THEATRE ROYAL HOBART
HEDBERG STUDIO THEATRE
THE HACKKETS
NOISE SCAVENGERS
JAMES HULLICK
8 December, Sunday: 4:00pm
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Thematically this vibrant evening explores ways rock and electronica instrumentation can be used – from the straight-ahead Aus Rock language to more radical forms of sound art and sonic expression. The plurality of genre in the evening underpins JOLT Arts broad vision for captivating contemporary music born from Australian cultures.
JOLT Arts presents 3 acts from their stable of artists:
Aus Rock band, The Hackkets, will headline with songs from their album So Faar So Good.
The Hackkets will be supported by sound art ensemble Noise Scavengers performing work from their latest album Scrapper. Both groups include artist with neurodiversities.
JOLT director James Hullick will also be unleashing the axe in a solo guitar and voice performance.
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VICTORIA ROCKCHICK – VOICE/KEYSSTUART FLENLEY – VOICE/GUITARANDREW PAGANELLA – DRUMSPETER TOLHURST – VOICE/GUITAR |
THE HACKKETS
Hailing from Westside Melbourne, The Hackkets are a band made up of members with and without disability and are part of the JOLT Arts community. Having been incubated by Footscray Arts Centre for 25 years, The Hackkets originally focused on covers, immersing themselves in universal classic hits that win over even the most hardened in-car sing-along scrooge. Since 2011, they have channelled their love of such classics into their own songs.
Singers Victoria Rockchick (keys/vox), Stuart Flenley (guitar/vox), and Peter Tolhurst (guitar/vox), bring three distinctly different approaches to the songs they co-write in the band. Stuart merges his twin heroes Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra with a sense of humour that invariably breaks through, while Victoria has crafted her own Rock Chick persona through which she projects a rebel without a cause for the smart-phone generation. Rounding out the band is drummer Andrew Paganella who has been keeping the band in time since 1999. Of the drums, Andrew says, ‘I chose drums because I want to get somewhere to make the crowd jump out. Once I switched to drums, I stayed.’ The Hackkets is facilitated by legendary Australian roots guitarist and songwriter Shannon Bourne.
Gigging for over two decades, The Hackkets have performed extensively throughout Melbourne and beyond: Adelaide Fringe Festival; Seddon Festival; Maribyrnong Inclusive Recognition Awards (MIRA); Murrindindi Festival; White Night Geelong and more.
NOISE SCAVENGERS
Noise Scavengers have recently returned from their second tour to Japan (2024, 2023), where they developed a new tour show with Tomomi Adachi, which will be premiered in Hobart in 2025.
Percussion: Astrid Meurer
Percussion: Esther Tuddenham
Electronics: Daniel Munnery
Bass: Stuart Flenley
JAMES HULLICK
James Hullick is a leading avant garde Australian composer, improviser and performer.
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This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Creative Australia, its arts funding and advisory body.
The Hackkets
Victoria Rockchick
VICTORIA ROCKCHICK voice///keys Victoria Rockchick is a singer and keys performer with The Hackkets. In recent years Victoria has been writing songs for The Hackkets repertoire including her most recent hit Girls Night Out (2022 Hullick Studios Label). Victoria's work...
Stuart Flenley
STUART FLENLEY MUSICIAN /// VISUAL ARTIST Stuart Flenley is a musician, songwriter, sonic and visual artist. Flenley is a vocalist, guitarist and works with electronic sound. Visually Flenley has focused on drawing mediums and video art. Flenley sings and plays...
Astrid Meurer
ASTRID MEURER SOUND ARTIST / DIGITAL ARTIST Astrid joined Noise Scavengers in April 2022. Astrid works through various sonic mediums with the band including guitar, found sound and electronics. Astrid also works through the medium of digital, exhibiting digital...
Daniel Munnery
DANIEL MUNNERY computer-based sound maker Joining The Amplified Elephants in 2012, Daniel has quickly developed an oeuvre as an electronic laptop-based sound artist. Mentored by JOLT director James Hullick and sound artist Steve Richards (aka Cleaning Lady), Daniel...
Andrew Paganella
ANDREW PAGANELLA drum kit Andrew Paganella is the drummer for The Hackkets. In recent years Paganella has been supporting the band as they writing songs for The Hackkets repertoire including tracks for the latest album release (2022 Hullick Studios Label). Paganella's...
Peter Tolhurst
PETER TOLHURST voice///guitar Peter Tolhurst is a singer and guitarist with The Hackkets. In recent years Tolhurst has been writing songs for The Hackkets repertoire including their latest album So Faar, So Good (2023, Hullick Studios Label). Tolhurst's work with The...
Esther Tuddenham
ESTHER TUDDENHAM voice / synthesizers / electronic music / photography / poetry Esther is a sound artist, poet, photographer and intermedia creative mind. Esther explores human emotions and their utterance in her work. In 2021 Esther completed her book of...
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James Hullick
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