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Mei Lai Swan
Alternative / Pop / Experimental

wake up laughing



Alice Springs/Melbourne
Australia

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Last Login:  12/18/2009
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Member Since1/7/2007
Band WebsiteComing soon!
www.triplejunearthed/MeiLaiSwan
Band MembersFor bookings and enquiries contact meilai.swan@gmail.com

Publicity: Amanda Harcourt, Scarlet Fever Publicity, info@scarletfeverpublicity.com

Mei Lai Swan is Triple J Unearthed's Top Song comp winner for the NT!

Rate me on triple j Unearthed!
InfluencesIn no particular order... joni mitchell, bjork, nina simone, jill scott, sodastream, missy elliot, tori amos, jeff buckley, portishead, massive attack, fiona apple, bach, joanna newsom, pirates and whores, m'um, boards of canada, cinematic orchestra, gotan project, miles davis, gillian welch, catpower, ayub ogada, rokia traore, david bowie, cleis pearce, astor piazzola, cocteau twins, tom waits, frou frou, angus and julia stone, sufjan stevens, ben harper, jolie holland, ani, belle and sebastien...
Sounds Likecreak squeak boom la





'CALLING THE SKY' available now only on iTunes Mei Lai Swan - Calling the Sky - Single - Calling the Sky



BUY 'THE MORNING TREE' EP NOW AT www.vitamin.net.au OR IN-STORE AT JB HI-FI OR YOUR LOCAL INDIE RECORD STORE.

Out through Vitamin Records.


MC MEI LAI in... Standstill, a TAC cinema clip by filmmaker Callum Cooper, with the Curse ov Dialect boys, a la 2004... ah the good ol dayz... too funny!
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Type of LabelIndie


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   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Dec 13 2009 8:00P
The Empress w/ The Finishing School + Emily Smart & The Clever Girls Melbourne, Victoria
Dec 30 2009 9:00P
Peats Ridge Festival Peats Ridge, New South Wales
Feb 19 2010 8:00P
Cool Summer Festival Mt Hotham
Feb 26 2010 8:00P
Nannup Music Festival Nannup, Western Australia

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where o where have the flowers gone?  (view more)

CALLING THE SKY - Single and Tour!  (view more)

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   About Mei Lai Swan
For a girl who grows up too fast there are two options: get old quick, or live life a little backwards. Mei Lai was a smart girl, so she chose option two...

She sings, she plays, she dances, she kanoodles, she cracks whips, n sometimes a few other circus tricks. Oh sometimes she even… ah, not even!

But some old habits die hard. Especially geek habits: edit geek, study geek, party geek, sneaker geek…

She likes geeks, whips, shakers n tambourine, big trees, people who talk loud and sometimes inappropriately, red dirt, scrabble, music that makes the soul sing or the booty shake, neuroscience (geek), friends who perform funny things, justice, big ginger cats and big bold boundary-pushing adventures.

She’s done some pretty fun things: played all round the country and at some pretty cool festivals with her band. Adventured overseas with famous Thai artists, Transylvanian gypsies and Somalian pirates (ok, that one was made-up). Played and recorded songs with a bunch of talents like Lothlorien, Love Outside Andromeda, Ned Collette. Made lots of cool tracks with Aboriginal kids in the desert. Toured internationally with Chamber Made Opera somersaulting down staircases. Hung out in random galleries, bars, pubs as a glorified wall fly. Played violin upside down from a trapeze in an Alice Springs circus show. Started a brand new electro-trash-pop project called Bullet Electra (ooh it’s hot!)...

But that’s not this project: Mei Lai sings out a thumping heart that’s full to bursting, plays cello, loops it up, programs a few beats, a touch of violin, maybe a little keys. She has a drummer, a double bass player and a hot little trumpet player under her green thumb. They grow some pretty nice things together. She has an EP out (The Morning Tree, 2007) and she’s writing her first album…




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Mei Lai Swan's Friends Comments
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Acoustic Cuts

Acoustic Cuts



Dec 17 2009 7:39 AM

Hi,
Thanks for the friendship.Great music!
Cheers
AC
Tashka

Tashka



Dec 13 2009 6:49 AM

Wake up laughing!

Luv it!

That'll be my days again now ;-)
Found my light again.
It's good to know the switch.

Really like Kafka on the shore ;-)

Can't wait to live close to you again and visit.
New life awaits me.

(ps... album will be finished, FINALLY, next week YES!!!)
bout time huh! ;-)
luv it

luv u.

Happy Everything beautiful soul!

xxoo
メオッッ

メオッッ



Dec 11 2009 6:10 AM

I'm going to visit Australia someday, the individual I make music with lives in New Zealand, I here if you live in New Zealand you don't need a work visa to move to Australia, someday I will come to Australia, someday
stephie h.

stephie h.



Dec 8 2009 11:44 PM

she sparkle magic desert dust ... yo ladeee lovin the TAC video haha, ya little hippity hopper!
Gary Swan

Gary Swan



Nov 21 2009 5:39 AM

Sending love from LA down your way! Lovin the video
TGSB
RAPSKALLION

RAPSKALLION



Nov 15 2009 1:05 PM

Rapskallion Eastcoast Tour Extrvaganza! coming to a village near you!!!


Hardware - Fusion Tribute to Jimi Hendrix

Hardware - Fusion Tribute to Jimi Hendrix



Nov 12 2009 6:23 AM

Hi,
Great music!
Cheers
Hardware
Official PPS Promo Team

PPs Promo Team



Nov 8 2009 1:44 AM

Hey!!
Thanks for accepting!!
Can you do us a favour? If you haven't already, could you add PICTURE PERFECT SKYS?
You will love them. There amazing!!
www.myspace.com/pictureperfectskys OR go to our top friends ;)
x katey
iFly

iFly



Oct 29 2009 1:58 PM

check out ANDREW D BASIAGO - discoverer of LIFE ON MARS - DO IT - you'll never look up the same way again !!!!!!
Kate Vigo

Kate Vigo



Oct 26 2009 6:29 AM


Kate Vigo and The Underground Orchestra @ Northcote Social Club, Sun 8th November
The Bakelite Age

The Bakelite Age



Oct 26 2009 5:33 AM

You really must decide where your allegiances lie. melbourne or Alice springs. When shit goes down, who's backs are ya gonna get. In the meantime, if yer in town there's this.
SOY FESTIVAL

Festival Soy yamoy



Oct 17 2009 11:15 AM

Festival SOY#7 du 29 octobre au 1er novembre à Nantes

*Soirée mise en bouche : - 23 octobre : Cercle Rouge 19H soirée mix + places à gagner

Kate Vigo

Kate Vigo



Oct 7 2009 4:08 AM


Kate Vigo and The Underground Orchestra @ The Toff In Town, Thu 15th October
Zenith ASP - NEW SONG!!Live @ ESPY

Zenith ASP -  NEW SONG!!Live @ ESPY



Oct 5 2009 9:03 AM

Hey all! new song up on the myspace, recorded live at the Espy... CHECK IT! :)
Zenith ASP
Hired Goon records

Hired Goon records



Sep 17 2009 10:44 AM

Swanny Get a pre-release signed copy of Nick Barkers New Album Now at hiredgoons . com . au Photobucket
Man

Paul Allen



Sep 15 2009 6:39 AM

Nothing to thank me for, I get to say I knew her before she was famous! :)
(First fan on facebook too.)
Paul.
Jshwa and the Owls

Jshwa and the Owls



Sep 13 2009 3:29 PM





Pure Pop Records

Pure Pop Records



Sep 13 2009 3:55 AM

Great set yesterday afternoon.  Please come back and play for us again soon.

Cheers

Dave & Elaine
Pure Pop Records

The Barons of Tang

The Barons of Tang



Sep 10 2009 6:49 AM


we hope to see you on saturday
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Eva Popov

Eva Popov



Sep 2 2009 11:18 AM

love your demos. started reading kafka on the shore earlier in the year. so exciting mei lai. x
stephie h.

stephie h.



Aug 12 2009 11:04 PM

a efil devils drawkcab... read it backwards, it's fun!

(ooooooh, the devil bit is a little freaky)




hot little trumpet player ... ??
why you cheeky monkey

xox
SADHANA

SADHANA



Aug 10 2009 9:19 AM

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Martin Martini & The Bone Palace Orchestra

Martin Martini & The Bone Palace Orchestra



Aug 7 2009 4:21 AM

For the very last time!

For the very last time in this life time!

Don't miss out!

With an all star line up:
Eddie Perfect
Paul Capsis
The Conglomerate
Abbie Cardwell
Sophie Brous
Tommy Spender
Casey Benetto
Video Day
Steve Sedergreen
Jan Skubiszewski
Marc Testart
Xani Kolac
Peter 'The Dog' Burgess
Ben Hendry
Brother Grim
Jelly Tub Rollers
and
Clairy Baby Brown & The Bangin Rackettes

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HOPE - A Future for Afghan Refugees

Kate Grealy



Aug 2 2009 6:14 AM

Hello,

Update on our event (Roll Up Your Sleeves for Refugees) last Friday night, July 31 09 ...

... We raised enough @ this small event alone to help fix up the water supply of the kids in the image below, Afghan refugees living outside Quetta (Pakistan), three hours from the the border of Afghanistan.

We hope you continue supporting the cause :)

Peace,

Kate - Hope AFAR (A Future for Afghan Refugees)

PS - RE: IMAGE BELOW: This tragedy is happening now! Every little bit helps. Give them some hope!

HOPE - A Future for Afghan Refugees

Kate Grealy



Jul 24 2009 10:06 AM

Hey

Come along to our fundraiser, next Friday July 31 (last day of July) @ Southpaw, 189 Gertrude Street.

We're raising money for forgotten Afghan refugees on the Pak/Afghan border region - WE ARE VOLUNTEER RUN & SELF-FUNDED, ALL PROFITS GO TO THOSE WHO NEED THEM!

The night includes:

Live DJs

Live African music & tabla

Rare Afghan vintage jewelery for auction

Art on auction

Photography on auction

Henna painting

great food

And lots of Fun!

There are heaps of ways you can contribute on the night.

Entry is free, but we'll be taking donations, big or small. Every bit counts! and if you can't make it, there are ways to donate via the website www.hope-afar.org

Invite all your friends. See you there

Kate,
Hope AFAR (A Future for Afghan Refugees)

www.hope-afar.org



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