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

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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 – Coleman in

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, and Mallett in

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– but they met while travelling in

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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

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. On stage, they have supported the likes of

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, Horrorshow and

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, and performed at

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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

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from 2015 to 2017. In 2018, Sally & Erica began to host ''Weekend Arvos'' on

. 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

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. On 17 November 2020, they announced that they would be leaving Triple J to pursue alternative careers.

Discography

Extended plays

Singles

References

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