Three Queensland musicians are among a group of 20 Australian contemporary groups which will visit more than 150 regional cities and towns.
Troy Brady, Tenzin Choegyal and Erik Griswold have received funding through Music Australia to help tour their shows outside Australia’s capitals.
Music Australia Director Millie Millgate said the overall investment of $500,000, through the Contemporary Music Touring Program, would support 20 tours of original Australian contemporary music, bringing live performances to 159 cities, towns and regions across the country.
Ms Milgate said the tours would feature a range of talents and genres spanning pop, blues, reggae, experimental, and upbeat R&B for children.
“This investment will bring live performances to audiences right across the country,” she said.
“From remote regional towns to major cities, these tours reflect the incredible diversity of Australian music and its power to bring communities together.
“This uplift aims to help artists amplify their upcoming tours through Australian music media, increasing discoverability and strengthening the fabric of Australia’s contemporary music ecology.”
The full list of recipients are:
- Hamed Sadeghi (NSW): Northern Rhapsody Australia Tour.
- Stuart Nuggett (NT): The Jingili Song Project. Tri-state Tour.
- Troy Brady (QLD): Betting on Blak: Jungaji National Album Tour.
- Tenzin Choegyal (QLD): Whispering Sky: Spacious Sound and Joyful Spirit.
- Erik Griswold (QLD): Unnamed Road.
- Rubiks Collective (VIC): A Book of Hours Australian Tour.
- Luminescence Chamber Singers (ACT): Red Dirt Hymns. Regional Tour.
- Jorge Leiva Cock (VIC): La Descarga Fiesta de Corazon Album Tour.
- Quentin Angus (Based Overseas): Quintet Album Release Tour.
- Peter Knight (VIC): TL;DR Album Launch Tour.
- Speak Percussion (VIC): Percussion, Conversation, Degustation Tour.
- Close Counters (VIC): Lovers Dance Academy. Aus Album Tour.
- Clarissa Bock (NSW): The Mastery EP Tour.
- David Leha (NSW): Radical Son Regional Tour.
- Georgia Hovell (VIC): Georgia Fields East Coast String Quartet Tour.
- Stephanie Linsdell (VIC): Lalka’s The Willfire EP Tour.
- Music in Exile Ltd (VIC): 5th Anniversary Fundraising Events.
- Ashley Groenewald (NSW): Ash Grunwald National Tour.
- Zindzi Okenyo (NSW): Zindzi and the Zillionaires. National Tour.
- Adelaide Festival Centre (SA): Adelaide Guitar Festival On the Road.
