Improv Idol this Thursday

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Who will be the king/queen of Australian Improvised Music in 2016? Come along and make your vote count!

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Last year’s winner, Gemma Horbury, being crowned by Carolyn Connors.

Thursday 29 September, 2016 – 8pm

Wesley Anne, 250 High Street, Northcote.
Admission: $15.

And here they are, like lambs to the slaughter…errr, I mean vying for the glory of being crowned Improv Idol 2016:

Roger Alsop
Aviva Endean
Rod Gregory
Carey Knight
Derek McCormack
Michael McNab
Roni Shewan
Adam Simmons

Check out their Improv Idol journeys so far . Come and vote for your favourite at the Wesley Anne as they fight to the musical death.

Judges: Sean Baxter, Carolyn Connors & Gemma Horbury

Produced/hosted by: Clinton Green & Carmen Chan 

Want video from last year, info on this year, improv celebrity gossip? Go to http://ImprovIdol.com

Two performances this week (Melbourne & Auckland)

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This Tuesday night I’m reprising a dual turntable duo with Paul Wain AKA DJ 2 of Antediluvian Rockinghorse at Make It Up Club. Also performing at Octave Pussy (Nat Grant & Miranda Hill) and The Deep Goss. Me and Paul will most likely be first up, so don’t be late.

Tuesday 20 Sept 2016, 9pm – Make It Up Club, Bar Open (upstairs), 317 Brunswick St, Fitzroy, Melbourne, Australia. Facebook event.

Then I head over the ditch for my first New Zealand gig – a solo set where I’ll be playing my ‘Setting for The Iliad‘. Also performing is Flesh Robot.

Friday 23 Sept, 2016, 8pm – Audio Foundation (sub basement of Parisian Tie Factory), 4 Poynton Terrace, Auckland, NZ. Facebook event.

 

Solo this Friday night

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This Friday I’ll be playing a new work, based around the idea of a musical setting for excerpts from The Iliad.

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Four things and more at Cross Street on Friday night, 2 September.

Including:

Trio: Ren Walters, Myfanwy Alderson, Carmen Chan

Solo: Clinton Green

Solo: Michael McNab

Screening: ‘If I am a musical thinker’ (2007) Carmen Chan

+ Dur-é Dara, Ewen
+ on-the-spot collaborations and more…

Time: 8.30pm
Venue: Moreland City Band Hall, 16-22 Cross Street, Brunswick East
Entry by donation
BYO alcohol

Facebook event

Improv Idol 2016 entries now open

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CALLING ALL IMPROVISERS! Deep down inside, you know you’re the best (chuck out the rest). Come and prove your worth by becoming a contestant in Improv Idol 2016.

We are looking for improvising musicians of any and all backgrounds, experience, and abilities. A sense of fun and adventure will also hold you in good stead.

Get your entries in now. Peruse the competition rules as well.

Entries close at midnight Friday 2 September. The big night is Thursday 29 September at the Wesley Anne in Northcote.

Check out this video of our 2015 contestants, battling it out to impress audiences and judges alike. This could be you!

Upcoming performances and events September/October 2016

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Friday 2 September – Four Things And More – solo performance

Moreland City Band Hall, 16-22 Cross Street, Brunswick, Australia. Facebook event.

Tuesday 13 September, 9pm – Rod Cooper Engineering – I am part of a large group playing Cooper’s bespoke instruments. Facebook event.

Make It Up Club, Bar Open (upstairs), 317 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy, Australia.

Tuesday 20 September, 9pm – turntable duo/battle with Paul Wain (AKA DJ2 of Antediluvian Rocking Horse)

Make It Up Club, Bar Open (upstairs), 317 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy, Australia.

Friday 23 September – solo performance

Audio Foundation, Auckland, New Zealand. Facebook event

Thursday 29 September, 8pm – Improv Idol

Wesley Anne, 250 High Street, Northcote, Australia.

Friday 7 October, 8:30pm – THIS Ensemble

Moreland City Band Hall, 16-22 Cross Street, Brunswick, Australia.