Braden Evans
Victor Martinez Parada
Kate Lush band
Sydney singer songwriter Braden Evans would often raid his father’s record collection
and make mix tapes of The Beatles as a child. This early passion for The Beatles spawned
not only his love for music but also his pop sensibilities. Then influences like Pearl Jam and
Jeff Buckley
helped him shape the raw emotive and passionate voice that we hear today.
No stranger to the stage, Braden spent the early to mid 2000’s fronting hard rock outfit
Rivers-End.
Releasing their debut EP through Bonza Records.
The band received radio play from Triple M and Triple J. With tours up and down the East
coast of Australia,
Rivers-End played alongside bands like; The Screaming Jets, Birds of Tokyo and
Gyroscope.
In a bold move to further develop his song craft, Braden sold all of his electric guitars and
amps in exchange for an acoustic guitar and began work with American producer Lamar
Lowder.
His debut solo album titled “Tempting the Thieves” was produced and released in November
2013 and afforded him the opportunity to perform at some great Australian venues such as
the Enmore, Anita’s Theatre, The Sydney Cricket Ground and ANZ Stadium, alongside some
music industry legends such as Richard Clapton, Billy Joel, Aerosmith and Van Halen.
Following a successful run of performances opening for Blood,Sweat & Tears on their
Australian tour in 2015
Braden released his 2nd offering. A self produced intimate, acoustic EP titled “Sweet Ass
Time”, which was launched to a packed house at The Vanguard in Sydney.
In May 2017 Braden made the leap to full time musician, to further develop his stagecraft and
musical capabilities, playing up to 9 shows a week with such runs as 65 shows in 65 days, the
stage has definitely become a very comfortable place.
In 2019 the release of the single ‘Midnight Hummingbird’ Marked a change in direction.
With this more upbeat and rocking offering, Braden was invited to perform ‘Midnight
Hummingbird’ at the Sydney Cricket Ground before an NRL game. Following this
performance was invited to be apart of the NRL’s pre-game entertainment during the semifinals at Brookvale Oval and GIO stadium in Canberra.
During the Covid lockdown in mid 2020 Braden Co-wrote a handful of Indie/Folk, Acoustic
songs that are currently being used in TV shows around the world, most recently in the
Netflix show ‘Who Killed Sara?’ and ‘Stay Close’
bradenevansmusic.com
Chilean-born, Victor Martinez Parada is recognised as one of the world’s finest classical Latin-American avant-garde solo guitarists. An accomplished performer, composer and teacher, he has an extensive list of music in his repertoire, ranging from classical to modern to South American folk to avant-garde. He has composed pieces for solo guitar, ensembles including duos, trios, quartets, sextets and also for guitar & ensemble and guitar quartet & symphony orchestra. Classically trained, over the course of his career he has developed a unique style which generates a world of sound by interpreting music from the classics, folk, jazz, country and pop using multiple techniques. By listening to his fantasies on pop tunes such as Stevie Wonder’s ‘You Are The Sunshine Of My Life’, Daniel Alomia Roble’s ‘El Condor Pasa’, Laura Branigan’s ‘Self-Control’ and Harold Arlen’s ‘Somewhere Over The Rainbow’ you will understand not only how music has shaped him but also how he has shaped music. Audiences cherish his performances which reflect a professional music career spanning more than 50 years.
After nurturing the musical careers of his family and touring the world for many years with his sons Andro and Dauno Martinez as the guitar trio, Martinez Akustica, Victor Martinez Parada has returned to his roots and has been taking his unique talent back on the road as a soloist.
In March this year he was invited to perform at the prestigious WOMADelaide Festival where he received a standing ovation from the 1000+ audience. In April he supported George Benson for three shows at the State Theatre in Sydney, in June played the Cronulla Jazz and Blues Festiv l and in July was a featured artist at the inaugural Jazz on the Green Festival in Brisbane.
A performance by Victor Martinez Parada is not to be missed. He is a musician’s musician who plays from the heart.
‘The Chilean Hendrix’ – Syke on Stage
‘What a virtuoso performance!’ Impresario Andrew McKinnon
victormartinezparada.com
The Kate Lush Band
SOUL FROM THE SHOALS & NEW ORLEANS FUNK & BLUES
Cheeky, gritty, soulful & straight from the heart & featuring the great frontman, guitarist and singer Steve Edmonds together with Wes Harder on Hammond and vocals, Christian Young on Bass & Tony Boyd on Drums (& Dad jokes).
They will be doing songs from the recently released THREDBO BLUES Album together with some great upbeat songs to get you up and dancing.
With a raft of #1 albums, festivals & major awards behind her, …Kate has teamed up with legendary guitarist Steve Edmonds for a colossal celebration of Southern Rock, fired up Blues, some Tedeschi infused soulfulness, a twist of New Orleans as well as a bunch of their favorite get up and dance tunes!
The new THREDBO BLUES album – tracks include songs from The Allman Brothers, Etta James, Blind Faith and many more together with some great new upbeat tunes. The album also features Josh Smith U.S. / Steve Edmonds AUS / Dave Hole AUS
Kate Lush – Official Website