I’m so proud of the fabulous people who worked on the short film “Bodysurfer” (particularly Writer/Director Kathryn Goldie) as it has already had screenings at:
– London City Film Festival
– The Shorts Film Festival in Adelaide
…and has won some incredible awards including:
– Best Actor at the London City Film Festival, 2013
– Best Film and Best Drama at the RMIT Student Film Awards, 2014
It was an honour composing the music to this short film.
It will be screening as a finalist in the “Made in Melbourne Film Festival” next month on the 3rd of December! It’s showing on opening night alongside some other terrific Melbourne-made films, so if you want to catch it on the big screen at The Capitol Theatre, please do!
Amy Bastow named as a finalist in the Film and Television category of the 2013 APRA Professional Development Awards
Amy Bastow named as a finalist in the Film and Television category of the 2013 APRA Professional Development Awards
36 songwriters and composers have been announced as finalists in the 2013 APRA Professional Development Awards (PDAs)and are now one step closer to becoming Australia’s next musical success story.
The finalists’ list features a mix of songwriters and composers including some that are already on the rise. From Matt Corby, Husky Gawenda, Thomas Busby, Leah Flanagan and Elizabeth Rose to experimental classical composer Julian Day, country music star Morgan Evans, screen composer Amy Bastow and Casey Golden who is making his mark on the Australian jazz scene.
A panel of high profile judges including Jason Mraz, Josh Pyke, Gary Clark, Troy Cassar-Daley and Sam Hollander have given their initial verdict to arrive at an exciting list of composers who are in the running to receive one of eightPDAs when they are announced on Monday, March 25.
With a total prize pool value of $240,000this year’s winners will take home a life-changing package to the value of $30,000 including $12,000 cash courtesy of APRA. Winners will also receive a ‘Music Industry Consultancy Package’ that involves one-on-one sessions with Managers, Publishers and Music Industry business teams, so they’ll be fully set up to take their career to the next level.
The finalists of the 2013 APRA PDAs:
Film and Television
Amy Bastow, David Barber, Tristan Coelho, Aaron Kenny and Joe Twist
Classical
Julian Day, Nirmali Fenn, Alexander Garsden, Daniel Rojas and Chris Williams
Popular Contemporary Music
Andy Bull, Andrew Burford, Thomas Busby, Thomas Calder, Jack Carty, Matt Corby, Husky Gawenda, Georgi Kay, Jordie Lane and Elizabeth Rose
Jazz
Kristin Berardi, Sam Boon, Casey Golden, Steve Newcomb and Matthew Sheens
Country
Chelsea Basham, Lachlan Bryan, Brad Butcher, Peter Denahy, Morgan Evans and Matt Scullion
Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander (ATSI)
Dewayne Everettsmith, Leah Flanagan, Nathan Lamont, Gina McGill and Warren H Williams
Melbourne’s most sought after contemporary music ensemble, 3 Shades Black, made an incredible performance of Amy’s string quartet “Breathing Through A Hole” at Hamer Hall last Friday the 1st of February 2013. The concert was the first in the Riverside Live Program for 2013 and made a grand splash with a full audience eager to ask this “living composer” lots of questions about her piece. “Breathing Through A Hole” was originally written for the Australian String Quartet as part of the National Composers Forum. The piece explores the notion of suffocation. How much air do we need to survive? The piece makes use of strained harmonics, gasping for breath; close minor second intervals that confine our ears and continuously morphing harmonies that suggest escape, but take us nowhere. There are brief moments of respite, where the listener inhales soaring string solos and fills their lungs with ascending lines of passionate vibrato, but the momentary elation is soon stifled by the grip of harsh non vibrato lines. As the piece comes to an end, the remaining air is thin…the contrapuntal textures becoming faint and pale. Will the listener escape or will they be left breathing through a hole?
Here is a snippet from the concert at Hamer Hall on Friday:
…or why not listen to an extended version played by The Australian String Quartet.
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