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And we love Natasha's music videos too!! Have a look at Pete Murray's new video directed by Natasha.
The AICM was indeed fortunate to be able to host a workshop featuring Natash Pincus, widely recognised producer of music videos for people such as Paul Kelly and Kasey Chambers.
The workshop was held on Friday and run in conjunction with the organisers of the Heart of Gold International Film Festival. Natasha was in town for the Festival and kindly agreed to share her experiences and expertise with a very appreciative audience in the AICM Auditorium.
Thanks for your support Natasha!!!
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TRTT succes story Nick visits Cert III students
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Nick knocking out Start the Car with the AICM brass section and teacher Aaron Partridge on guitar
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Telstra Road to Tamworth success story Nick Aitken visited the Certificate III students last week to share with them some of the experiences he had as a finalist in that competiton. He brought with him videos of his stage performances and also showed performances by other finalists from the internet.
Nick spoke of his going to Mackay to compete in the heat up there and the enjoyment that he experienced as the winner meeting people like Catherine Britt and Adam Harvey. He also spoke of what he described as the "country music family" and how it was important for people who want success in the country music industry to be part of the family. This required attending lots of country music festivals and talent quests. By attending these festivals, performers got to know the right people. And thats important. He plans to get to know lots of the right people over the next year.
Nick also spoke of the significant role played by the annual Country Music College held in Tamworth each year and shared with the students that one of his goals for the next year was to be accepted as an attendee at that function.
As a musician, Nick couldn't leave without playing some music with the students. It just so happened that the class had been working on Start the car earlier in the day so he took the lead in that. It sounded great.
Band still has no name...
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Luke, Clare and James - Linc really was there |
Clare Quinn entertaining some younger patrons |
The band still has no name but they played out at Imbil last Saturday evening to a very receptive and supportive crowd. The occasion was a 2 day campdraught and the band played music for the evening's entertainment. They worked from the back of a truck in the middle of the Imbil show grounds and even after being together only a couple of weeks were able to provide 3 hours of music. Not a bad effort for high school students.
Ever on the look out for an interesting and creative band name, some of the members, or maybe it was some of their supporters, thought they had the answer. While purchasing an evening meal at the campdraught, it came to be known that the dinner supplied to female patrons was different to the one supplied to the male patrons. The female received 2 potatoes while the males received 3. Discussion around this difference produced a band name "Three potatoes" - not "The three potatoes".
Somehow I don't think it will stick.
What a difference a week makes
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Congratulations are due all round to the workers from Skill Centred who managed to transform the Auditorium from a construction site to a movie theatre in one week that was allocated to them.
The Heart of Gold people had been promised a venue in which they could run workshops in the week leading up to the festival and one in which they could show movies on the weekend of the festival. Many who visited the site a week before it was required doubted that the work could be done in time.
It did happen in time and while there is still more work to be done on the room, it was very useable and in fact proved to be ideal for the purposes it had been allocated.
Thanks guys for your stellar efforts. We look forward to making it a creative center for Gympie.
April 1st at the RSL
We are on again at the RSL this week so we would encourage you to support our up and coming artists, both young and old by coming and listening to what they have to offer. The evening starts at 6.30pm and finishes at 9.30. $2 from each meal sold goes to the AICM so eat up big.
Certificate II this week
We have had the auditions and the Certificate II program is on the way beginning this week at 3.30 on Tuesday afternoon March 31st. Two guitarists, a drummer and a keyboard player have been selected. We are still looking for a bass guitar player. So if you know of anyone who plays bass and would like to join, please let them know that there is an opening in our program.
Mike Smith to visit AICM
We are fortunate to be able to welcome Mike Smith to Gympie and to the AICM later this week. Mike lives in Caboolture and has agreed to travel up to Gympie to speak with members of the Certificate III class. Students from the Country Music School of Excellence have also been invited to attend the workshop.
Mike runs NfS Publicity and specialises in distributing not for sale CDs of songs submitted to him by artists. These CDs go to radio stations and other media outlets and many make the playlists of important outlets in the country music industry. He is clearly an important man in the CM industry for the students to be aware of - ie networking.