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Jak Orion
Jack Moffitt is an Australian musician. He is known for his work as a member of indie rock band ''The Preatures'' (2010-2021), in which he worked as guitarist, vocalist, and producer. He used the alias Jak Orion on a 2010 release. Early life and education Jack Moffitt attended Newington College in Sydney, New South Wales, graduating high school in 2007. Along with his Preatures bandmate Tom Champion, he studied the Music 1 course in Years 11 and 12, and was also active in promoting and developing the contemporary music program. He was 2nd Captain of Music in his final year of school. In 2008 Moffitt and Champion both attended the Australian Institute of Music, where they met Isabella Manfredi, another future member of The Preatures. Career The Preatures Moffitt, Champion, and Manfredi formed a band together first, before meeting vocalist and guitarist Gideon Bensen at the Lansdowne Hotel, and asking him to write songs for them. In 2010, they met Luke Davison and invited him t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Preatures
The Preatures are an Australian indie rock band from Sydney, New South Wales, who formed in 2010 and disbanded in 2021. The band consisted of lead vocalist and keyboardist Isabella Manfredi, Isabella "Izzi" Manfredi, guitarist and vocalist Jack Moffitt (musician), Jack Moffitt, bassist Thomas Champion, and drummer Luke Davison. Vocalist and guitarist Gideon Bensen was a member of the band until 2016. In 2013, the Preatures won the Vanda & Young Global Songwriting Competition with their song "Is This How You Feel?" They disbanded in 2021, following the launch of Manfredi's solo career. They reunited in December 2024 for a one-off concert to commemorate their tenth anniversary. History Thomas Champion and Jack Moffitt were school friends at Newington College, Sydney, and they met Isabella Manfredi at the Australian Institute of Music in 2008. They formed as a trio first, before meeting vocalist and guitarist Gideon Bensen at the Lansdowne Hotel and asking him to write songs for t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Girlhood (album)
''Girlhood'' is the second and final studio album by Australian rock band the Preatures, released on 11 August 2017 through Universal Music Australia. The album peaked a number 13 on the ARIA Charts The ARIA Charts are the main Australian record chart, music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling songs and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA beca .... The band said the album "is about the contradictions of being a modern woman." Reception Rhian Daly from ''DIY Mag'' said "''Girlhood'' sparkles with creativity, from climactic ambient motifs to riffs that sound like they've been discovered in a long-forgotten record collection." Track listing Charts References {{Authority control 2017 albums The Preatures albums Albums produced by Jack Moffitt (musician) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singers From Sydney
Singing is the art of creating music with the voice. It is the oldest form of musical expression, and the human voice can be considered the first musical instrument. The definition of singing varies across sources. Some sources define singing as the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. Other common definitions include "the utterance of words or sounds in tuneful succession" or "the production of musical tones by means of the human voice". A person whose profession is singing is called a singer or a vocalist (in jazz or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without accompaniment by musical instruments. Singing is often done in an ensemble of musicians, such as a choir. Singers may perform as soloists or accompanied by anything from a single instrument (as in art songs or some jazz styles) up to a symphony orchestra or big band. Many styles of singing exist throughout the world. Singing can be formal or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st-century Australian Guitarists
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Living People
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Ben Briand
Benjamin Briand is an Australian film director. Career In 2007 Briand wrote and directed ''Hammer Bay''. The TV film project featured actress Jackie Weaver and was the result of winning the People's Choice Award at the inaugural Optus ONE80PROJECT. The award was a joint venture with Sony Ericsson, Optus and MTV Australia. In 2014 he directed the coming-of-age noir short film ''Blood Pulls A Gun'' which had its World Premiere at South by South West (SXSW) in competition for the Grand Jury Award with the ''Huffington Post'' calling it "seriously brilliant". The music, co-composed and performed by Preatures guitarist Jack Moffitt and composer Basil Hogios, was nominated for an APRA AMCOS Screen Music Award, in the category "Best Music for a Short Film" in the category of Best Music For A Short Film for his work. In 2016 Briand directed the short film ''The Journey'', telling the life story of Brazilian ballet dancer Ingrid Silva in first-person. The film won a Cannes Silver ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
APRA Awards (Australia)
The APRA Music Awards in Australia celebrate excellence in contemporary music, honoring songwriters and publishers who have achieved artistic excellence and outstanding success in their fields. Several award ceremonies are run in Australia by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) and Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). In addition to the APRA Music Awards, APRA AMCOS, in association with the Australian Music Centre, presents awards for classical music, jazz and improvised music, experimental music and sound art, known as the Art Music Awards. It also runs, in association with the Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC), the Screen Music Awards, to acknowledge excellence in the field of screen composition. APRA Music Awards (Australia) The APRA Music Awards were established in 1982 to honour songwriters and music composers for their efforts. The award categories are: Gold Awards From 1982 to 1990, the best songs were given the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Creep (Radiohead Song)
"Creep" is the debut single by the English rock band Radiohead, released on 21 September 1992 by EMI. It was included on Radiohead's debut album, '' Pablo Honey'' (1993). It features "blasts" of guitar noise and lyrics describing an obsessive unrequited attraction. Radiohead had not planned to release "Creep", and recorded it at the suggestion of the producers, Sean Slade and Paul Q. Kolderie, while they were working on other songs. They took elements from the 1972 song " The Air That I Breathe" by Albert Hammond and Mike Hazlewood. Following legal action, Hammond and Hazlewood were credited as co-writers. Kolderie convinced EMI to release "Creep" as a single. It was initially unsuccessful, but achieved radio play in Israel and became popular on American alternative rock radio. It was reissued in 1993 and became an international hit, likened to alt-rock "slacker anthems" such as " Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana and " Loser" by Beck. Reviews of "Creep" were mostly posi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radiohead
Radiohead are an English rock band formed in Abingdon-on-Thames, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, in 1985. The band members are Thom Yorke (vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards); brothers Jonny Greenwood (guitar, keyboards, other instruments) and Colin Greenwood (bass); Ed O'Brien (guitar, backing vocals); and Philip Selway (drums, percussion). They have worked with the producer Nigel Godrich and the cover artist Stanley Donwood since 1994. Radiohead's Experimental music, experimental approach is credited with advancing the sound of alternative rock. Radiohead signed to EMI in 1991 and released their debut album, ''Pablo Honey'', in 1993. Their debut single, "Creep (Radiohead song), Creep", was a worldwide hit, and their popularity and critical standing rose with ''The Bends (album), The Bends'' in 1995. Their third album, ''OK Computer'' (1997), is acclaimed as a landmark record and one of the greatest albums in popular music, with complex production and themes of social alienation, modern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elly-May Barnes
Elly-May Barnes (born ) is an Australian musician and inclusion advocate. Starting her career as a backup singer for her father, Cold Chisel frontman Jimmy Barnes, she started doing solo rock shows, and then cabaret. She is known for her first solo single, a cover of the Radiohead song " Creep", in 2023, but came to national prominence in November 2024 with the airing of the documentary series ''Headliners''. In this series, Barnes and other musicians formed bands comprising people with disabilities and mentored them over seven weeks, ending with a live performance at the Mundi Mundi Bash. Her debut album, ''No Good'', was released on 12 April 2024. Early life and education Elly-May Barnes was born in , the youngest of four children of rock musician Jimmy Barnes and his wife Jane. Her elder full siblings are Mahalia, Eliza-Jane, and Jackie. Elly-May was born 14 weeks prematurely, and doctors told her parents that there was only a 50% chance of survival. At the age of three, s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
