Gian Slater

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Our Galaxy

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Released: Aug 30, 2007

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Our Galaxy
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Mrs Stallwart
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Love and hard work feat. Lior
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Banterer
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Gone, without saying
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Genre: Folk Rock / Indie / Jazz
Location Au
Profile Views: 52572
Last Login: 3/17/2013
Member Since 8/17/2006
Website www.gianslater.com
Type of Label Unsigned
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Gian Slater the rarest of singers – a complete musician and true virtuoso, whose mastery of her instrument is in total service to a powerful emotional immediacy in her music. She possesses a highly mobile and accurate voice with an uncommon improvisational ability, and the harmonic and technical awareness and clarity of intention more commonly associated with instrumentalists. At 28, she has already developed an extended body of original compositions and recordings and is a sought after vocalist in many diverse settings. She graduated from the Victorian College of the Arts in 2003 with a Bachelor of Music Performance – Improvisation (voice), where she received numerous awards and scholarships. She was a finalist in the prestigious Freedman Fellowship (2004 and 2010), The National Jazz Awards (2005) and the Bell Awards for 'Best Jazz Vocal Album' (2010) and was awarded the MJFF APRA composers commission (2011). As a composer and bandleader, Gian has recorded 3 albums, "In My Head" (2005),"Our Galaxy" and "Creatures at the Crossroads" (2008). She has recorded for ABC Jazz track (2003) and was featured on Andrea Keller's ABC Aria nominated album 'Angels and Rascals' (2005). She formed a band with US based pianist, Barney McAll, called 'Sylent Running', releasing their debut album 'Empathy Chip' (2009). Gian has featured in the Melbourne International Jazz Festival, Melbourne Jazz Fringe Festival, Wangaratta Festival of Jazz, Stonington Jazz and the Brisbane Powerhouse Jazz Festival. She leads her own vocal ensemble 'Invenio' who have performed two of her large works – Gone without Saying (2010) and Us and Others (2011) and with the Black Arm Band, New York Jazz pianist Barney McAll and Singer/songwriter Lior. Her Trio will be releasing their album 'Still-Still' at the beginning of 2012. Gian lectures in voice, choral and aural studies at all three of Melbourne's major music universities (Victorian College of the Arts, Monash University and NMIT) and has been artist in residence at WAAPA in Perth.
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