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September 16, 2009Tim McMillan
September 12, 2009“It’s easy to lose oneself in the visual aspect of a Tim McMillan performance – his fingers dancing across the guitar strings is a cause for fixation, often punctuated by little unexpected bursts of sarcastic genius”
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“Goblincore’s the deadliest genre I have seen in ages”
Nick Snelling – Zoo Magazine (Editor)
Tim McMillan hailing from Melbourne Australia is a renegade everyman, an incredibly unique musician demonstrating virtuosic acoustic stylings which showcase both athletic guitar trickery and an astute sense of melodic songwriting. 2009 has seen McMillan join forces with Matt Crute on Drums and Brad Lewis on bass, the three of which have honed into an uncharted new genre… Goblincore.
“Goblincore is a genre to watch out for – it encompasses guitar trickery with tennis balls, anecdotes and moments of affectionate abuse combined with melodic songwriting. All of which could just be, a recipe for success. At worst, it’s a look into three very intelligent, yet somewhat disturbed minds.” Beth Gaudion (Beat Magazine)
This fresh new genre is a natural progression from McMillan’s previous ‘acoustic viking metal/post-cro magnon
hammer merchant grind/soothsayer folk’ stylings.
“Goblincore is a genre to watch out for – it encompasses guitar trickery with tennis balls, anecdotes and moments of affectionate abuse combined with melodic songwriting. All of which could just be, a recipe for success. At worst, it’s a look into three very intelligent, yet somewhat disturbed minds.” Beth Gaudion (Beat Magazine)
This fresh new genre is a natural progression from McMillan’s previous ‘acoustic viking metal/post-cro magnon
hammer merchant grind/soothsayer folk’ stylings.
The Tim McMillan Band live show is a unique experience, hitting you with a combination of obnoxious shred and
emotive set pieces, accompanied with a cheeky yet loveable sense of humor.
timmcmillan.com.au | myspace.com/timmcmillanguitar | facebook.com/timmcmillanband
FESTIVALS
Frankston International Guitar Festival 1997, 2005 Woodford Folk Festival 2006/07 Laternenfest, Halle (Germany) 2006 Reeperbahn Festival, Hamburg 2006 Major’s Creek Festival-Canberra 2007 Queenscliff Music Festivalf 2007 Adelaide Guitar Festival 2007 Yackandandah Folk Festival 2008 The National Folk Festival, Canberra 2008 Melodica Songwriters Festival – Sydney 2008
Coastfest – Central Coast 2008
Rock The Bay Festival – St Kilda 2009
Melodica Festival – Hamburg 2009
TOURS East Coast Australia, June 2007
Europe/Singapore, October 2007 East Coast/South Australia, December 2007 Germany, May 2008 East coast Australia, June/July 2008
Europe, November 2008
Germany/Czech Republic, March/April 2009
Germany/Italy, November 2009 (forthcoming)
SUPPORTS Diesel – The Peninsula Lounge, Mooroduc 2004 Pete Murray – Cole Clark and Harper Guitar Awards, Melbourne 2004 Sarah McCleod – The Espy, St Kilda 2005 Chris Wilson – Cube 37, Frankston 2005 Dutch Tilders – Fishies Hotel, Mornington 2005 Mark Seymour – 5 week residency at The Espy, St Kilda 2006
Dominic Miller (Sting) – Hamburg 2006 Cindy Bullens (Elton John) – Objekt 5, Halle (Germany) 2007 The Backsliders – Castlemaine 2007 Ani Difranco – Paradiso, Amsterdam 2008
SOUNDTRACKS
Cactus Island – Channel 10 (Melbourne) Sprintcars: Road to Knoxville – Sony Playstation 2006 (US/Australia) Sammy J’s 55 minute National Tour – Melbourne Comedy Festival 2006 Sammy J’s Cyclone – Melbourne Fringe Festival 2006 (Melbourne) Showdown at El Dora – Sony Playstation 2007 (US)
Sammy J’s “1999” – Edinburgh Festival 2009
Short Track “Trading Paint” – Sony Playstation 2009
AWARDS Maton – Young Guitarist of the Year 1997
Kool Skoolz – Best Instrumental Composition 1997
Cole Clark and Harper Guitar Awards – Best Instrumental Performance (The Palace, Melbourne) 2004
XBerg Music – Singer/Songwriter Award (Canova, Berlin) 2006
Management : Matt @ Saltar Hype Entertainment 0433-955-221 matt@saltar.com.au
Stephen Snelleman
September 12, 2009
Worked for the ABC since 1979, as a music producer and occasional
radio presenter. Produced numerous recordings of all kinds of music in
studio and concert for radio broadcast on all networks of the ABC,
both direct and delayed. Founding presenter and producer of Radio
National programs Music Deli, Live on Stage, Free Range and Terra
Incognita. Regular presenter of Classic FM programs, especially
Breakfast and Drive.
Won five ARIA awards in three different categories: Best
ClassicalRelease (three times), Best Folk/World release, Best Show/
Musical.Produced three platinum selling CDs (Marina Prior twice and
PeterBrocklehurst). Represented ABC in local and international
conferences,and produced and delivered training courses in Music
production for thethen AIDAB (now AusAID) in Laos and Vietnam.
Jess Langley
September 9, 2009Jess Langley is the Program Manager at the Melbourne International Film Festival. She studied Media Studies and then Public Relations at RMIT, and volunteered with various organisations before joining the Festival’s team.
Michelle Carey
September 9, 2009Michelle Carey is Senior Programmer for the Melbourne International Film Festival. She is also President and Co-Programmer for The Melbourne Cinémathèque and Film Festivals Editor for Senses of Cinema journal.
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