Tom Petty, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Aimee Mann, Loudon Wainwright, Alison Krauss & Union Station, Patty Griffin, Doc Watson, Gillian Welch, Patsy Cline, Shawn Colvin, Vicki Genfan, Bob Seger, Kate Bush, Emmylou Harris, Taj Mahal, The Jay Birds, Cheap Trick, Lucinda Williams, Roseanne Cash, Elliott Smith, Neil Young, Van Morrison, The Hangdog Expressionists, Richard Thompson, Spot the Dog......
I've just finished recording my debut EP, which will be released very soon! I had the great pleasure of working with Garth Porter, who produced the songs at Rancom St Studios in Botany, and Ted Howard, who engineered, mixed and mastered the ep. I was also very lucky to have a fantastic band playing with me - John Watson on drums, Bill Risby on piano and Brendan Clarke on bass. We recorded the songs live - me, Bill, Brendan and John all in the same room. Usually the vocals are done in a separate room, but we wanted to try recording everything live and it worked out perfectly. The EP as well as DVD will be available soon!More to come...
Bio:
I'm a singer/songwriter from Bondi, though I'm not the beach type :) I started playing guitar and songwriting about 4 years ago, and I love it! After studying Philosophy at uni, I started a law degree but soon after I started songwriting and decided to do that instead. Since then, I've played at venues throughout Australia, including the Tamworth Regional Entertainment Centre and I've toured the US, playing at venues in NY, NJ & Maryland. I'm also a 2008 CMAA Australian College of Country Music graduate (though I'm not too country...) and I was a Finalist in Toyota Star Maker 2008, Australia’s most successful and prestigeous country music talent search.
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Hi Cassandra! Thank you for adding us to your friendlist. You got some great songs, and we are looking forward to hear some more from you. Cheers! Lonerock - Scandinavian Country That Rocks!!
Thank you for the add and for your sweet comment. I admire your music. You really sound good. Could you pls sign my guestbook on my profile page? Thank you..
Hope to keep in touch. Pls stop by as often as you can to check my featured artist of the week. I look forward to hear from you again.
Bunni Boiler Music Presents... FRIDAY 6TH JUNE - THE ROXBURY HOTEL GLEBE
4 local artists will be taking the stage at the Roxbury Hotel Friday 6th June- stripped back, acoustic and solo. Cassandra Smiles, Maxine Kauter, Tim Weekes and Little Hefty will be fronting up to create an intimate evening of solo performances by some of Sydneys best acoustic artists. Tix: $10, Doors 8.00pm - (upstairs) 182 St Johns Road, Glebe.
Hello! We did, didn't end up being a small night either hahaha but unfortunately Sophie and my feet couldn't keep it together past about 1am so we went home and passed out too!!
