His song writing is diverse incorporating such influences as Sting, Dylan and Van Morrison. His music is grounded in melody and always tied to the essence of the lyric of which he has deft control. His songs are intelligent but still retain an emotive quality that beguiles the listener. You’ll find yourself humming the tunes long after you’ve heard them.
Tony has won a number of awards for his song writing over the years including The Phillipines International Song awards in 1996, and the ASA songwriters award in 2005. He has released a number of albums in Australia and overseas. In 1992 his song ‘Fierce’ from the album Glass Canoe went to number two nationally in South Africa and ‘She Heals Me’ went to number one on the adult contemporary charts in Johannesburg . In 1995 he released a solo album Precious Cargo.
As creator , writer and founding member of vocal , comedy group ‘The BBQ Kings’ he received an ARIA nomination for best comedy album for ‘Tales from the Grill’ in 2009.
In 2010 the covers album ‘Piano Legends’ was released. The album is a beautiful blend of songs by piano greats from Elton John through to Stevie Wonder and Tom Waits. The album is Williams singing and accompanying himself on a grand piano. The whole album of thirteen songs was recorded in just one afternoon.
In 2011 Williams recorded and produced his album called ‘For What it’s Worth’. It is a great blend of acoustic material with Williams on piano and guitar and arranged with double bass, blues harp, percussion and steel and electric guitar. His voice is as good as it’s ever been and seems to mature with age like a good wine.
Her big break came when she joined Scottish rave band The Time Frequency. Over the years Mary notched up 8 national Top 40's. Real Love reached No 1 in the Scottish charts twice and a highlight of her career was performing the single live on BBC's Top of the Pops, sharing the stage with the likes of Debby Harry & Aerosmith!
Kiani signed a major solo recording contract with Mercury Records and took the star studded route to a successful solo career. With her energetic dance hits she quickly became one of the top nightclub acts on the scene. Mary's solo debut solo single went top 20 in the national charts and straight in at No 1 in the national dance charts.
Crowned Mary Queen of Scots in 1995 by the readers of top UK dance Magazine M8. Mary was recognised by the International Dance Awards with a nomination for Best Female Vocalist preceding another massive club hit and another Top 20 Chart placing.
Mary's solo album, Long Hard Funky Dreams produced four top 40 hits in the UK and many Huge Dance Anthem hits all over the world.
The success of Mary's double 'A' side single I Imagine was great enough to turn Mary into a Sydney scene celebrity and she has been a mainstay of gay dance parties and gay nightclubs ever since.
Mary's live performance highlights are many but include recently the renowned COLOURFEST DANCE FESTIVAL held in Braehead arena Scotland and her massive 2006 SYDNEY MARDI GRAS Show with the I Imagine show as "Memoirs of a Geisha"
Mary's last album THE SYDNEY SESSIONS was recorded in Australia with producer Steve Peach and released through JRB Music. Described as "a club record with warmth and variety that combines new tracks with freshly remixed classics."
Recent work in Sydney has included the successful sold out "live and intimate" shows at Slide in Sydney. With both jazz and dance sets Mary has entertained the audiences with stories from her past and songs from past and present.
Going back to her jazz roots recently Mary has been performing jazz and cabaret at the prestigious Fort Denison every Sunday through the summer season. The cocktail and jazz sets add a sparkle to corporate events and recently companies such as Macquarie bank and Hewlett Packard have booked Mary's talent to entertain their event.
Mary also recently became a hit on the world famous ATLANTIS mardi gras 2010 cruise.
Mary is a true talent, with a big voice and bucket loads of charisma. She has a loyal fan base around the world, through her many releases and tours.
marykiani.comFour guys dressed as cowboys and two women dressed like Spanish Mexican Senoritas that you might find in a Quentin Tarantino movie - two guitarists, a bassist, a drummer a Crazy front man and a beautiful dancer/percussionist. Whilst their original songs have an alt country flavour with rich Cowboy guitar sounds reminiscent of another century the guitar tones also reach into the realms of 60's surf instrumentals.
The Mezcaltones perform a range of songs from Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez films as well plus pay homage to some of their favourites such as Waylon Jennings and Los Lobos.
To truly understand "what it is" with The Mezcaltones you have to see a live performance. Just before show time there is an atmosphere… a vibration that runs through the audience… an anticipation of something special to come… and it does. The Mezcaltones mount the stage to the thunderous theme from 'The Magnificent Seven' and the show begins. And it is a show… slick, edgy, almost dangerous with a talented and well-rehearsed band guiding you through Mimi and Cols antics. Col comes armed with a bag full of one liners and a voice lined with tequila. And Mimi… Mimi is contagious energy, exotic dance moves and a bag of tricks which include percussion, masks, scarves, belts, ribbons and more.
The Mezcaltones have previously played five Tamworth Country Festivals; Groundwater CMF; Sydney Blues & Roots Festival; Dashville Skyline Festival. All four filmclips received CMC airplay. Check out their third and latest album 'Mexican Hillbilly Surf Music' released on Foghorn Records.