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Majelen

If you asked Majelen what her music feels like, she’d say it’s a sonic journey—imagine Ani DiFranco’s lyrical fire meets Ed Sheeran’s heart-on-sleeve storytelling, with a dash of acoustic doof doof.

Picture this: romantic wanderers, their hearts thumping to a rhythm of adventure and love, moving through mountaintop sunrises, coastal sunsets, and the wild Australian outback. It’s the soundtrack of backpackers chasing both dreams and horizons, all wrapped up in Majelen’s one-of-a-kind sound.

A graduate of the prestigious Conservatorium of Music, Majelen's roots are in jazz guitar, but her heart beats for the raw energy of acoustic music. She’s crafted a signature playing style that defies convention—her right hand doesn’t just strum; it drums, creating a rich, percussive landscape that makes her live performances a force of nature. It’s a rhythmic technique that transforms her shows into a dynamic, immersive experience, leaving audiences entranced.

Her songs are more than just music—they’re stories that invite reflection and joy. With lyrics that stir the soul, melodies that soar, and a pulse that drives you forward, Majelen’s music is an uplifting escape into her world of wanderlust and wonder.

Her debut studio album, recorded at the legendary Abbey Road Studios in London, is set for release in 2024, distributed by Virgin/Universal Music Group under her own Australian-based label, Liondance Records. The industry is already taking note: she’s been nominated for Musician of the Year and Breakout Artist of the Year at the 2024 Gold Coast Music Awards, while her tracks have charted in the top 100 across Australia, Europe, Canada, the USA, and the UK. She’s even collaborated with Australian guitar maker Cole Clark Guitars, resulting in her own signature “Majelen” model, and has caught the eye of top-tier brands like Sheeran Loopers.

Having toured extensively through the UK, Europe, and the USA in 2023 and early 2024, Majelen is now gearing up for an exciting run of shows across Australia, the UK, Europe, and beyond in 2025. Her music isn’t just a performance; it’s an invitation to join her on a journey—and there’s no telling where it will take you next.

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BB Sabina

BB Sabina is an Mparntwe (Alice Springs) based musician, known for her emotive songwriting that has been described as an “intense release evoked in song”. Drawing from the likes of Angel Olsen, Melody’s Echo Chamber and PJ Harvey, the music of BB Sabina is music drenched in rich guitar tones, emotional lyricism and a confidence in execution. BB Sabina is released her debut self-titled EP on 26 July, which was recorded by Mparntwe (Alice Springs) producer Resin Moon and mixed by ARIA Award nominated Melbourne producer Evelyn Ida Morris (Pikelet). "Powerful and captivating debut EP" - Music Feed Having emerged in recent years as one of the Northern Territory’s most dynamic and exciting performers, the charm of BB Sabina shines through her captivating live shows. Delivering her music alongside the likes of Tash Sultana and Ash Grunwald, as well as on stages at festivals including Wide Open Space, Darwin Fringe Festival and the Desert Song Festival, BB Sabina has been solidly building ...

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Rick Charles

Born in India in the southern state of Madras on 12th March 1965 the youngest of 10 children. Adelerick Charles Hogg migrated to Melbourne, Australia with Parents Malcolm & Violet, seven sisters & two brothers in early 1968.

At the tender age of 7 Adelerick, received his first acoustic guitar - a Christmas present from his father. Learning a few basic chords from his elder brother, Adelerick began his quest to further master this instrument.

Through primary school days he performed for his classmates, and won first prize - a candy bar at the school camp talent quest. This event ignited his passion for singing.

During High School he broadened his musical ability and mastered the alto saxophone with the high school orchestra. Upon completion of schooling in 1981, his dreams continued, and the passion to become an entertainer grew. However his father disapproved, as it was a difficult industry to break into.

In view of pleasing his father, Adelerick took on an apprenticeship in the field of printing. On conclusion of his printing apprenticeship, he approached his father once again for permission to follow his dreams. With qualifications behind him, his father gave full support in order to help him achieve his goals.

In 1985 Adelerick changed his stage name to Ricky Charles. In 1989 Ricky Charles was discovered by Adam Dion and Nina Randall of Casino Promotions. Casino Promotions changed his stage name from Ricky Charles to Rick Charles and placed him in numerous successful stage productions, nationally and internationally, also appearing within the fields of television, radio and media.

In 2004 Rick decided to leave Casino Promotions and form his own production company. “A C Hogg Productions".
Since winning the candy bar and guided solely by his strong Christian faith. Rick has not lost sight of his childhood dreams and he continues to dazzle audiences & fans to date.

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Matt Hansen

Matt Hansen is a multi-instrumentalist and producer from California. His music combines elements of pop, rock, and folk to create a unique sound. With a wide variety of instruments ranging from the electric guitar to the mandolin, Matt is able to create music with a wide range of textures.
Early Life & Career
Born in 1985 in California, Matt grew up playing music from an early age. He began playing drums and guitar in his early teens and eventually picked up other instruments such as bass, banjo, mandolin, harmonica and more. After graduating high school he moved to Los Angeles and began performing as a session musician for various artists. He also started producing music for various indie labels.
Music Releases & Collaborations
In 2016 Matt released his debut album 'The World Through My Eyes'. The album featured 10 tracks that showcased his musical talent by blending multiple genres together. Since then he has released two follow-up albums 'Somewhere Out There' (2017) and 'A Million Dreams' (2018). He has also collaborated with other artists such as Lindsey Stirling and Tycho.
Latest Projects
Matt continues to write and record music. Recently he wrote the score for a short film titled 'The Unseen'. He's also been working on an instrumental album which will be released later this year. His latest single is titled 'Let Go' and was released in April 2020.
Influences & Style
Matt credits artists such as John Mayer, Jeff Buckley, and Radiohead as some of his major influences. His style is often described as being melodic with intricate guitar work. He also incorporates aspects of folk and jazz into his music which adds a unique flavor to his songs.}

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FOXTROT OSKAR

Foxtrot Oskar is an up and coming indie/Alt rock group. Hailing out of Melbourne, these musos are recently coming off of their first official single "Paper Thin" and are now working on stamping their name across town with their hard hitting energetic sound.

Featuring Chloe Horler on Vocals, Connor Davis on Lead Guitar, Michael Donaldson on Rhythm Guitar, Riley Davis on Drums and Sage Brandini on Bass.

All from different walks of life, Foxtrot Oskar's music and lyrics range from political prospective, exploring the differing states of mental and emotional barriers and touches on the beauty and complications of all kinds of relationships.

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Franjapan

What started as a lunch time jam, slowly progressed into ‘Franjapan’, five high school bandmates that have evolved their sound to arrive at where they were always meant to be. Ready to make the listeners take notice, the group have modernised their guitar-centric pop rock influences to showcase their musical capabilities, with a stream of singles released throughout 2022.

Known for their encapsulating live performances and tongue-in-cheek banter, Franjapan are catching the eye of locals in the live music scene with their high energy shows and catchy hooks that make you want to dance.

Taking inspiration from the likes of The Strokes, Sam Fender Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever, Franjapan combine their individual influences to create their signature sound, making music that’s sure to be found on everyone’s summer playlist.

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Spencer Ward
Oli Collins
Dennis Sehovic
Oscar Macalpine
Rhys White

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Le Shiv

Le Shiv is a 4-piece indie/alt/rock/psych-pop band who hails from Australia and splits their time between Sydney and Los Angeles. Pencil, Jarleth, Mossy (formerly of The Ruminaters) and Chris (of All American Rejects fame) deliver searing guitars, ear-hooking melodies and gut-punching lyrics through songs that will either make you dance or cry, sometimes both.
Prior to the world changing, the band found early recognition with their music appearing in cross platform advertising content, toured across Aus, NZ and US as direct support for Grouplove and Lime Cordiale. Even after Covid hit and changed the music industry, they still were able to find success with Triple J. As an influential tastemaker and Australian lynchpin to global success, Triple J added their latest single ‘I’m Fine, I’ve Said Too Much, But How Are You?’ and selected it to be their #1 focus for their highly reserved Unearthed programming slot. Though the boys have been cooped up and locked down this past year, the lockdown has only creatively stimulated them to write a cadre of new songs. As 2022 unfolds the band will continue releasing a steady stream of new material, starting with ’The Wait is Over’ in mid January. Touring will (finally!) begin, starting with a hometown, sold out Sydney show welcoming back their fans and followed by an Australian headlining tour before embarking across the pond.

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Madeleine Clare

Born and raised in the live music capital of Australia, Melbourne-based singer-songwriter Madeleine Clare is set to release her debut solo album The Eleventh Hour in October 2022 - co-produced with Australian Music Prize nominee and multi-instrumentalist Jethro Pickett.

The voice of an angel but with plenty of the devil in her, Madeleine's songs are made for late night introspection, drawing from a wide range of influences including alt country, folk, indie noir, psychedelia, and cabaret to create rich, evocative and intimate music.

Madeleine's early career included fronting funk and soul outfits Superfly and Earthworm and as vocalist with Melbourne outfit Disasterware, supporting hip hop pioneers Jurassic Five on their Australian tour.

Madeleine turned her back on singing and performing for a time, changing careers and starting a family.
But music still beckoned and The Eleventh Hour is the beautiful result of a call finally answered.

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LongBoys

In the midst of the hustle and bustle of suburbia we find a group of layabouts. In their natural habitat music is created that the local council will refer to as a "noise violation". They soldier on. LongBoys, comprising of five members, Sam Craine (vocals/guitar), Sam Power (vocals/guitar/keys), Ayrton Ganas (guitar), Jack Hetherington (bass) and John Gore (drums), are sweeping the Eastern suburbs of Melbourne. Taking inspiration from different genres and acts such as Mac Demarco and The Doors, the band collaborates to create all of their songs. From this, they are able to bring in different kinds of genre aspects to their music and create some smooth surf sounds. Beginning in 2017 they have morphed in multiple forms, from the maturing of their musical sound seen in their first EP “Scenes” to their most recent “Clockwork” which came out in March 2020; to selling out shows across Melbourne and interstate at venues such as Rad Bar, Yah Yah’s and even backyard-festivals. After the ...

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Lead Vocals / Git - Stingray Rhythm Git - Velvet Smooth Bass - Willy Deeza Lead Git / Keys - Spirit Fingers Drums - Johnny Sticks

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Billie Marten

Isabella Sophie Tweddle (born 27 May 1999), better known under the stage name Billie Marten, is a British singer-songwriter and musician from Ripon in North Yorkshire. Her stage name came from her family's desire to keep her real name private because her music career started when she was a tween.[1] She first came to prominence at the age of twelve when a video on YouTube of her singing garnered thousands of views.[citation needed] She released her first EP at the age of fifteen in 2014, and her second EP a year later. At the end of 2015, she was nominated for BBC's Sound of 2016 award. She has since released four full-length albums: Writing of Blues and Yellows, Feeding Seahorses by Hand, Flora Fauna, and Drop Cherries, all of which have received critical acclaim. Her style can be described as singer-songwriter and folk.

In May 2014, just before her fifteenth birthday, Billie Marten released the single "Ribbon" via Burberry's curation program. She wrote the single with Fiona Bevan the previous year. According to Marten, one theme of "Ribbon" is "the elusiveness of the city, and how quickly you can lose something amongst the people and tube stations."In June 2014 she released her debut EP Ribbon. In August 2014 Marten played the BBC Introducing stage at the Reading Festival. She described her music in December 2014 as "a mix between acoustic and quite folky and a little indie."

In January 2015 Billie Marten signed to Chess Club Records, a division of Sony Music and their RCA Records recording label. She released the single "Heavy Weather" in April 2015 which premiered on Huw Stephens' BBC Radio 1 show. A 7" vinyl version of "Heavy Weather" was released in May with her cover version of Royal Blood's "Out of the Black" on the B-side. She released the single "Bird" in September 2015. She wrote the song with Olivia Broadfield, and according to Marten, the song is about "how words can truly affect people, not always for the right reasons". She toured for the first time in October 2015 as the supporting act for Lucy Rose. Marten released her second EP As Long As in November 2015.

In November 2015 she was nominated for the BBC Sound of 2016. She released her first full-length album, Writing of Blues and Yellows, on 23 September 2016.

In 2018 Marten's "Blue Sea, Red Sea", which was released as a single for her second album, featured as Annie Mac's hottest record on Radio 1. Her second LP, Feeding Seahorses by Hand, was released 26 April 2019. In 2019; Sony's boutique label, Chess Club, which Marten had previously released two albums and several EPs under, dissolved, leading to her separation from Sony. She expressed frustration with the large amount of money that record labels earn from streaming music, leaving artists struggling financially, saying, "Most people I know that have a top 10 album right now are on Universal Credit,". She described being dropped by Sony as "the best day of my life...This was my saving grace." She later signed with Fiction Records in 2020 during mandatory lockdown orders in the United Kingdom.

In January 2021, Marten announced her third album titled Flora Fauna, which released 21 May 2021 In January 2023, she announced her fourth studio album titled Drop Cherries. Marten explained that the title alludes to dropping everything to express your love for a person. The album was released on 7 April 2023.

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