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Australia’s premier collective of female-identifying artists “Women of Soul”, are proud to launch their groundbreaking full-length LP ‘Feel Good’. Featuring more than 25 creatives, the album contains contributions from artists such as Kylie Auldist, Stella Angelico, Thndo, Maria Moles, Monique diMattina, Vanessa Perica, Kathleen Halloran, Tamara Murphy and many more. With Chelsea Wilson as Executive Producer and Anna Laverty as Producer and Engineer, the album was entirely composed, recorded, performed and produced by an all-female team, a first in the Australian music industry.
Women of Soul is led by Artistic Director, Vocalist, Broadcaster and DJ Chelsea Wilson. Since 2011 WOS have presented live original music from artists including Mo’ Ju (VIC), Nkechi Anele (Saskwatch) (VIC), Odette Mercy (WA), Clairy Browne (VIC), Alphamama (NSW), Randa and the Soul Kingdom (WA), Tara Lynch (The Transatlantics) (SA), Milan Ring (NSW), Shae Mourtzakis (QLD) and many more. The collective has been featured on ABC Radio National, Mi-Soul London, PBS 106.7FM, RRR 102.7FM, and were guest hosts on triple J’s Roots ‘N’ All program. Performance highlights include Melbourne Recital Centre, The Malthouse Theatre, Federation Square, Adelaide Fringe Festival and a special live broadcast from the MPavillion for Australian Music Week on ABC Radio. Their debut self-titled album was nominated for Best Soul/R’n’B Album at The Age Music Victoria Awards. The collective aims to empower women in the music industry through songwriting, recording and live shows. Women of Soul also engages women behind the scenes in supporting roles including sound engineering, production, photography, lighting, producing and childcare, overcoming barriers to women participating and thriving in the music industry.
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| photography: | Nicole Cleary Molly Ruth (task: Behind the scenes studio photography) |
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| mixer, engineer and producer: | Anna Laverty |
| graphic design: | Vanessa Fernandez (Melbourne jazz & soul singer) |
| additional engineer: | Laura Hancock (sound engineer) |
| assistant engineer: | Natasha Newling |
| executive producer: | Chelsea Wilson (Soul singer from Melbourne, Australia) |
| mastering: | Kathy Naunton (editor) |
| bass: | Tamara Murphy |
| cello: | Anita Quayle |
| guitar: | Kathleen Halloran |
| harp: | Emily Rosner |
| instruments: | Ashley Ballat (Australian trumpet player) |
| keyboard [keyboards] and piano: | Monique DiMattina |
| percussion: | Neda Rahmani |
| saxophone: | Kellie Santin |
| violin: | Fem Belling |
| recorded at: | Sing Sing East Box Hill in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Tender Trap Studios in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
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| purchase for download and purchase for mail-order: | https://womenofsoul.bandcamp.com/album/feel-good [info] |
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