The Button Collective
He has co-written with many successful Australian and International songwriters such as Keith Urban, Mick Jones (Foreigner), The Veronicas and Brooke McClymont (The McClymonts). In 2019 Glenn had a great time at TCMF and a lot of laughs performing with Luke O'Shea & Andrew Swift in Luke's Songwriters in the Round.
Glenn has released several albums including Seven Seconds and Songs In Black & White as well as the Last Chance Café EP and the Kerosene country rock album, Art Of Survival. His newly released album Lifeblood is another collection of brilliantly written and arranged songs. The title track Lifeblood, co-written by Glenn and his partner Lorraine, is an anthemic contemporary song for those in drought and those who care.
In August 2016 they released their third album 'Mr Fi' and have spent the last two years touring and playing festivals in Australia and Japan. 2016 also saw them perform at the Sumida Jazz Festival in Tokyo for the first time.
Australian festival highlights include Blue Mountains Music Festival and Wangaratta Jazz Festival 2015, Clarence Jazz Festival Hobart, Palm Creek Folk Festival Townsville (with an invitation to return in 2018) and Manly International Jazz Festival Sydney in 2016.
A powerhouse of invention and innovation, the versatile sound of Arabesk swings from folk with a rhythmic jazz backbeat, to gypsy soul, to a traditional waltz. For those on a journey of authentic musical exploration, not contained by cultural boundaries, the intoxicating global grooves of Arabesk will satisfy your soul.
Arabesk are Bulgarian born violin virtuoso Veren Grigorov, gypsy jazz guitar aficionado Rob Shannon, young up and coming jazz bassist Thomas Wade and Michigan born drummer extraordinaire Calvin Welch.
After forming in early 2013, The Button Collective have become a regular fixture in many Sydney bars and country pubs alike. They have also performed at several music festivals including The National Folk Festival, Mullumbimby Music Festival, Splendour In The Grass, The Byron Bay Falls Music and Arts Festival, Kiama Folk by the Sea, and the Kangaroo Valley Folk Festival. Following up from the band's debut album, A Ship Sails is the soon to be released EP The Lonesome Sea, and second album How to Survive a Shipwreck.