AUSTRALIA’S CELEBRATED ILLUSIONIST ADAM MADA ANNOUNCES 5 SHOWS AT MELBOURNE MAGIC FESTIVAL
Australia’s most innovative and notable illusionist Adam Mada is returning to Melbourne to perform his best trickeries yet at the Melbourne Magic Festival, announcing five evening shows at the Northcote Town Hall from July 4-7 and throwing in a matinee performance on July 7 to ensure even his youngest fans can get along to witness his mind-blowing show.
From exposing some of the world’s most elaborate heist-style scams in Channel 9 and BBC UK’s hit series The Real Hustle, to guest judging magic panels and conducting workshops for professional magicians around the world, it’s obvious this Sydney-based magician has all bases covered. Mada is also an Ambassador for the Starlight Children’s Foundation, working regularly as their official magic coach and celebrity author Tara Moss even based a character on Mada in her best-selling novel, Siren.
Mada found magic in his teenage years explaining, “like any shy teenage boy, I wanted something to impress people. Once I found magic, I quickly discovered I could entertain and impress people anywhere any time, even people who couldn’t speak English.”
After leaving his full time job in IT, Mada packed his bags and headed to Las Vegas and Venezuela to study the art of illusion and now boasts regular clientele ranging from Kerry Stokes to the Spanish Ambassador.
And for those who come along to see a show, Mada promises “a hilariously good time, some very strong visual effects, some jiggery pokery, audience participation and I mean the entire audience and definitely a few things people won’t have ever seen before!”
Watch the astounding Adam Mada show reel here:: http://vimeo.com/16910931
MADA’S MARVELS | 5 SHOWS ONLY | NORTHCOTE TOWN HALL | JULY 4-7
TICKETS | ADULT $22 CHILD $16 FAMILY $55 or 10+ PEOPLE $16
melbournemagicfestival.com | 03 9489 9500
ANDREW SWIFT & THE RATTLESNAKE CHOIR ANNOUNCE NEW EP, UP WITH THE ANCHOR
Melbourne locals Andrew Swift & The Rattlesnake Choir have announced the release of a new EP, Up With The Anchor out June 28. They’ll be celebrating with an east coast tour playing the Palm Hotel (Gold Coast) June 23, Bendigo Hotel (Melb) June 29, an in-store performance at Fist2Face Records (Melb) June 30, and another hometown show at the John Curtin Hotel on August 4.
Having shared stages with Evermore, Matt Corby, The Paper Kites, Diesel and more, the band are no strangers to the live scene, “we’re not a smoke and mirrors kind of band, what you see is what you get, four guys who are passionate about music doing their thing live…we like to have a laugh, we’re there for a good time just as much as the audience is,” explains Swift.
The main theme of the EP follows the concept of being restless and wanting to escape to somewhere new, inspiring the song lyric and EP title Up With The Anchor.
Lead single Refer To The Atlas is a toe tapper and works as the perfect introduction to the EP with an engaging melody and a memorable hook. The video clip for the song was produced and directed by talented Melbourne digital arts agency, Dads Old Axe. “I was lucky enough to get the two Nicks from Dadsoldaxe on board and after hearing the song they presented me with a stop frame concept of a boat being pushed across a field… it was an exhausting day of boat pushing but the end result was definitely worth it,” jokes Swift.
Watch the video clip for Refer To The Atlas:: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RHq_Z9ys2Q
Andrew Swift & The Rattlesnake Choir is Andrew Swift (lead vocals, guitar), Colin Dawson (guitar), Matt Davenport (bass) and Nate Hill (drums).
NEW SINGLE | REFER TO THE ATLAS | AVAILABLE ON ITUNES APRIL 28
NEW EP | UP WITH THE ANCHOR| AVAILABLE ON ITUNES APRIL 28
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Tour dates
June 23 – Palmy Café and Bar, Gold Coast, QLD w/ Candice Mcleod
June 29 – Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood, VIC w/ Jonesez, Escapegoats, Donnie Dureau
June 30 – Fist2Face Records Instore, VIC
August 4 – John Curtin Hotel, VIC