Genevieve Chadwick band
Juliane Di Sisto & The Family Jewelz
Tony Williams
Genevieve Chadwick is back – reinvigorated and raring to return.
The weight of her absence from music is in direct proportion to the indelible mark the musician made before her five-year hiatus. Before romance lured Chadwick to the small Riverina town of Coleambally
in 2015, the songwriter from the South Coast had already taken a firm foothold on the music world. There were two acclaimed and accomplished records, 2010’s Riding the Wind, Forgetting Time and
2014’s Genevieve Chadwick, the latter a collaboration with the global Playing For Change project.
A lauded live performer, Chadwick claimed 2013’s People’s Choice Award at the Telstra Road to Discovery Finals in Tamworth and played
the nation’s most coveted blues and roots festivals. This comes as little surprise when you hear her powerful, soulful voice and spiritlifting, kinetic guitar-work. Chadwick writes with directness of intent – unadulterated roots rock with blues and Americana influences, void of bells and whistles.
The musician’s albums are songbooks that shift between big dynamic showstoppers and intimate, stirring balladry. But in the small town of
Coleambally, music didn’t just take a backseat for Chadwick – it was no longer in the same vehicle. As the songwriter explains, “In late 2015 I moved out west, took a chance on love and, in turn, a break from music.” But Chadwick’s flame for music would be rekindled. “I moved back to the South Coast in late 2020,” the songwriter explains. “The relationship ended and then, like magic, the music came back. There’s something about the south coast and the ocean that fixes something in
me, makes everything ok again.” And, just like that, Chadwick and her
guitar are back together and hot and heavy.
Growing up in picturesque Tasmania, the soul singer began her musical journey at a young age which expanded over the years. From classical music to musical theatre, rock, soul, jazz and latin, Juliane has developed an eclectic taste in music only to find that her passion lies with funk and soul.
Between the years 2002 – 2007, saw Juliane develop her career further through teaching, working professionally at various venues and also moving to Qld to further her studies, completing a Bachelor of Jazz studies.
Returning to Tasmania, Juliane’s style evolved even more so which saw her partake as a contestant on The Voice Australia, season 2 in 2013, successfully getting through the Blind Auditions and joining Ricky Martin’s team. This provided Juliane with a fantastic insight into the world of television and also started a new and exciting journey in music. Working with and meeting inspiring crew and musicians made the experience on The Voice invaluable. Being the only Tasmanian contestant to be chosen to enter The Voice Australia in season 2, the experience of singing in front of a live studio audience, televised and singing in front of 4 established world known artists, Juliane successfully achieved her personal goals and found a new passion for music and cemented the direction she wants to take as an artist.
Having professionally performed throughout Australia with artists including, Vanessa Amarosi, Rex Goh, Peter Northcote, Jimmy Cupples, David Campbell, Bobby Fox, Ngaiire, Roxanne Lebrasse, Joseph Calderazzo and also supporting many artists over the course of her career, Juliane now resides in Sydney, which finds her collaborating and performing with various artists and songwriters.
Juliane is quickly establishing herself as a versatile vocalist on the Sydney music scene and continues to push the boundaries of her artistic endeavours.
Tony has earned his living writing and playing music for the last thirty years which is testament to the quality of what he does. An accomplished piano player (classically trained) he is also adept on the guitar. He sings with a passion for his music. As one critic remarked “he not only has a great voice …he sings with sincerity”. And it is this sincerity and belief in what he sings that sets Williams apart.
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.
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