By special arrangement, fifty per cent of the proceeds from the sale of the hard copy EP, Against the Odds, were donated to Médecins Sans Frontières Australia. The four track, packaged EP retailed for $15 and can still be purchased directly from Ian Lilburne through the contact on this website. (Put Against the Odds in subject […]
Damn! I have to write a bio for Ian’s website. I hate writing these things as they seem to me unending lists of things I have done radaradarada. So I asked Ian to write one for me and although that had merit, I wasn’t truly happy (if indeed one can be). But some things Ian […]
Abe plays an array of Latin percussion instruments on Against the Odds, the title track of the Ian Lilburne EP. Argentinian/Australian, multi-instrumentalist and artist Abraham Dunovits lives and works in Fremantle. He is the driving force behind Funkalleros, a highly energetic original band that fuses rock, blues, jazz, funk, reggae, Spanish rumba styles and Latin American Mestizo […]
Principally a roots and jazz player, Ben Franz has also worked in eclectic genres ranging from noise bands to post rock. Since 2000 he has been actively involved in record production and engineering. After studying jazz at the West Australian Academy of Performing Arts in the early 90’s, he began a seven year stint with Lucky […]
Kate Hall is an actor, singer and teacher, who has been prominent in the Perth theatre and music communities since the early 1980s. While studying theatre arts at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA), she performed as lead singer in various rock bands, most notably the infamous Satch Band (1984 to 1987). She […]
Reuben Kooperman plays snare and brushes on Cast My Twisted Ways on the EP Against the Odds. With a minimalist approach to percussion, a listening ear and a friendly smile, Reuben is at home in almost any musical setting that has a groove or a feel. A second generation drummer, Reuben has been gigging in Perth […]
Since the mid 2000’s Peter Smith has been working with Pete Grandison at Shanghai Twang Studios, playing drums on recordings by local artists. He has a Certificate and Associate Diploma in Jazz Performance from the WA Academy of Performing Arts, is a Bachelor of Music Education, and has more than thirty years professional experience playing […]
Jennifer Tingley has performed with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra, studio orchestras for film, backing orchestras for Richard Clayderman, James Morrison, Rod Stewart, Natalie Cole among others, and with small chamber ensembles around Australia including the Fremantle Chamber Orchestra. She also loves playing folk and acoustic music, having performed with many Australian musicians including Simon Nield, […]
Award-winning composer and performer Cathie Travers has spent her life breaking musical boundaries. Her playing ranges from celtic folk through tango and jazz to experimental chamber music and Twentieth Century classical music. The SYDNEY MORNING HERALD had this to say: Cathie Travers’ music embraces the gamut of hard-edged contemporary pungency to sweetness, nostalgia, and up-beat extrovert wit. Travers freelances […]
[flickr-gallery mode=”photoset” photoset=”72157626452114142″] Ian Lilburne at the StepUp Live Song Contest, November 2005 Photos by Dave Barry Click pictures to view | View Full Screen Slideshow