INDIGENOUS TOURING – TOTAL FUNDING $4,200

IND 04 Yowarliny East Coast Tour September 2006 [Funding grant $4,200]
Yowarliny is an Indigenous female duo that performs either as a 5-piece band or an acoustic duo. Yowarliny will tour the East Coast to promote their upcoming debut album ‘Djiva’.

PUBLICITY & MARKETING – TOTAL FUNDING $23,250

PUB 17 Jess & the Paige boys [Funding grant $7,750]
Jess & the Paige Boys would like to publicise and market their national tour and EP release from Melbourne to Albury, Canberra, Wollongong, Sydney, Gosford, Newcastle, Byron Bay, Brisbane, Eumundi and Hervey Bay to promote their debut EP. Singer/Songwriter. Release date: November 18th 2006 Tour date: November 2006

PUB 65 Tecoma [Funding grant $7,750]
Tecoma is a solo singer/songwriter from the Northern Territory and is planning a tour through Melbourne, Geelong, Daylesford, Belgrave, Canberra, Adelaide, Wollongong, Katoomba, Newcastle, Sydney, Byron Bay, Perth, Fremantle, Margaret River, Hobart, Darwin, Alice Springs, Tenant Creek, Katherine, Brisbane and Cairns to promote the release of her new album in March 2007.
Release date: Home Brew to be released in March 2007
Tour date: February / March 2007. 

PUB 69 Illzilla [Funding grant $7,750]
Illzila wish to market and publicise the debut self titled EP by undertaking a 10 day tour through Melbourne, Sydney, Lismore, Ballina, Byron Bay, Brisbane and Coolum.
Release date: Illzilla new album January 2007
Tour date: December / January 2007

SOCIAL ACTIVISM – TOTAL FUNDING $22,800

SA 09 Master Peace Wall [Funding grant $3,100]
The Master Peace Wall will be an out of school hours project run by the St George Youth Services. They will target students in years 9 and 10 in local government high schools. The students are of backgrounds other than English speaking [mostly Muslin and Arabic] and are referred, as they are perceived as being ‘at risk’. The aim of the project is to run workshops in mural/graffiti art [with youth workers present] and to expand on and complete a mural. Matthew Peet, a local artist from Peetersham Creative services, will facilitate the workshops; he will also oversee the mural. This project hopes to encourage local youth to use legal space for their artwork and promote peace and harmony within the community, particularly in light of the recent race riots in Cronulla. 

SA 28 How Radiation Makes You Sick [Funding grant $5,000]
How Radiation Makes You Sick will be run by the Medical Association for the Prevention of War and will produce an illustrated booklet aimed at Indigenous communities explaining the health risks associated with Nuclear activities and facilities in an accessible, but scientifically sound, manner. MAPW aims to reproduce the speech Dr Bill Williams gave at the Alliance meeting but will include language common to some of the central lands people, into a book form, illustrated by an Indigenous artist from the central lands of Australia. This project is important because too often the nuclear industry trivialise the health impacts of ionizing radiation. The aim of this booklet is to inform and empower Indigenous communities facing the imposition of uranium mines and/or radioactive waste dumps.

SA 41 Club Refugees [Funding grant $4,700]
Club Refugees is a project to be undertaken by members of Actors for Refugees. It will see the development and soft launch of a new version of their touring show ‘Club Refuge’; a public reading by professional actors with improvised musical accompaniment, of moving and inspiring stories of refugees and asylum seekers living in Australia, their struggles to survive and to maintain their dignity, and their connections and friendships with Australian neighbors and supporters. The project is due to take place in August or September 2006 and will then tour all over metropolitan and regional Victoria.

SA 48 Climate of Hope [Funding grant $5,000]
Climate of Hope is a 20-minute DVD demonstrating why Nuclear power is no solution to climate change. The main argument shows how Nuclear energy is a big carbon emitter; the objective is to make this somewhat technical argument vividly understood by the layperson. The DVD is in pre-production and is estimated to be ready for release in August 2006. Once the DVD is completed it will be delivered through public meetings, direct mail to journalists, MP’s, triplej, local film festivals, independent outlets and community activists. 

SA 55 Agents of Change – Arabic Youth Film [Funding grant $5,000]
Agents of Change is a program affecting social change through the Arts for young Arabic people resulting in a video resource that can be used by Arts, educational, migrant and governmental organizations. The project would take place in three stages: leadership camps take place with young Arabic men and young Arabic women to develop the content of the film, 10 week film making workshops and then a tour of community centers in Western Sydney to showcase the film. Agents of Change will be run by the Information and Cultural Exchange centre in Parramatta, NSW and will begin in August 2006. 

PROFESSIONAL & SKILLS DEVELOPMENT – TOTAL FUNDING $15,600

PRF 01 Krista Polvere [Funding grant $3,000]
Krista Polvere is a singer/songwriter from Melbourne who will travel to New York to work with Mark Swersky on her songwriting skills. Mark Swersky has credits with Joe Cocker, Roger Daltrey, Hilary Duff, Diesel and Renee Geyer among others. 

PRF 07 Lazare Agneskis [Funding grant $3,000]
Lazare Agneskis is a musician/songwriter based in Melbourne, ‘In Bloom’ is a solo project he started 2 years ago and has released a debut EP ‘Haylee’. Lazare would like to undertake development sessions with Paul Kelly to work on his songwriting skills and develop songs 

PRF 12 Laurence Meikle [Funding grant $1,500]
Laurence Meikle has been studying to become an opera singer for the last 4 years and is currently studying at the Victorian College of the Arts. He has performed several leading roles in operas with all of Melbourne’s opera companies. Laurence would like to travel to Sydney for one week to undertake intensive private opera language lessons with the staff of Opera Australia including world-renowned conductors and language coaches. 

PRF 14 Scott Benning [Funding grant $2,000]
Scott Benning is a Sitar player based in Sydney; he started playing Sitar in 1996 under classical Indian sitar player Pandit Ashok Roy and is currently teaching private students. Scott has studied North Indian classical music at the Rotterdam Conservatory in Holland. Scott performed and taught during his stay in Holland and was invited to perform at the 2000 World Music Conference in Rotterdam. Scott wishes to travel to Calcutta in December 2006 to undertake further training with Siddharth Kishna.

PRF 15 Claudia Chambers [Funding grant $1,200]
Claudia Chambers is a Flamenco and Spanish percussionist who began studying 7 years ago while in Europe. Claudia has been performing in places such as the Bellingen Flamenco Festival, Sydney Spanish Film Festival opening, NAIDOC week, Café Carnivale, Brisbane Multicultural Festival, City of Sydney Spanish quarter festival and the Sydney Festival. Claudia wishes to expand her versatility as a musician/teacher by studying Tabla with highly respected Tabla player Bobby Singh in Sydney. 

PRF 20 Alisha Brooks [Funding grant $2,000]
Alisha Brooks is a saxaphone/clarinet/piano player based in Melbourne, she has been playing Turkish music for the last 5 years and wishes to travel to Turkey to embark on a course of study in traditional Romany music of Turkey. Alisha would study with two prominent Romany musicians. Savas Zurnaci – G clarinet, and Ahmet Elbasan – Zurna [traditional double reed instrument]. The lessons with Savas will be taken on the saxaphone [principal instrument] and G clarinet [second instrument]. The lessons with Ahmet will be taken on Zurna. All sessions will take place in Istanbul and Kirklareli during July and August 2006. Alisha is currently playing with Unified Gecko and Sultan and she recently performed for the Prime Minister of Turkey on his visit to Melbourne. 

8 Ball Aitken [Funding grant $2,900]
8 Ball Aitken is a Brisbane based roots artist. 8 Ball has performed in venues such as the Woodford Folk Festival, Adelaide Fringe Festival, Earthbeat Festival, Gympie Muster and has supported Xavier Rudd at the Carrara Stadium. 8 Ball wishes to undertake tuition from expert pedal steel guitar player and songwriter Michel Rose who is based in Sydney. The sessions would take place over 4 intensive days in October 2006.

MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP – TOTAL FUNDING $30,000

The management workshop is an initiative of the JB Seed Fund established in 2006. This program aims to address the lack of practical strategies and their implementation when managing a band or performer in the establishment phase of their career. This workshop brings together a group of significant professionals in the music industry, including Philip Stevens - John Butler’s manager, Correne Wilkie - The Cat Empire’s manager, Brett Oaten - music industry lawyer, Simon Moor - Sony A&R and publishing, Kylie Greenlees and Sebastian Chase from MGM distribution, Chris Scaddan from triple j, Sally Howland from APRA, Paula Jones from Jones PR, Russell Thomas an independent radio promoter, Owen Orford from trading post booking agency, to name a few! All of these representatives from the music industry will share their knowledge and offer strategic advice on ways to enhance performers’ opportunities in the music industry. The JB Seed Initiative: Management Workshop will be delivered in a three day intensive workshop format, complemented by customised personal advice.

It is open to managers, band members who are managing themselves, and established arts workers who are considering arts management as a serious career option. The program will assist successful applicants with transport to and from the workshop, accommodation and food.

Here are the applicants we will fund to attend the workshop;

MW 01 Erin Wheatley
Erin Wheatley is managing the Mason Rack Band who were named in the top 5 of the ‘Best Blues Act’ MusicOz awards in 2005. She has been managing the band for 9 months and has managed to secure them a record deal with a company on the Gold Coast.

MW 02 Jodie Weber
Jodie Weber has been managing Poetikool Justice for 1 year, during that time Poetikool Justice have won the 2006 Awesam Award for best Hip Hop act, recorded an EP and have secured gigs all over Adelaide.

MW 04 Mick Daley
Mick Daly is manager and band member of the Re-Mains, a 5-piece country rock’n’roll band based in Northern NSW. He has been actively managing them for 4 years, prior to this he was managing himself as a solo artist and touring throughout Europe. Mick has a background as a freelance photo journalist.

MW 07 Katherine Beard
Katherine Beard manages 3 independent bands, Kaya, The Extended Family band and the G. Nunan project. All three bands are independent and Katherine has seen them through single, EP and album launches, as well as tours and constant gigging. Katherine has a law degree as well as experience as an editor and is a published author.

MW 08 Kate Mills
Kate Mills is currently studying Arts Management at the West Australian Academy of Performing Arts [WAAPA]; she is a member of the Surefire Midnights and manages the Surefire Midnights, the Jacknives and the Kuillotines. Kate has been organizing, booking and promoting all three bands in conjunction with managing bands finances and securing international and national supports for all 3 acts.

MW 10 Megan Bowman
Megan Bowman is a solo singer/songwriter who fuses roots, jazz and pop. She has learnt to manage herself as a necessity; she has been attending conferences, playing showcases. Megan has produced the recording of her debut album in NYC, co-ordinated her own album funding, booked gigs both in Australia and North America and has also been marketing and promoting herself.

MW 12 Marion Gingell
Marion Gingell manages 2 acts, singer songwriters Steve Romig and Jessica Paige. Jessica Paige recently won the APRA award at MusicOz. Marion entered Steve Romig in an international songwriting competition in Nashville and Steve was successful in the Blues category. Marion has been writing press releases for both acts as well as managing all other aspects of their careers.

MW 16 Ebrima Marong
Ebrima Marong is a solo artist [King Marong] as well as band member of Super Afro Mandiriko, he takes all of this own bookings and facilitates workshops and tours. He has worked on several recordings as co-manager. Ebrima does not have a permanent manager and wishes to gain the skills necessary to successfully manage himself.

MW 23 Tracey Robertson
Tracey Robertson manages Loren, a Brisbane based, acoustic singer/songwriter. Tracey has set up and managed a small original live music venue, which has now closed. She has been booking gigs, applying to festivals, marketing, publicity, tour logistics, grant applications and merchandise concepts and design and generally managing all other aspects of Loren’s career.

MW 27 Kimberley Morley
Kimberley Morley manages Pink Stik, a 5-piece band based on the NSW mid north coast. Kimberley has previously worked with a youth events organization ‘Youth Alive NSW’ and during her time with them sourced up to 67 local and international artists and managed tours through local schools, universities and clubs.

MW 28 Dane Hunnerup
Dane Hannerup manages the Scientists of Modern Music a 2-piece electro/pop act based in Tasmania. Dane has previously managed bands he has been a member of. Dane has been booking the Scientists of Modern Music gigs all over Tasmania as well as securing them as a headlining act for the Hobart Fringe Festival opening party.

MW 37 Kristen Maher
Kristen Maher is managing Sin City, a 4-piece hard rock/pop act. Kristen has completed a music business course and has been helping out with managing her husband’s band for the past 5 years. She has recently taken over managing Sin City and they are planning releases, tours and promotions.

MW 38 Cilla Jane Leighton-Daly
Cilla Jane has been managing herself as an independent artist for the last 3 years. She has funded and recorded her own EP, a blend of storytelling and folk style music, she creates all of her own promotional and marketing material in a professional manner. Cilla has also designed her own website and is booking all of her own gigs.

MW 39 Elizabeth Kilby
Elizabeth Kilby is managing ‘Kafka’ one of the most frequently performing groups on the Brisbane music scene. Elizabeth’s previous experience includes producer of straight out of Brisbane festival 2006, production manager SOOBIESTA 06 [largest event at Brisbane’s valley Fiesta], former manager of world music act ‘Doch’ 2005-2006 and producer of Q Music big sounds emerging artists showcase.

MW 40 Nasrine Rahmani
Nasrine Rahmani has managed herself as a professional musician since 1999. During this time she has funded her own professional development overseas trips and recorded and played with many highly successful bands and artists including the Cat Empire, Alex Lloyd and Dan Greenwood. She is now managing San Lazaro a 9-piece band based in Melbourne.

MW 48 Matt Irvin
Matt Irvin is managing Matt Sawyer a folk pop solo artist based in Perth and also Dusk, a blues and roots act from Fremantle of which he is a member. Matt’s experience includes booking the Swan bar acoustic lounge in Fremantle under the guidance of Nigel Bird [organiser of the WAMI festival and awards] and running his own boutique independent record label called Canopy Records.

MW 52 Alex Beck
Alex Beck manages the Harlequin Smile a Melbourne based melodic/experimental rock band. He has booked all of their gigs including Big Day Out 2006, AMW 2006 and a host of others at various Melbourne venues. The Harlequin Smile, thanks to Alex, has appeared on channel 10’s music program the Big Night In.

MW 54 Alison McLean
Alison McLean is managing Birds of Tokyo a 4 piece, Perth based alternative rock band. Alison has secured a number of headlining gigs at Perth’s premier venues, launched a double A side single, worked on creating a mailing list database and financial system and has organised a number of small regional tours for the band. Alison is currently finalizing a mini-national tour of WA, Sydney and Melbourne.

MW 55 Julian Abrahams
Julian Abrahams has been a co-founder of 8-piece live funk/hip hop act Casual Projects and is currently managing the band. Casual Projects has secured national distribution through MGM, and have recently played Bar Open, the Espy front bar and the Cat and Fiddle in Sydney.

MW 59 Mark Smith
Mark Smith is managing Drum Drum, a band that he is also a member of. Drum Drum are a world music act based in the NT. Drum Drum recently performed at the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne and have toured throughout Europe, UK and the USA.