Odette Mercy & Her Soul Atomics
Odette Mercy & Her Soul Atomics, a local Perth soul/funk band, deliver soul vocals, a tight rhythm section, fat horns and slick guitar grooves.
With a succulent sweet soul infused voice, hand in hand with a dynamic and commanding stage presence, Odette Mercy is certainly making her mark as a front woman and female vocalist. She has been lending her vocals to the recorded tracks of local artists such as the Brow Horn Orchestra, The Accumulated Gestures, and as a special guest in live performances with Rezide and STOOPFRESH.
Backing her is her band, The Soul Atomics, a line-up who has more than 50 years tallied on their wall of experience. Not limited to Funk and Soul, The Soul Atomics draw from Pop to Rock to Dub to World Music, to Drum and Bass, these 5 musicians certainly have had experience in many of the differing genres Perth has to offer.
Vocals - Odette Mercy (‘Ofa Fotu- Askari Afrobeat Orchestra)
Bass - Jon Fernandes (Askari A.O/ Funk Club House Band/ Superengine/ Eyespy)
Drums - Zen Fusion (Askari A.O/ Zarm)
Guitar - Jamie Searle (Grace Barbe/ Askari A.O. / Raggabeats)
Trumpet - Jimmy Murphy (Sunshine Brothers/ Askari A.O. / Gentlemen of Leisure/ FCHB)
They offer a tight rhythm section, sweet ear busting horns and steady guitar grooves, certainly one combination that people often find hard to refuse. However, it is also most certainly about the woman, who on behalf of the band, literally extends her hand out in gesture.
In a short time, OM&HSA have played support gigs for Menahan Street Band, Alice Russell, Seal and have played on the bill for Seriously Sound System, Funk Club NYE, Spring in the Valley – Houghton’s Winery, Rottnest Comedy Fest, NYE 2011 - Rottnest Island.
www.myspace.com/odettemercy
Rachel and Henry Climb a Hill
Rachel and Henry Climb a Hill (RAHCAH), a local Fremantle folk band, tell tales of leap-frogging, kite flying and lost love. Their style is a mix of folk, reggae, indi-pop-rock and hip-hop that is so catchy and infectious it get everyone dancing.
RAHCAH have performed extensively across Perth and the southwest including the renowned Southbound Festival in 2009. They were the winners of WAM Folk Song of Year 2010, placed 2nd in the state final of the National Campus Bands Comp and winners of best music video at Tupelo Film Festival (USA) 2011.
RAHCAH have played alongside Cut of Your Hands, the Panda Band, Red Jezebels and The Basement Birds.
Rachel Gorman - vox, guitar, drums, ukelele, keys
Brett Crabtree - guitar, vox, drums, bass, harmonica
Vim Leaf - drums, guitar, vox, bass, ukulele
Jenny May - cello, vocals
Rhian Todhunter - bass guitar
www.myspace.com/rachelandhenryclimbahill
The Entourage
The Entourage is one of the latest additions to Perth’s vibrant music scene. It is a young and energetic 6-piece cover band that was put together about a year ago to showcase the exciting collective talents that the band has to offer.
The band consists of 2 vocalists (Fozz and Romi), guitarist (Dan), Bassist (Angelo), Drummer (Grant) and Keyboardist (Andre). Each member of The Entourage has a unique musical background, which together achieve a sound like no other in Perth.
The band members come from different backgrounds (Indian, Myanmarian and Australian) and include a former international student.
Covering mainly funk, R&B, reggae and some top 40 mainstream pop hits, the band has put together a list of some of the best hits from the 70’s right through to 2011. Adding their musical flare and creative arrangements, The Entourage is ready to entertain audience young and old, for any occasions.
Afrotonic
The Afrotonic dancers and their drummers provide a spectacular, high energy African drum and dance performance. You can join in and express yourself to the powerful beat of African music. It is an exhilarating and unique cultural experience!
Feel the energizing power of the drums, get a better understanding of traditional African rhythms, watch and learn both traditional and more contemporary steps/moves and choreographies, inspired by West African dance (Senegalese, Ghanean and Guinean mainly). Discover an addictive fusion of African moves and upbeat tribal rhythms high energy, high power performances that are spectacular and engaging.
www.afrotonic.com.au
Charlie Bucket
Charlie began his musical career as a drummer playing in various jazz and funk bands in Perth in the late 90’s and early 2000’s.Upon returning from a European trip he discovered the art of djing.
With an already eclectic and diverse taste in music Charlie began to infuse his love of performing with his passion for record collecting. Soon Charlie began spinning at a variety of different nightspots around Perth, playing a wide range of funk, soul, hip hop, house, disco and reggae.
Charlie has supported many artists such as Roy Ayers, Femi Kuti, Mf Doom, Aloe Blacc, Mayer Hawthorne, Arabian prince, dj House shoes, Kurtis Blow, Basement jaxx, Groove armada, Blackalicious, Norman Jay, Mr Scruff, Ghostface killah, Amp Fiddler, Cut Chemist, De la Soul, Giles Peterson, Fat Freddies Drop Q-tip, The Pharcyde, Dj Dexter and many more. Charlie has been nominated for best Perth Dj in the West Australian Music Awards for the last 5 years running and is currently the Best Hip Hop Dj in the Perth Dance Music Awards.
www.myspace.com/djcharliebucket
Something on the Side
“Something on the side” is an acoustic project that was recently formed by a group of friends with a huge passion for performing. It covers songs across different genres. This name came up very recently when the band was deciding what to call themselves. It refers to what the band does together as a little project outside their full time careers. Having played together in the past with a different band, these talented musicians from various cultural backgrounds recently decided to get together again to form a brand new acoustic group. As a result, “Something on the Side” was born...
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