| About Angie Contini | Angie Contini is an experimental interdisciplinary artist and writer living on Gadigal land, and co-curator of The Salons. She has a BA in music and film studies (awarded first-class Honours and The University Medal 2013), and a PhD from the University of Sydney (2018). Angie's music composition works extend from solo piano compositions to singer/songwriter albums. Recordings and music scores are available through songcast music, itunes and Wirripang Publishers. Angie’s essays, artworks and poems are published in open-access journals and anthologies. Her most recent interdisciplinary writing projects include the poetry and hand-cut collage work fierCe (Flying Islands, 2023) and the photographic-rumination essay Becomings (Gothic Nature Journal, 2023). The Man With the Pears and Other Tales, released in February 2010, features Angie (vocals, melodica, piano and found sounds), Leonie Cohen (piano), Stan Valacos (double bass), Nigel Date (guitar), and Tim Bradley (drums). Songs from this album appeared most recently in Angie's multimedia solo exhibitions at The Shop Gallery, Glebe (May 2019), and Scratch Art Space (September 2019). Other song credits include: Picnic in the Cemetery, Goa Chillout Zone 2 compilation album - Woa Records (India/US) released August 2009 Don't Tell Me Love Doesn't Matter - Jazz Fest 2008 compilation album (USA), "The Highway Song" - Honourable Mention in the 2007 Singer/Songwriter Awards (US) & semi-finalist in the 2007 International Songwriting Competition. Other works have been featured on overseas radio, online streaming stations and music programs such as The Uptown Jazz Network(NY), Kanaljazz (France), Women of Substance Radio(US), Sydney's Eastside Radio and The Independent Coffee Network(US). All tracks recorded at Megaphon Studios, St Peters Sydney with Steve Mcmillan, mastered at Reaktor Studios with Steve Wilson. |
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