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0 Darebin Music Feast Songwriters’ Award 2014 Winner Maddie Duke

The winner of the Darebin Music Feast Songwriters’ Award 2014 is Northcotion, Maddie Duke for her song ‘Joshua’. Congrats to all the finalists on their amazing performances at Northcote Town Hall on Sunday 19 October. Massive thanks to our Grand Final judges Peter Farnan, Evelyn Morris and Jason Morrison and our supporters APRA, Head Gap, Implant Media, Indie Masters, The Push, Beat Magazine and Guitar World Northcote.

0 SECOND HALF OF THE MUSIC FEAST - IDEAS TO MAKE THE MOST

We have officially hit the halfway point of Darebin Music Feast 2014 and there is still so much on.

Some ideas for the second week of Feasting:

- Perform at the open mic night, Tues 14 Sep
- See one of the gigs at our host of local venues
- Learn about all things bluegrass at the Bluegrass Workshop & Jam
- Come to the Artists In Conversation sessions with Richard Watts
- Attend one or more of the Shop Talk workshops and upskill your music industry abilities
- Enjoy our big showcase events: The Songwriters’ Award Final & the Decibels Record Showcase
- Take the gigs to a family friendly event or two
- Come on down to the FREE Bain Marie festival hub for tunes, food and a drink or two
- Catch all of the glorious shows held in the Northcote Town Hall
- Spot a busker and enjoy the community stages at the Street Feast sessions

See you there!

0 FREE, FAMILY-FRIENDLY FEAST EVENTS

If you’re looking for somewhere excellent to take the kidlets this weekend or next, Darebin Music Feast has plenty to offer. Best bit is, all events are 100% free. Check out this list and click the links to find out more.

Pedal, Sing & Ding!, Saturday 11 October, 11am
One of Melbourne’s most celebrated musicians, Sarah Carroll, will take you on a musical bike ride en masse
https://musicfeast.com.au/2014-program/street-feast/pedal-sing-ding/

Kiddyrock, Saturday 11 October, 1-2pm
Music workshop for kids and adults to create a music wonderland
https://musicfeast.com.au/2014-program/the-bain-marie-2/family-music-workshop-2/

Sunday Stomp! with Livingstone Daisies, Sunday 12 October, 1-2pm
A great way to enjoy some real music with the kids
https://musicfeast.com.au/bain-marie-2014/gigs-for-dads-the-kids/

The Bushwhazee Bush Dance, Saturday 18 October, 1-2pm
Bush Dance, Darebin style. BYO boots and spurs.
https://musicfeast.com.au/bain-marie-2014/family-music-workshop/

Sunday Stomp! with Goatpiss Gasoline, Sunday 19 October, 1-2pm
A gig for weekend carers and their charges to let loose to some quality contemporary music and stomp!
https://musicfeast.com.au/bain-marie-2014/gigs-for-dads-the-kids-2/

0 Watch Balcony TV Clips Now

BalconyTV began in 2006 on a tiny balcony in Dublin and is now produced in over 50 cities around the globe. BalconyTV Melbourne brings the Melbourne music scene to your virtual doorstep! Check out our Darebin Music Feast Specials featuring highlights from the Feast Program.

If you love what you see, you can find info about the gig by searching the band’s name in our search portal on the left hand side of this website.

0 PRINT PROGRAM OUT NOW

We at Darebin Music Feast have been organising, shuffling, laying out, flourishing, colouring, mixing and matching - all to deliver our gorgeous print program for this year’s celebration of music.

We have partnered with Beat Magazine to launch the program in the Wednesday 24 September edition of the mag, which can now be found in locations across the northside and CBD. The print program is also available at all Council locations including Northcote Town Hall and Northcote Library.

If your mind has been boggling at the amazing range of events on offer, you can now bookmark your favourites before we kick off on Wednesday 8 October.

Let the Feast commence!

0 THE MUSIC FEAST 2014 FULL PROGRAM IS UP!

Full program details for the 2014 Music Feast program are no on-line and tickets are on sales through our Music Feast venues. We have over 30 free events in The Bain Marie festival hub bar (including Pugsley Buzzard pictured), 14 Artists Support Program presentations in the Town Hall on High program, over 100 events in our Local Venue Shows program (including The Grahams pictured), more than 15 free industry development sessions in our newest Shop Talk program co-presented by The Push (including Nick O’Byrne pictured) and lots of fun at the 3 buskers and community stages in the Street Feast! Put October 8-19 in your diary, and don’t let anything get in the way! Click through the d\links in the PROGRAM drop down menu for full details. The hard copy program will be on the streets via BEAT on Wednesday 24 September.

0 MUSIC FEAST 2014 SONGWRITERS AWARD - OPEN FOR ENTRY

Competition – Open to songwriters’ who live, work or study in the City of Darebin

The Darebin Music Feast Songwriters’ Award is our annual songwriting competition that seeks to recognise, showcase and promote the talents of local songwriters.

Over 100 entries are received each year from musicians of all ages and backgrounds. Finalists perform at the Grand Final Concert on Sunday 19 October, before a panel of distinguished local musicians and industry representatives.

Past winners include Jordie Lane, Sal Kimber, Dan Flynn and Ben Mason.
Entrants must live, work or study in the City of Darebin.

An amazing prize package is up for grabs!

• $2000 thanks to APRA
• 8 hours recording time with an engineer at Head Gap Studios
• 4 hours mastering at Indie Masters
• $500 Implant Media Voucher for CD duplication services
• ¼ Page Beat Ad
• $200 Guitar World Voucher
• Face the Music Conference Tickets

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ENTRIES ARE NOW OPEN!
CLICK HERE to Enter
closes Wednesday 10 September, 2014
Music Feast Songwriters Award – Entry Information

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0 MUSIC FEAST SUPPORTS NEW COMPOSITION COMPETITION

Community world music orchestra, Orkeztra Glasso Bashalde, in collaboration with the Darebin Music Feast, is hosting the inaugural 2014 Composition Competition for composers who live, work or study in the City of Darebin.

Composers are invited to submit a two-page instrumental tune that fits stylistically with the Orkeztra Glasso Bashalde’s purpose and repertoire. The entries will be judged by a panel of established local musicians whose work reflects the musical genres of Orkeztra Glasso Bashalde.

“We’re a community world music orchestra playing tunes from Eastern Europe, the Balkans, Turkey and the Middle East,” said Musical Director, Gemma Horbury. “Our players range in age from 10 to 77 and come from a range of musical backgrounds and experience,” she said. “We’re looking for short, catchy tunes in the vein of our repertoire and that are accessible to players of ranging ability.”

Orkeztra Glasso Bashalde was established in 2008 by musician Pietro Fine with a vision to develop musicianship and strengthen community by promoting positive awareness of diverse musical cultures. The group performs regularly throughout the year to a loyal base of supporters and also supports the Australian music community by collaborating with local composers and musicians.

“We’re a not-for-profit group and after 6 years we’re in a position to do more to support the local music community,” said Horbury. “We recognise that there should be more opportunities at a grass-roots level for composers of instrumental music. We wanted to offer composers and musicians this chance to have their works judged by established performers and to take home the significant prize package. It takes real guts to be a musician and stick with it and I’m so proud we can not only offer someone the recognition they deserve but also a prize that could actually make a lasting difference to the winner’s career.”

The Composition Competition winner will receive $1,000 cash from Orkeztra Glasso Bashalde; 8-hours recording time with an engineer thanks to Incubator Studio; 8-hours mixing time with Pughouse Studios; a solid-body guitar (value $600) from High Street Music and a one-year Gold Membership to the Fingers of Fury Arabic and Turkish Drumming School.

The winner of the 2014 Orkeztra Glasso Bahalde Composition Competition will be announced at the Prize Presentation concert on Sunday 12 October as part of the Darebin Music Feast.

Orkeztra Glasso Bahalde Composition Competition - Application Form

Click here: OGB Composition Comp - Application

Orkeztra Glasso Bahalde Composition Competition - Information Form

Click here: OGB Composition Comp - Information Form

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For further enquiries please contact Cath Ferla: 0418 862 349 || 2014compositioncompetition@gmail.com || www.facebook.com/orkeztra.org