* New Local Talent Showcase with opportunity to be recorded. Read More >>>
* CC Entertainment hit Laycock Street again in September with another super show presentation of Whole Lotta Love the Led Zeppelin tribute. Read more >>>
SAVE TODAYS COUNTRY : The best thing that happened to the Central Coast and its many Country Music fans and performers recently was the appearance of Today's Country 94one Radio Station.
This is a community Station and at the helm is Golden Guitar winner and Central Coast local Mr Adam Harvey. You can't get more Country than this station with the professionals that run it.
For those of you who have not tuned in give them a try, but be quick. In one of those shameless departmental mishaps that oft go undetected the 94.1 frequency Today's Country broadcasts on may lose its Community Radio Station status. That means that as of midnight on the 21st of August, todayscountry94one will be off air for as long as 3 months!!!
Even if you are not a Country Music fan this must hit your injustice chord with a twang.
We can help save this station. All you have to do is write to your local Federal MP and ask them to put the pressure onto Australian Communications & Media Authority (ACMA) to MAKE A DECISION to keep the 94.1 frequency as a Community Radio Station.
The Contacts are;
HUNTER; The Hon Joel Fitzgibbon MP - Email
DOBELL; Mr Craig Thomson MP - Online Contact Form
SHORTLAND; Ms Jill Hall MP - Email
ROBERTSON; Ms Belinda Neal MP - Online Contact Form
Please include in the content...
1) They need to contact the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) and demand that the 94.1 frequency remains a Community Radio Station on the NSW Central Coast. (This will allow Today's Country to apply for a Long-Term Licence)
2) That you support todayscountry94one to hold the license for this frequency.
Time is running out. Please spare a few minutes and give them a hand.
Thanks, Deb
MUSINGS
THE NEW WHATS ON AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE :
What with communication companies that ought NOT say yes as often or at least check first, those that may have been everywhere except often not really listening on the end of the phone and those that just lack that, much needed, heart and soul to be there to talk to when things go wrong;
With large and small shops of many varieties whose staff would, obviously, rather be anywhere else but there to assist I wondered what happened to the good old days here on the Coast when your custom REALLY meant something to the shop owner.
On the brighter side of this I realised I DO have places I will go out of my way to frequent. Those that are willing to assist, have good stock and or service and are generally run as a shop or a business ought to be, with friendly, genuine customer service.
Having also been in that industry I do notice when I am treated as I used to treat people that entered my store or I spoke to on the phone, with respect and I would love to encourage those shop/business owners that do the same to continue.
Enter The Whats On Gold Star Awards For Excellence.
I have started with THE LOCAL FRUITO at Erina and I highly recommend them for fantastic, fresh, much of it local produce, great prices and excellent service. You can phone or fax through an order for pick up on 0243 653 747.
The winner each month will receive a write up on Whats On, free advertising on the Whats On home page and a framed certificate to display in store if they so desire.
I have a few businesses in mind for these awards but will also accept recommendations of yours to check out as well.
THE OURIMBAH SESSIONS :
A new concept is about to get underway at the Ourimbah RSL Club. This is a local showcase with a difference. After a period of 10 weeks you may be one of the chosen to appear on the commercially available CD.
The showcase is open to any Genre, ages from 13yrs and beyond (children under 12 to be off the premises from 9.30pm) old and new talent.
The Ourimbah Sessions commence on Thursday 28th August from 7.30pm-11.30pm and are hoping to encourage young, old, new and local talent to bring their friends and try out new material and to provide an avenue for musos to strut their stuff.
The Club will have the P.A and possibly some instruments available, (eg; Keyboard & Guitar) so all you have to do is turn up, plug in and play.
Secretary Manager of the Ourimbah RSL Club, Mr. John Atkins says, "This is Live music and we encourage instrumental play. We also have great food and reasonable prices, so it's easy to make a night of it".
All interested performers please contact Powerplay on 43894422.
BATEAU BAY HOTEL HOT AUGUST LINE UP : The Bateau Bay hotel has some great entertainment in store this August to warm the mind and the aural senses.
We've seen Dan England and the Thieves, on Sunday, the 10th we saw the The Lazy’s + 2 local supports perform as well.
Sunday, the 17th, Newcastle based band, Benjalu return performing a mix of originals and rock covers while on Sunday the 24th we will see the long awaited return of Ron Sinclair and King Rhythm - Finally!!!
This show will be a big one with all the Sinclair/King fans able to "go back to home" to see their favourite locals perform again at the Bateau.
PETE MURRAY - CCLC - AUGUST 22: Pete Murray will be performing LIVE at the Central Coast Leagues Club as part of his Eureka Tour.
The show is on Friday 22nd August and tickets are on sale now from the Club's Booking Office for only $40.95.
Pete Murray will be supported by special guest Gin Wigmore and doors will open at 7.30pm for an 8.10pm start.
Get in quick as this one will be very popular!
COASTER BAND COMPETITION: Select Music & The Audio Army are running a Band Competition at the Chilli Lounge, Wyong through August/September with 4 major prizes.
The winner will score a spot on Coaster Festival with The Living End, KissChasy, Something With Numbers, Cog to name a few.
The applications have closed and the final 12 bands selected to go in the competition at the Chilli Lounge are...
Falling Of One + Batfoot! + 40 Footsteps (Heat 1) - Thu 7 Aug,
The Mounzers + Eclectic Dreams + Teen Heat (Heat 2) - Thu 14 Aug,
Shadowmill + I, The Hunter + Illusion Of Dispair (Heat 3)- Thu 21 Aug,
The Ideal Height + Outsane + Missing Deltora (Heat 4) - Thu 28 Aug
There are also free performance dates for the Chilli Lounge available in August. If you would like to play headline or support please contact Steve via email.
BATTLE OF THE BANDS - HALEKULANI BOWL: The huge battle of the bands continues at the Halekulani Bowling Club with some hot local talent strutting their stuff to win some fanatastic prizes.
The history and upcoming heats are...
HEAT 1 FRIDAY 4th JULY 2008 FROM 8.30PM
* Penny Black
* Bad Obsession
* Dead Exchange
The winner of Heat One was:
BAD OBSESSION
HEAT 2 FRIDAY 11th JULY 2008
* No Pressure - Rock
* Donkey Punch - Rock
* Short Notice - Rock / Pop
The winner of Heat Two was:
NO PRESSURE
HEAT 3 FRIDAY 18th JULY 2008
* The Blinding Lights
* Waltz 'N' Black
* Inflight Entertainment
* Shadowmill
The winner of Heat Three was:
INFLIGHT ENTERTAINMENT
HEAT 4 FRIDAY 25th JULY 2008
* Checkered Fist
* Pitchfork
* Red Emerald
The winner of Heat Four was: CHECKERED FIST
HEAT 5 FRIDAY 1st AUG 2008
* Stolen Memories
* Sullen Demise
* The Wickeds
* North Of The Border
The winner of Heat Five was: STOLEN MEMORIES
HEAT 6 FRIDAY 8th AUG 2008
* Seek The Silence
* Amberdeen
* The Parkers
* Good For Nothing
The Semi Finals will be held on Friday, 15th and
22nd and the Final will be on Friday the
29th of August. We will notify you of the finalists as soon as we know.
Congratulations to the winners so far and good luck to all performers.
MUSIC INDUSTRY SHOWCASE 2008: The region’s finest emerging original bands are busy getting their game faces on in preparation for the heat stage of Resonate– The Music Industry Showcase 08. Held over eight weeks on Thursday nights at The Brewery, Resonate offers local talent the opportunity to showcase their music live in front of national and local music industry representatives.
Many of Australia’s most respected industry gurus recently visited the department of Music Industry Studies at Hunter TAFE to make the initial cull and to provide valuable and insightful feedback to entrants.
Resonate is produced by the Music Industry courses at Hunter TAFE as part of Newcastle Music Week and is presented by Coca-Cola, The Brewery and EAO Entertainment.
Bands competing in both the Resonate and Let There Be School Rock events have the opportunity to not only share in a prize pool worth over $20,000 but also appear at the Civic Theatre on October 31st as part of the Newcastle Music Week Grand Final.
Last year’s winners Vaudeville has gone on to support the likes of Grinspoon and Birds Of Tokyo. They recently released their debut self-titled EP to rave reviews, with tracks receiving Triple J airplay.
Resonate heats begin August 7th and anything and everything will probably happen as Fear Of Monsters, Gargamel’s Cat, Goodnight Kids and CentreSection take to the stage.
Skip the door charge while you still can and support local original music every Thursday night at The Brewery.
COME ALONG & SUPPORT LOCAL ORIGINAL MUSIC!
WHAT: RESONATE- The Music Industry Showcase
WHEN: every Thursday night commencing 7 August 2008
TIME: 9.00pm
WHERE: The Brewery, Wharf Road Newcastle
COST: free entry
CONTACT: Me-Shell Croker ph. 4962 1855 or e-mail Me-Shell.
SARA STORER - HALEKULANI BOWLING CLUB : Over three albums, including the multi Golden Guitar winner Beautiful Circle, Sara Storer has shown herself to be this country’s pre-eminent chronicler of life in the bush.
Land Cries Out, the lead single from her forthcoming album Silver Skies, carries on a tradition of writing intelligent and uniquely Australian songs from the rural heartland. In conjunction with co-producer Matt Fell and The Waifs’ Josh Cunningham, Sara has embraced some refreshing new sounds.
Electric guitars and drums add a powerful sense of foreboding to Sara’s tale of an imagined conversation between a farmer and the land he is being forced to leave. This is a unique perspective on an all too common situation in Australia, sprung from a conversation Sara had with her mother – herself a farmer’s wife - at her kitchen table.
The women were bemoaning the effects on all parties when families are forced to leave properties that have been theirs for generations. “Who will come and will they treat it with the love and respect the previous family did?” Sara asks. “There’s a connection. When he looks after his land, the land returns the love by producing good things. I wanted the song to talk about the land having a soul. I wanted to sing it from the point of view of the land, to be able to call “don’t give up”.
Land Cries Out is a timely reminder both of how tough life is on the land, and what a talent we have in Sara Storer.
Sara will be performing at the Halekulani Bowling club on August 23rd. The show starts at 8pm and tickets are only $22 and available from the club.
COAST FEST 2008: It's On again! Coast Fest 2008 is on in a brand new waterfront location in September, from Friday the 5th to Sunday the 7th of September 2008.
Whats On will be keeping you up to date yet again as this local festival's preparations unfold.
CoastFest 2008 - Blues, Roots, World, Folk and Alternative Beats featuring: -
Epicure, Jeff Lang, Kingtide, Endorphin, Chris Wilson Band, Afro Moses with Moses O'Jah, Grant Walmsley's Agents of Peace, The Brewster Brothers Trio, OKA, Chase the Sun, Tjupurru, Paul Greene, The Bluezone, Rosie Burgess, Sarah Humphreys, plus many more to be announced.
Other activities include Workshops, Indigenous Space, Drum & Fire Dance Circle, Multicultural Dance, Healing and Environment Village, Art installations, street theatre, world food and craft markets.
The Festival will feature 3 days of celebration on the shores of beautiful Lake Maquarie, surrounded by water and bush-land with a range of cabin and lodge accommodation on offer, plus waterfront, and bush camping.
As well as multiple performance stages, the festival will also include, dance, drumming, an Indigenous space, theatre, visual arts and crafts, children's activities, a healing and environmental area, a Tavern as well as lots of fantastic Market stalls, art installations and a themed spectacular on Saturday night, plus sailing canoeing and a whole host of other activities. For more information please visit the CoastFest 2008 web site.
CC ENTERTAINMENT PRESENTS WHOLE LOTTA LOVE: Enter the Houses of the Holy and pay homage to one of rock’s most legendary bands.
2008 marks the 40th anniversary of the year four aspiring musicians changed the name of their band from ‘The New Yardbirds’ to ‘Led Zeppelin’… then changed the face of rock and roll forever.
Showered with accolades as extravagant as ‘the world’s first heavy metal band’, ‘the biggest band in the world’ and ultimately ‘the greatest rock band ever’, Led Zeppelin achieved everything a rock and roll band could ever hope for…and much more.
After playing to a full house in 2007 and almost blowing the roof off the theatre, CC Entertainment is excited to be bringing its hugely popular Led Zeppelin ‘Whole Lotta Love’ show back to Laycock St Theatre on Friday the 12th of September 2008.
This will in fact be the 6th annual outing of ‘Whole Lotta Love’, which has also sold out the legendary Basement in Sydney for the past five years.
Music fans will remember the incredible popularity of Led Zeppelin’s London reunion show late last year. With only 20,000 seats available, tickets offices received an unprecedented 20 million requests from fans desperate to experience Led Zeppelin live.
The CCE Zeppelin show looks like being as close as Australian rock fans are likely to get to experiencing ‘the Mothership’ and the promoters have pulled out all stops for this show.
Anyone who has previously experienced a CC Entertainment show will know that they are no ordinary mimic or tribute show.
They pool together the pinnacle of Australia’s talent, both vocal and instrumental, to create on-stage performances that capture and reinterpret the original magic of the artists they are celebrating.
Fans of Led Zeppelin can expect spectacular renditions of classics such as Kashmir, Black Dog, Battle of Evermore, Immigrant Song, Rock'n'Roll and many more.
A range of superb lead vocalists including Steve Balbi (Noiseworks/Move Trees), Zkye, Danny Marx-Young, Simon Meli (Ooh La La) and Amanda Baker will bring to life the unmistakeable vocal prowess of Robert Plant.
Guitar maestros Peter Northcote, recently named as the support for Joe Satriani, and Joseph Calderazzo will deliver the screaming and melodic familiar riffs of Jimmy Page, Dario Bortolin (Jimmy Barnes Band) will provide the backbone groove on bass, whilst the spirit of John Bonham will be channelled on drums. Add to this an accompanying string section of classical virtuosos and the ‘Whole Lotta Love’ show promises to deliver Rock ’n’ Roll at its’ most pure and sophisticated.
Giveaways on the night will be courtesy of Allans Music and ICON Home Entertainment.
Ticketing details:
Venue: Laycock St Theatre,
Date: Friday September 12th
Time: Doors open 8:00pm; Show starts 8:30pm
Price: $32 Adult, $28 Conc.
Bookings: Laycock St Theatre – (02) 43 233 233
www.laycockstreet.com - www.ccent.com.au
For more details regarding "Whole Lotta Love" contact Martin Contempree from CC Entertainment on 0411 815 566 or email martin@ccent.com.au .
RETRO 50's FESTIVAL: A whole week end of Hot Rods and Classic Cars, 1950's music, dancing and Culture.
Greater Toukley will come alive with the Retro 50's Festival to be held from Friday the 12th of September to Sunday the 14th of September.
On the bill for the week end will be; Friday 12th;
Welcome Dance, Toukley RSL Club. 7:30pm $10 entry.
Saturday 13th;
* Retro 50's celebration with 50's dancing, make over's and competitions. The Village Green 9am to 2pm.
* Cruzin Time charity poker run hosted by the Easy Street Rod and Custom Club. 2 - 3pm
* The Flattrackers and the $10 Beachie BBQ. The Beachcomber Hotel 3pm.
* Silver Screen legends Ball - Toukley RSL Club, 7:30pm.
Sunday 14th;
Show N Shine Day. Village Green, Toukley.
Hosted by the Easy Street Rod and Custom Club with entertainment from Big Kitty and the Scaredy Cats.
COASTER FESTIVAL : Just when you thought things couldn’t get better….
Have you got your tickets yet? With an astonishing amount of tickets already sold, the Central
Coast is proving that Coaster 2008 is definitely shaping up to be the place to be when it hits the Gosford Showgrounds on Saturday 20 September.
Since its inception, Coaster has been committed to deliver a unique Central Coast Festival, for the Central Coast as well as supporting local Central Coast artists and music.
As if we weren’t already brimming with pride, Coaster is pleased to announce 10 more brilliant acts to add to the star-studded line-up, on our newly announced Headspace stage. Our second stage is proudly sponsored by Headspace.
Headspace is a Government initiative dedicated to providing a broad range of support services and assistance for youth depression and mental health on the Central Coast. Headspace Central Coast provides an entry point for local youth to access a broad range of services which are available in their local community and also promote the need for understanding, acceptance and support for young people living with mental health problems and mental illness.
Do not miss out on the inaugural Coaster 2008.
The line up includes...
MAIN STAGE:
The Living End
Kisschasy
Cog
Something With Numbers
Blue King Brown
The Potbelleez
The Matches
Bluejuice
The Lazy's
SECOND STAGE:
Children Collide
The Seabellies
Snob Scrilla
Angela's Dish
The Inheritors
The Steel
The E.L.F
Gin Wigmore
We Are Grace
The Tongue
GENERAL ADMISSION - $69 + BF - Tickets on Sale 9am Wed 02 July
Event Tickets available online - http://coaster.oztix.com.au - PH: 1300 762 545
And All OZTIX OUTLETS - Macron Music – Fountain Plaza, East Gosford Music, Beaumont Street Beat (Newcastle), Newcastle Rock Shop, Red Eye Records.
PLEASE NOTE - 15yrs or under must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. If you have a legal guardian please contact the organisers for further details.
COMPOSING AND ARRANGING WORKSHOP: A unique opportunity: Music composing and arranging course ideal for songwriters and composers who would like to be able to arrange their music for a band, orchestra or computer. Award winning NZ composer Clive Cockburn - www.nzfilmcomposer.com and www.musiccourse.biz - is bringing what he learned at the Dick Grove Music Workshops in Los Angeles and from thirty years as a professional film composer, to the Central Coast Community College at Ourimbah. Each week different professionals play and mentor your work. The genre is pop/rock and orchestral with some aspects of jazz.
The free introductory session - Saturday 4th October from 9.30am to 12.30pm – will give more details about the course but also introduce complete beginners to the language of music (theory) so they'll be equipped to embark on the rest of the course.
Mondays and Thursdays (6.30 – 8.30pm) October 20th - December 18th. Contact the Community College - 02.43484300 or Clive Cockburn on 02.43846620 - 0447239140.
MANAGEMENT - VENUE & ARTIST: Primal Entertainment has been assisting venues and performing artists since 2001.
Primal Entertainment has worked with America, Tommy Emmanuel, Ian Moss, Angry Anderson, Kevin Borich, The Angels, Bondi Cigars and Phil Emmanuel, with tours management and benefit concerts.
Primal Entertainment is management with morals. Their work ethic is simple –“treat our clients as we would like to be treated”.
If you are a venue looking for professional, ethical and reliable assistance contact Diedre Le Blang at Primal Entertainment.
To see just what Primal Entertainment has to offer, or for more information check out the new PRIMAL ENTERTAINMENT web site.
GET YOUR WORK PUBLISHED: If you are a budding writer and thought you can never get your work published - think again!
With a daughter who is prone to writing and a grandson who, although learning to spell shows a keen need to do the same, I wondered how does one nurture this?
If the schools could somehow keep this interest going as they did when I was attending we could have many more literate, budding novelists and happier kids.
I was more than happy to learn that schools in a couple of Australian states have picked up on the "My Story" section of the "So You Want To Be A Writer' website.
From all reports the kids love it, their families, from all over the world, have access to their grand kids, (or nieces, nephews etc) works and the teachers who have picked up on this program have noted a marked improvement with the children'swant to write.
One can hope that our NSW schools will catch on to this so my Grandson can keep the interest and take full advantage of this asset as well.
With an intriguing site and plenty of help the kids and families will be enchanted by this writers wonderland on the net.
Take a ride in the lift and discover the different levels of the written word for yourself.
The background music on this web site is from the Central Coast's own KEVIN GLANCY and his CD Windows.
BRACKETS AND JAM : Multi Arts Performance on the Central Coast;
Brackets & Jam is a non-profit organisation whose aim is foster all kinds of music, performance and art which is available to all at a local community level.
At the moment the organisation arranges a monthly evening of entertainment which takes place in the mud-brick kiosk atop the beautiful Kincumba Mountain.
B&J supply this great venue and a sound system so that performers can entertain a local audience in a non-threatening supportive environment.
Brackets & Jam encourages amateurs and professionals alike, giving them the opportunity to try live performance, or to experiment with new material. This often makes for a very exciting and surprising evening!
As well as a diverse range of music, we have been lucky enough to host dance, theatre, story-telling and poetry. Our goal is to bring together all forms of performing arts, encouraging interaction on both a social and artistic level.
This gives artists the opportunity to network and collaborate.
Audience interaction is encouraged, with expression through dance, impromptu performance and various "Jams" during the evening.
Brackets & Jam on the Central Coast is a self-funding organisation, run by a team of volunteers. A small entry fee is charged to cover the cost of the venue and the sound system. Any remaining funds are used for promotion, special events and future projects that continue to promote the arts on the central Coast.
If you would like to perform, help behind the scenes, be an organiser, or simply show your support please fill in our on-line form. Any other queries or if you think you can help in any other way eg. Promoting, logistic support please contact us.
Otherwise feel free to come along and be part of the audience.
For more information see the BRACKETS AND JAM WEBSITE.
THE AUSTRALASIAN MUSIC INDUSTRY DIRECTORY : If you want to be in the know, in the loop and find ANYTHING music related then you must have the Music Bible - the AustralAsian Music Industry Directory.
Immedia have recently published its 40th edition of the AustralAsian Music Industry Directory which also heralds the 20th year of its print publication.
Both the print and online version are available now.
The print copy and online copies boast the most up to date and (importantly) correct contact listings with all aspects of the Aussie Music Industry. As an added bonus the print copy has a bonus 20-page section which reflects the past 20 years of the Australian Music Industry and some helpful tips and advice from some of this industry's most respected personnel.
The online version is updated fortnightly with changes and new listings so you are forever up to date.
Check out the IMMEDIA WEBSITE for more info or to place an order.
YOU'LL FIND IT HERE: One of the things that take up time when I am packing house to move is the extensive library of music resource books. I know many people who have more than I do and we all understand each others passion for not just the music but all the peripherals as well.
For those of you that also happily suffer this affliction, have I found a web site for you!!! POP ARCHIVES is run by an extremely dedicated music enthusiast, with support it would appear, from like minded colleagues, this man is on the pedestal standing right alongside the great Glenn A Baker in my books.
Check it out for yourself and see what you didn't know you wanted to know!
ROCK 'N' ROLL and ROCKABILLY FANS: For all you rock n roll and rockabilly enthusiasts check out this site for a comprehensive list of gigs and heaps of news and information on your favourite band or venue. GIG SCENE has specialist gig lists and a picture gallery for all RNR lovers to go wild over.
PEATS RIDGE IS A WINNER :
PEATS RIDGE FESTIVAL WINS THE NSW GOVERNMENT 2008 GREEN GLOBE AWARD FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY – ACROSS ALL INDUSTRIES –
The 2008 Sustainability Green Globe Awards were held at NSW Parliament House on Thursday 28 February 2008.
The awards recognise and honour achievement in environmental sustainability. They are open to businesses, individuals, government and non-government organisations.
Peats Ridge Festival was announced the winner of the Industry: Environmental Sustainability award.
Peats Ridge Festival is Australia’s leading sustainable arts and music festival, which takes place annually over four days in Glenworth Valley, on the NSW Central Coast.
Peats Ridge Festival is the first major event in Australia to run entirely on bio-diesel and renewable energy resources. It was the first festival in NSW to use composting toilets and, at the 2008 festival, all toilets will be composting.
Peats Ridge Festival features many sustainable initiatives, including grey water management, container return systems, organic waste composting, reclaimed materials for festival decoration, organic food, compostable food packaging, onsite bike couriers, chemical free cleaning products and sustainable transport options.
A major element of the Peats Ridge Festival experience is discovering how to live more sustainably and sharing this knowledge. Festival patrons experience sustainability-in-action through the Festival’s production initiatives and by participating in environmentally based programming and activities.
Peats Ridge Festival offers a model of best practice for other event organisers to follow. Through its ‘Model Event’ initiative, event organisers can freely access information about the Festival’s sustainability initiatives, benefiting from their experience. Peats Ridge Festival believes that sharing knowledge is critical to driving change.
Live & Original's overwhelming success has prompted host, Diggers @ The Entrance, to extend the performances to twice a month from September 2008.
Not only is this a bonus for local original music fans and performers but a bonus for the local music industry as well.
It is also a huge big feather in the cap of Live and Original's tireless operator Ben Roberts.
Diggers @ The Entrance offers a great auditorium with the capacity to fit approximately 300 to 400 people.
It has a 10m by 5m stage with pull out catwalk, band room with showers, inexpensive food and drinks and great coffee in the newly renovated club.
Owned & run by local Singer/Songwriter, Father & Registered Nurse Ben Roberts & Partner Kerrie-Anne Ball - L&O aims to provide local artists with the platforms to gain the recognition they deserve. L&O believe that local original talent can be lifted from the bedroom & nurtured throughout its many stages providing the platforms needed to be heard & appreciated by a large audience.
L&O offers this publicity, exposure & support through Live & On-Air Music Performances at 'The Live and Original Showcase' @ Diggers @ The Entrance the 1st Fri of the Month (Formerly Sundays in Jan, 08) & Live and Original On-Air Mon Nights from 8pm on CoastFm 96.3 presented by Ben Roberts, it’s former Un-plugged Event @ The Little Frog French Restaurant, Wyong, ‘Home Bred’ & ‘Live & Acoustic’ events @ The Dekk Bar, Terrigal & The Attic Nitespot in The Entrance, local festivals, community radio, editorials in community newspaper & street press, album launches, dinner shows, live sound recordings & music photography, online promotion (mailing list, myspace, website, gig guides), posters & flyers.
L&O is Fully Equipped with Top-of-the Line Sound Equipment suitable for any venue on the coast and looking for more venues to showcase this amazing talent we have in our very own backyard.
Music is expression, it connects, moves & changes the lives of those around it in ways words can not describe.
'Music is our passion & should be shared with the community at large'..
Upcoming Live and Original Shows at Diggers are; (8pm - Doors - 8:30pm - Act One) Friday 5th September; 'Rock Night' - Illusion Of Despair and Abrie The Band Friday 19th September; Bonic (Formerly KRV) and Paul Eagle & Guests Friday 3rd October; The Sunpilots and The Amazing Bec Willis Friday 17th October; Peregrine and Nick & Liesl
Catch up on some of our local performers and industry news with Ben Roberts, Live and Original on Coast FM Monday nights from 8pm.
Monday 18th August - Sarah Humphreys & Sam Buckingham
Monday 25th August - Kaleah from Ocea’s Meld
CALLING ALL BANDS AND LIVE MUSIC FANS :
NEW LIVE MUSIC VENUE - GOSFORD.
Trace Element Music has arranged a new Live Music venue at the Pulse Nightclub in the Union Hotel in Gosford.
From Trace's Myspace page... "Trace Element Music Management Based on the Central Coast N.S.W now doing shows for the Union Hotel Gosford , PCYC Bateau Bay. Tours, show bookings and more.
"CALLING ALL BANDS AND LIVE MUSIC LOVERS" The Union Hotel in Gosford has undergone some major renovations. The new look "PULSE NIGHTCLUB" has opened its doors to become a live venue.
Shows will be every Saturday beginning on the 23rd May 08, the time slot is 7-11pm followed by the nightclub till 6am.
This is a great opportunity to get another live venue going on the Coast.
Upcoming Gig Guide
:
30th August 7:00pm Aztek + Guests
5th September 7:00pm Sienna Skies + Enolas Secret + Addison (NZ)
6th September 7:00pm The Hanningans + guests
13th September 7:00pm Crash Arcadia (Melbourne)
20th September 7:00pm Bloodsport + Saving Grace (NZ) + Jack Napier + Pergamum
4th October 7:00pm Adelle + more
11th October 7:00pm Kiai Academy
18th October 7:00pm Metal Evilution
25th October 7:00pm My Name 4 Your Name + killing london +guests.
ERINA LEAGUES CLUB- WARM UP LOUNGE: The Erina Leagues Club will have a local talent showcase on the third Friday of each month from 7pm in the "Warm Up Lounge" promotion series. Contact Vanessa for more information
LIVE N LOCAL WEEKLY SHOWCASES: Award winning local restaurant Lizottes and its well known music industry tummy fillers to the stars, Brian and Jo Lizotte, are two of the Central Coast's most devoted original music supporters.
The Live N Local Nights on each week are a brilliant
outlet to showcase some of this areas most talented performers.
The shows take place in the intimate surrounds of the LIVE N COOKIN @ LIZOTTES restaurant which has won many awards for excellence.
If you are part of a band or know of any performers that would be interested in showcasing their talent to a live audience please send your details to us here at What's On or contact Lizottes.
Live N Local is a joint venture of Lizotte's Restaurant and Reverb Magazine.
Over the past twelve months Lizotte's has been refining the format for this weekly event to best suit the performers and the attending audience. It is a low key setting that provokes listeners' attention to original music performed by the original artist.
Owner/Manager Brian Lizotte has an extensive affiliation with the Australian Music Industry and has supported many local artists in their plight to be heard.
"It's an absolute pleasure to be able to put on stage local, up and coming artists and give them a chance to play in front of friends, family and local fans" (Brian Lizotte).
SONGWRITERS LIVE: Local original singer/songwriters have another avenue to get their work 'out there'.
Songwriters Live has a mail out list of over two and a half thousand and the site is extremely well hit.
Musicians, singers and songwriters can send samples of their work to Keith for placement.
WHEN THE NIGHTMARE HAPPENS: It is a sad and harrowing experience and reflection on our society that this crime still occurs on such a large scale.
PLEASE seek help. As alone as you feel, you are not.
The Police can and will help and the life saving assistance from the NSW Rape Crisis Centre will prove invaluable.
If you are unsure at least follow the link and see for yourself. There is no pressure.
These virtual angels are online to help you RIGHT NOW if you want.
MAX POTENTIAL:
Maximising the potential of Gosford youth.
A joint Gosford RSL Club and Galaxy Motel with Clubs NSW program.
Young Leaders building great lives and great communities. A model that builds community engagement and participation through coaching youth in personal and role leadership.
Call for expressions of interest from Gosford businesses and individuals to be involved in youth leadership coaching.
What is Max Potential?
The Max Potential program offers 22 weeks of personal leadership development, including coaching, to young leaders from schools and the community to help them maximise their potential during the final years at school and beyond. It also encourages students to focus on the local community and ways that they can work to improve it.
Volunteer coaches?
Max Potential draws on leaders within the community, business, industry, schools and churches, equipping them with progressive coaching skills and tools that apply across personal, life and employment contexts.
Volunteer coaches will be given training in a life-coaching model which explores ten personal leadership principles and the opportunity to use these in practice with Max Potential youth participants, supported by a Future Achievement coach.
All volunteer coaches will have the opportunity to build coaching into a personal and professional leadership profile, including the possibility of further life coaching accreditation through Future Achievement Australia.
There will also be a certificate of participation which can be used for further career opportunities.
What’s the commitment?
There are a few key dates, highlighted in the coach application form, which volunteer coaches will need to be available for in order to participate in the program. Volunteer coaches also need to commit to eight regular 60 to 90-minute coaching sessions with the young person they will be coaching.
Volunteer coaches will also be given four one-hour coaching sessions with a Future Achievement Australia coach during the early part of the coaching process, with ongoing support via phone or email until the end of the program.
How much does it cost?
The cost of providing these services is approximately $350 + GST per young leader and $1,100 + GST per coach. This will be partly funded by Gosford RSL Club through a limited number of scholarships offered in 2008 as well as funding from individuals and organisation's paying for their employees to be a Max Potential volunteer coach (learning, developing and practicing the skill of coaching through Max Potential then bringing their new found coaching skills back into their organisation).
To be part of Max Potential to be held in the Gosford area, April – September 2008, you will need to read and complete an application form and return it to Maxpotential Coordinator, Gosford RSL Club, by 17th March 2008.
What happens next?
Find out more information about Max Potential through contacting Maureen Horne, Maxpotential Coordinator Gosford RSL Club 26 Central Coast Highway, West Gosford NSW 2250.
Phone: 02 4323 8351; Fax: 02 4324 4644; Email: gosrsl@grsl.com.au
NSW AMBULANCE SERVICE - ICE EMAILS: There is an unauthorised email using the Ambulance Service of NSW name being sent around asking people to join the In Case of Emergency (ICE) campaign using their mobile phones.
This email is not from the Ambulance Service of NSW.
The Ambulance view on the ICE campaign is as follows:
The Ambulance Service has not launched any campaign supporting ICE (In Case of Emergency). Ambulance supports any method of contacting family in a critical medical emergency.
Methods that can be used include information in diaries, wallets, drivers’
licences, and mobile phones.
The concept of ICE has merit and would be another source of information to assist with identification.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE: in cases involving more than one patient or a where a mobile phone has been borrowed from someone else, it may be difficult to confidently match personal belongings to any one individual.
This may in turn lead to unnecessary distress.
The Ambulance Service also advises that as with all stored personal information, individuals need to be mindful of confidentiality issues.
DRAGONS ABREAST CENTRAL COAST - COAST BUSTERS :
Dragons Abreast Australia is a not-for-profit charity consisting of Breast Cancer Survivors who participate in the ancient Chinese sport of dragon boat racing.
The organisation began 10 years ago in Darwin and today consists of 33 member groups across Australia. Dragons Abreast Central Coast “Coast Busters” is our local team.
We raise awareness by participating in Local, National and International events. Our Pink Ladies are all winners! They have fought the Demon Breast Cancer, and many of us continue to fight.
We do not accept this disease, we challenge it all the way. And along the way, we have great fun, meet wonderful people BUT, most important of all we educate the public, spread the message of early detection and
keep Breast Cancer firmly in the public eye.
We train and meet weekly on Sunday mornings.
You will find us at the Coast Guard station on Tuggerah Lake in Peel Street, Toukley.
Look for the Pink Boat and ladies.
7 to 8am for Race Training. 8 to 9am new paddlers are most welcome to come and have a go.
THE SMALL BUSINESS REFORM GROUP: The Small Business Reform Group (SBRG) is a not for profit organisation established fundamentally as a lobby group in January 2005.
They provide an information, support and consultancy service in relation to WorkCover issues which effect small business and contractors in NSW.
They have been exhaustively lobbying the WorkCover Authority in regard to Workers Compensation audits and deeming provisions for almost two years. Based on experience alone they are able to provide a successful support, advice and information service for other small business operators in the same situation.
The SBRG are not a legal entity but offer guidance based on experience. They have achieved positive results from every issue they have dealt with so far, achieving wins of hundreds of thousands of dollars for their members.
If you are due to have a wage audit contact the SBRG first so you know what is expected. If you have recently had a wage audit and are astounded at the outcome, they CAN help you.
SAVE A MATE - Club SAM: Save-a-mate (SAM) is a drug education and first aid program specifically designed for alcohol and other drug-related emergencies. It aims to reduce the harm associated with substance use, particularly with young people. FIND MORE DETAILS ON CLUB SAM FROM HERE >>>
WATER RESTRICTIONS: Current - Level 3 Level 3 restrictions came into force on Sunday the 30th of march, 2008 until further notice.
While this is a blessing for us all it would be wise for us to consider a repeat of the previous weather conditions and drought so as to avoid such severe restrictions in the future.
Our water, our lives, our choice to waste or save.
LEVEL 3 AND LEVEL 4 RESTRICTIONS (Read More)
GIVE WHERE YOU LIVE - C C COMMUNITY CHEST : The Central Coast Community Chest, is a non-profit organization which provides funds for over 80 local charities. The Central Coast Community Chest are also a non denominational and non governmental charity.
The Central Coast Community Chest has been operating on the coast for over 25 years now and provides valuable assistance to a wide range of charities including: Children, Family, Youth, Aged Care, Disability and Community Services.
100% of the funds they raise stay on the Central Coast.
HELP IS ON THE PHONE:
The Red Cross is calling for more volunteers: The Australian Red Cross has a free service for the elderly, disabled or medically dependant members of our community that live alone to still retain a sense of independence.
The service is called Telecross.
Many, many lives have been saved by this free service. Some few volunteers are rostered every month but the majority make a quick call each morning to a person in need to check on their welfare, one month on and one month off. If the client does not answer or reports an ill condition the caller refers this to Telecross and checks are made and or the appropriate family or services are notified.
Become a volunteer or register someone you know in need of this life saving service.
There are even Corporate registrations where your staff can make a quick call first thing in the morning. Saving lives in bulk, now that's what I would call putting the people back into big business.
PCYC UMINA and BATEAU BAY: These centre's provide an endless supply of activities for the local young residents and their families in a safe and happy environment.
The Umina PCYC has a well equipped pay as you go weight gym, boxing facilities and a professional style sound booth, stage and lighting.
Scattered throughout the club are lounges to just sit and chill, x-Box games for the computer minded, pool tables, air hockey tables and a refreshment bar.
The regular activities Umina PCYC have are; gym sessions, tiny tots, boxing circuits, junior and senior boxing, school sports, traffic education, drama and discovery and the new monthly Pump dance parties.
The Umina PCYC is located at 101 Osborne Avenue, Umina Beach. Enquiries can be made to Tim on 0243 447 751.
The Bateau Bay PCYC is located on The Entrance Road at Bateau Bay and enquiries can be made to Jonathan on 0243 327 000.
RAINBOW HAVEN: GYNAE SUPPORT GROUP: In memory of Tracy Leigh Ahearn (25/11/1966 – 03/07/2005)
A local Gynaecological cancer support group has been organised for Central Coast patients, carers, their families and friends.
The group meets the last Monday of each month between 10am and 12 noon at the Cancer Council Building, 127 Erina Street, Gosford.
Everyone is welcome, whether touched by this illness or no and all assistance is greatly appreciated toward raising public awareness in an effort to gain some funding for research into this type of cancer.
WYONG TOASTMASTERS: Wyong Toastmasters meets on the 1st and 3rd Fridays of each month at the Wyong RSL Club at 10.30am.
Toastmasters can help people overcome nervousness when speaking in front of groups.
Meetings are fun and held in a non threatning atmosphere.
Put the fun back into speaking.
Contact Jan Cummings by phone - 02 4341 6842, email or the website.
TIPS AND TOOLS TO ARM YOU IN THE MUSIC BIZ; Starting Out:
Starting out in an industry can be an exciting adventure. As with most adventures it can have some pitfalls that can leave you jaded regarding the whole epic.
Prevention is better than cure they say and good old fashioned hard work and information can be a tool to prevent some of the most common pitfalls.
If you are serious about your chosen path (or even if you are just doing this for fun) you need to act as a professional and more importantly be treated as one.
The music industry, as many other industries, has some common factors;
It is the production and performance of copyright materials;
It WILL include legally binding decisions;
Does that sound scary? It may but it is true. To expand on that here are some basic starting points...
COPYRIGHT: (see Simpson's - Music business - Basic Copyright)
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If you are performing live is your original work protected? If you need to throw in a few covers of other performers works is their copyright covered?
* If you have agreed to a live performance you are under contractual obligation to fulfill that agreement as is the venue at which you are performing. Are you covered?
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Will that performance be recorded? Are you covered? Did you give your (and your bands) permission?
PERFORMANCE AND PAYMENT:
(see Simpson's - performing live)
* Did you submit a standard booking agreement? Did the venue get you to complete a standard booking confirmation? Did you check it? Are you covered?
* Will you be paid and will you be paid on time? Are you covered?
* Did an agent score you the gig? (see Simpson's - controlling managers, agents and venue consultants by legislation) Are they charging both you and the venue for their services? If so ONE OF YOU are being robbed. Are you covered?
All these are for just one gig. The music industry is complex and there are many associations and businesses out there ready to assist you.
Alternately a good Agent or Manager will also know the ropes and be able to help. CHECK THEIR CREDENTIALS FIRST!
Since starting this section I have acted upon the invariably asked question "OK yes I AM being ripped off do you have any suggestions?" and done some searching.
I have discovered a Performers Agent/Venue Consultant that IS just what you need. I have discovered that this operator...
* Is fully licensed and publicly display's the same (as required).
* Is extremely well versed in Venue's needs. i.e. area stats, patronage versus performing genre's, the bottom line etc.
* Is well versed in YOUR, THEIRS and THE VENUE'S
rights and obligations and adheres to same.
* Keeps up to date with legislative changes and issues regarding the Music Industry.
* Ensures that the performers payment WILL be paid promptly and passes that payment on well within the required LEGAL time frame set by legislation (no need to wrongly blame the venue for withholding YOUR money).
* Ensures all invoices are CLEARLY NOTED with the breakdown as to what is Performer payment, Agent commission, Manager Commission, GST etc.
* Ensures that all gigs are promoted through local media outlets.
* Treats Performers and Venue operators as professionals (and also importantly as human beings) with honesty and integrity.
Yes - if I were a performer I would hope to be on this Agents books. If you would like more information please contact me and I will gladly pass on the details, although, I must add, more local venues are also needed on board to make it a viable proposition (like you, this Agency IS a business) for a huge influx of artists to be added to this Agents books.
Be aware to whom you hand over your livelihood.
While I cannot possibly arm you with everything you need to know in the Music Industry on this page and in this space we ARE able to link you to those who can. Once again we say thanks to Mr. Jules Munro and Mr Shane Simpson from SIMPSONS SOLICITORS and the invaluable assistance of the ARTS LAW CENTRE OF NSW.
If you would like some confidential advice/assistance contact me via email here at Whats On.
All enquiries will be treated with the utmost discretion and confidence.
There are some great prizes and just sheer entertainment value to be had at a night of Trivia on the Central Coast.
We may have disliked tests and exams in our school years but we do LOVE our trivia nights... Why is that?
HEYWOODS HARK BACKS :
For the devotees of music it is always fascinating to hear or read little trivial tid bits from those who were in the thick of it back then.
Glenn A baker is legend for his knowledge and tales.
The Central Coast has it's own Glenn A Baker in the form of
Mr. James A Heywood.
Following are some snippets of the past of this most talented and endearing gentleman.
NICK CAVE:
I have some fond memories the night Nick Cave borrowed my snare drum after I finished my set with Popular Mechanics in 1980. At the time Nick was in a band called The Birthday Party. Throughout their entire performance he hit the drum with one single beat - that was it. I must admit his band were famous for their surreal antics at that time.
FRENCH'S TAVERN:
'French's Tavern' Oxford St, Darlinghurst in the late 70's. It had been a wine bar since early 20th century and started as 1 floor only. They used to pack them in with jazz and blues until they opened downstairs for music 6 nights a week. Saturday afternoons were more laid back so a band could have a residency for a long stretch.
When I was in The Layabouts we held it for 12 months. Many well known bands, Midnight Oil, Paul Kelly and the Dots, The Reels, Richard Clapton and others played there getting an opportunity to try out new material in their early days.
They would squeeze in about 100 on a good night and for the price of a couple of mugs of cider you could have a great night out with change from 5 bucks and enough for the bus fare home or walk to a friends house a crash on their floor.
DEEP PURPLE, FREE, MANFRED MANN:
Flash back to 1971; Randwick Racecourse. I suppose my first major concert. Now I think the ticket was $4. How's this for a lineup:- Deep Purple, Free, Manfred Mann's Earth Band and Aussie band Piranna. For a 16year it was a musical paradise. It is still a wonderful memory and I'm sure someone out there has a review in a old Goset mag of that time.
One of the main things I noticed of that era was hair and lots of it long and flowing on females and males.
We must have looked after it well because I remember seeing at least 20000 heads of glistening locks.
MENTAL AS ANYTHING:
My first meeting the guys from Mental As Anything... The Tin Sheds in Chippendale was a venue that doubled as the Sydney Uni arts and graphics workshop. The Mentals and The Layabouts put on a dance for the students this would have been 1978 well before Nips Are Getting Bigger came out as a limited EP. They use to cram them in ,so about 200, 20 something students paying 2 bucks a head and BYO were treated to a mixture of rhythm&blues and 60s pop tunes. The Mentals played mainly covers in those days with a few originals thrown in. Our band did alternate sets with the boys, giving the crowd a good mix of fun sounds. It was a fun night for all and both bands had great laugh together and exchanged humourous anecdotes .In those days inner city bands had residencies at various venues.The Mentals could be seen at The Unicorn Hotel Paddington where they played inside the bar amongst the waiting staff and they had the opportunity to craft their sound in between schooners.I found the guys on several meetings great fun to be with and like all us boys from that era loved talking about comics and 60s sitcoms...
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