with chilled out souls who'd paid top, pre-payday dollars to have their ears filled with sound. Black Vacation caught me with their sweet and playful tunes, Blank Realm gave me zingers with their hair-thrashing energy, and Deerhunter soul-soothingly made us feel right at home (and for me personally... a little rebellious?)</div>
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I left the gig early (but still pretty close to midnight!) with my ear drums blown out, but my heart filled with warmth, satisfaction and excitement that such great talent is coming out of our own nooks and crannies.</div>
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Post-show I managed to catch Daniel Ford, the original Black Vacationer, who chatted with me about the show, the present, the 'Black Vacation' Google results and what's next ....</div>
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</b> <b>SC: Firstly, congratulations on playing such a wicked set on Monday! You guys are getting bigger every time I see your name on the bill for a gig, you’ve grown from one member to four – tell me how that has been for you, what’s your experience been like?</b><br />
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DF: Thank you, yeah, it was definitely one of the best we've played with so far. As far as the experience of changing the band from a solo project to a four piece, it's definitely reconstructed the live dynamic of the band, it's always interesting to see how people will elaborate on a project when collaborating with others, especially for the live aspect due to everyone's individual approach to how music should be presented for an audience versus the band's overall direction.<br />
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</b> <b>SC: <i>Glazed</i> was released earlier this year. What’s been the response so far, for first time listeners and those who have followed past EPs?</b><br />
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DF: The response to <i>Glazed</i> has been good overall, it's considerably different to some of the EPs I released myself and the release I recorded with Matt and Michaela a few years ago, but it's a great reflection of how the live sound has evolved since the reformation and addition of Helena playing lead guitar. I think each release, especially <i>Glazed</i>, is also some insight into the constant state of change that the band is going through, as it has taken plenty of different forms and slight changes in direction since I began it as an aural extension of my art practice.<br />
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DF: [I think] Brisbane has been generating interest in certain genres or scenes for quite a while, and when we've toured I've found people to be extremely conscious of the current bands coming out here. I think in a country with so few large cities it's easy for each of the cities to be quite connected where music is concerned, and with that said, I haven't found a different overall attitude, most people are just excited to hear interstate bands for a new experience.<br />
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DF: Probably convincing people to listen to your music... it takes some serious persistence.<br />
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DF: Haha, yes I have, I'm not sure what to think about them, but I guess it's to be expected being that it's a literal visual interpretation of the name... and it is the internet, anything is possible, and any set of words ends up being some sort of company or internet-wide institution.<br />
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<b>SC: Why did you choose that name in the beginning?</b><br />
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DF: I chose that name when I first started recording the five song EP I released in 2010, I wrote a song by the same name after taking a trip to London to visit my girlfriend, Christobel. The five songs on the EP were created to complement a zine called Half Penny I was working on releasing through <b><a href="http://charliehillhouse.com/" target="_blank">Charlie Hillhouse</a></b>'s <a href="https://www.google.com.au/search?q=small+house+books&oq=small+house+books&aqs=chrome.0.57l2j60l2j62l2.2500&sugexp=chrome,mod=13&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8" target="_blank"><b>Small House Books</b></a>, containing photographs and illustrations I had done while in London which were solidified cryptic and nostalgic reflections of moments I had in the UK. Black Vacation became my aural analysis of the time I had there, and the contrast between how one feels before or on holiday and the ensuing feelings of coming home and falling back into the everyday. This is why I chose the name Black Vacation, because it implies a contrast of ideas, and maybe even something bittersweet.<br />
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</b> <b>SC: I love that it was something you really considered, it's a great name that could have multiple meanings! So what's next for Black Vacation? Any special projects you can leak to our readers?</b><br />
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DF: We don't have any shows in the near future, but I've just released a <a href="https://soundcloud.com/blackvacation/for-fear-demo" target="_blank"><b>demo version</b></a> of one of our new songs we played at the Deerhunter show that I recorded a few weeks ago - it'll be on the new Black Vacation release next year.<br />
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</b> <b>SC: Final question of the night - if you were a digital device or a social media platform what would you be and why? </b><br />
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DF: I'd most likely be this Laptop, all of my song ideas or illustrations in the past few years have been recorded on here.<br />
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Throw them a vote on <b><a href="http://www.4zzzfm.org.au/hot100/2013" target="_blank">4ZZZ's Hot 100</a></b>!</div>
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<br />Spool Collectivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06304363606178944726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9055844391906059160.post-56303099849202257332013-11-26T13:43:00.002-08:002013-11-26T13:43:38.641-08:00Artist Profile: Art of Ellie (Ellie Anderson)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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We have been a fan of <a href="http://theartofellie.com/Default.aspx" target="_blank">Art of Ellie</a> for quite some time! From seeing her win the <a href="http://theartofellie.com/Gallerys/Raw.aspx" target="_blank">RAW Awards</a> at the very beginning, the intricate illustrations made a lasting impression. Brisbane based illustrator and printmaker Ellie Anderson, a graduate from QCA has mastered fusing patterns with flora and forna to create her ornamental designs.</div>
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We're super excited that we'll soon be able to acquire slices of her magic through her online store in our PJ's at any hour of the day! We catch up with her before her launch party at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/172729506268193/" target="_blank">The Box on Thursday night</a>...</div>
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<b>1. If you had to sum up your art in three words, what would they be?</b><br />
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<i>intricate, pattern, nature!</i><br />
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<b>2. When and how did you discover that you were made to create?</b><br />
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<i>Well I've always found pleasure in artistic pursuits, perhaps the first inkling was a visit by a child psychologist to my preschool who set an assortment of tasks to assess our mental, social and emotional development. I have no recollection of this, but I've been told that as part of the assessment we were given a drawing task, and apparently the figure I drew was the only one to have a neck and hands. This resulted in me spending the rest of the day basking in the glory of the psychologists praise and her promise to buy one of my artworks when I grew up. So maybe this where my aspirations to be a successful artist stem from </i>:-)<br />
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<b>3. Tell us a bit about your process?</b><br />
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<i>It all starts with an ink drawing- this process is very organic, free flowing, with not a lot of pre-planning. Then I take it through a silkscreen process which is very precise, and requires a fair bit of foresight and planning. I love the yin and yang quality of the two processes. It also pretty much sums up my personality!</i><br />
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<b>4. Who inspires you the most?</b><br />
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<i>So many people inspire me! I'll list a few of my local heroes :) In terms of creative small business I'm inspired by - Everingham & Watson, Holly Ryan, Cubby Love, The Joynery, and Nico Underwear - these chicks are doing seriously awesome stuff, I admire how prolific and hard working they are! In terms of creative individuals I have to give props to - Project Manager of Gilimba and The Box - Samantha Seljak; Contemporary Indigenous artist - Elisa Jane Carmichael; Artist/Curators - Lucinda Wolber and Alex Winters; and Wall Muralists and Signwriter duo- Frank & Mimi. These guys are doing incredible things for the culture of Brisbane and we are so lucky to have them! There are so many other local talents I admire!!!! But I'm afraid this answer will become a little long winded...</i><br />
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<b>5. What keeps you motivated?</b><br />
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<i>All the wonderful, creative, and hard-working gals I surround myself with (you know who you are!)</i><br />
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<b>6. Tell us about what you do at The Box?</b><br />
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<i>I'm the Creative Arts Director at The Box. I use my fine art and gallery</i><br />
<i>management background to help out in the areas of art direction, facilitating exhibitions, visual arts workshops and any creative arts based events. I also manage the artist studio at The Box. </i><br />
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<i>From January 2014, The Box will be taking a bit of a new direction.... </i><br />
<i>We'll no longer be at our current physical space on Vulture St, in West End - We're continuing on as a bi/trimonthly pop-up initiative :) So keep your eyes peeled, we might just be popping up at a venue near you!</i><br />
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<b>7. What's next for Art of Ellie?</b><br />
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<i>I've got lots of ideas rattling around the ol' noggin, but my main focus is to get the online store up and running smoothly. After that I'll start creating new work, and continue lining up exhibitions and collaborations! Basically just keep the wheels in motion. I'm also saving up for a big trip next year! I'm going to Mexico and Canada for 2 and a bit months :-D</i><br />
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<i>Sticking around Brisbane, hopefully I'll have lots of Christmas purchases to print up from my online store sales :-) And also having some quality family time with plenty of food and booze!</i><br />
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<b>9. If you were an electronic device of platform </b><b>what would it be and why?</b><br />
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<i>I would definitely be instagram.... because, I was born to share pretty pictures with the world :-P</i><br />
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To celebrate the launch of the store, Ellie will be throwing a party at The Box starting from 6pm. She'll be showcasing her handmake silscreen prints and a limited run of tees, totes, cards and other goodies. All attendees will even get $50 Naked Wine vouchers and go into the running to win an exclusive print! Be there of be squares!</div>
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Usually, when most people see a really great play, you forget about the pretty sizeable team behind the scenes who work tireless hours to direct the actors, create the set and costumes, scrutinise over the script, and ensure all the spotlights and music cues operate on time. </div>
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Artistic Director of <b><a href="http://www.thatproductioncompany.com.au/" target="_blank">THAT Production Company</a></b>, <i>and</i> the director of THAT's current iteration of <b><a href="http://www.trybooking.com/Booking/BookingEventSummary.aspx?eid=65192" target="_blank">Lally Katz' <i>The Eisteddfod</i></a></b>, <b><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=37936639&locale=en_US&trk=tyah&trkInfo=tas%3Atimothy%2Cidx%3A1-1-1" target="_blank">Timothy Wynn</a></b> is one of those people. Along with his 2IC (second-in-charge) Cassandra Ramsay, Wynn's role is one that requires him to be the all seeing eyes and deciding brains behind the creation of a new piece of theatre - and boy has THAT Production Company picked a mind-blowingly <i>good</i> one!</div>
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Timothy lends us 5 minutes of his time in between shows to teach us some theatre lingo, tease our theatre taste buds with <i>The Eisteddfod</i> tid-bits, and give us director's tips for budding young actors:</div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">Hi Timothy! First things first, if your life were a play which one would it be and why?</span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333969116211px; text-align: start;"><b>Where did the idea of <u><a href="http://www.thatproductioncompany.com.au/" target="_blank">THAT Production Company</a></u> come from? Tell us more about the company, and who's in it with you?</b><br />THAT Production Company came about from a desire to simply do plays. I wanted to direct. So I started a company and started directing. We have a large group of supporters and volunteers but my main partner in crime is Creative Producer <b><a href="https://twitter.com/cassramsay" target="_blank">Cassandra Ramsay</a></b>.</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333969116211px; text-align: start;"><span lang="EN-US"><b>What’s been the most challenging part of the process so far?</b><br />The hardest thing was establishing the rules of our production in the initial weeks of rehearsal. So many things happen and we needed not only to figure out why but how. What are the boundaries in the world of the play. We needed to make sure the whole team understood the logic of the world Lally had created.</span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333969116211px; text-align: start;"><span lang="EN-US"><span lang="EN-US"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;"></span></span><span lang="EN-US"><b>As director of the show and Artist Director of a theatre company, what advice can you give to budding young actors around this time of year (audition time)?</b><br />Well, in terms of auditions for University, I am not too sure. I never went to study theatre at Uni and I am not sure what they look for. In terms of generally audition for productions, I would suggest if you choose a monologue try and get a copy of the whole play to read, if your monologue is from a book full of monologues try and find out who wrote it. Show your passion to the audition panel. I love nothing more at an audition then when someone walks into the room and is just as passionate about theatre as I am. And most importantly, be nice. Be nice to your fellow auditionees, the panel, the assistant taking all your details. No one likes working with rude people no matter how talented you are.<br /><br />And some general advice to budding young actors: Read plays. See plays. Do plays.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<b><a href="http://2highfestival.com.au/" target="_blank">2high Festival</a>, </b>the creation of <a href="http://www.backbone.org.au/" target="_blank"><b>Backbone Youth Arts</b></a>, is always one of my favourite times of the year! The <a href="http://brisbanepowerhouse.org/" target="_blank"><b>Brisbane Powerhouse</b></a> is overtaken by a multitude of local, emerging artists from every field who seem to hide in every crack and crevice, waiting to be found by audience members - and all for free!<br />
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It's always a struggle trying to plan your schedule, but it is always a treat wherever you plan (or don't plan) to wander by. This year we had the absolute pleasure of attending this one-of-a-kind festival and interviewing three fabulous emerging artists you may/may not have heard about, but should definitely keep your eyes out for!<br />
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Take 5 minutes and share an intimate chat with Megamix artists Jamee + Vanessa, visual artists CT Something, and Danny of The Kite String Tangle.<br />
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PERFORMANCE: 'Synthetic Limb.a.tations' Megamix Artists - Vanessa Flynn and Jamee Campbell</h2>
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<b>SC: So guys, could you tell us a little bit about yourselves as artists?</b><br />
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<span style="color: #9fc5e8;">V: I'm an accessories designer, I have a label called <b><a href="http://flynnthelabel.com/" target="_blank">Flynn The Label</a></b>. I graduated from a QUT Bachelor of Fine Arts and Fashion like three years ago. I had a little break for a while, and then decided to start really honing in on my craft which is tassels and plastic. They're my most loved materials and I love playing with them, so I decided to make a label just using those materials. That's what I'm up to now.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #f9cb9c;">J: Um, I trained as a dancer at QUT - I did a Bachelor of Fine Arts and Dance, and then I ran away to the circus in New Zealand to a place called <b><a href="http://www.zirkacircus.com/" target="_blank">Zirka</a></b> in Christchurch, and then later I did a Diploma of Circus Arts and Physical Theatre. I'm really interested in Aerial Dance or Aerial Dance Theatre, so fusing the aesthetics of Dance and non-traditional types of apparatus or invented apparatus.</span><br />
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<b>SC: How did you two meet?</b><br />
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<span style="color: #9fc5e8;">V: We applied for the Megamix group, and I just got a called saying "You're in it", and I got introduced to Jamee and yeah. It was perfect.</span><br />
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<b>SC: How did you find the Megamix program, and can you tell us a little bit about how you found it working together? </b><br />
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<span style="color: #9fc5e8;">V: It was really great, the two performance coordinators organising it were so helpful and they really gave us guidance. We both just came in saying "umm, let's do something pretty...we don't know what to do", and they gave us directions and said like "think about this", so I found it a) really helped us to hone in and focus on everything, because we would talk about all these random things we wanted to do. It was a really good program. They gave us a lot of indepence as well. We would have a meeting once a week, then go off and do whatever we wanted and come back and just tell them what we'd done. They were so supportive. Make sure you write that!</span><br />
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<b>SC: Where exactly did your idea come from?</b><br />
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<span style="color: #9fc5e8;">V: Well first off, we started talking about the materials I used, like the tassels and plastic. I explained how much I loved it and I think I got Jamie enthusiastic about it as well! The materials really were the starting point, and then we went from there to make it into a whole performance. That was the starting point.</span><br />
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<b>SC: That's really cool! So how would you say your personal styles have morphed with the influences now from each other?</b><br />
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<span style="color: #f9cb9c;">J: I think we have similar ideas, we just come from really different arts background.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #9fc5e8;">V: I think it was a perfect fit - the things I create are all about movement and the body wearing it, so it was a perfect match. It was very smooth.</span><br />
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<b>SC: What's next for the two of you?</b><br />
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<span style="color: #f9cb9c;">J: I don't know... I need to find a new project. I really feel inspired and empowered to create more independent work. This collaboration process was so smooth, I'm really enthused to do more collaborative work and I've really enjoyed working with an artist from a discipline that's not my own. I'd like to further explore plastic. Maybe in a different concept or a different way!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #9fc5e8;">V: I really need to find a new project. I'm in the midst of releasing a new collection for my label, I'm just waiting for some beads to arrive. It's really annoying, it's taking forever. But yeah, I'll launch that and have a launch party, then find another project to get onto! I love it.</span><br />
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<b>SC: Final question - If you guys were a digital device or a social media platform, what would you be and why?</b><br />
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<span style="color: #9fc5e8;">V: I'd be Instagram. It's all about photos, I do a lot of photography. That's something I do every day!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #f9cb9c;">J: Maybe YouTube? I get really into YouTube and online communities, watching stuff. It always ends up as cat videos though, that's when you know it's time to stop.</span><br />
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VISUAL ARTS: Ponay artists CT Something Caitlin Royal and Tahlia Geiger</h2>
<b> SC: Okay guys, so can you some up CT Something in five adjectives?</b><br />
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<span style="color: #b6d7a8;">T: I would say... Playful</span><br />
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<span style="color: #d5a6bd;">C: Mental... It's kind of... Disgusting...</span><br />
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<span style="color: #b6d7a8;">T: Visceral! Let's say visceral! Um.... I want to say female...</span><br />
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<span style="color: #d5a6bd;">C: Definitely absurd. There's always this whole idea of portraying the female, but then in an absurd manner. So it's playing with that...</span><br />
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<b>SC: Absurdly feminine? It kind of tampers with the discourse of femininity? </b><br />
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<span style="color: #b6d7a8;">T: Yeah! Trying to challenge ideas of it.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #d5a6bd;">C: But in playful, mental, visceral ways!</span><br />
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<b>SC: So we saw <i>"Ponay"</i>, but we wanted to know what it is from the artist's point of view?</b><br />
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<span style="color: #b6d7a8;">T: Well I don't know if you saw it but there are two projections.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #d5a6bd;">C: So, there's a large projection up there [the front wall of the Powerhouse] of Thalia riding a pony, and there is one of me riding and falling off it. That is going to be up on this wall, so when the sun goes down it will actually look nice.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #b6d7a8;">T: It started off with me getting a broken rocking horse from the side of the road.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #d5a6bd;">C: And then we were at the studio together and I said "look, you've got to make a video with this, riding it!" So we went into the studio room and just had a competition to see who could be more crazy.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #b6d7a8;">T: It just comes down to joking around and having fun with it whilst recording, and pushing each other to do ridiculous things. We just get in this crazy headspace where we're joking around and talking about it and then just seeing the most ridiculous thing that you can do. Often with one object.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #d5a6bd;">C: We'll be in a sterile room where we can concentrate. That's why there's three projections - the moment when Thalia was the craziest, the moment where I was the craziest, and then the broken horse after the fact. That's on the TV screen. And of course, the screen is surrounded by our rug of decapitated stuffed toys. It's subverting the idea of play and art. And the sound is the instrumental part of the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7P6ut6HPR8" target="_blank"><b>Ginuwine song, "Pony"</b></a>. It's a really sexual song telling you to "get on it", and we had Thalia saying "giddy up!" over the top of that. So kind of subverting the idea of sexuality as well.</span><br />
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<b>SC: So what is your creative process? Do you just go into a room and go nuts and see what happens?</b><br />
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C: Our creative process is - if it makes us feel uncomfortable, we have to do it. We've had ideas where I broke down and cried before one of our performances, because I was scared of doing it - which made us have to do it.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #b6d7a8;">T: We push the boundaries, and it's about our bodies interacting with a particular object and how you can push the object into a state where the function is lost. Just seeing how that translates to video.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #d5a6bd;">C: Or just situations that you would never think of doing. We did an artwork where we sat in the carpark of the Powerhouse with plastic over our faces. We ended up making a video out of it and we just thought "okay we've gotta do this cause no one else will". We've also done a live performance where we had grown our armpit hair for three months prior to the show, and invited the audience to pluck the hair! We also stood in our underwear and yelled pick up lines at men as they walked by. We would feel like we have failed as artists if someone from the audience looked at us and felt nothing.</span><br />
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<b>SC: Vanilla art is the worst art. So what is next for CT Something?</b><br />
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T: Well we're both still studying - I study Visual Arts and I'm going to do Honours next year.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #d5a6bd;">C: I am doing my Grad Dip to become an Art Teacher.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #b6d7a8;">T: We'll keep collaborating and filming and creating!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #d5a6bd;">C: We just want to keep the momentum up, you can't cross anything off.</span><br />
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<b>SC: Okay, final question! </b><b>If you guys were a digital device or a social media platform, what would you be and why?</b><br />
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<span style="color: #d5a6bd;">C: If you could have a hybrid of like a projector/TV/speakerbox that flies around... Something really bizarre...</span><br />
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<span style="color: #b6d7a8;">T: Maybe something that hasn't been made yet</span><br />
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<span style="color: #d5a6bd;">C: Or an old-school TV that's in the dump but still gets reception... Something you find in an op-shop for $3!</span><br />
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MUSIC: Danny Harley aka <a href="https://soundcloud.com/thekitestringtangle" target="_blank">The Kite String Tangle</a></h2>
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<b>SC: So you've had a pretty exciting few months! What's been going on?</b><br />
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D: Uh, a great deal! I released a song a few months ago, and it seems to be connecting with people somehow. I've been getting really great feedback and opportunities. Going from writing a song in your room to playing a gig is crazy. I met two people in Melbourne who had gone on a first date to see me, and in Sydney there was a lesbian couple who had first hooked up to my song so there's things like that, where people are really connecting with it!<br />
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<b>SC: How romantic! And your tour starts this week? </b><br />
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D: Yeah it starts on Thursday! A bit sooner than I'd like...<br />
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<b>SC: That's awesome! So, "<a href="https://soundcloud.com/thekitestringtangle/given-the-chance" target="_blank">Given The Chance</a>" is everywhere right now. Do you think it's a bit challenging to release new music to sort of "follow it up"? Did you expect the success of that song?</b><br />
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D: Well the song I put out before it went really well for me for where I was at, at the time. I was freaking out about following THAT one. I guess I've just gotta do what I do, and people will like it or they won't. Hopefully people like it, but if not I'm still doing what I want!<br />
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<b>SC: So what's next for you then? Your tour and then what?</b><br />
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D: Writing. I'm gonna wrap up the tour and then lock myself away for a bit. Hopefully something nice will happen, otherwise I've just wasted a month... Which is also nice, to do nothing for a month... And then, setting up for my debut EP release in January/February!<br />
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SC: <b>If you were a digital device or a social media platform, what would you be and why?</b><br />
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<b>D: </b>I would be my TV remote, because I would love to know where it is! Or my laptop, because it's where I do everything. We're kind of family, I think it knows me more than most of my friends do. Is that sad?<br />
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As a final note, we at Spool Collective would like to say we LOVE the work that Backbone Youth Arts does. Some of you may know about the funding cuts that many arts organisations won't be receiving next year - Backbone is one of those organisations.<br />
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They do so much great work to not only support local artists and arts in Brisbane and Queensland, but they also do a lot to support mental disabled youth to express themselves and learn through the use of performance and art.<br />
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<b>Give them a hand so they can keep doing what they are doing - <a href="http://mad.ly/71c834?utm_source=hootsuite&utm_campaign=hootsuite" target="_blank">visit this link</a>.</b></div>
Spool Collectivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06304363606178944726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9055844391906059160.post-4571195582847877342013-11-10T12:50:00.001-08:002013-11-10T12:57:13.758-08:00Deck The Walls: Artist Call Out<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
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The annual Deck the Walls is back again to bring artistic and festive cheer to walls of Bleeding Heart Gallery. The wonderful team from Youth Arts Queensland (or YAQ, for short) is ending their year of programs and initiatives by hosting an exhibition-come-party-come-networking-event - where everyone (artist, arts worker and business types alike) can network, showcase or purchase artwork and gear up in the Christmas spirit! This annual event aims to benefit artists, volunteers, the general public and even charities (could they <i>be</i> bigger angels?)</div>
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YAQ are <b>currently still seeking applications</b> from artists to help <i>deck those walls</i> with the best local art available, and volunteers who are eager to meet industry VIPs or be involved in the whole exhibition experience! </div>
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>> Join the event <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/693163517362954/?fref=ts" target="_blank"><b>here</b></a> <<</div>
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If you're an <b>artist under 30</b> - <a href="http://www.yaq.org.au/index.php/artist-volunteer-call-out/" target="_blank"><b>submit an application here</b></a>. </div>
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If you just <b>want to learn more</b> - <a href="http://www.yaq.org.au/index.php/event/deck-the-walls-join-the-folly-2/" target="_blank"><b>click this guy</b></a>!</div>
<br />Spool Collectivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06304363606178944726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9055844391906059160.post-44649189357577902022013-11-05T16:55:00.000-08:002013-11-24T06:09:05.512-08:00OUT: Short Stay (Mild Manners X Semi-Permanent)<i>Words Wendy Ma & interview Athalia Foo</i><br />
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Fish Lane Studios surprisingly turned into quite the sardine tin at Short Stay, a exhibition by Mild Manners and Semi - Permanent. This fresh young venue housed the print work and illustrations of Ghostpatrol, Miso and Sean Morris as well as one of our own, publisher Small House Books! The exhibition was part of a short term residency program that included several workshops with the artists and publication launches throughout the two weeks.<br />
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Quaint illustrations and installation pieces stole our hearts while the stick and poke DIY tattoo room was confronting (YOUCH looks painful). Yet it was beautiful the way the video was shot dream-like as well as the delicate constellation designs each person was receiving.<br />
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Couldn't help ourselves, we had to take one of the immaculately hand made zines home with us...<br />
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2high Festival is taking over the Brisbane Powerhouse once again, for the largest Brisbane emerging arts festival this side of the world!<br />
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My stress levels <i>always</i> severely increase around festival times. I am riddled with deep seated FOMO (fear of missing out!) and 2high Festival has got us FOMO'ing once again, attempting to whittle down the billions of options on our calendar to a handful of must sees!<br />
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It was tough (it took three of us to decide!) but here's our list of 2high Festival 'not to be missed' works!<br />
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My pick of the day! This eclectic have so much going on, with groovy rhythms and just general good vibes, they are definitely a must-see!<br />
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<b>6.00pm - 6.40pm / Turbine Studio / <a href="https://soundcloud.com/thekitestringtangle" target="_blank">Sound Cloud Here</a></b> </div>
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THIS GUY! You can't go too far without hearing someone talk about The Kite String Tangle these days, and it's no wonder why. His widely circulated single, "Given The Chance" is one of my favourite songs of the year, and I am so excited to finally get to see him! Get to his set to see what everyone is talking about!<br />
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Eves - Mucho Bravado's next big thing, Eves is doing it for the girls! Once upon a time, she went by her full name, Hannah Karydas, but has now taken on the moniker "Eves", and is now ready to take on the world! She has a beautiful voice, and some amazingly constructed songs, and will not be one to miss this Saturday!<br />
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Performance x film x freedom to play - this is te basis of CTsomething's 2high Festival work <i>Ponay</i>. The duo's video based work looks into the 'relationships between action and perception' and one's own personal boundaries and the tensions that exist between absurd behaviours and a playful spirit.<br />
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Brisbane graffiti doyen Illma Gore first pricked our ears with the zany aerosol murals she whipped up at various scribble slams. She messes with classic art too. Catch her live rendition of the Mona Lisa from 3-7pm.<br />
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Jason Haggerty isn't the first artist to decry the human body as obsolete, but his instillation Digital Head meshes this idea with themes of advertising, social networks and pop culture to tug at the duality of online/offline existence.<br />
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You'll usually catch cult film connoisseur Kristian Fletcher exhibiting some long-forgotten artefact of 70s cult media at various Bris venues. His latest work is a cult-oriented collaboration between video artists and musicians<br />
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This Brisbane trio of electronic artists brings their experimental, hybrid performance work to the Graffiti Room, fusing together elements of spontaneous choreography, over-the-top performance art costumes, personal memory and original electro beats to accompany. They tout this as the night they 'sky rocket...to intergalactic fame' so I definitely think it's a <i>must</i> see!<br />
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Mixing installation and performance art, this choreographed work brings to light the disconnected reality of our modern life, and our physical human relationship to technology as an extension of ourselves. A product of 2high Festival's megamix artist collaboration program, this work brings together the talents of a dancer and a fashion designer.<br />
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The Light Ensemble's premise is built on giving young people with disabilities a strong and proud voice and the ability to express their own creativity through performance. The ensemble returns to 2high Festival this year with <i>Pierced Ears</i>, a work that shares those open, awkward and sometimes irrevocably hilarious yet bittersweet moments that we all seem to encounter.<br />
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On Thursday night, we had the pleasure of running around Brisbane's inner city to a handful of shows.</div>
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First up was <i>Shadow Of A Mouse</i> @ <a href="http://www.artabase.net/gallery/2608-petrie-terrace-gallery-of-royal-queensland-art-society-brisbane-branch-inc" target="_blank"><b>Petrie Terrace Gallery</b></a> - an exhibition focusing on the artworks and artists behind animation, by <b><a href="http://www.griffith.edu.au/visual-creative-arts/queensland-college-art/studios/griffith-film-school" target="_blank">Griffith Film School</a></b>. While we nibbled on art world hors d'oeuvres and wine, we were treated to animation stills, 3D artworks, graphic novels, intricate gold-inlaid works and even ceramic busts.</div>
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Artists who stole the show for us were <u>Louise Harvey</u>, who exhibited some super detailed and dream-like 3D illustrations, the ceramic bust artist (I lost the artist sheet!) and <u>Hadieh Afshani</u> whose intricate artworks made us really want to go to a land where dragons and phoenix exist and where we can play tarot cards all day!</div>
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After a pit stop at new <b><a href="http://theweekendedition.com.au/food-drink/statler-waldorf-petrie-terrace/" target="_blank">Statler and Waldorf</a></b>, we popped our heads into <b><a href="https://pinvents.com/event/245158972300942/three-at-brew" target="_blank">THREE @ Brew</a></b> to eye-spy the works by loca Brisbane artists Esther Valmadre, Kristian Fraachia and Mez Macleod. As always at Brew bar, a super chill atmosphere was what greeted us, and while I looked like a total creepy leaning over people snapping pictures of the beautiful works on display, I have to say <u>Esther Valmadre</u> really stole our hearts with her honest-to-goodness illustrations that were all charm, pop and a little bit sassy.</div>
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<b>Casey / </b><b>Works at Grill'd </b><b>and studying at school</b><b> </b></div>
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M + N + C: Kristian Fraachia's works. We work with him.</div>
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M: He usually draws pictures of his penis, but there are none here tonight.</div>
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N: A lot of places he exhibits won't let him put up his penis pictures, unfortunately.</div>
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M + C: Kristian's last exhibition at the <b><u><a href="http://www.birdstudios.org/" target="_blank">Bird Gallery</a></u></b>.</div>
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M: <b><u><a href="http://www.earthcore.com.au/" target="_blank">Earth Core</a></u></b> - the 20th Anniversary of a bush rave down in Melbourne at the end of November, and that's the next thing I'm going to waste all my money on.</div>
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C: I'm really excited because my favourite band, Smashing Pumpkins, is releasing a special vinyl cover of <b><u>Zeitgeist</u></b> in a couple of weeks. </div>
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N: I've got an artist that I really like named <a href="http://thethousands.com.au/brisbane/calendar/drawing-workshop-with-ghostpatrol-and-sean-morris" target="_blank"><b>Ghost Patrol</b></a> is exhibiting in Brisbane, and also doing a drawing workshop. My best friend Nat is also having a piece of her's shown in a feminist exhibition in Woolloongabba coming up in the next 3 weeks.</div>
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We also popped into Coniston Lane afterwards to see Young Night, Antics and Feels... but the night gets a bit messy at this point - so instead, here is a picture of a motorbike, and a link to our post about <b><a href="http://www.spoolcollective.com.au/2013/10/artist-profile-young-night.html" target="_blank">Young Night</a></b>.</div>
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Spool Collectivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06304363606178944726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9055844391906059160.post-90765474715476473722013-10-21T04:28:00.003-07:002013-10-21T04:28:39.114-07:00Artist Profile: Young NightWords by Wendy Ma<br />
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<i><b>"If you like ice cream, you'll like our set" - Young Night.</b></i><br />
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I don't know anyone who doesn't enjoy that sweet sweet frozen treat. Used to treat broken hearts and rainy days, always there for a good time...in the same way <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/youngnightband" target="_blank">Young Night</a> </span>is just that morsel of pick me up you need to reign in the weekend! Officially launching their latest single, Picasso, exclusive to Triple J Unearthed this <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/215581668617185/" target="_blank">Thursday night (24th October) at Coniston Lane</a>, Antics and The Feels will be supporting. Hope you've got a sweet tooth and your dancing shoes...<br />
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We caught up with Jack Nielsen, guitarist and manager of the band to find out what grand plans they have ahead of them...<br />
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<b>1. Describe your music in three words:</b><br />
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<i>Whimsical, Neapolitan, Tasty</i><br />
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<i>First there was two, Jack and JM, who met at uni. JM knew Will, who had had never played bass before but did play a mean rendition of the Cmaj scale on guitar and figured it could only sound smoother on bass. The drummer, Nick, was enlisted after a drunken 2am call.</i><br />
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<i>Though it can sometimes be difficult to draw a crowd without drink specials, Brisbane's scene is incredibly tight and supportive. It is constantly growing with increasing enthusiasm and quality in the bands it produces and their fans.</i><br />
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<i>Brisbane is small. So you're a small fish in a small pond. All the bands know each other and if you don't, just go out and see more gigs! The venue promoters are all in bands too, so they know what it's like. Sometimes it can feel like you're exhausting your audience but we just hope that by keeping it fresh, people stay engaged and we all continue to enjoy the music. </i><br />
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<i>Bands that have balls. Bands that venture out into the wilderness with a guitar and a synthesiser and just go for broke – literally. Bands that twist your ears with their music – that write songs you can listen to twenty times and still stumble upon new subtleties. Bands that are better live than on your computer. These are some of the things that inspire us... </i><br />
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<i>Finding time to sleep. As any self-managed band will likely tell you – just allocating time and tasks effectively aside from the music can be difficult and extremely time consuming.</i><br />
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<i>Tough question. If there's anything that sets us apart it is that we're constantly trying out different genres and avenues for our songs. We don't have any album or EP to pin our sound down yet so we can do whatever we want.</i><br />
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<i>Favourite venue? I'd have to go with Black Bear Lodge. It's a great stage, cool room vibe, intimate, clear sound and they always have excellent acts playing. The audience is always attentive - people go there to see good music, not to get drunk on cheap spirits.</i><br />
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<i>We're actually all packing up and heading over to the UK for a couple of years at the start of 2014. We all love this town, but we've got itchy feet and figure the only way to get our hands truly dirty is to pluck ourselves from the comfort of home and into the mighty jaws of the UK music scene. </i><br />
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Maybe it's all the sex-themed documentaries I've been watching lately (thanks go to <i>Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends</i>) but the scene that greeted me when I entered Fish Lane Studios, the most recent gallery to the Brisbane scene, was something reminiscent of a sex dungeon x underground beginners fetish club.</div>
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Despite some conflicting feels within myself, I have to say that Small House Books publishing is nothing short of grade A, boutique printing! Keep your eyes out for new zine editions by locals like Jack Loel + + at <a href="http://smallhousebooks.com/" target="_blank">Small House Books website</a> and <a href="http://smallhousebooks.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">blog</a>.</div>
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Victoria Alcorn / 23 / Florist at Perrots Florists<br />
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<b>What was the most exciting thing you did today?</b><br />
I went to work... that wasn't very exciting. I did just have a sangria before at Ole, but it was really lovely - it kind of tasted like Christmas punch. It was a feel good sangria!<br />
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<b>Sum up your thoughts about the Sex Waves zine in 3 words.</b><br />
Dingy. Blurry. Suggestive<br />
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I know Charlie Hillhouse is moving into one of these rooms this week - the room where the DJ is (blue room). So, hopefully he has something where we can check out what he does because he's a good artist, I enjoy him a lot.<br />
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I think I would prefer to be, out of everything, something like or in twitter - because it's based on words, and less image based. So more discussion with the words.<br />
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I've got a confession. The following interview I had with 1/2 of Melbourne's <span style="color: #38761d;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/willowbeats" target="_blank">Willow Beats</a> </span>happened when I was pretty drunk. I had no intention of doing this interview as, to be quite honest, I am a little starstruck by these two. However, Drunk Emma is a bit more courageous, and so we have an article.<br />
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Willow Beats are a powerful electro duo, with a few tours under their belt, and some ripper tunes. They were recently in Brisbane for BIGSOUND, and their prospects are looking pretty promising, with a string of gigs happening over the all-important "festival season" approaching this summer!<br />
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I caught Kalyani leaving the toilets at Alhambra Lounge, and had a chat with her about all things Willow Beats - touring, being creative and kebabs.<br />
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When you don't have a place to stay, and no way to get around. You end up walking a long way to a lot of gigs.<br />
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There is another EP in the works. We're working really hard on it. It'll be out probably next year!<br />
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We're playing some summer festivals, I'm really excited to play Strawberry Fields - that's a highlight for me.<br />
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It's incredible. All of a sudden you have a place to hang out and you can meet everyone. All the artists are compacted into one area. The most fun we have is playing festivals.<br />
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My hobby is making music and drawing. I guess I just try to be as creative as possible when we aren't touring. I've started making visuals on my computer for our projections. There was someone else doing it but now we're giving it a go! We try to do everything with just the two of us.<br />
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We've been here quite a bit. The art galleries are friggin' awesome. They also have awesome vegetarian kebabs here too! And the West End markets are great.<br />
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Lately we have just been writing as much music as possible. But also just relaxing at home and soaking in the nature before heading into the cities. Tours are just cities and nightclubs - there isn't too much to get into with nature.Spool Collectivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06304363606178944726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9055844391906059160.post-54047624790252659202013-09-21T18:56:00.001-07:002013-09-23T19:54:16.420-07:00OUT: Beach Fossils X BBNGWords by Wendy Ma<br />
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As we made out way to the Speigeltent last Thursday night, we were dazzled by <a href="http://www.brisbanefestival.com.au/" target="_blank">Brisbane Festival's</a> futuristic lights and laser show. Seeing Southbank all decked out like that made us super proud we have these huge arts celebrations to look forward to every year!<br />
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First up was <a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Beach+Fossils" target="_blank">Beach Fossils</a> who really took us back, with their dream pop/garage/lo-fi. They played all our old favourites (while telling jokes, stories and jumping into the crowd, all round charming us to death), the ones that really made your heart swell and uncontrollably grin from ear to ear. Before long they ended their set by treating us to some very personal and passionate beat poetry...<br />
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As <a href="https://badbadnotgood.com/" target="_blank">Bad Bad Not Good</a> played Bugg'n by TNGHT, the bass dropped and everyone lost it! From then on it was intense, kinetic, dynamic and not at all what I expected them to be like - live. <a href="http://www.spoolcollective.com.au/2013/09/artist-feature-waves-collective.html" target="_blank">Waves </a>has done it again, never failing to blow me away with one hell of an electric night...really! </div>
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<b>1. Favourite part of the Australian tour?</b></div>
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Spool Collectivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06304363606178944726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9055844391906059160.post-27212268761253327142013-09-19T14:59:00.000-07:002013-09-19T23:30:11.979-07:00OUT: Psycho Beach Party / Doku Rai (Brisbane Festival)Words by Athalia Foo<br />
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Pscyho Beach Party.... words that come to mind are as follows: </div>
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Holly / Interactive and Visual Design student (and all round Brisbane art and zine girl)<br />
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H: Leopard. Sassy. Amazing.<br />
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H: When Berdine read sections from her diary.<br />
M: The dance scenes, the strobbing lights, the Luau.<br />
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H: <b><a href="http://www.brisbanefestival.com.au/events/view/the-rite-of-spring-petrushka" target="_blank">The Rite of Spring</a></b><br />
M: The Rite of Sping, and the Wizard of Oz<br />
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All background and theoretical reasonings aside, I'd have to say Black Lung really produce theatre that isn't meant to be traditionally appreciated like a linear play - and they do it perfectly!</div>
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Spool Collectivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06304363606178944726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9055844391906059160.post-60643808567407306662013-09-17T04:20:00.001-07:002013-09-17T04:21:08.258-07:00OUT: BIGSOUNDWords and dodgy iPhone photos by Emma Jones<br />
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If you're like me and you're interested in keeping up-to-date with some of Australia's (and abroad's) newest and best talent in the music scene, then I don't really have to guess where you were last Wednesday and Thursday, do I?! <a href="http://www.qmusic.com.au/bigsound/2013/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;">BIGSOUND</span></b></a> of course!<br />
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For those of you who don't know, <b>BIGSOUND</b> is an annual music conference held in Fortitude Valley. Produced by <a href="http://www.qmusic.com.au/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">QMusic</span></a>, <b>BIGSOUND</b> draws the creme de la creme of the national and international music scene. The Valley is transformed into a hub of amazing live music, with influential speakers speaking throughout the day (with this year including Billy Bragg, Nick Cave, records executives and festival creators among many, many others), as well as some of the best up-and-coming artists (<span style="color: #6aa84f;"><a href="http://www.washingtonmusic.com.au/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Megan Washington</span></a>, <a href="http://www.triplejunearthed.com.au/ThelmaPlum" target="_blank"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Thelma Plum</span></a>, <a href="http://www.adalita.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Adalita</span></a></span>) performing throughout the evenings. The event serves as somewhat of a "tastemaker", setting a precedent for who to keep an eye out for within the next 12 months, as well as to ponder the important points of the conference speakers.<br />
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I went along to the second night, as a sinus infection prevented me from going both nights (I have to be pretty bloody sick to miss a gig), but thoughts of ailments subsided as I caught sets by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/willowbeats" target="_blank"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Willow Beats</span></a>, <a href="http://helloclubfeet.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Clubfeet</span></a>, <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/mitzi_band" target="_blank"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Mitzi</span></a>, <a href="http://www.triplejunearthed.com.au/Dubmarine" target="_blank"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Dubmarine</span></a></span>, and the <a href="http://www.melbourneskaorchestra.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Melbourne Ska Orchestra</span></a>. <b>BIGSOUND</b> turns some of the Valley's favourite venues into intimate stages, with hoards pouring in to catch a few bars of some of the best new talent around!<br />
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BIGSOUND was a remarkable experience, I'm glad things like this exist. Although I couldn't make it to the conferences, I saw some bands I really fancied and met a few interesting people.<br />
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Dubmarine and Melbourne Ska Orchestra, such good performances.<br />
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Magenta Voyeur at The Zoo.<br />
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Uni and a [band] rehearsal.<br />
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Falls Festival and Psych Night 4!<br />
<br />Spool Collectivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06304363606178944726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9055844391906059160.post-60213319209226352162013-09-15T23:08:00.001-07:002013-09-15T23:27:20.898-07:00ARTIST PROFILE: Waves Collective (James Wood)Words by Wendy Ma<br />
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Brisbane collective, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/wavescollective" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #45818e;">Waves</span></b></a>, do things on their own terms. Ultimately sharing what they love and are passionate about, they are responsible for bringing local and international, innovative beat makers out of the bedroom and out doing unforgettable club nights.<br />
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You can rely on them to help you drift off to euphoria on a Wednesday night (<a href="https://soundcloud.com/wavesfm" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #45818e;">with their mixtapes here</span></b></a>) after a hard days's work or if you feeling like making some serious waves, then you don't want to miss out on their events! One this Thursday night (19th September), <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/606288206088005/?directed_target_id=0" target="_blank"><span style="color: #45818e;"><b>Bad Bad Not Good at Coniston Lane!</b></span></a><br />
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I caught up with James Wood (can you believe we're the first to interview him wooooo!), 1/2 of the collective, I've never met someone so driven and passionate about what they do...yet a fanboy and sincerely humble all at the same time.<br />
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<b>1. How long has Waves been about and how did it all start?</b><br />
<i>I guess it really began during a conversation over a beer with my co-founder, Alex Greaves. I'd been crushing on artists like Ta-ku/Flume/Flying Lotus (obviously hundreds more). Labels like Brainfeeder, Soulection and all that LA bass scene stuff. On top of that, YouTube channels like Majesticcasual were rocketing into popularity, Soundcloud was taking off properly and I was just constantly finding new and amazing music from all over the world. It was at this point I realized: this music (bedroom production, internet music culture etc) is really starting to swell and grow in popularity, largely due to the instant connectivity afforded to so many artists. So, we figured, if the demand is there, why not try and cater to it? Not from a monetary viewpoint however! It's not like we said "oh shit, we can make money off this!" It was from a mindset of "we love this stuff, and so do heaps of other people, but never get a chance to hear it out... so why not start our own club night?" And so Waves was born.</i><br />
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<b>2. Tell us a bit about what you guys do?</b><br />
<i>We initially started as a club night but quickly evolved into a collective of producers, DJ's and fans of beat culture. Now, I use the "beat culture" term very loosely! To me (and it means something different to everyone) is all about the culture surrounding the production of electronic music that doesn't really conform to a genre - and never tries to. Obviously a lot of our favorite artists draw influences from hip-hop, RnB, trap and all that stuff; it'd be hard not to, but they all make music they want to hear, not what they think will sell records. That's, in essence, what bedroom production is all about: just making beats and tunes in your bedroom because you love to do so. So now, as a collective, our number one priority is providing a platform for beat makers they otherwise wouldn't get. Whether this be through our weekly mixtape, Waves Wednesdays (https://soundcloud.com/wavesfm) or by putting them on our live gigs, it's really up to them.</i><br />
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<b>3. Who is apart of Waves and what is your role?</b><br />
<i>Oh my lord, let me check the roster... Musically, we have our Brisbane based DJs (and some producers), the guys who usually play regular shows: Greaves (and my manager partner), Finehouse, Renz, Alex Terrell, Protokol, A Purple Heart, Zeddy, Milkboy and Charles Murdoch. Then, we have the producers who post up tunes, do mixes, share ideas, chat and just keep in touch with the culture we're buiding, of which they're a massive influence. These guys are all over the world and have names like Akouo, Papertoy, Sable, Sweater Beats, Yung Franco, CVRL, The Kite String Tangle. Now, we're in constant contact with a few other producers, but I'm not at liberty to name them, as I don't feel comfortable really using their names as a source of branding or "piggy backing". Actually, we've got some huge news to announce in relation to that, but I can't say anything until we've actually completed it and are about to release, but I assure you, Spool will be the first to know ;)</i><br />
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<i>We of course then have all our 'promoters'. I say this with hesitation, as we don't really have promoters in a traditional sense. We just have people that are close friends of mine (either before this or as a result of Waves) who 100% love the music we push. We don't mass invite or clog newsfeeds - we just do what we do. </i><br />
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<i>Oh right and as for me... I just kinda manage it all. Events, mixtapes, branding, publicity, marketing strategy and bookings. Whenever we have any major decisions to make, Greaves and I mutually decide, but for the day to day maintenance and organization, I just kinda get it done. It's the reason why I'll never focus on being a DJ or producer (I might do a cheeky mix or set here and there), but there's so many more guys/gals who are immensely talented producers - why would I clog that up when I can just facilitate a platform for them all?</i><br />
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<b>4. Best part of running the collective?</b><br />
<i>Ah, this is an easy one: there's nothing more rewarding than creating something that others enjoy and support, especially when that something is about supporting others in return. To be providing a stage, platform and network for beat making talent and have that received so well. Absolutely love every second.</i><br />
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<b>5. Give us a rundown of who your favourite acts were to bring to Brisbane?</b><br />
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<i>Every single act we've been a part of hosting has had it's own unique feel to it. Acts such as: Willow Beats, Akouo, Giraffage, Sweater Beats and Renz. </i><br />
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<i>Willow Beats (31/5), who we were lucky to host thanks to <a href="http://www.spoolcollective.com.au/2013/08/artist-feature-pilerats-luke-whelan.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #45818e;"><b>Pilerats</b></span></a> were insanely amazing to witness: never seen so much energy and raw talent crammed into a set. They were so charming and just overjoyed that they could tour. </i><br />
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<i>Akouo (28/6) hit up Benji at the Bowler Bar, who forwarded him onto me and it was just instant friendship ever since. We (regrettably, sorry Ryan) had him play on the same night as What So Not, so even though his crowd wasn't immense, we had an incredible night just connecting. He was actually my first ever national booking, and I vividly remember a whole heap of the collective just drunk, at 3am, bottles of champagne in hand, crushing out horrible dance moves as Finehouse dropped Baueer's remix of You and Me. </i><br />
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<i>Giraffage (9/8)was actually quite recently and just... wow. From a Waves standpoint: that was a huge show for us. It was the show that really made people aware of who we were and what we were doing. It was a huge catalyst and I really can't thank both Giraffage and the Pilerats lads enough for that. As for his live set: killer. He'd jump from his Miley Cyrus slowjam remix to Rustie's Slasherrr and the room was just heaving. Every single person there was there for him, so having a room vibe out so hard was just immensely rewarding. </i><br />
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<i>Sweater Beats (26/7)! This was actually thanks to Bowler Bar. They had made the booking but realized that he completely fit our vibe and just asked if we wanted to do the show. I obviously said yes. I got to spend 2 days with him for liaison, which was probably the best part! He's, hands down, one of the chillest and most humble dudes I've ever met and it was just a joy to hang with someone of his production calibre. We had a great time and he said he was more than stoked to come on board as part of the Waves crew. Honestly? It's so surreal just having him on my facebook and just being able to chat to him whenever. </i><br />
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<i>Renz (26/4) is one of my first ever residents and just felt he needed a live show - his talent deserved it. So many of his mates showed up to support and it was in fact, one of our first shows. </i><br />
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<i>Greaves (17/5) did a DJ set, as we were more focused on having a party and bringing friends in. That said, I can sum it up with one word: perfection. Don't believe me? Listen to this masterpiece: http://snd.sc/10V5QRpI. It's like, 2 hours of what Waves is all about. I really couldn't do what I do without him.</i><br />
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<i>I remember each event vividly and am honestly privileged to have had them in to perform. I want to also give another big shout-out to the Pilerats guys, specifically <a href="http://www.spoolcollective.com.au/2013/08/artist-feature-pilerats-luke-whelan.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #45818e;"><b>Luke Whelan</b></span></a>. Lukey, you is a good human bean.</i><br />
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<b>6. Ultimate person to work with (alive/dead) and why?</b><br />
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<i>I'm going to go with Ta-ku because I'm currently lucky enough to be working very closely with him on his label, Sunday Records, as his QLD representative. To have someone at his level show such a respect and love for what we're doing here in Brisbane...It's really, really fulfilling. He's immensely humble, creative and driven. He does things like randomly release his entire catalog for free because he feels that "The fans deserve it man. I'm only able to do what I do because of them". He's developed his name and reputation as an artist through his catalog, which is consistently on point. He keeps in touch with beat makers and labels all over the world. He understands the importance of family and friends and how they play such a pivotal role in your success. He just gets what we're doing at The Waves Collective and having his support tells me we're doing something right. </i><br />
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<b>7. Favourite venues in Brisbane?</b><br />
The Bowler Bar, 100%. Now, not necessarily for the crowd (which I do love) or even the music it's known for (I know NOTHING about Deep House/Techno/House, sorry). I love this place for the people behind it: Benjamin James, Nick Woodward and Tyron Simon. They've been nothing but supportive and encouraging since day one, even when I was a bit of a nervous wreck about things and wasn't sure of what I was doing. I really can't thank them enough.<br />
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Others venues I have soft spots for, for many reasons: Oh Hello, Wasteland, Alhambra, Black Bear Lodge and Coniston Lane. I love each of these places for their own individual quirks, but as someone who now works within the industry, it's about who's behind these clubs that matters the most.<br />
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<b>8. If you were a digital platform/tech device what would it be and why?</b><br />
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Definitely an Xbox. I'd feed off the regret and shame that people would feel every time they picked it up to procrastinate. Hahaha Greaves actually just texted me his response to this question: "a gold plated iPod. Got dem tunes, dat swag and dat class". What a champ.<br />
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<br />Spool Collectivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06304363606178944726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9055844391906059160.post-3095915780508824332013-09-13T00:46:00.000-07:002013-09-13T01:25:41.044-07:00OUT: BONEMAP (BRISBANE FESTIVAL)<span style="font-family: inherit;">Words by Stephanie Stainlay.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Brisbane Festival generally overwhelms me. There is so much cool stuff on and I have no idea which ones I should go to/if i can afford theatre over food that week. Hopefully our pick of Bris Fest shows over the next few weeks will make this easier for you and me. Bonemap's <i>Terrestrial Nerve</i> is both amazing and cheap (only $12 for students!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Put best by Bonemap, Terrestrial Nerve is an, '<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.498039);">immersive intermedial performance engine'. The audience is allowed to roam freely within the performance space and with the dancers. Projections are used throughout as well as iphones attached to the dancers. The soundscape is played live by sound artist </span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.498039);">Steven Campbell</span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.498039);"> through an ipad in response to the choreography. The work is naturally experimental and the sense of 'liveness' created by the responsive nature of the choreography, both to the music, set and audience, makes you feel like anything could happen during the performance.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.498039);"><br /></span>This 35 minute hybrid dance/theatre/new-media performance is visually stunning and at times completely creepy, in a really good way. Fans and sheets have never been more mesmerising. Seriously. I almost cried it was so pretty. Things get real eery when the two female dancers, begin to take on more 'animal' type characters. Think <a href="https://www.google.com.au/search?q=samara+from+the+ring&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hl=en&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=TrUyUtKpNoWBiQf7xoDYAQ&biw=1291&bih=673&sei=j7UyUshvjeySBbaRgPAO#facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=k9tRS1WJrHI6aM%3A%3Br2Syr-wkXMKsLM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252F3.bp.blogspot.com%252F-6DuiWpDgx0s%252FTdHKSQ930eI%252FAAAAAAAALPQ%252FXPWhfj4cfDk%252Fs200%252Fsamara.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Ffascinationwithfear.blogspot.com%252F2011_05_01_archive.html%3B413%3B625" target="_blank"><b>Samara</b></a> from The Ring but in small animal form. Disturbing. But great. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />This show will change your idea of what live performance can be. Which is exciting!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />If you want to know more this company and the amazing stuff they are doing we were lucky enough to get a interview with one of Bonemaps cofounders Rebecca Youdell :) Have a listen to our interview <a href="http://www.spoolcollective.com.au/2013/09/artist-feature-rebecca-youdell-bonemap.html" target="_blank"><b>HERE</b></a>. And pls buy tickets to this show <a href="http://www.brisbanefestival.com.au/events/view/bonemap-terrestrial-nerve" target="_blank"><b>HERE</b></a>. Terrestrial Nerve is running till the 14th of Sept.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />And just one more link. If your struggling like I am on what to pick to go see over Bris Fest see our Top Picks <a href="http://www.spoolcollective.com.au/2013/09/top-picks-brisbane-festival.html" target="_blank"><b>HERE</b></a>. woo!</span><br />
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<b>(Left to right) Alithea + Amanda + Vanessa</b><br />
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<b>1. Describe what you just saw in 2 words:</b><br />
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Alithea: Something amazing : )<br />
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Amanda: Insects, fabric.<br />
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Vanessa: Creepily beautiful.<br />
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All: Not yet, this is our first!<br />
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Alithea: We are working on a dance piece for Too High Festival as part of the Mega Mix Program. Amanda and I are dancers and Vanessa is a fashion designer, so this was a bit of inspiration for us.<br />
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Alithea: This was my first but I will be seeing some more now.<br />
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Alithea: The last few moments because they really built up an intense energy of the characters so you could really understand the feelings and emotions that they were going through.<br />
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Amanda: I really loved the fabric in the fan, I could have just watched that all day. It was so mesmerising.<br />
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Vanessa: I liked it when they came out as those weird creatures. It took a turn to something more insect like and animal like. I like that they just stuck it in there and it came out of no where which I thought was really cool and it kind of had a sense of humour as well which I really liked.Spool Collectivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06304363606178944726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9055844391906059160.post-18345162304061829332013-09-12T15:02:00.003-07:002013-09-12T15:02:59.729-07:00OUT: Cut Snake / A Western (Brisbane Festival)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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It's <b><a href="http://www.brisbanefestival.com.au/events/qut-theatre-republic" target="_blank">Bris Fest's QUT Theatre Republic</a></b> that has had us running from place to place, clutching our prized tickets as we enter each performance space wondering what coo-coo ride local and international artists will take us on - and I truly could not feel more alive.</div>
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It's just the beginning of this Bris Fest tale, so have a casual scroll and make sure you head along to these shows before their seasons end:</div>
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<b>By Critical Stages and Arthur Production (Aus)</b></div>
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In an intimate tent with lots of bunting, fairylights and colourful cushions we were treated to one of the opening performance of <b><a href="http://www.brisbanefestival.com.au/?q=cut+snake" target="_blank">Cut Snake</a></b> (now a sold out season!)</div>
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Although the story line wasn't one that I could say was totally foreign, I couldn't tear my eyes away from the action on stage and the trio's clever use of props, sound, movement and costume. My heart was warmed, my diaphragm was given a severe work out (plenty of LOLs) and I came out beaming from ear to ear :)</div>
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Johnny Legobye / Communications and Media Studies student and Performer<br />
David Darcy / Graphic Design student<br />
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<b>Three words to describe the show?</b><br />
J: Fun. Heartfelt. Intimate.<br />
D: Live. Considered. Rocky.<br />
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J: <b><a href="http://www.brisbanefestival.com.au/?q=unspoken+word" target="_blank">The Unspoken Word is Joe</a></b>, <b><a href="http://www.brisbanefestival.com.au/?q=wizard" target="_blank">The Wizard of Oz</a></b>, and the rest of the shows if I can get to them.<br />
D: I just saw <b><a href="http://www.brisbanefestival.com.au/?q=blue+light+frisco" target="_blank">Blue Light Frisco</a></b>. I am going to see The Wizard of Oz and The Unspoken Word is Joe.<br />
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<b>If you were a social media platform/digital device what would you be?</b><br />
J: the '#' tag because then I would know everything.<br />
D: Google because then I would all!<br />
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I've never been overly drawn to the western genre - all that swirling dust, gun-shooting horse riding, brothels and huge cowboy egos sometimes distracted me from seeing the sheer brilliance of a western piece.</div>
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Aaaannndd then I saw <a href="http://www.brisbanefestival.com.au/?q=a+western" target="_blank"><b>A Western</b></a> by UK artists <a href="http://www.actionhero.org.uk/" target="_blank"><b>Action Hero</b></a>. It's the company's first time in Oz and I gotta say not only are they taking our hot and humid weather rather well, but they've brought a clever, ironic and very entertaining show to <a href="http://www.metroarts.com.au/" target="_blank"><b>Metro Arts'</b></a> Basement.</div>
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With just the right amount of (<i>non</i>-awkward and uncomfortable) audience and space interaction, just the right amount of props and tomato sauce and a fantastic dissection of the western genre, A Western had boys and girls, young and old laughing, shooting their cowboy handguns and sharing card games and shots of whiskey with the performers.</div>
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Ryan Van Winkle / Poet AND Mark Flett / ER Doctor<br />
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<b>Three words to describe the show?</b><br />
R: Cinematic. Poetic. Ketchup.<br />
M: Cowboys; No Indians.<br />
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J: The flashbacks, and the epilogue<br />
M: The bar scene when the bar tender was 'drying' the glasses.<br />
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R: The Wizard of Oz, The Unspoken Word is Joe and whatever <a href="http://au.artshub.com/au/news-article/news/arts/la-boite-announces-new-program-manager-196515" target="_blank"><b>Glynn Roberts</b></a> (former MKA Theatre member, current La Boite Programs Coordinator) tells me to see. I'm only up here for a little bit, I'm performing in <b><a href="http://www.melbournefringe.com.au/fringe-festival" target="_blank">Melbourne Fringe Festival</a></b>. My show is called <b><a href="http://www.melbournefringe.com.au/fringe-festival/show/red-like-our-room-used-to-feel/" target="_blank">Red Like Our Room Used To Feel</a></b><i style="font-weight: bold;">. </i>It's FREE and it's at The Hub.<br />
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M: Anything Ryan takes me too.Spool Collectivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06304363606178944726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9055844391906059160.post-34246588234260625402013-09-11T14:04:00.002-07:002013-09-11T14:10:29.848-07:00Artist Feature: Rebecca Youdell (Bonemap)<iframe frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F109882646" width="100%"></iframe><br />
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Interview and Words by Athalia Foo.<br />
Images sourced from Bonemap's website.<br />
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Ya'll know we're ALL about interactive and hybrid arts! We love to see art lovers engaging with works and making their own unique versions so that everyone takes away a little something extra.<br />
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ENTER: BONEMAP - cofounded by Rebecca Youdell and Russell Milledge.<br />
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Bonemap are in the business of creating unique, intermedial performance works, combining elements of dance, film, sound, digitial media and visual art (with a good dash of MYO performance for audience members, too!)<br />
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<b>As part of Brisbane Festival</b>, Bonemap are bringing two works to <b>QUT's The Block</b>, <b><i>Terrestrial Nerve</i> and <i>Nerve Engine</i></b>, at a very affordable price (<u>one is $12, the other is F R E E!</u>) If you've had the luck of seeing the works before in another city don't be afraid of repeats - Rebecca assures me that every iteration grows and changes depending on the artists involved and the landscape they perform in.<br />
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I had an intimate chat with <b>Rebecca Youdell</b> to learn more about the work, Bonemap's process and the group themselves. It was too long to type out, and too great to cut any shorter!<br />
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Grab a cuppa and some tea cake and join our chat for a few minutes :)<br />
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</div><i>Terrestrial Nerve</i> and <i>Nerve Engine</i><br />
The Block, QUT Kelvin Grove (Parade Ground - the courtyard at La Boite)<br />
10-14 September - <b><u><a href="http://www.brisbanefestival.com.au/?q=bonemap" target="_blank">Tickets and Info H E R E</a></u></b><br />
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</b> <b><a href="http://www.bonemap.com/" target="_blank">>>> More about Bonemap Here <<<</a></b><br />
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<b>1. When time stops</b><br />
<i>Dance, Identity, Choreography, Moments</i><br />
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</i>From award winning Australian choreographer, Natalie Weir comes an ethereal voyage of life changing moments. Bringing 20 artists together, Expressions Dance Company invites you to be apart of their most ambitious work to date. Be drawn into all of live's precious achingly personal moments from new life, loss, love and longing.<br />
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6th to 14th September, <a href="http://www.qpac.com.au/event/EDC_When_Time_Stops_13.aspx" target="_blank">tickets here</a>, $48-58.<br />
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<b>2. The Wizard of Oz</b><br />
<i>Fame, Fantasy, Theatre, Fairy Tales</i><br />
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Taking you on a journey down the yellow brick lane, The Danger Ensemble and writer Maxine Mellor face the challenge of presenting a new contemporary take on the fairy tale we all know and love.<br />
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7th to 28th September, <a href="http://promising%20a%20fantasy%20equal%20to%20but%20disturbingly%20different%20from%20the%20oz%20we%20know%20and%20love%2c%20the%20danger%20ensemble%2c%20with%20writer%20maxine%20mellor%2c%20are%20set%20to%20face%20the%20challenge%20of%20finding%20a%20new%20contemporary%20relevance%20for%20l.%20frank%20baum%27s%20classic%20novel./" target="_blank">tickets here</a>, $25-54.<br />
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<b>3. Aurelian</b><br />
<i>Memories, Performance Art, Truth, Stories, Love</i><br />
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Inspired by the collected interviews about the stories of lost loved ones, this contemporary performance explires memory, thruth and how we construct our own realities. Directed by Genevieve Trace, this multi-faceted performance will leave you questioning the tangibility of your most treasured memories.<br />
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7th-15th September, <a href="http://brisbanefestival.qtix.com.au/event/BF_Aurelian_13.aspx" target="_blank">tickets here</a>, $18-25.<br />
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Witness the making of physical music with the intense, raw and passionate sounds of Shostakovic and the delicate yet savage dance of chamber music infused with contemporary circus brought to you by Circa (one of the most innovative circus companies on the planet).<br />
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"A celebration of the expressive possibilities of the human body at its extremes." Huffington Post, New York.<br />
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10th-15th September, <a href="http://brisbanefestival.qtix.com.au/bf/event/BF_opus_13.aspx" target="_blank">tickets here</a>, $40-45.<br />
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<b>5. The Unspoken Word is 'Joe'</b><br />
<i>Breakup, Comedy, Theatre, Love, Loss</i><br />
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Nominated for 3 Green Room Awards and winner of the Melbourne Festival Discovery Award (Melb Fringe Fest 2012), Zoey Dawson brings you a tender, funny, honest and raw story. Written to deal with a bad break up she assures us it's not a break up play, that there's other stuff in it about love, life an loss and that it's also really good. We have a feeling you should pack a spare pair for the laughs ahead but also some tissues for those heartfelt moments...<br />
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A cosmological immersive performance installation presented by Bonemap will have you enchanted and astonished. Dancers respond in this new media performance influenced by encounters with frontier zones, border crossings and psychological inhabitation. Visually rich media design, ephemeral installation through choreographic augmented technologies will create a real time experience.<br />
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11-14th September, <a href="http://brisbanefestival.qtix.com.au/event/BF_Bonemap_13.aspx" target="_blank">tickets here</a>, $10-$15.<br />
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“A top notch performance enjoyed by kids of all ages (yes even the big adult ones). Faces lit up all around the room as we got to contribute sounds to the story.”<br />
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<b>8. Psycho Beach Party</b><br />
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Follow the schizophrenic world of Chicklet, a Gidgetesque nerd with a dream to surf. When the town’s people are attacked in strange sado-masochistic ways, it is up to the surfbums and a B-Grade Horror star to find the culprit and save Chicklet. This critically acclaimed show comes hits town after sold out seasons in Melbourne and Sydney, don't want to miss this high energy theatrical phenomenon!<br />
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<b>10. Beach Fossils</b><br />
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We are absolutely thrilled to have lo-fi, psychadelic, dream/garage/pop, Brooklyn boys back in our hood after cancelling their last tour. We are NOT letting them slip through our fingers this time...<br />
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19th September, <a href="http://brisbanefestival.qtix.com.au/event/BF_Beach_Fossils_13.aspx" target="_blank">tickets</a>, $35-40.<br />
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<b>11. Zomby</b><br />
<i>Grime, Dubstep, Electronic, Rave, Dark</i><br />
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This will be the first time electronic/sounds master Zomby will set foot on Aussie soil and he's keen for Brisbane!! Touring <i>With Love </i>(his most recent masterpiece), experience the seamless way he integrates and reconfigures electronic plains with the soulful dance music of his past into eerie, deep, incantations.<br />
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20th September, <a href="http://brisbanefestival.qtix.com.au/event/BF_Zomby_13.aspx" target="_blank">tickets</a>, $20.<br />
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Spool Collectivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06304363606178944726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9055844391906059160.post-44155208166425429282013-09-02T06:29:00.000-07:002013-09-02T18:38:25.996-07:00OUT: ZICS + RINSE & REPEATWords by Emma Jones/Interviews by Emma Jones and Steph Stainlay<br />
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Here at Spool, we love us a bit o' D.I.Y, so naturally we love the guys behind Brisbane's <b><a href="http://www.zicsaus.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">ZICS</span></a></b>, which was on over the weekend. We went along to their opening night of the weekend symposium, which set the tone for the whole event - a love of writing in all of the zine and comic glory. </div>
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A bit of a backstory - ZICS stands for Zine & Indie Comic Symposium, and they're pretty much supporting Brisbane in the <strike>write</strike> right way. Friday night's festivities included a performance by <a href="http://www.bedroomphilosopher.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">The Bedroom Philospher</span></a>, as well as The Golden Stapler awards (honouring such categories as Best Zine Series won by Ferguse; Best Zine and Zine Maker of the Year, both won by Rachel Kay); Scribble Slam (where brave folks went head to head creating amazing artwork under a time limit, and the winner was decided purely on how loud the crowd was) and even a 7" launch by Mystery School!</div>
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E: A guy I used to work with helped organise tonight.<br />
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E: <a href="http://www.etsy.com/au/listing/84736275/lavender-room-zine-in-a-matchbox-issue-5?ref=shop_home_active" target="_blank">The Lavender Room</a> Zine-in-a-Matchbox.<br />
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E&K: <a href="http://www.qagoma.qld.gov.au/exhibitions/current/quilts_1700-1945" target="_blank">Quilts</a> at GOMA.<br />
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E: <a href="http://bwf.org.au/" target="_blank">Brisbane Writers Festival.</a></div>
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Saturday night was a bit of a party at the Hangar, with Laura Brown's carefully curated <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1412678015623156/" target="_blank">Rinse and Repeat</a>. We walked into a handful of delightfully bright colourful pieces amongst them a video of a scantily clad bubblegum haired babe cooking some unicorn meat (Hannah Bronte). That was just the beginning...<br />
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<i>Alice's aura mirrors, which represented each stage in her life; taken by aura photographers the transposed onto the mirrors.</i><br />
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<i>Made a vegetarian lasagne; crumbed eggplant, pasta, pumpkin and feta, pasta, spinach and onion, pasta, tomato saucy stuff with tomatoes boiled down, cheese sauce, cheese.</i><br />
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<i>All denim party at Black Bear; I'm going to be sewing a few pairs of jeans together for a onesie and maybe bake a denim cake for it, cause it's like a birthday party.</i><br />
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<i>Okaycupid because I'm a creep...</i><br />
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Spool Collectivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06304363606178944726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9055844391906059160.post-79580300428551595562013-08-28T02:39:00.001-07:002013-08-28T02:40:37.526-07:00ARTIST PROFILE: SEEKAE<div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">
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<span style="color: #222222;">Okay! I'll admit it: I'm a little biased when it comes to these guys. Sydney's </span><a href="http://www.seekae.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b>Seekae</b></span></a><span style="color: #222222;"> are coming back to Brisbane, and I couldn't be more psyched! They are bringing with them their highly anticipated third release, and if their first single </span><a href="https://soundcloud.com/seekae/another" target="_blank"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">'Another'</span></a><span style="color: #222222;"> is anything to go by - they are in for some big things! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222;">They've been described as everything from "blissful" to (self-described) "ghetto ambient", but there is one thing that is for sure - these guys are doing awesome things in the Australian electronic scene. After a bit of a hiatus, some time in the UK and a solo project,</span> this tour is more of a "welcome home - show us what you got" tour. With promises of old and new stuff, their show at <a href="http://www.moshtix.com.au/v2/event/seekae-live-oh-hello/66733" target="_blank"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Oh Hello! on September 5</span></a> is not going to be something you'll want to miss. We caught up with one of the guys, Alex, to have a bit of a chat about home, abroad, expectations and... abseiling?<br />
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School and ecstasy<br />
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Chicken and recording. Apartment in Brixton. Making hit records.<br />
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Spool Collectivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06304363606178944726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9055844391906059160.post-80272213260690942512013-08-26T08:45:00.004-07:002013-08-26T19:03:52.299-07:00OUT: ENVELOPE OPENING NIGHTWords by Stephanie Stainlay<br />
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Envelope opened to a packed out theatre last Friday night at <a href="http://www.metroarts.com.au/popup_static.php?id=599&w=1" target="_blank"><b>Metro Arts</b></a>. Performing as part of Metro Arts' 2013 Season on the Independents, <b><u><a href="http://www.backbone.org.au/elevate.cfm" target="_blank">Envelope</a></u></b> is a show created by <b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheVertebras" target="_blank">The Vertebras</a></b>' and written by <b><a href="http://visibleink.org/uncategorized/finn-obranagain" target="_blank">Finn O'Branagain</a></b>.<br />
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Entering from the side alley of Metro, audience members are thanked for coming by cast members and are invited to take an envelope off the wall containing a piece of life advice passed on from previous audiences. The ensemble is made up of 5 incredibly talented and charming women who guide you through a series of different ages, life milestones and coming of age events. They sing, they dance, share stories of first times and last times.<br />
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What makes Envelope so entertaining, heartwarming and even heartbreaking at times is that all of the stories told on stage are true, either being direct experiences of the performers or stories sent in from the general public. This show is relatable and told with a good sense of humour. This is the perfect show to take friends or family along to who don't have much interest in theatre. This show will prove them wrong! Theatre can be fun and hilarious and totally, unashamedly honest. Get yo' tickets <a href="http://www.metroarts.com.au/?page=14&theMnth=13-08&a=item599" target="_blank">HERE :)</a><br />
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<b>Chris Farrel/Actor/26, feels 19.</b><br />
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<span style="color: purple;"><a href="http://www.laboite.com.au/cms/page.asp?ID=8" target="_blank">The Glass Menagerie</a> at La Boite.</span><br />
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<br />Spool Collectivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06304363606178944726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9055844391906059160.post-21310906601724163922013-08-19T14:59:00.002-07:002013-08-20T01:15:15.032-07:00ARTIST PROFILE: JESSICA PALFREY <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
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This nifty festival <b>opens TONIGHT</b> and brings its finalists with it from the Gold Coast heats, one of whom is <b>Jessica Palfrey</b> - President of UQ's Underground Productions, and author/director of <i><u>The Women's Organisation: A Period Drama</u></i>. She reminds me again why I love theatre so much - and, to be honest, has got me champing at the bit to see the finalist's plays on the S+S bill:</div>
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<b>Hello Jessica! If you were one character from a famous Australian play, who would it be a why? </b><br />
Meryl Louise Davenport from Joanna Murray-Smiths ‘Bombshells’. Except she juggles her children and I juggle theatre, uni and work. This has been the busiest year of my life!<br />
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<b>Congratulations on your play ‘The Women’s Organisation: A Period Drama’ being voted into the S+S finals!</b> <br />
Thanks!! The festival has been great!<br />
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<b>What has the festival been like so far? What makes it a unique festival, and what have been some stand out shows?</b><br />
I’ve always loved Short + Sweet- such a great idea and it’s always so interesting and fun, so it’s been amazing seeing my show in the mix. I really enjoyed <u><b>‘Immediate Family’</b></u> by Georgia Stanton - A monologue set in an emergency waiting room, so moving and really amazing acting. And also the other finalist from my strand- <b><u>‘The Wedding Date'</u></b>- funny and just a little heartbreaking. <br />
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<b>Tell us a bit about your show. Where did the idea come from?</b><br />
My best friend Bonnie and I have always been huge Jane Austen fans and I was telling her about this amazing play I had just read- ‘In the Next Room or the Vibrator Play’ about the origins of the vibrator (the movie Hysteria has a similar story). We were joking about scenarios involving Austen’s characters when I thought of placing the invention of the tampon in that historical context. Realizing it could be titled ‘A Period Drama’ gave us hysterics but the idea stuck and here it is! It was in a short play festival two years ago and was very popular then so it’s been great to revisit it once more, especially having two of the original cast members returning. <br />
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<b> What do you aim to achieve through your piece? </b><br />
Periods are such a taboo topic, which is so bizarre considering half the worlds population are dealing with them once a month. So I suppose I just want periods and tampons to be talked about. No one screws up their face when they hear the word condom, you know? <br />
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<b>What were rehearsal processes like?</b><br />
Rehearsals have been great because I am President of Underground Productions, (the UQ Drama society,) so I just thought of who would suit the roles, rung up the actors and said come over to my house! We’ve been having tea and biscuits and spending half the time giggling. It’s been great, they are such wonderful talented people and I love them so much. <br />
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<b>Have you written any other works? If so, could you tell us about a few of them?</b><br />
Last year I wrote my first full-length play, a modern adaptation of Shakespeare’s comedy ‘As You Like It’ retitled <b>‘As You Strike It’</b> set in New York Fashion Week. I’m currently working on a romcom set in a Post Office and just this morning I came up with an insane idea about dinosaurs and a new theory to their extinction!<br />
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<b>On average how long does it take you to create and write a play script?</b><br />
It’s hard to say… For me I seem to do a lot of thinking and planning first, then the actual writing comes really quickly. Also with ‘The Women’s Organisation: A Period Drama’, there was quite a bit of research to do first, and that helped inform the idea and get my thoughts ordered and organized in my head. <br />
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<b>How are you finding it to direct and write? I’ve heard from others who have done it that it’s quite difficult to direct your own piece?</b><br />
Honestly, I’m loving it. It has been so fun and really eye opening, as I’ve had to look at my script in a completely different way. It’s been a great learning experience and I think it’s really helped my writing practice too. I also really trust my actors and make sure every direction feels right to them, and we’ve changed a couple of lines to fit with the actors. I’m not precious with my script, I want it to feel right for them and their character because when it comes down to it, I’m not the one going out on stage, they’re the ones who need to connect with the audience. <br />
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<b>What is the hardest thing about your particular practice?</b><br />
Finding the time! I’m currently studying a Diploma of Education at UQ and juggling that with running the theatre company and trying to find time for writing…. AH! <br />
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<b>What is the greatest thing about what you do?</b><br />
The first time I saw my play on stage in front of a live audience and hearing their laughter. That is when I knew this is what I was supposed to do. I have never felt anything like it; it’s the best feeling in the world. <br />
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<b>What sets your artistic practice apart from other arts related fields?</b><br />
I was doing a masterclass with <b><u>Maxine Mellor</u></b> this week and she said, ‘remember, all you have is words’. You are basically inviting people in to watch other people have conversations. It’s not really like film, which is all about events. Playwriting is more about what happens after an event and how people deal with it. Like most artistic fields it’s about connecting to people, but plays for me do it in a very immediate and intimate way- the actors are right in front of you and you feel their journey with them. And that is why I love theatre more than any other medium. <br />
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<b>Who would you work with, living or dead, if you had the chance?</b><br />
<b>Shakespeare</b>. Hands down. I also love <b>Louis Nowra</b> and <b>Martin McDonagh</b>. If I could work with any director it would be <b>Danny Boyle</b> or <b>Nicholas Hytner</b>. My dream is to see one of my plays performed at the <b>London’s National Theatre</b>. And one day when I write my musical (I wish!) I think I would first request <b>Sondheim</b>, but if he’s unavailable (aka too old) I will ask <b>Stephen Shwartz</b>. That collaboration would be wicked ;) <br />
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<b>If you had the ability to change one thing about the arts scene/community what would it be?</b><br />
I would encourage the education system to put more value in the arts. Why is there a subject hierarchy with maths, english and science at the top with arts at the bottom? During my time on prac I have seen drama give students courage, confidence, joy… drama is so powerful and gives students skills they will have for the rest of their lives. Surely that is as useful as maths and science, if not more so!?<br />
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<b>One piece of advice you’d give to budding artists?</b><br />
See as much theatre as you possibly can. And go with your gut. <br />
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<b>What’s next for you?</b><br />
I’ve been working on making ‘The Women’s Organisation’ full length for a few years, so I’ll be continuing research and planning on that. I plan to submit a few plays in <b><a href="http://www.facebook.com/playgroundartsfestival" target="_blank">Underground’s Playground Arts Festival</a></b>, which is in October this year so hopefully I will get into that (even as President I’m not guaranteed!). I’m also applying to the <b>NIDA Playwriting</b> course this year, so fingers crossed I get in… Wish me luck! <br />
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<b>What’s your website? / Any other comments or thoughts?</b><br />
<a href="http://www.undergroundproductions.org.au/" target="_blank">Underground Productions</a><br />
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Our next production coming up at the end of this month is <b><u>‘Bat Boy: The Musical’</u></b> by one of the creatives behind <u><b>‘Legally Blonde the Musical’</b></u>. It’s crazy and hilarious. On at the Schonell Theatre for 2 weeks only. <a href="http://www.trybooking.com/DDMD" target="_blank"><b>Book tickets here</b></a><br />
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<br />Spool Collectivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06304363606178944726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9055844391906059160.post-42261577956229975322013-08-18T05:23:00.001-07:002014-03-02T19:39:33.178-08:00OUT: Collective Commons @ The Box (curated by Alexandra Winters)Words by Wendy Ma and Athalia Foo<br />
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A curatorial experiment gone right! Local Brisbanites from musicians and students to artists and designers (even yours truly!) were asked to pick what they wanted to see hung up at <b><u><a href="http://theboxwestend.com/" target="_blank">The Box</a></u></b>. What we ended up with were super rad stickers and cutie love letters (those were only the goodies we got to take home too), disposable cameras hanging off elastic (a communal disposable concept initiative), ping pong out the back, pass the parcel - all to the soothing likes of Clair Quinn, and Bridget Logan and Steve Laubscher (experimental DJing/drumming duo who liked hot chip ~ suited us fine).<br />
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The list of talented artists and art works was too much to remember, but notable mentions should go to <b><u><a href="http://indisposableconcept.com/" target="_blank">Indisposable Concepts</a>, <a href="http://spoolcollective.blogspot.com.au/2012/10/afym-artist-profile-sarah-winter.html" target="_blank">Sarah Winter</a>, <a href="http://spoolcollective.blogspot.com.au/2013/04/artist-profile-jesse-olsen.html" target="_blank">Jesse BP Olsen</a>, <a href="http://spoolcollective.blogspot.com.au/2013/07/artist-profile-lucinda-wolber.html" target="_blank">Lucinda Wolber</a></u></b> and the ping-pongers out the back! We literally crawled, sat, unfolded, touched, threw, drank, stuck (and unstuck), looked looked and looked our way through the entire exhibition.<br />
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Last but not least, we want to give the ever brilliant <b><u><a href="http://everguide.com.au/arts-and-culture/news/spool-collectives-artist-feature-alex-winters.aspx" target="_blank">Alex Winters</a></u></b> a shout out. This was her last exhibition in Brisbane for who knows how long (she's leaving us for the bright lights of America). We at SC can truly say Brisbane is loosing one of their greatest young creative minds to the big apples of the USA; we feel so lucky to have had the privilege of having Alex as one of our artists, as a fellow curator and also a great friend.<br />
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Congratulations to The Box and Alex Winters on a super-extraordinary exhibition!<br />
Don't miss the end of <b><u>Collective Commons</u></b> - it finishes T O M O R R O W!<br />
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Also check our Alex Winters's work displayed at The Print Bar, a <a href="http://www.theprintbar.com/" target="_blank">t shirt printing</a> studio in Windsor before she leaves!<br />
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