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WOMADELAIDE 2001
program highlights
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Sam g |
Sam
g is a founder of eclectic world/global and chill-out sounds in Melbourne
and is internationally regarded as one of Australia's most explorative
and challenging DJs. Co-founder of the much acclaimed and imitated
`Global Warming' nightclub which ran from1994?1996, she has led the way
in breaking down barriers between musical genres, presenting traditional
and contemporary sounds in such a way that there seems to be no division
between styles as electronica and Ghanaian percussion. Sam is in
demand in many areas and presented the `Audiodrome' stage at the 1996 Big
Day Out and the `Fractal Grip' stage Q the 1997 Big Day Out and was a guest
DJ at the 1999 Big Day Out. She has performed at Earthcore, Technofest,
`One Nation Under a Groove', the `What is Music?' festival and was a guest
DJ at the international arts event `The Bridge', 1998. As you would expect
from a DJ who has over seven years experience in this area, she is involved
in events and festivals too numerous to mention. Sam MC’d at the
1997,1998 and 2000 West and North Melbourne `Spring Fling' festival which
presented an array of multicultural talent. In 1999 Sam g headlines
the inaugural WoZone nightclub at WOMADELAIDE. As producer and presenter
of `Headcharge' on public radio station 3RRR FM, she has been a continual
and enthusiastic
supporter of WOMADELAIDE
since it began in Australia and has interviewed
many of the participating
artists. Sam presented the only world music program `Off the Planet' on
3RRR in 1994. In September 2000, Sam DJ'd with Systa BB at the 2000
Olympic Arts Festival event `Hemispheres'. She is currently working
as organiser and participant of `Glitch', an experimental audio and visual
space which encourages local artists who perform `world' and other sounds.
Sam was also one of three people who organised and presented Australia's
only dub/reggae club `Living Version', mixing both old school Jamaican
music, dub and electronic beats. Sam g spends much of her time in
production, has encouraged people to open their ears to global sounds and
has inspired an extensive audience with her passion and openness to all
music and sound. |
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