Katie Greenhalf - Vocals
Quentin Eyers - all other instruments

Produced and engineered by Quentin Eyers at Q The Music

Katie Greenhalf has been involved in music throughout her childhood, learning the violin and singing. Performing has always been a love of hers, particularly her involvement in musical theatre. She was always interested in composition but as a child didn't know where to start. Taking up the piano in her early teens inspired her to be creative and she began to write her own songs. She received an encouragement award in SCALA's 2003 Festival of Original Music Song Competition (FOOM) which was a motivation to continue writing. Subsequently she has been a winner in the FOOM Live Section on three occasions - in 2005 with I Thought I Was A Hero (which appeared on the SCALA Shadows and Light CD in 2007) with All I Need in 2007 and with Maybe We'll Fall In Love (track 17) in 2008.

Katie's Myspace Music Page

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Craig Battams - vocals, guitar
Tim Donovan - bass guitar
Simon Barga - percussion

Produced and engineered at Industry Studios by Rob Transini

Craig has played in pubs around Adelaide for years as well as in South Africa and the US at different times. He first played for SCALA solo in the early days at Club Foote then later with his son in a duo called Spikey Dendrites. Craig spent some time in Tanzania in 2006 and this sparked a resurgence in his creativity. He released his debut CD, With These Workers Hands in 2008.

No Room For The Stranger won the FOOM 2007 Live Section.

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Vocals: Shaez Mortimer
Piano: Peter Merchant
Bass: Geoff Miller
Drums: Robert Mastripolito

Produced and engineered by Corey Hosking at Chapel Lane Studios.

Shaez Mortimer is a Law/Arts student at Flinders Uni (majoring in Indigenous and Women's Studies). She has been singing since the age of about 7 in various a'cappella groups, choirs, musicals and theatre productions. She was recently in the Adelaide premiere of RENT! The Musical in the 2009 Feast Festival and in The Revolution Starts Here in the 2009 Fringe Festival. She has also been involved with Pelican Productions in their annual Musical Theatre Camps for 5 years.

Adelaide Jazz Trio have been playing an entertaining style of well known jazz standards at public gigs and private functions for over 10 years. Sometimes augmented with vocals (Jazzbird, Lainie) and saxophone. A perfect accompaniment for weddings, parties, and corporate functions. Always classy, always fun! More information available from Adelaide Jazz Trio website.

Adrian Miller and Gary Stiliano are songwriters who met at SCALA and began collaborating some years ago. Their song When I'm Near You was Co-Winner in the FOOM Live Section in 2005 and appears on the SCALA Shadows and Light CD performed by Casey Finlay.

Love Is A Gift was a Co-Winner in the FOOM Demo Open Section in 2007.

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Jai Cafarella - Vocals & Guitars
Corey Stewart - Bass
Tim Irrgang - Drums

Produced and engineered by Rik Davidson at RDMS.

Jai Cafarella is an award winning self-taught musician/song-writer, guitarist and vocalist who also plays bass, piano/keyboard and drums. He has performed in a variety of bands but is also developing his name as a solo acoustic artist. He has a wide taste in music with from The Smashing Pumpkins, Silverchair and Live to the hard edge of Metallica, Grinspoon and Nickelback as well as the soft, subtle and sometimes poppy sounds of bands like Lo-tel, Counting Crows, Powderfinger and Tonic.

His song Breathe was a co-winner in the SCALA FOOM 2005 Demo Open Section and appears on the SCALA Shadows and Light CD.

State of Mind was a winning song in the Live section of FOOM 2007.

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mary heath - lead vocals
vicki bennett - keyboards/harmonies
miranda bradley - harmonies
allye binclair - cello

engineered by Corey Hosking at Chapel Lane Studios
produced by vicki bennett and Corey Hosking

Vicki is immensely grateful to SCALA for funding this opportunity to record in such a beautiful space, and to Corey and the crew at Chapel Lane for ensuring that it was a truly pleasurable experience.

Somersaults was one of the winning songs from the FOOM 2007 Live Section.

TSD's website

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Steven Sherrah - vocals
Paul Orchard - Drums
Anthony Stewart - guitars, bass

Produced and engineered by Anthony Stewart at Red Brick Music.

Glenn Ryder was born in Mt Isa in Queensland and grew up in Blackall. He has worked as a jackaroo, fencer, concreter and a shearer. Glenn says:

In the last year I have learnt a lot about song writing from books and CDs; I have found tools that have improved my song writing and have given me a better understanding of the craft. Winning the demo open section has been that push I think I needed to get the ball rolling. Thank you SCALA

Outback Driving was the winning song in the FOOM 2008 Demo Open section along with I'm Falling In Love (track 19) which was also written by Glenn.

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Sandy Klose - vocals, guitar and double bass
Fabian Hevia - bongos/conga

Drum, keyboard and light percussion loops arranged by Sandy Klose
Engineered by Rob Transini at Industry Studios, Adelaide, S.A.

Produced by Sandy Klose and Rob Transini

After 10 years in Sydney carving out a life as a professional bass player, Sandy moved back to her home roots of Adelaide in 2006 where her focus now is on singing/songwriting/ playing guitar, teaching guitar and bass, producing, and soon she will venture on a new career as a music teacher in schools! Her organic and childlike openness to life, and love of world music is reflected in her sound. Black and White is a song about the inner-conflict that occurs when emotions are running strong and confusing our sense of rationality. Sounds all too familiar doesn't it! Enjoy!

Black and White was one of the winning songs in the Live section of FOOM 2007.

Sandy's website

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Craig Battams - vocals, guitars

Engineered and produced by Quentin Eyers at Q The Music.

See track 2 for Craig's details.

Oh Little One was one of the winning songs in the Live Section of FOOM 2008

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Georgia Germein - vocals, guitar
Quentin Eyers - all other instruments

Produced and engineered by Quentin Eyers at Q The Music.

Eighteen year-old Georgia Germein is an Adelaide-based singer-songwriter who has been developing her musical craft since the age of four. She is a multi-instrumentalist and gifted composer and has won a number of prestigious awards and prizes including SA and NATIONAL winner of The Australian Red Cross Young Bloods Radio Competition NOVA 919 2009 - 1st prize in SCALA (songwriters, composers, and lyricists association) FOOM (Festival of original music) Final Live Section 2009 - professional recording prize - Duke of Edinburgh Gold/Silver/Bronze Award 2005-2008 - Semi-finalist in the U.S. based International Songwriting Competition 2007 - SCALA FOOM Festival Live Section recording prize Winner, U'18 Lyrics Winner, Star Encouragement Award (Live Section), and a commendation Demo Section - Be Seen, Be Heard Busking Competition Rundle Mall - 2nd place 2007 - Mix 102.3 Talent Quest - finalist 2007 - Finke River Mission Songwriting competition - winner 2007 - Premiers Award - performed Reconciliation Song at a Gala Evening at the Adelaide Museum 2007 - ASME Young Composers Award -winner 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 - Search for a Star Grand Finalist 2008 - Riverland Country Music Festival - encouragement award for Australian Bush Ballad 2007 - Murraylands Music Festival - 2nd place for songwriters section 2007 - Australian Water Awards - winner with essay/song about saving the River Murray 2004 - Adelaide Eisteddfod (primary school) various awards violin - Strathalbyn Eisteddfod (primary school) various awards violin/voice. Georgia released her eponymous debut album in 2009.

Running To You was one of the winning songs in the Live Section of FOOM 2007.

Georgia's Myspace Music page

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Esme Macdonald - vocals, guitar
Matty Salter - lead guitar and bass
Andy Rasheed- pedal steel
Jen Watkins- Harmony voice
Damien Eldridge - drums

Recorded at Esme's studio, Mt Barker, South Australia
Additional recording at Red Brick Music.
Engineered by Anthony Stewart
Produced by Anthony Stewart and Esme MacDonald

Esme has been at the music game for many years, mainly in Europe and for a few years in South Australia. He currently lives in Victoria. He had most success as bassist for rock band Penthouse, who were critically acclaimed and signed to the Beggars Banquet label. Other diversions have included singing in a band with the drummer of Madness and time served as a tour manager/ driver with the likes of Samantha Fox, Pavement and Groove Amanda, to name a few.

His song Bring Me Back Your Love won the FOOM Demo Open Section in 2005 and appears on the SCALA Shadows and Light CD. It Looks Like Rain was a winner in the FOOM Demo Open section in 2007.

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Olivia Hand - vocal, piano
Alice White - vocals

Engineered and produced by Quentin Eyers at Q The Music.

Olivia Hand first came to prominence in 2006 as a co-winner of the FOOM Live Section with her song, Find Your Way. Since then she has spent a year abroad, working in Ireland and travelling around Europe. She returned to Adelaide in 2009 and is currently studying Arts at Adelaide University, majoring in history. She loves folk music, jazz and classic rock and hopes to someday study composition and ethnomusicology.

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Adrian Miller - vocals, guitar
Gregory Wright - guitar, accordion, backing vocals
Geoff Miller - bass
Peter Thurmer - drums

Produced and engineered by Anthony Stewart at Red Brick Music.

adrian looked up from behind the imposing assortment of files on his desk, momentarily distracted by the sounds wafting through a nearby window. It was not usual for his day to be interrupted in this way, and so he approached the window with some enthusiasm. On the footpath below he could see someone with a guitar standing by a small hat containing a few coins, singing to a modest crowd gathered around or passing by. He had not heard the song before. adrian remembered that his mother had warned him that people sometimes sang, danced or rejoiced in an attempt to hide great inner turmoil, and that creativity often caused great personal anguish. She expressed delight that he had escaped this fate. But on this morning when he heard this song he began to wonder whether he somehow had something in common with the singer, whether he were not similarly afflicted in some way…..

Mine A Mistake was a winning song in the FOOM 2007 Demo Open Section.

Adrian on Myspace Music

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Miranda Bradley - vocals, guitar
Recorded and mixed by Anthony Stewart at Red Brick Music in October 2008

Produced by Anthony Stewart and Miranda Bradley

Singer/songwriter Miranda Bradley played in the band Kai's Dilemma before becoming a foundation member of Fruit. She then formed Raw Honey with Sue Pratten. Miranda has been a member of The Standard Deviations as well as performing solo. Miranda has won SCALA's FOOM Song Competition on three previous occasions. Her songs can be heard on the SCALA CD Collection, the Fruit albums Fruit and Skin and on Raw Honey's albums.

Hard Wired won the People's Choice Award (based on the audience vote) at the Live Final of FOOM 2007.

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Mark Taylor - vocals and all instruments

Produced and engineered at the Igloo by Mark Taylor

Mark Taylor is a guitarist/songwriter originally from Holbrook NSW. He has been writing, recording and producing his own songs for the past 15 years. Mark has now won FOOM on 3 occasions. His song Dirt won the Master Instrumental section of FOOM 2002, whilst Neverlearn won the Master Instrumental section of FOOM 2003. Both tracks are on the SCALA Living In The Mainstream CD.

Bitter Moon was the winner (Best Song) of the 2007 Master Open Section

Mark Taylor on Myspace Music

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Jess O'Toole - vocals
Alan O'Toole - guitar
Quentin Eyers - all other instruments

Produced and engineered by Quentin Eyers at Q The Music.

Alan O'Toole was born and raised in working class Birmingham, UK. His father was from Belfast, Northern Ireland and a big band leader whilst in the army. Alan's mother brought back his first guitar from a holiday in Spain, when he was about 10 years old, but he didn't learn how to play until he was about 18. He wrote a few songs but could never tell anyone because 1980's working class Birmingham was not the kind of place to go over to the pub and tell your mates that you have just written a love song!

He (and his family) moved to Australia in 1996 when Jessica was 4 years old. The move rekindled Alan's enthusiasm to write songs. He heard about SCALA and played his first gig in 2004 with Jim Patterson (The Borderers) under the name of "The Imports". The band has upsized and downsized since then (or imported and exported) and these days it comprises Alan and daughter Jessica.

Jess O'Toole is now 16 years old and is in year 12 at high school. She is in the school choir and writes her own songs on the piano (she wrote her first song at the age of 10 an upbeat song called "The greatest day") as well as having input with Alan's song writing. Alan and Jess share a wide range of musical influences, ranging from old style country (both of them) to the latest hip hop (just Jess)

Alan and Jess say: "Thanks to everyone who supported us and a big thank you to SCALA for all of the opportunities they offer each year to original songwriters. Long may it continue."

All My Love Is All was one of the winning songs in the Live Section of FOOM 2008

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Neil Phillips - lead vocals, guitars, percussion, recording, mixing, production
Jo Black - backing vocals, piano
John McGlynn - backing vocals, bass
Phil Chandler - technical support, production
Mel Phillips - moral support, catering.

Recorded at Neil's 'STY Studios', Hillside Gardens, Alice Springs. NT.

Neil Phillips was strongly influenced by country rock and contemporary folk but enjoys a broad cross section of music. The musicians and artists who have had the greatest influence on him are the likes of the Eagles, Paul Simon, Neil Young, Bob Dylan, Mark Knofler, Doobie Brothers, Eric Clapton and John Mellancamp to name a few.

Phil Chandler's love of music started at an early age and he considers himself extremely fortunate to have grown up during a time when the direction of music changed drastically. He became intrigued with the lyric writing of such people as Ray Davies, Bob Dylan, Gerry Goffin and, of course, Lennon and McCartney. Late in 2005, he sent a handful of possible song lyrics to Neil, from which the song, False Messiahs evolved. False Messiahs was a winning Demo Open selection in FOOM 2006.

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Katie Greenhalf - Vocal, Piano, Hammond
Gareth Briggs - Drums

Produced and Engineered at Chapel Lane Studios by Corey Hosking.

Details for Katie Greenhalf - see track 1.

Maybe We'll Fall In Love was one of the winning songs in the 2008 FOOM Live Section.

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Zoe Behan - Percussion, Keys, Vocals
Casey Cumming - Bass
Mark Curtis - Guitar, Vocals
Gareth Briggs - Percussion
Joel Philp - Acoustic Guitar, Vocals

Engineered and produced by Gabriel Agostino at Chapel Lane Studios.

The British Robots write pop songs. They trade instruments on stage. They're about melodies and harmonies in smallish rooms with green tea. They earned first place in South Australia for 2009's National Campus Band Competition. Their single, Trickster, was featured in the upcoming film Coffin Rock,

Soma Holiday was one of the winners in the FOOM 2008 Live Section.

The British Robot's Myspace music page

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John Bye - vocals
Wez Thompson - all other instruments

Produced and engineered by Wez Thompson at Hottrax, Dubbo, NSW

For Glenn's details see track 6 (Outback Driving)

I'm Falling In Love was a winning song in the FOOM 2008 Demo Open section.

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Georgii Staben - vocals
Steve Staben - drums, programming
Roger Smith - guitars

Produced by Dave Ross at Junxion, Warradale SA

Squeaker was founded in 2002 by Steve Staben (AKA Squeaky), a songwriter and frustrated guitarist trapped in a drummer's body. Initially being a songwriting outlet for Steve, the band began as an 8 person line-up gradually morphed into what it is today.

In 2007 Squeaker launched their controversial yet well received pre-release single Jesus Ain't My Boyfriend, with their sound being likened to acts such as Garbage and Rogue Traders. In the same year their song Reason, engineered and produced by Dave Ross, won 'Best Production' in the Open Master category of SCALA's FOOM 2007 Awards, they were chosen as a Hottest Pick in the internet based Toohey's Extra Dry Uncharted Band Competition run by Sony BMG, and played a grand final performance in the Pure Blonde Winter Rock Wars Battle of the Bands.

In 2008 Jesus Ain't My Boyfriend was included on the Foghorn Records' national compilation CD Grow Your Own Upload Volume 2 leading to a full house showcase gig with fellow SA inclusions Illicit Eve at the Wheatsheaf Hotel, and a Sydney showcase tour. In April Squeaker took first prize in the Cavern Club & Cecere's Battle Of The Bands Grand Final.

In 2009 the band has been enjoying full rooms in Adelaide and continues to work on their new recording project due to be completed later this year.

Contact: squeaker@squeaker.org

Squeaker on Myspace Music

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