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Tora

Tora is an Australian electronic band formed in Byron Bay, New South Wales in May 2013. The founding members are Thorne Davis, Shaun Johnston, Jo Loewenthal, and Jai Piccone. They have undertaken Australian and international tours. Their tracks have received rotation on the Australian national radio station Triple J

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.

Members
Spencer Ward
Oli Collins
Dennis Sehovic
Oscar Macalpine
Rhys White

Major Bummer

Major Bummer woke up one evening and decided to place an ad in the Musicians Wanted section of their local guitar shop. It read: “Own gear own transporting no time-wasting band require member(s) to create grand musical project kinda like The Replacements playing Wilco's Being There with Malkmus and Mascis replacing Nels and the other guy while Beach Boys overdub harmonies from their death beds via Skype.” Over the course of a year they received no replies; all 28 tear-off tabs (with landline phone number) remained attached. So they decided to go another way, and just asked their guitar playing friends to join. With world peace, universal harmony and first contact with extra-terrestrials at stake, particular special care was taken on Party Time to get the Guitar Solo / Chorus ratio just right, all the while building intergalactic yet microscopic layers of resonating transmissions that can be sent into space with ease and still sound OK on the white headphones you get free with your ...

Simon Paparo

Perth born singer/songwriter Simon Paparo has been unleashing his beautiful music on the Australian music scene relentlessly. From an early age Simon has been carving his own songs and covering others with a fresh energy and raw passion that secures his audience their seats.

With shades of such luminaries as Snow Patrol and Lewis Capaldi, Simon is emerging as the new Australian voice. Residing in Melbourne his musical journey continues with new tracks ready for his latest audience.

He is known to woo a crowd in moments and is a strong melodic performer with a captivating vocal delivery of intelligent lyrics about our time and place. Simon Paparo is an act to watch!

Simon finished 3rd in “Melbourne’s best busker” with an article in the Herald Sun and played live on 3AW Melbourne. He has also been interviewed/performed live on ABC Melbourne 774 and Triple R. He was in the Australian final of Emergenza band competition with his ex band The Drifting at The Metro, in Sydney and released an EP with the Drifting, which was played on Rage and Triple J.

Simon is also a producer and score composer. He works with Australian and international based artists to record their music at his studio, Four Doors Studios.