Studios 301 announces winners of its 40 hours comp
Studios 301 has announced the five local artists who will share in 40 hours of free studio time and be paired with the studio’s producers and engineers for a mentoring partnership.
They are: Melbourne duo Someday June, electronic-kraut-pop duo,Mezko, Sydney-based songwriter/producer Jacob Moore, Sydney-raised, LA-based electronic duoAtlas Bound and Kenya-born, Sydney-raised rapper 316.
Someday June (akaBec Sykes and Troy White)blend indie, contemporary folk and soul, taking cues fromMatt Corby, Kimbra and Paul Dempsey.
Mezko(aka Laura Bailey and Kat Harley) self-released two singles which have earned a place on FBI, RRR, RTR and Unearthed playlists. The groundswell from airplay saw them invited to join line-ups of 2015’s Gizzfest, Heaps Gay x Vivid and the Volumes festival. The duo’s latest singleGoldenreached #4 on Amrap metro chart and is out as a limited edition cassette through Moontown Records.
Jacob Moorewas previously in the band Bell Weather Department andhasworked with a multitude of acts around the country since has gone solo. Moore aimsto bring back some blues-influenced soul to today's modern day musical spectrum.
Following their international success with singlesTalkandTell Meon LA-based Next Wave Records,Atlas Boundbroke through withLanded On Mars. The track peaked at #25 on the iTunes singer songwriter charts in Australia where it received airplay on triple j and #31 in the US, where it was played on KCRW in LA.
316launched his career with underground NSW hip hop groupRayzed Hoodz. Handpicked to support Bliss N Esso at their mixtape launch, the group went on to collaborated with Snak the Ripper and Nova Rockafeller. 316 left the group following the release of its eponymous debut album and released two solo offeringsCold War WineandThe Menace Mixtape. Most recently 316 joined hip hop group Decypher Us and is working on their next project as well as his own solo mixtape.
Each winner will be paired with one of 301’s producers or mastering engineers to track, mix or master their work collaboratively. The artists have also been offered the opportunity to meet with artist management, consulting and marketing agencyOriginal Mattersfor career advice.
The competition’s inaugural five winners were: triple j favourite Eleanor Dunlop, Byron hip hop artist Nastaij, Sydney singer-songwriter Odette, singer-songwriter, dancer and multi-instrumentalist Eden Mulholland and the supergroup formed by DIG members Scott Saunders and Terepai Richmond, as well as Michael Di Francesco (aka Touch Sensitive) and Peret Von Sturmer (aka DJ Mako).
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