Photo: Karen Steains MOTHCombining the diverse styles and sounds of contemporary percussion with catchy pop melodies, driving beats and bass lines, soaring vocals and ‘orchestral’ electronic soundscapes, Moth is a world of sound unlike any you’ve heard before. Its members are all award winning musicians, who have collectively performed with an amazingly diverse list of stars from Australia and overseas. The instrumentation comprises vibraphone, marimba, piano, drums, bass and keyboards. The group has performed on a number of festival stages. “The first half of the concert was Moth, a four piece of two percussionists (half of Synergy Percussion), electric bass and the premier outing of a new musical instrument, the Squidstrument. The music of the group draws on elements of contemporary dance music, jazz, some minimalist modern art music with vocals from percussionist Timothy Constable sounding remarkably like British singer Sting. It was a performance that would have equally at home in a jazz venue, or even a dance club and interestingly pushed the envelope of what might be considered appropriate in a music festival of this kind.”
biography
- pursues a vigorous career as solo, ensemble and orchestral percussionist, and is in high demand as a composer, singer and electronica producer. He has performed throughout Australia, in Nepal, Sweden, Poland, Switzerland, Senegal, USA, UK, Ireland, China and South-East Asia. Bree van Reyk- is a versatile percussionist, multi-instrumentalist and composer. She has performed throughout Europe, Asia, Scandinavia and the United States and has recorded in Sydney, Shanghai, Nashville and New York. She is a member of new music groups Synergy Percussion and Ensemble Offspring and performs regularly with the Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra. She has co-written and performed on ARIA-nominated albums by Holly Throsby and CODA and has toured extensively with both - playing drums, accordion, vibraphone, electronics and singing, sometimes all at the same time. Bree has toured from Arnhem Land to Berlin as drum-set player for Darren Hanlon and has composed music for new work by the Sydney Dance Company. She has played onstage with Jens Lekman and the Violent Femmes and recorded with Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy. Bob Scott- is an experienced and versatile Sound Designer, Recording and Mix Engineer. He has an extensive resume in modern music production as well as acoustic music recording, combining modern audio techniques such as live signal processing, recording, editing and amplification, with acoustic instruments. He has collaborated with Brett Dean and Genevieve Lacey – Noctune for Miss Genevieve for ABC Classics, a work for 5 bass recorders, processed bells and large PA; Xenia Hanusiak 1000 Doors, 1000 Windows Australian tour. Theatre and Dance collaborations include Branch Nebula’s Paradise City – co written with Inga Liljestrom; Reticence a solo for Fiona Malone. One Week in White performance for piano and live processing in Aoyama , Japan, with Tomoko Mukaiyama and Nederlands Dans Theater. He has worked as a recording and mix engineer for various artists including Nigel Kennedy, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Australian Chamber Orchestra, Nigel Westlake, Ensemble Moderne, Australian Baroque Brass, Salut Baroque, Song Company and Ensemble Offspring. He also mixes for Abi Tucker, Dave Mason, Wicked Beat Sound System, Paul Kelly, Iota, Groove Terminator, Deborah Conway, Leonardos Bride, Figg Kidd, Good Buddah, Brett Dean and Nigel Westlake. Dave Symes- has worked as a bass player, composer and arranger on many important Australian music projects. He is currently musical director for Missy Higgins, a position he has held for two years, recording, producing and touring Australia and the USA, arranging her compositions for strings and small Orchestra. He had a close artistic relationship with the late Jackie Orszaczky spanning several years, which also resulted in recordings and National/European touring. He has also worked in a similar capacity with The Sleepy Jackson, Sarah Blasko, The Whitlams, Jimmy Little, Tina Harrod, Paul Capsis, Matt Walters and Tony Buck. He was co-founder of post-rock band Prop, with Julian Hamilton and Kimberley Moyes, which supported Stereo Lab, Tortoise and Sonic Youth.
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