With the release of their 2008 album ‘Births, Deaths & Marriages‘, Brisbane indie rock band 26 were introduced to more than 7,000,000 people in 25 countries. Their song ‘A New Beginning’ was heavily featured in the final episode of NBC’s police procedural drama ‘Life‘. This year, 26 have been releasing a 4 part album ‘26×365‘: 3 songs every 3 months for 1 year, exclusively to iTunes. With Parts 1 & 2 already released, 26 have been rewarded for their efforts by receiving the honour of winning the Q Song 2009 - Rock Song of the Year for their song ‘Bring On the Colour Guard‘. We asked 26’s frontman Nick O’Donnell four questions for One Movement Word.
The songwriter in me thinks it’s a great bit of interesting music, a little bit pop, a little bit dirty… 3:33 of goodness. The producer/engineer in me says… “Holy crap that mix stands up so well… it sits about 6 inches in front of the speakers… love it!”
What do you hope to gain from the One Movement festival and conference?
Meet people, make connections; an audience, friends, comrades, industry folk that fall in love with what you do and will go into battle for you later down the track.
Which artists’ showcase sets are you most looking forward to watching?
Bertie Blackman of course…. We’d like her to do a duet on our next record too…. Bertie - My number is 0408 *** ***…. Call me.
One Movement’s tagline is “Artist, Industry, Fan United.” What do you think needs to change in order to unite the music industry with its artists and fans?
Pushing the titles aside I think the biggest thing I have realised over the years is that we are all in it for the same reason…. we love music and can’t live without it. It’s got under our skin…. enough so that we have parted with money at times we probably should have paid the rent, our phone bills or even food with but instead we bought an album, a ticket or a T-Shirt. Artists and industry were once “fans” and for the most part still are. I think the majority of us are in it for the right reason…. The love of music and to feel like we are connected.
26 play the Breakthrough Stage at 12.45pm Saturday, October 17 2009 (full timetable here). Catch up with the band on MySpace, Facebook, Twitter, and their website; view a live video of their song ‘Aloha’ below.
On the back of their 2006 debut album ‘Vessels‘, Adelaide psychedelic rock quartet Wolf & Cub toured Japan, Europe, the UK and the USA, as well as Australia with the likes of TV On The Radio, The Killers, Queens of the Stone Age, Wolfmother and Primal Scream. After dropping their follow-up ‘Science And Scorcery‘ earlier this year, they’re appearing at the One Movement Showcase Music Festival amid a national tour with The Vasco Era and DZ. Guitarist/singer Joel Byrne answered four questions for One Movement Word.
What’s your favourite song this week?
‘Dr Buck’s Letter’ by The Fall. [audio embedded below]
What do you hope to gain from the One Movement festival and conference?
World domination, obviously. No that’s silly, I’m just looking forward to playing in Perth again. I’m really just looking forward to playing, I’ll let our manager worry about what we can gain from it.
Which artists’ showcase sets are you most looking forward to watching?
There are couple of bands from Japan that I’m keen to see. I’d love to watch our set, so let’s say Wolf & Cub.
One Movement’s tagline is “Artist, Industry, Fan United.”What do you think needs to change in order to unite the music industry with its artists and fans?
Cut out the industry.
Wolf & Cub play the Snowball Stage at 7.20pm on Sunday, 18th October 2009 (full timetable here). Follow the band on Facebook and Twitter, and watch their video for ‘One To The Other’ below.
Fresh from their first national tour with electronic dance band Art Vs. Science in August, Melburnian trio Hercules In NY are more than ready to show us their wares at the One Movement Showcase Music Festival. The young electro-pop act - who expand to a five-piece when performing live - have played Groovin’ The Moo, Bass In The Grass and Pyramid Rock after forming in late 2007. Keyboardist Antonio Sanciolo answered four questions for One Movement Word.
Antonio, what’s your favourite song this week?
‘Ready for the Weekend’ by Calvin Harris. [video embedded below]
What do you hope to gain from the One Movement festival and conference?
An increased industry awareness as well as forming new links with other Australian and international bands.
Which artists’ showcase sets are you most looking forward to watching?
One Movement’s tagline is “Artist, Industry, Fan United.” What do you think needs to change in order to unite the music industry with its artists and fans?
Slowly, the gap between the artist, their fans, and people working in the industry is narrowing. The independent music scene is living proof that it is possible and beneficial to all parties to create two way communication between artists, fans and people working within the industry. There are many great examples of this such as labels founded and owned by artists, or street teams made up of fans who are involved in marketing their favourite bands.
The arrival of social networking sites and the digital world have enabled fans to have far greater access to different styles of music not represented by mainstream media. Similarly, artists not supported by mainstream media have a platform to expose their music. This digital world also gives people working in the industry another means of accessing up and coming talent.
From a creative perspective, perhaps popular genres and styles will always prevail but with the arrival the digital world, ‘microgenres’ are invented and reinvented everyday.
Hercules In NY play the Discovery Stage at 1.45pm on Saturday, 17th October 2009 (full timetable here). Follow the band on Facebook and Twitter, and keep an ear out for for their latest single, Lost In The City, which is due out later in 2009.
Nikhil D’Souza is a guitarist and singer-songwriter from Mumbai, India. Nikhil’s genre and musical style could be loosely defined as eclectic, acoustic, guitar-based pop; his songs have a full melodic quality to them due to his use of alternative tunings, as favored by such artists as Nick Drake and Jeff Buckley. Nikhil is appearing at the One Movement Showcase Music Festival after winning the solo category of South Asian talent search Sutasi; he answered four questions for One Movement Word.
Nikhil, what’s your favourite song this week?
One that seems to keep popping up for some reason is “Pyramid Song” by Radiohead. [live video embedded below]
I just love it, the melody sucks you in, the words so evocative, and the seemingly odd time signature (I spent a while trying to figure it out). Great song. Couldn’t get it out of my head.
What do you hope to gain from the One Movement festival and conference?
My first trip there, playing in front of a completely different audience.. from all i’ve heard about Aussie audiences, I just can’t wait to get there and get on stage. I’d like to just take back with me memories of 30 minutes of moving the heart and soul of an Australian crowd. And looking at the lineup, there’s many acts I’ve never heard of, it’s exciting to be able to see all of them, be a part of it all, see where the music industry’s at, and then some beer.
Which artists’ showcase sets are you most looking forward to watching?
What do you think needs to change in order to unite the music industry with its artists and fans?
I wish I knew. At this stage, I’m only just starting to learn. I’d like to hear what the problems actually are, be better informed, before making any idealistic statements about what the industry needs to do.
Nikhil D’Souza opens the Breakthrough Stage at 12.05pm on Saturday, 17th October (full timetable here). He also plays Asia Sounds industry showcase with fellow Sutasi winners Biuret and Tookoo later that night (details here). Watch Nikhil’s video for ‘Perfect Life’ below.
As recent ARIA Awards nominees - for ‘Best Independent Release’ - Dappled Cities will be flying the Australian indie flag high and proud at the One Movement Showcase Music Festival. After patiently winning over fans with frequent national tours and pop gems like ‘Fire Fire Fire‘ and ‘Holy Chord‘, the five-piece released their third album Zounds in 2009, to widespread critical acclaim. Bassist Alex Moore answered four questions for One Movement Word ahead of their showcase set.
Alex, what’s your favourite song this week?
‘The Broken Vow’ by Converge [live video from 2004 embedded below]
What do you hope to gain from the One Movement festival and conference?
We are pretty focused on releasing our record and touring in any market that will really take us. At the moment we are sorted for here and the US so I guess the next step is to topple Japan, Europe and Melanesia.
Which artists’ showcase sets are you most looking forward to watching?
Sarah Blasko has an excellent show at the moment, so I’m looking forward to watching that and singing out of tune really loudly so that she looks at me angrily during at least one song.
One Movement’s tagline is “Artist, Industry, Fan United.” What do you think needs to change in order to unite the music industry with its artists and fans?
I think the industry is becoming more united with its fans as we speak because even the top level of labels and managers have to use simple social networking websites to truly connect with a fan base.
Also, I guess more tea parties at fancy industry people’s country estates could help. I think if every week they invited three fans and three bands out to play tennis and sip on iced lemonade we could form a real understanding of how the industry truly works.
Dappled Cities play the Snowball Stage at 5.55pm on Sunday, 18th October 2009 (full timetable here). Follow the band on Facebook and Twitter, and watch the electrifying video for their track ‘The Price’ below.
One Movement Word last caught up with drummer Mark Donaldson from Perth hard rock band Eleventh He Reaches London for an interview back in July. Since then, the five-piece have released an excellent music video [embedded at bottom of this post], and they’ve been added to the One Movement Fringe Festivalline-up. Mr Donaldson took the time to answer four questions ahead of their One Movement set.
What do you hope to gain from the One Movement festival and conference?
Well, we have already gained a spot on the Fringe Festival’s Wolf Lane stage so can’t really ask for much more than that. I mean come on! How cool does “Wolf Lane” sound? AROOOOOOOO
Which artists’ showcase sets are you most looking forward to watching?
Hayley Sales, so I can stare at her peach face for 30 minutes. That’s not really the right attitude is it..?
One Movement’s tagline is “Artist, Industry, Fan United.” What do you think needs to change in order to unite the music industry with its artists and fans?
I don’t know. The end of commercial radio stations? I think One Movement is doing a great thing by offering delegates the opportunity to publicly voice their views.
Eleventh He Reaches London play Wolf Lane at 8pm on Sunday, 18th October 2009 as part of the One Movement Fringe Festival (full timetable here). Follow the band on Facebook and Twitter, and watch the video for their track ‘Oh Brother’ below.
After the critically-acclaimed debut record The Submarine was released late in 2007, the songs of Lawrence Greenwood - better known as Whitley - began to work their way into the world through almost every medium. Whitley’s best work is yet to come in the form of Go Forth, Find Mammoth, an anticipated album that’s due out this spring 2009. Whitley answered four questions for One Movement Word.
Whitley, what’s your favourite song this week?
‘Ceremony’ by New Order. [audio embedded below]
What do you hope to gain from the One Movement Festival and Conference?
Just to enjoy the show and see my band onstage again. That and $800,000 cold, hard, cash and an exact replica of Marty McFly’s Delorian.
Which artists’ showcase sets are you most looking forward to watching?
One Movement’s tagline is “Artist, Industry, Fan United”. What do you think needs to change in order to unite the music industry with its artists and fans?
The most important bond is that between the artist and the observer. The music industry needs to honour that by merely being an organizational framework that presents the truth of a body of work.
Whitley and his band play the Snowball Stage at 3.20pm on Saturday, 17th October (full timetable here), as well as the Dew Process industry showcase at 9pm on Friday, 16th October 2009 (details here). Follow Whitley on Facebook and Tumblr, and watch the video for ‘A Shot To The Stars’ below.
Pop’s new leading man arrives in the form of a 24-year-old college dropout from Thornton Heath, South London. Frankmusik- born Vincent Turner - is a musical polymath: playing, producing and writing his records. He’ll headline the Snowball Stage when playing first Australian show at One Movement; he answered four questions for One Movement Word.
What’s your favourite song this week?
‘I Will Always Love You’ by Whitney Houston. [embedded below]
It’s just perfect, the way it is structured, and I think she sings it brilliantly too – especially the long note. Why people ever do this at karaoke I don’t know – it’s such a tough song!
What do you hope to gain from the One Movement festival and conference?
I’ve never played in Australia before and I’m just really pleased that I’ve got this opportunity to play at a festival, in front of a crowd, as well as journalists and radio DJs etc. I don’t know how well people will know my music but I’ll do my best at playing a great show, so hopefully everyone will have a bit of a dance and a good time!
Which artists’ showcase sets are you most looking forward to watching?
There are quite a few artists who I’m not familiar with and that’s great as I love to hear new music. As much as I do love certain hits and certain albums that I listen to again and again, I totally love going out to see new bands and at festivals its even better as they are all there in one place!
One Movement’s tagline is “Artist, Industry, Fan United.” What do you think needs to change in order to unite the music industry with its artists and fans?
I spend a lot of time contacting my fans. As without them I would really be nothing – or at least nothing in terms of Frankmusik. I’m on Facebook, MySpace, Twitter – the lot – and of course I use them to let my fans know where I’m playing and what I’m releasing, hoping that they support me but also, I try my hardest to give as much as I can away to the fans. Like when I have guestlist to shows, I will generally try and give half of it away to fans. The same, I try and do as many free events like instores and signings so that kids that maybe can’t afford to go to a gig, or that want to see more have another chance.
Obviously downloading is a problem but I think its only due to the fact that the industry side didn’t move quick enough to work with the downloading, and instead tried to fight it. There will always be a way to get music and in a way, at least people want it… it would be much worse if no one was interested.
As much as I’d love to give my music away to everyone who wants it, I appreciate that my label supports me; with their staff, their knowledge, their marketing etc - and that all takes money – so I realize that I can’t have it both ways. I just hope that a solution can be reached to enable the fans to have the music and to have some form of revenue for the labels to still do what they do. So hopefully - and I guess this is in an ideal world - no one loses out.
Frankmusik headlines the Snowball Stage at 9.20pm on Saturday, 17th October 2009 (full timetable here). Follow him on Facebook and Twitter; view his video for ‘Confusion Girl’ below.
Philadelphia Grand Jury has always been two friends: Berkfinger and MC Bad Genius. Between these two childhood buddies of some 20 years one observes a strange, tedious and sometimes very complicated relationship that always manages to somehow end up in a smart and ruff pop song. These two childhood buddies - and a rotating ensemble of drummers - have been writing, recording and touring their own indie punk soul hits around the country. After playing seven shows around Sydney in one day to launch their debut album, Hope Is For Hopers, singer/guitarist Berkfinger - a.k.a. Simon Berckelman - answered four questions for One Movement Word.
Simon, what’s your favourite song this week?
“Tropical Hot Dog Night” by Captain Beefheart. [click here to listen via Hype Machine]
The rhythm is so complex yet so danceable. It gets me excited about going out and making a fool of myself.
What do you hope to gain from the One Movement festival and conference?
These conference things are fun because everyone is so serious, which makes it easy to freak them out. Apparently our manager tells everyone how great we are and then wants to prove it - so I guess our job is to be great. That should be our goal.
Which artists’ showcase sets are you most looking forward to watching?
The Paper Scissors [who play the Sonicbids industry showcase on Saturday night] should be bitchin’. They recently became a 3 piece and I heard a rumour that they’re now a punk band…
Also The John Steel Singers because I want to hear their new songs already - and Meiko because she is beautiful.
One Movement’s tagline is “Artist, Industry, Fan United.” What do you think needs to change in order to unite the music industry with its artists and fans?
Just fire all of the people that don’t really do anything. We could simply have artists making music and a couple of smart people helping them to get it straight to the fans so they can hear it. It doesn’t have to be complicated. If you’re not adding anything to this process then I truly believe that you should curl up somewhere and die.
Philadelphia Grand Jury play the Breakthrough Stage at 7pm on Saturday, 17th October 2009 (full timetable here), as well as the Street Press Australia industry showcase later that night (details here). Follow the band on Facebook and Twitter; watch their video for ‘Going To The Casino (Tomorrow Night)’ below.
Kate Miller-Heidke. KMH. She’s a Brisbane-based pop singer-songwriter. She’s been named by, oh, basically every artist playing the One Movement Showcase Music Festival as the act to see. Joe Echo, Little Red, Hilltop Hoods.. okay, maybe we were exaggerating, but Miller-Heidke is a serious drawcard. In the weeks surrounding One Movement, she’s touring the United States with none other than Mr Ben Folds. Miss KMH took the time to answer four questions for One Movement Word.
Kate, what’s your favourite song this week?
‘Picture Window’ by Ben Folds and Nick Hornby [live video from July 2009 embedded below].
What do you hope to gain from the One Movement Festival and Conference?
I hope to catch up with some old friends, and who knows, maybe make some new ones!
Which artists’ showcase sets are you most looking forward to watching?
One Movement’s tagline is “Artist, Industry, Fan United”. What do you think needs to change in order to unite the music industry with its artists and fans?
The ‘industry’ is such a broad term that it’s probably not a good idea to generalize about it. However, if I were to generalize about it, I’d say that the industry will never be united with the fans, because it doesn’t have any. The fans are there for the artists. The industry is there to connect fans and artists. It is there to serve, not to intervene.
Rub shoulders with Little Red, Joe Echo and Hilltop Hoods when you watch Kate Miller-Heidke play the Snowball Stage at 8.15pm on Sunday, 18th October 2009 (full timetable here). Follow Kate on Facebook and Twitter; her video for the award-winning song ‘Caught In The Crowd’ is embedded below.
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