Carl Pannuzzo is a multi-hatted musician with a trap mind for possibilities and a fearless approach to making mistakes work, or at least hearing the happy accidents in unintended outcomes, and running with them. As a singer and multi-instrumentalist, he waxes and wanes like the moon between attention to detail and complete random abandon. As a creator, interpreter and improviser, Carl is recognized as a sensitive, dynamic and fearless singer, an intuitive quickfire musical mind and affable and engaging stage presence.
“I used to crank Pink Floyd on the stereo as a teenager and play big slow drums to it - it was therapeutic in every sense. The sound production was also a dimensional immersion that could transcend reality completely. I was also taken by Gilmour's expression on guitar.”
A singer dances within, a dancer sings within. Parvyn Singh is both, and exudes a seemingly effortless grace and purity in her movement and voice. Parvyn is at home in both Eastern and Western styles of music and dance. Whether its classical Indian melody and rhythm or improvised jazz vocalisations, she has an inherent knowledge which seamlessly moves through the different genres. Parvyn performs with The Bombay Royale, her father Dya Singh, the band BluGuru and a Jazz duo Singh & Blanes.
"Dark Side of the Moon is one of those albums that I vividly remember the moment when I first heard it. A masterpiece of lush melody and sound. The vocal solo in Great Gig in the Sky is one of the most epic vocal solos of all time. It has a power, rawness and emotion that I could not even begin to imitate but it inspired me to release my voice to the edge of my reaches."
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Penny Larkins is a singer, actor and writer who champions the blank canvas. Penny gives full weight of impact and attention to the detail of a song, character, role or empathetic musing on the human condition. A Masters graduate in voice at NIDA, Penny's experience crosses worlds from Musical Theatre, to Opera, to consistently surprising audiences with special moments in the folk world, from closing numbers at Woodford Fire Events to intimate festival and workshop appearances, offering everyone the genuine feeling to have been seen and heard.
“Pink Floyd and Dark Side of the Moon fall into my psyche in the same spot as the rock opera 'Tommy'. My parents’ home was a haven for many in the mid-70s and philosophical questions accompanying high volume musical explorations abounded. My vocal on Brain Damage shows that journey from the internal critic through to performance manifestation; anxiety to outcome”.
Josh Bennett uses a multitude of instruments and his voice to create all manner of lovely vibrations, might make you smile, cry, move your hips or tap your foot. His expertise with so many instruments and ability to blend his music into so many genres is astonishing. Equally at home on guitar, sitar, dilruba (bowed sitar), fiddle, mandolin and tabla, he's one of Australia's most versatile musicians. Josh has performed around the world, on guitar at guitar festivals, on mandolin at Bluegrass festivals, and on sitar for Pandit Ravi Shankar at his home in Delhi.
"There are only a few albums where I remember where I was and what I was doing when I first heard it. Dark Side of the Moon is one of those albums. It's been part of the soundtrack to my life for decades.”
Liz Frencham possesses that unique ability to hold an audience fondly in the palm of her hand. Liz is a rare bird. A warm, exuberant performer associated with multiple successful collaborations (FrenchamSmith, Jigzag & Dev'lish Mary) and a captivating soloist. Somehow, (without genetic trickery!) she also maintains a career as a respected accompanist, producer and arranger both onstage and in the recording studio; sought out by a diverse gang of artists both national and international including While & Matthews, Gregory Page, Wouter Kellerman, Kristina Olsen, Mic Conway, Fred Smith and more.
“I distinctly remember the euphoria I felt hearing the transition into the first bridge of this song when I was probably only ten years old. The whole album is such a complete work of art.”
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