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Yanya Boston

Yanya Boston

 

Drummer and percussionist Yanya Boston has been playing professionally since the age of 15.

Since then Yanya has toured numerous times both nationally and internationally though USA, UK, Japan, China, Europe, and NZ and of course Australia.

Having played with the likes of Natalie Bassingsthwaighte, Kate Ceberano, Jade Macrae, Darryl Beaton Band, Tap Togs, Human Nature, Amy Pearson, Paulini, Fruit, Emma Donovan and Nessa Morgan, and recorded on over 25 albums, Yanya can always be found holding it down for some of australia finest artists.

Mario Gordon

Mario Gordon

 

Mario ‘Brujo’ Gordon can play many musical instruments, living in Panama City he worked with many Latin percussion stars including George de Leon, resident of Grammy winning salsa legend Ruben Blades. Mario has played in many types of bands of the years including Spanish rock, Salsa and Reggae.

In 2000 Mario moved to Sydney and started working with sound systems and DJ’s. He has featured in La Fiesta Sound System and the Martini Club. Mario was featured in Roger Sanchez’s Heineken Thirsty Show” with Danny Bass and Samba Sound System.

Mario is a true wizard on percussion, always with a smile on his face, It’s always a great party when Mario is on the stage, his energy and presence is infectious.

Mario is a professional salsa dancer and always manages to pulls out a few moves behind the congas for the ladies.

Vincent Sebastian

Vincent Sebastian

As a freelance musician Vincent Sebastian spent many years touring Australia percussion.

Currently, Vincent works as a music producer who leads the band OYOBI; a live afro-electronic group comprised of three musicians and a collective of special guests. He also is the founder of Afro Experiments: a live music event where he showcases original bands, djs, and dancers that inspire him. Furthermore, Vincent is completing a PHD that that investigates the psychology of music ritual and its relevance and application for modern music and art.

Vincent has recorded on over 10 albums and is an original member of Aria Nominated band Watussi. He has toured alongside Santana and opened for Los Van Van, Earth Wind and Fire, & Sean Kutu, and regularly plays at Australia’s most renowned festivals and venues such as Bluesfest, Vivid, and The Opera House. He has composed music for documentary, film, and corporate media such as Last Man Pictures, The Small Experiment, and Coast Modelling Agency.

He has played with renowned electronic producers Ron Carroll, Love Tattoo, Rob Vission, Sandy Rivera, Chuck Love, & Richard Earnshaw, and his vocals appear on collaborative tracks with All Good Funk Alliance, Rephrase, Merenia Gillies, and Omegaman.

He has toured internationally, appearing at the Rainforest Festival (Malaysia), Bogota Festival De Teatro (Colombia), Ulsan Festival (Korea), Osaka Kokolo Festival (Japan), and Ku De Ta (Indonesia). He has also released his own club music productions on French label Vamos and London’s Prison Entertainment. In 2015 he founded the band Roots Percussion Group and produced and mixed their first self-titled Ep . In January 2017 he released his first self-titled EP Satori on Uk label Imagenes Records.

Previously, he was responsible for establishing the successful Salsa club Club Havana and the renowned live music event Tatlers Underground Latin Jams. In 2017 he initiated Afro Experiments, a monthly live music event showcasing local electronic acts and DJs. These projects are consistent with Vincent’s love of Latin culture and electronica and a desire to extend this passion onto an Australian audience.

Vincent graduated with a Bachelor of Psychology and a Bachelor of Sound and Music Design (First Class Honours). His academic career has allowed him to further investigate the intricacies of Latin American folkloric music and its application for Western music compostion. His honours research project explored Cuban Bata drumming, and culminated with an EP of original works. In 2016 he was awarded the UTS University medal for outstanding achievement for this work. In 2017 he recived a scholarship from the University of Newcastle to undertake a PHD that investigate the psychology of archaic music ritual and its application for modern music and art.

Cameron Douglas

Cameron Douglas

 

Cameron Douglas is one of the finest kit players in the Australian dance music scene.

He has the ability to make any room rock hard.

Cameron Douglas has been active on the Australian Festival circuit playing at Good Vibrations, Field Day, Homebake, Falls Festival, Playground Weekender and Goodtimes. He has had long Residencies at iconic Sydney clubs such as Home, Tank, Hugo’s, Establishment, Cargo, Bungalow 8,Fringe Bar, Hemisphere and The Loft.

Cameron has also played with acts such as La Fiesta Sound System, The Potbelleez and The Martini club.

Mark Matthews

Mark Matthews

 

Mark Matthews is a saxophonist graduate from the University of Sydney, earning a Bachelor of Music (Jazz Performance) at the prestigious Sydney Conservatorium of Music.

Mark can effortlessly move between genres of music including jazz, classical, latin, rock, pop, house, funk and electro, this man has more killer hooks than a fisherman. Mark has incorporated these styles into his take on electronic and dance music taking the Sydney live DJ scene by storm, playing for high-profile clubs such as Cargo, Establishment, The Loft and Ivy. He is also a fulltime member of La Fiesta Sound System.

Nick Garbett

Nick Garbett

 

Nick Garbett has established himself as one of Australia’s rising star trumpeters. Having studied Jazz at the Sydney Conservatorium, he completed his Bachelor of Music in 2003, and has since made several trips to New York and South America to continue his musical study.

Nick is a regular member of the Colombian Afro Rock & Roots band Watussi, and has toured extensively in both Australia and Internationally. He has also been featured in the Mike Nock Group, and is a composer/performer with both the Vampires and the Sydney based Reggae/Afrobeat band The Strides.

Nick teaches trumpet and jazz studies at Wollongong Conservatorium of Music.

Steve Sax

Steve Sax

 

With a Bachelor of Music from Sydney’s Conservatorium of Music, Steve Sax has worked professionally across Australia both as a live and session musician.

In the world of dance music, Steve’s reputation has spread throughout the Sydney and Australian club scene and resulted in residencies at the biggest and most prestigious clubs in the country.

Whilst touring the country with the Ministry Club Nation and Ministry Annual Steve has supported some of the world’s best internationals acts.

Karl Laskowski

Karl Laskowski

 

KarlLasowski is one of the most amazing sax players I have ever heard.

Karl is a musicians musician, full of color and inspiration, Karl has the ability to bounce off vocalists and create magic every time he performs” Levi 5Star / La Fiesta

Eamon Dilworth

Eamon Dilworth

 

Eamon Dilworth is smashing up the clubs with his jazzy trumpet and suave style. This virtuoso is equally at home in the jazz bar , super club or on the festival stage.

Eamon has toured throughout Europe, America ,New Zealand and Hong Kong with various high profile Australian groups such as Sydney’s Kid Confusious . Eamon’s style has been described as HUGE and party rocking. This new comer is ready to tear any dance floor to pieces!

Natalie Conway

Natalie Conway

 

Vocalist Natalie Conway has been at the forefront of the Sydney music scene since 2005. She has excelled in dance and music coming from the soul, Jazz and RnB scene before being scouted by the QCE team in late 2008.

Natalie has a beautiful sultry voice that exudes style. Her stage presence and charisma will astound. Natalie lives for music and has been very busy in the studio of late. In addition to working on her own original album Natalie has been a featured vocalist on up and coming House/Soul DJ’s original releases.

Natalie has co-written and recorded several tracks with renowned Pop/RnB/Dance Producers Michael Szumowski (Bardot, Guy Sebastian, Disco Montego, Candice Alley), Michael Darcy (Bardot, Kylie, Scott Cain), Sven Tydeman (Robyn Loau, Brielle Davis) and Amba Shepard (Jessica Mauboy, Paulini, Slinkee Minx and Anthony Callea). Recently she has teamed up with Sonny Fodera to produce a hit on the worlds biggest house label Defected. Natalie Conway is a featured vocalist in La Fiesta Sound