Since they broke through into the Australian music scene more than a decade ago, Tash Sultana has been nothing less than a musical force. 

The gender-fluid multi-instrumentalist, producer, singer-songwriter, engineer and entrepreneur has carved out every step in their musical journey over the last 15 years, which has taken them from performing open night mics all over the country, busking the streets of Melbourne to releasing platinum records, accumulating billions of streams, nominations across the globe, to winning awards and selling hundreds of thousands of concert tickets worldwide. 

Tash creates, composes, writes, engineers and produces everything that is heard live, and on record. Tash is the band. Their now-famous busking sessions on Melbourne’s Bourke Street catapulted them into the eyes and ears of music fans everywhere, and a viral video of their early song ‘Jungle’ brought them international attention. Since then, it’s been nothing but a meteoric rise. 

Their debut album Flow State landed in 2018 and quickly became Gold certified, and spawned Platinum and Gold records with singles ‘Mystik’ and ‘Murder to the Mind’. 

In 2019 alone, Tash sold more than 500,000 concert tickets globally, and over the years they’ve notched up major international appearances at festivals like Coachella, Lollapalooza, Bonnaroo, Austin City Limits, and Montreal Jazz Festival. 

Acclaimed second record Terra Firma landed in 2021, and garnered widespread praise for Tash’s raw and reflective songwriting and ambitious musical arrangements. Like everything before it, the entirety of the record was carved by Tash – every instrument that was played, every bit of musical arrangement, every bit of production. But for the first time, Terra Firma saw Tash bring in a couple of close friends and collaborations to co-write – including Matt Corby, Dann Hume, Jerome Farah, and Josh Cashman. 

Their extensive catalog has nearly broken the internet, having raked in billions of streams and counting. 

2023 sees Tash release the first music from a new era of Tash Sultana. 

Global superstar Tones And I has returned with her new single “Charlie”. Celebrating the release with a debut TV performance on late-night talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live! On the disco-inspired new track, Tones And I sounds bolder and looser as her voice floods the dance floor with euphoria. Elaborating on the track, Tones And I explains, “Charlie was a song that came out of nowhere, it was done in 3 hours and we wrote the bass line first. It’s about missing my dog Charlie and other things. It’s a funky jam and I just wanted to have some fun with it.”

The new single follows the singer’s debut collaboration. Featuring on GRAMMY award winning, multi-platinum-selling artist, Macklemore’s triumphant new anthem ‘CHANT’, Tones and I joined the Seattle born-and-based artist on the track’s morning television debut as part of Good Morning America’s Summer Concert Series in Central Park and is currently on tour with Macklemore for his North American live run.

 Tones And I kicked off 2022 with reflective track, “Eyes Don’t Lie,” which notably marked the first new music from Tones And I since the release of her celebrated debut album, Welcome To The Madhouse.

Released in 2021, Welcome To The Madhouse debuted at #1 on Australia’s ARIA Albums Chart continuing an incredible string of successes for Tones And I. The record details an intimately honest and vivid journey from busking in Byron Bay to international stardom to saying goodbye to her best friend. Tones And I weaves it all together into a moving and magnetic 14-track collection written entirely by the Australian artist with her co-producing every song.  The album is highlighted by the single “Fly Away,” a poetic and powerful composition which Tones And I delivered performances of on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and The Ellen DeGeneres Show.  Welcome To The Madhouse also features “Won’t Sleep,” which arrived alongside a Tones And I, Nick Kozakis and Liam Kelly directed official music video, and “Cloudy Day,” which VARIETY hailed as “the perfect pandemic anthem” with Tones And I performing the song on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and TODAY. 

Tones And I exploded into pop culture’s consciousness with her global smash “Dance Monkey,” the most Shazamed single of all time, and officially the 3rd most streamed song of all time on Spotify making the track the most streamed song ever by a female artist on the platform. Since its release, the “Dance Monkey” official music video has surpassed 1.8 billion views on YouTube, while the track has eclipsed seven billion streams globally and earned 6x platinum certification from the RIAA in the US as well as multi-platinum or diamond certification in sixteen other countries. Plus, “Dance Monkey” hit #4 on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart, making “Dance Monkey” the first top five Hot 100 hit solely written by a woman in over eight years. In Australia, “Dance Monkey” holds the all-time record for the most weeks spent at #1 on the ARIA Singles Chart, while in the UK “Dance Monkey” has made Tones And I the longest running #1 of all time by a female artist on the Official Singles Chart. “Dance Monkey” is featured on Tones And I’s RIAA gold certified debut EP The Kids Are Coming which earned her four major ARIA Awards including: “Breakthrough Artist,” “Best Female Artist,” “Best Pop Release,” and “Best Independent Release.”

 Originally from Australia’s Mornington Peninsula, Tones And I travelled to Byron Bay in early 2018 to take a chance at busking. On the first day she had crowds spilling onto the street. Tones quit her retail job and decided to make Byron her new home where she lived out of her van for a year, honing her song writing and busking every weekend. A year later, she had one of the biggest songs in the world with her global smash “Dance Monkey.” 

Kita Alexander is a Brisbane-born, Byron based singer-songwriter who has captivated audiences with her reflective, heart-on-sleeve music. Her distinctive blend of vulnerability and empowerment has resonated with fans, amassing over 143 million global streams to date. With a growing reputation for honest song writing and unforgettable melodies, Kita Alexander is poised to take the music world by storm with the release of her debut album this year.

“What The Cat Empire does to a room full of people is so unique and I felt like I wasn’t ready to leave that…and I was also really excited by all of the new musical possibilities,” – Felix Riebl

Aussie icons The Cat Empire have had an illustrious career, spanning decades and genres. Illuminating stages across the globe, the band are a magnetic force that have captivated millions of adoring fans with their high energy performances and explosive sound and visuals. With the band’s infectious groove and vibrancy, audiences are guaranteed to shimmy, shake, and sing their way through a Cat Empire set.  

Continuing the legacy and the driving force behind a fresh new era for the band is Felix Riebl and Ollie McGill, two of the original three founding members of the group. 

Breathing energy into the band, the new project will showcase a wonderful collective of musicians who will make sure to retain the core DNA of The Cat Empire but include more collaborations, influences, and diverse artistry. 

Leaning into a sense of musical curiosity with boundless possibilities, this newfound spirit promises to shine an even brighter light on the band’s exuberant musicality, elevating their sound and broadening their influences. 

“The world really closed over the past few years and there was a point for me where I realised how much I needed music and how important live music really was. We’ve had this great run of 20 years with the group, but The Cat Empire still has a place to play in a new moment. With a band that’s as malleable and diverse as The Cat Empire is, it’s just this amazing gift that I want to breathe new love and life in to,” says Felix.

The Cat Empire is uniquely Australian with realised global ambitions over a 20-year career. As the band gear up to release their 9th studio album, they have gone back to their roots writing and recording in their hometown of Melbourne. Celebrating Melbourne’s live music scene and the next generation of talented musicians, the band want to pay homage to a place where Felix & Ollie first met, sneaking into venues underage and discovering a whole world of music. 

Exploring new styles and approaches while also celebrating the melting pot of international sounds coming from local artists, the forthcoming record is as ambitious as it is considered – with a list of over 30 contemporary musicians to play on the record.

On the live circuit, The Cat Empire are excited to introduce an abundance of creativity, showcasing a diverse line-up of performers to share their stage. They will join the recognisable horn section of Ross Irwin and Kieran Conrau, familiar faces of over 20 years. To Cat Empire fans, Daniel Farrugia’s drumming won’t be unfamiliar. He’s toured with the band multiple times and is one of the most exciting and in-demand live and studio drummers in Australia. 

New faces include award-winning musical force Grace Barbe, hailing from the Indian Ocean islands of the Seychelles on bass and vocals. Cuban-born trumpeter, vocalist and percussionist Lazaro Numa joins long-time tinmen Roscoe and Kieran in the Empire Horns. Finally, bolstering the percussion section is Neda Rahmani – a dear friend of the The Cat Empire who whose love of language and community has connected her to Afro and Brazilian drumming cultures in Australia and around the world. 

The Cat Empire’s new show will celebrate movement, vibrancy, and playfulness – with a host of new material as well as the crowd-favourites. 

With a history of multiple platinum records, awards, sold out tours and over 250 million streams – The Cat Empire have officially entered their golden era.

Born and raised in the Blue Mountains, Little Green dreamed of being an Olympic swimmer before turning to music. When the time came to hang up the goggles, she applied the swimming principles she had learned to music and songwriting.

Coming from a musical family, Little Green’s father trained her as a toddler to have perfect pitch by placing a tuning fork on the top of her head. Her mother loved the craft of songwriting, introducing her to Joni Mitchell records that would form the soundtrack to her childhood.

The self-taught musician plays flute, sax, guitar, piano, bass, and voice, prolifically writing and producing songs in her bedroom studio. Transcending boundaries, Little Green invites us into an ever-evolving tapestry of music, grounded in messages of love and healing.

For years twin brothers Jack and Patrick Pierce’s high energy duo Pierce Brothers has been a staple of the Australian indie-folk/ blues & roots scene. Exploding onto the world stage in 2014, the brothers started their journey as buskers on Bourke street (alongside other incredible busking acts Tash Sultana and Tones and I), and soon became a must-see act. Having established themselves as an integral part of the music scene in Australia and abroad, the brothers have toured relentlessly.

The band’s music has grown with them and has seen them release a top 15 ARIA debut album and two Top 10 ARIA EPs as well as amassing over 30 million global streams. The pair lived out their dream of headlining a maxed-out Forum Theatre in their hometown of Melbourne, before taking on a massive world tour, headlining venues all over the globe, playing arenas supporting Tash Sultana, as well as massive AAA festivals in North America, Europe, and Australia.

During the 2020 lockdown the boys retreated into the studio for 6 weeks and recorded the album, ‘Into The Great Unknown’. The album explores previously uncharted territory for the twins.

Pierce Brothers kicked off 2022 with a brand-new single ‘When It All Goes Away’, co-written with Garrett Kato, followed by an affecting indie-pop ballad ‘How Sweet Is This Love’ featuring Steph Strings, the follow up uplifting release of “The Captive” produced by Jan Skubiszewski.

2023 started strong for the brothers, with the epic single ‘High & Unsteady’ co-written, recorded and produced by platinum award winning, producer, engineer, singer-songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Tash Sultana. The Track has received over 700,000 streams, featuring on Spotify’s ‘Happy Folk’, ‘Indie Highlights’ and ‘Discover weekly’ playlists.

The Pierce Brothers don’t show any signs of slowing down with a second single ‘In The Water’, out now.

17 year old Mitch Santiago is a self-taught multi-instrumentalist from Perth, Australia. At age 9 after finding a guitar on the side of the road, his obsession with music began. Fast forward a few years and Mitch is making music in his bedroom, playing a multitude of instruments from guitar, bass, drums, synths, keys, percussion and almost anything he can get his hands on.

Mitch Santiago releases his new single‘Talk To Me’, out independently on 18 August. ‘Talk To Me’ was written by Mitch and Oscar Dawson (Holy Holy, Alex Lahey, Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers) and co-produced by Mitch and frequent collaborator Andy Lawson (The Buoys, Eskimo Joe).

Mitch has released a series of songs amassing over 4 million streams and has a global team consisting of Lemon Tree Music for worldwide management, Lonely Lands Agency for AU & NZ bookings, 13 Artists for UK/EU.

In 2022, Mitch showcased at BIGSOUND and is showcasing at Sydney’s first ever SXSW later this year. Having had multiple songs on Triple J and other radio stations around the world, Mitch will be performing at Reeperbahn Festival in Hamburg, Germany and will follow this up with other headline international dates visiting London, Rotterdam and Amsterdam as well.

Garrett Kato’s internal conversation manifests in his music. His diligent tinkering as a producer, unfiltered candor as a songwriter, and artful arrangements as a creator commune in one open dialogue soundtracked by a delicate synthesis of folk, indie, and alternative. As such, the songs preserve personal memories worth holding onto, ease moments of anxiety and confusion, and provide reprieve. After generating over 100 million streams and captivating audiences worldwide, the Canada-born and Australia-based platinum-certified artist and producer continues to explore this emotional exchange on his 2023 EP for Nettwerk Music Group and much more to come.

Perth indie outfit Death by Denim, known for their chaotic energy, contrasting shiny synth dance rock and brooding lyricism, have officially entered their fun era with the announcement of their forthcoming ‘My House Is A Club’ EP out March 24 via ADA.   

Kicking off the EP is supercharged anthem and title track, ‘My House Is A Club’, inspired by the unescapable chaos of living in a derelict share house that transforms into a non-stop party destination by night. Chasing the constant highs and inevitable lows, it’s the portrayal of a vibrant popular life on social media masking a lonely search for deeper connection in reality.

Following on are previous releases ‘Draped In Vapour’, a hit of fruity scented mist in the depths of late night conversation in the smokers’ section and ‘Magic Daisy’, a fusion of fuzzy, sun-soaked rock’n’roll and wavy synths. Since its release ‘Magic Daisy’ had clocked up over 50k streams in the first month of its release and made its way onto extensive DSP playlisting. 

Jumping right into the synth-dance direction ‘Hope We Don’t Fall In Love’, is a song about being afraid of new love when you are still attached to a past relationship. With final track ‘Cruel’ leading the listener into the early hours of the morning; the dark and windy number signifying the distance felt when you lose touch with someone you’re seeing. 

The five-track EP may be a smaller dose than 2022’s Moonbow album, however they hit the ground hard spending more consecutive days in the studio than ever before, creating a cohesive set of material inspired by similar influences and ideas, which they can credit to this newfound state of flow. Drawing on inspiration from an eclectic list of artists including The Gorillaz, The Weeknd, Harry Styles, Bee Gees, Kylie Minogue, Todd Terje, Arctic Monkeys, Foals, Major Lazer, Pharrell Williams, Outkast and many more.

Death by Denim discuss, “With the past albums we were recording 3-4 songs at a time over many months, which can be confusing when you have The Weeknd on repeat in January and the Beatles in March. We were on the search for new sounds we had never encountered before and were determined to experiment as much as possible to find them, including a wall of 8 synthesisers, a new drum kit and a fresh range of effects pedals to play with at Debaser Studio, headed up by sound extraordinaire Andy Lawson.”

My House Is A Club EP reflects an anarchic state of mind, bright sparkly nights filled with madness giving way to dark dirty days filled with sadness. Sonically it’s bold, chaotic, and thumping with lyrical undertones of aimlessness masked by hedonistic nights.

2022 saw the band riding high with the release of their album Moonbow, signing to ADA, hitting the road for their largest national headline tour to date, a regional WA tour, sold-out shows in Perth, Sydney and Melbourne, and unleashing their rendition of Harry Styles’ ‘Watermelon Sugar’ for triple j’s Lika A Version. 

The band will be hitting the road again this May in celebration of ‘My House Is A Club’ EP, heading to Melbourne, Sydney, Wollongong, Brisbane, Sunshine Coast and finishing with a hometown show in Perth. 

Garrett Kato’s internal conversation manifests in his music. His diligent tinkering as a producer, unfiltered candor as a songwriter, and artful arrangements as a creator commune in one open dialogue soundtracked by a delicate synthesis of folk, indie, and alternative. As such, the songs preserve personal memories worth holding onto, ease moments of anxiety and confusion, and provide reprieve. After generating over 100 million streams and captivating audiences worldwide, the Canada-born and Australia-based platinum-certified artist and producer continues to explore this emotional exchange on his 2023 EP for Nettwerk Music Group and much more to come.

Andy Lawson is an award-winning producer, mixer and engineer based in Perth WA, and is the owner and founder of Debaser Studios. 

Lawson has gained recognition and acclaim for his work with Death By Denim, Noah Dillon, Riley Pearce, Garrett Kato, Mitch Santiago, Eskimo Joe, Gyroscope and Drapht to name a few.

Recently featured by AudioTechnology for his work on Death By Denim’s sophomore album Moonbow, Lawson has cemented his reputation by expertly guiding Perth’s emerging talent to record their best works. Partnering with Riley Pearce on his platinum single Brave culminated in more than 35 million streams. More recently, Lawson collaborated with Mitch Santiago on Out For You – which has been added to rotation on triple J, and featured on Spotify’s editorial playlists: Indie Arrivals and The Local List.

Andy Lawson was presented with the 2021 WAM Award for Best Sound Engineer/Producer (Studio), his second year winning the award for his outstanding work with Perth artists.

Andy signed with Lemon Tree Music’s management team in 2022. 

Jan Skubiszewski is a multi-award-winning composer, producer, songwriter and sound engineerfrom Melbourne, Australia. He is also a professional multi-instrumentalist.

Jan is defined by his unique ability to transform a promising conceptinto a hit song or record–a feathe has achieved repeatedly, across genres and generations.

Jan has had runaway successes in genres ranging from hip hop to roots and rock n roll, and has produced ARIA-award winning records with Australian icons such as John Butler. His work as a record producer and composer for film and television has won critical acclaim and a raft of awards and nominations at ARIA, APRA, AIR, Film Critics Circle of Australia, Screen Music Awards, NationalIndigenous Music Awards and many more, as well as production credits on several gold and platinum records.

Jan is an advocate of Indigenous Australian music, and has worked with numerous celebrated First Nations artists such as Archie Roach, A.B. Original, Yothu Yindi’s founding members, Deadly Award winning Djolpa McKenzie, Dan Sultan and Music Victoria Award-winning Benny Walker, and has composed music for Indigenous TV shows and films including Little J and Big Cuzand Bran Nue Dae