Coda Conduct were an Australian hip hop duo consisting of Sally Coleman (born 1992) and Erica Mallett (born 1993). In addition to performing as Coda Conduct, the two are known as Sally & Erica,
who presented the breakfast show program on national radio station
Triple J from January 2020 to November 2020. Soon after, the band announced on Instagram that they had broken up.
Early lives and career
Both members of Coda Conduct grew up in southern
Canberra
Canberra ( )
is the capital city of Australia. Founded following the federation of the colonies of Australia as the seat of government for the new nation, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The ci ...
– Coleman in
Garran
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, and Mallett in
Hughes – but they met while travelling in
India in 2012. They bonded over a love of hip hop, and formed Coda Conduct a few months after returning to Australia. In 2015 they released their first EP ''Butter Side Up''. Coda Conduct have since released several popular singles including “Usually I’m Cool”, “Love For Me” and "The Monologue", featuring
Nyxen
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. On stage, they have supported the likes of
Thundamentals
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History Band origin ...
,
Horrorshow and
Tkay Maidza, and performed at
Groovin' the Moo,
Listen Out
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and
Spilt Milk.
As radio presenters, Coleman and Mallett hosted a weekly hip hop show called ''What’s Good'' on Sydney's
FBi Radio from 2015 to 2017. In 2018, Sally & Erica began to host ''Weekend Arvos'' on
Triple J. They also regularly filled in as guest presenters for the ''Weekday Breakfast'' and ''Drive'' shows. On 22 October 2019, it was announced the duo would present triple j's ''Breakfast'' in 2020, replacing
Ben Harvey and
Liam Stapleton. On 17 November 2020, they announced that they would be leaving Triple J to pursue alternative careers.
Discography
Extended plays
Singles
References
Australian Capital Territory musical groups
Australian women rappers
Australian women radio presenters
Australian hip hop groups
Triple J announcers
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