Wednesday, November 30, 2011

WMC and the Drovers Hall Part 2

Joe Davey practicing assembling the lighting truss.

Jordan Newcastle with Brendan Hines tuning up before a recording.

Brendan Hines and Zaddock Johnson in the recording area.

At the helm Zaddock Johnson, looking on are Jordan Newcastle and Terrance Limerick.

Laying down some tracks at the WMC studio.

Joe Davey and Lex Holt doing sound and PA run through practice.

Sunday, November 27, 2011

White Ribbon Day. 25-11-11

Setting up in Peko Park for White Ribbon Day in Tennant Creek.

Dirk and Jordan Setting a speaker into place.

Leslie and Brian tuning up the guitars.

Not violent and defiantly not silent. 

A few cliches were heard and the call was made to the Doctor of sound, Jeff McLaughlin who had everything running smoothly; quickly.

And Jeff even had a jam on his new guitar with the Winanjjikari Allstars.

The dancers were up and bogeying to some Tableland Drifters tunes.

After the gig Brendan Hines (WMC)  and Adrian Jackson (Ali Curung/Band Nomadic)  took the rig to Ali Curung for a funeral.

Thursday, November 24, 2011

WMC and the Drovers Hall.

Dirk Dickenson manning the sound desk at the Drovers Hall Winanjjikari Music Centre.

The staff at the music centre decided to set up the full WMC live rig. 

The view from the desk.

Tuning up and sound check.

Solomon Dickenson restringing a guitar with Brian Morton giving him the thumbs up.


Time to rock out... Joe Davey, Lex Holt and Brendan Hines.

Monday, November 14, 2011

Winanjjikari Music Centre

Brendan Hines and Dirk Dickenson preparing a PA for live music required at a local funeral on the  8/11/11

Brian Morton and Zaddock Johnson working on one of Zaddock's songs on the sound desk.

Jordan Newcastle and Brian Morton working on the live rig.

Julie Croft at the WMC office working on our three year plan with the staff.

The WMC Troopy back from WADOP (Winanjjikari Artist Development Outreach Project) that's been happening out of Borroloola.

Jeff McLaughlin WADOP project manager with Brucey from the Sandridge Band.

Jeff and Bruce are laying down drums for a new Sandridge Band track.
Gadrian Lead singer from the Sandridge Band.

Young work experience student Sean Baker-Kelly watching how it's done.

At the WMC hall Cathy Burns from "atop" (Australian Theater for Young People) and James Winwood from The Songroom getting ready to spend four weeks out in communities before the end of term.

Monday, November 7, 2011

CDU Certificate Three in Music. Graduation Day 2nd November.

Dirk Dickenson, Cert 3 graduate moving out an amp to the court yard at the training centre.

Jordan Newcastle, Cert 3 graduate hauling speaker with Terrance (TL) Limerick,  Zaddock Johnson and Dirk.

Nearly there.

Sound checking with CDU's Cain Gilmour.

Dirk Dickenson and CDU's Chris in the background.

Dirk Dickenson, Jordan Newcastle, Cain Gilmore (CDU "interactive long distance learning" teacher) and Joe Davey in the ceremony gowns and sashes at the Graduation presentation.  (Absent on the day-Brendan Hines and Lex Holt)

Playing at the ceremony Joe Davey,  Jordan Newcastle and Zaddock Johnson on drums. 

Sunday, November 6, 2011

Barkly Collage Recordings Part 2

The Barkly College High recordings were done on the 1st and 2nd of November. The girls recorded a beautiful song about parental love.
Here is everyone involved singing the call/reply to the other song "I don't listen to punk (but you should)"

Shaney from Barkly Collage on work experience with WMC employee Zaddock Johnson on the desk during recording.

Paul from the university of West Sydney listening to the recordings with Shaney.

Laying down some fill.

And WMC's latest recruit Kyle Sambo of the song "Muckity" fame working hard writing new material.

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Barkly Collage Recordings Part 1

Who are these people dismantling WMC equipment.

How come there rushing the stage while Jordan where's his hat backwards.

And what did happen to the cord from the back of the key board?

Dirk Dickenson and Jordan Newcastle receiving pointers from sound engineer Zaddock Johnson.

A cosy little recording area.

Mic-ing up the drums.

Setting the PA.