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18 March 2010

NightFest - Music program

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Soul @ Lotus Lounge

Chill out at the brand new Lotus Lounge with music by the Favourite Son and guests. Graceful French furniture with Zen-like elements will set the tone for visitors to enjoy a cocktail or two in a serene venue.

Favourite Son: hosting Soul @ Lotus Lounge

When: 23 - 27 September
Where: Soul @ Lotus Lounge
Time: nightly from 6.30pm

As a performer, DJ and producer for the past 12 years, I have made a career in the chill-out and ambient musical styles. Through my travels I have picked up musical flavours from all over the globe, which I will present at the Lotus Lounge.Whether performing at Montreal's Jazz Festival, DJing sunset sessions on the Sunshine Coast, to writing, producing and selling over 150,000 albums, music is my passion, and I love sharing it. My sets will include my own original compositions, as well as a diverse range of handpicked tunes from artists all over the world. I will be accompanied by a handful of exceptional and well-known local musicians, as well as playing percussion.

Audio Shaman

When: 23 - 25 September
Where: Soul @ Lotus Lounge
Time: 7.30 - 9.00pm

Audio Shaman is the endlessly inventive and emotionally nourishing musical vessel for Carey O’Sullivan and Paul George. Their music is like a series of traveler’s landscapes providing a thoughtful listening experience that is enlightening, mesmerizing and cleansing. Marrying acoustic gypsy scales, down-tempo meanderings and latin beats with smoothly integrated electronic world-sounds provides for an international musical experience that transcends language, culture and tradition.

Also, as the creative spearheads behind one of Australia’s up-and-coming live bands - Tijuana Cartel - Carey and Paul have performed as far and wide as India, London and the Beijing Olympics in 2008, and have quickly built a following in the Nation’s Capital.

Leigh Wood

When: 25 September
Where: Soul @ Lotus Lounge
Time: 6.30 - 7.30pm and 9.00 - 9.30pm

Leigh Wood has been involved in the music industry for over 20 years and as One World Music’s head honcho is the driving force behind the label.

Originally from the UK – now based in Sydney - Leigh was a DJ in and around London for 10 years before a trip around the world led him to Australia where he’s lived ever since.
In 2002 Leigh co-founded One World Music and launched the label with his own mixed compilation Zen Connection, a unique global beats album that has gone on to sell thousands of copies around the world. It was hailed by Ministry of Sound Magazine as "an absolute pearler, unquestionably echoes Buddha Bar but this is more adventurous. 9 out of 10". Leigh has since produced four volumes of Zen Connection plus another best seller and more vocal offshoot in Eco-Zen.

D’Opus

When: 26 - 27 September
Where: Soul @ Lotus Lounge
Time: 7.30 - 8.30pm and 9.30 - 10.30pm

Ross Garrett - AKA D'Opus - has been DJ'ing in Canberra and elsewhere for the last 10 years, and has shared stages with the likes of Jungle Brothers, DJ Q-Bert, Mr. Thing and De La Soul, as well as performing Stonefest, Corinbank Festival, Trinity Bar Block Party, and numerous other nightspots. D'Opus recently released his own artist album as D’Opus & Roshambo.

The Lethals

When: 27 September
Where: Soul @ Lotus Lounge
Time: 8.30 - 9.30pm

Canberra group The Lethals have a large and devoted local following with their regular live shows showcasing their fusion, funk and jazz grooves. As graduates of the Canberra School of Music Jazz School, they are each amazingly accomplished musicians in their own right, and their sound will be right at home at the Lotus Lounge.

Get your tickets today and be swept up in the magic of Floriade NightFest.

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