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Issue 4January 2016

. . . featuring music, food, fashion and lifestyle in Adelaide

Photos ofAMC SA Hall of Fame

Interview withOrianthi

Photos & Interview with

The Screaming JetsPhotos of

The Rock Vault

Interview with Levitika by David Powell

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Rising Star MediaPhotography - Video - Design

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Photography by Sue Hedley

Specialising in music industryphotography, portraits and events


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IN THIS ISSUEInterview with OrianthiInterview with The Screaming Jets Photos of The Screaming Jets Photos of AMC SA Hall of Fame inductionsInterview with Levitika Live gig photos of Rock Vault GSM Allstars Elektra City Hollywood Gun ClubLive Sound AdviceMarkets in Adelaide SA ParanormalMaria’s Column - 2015 Christmas Pageant

The Screaming Jets Julie Anthony

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Elektra CitySteve Williams


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Editor:Sue Hedley

Associate Editor:Carina Bonney

Editor’s Assistant:Maria Szczerba

Editorial AssistantDavid Powell

Contributors this issue:Allen Tiller

Maria SzczerbaFrank Lang

David PowellCarina Bonney

Photographer:Sue Hedley

Additional Photography: Maria SzczerbaDavid Powell

Layout:Sue Hedley

Published by:Rising Star Media

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Christmas has come and gone, and we have all celebrated New Years Eve. I hope that everyone gets what they want, need, and desire in 2016. MEGAscene had a short break and now we are back with Issue 4 of MEGAscene. Issue 5 and subsequent issues will resume as usual from the beginning of February. A website for MEGAscene is coming soon. Stay tuned.Regards,The Editor

Sue

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Orianthi

Adelaide born and raised Orianthi Panagaris lives in Los Angeles and has been recording an album with boyfriend Richie Sambora (ex-Bon Jovi). In December 2014 she was inducted into the AMC SA Hall of Fame at a ceremony at St Pauls.

I spoke to Orianthi by phone in Los Angeles before she flew to Adelaide to spend Christmas with her family.

Are you looking forward to coming back to Adelaide?

“Yeah definitely, definitely - for my family, my friends, my animals, just everything, and the weather too. I don’t like the cold. It’s getting really cold out here.”

Do you miss Adelaide?

“I do, I really do. Definitely my family. I am always skyping them to see how they’re doing and I can’t wait to come back and hang out for a few weeks.”

Are you planning on relaxing while you’re here or are you planning on doing some writing while you are here?

“You know what, I am going to be collapsing a lot and playing a gig and that’s it, that’s the only work I will be doing, you know it’s not only work, I shouldn’t say that. What gets me excited is I get to jam out and play for the people of Adelaide, for those that came out last time, you know, I had such a good time and I want to do it again.”

Is Richie coming with you this time?

“He will be coming out later on, yes for sure.”

What do you like best about living in LA?

“The weather in LA is pretty consistent, apart from winter when it is really cold at night at about 4am in the morning it’s freezing. You know, it is where everyone is at - my agent, my manager - it’s a base, it’s kinda’ the place to be at and I’ve got all my friends here, apart from Australia - which is always on my mind. Its always good to come out and go to New York, Nashville or Hawaii. You know I wish I could come out there a lot more but it is such a long flight, 14 hours or something, kinda’ crazy.”

Who would you say has been your greatest influence?

“Santana, definitely Santana. He has been such a huge influence in my music and also my life. He is such a spiritual person and getting into his music and getting to know him, he is such an enlightened person and I really follow after him - and Steve Vai as well. They are so dedicated to their music and their art, both of them, that’s who I am. I like listening to music, love playing and creating, and often spending time and good energy with your music and people is important to me and I always try to inspire other people with the music.”

I read that Santana encouraged your music, that you sent him a demo and he wrote back and encouraged you, as a 14 year old or 15 year old.

“I supported him when I was like 14 years and it was kinda’ crazy as I had read a couple of his articles in a guitar magazine and what not, heard a couple of his songs but hadn’t seen him play live before. So when he got up on stage after I played I was nervous anyway but good lord there was no way I would have got onto that stage by myself if I had seen him play beforehand.”

“It was really encouraging and the fact that

by Sue HedleyIt was really encouraging and the fact that he took the time to basically tell me which parts of the song I did really well and which parts I could do better.


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he took the time to basically tell me which parts of the song I did really well and which parts I could do better. I really appreciated that a lot, that he showed encouragement to me at such a young age. That guidance made me a better guitar player and song writer. It meant a lot to me he stayed in contact with me when I was in America.”

What was it like when you worked with Dave Stewart?

“David is a really good friend of mine. His family is like my English family, him and his wife are wonderful people, his daughter is an amazing singer and his son. He is a great person in my life and really encouraging. We made a record together “Heaven in this Hell” in Nashville with him and had a blast working with him and we all started hanging out. It was great.”

How did you get your first record deal with

Orianthi with Richie Sambora and Lord Mayor of Adelaide Martin Haese at AMC SA Hall of Fame

induction - December 2014

Geffen Records or Interscope?

“It was both. I played the NAMM show with Santana and Corey and Geffen was in the audience. He contacted me after the show and then I got a call from Ron and they signed me pretty much straight away.”

Do you have a deal for an album with Richie and you? Will it be independent?

“No it won’t be Independent but with a label, where in talks with a couple right now and want to be sure it will be the right deal.”

What can people expect from the album?

“There are a lot of songs that are done together but some that Richie has done, like a double album. It’s really interesting and it was something that we really wanted to do. I am excited for people to hear the material as it is quite different.”

How many songs are you planning on the album?

“We have so many recorded so I can’t say how many exactly, there will be an acoustic version and a live version, yeah pretty awesome right now. The album should be released in either January or February.”

How would you describe it?

“Very top forty, but then Pop/Rock. We want to create something really different but also reflect on what you’ve done in the past and to grow as an artist as you work with other artists and your influenced by what they have done in their world. It’s been a long process. It’s got to feel really right to us as artists.”

Any tips for any budding guitarists out there?

“Keep on playing until you get cuts on your fingers and that’s how you build up your callouses, and just get into it. Play for a few hours and get past it, jam with people and just get out there and find your own voice. Study the greats and go off and find your own voice. That is really important.”

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The Screaming Jets

I spoke with Jimi Hocking from The Screaming Jets backstage at The Gov after they played there. We talked about their forthcoming album.

“We’ve recorded an album titled Chrome. It’s an album we recorded with Steve James who did the first two Screaming Jets’ records. Steve has had a long association with the band, and I’m happy to say when it come to picking a producer he had my vote. I said ‘We’ve got to get Steve back. He understands the band, he understands what we are trying to achieve and what the band sounds like’, and it was a great experience working with Steve again.”

“It is the longest lineup we have had, it’s been 6 or 7 years now. I’ve been back about that long. We all agree that it’s got to be one of the better Screaming Jets records. I know that you say that when you do a new project as you are excited because it’s new. It sounds like a Jets record but it’s got that kind of evolution as well, which is great songs.”

“Dave and I discussed who would write the songs. Dave and I have written a couple of things together over the years but we all agreed that Paul Woseen, who is the main songwriter of the band all these years, should write the songs. We sent him about the task of doing that. Paul is prolific, he is writing all the time.”

“I often say that Paul’s written more songs before I get out of bed than I’m going to write for the rest of the week. So he set about doing that and he wrote a bunch of great songs. We worked them up in a really old school kind of way; we all got in with the acoustic guitar and we played them through, we worked up parts, we recorded live in the studio, starting up we did basic tracks. So we didn’t do it like a cut and paste recording experience, which is very much the modern way, we did it like an old fashioned rock n’ roll band and the result is so great. I’m so excited about the album.”

Did you and Dave write any songs?“Yeah we did. There is a couple of songs on there. Tonight at the gig you would have heard “Razor” being played in the encore. We wrote that together. There was a couple of others.”

What will be the single?“I have a couple of songs that I particularly like. One of them is a medium paced song called “No Place No Home” which I just think is an epic Paul Woseen classic. We played that tonight. I think that maybe a hard rock song will be the first thing we will do. We’ve got a couple to choose from. Even Razor, which Dave and I wrote, got to be a lead track last year on an EP and we talked about making that a single. It might still be the lead single, because then we can go somewhere from there.”

Was the last album was released independently?“Yes. The last album was just before I came back into the band. It was about 8 years ago. This album will be the first one for awhile. I would suggest that February/March we might see the album and then we will tour May/June.”

“We were hoping to sell this album on this tour. The album is finished, it is mastered, the artwork is completely done. What actually happened is that Steve James played the album to a few record companies to tune some people into what we are doing. The album sounded so good to everybody and everybody got excited and insisted that we

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should have some negotiations with some labels before we released it.”

“You only get one chance to release an album. So if we had sold copies this tour the record company would have counted that as a self-release. So unfortunately we had to hold off to discuss some possibilities. We may or may not go with a label but you’ve got to have these discussions at least.”

What do you like the most about being in The Screaming Jets?“The free food! We get some fantastic riders backstage. What I do like about being in the band is of course that we’re a real band. We can just go and set up and play anywhere anytime because we are ready to go. You see a lot of modern artists who exist in tv land and they are not like a real act yet. If they had a concert to do next Friday they would have to do some heavy organising. We are a band. So if we were offered a festival in Europe tomorrow we could go and play at it. It’s like being part of the real thing. And I think that is kind of obvious when you see us play as well.”

Paul Woseen comes in the room.Paul: “Just to reiterate what Jim was saying. I woke up tonight and had no idea I had a gig on. I got woken up by one of our crew guys. I got up, packed my bags, checked out the hotel in under ten minutes ready to go, got to the car. Jim said ‘Do you need all that stuff for the gig?’ ‘Gig?!’So that’s what we can do in ten minutes.”

Are you happy with the songs for the album Paul?“Yes. It’s the most enjoyable recording process that I’ve done. It was just easygoing. There was nobody precious, there was no ego, everyone was open. You could say what you wanted to say without any fear what someone might think. Because that’s not the point. We just want honesty. I could see that everyone just enjoyed doing it.”

“I love all the songs. I’m biased. I sound like a wanker saying that I like all the songs because I wrote all of them. There’s a couple on there. No Place No Home is great. Razor is another one of my favourites. There’s some good

songs there. I can’t wait for it to come out.”

What do you like most about playing in The Screaming Jets?

“It’s what I do. It’s almost like I don’t even think about it. I know I would be lost without it. I am not defined by the band, I hope not, but it gives me not a purpose, but I’m excited ‘Yeah we’re going on the road, we’ve got gigs, oohh oohh we’re the boys!’. That’s probably what I like the most.”


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The Screaming JetsThe Gov - 12/12/2015Photos by Sue Hedley


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Dave Gleeson

Photo by Sue HedleyThe Screaming Jets


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AMC SA HALL OF FAME INDUCTIONS

Inductions into the AMC SA Hall of Fame on November 13th was Bill Chambers, David Moyse (Air Supply), and Brian DeGruchy (Luthier).

by Sue Hedley

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AMC SA Hall of FameGoodwood Institute - 13/11/2015

Photos by Sue Hedley

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Bill Chambers@ AMC SA Hall of Fame

Goodwood Institute - 13/11/2015Photos by Sue Hedley

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David Moyse@ AMC SA Hall of Fame



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Induction of Julie Anthony@ AMC SA Hall of Fame



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LEVITIKAWords by David PowellCemetary Photos by David PowellVideo clip photos supplied by Levitikia

Greetings and welcome to my first interview for MEGAscene…

My virgin exposee is with none other than the real life, the enigmatic and the refreshingly awesome Levitika, aka, Miss Zombie Barbie!

So as to set the scene and keep it zombie enough for Levitika, lover of all things a bit weird and wonderful, we headed out to Payneham Cemetery for a photo shoot and interview. We were accompanied by her Zombie sister, Natalie, who played the role of the innocent victim.

“Everybody goes through hell sometimes and I think music can help take the edge off that burn.”

Channel 7 TV reporter Paul Makin, interviewed the spooky songstress earlier this year. Brett Williamson from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) also contacted Levitika for an online and radio interview followed by White Knight Music Group (BMI) and Pulse Records USA selecting Zombie Barbie for their “Mainstream Music Video Opportunity”, displaying the Music Video across the USA. Vydia has also selected Zombie Barbie for

Levitika is fresh from recording her debut single, Zombie Barbie, in downtown Los Angeles. Her first ever music video clip for the single has got a great deal of attention. The clip shows Levitika in full body UV paint in a life-sized coffin-shaped Barbie box with golden painted skin under strobe lights in a creepy dungeon type underground setting.

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displaying the Music Video across the USA. Vydia has also selected Zombie Barbie for their fitness retail program and will be aired at over 2000 gyms across the US, including NYSC, Gold’s Gym, Bally’s Fitness, Powerhouse Gyms, LA Fitness, and many more. Gothic and Amazing Lifestyle Magazine have also done a write up on Adelaide’s Levitika and now it’s my turn to talk about this unusually captivating home-grown artist.

“I have always had the stronger, more full on personality out of my sister and though in saying that, she can get pretty feisty when she is pushed to that point”.

“Early on this year I went over to the US to record Zombie Barbie as well as four other song in LA with Jeff Blue, which was an amazing experience as I felt we really saw eye to eye with one another musically. Zombie Barbie and Black Rain were both recorded and produced at Dreza Productions with Jeff Blue and Steve Dresser (Songwriter, Producer, Mixer at BMG/Busbee), followed by the recording of Shadow Boxing and Piece of Me recorded and produced by Jeff Blue and Mike Gonsolin at Trend Def Studios. I feel very lucky with all the great connections I have been able to make in the short time I have been pursing music professionally. You know, I have only been seriously been getting into the music scene professionally for eight months or so, though I’ve always been a writer and composer.”

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their fitness retail program and will be aired at over 2000 gyms across the US, including NYSC, Gold’s Gym, Bally’s Fitness, Powerhouse Gyms, LA Fitness, and many more. Gothic and Amazing Lifestyle Magazine have also done a write up on Adelaide’s Levitika and now it’s my turn to talk about this unusually captivating home-grown artist.

“I have always had the stronger, more full on personality out of my sister and though in saying that, she can get pretty feisty when she is pushed to that point”.

“Early on this year I went over to the US to record Zombie Barbie as well as four other song in LA with Jeff Blue, which was an amazing experience as I felt we really saw eye to eye with one another musically. Zombie Barbie and Black Rain were both recorded and produced at Dreza Productions with Jeff Blue and Steve Dresser (Songwriter, Producer, Mixer at BMG/Busbee), followed by the recording of Shadow Boxing and Piece of Me recorded and produced by Jeff Blue and Mike Gonsolin at Trend Def Studios. I feel very lucky with all the great connections I have been able to make in the short time I have been pursing music professionally. You know, I have only been seriously been getting into the music scene professionally for eight months or so, though I’ve always been a writer and composer.“

“I started writing music and lyrics together when I was like thirteen after my first heartbreak, for therapeutic reasons. I didn’t intentionally set out to get ‘into music’ or sit down one day and think to myself ‘you know what, one day I want to be a singer’, I have just always loved music and love writing lyrics and music. Though in saying that, now that life seems to have directed me into music and I have decided to work in music, I do work my ass off! As much as music is my absolute life passion, it is still a business and warrants being treated accordingly, a strong work ethic is very important for any serious musician. I actually won a special music scholarship in the UK when I was eleven, when I started high school. My first instrument was clarinet, which I learned during this scholarship and very much enjoyed as well as singing and playing piano. I think what really inspired me was a lot of early music such as Linkin Park, especially their

album Hybrid Theory. I really loved Hybrid Theory!”

David: How did you get started with the whole music scene as Zombie Barbie?

Levitika: It was in the middle of nowhere at Halls Gap where I met my first producers Barb and Adie, from The SongStore. They have produced and mixed hits for artists such as Vanessa Amorosi, Delta Goodrem, Taxiride and other greats.

It was totally hilarious as I was wearing my crazy hair and makeup as we crossed paths on the waterfall-walking trail, at the Halls Gap holiday park. When they saw me, they gave me the whole awkward “I am looking at you for way too long because I thought you were someone I knew, not because of your look”! From a distance they thought I was an artist that they had worked with. Barb said, “oh you look like a client of mine, I thought you were her”. This sparked a conversation between us and they really liked my look and vibe so they asked if I would send them a demo. So I sent them a recording of something that I had done before on Audacity Software, and they really liked it.

They decided that they would like to work with me, so a few weeks later I flew to Melbourne and worked with them in their studio.

Earlier this year Jeff Blue from the US really liked my video “Spider” acoustic version, so we ended up working together also.

Knowing that he produced Linkin Park, Korn, Limp Bizkit and Macy Gray, I was like whoaa! I really love those acts. They totally rock! Oh fantastic, I get to work with this producer that has worked with a lot of the bands whose music I really love.

David: Where do you see yourself in 5 years?

Levitika: I see myself as just really focusing on touring and writing new music for the next few years of my life, really hoping to reach out to a lot of people. For me music is all about communicating with people, it’s about having a message in the music, it is about people relating to what I’m saying. The music and

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lyrics I write come from my heart and soul, leaving me very vulnerable and exposed to my audience. Hoping that it will also reach their souls and touch their life in some way, just as other artists’ music has moved me. I guess I aspire to help them in some form, when they going though hell. Everybody goes through hell sometimes and I think music can help take the edge off that burn. Music keeps me going in life. Music has always been my therapy, whether it be writing music or listening to other music.

David: So, Levitika you have a very personal LA story to share here with your fans, who, incidentally are really well established both in Brazil and the US.

Levitika: The first two songs were done in Santa Monica and the other two songs were done in West Hollywood. This is my first time in LA and I was in the studio all day every day just working, which was amazing.

I thought I should be a tourist for at least one day. So, I went out for a cup of coffee and met a girl there from the Gold Coast, Jenny, and she said that we should go out one night and she offered to show me around LA. So the night before I had to record my last song and fly out to Australia I went out with Jenny to a bar in the middle of Hollywood for just a few hours and two drinks.

By the time I got home I was passing out and threw up up everywhere, and yes I really did look like a Zombie, big time! I assumed that obviously my drink had been spiked as who gets that sick off two drinks! I should have been more careful.

David: Life imitating art imitating life!

Levitika: So anyway, I passed out a few times in my hotel that night and the next morning too. I have a really distorted memory of anything after getting back to my hotel. I was going in and out of consciousness all morning. Though, this is music, and life goes on. It was my last day in LA and I still had one more song to record, so go hard or go home. I literally, as in no jokes, crawled into the front door of that West Hollywood studio. Not a good look! First thing Jeff said to me was “I told you not

to drink”. All I could do was apologise and say honestly anyone who knows me well, knows I am not a big drinker. I don’t smoke and I don’t do drugs. Damn, I am really killing that whole sex, drugs and rock n’roll line right now but seriously I don’t have time for that stuff. I told Jeff how I had only two drinks, that I must have been drugged, and that I am here in LA to work and not to stuff around as my music always comes first!

So, yeah I really was coming off something when I recorded ‘Piece of Me’, I had to ask to sit down while recording the track, just in case I passed out while singing. Mike Gonsolin was lovely enough to walk down the road and get me a bottle of ginger ale, which helped a bit but I was still well and truly zombified at this point in time. Plus, I also had my thrilling 16 hour flight back to Australia to look forward too that evening, Hell yeah! So yeah, I definitely gave LA a piece of me and will always remember that experience and the craziness of it all but hey what is music without a bit of crazy in the mix!

David: So the next time you go to LA you just might need a lawyer to protect your self and your musical interests?

Levitika: Yes I do in fact have one! his name by the way is, Mr Stephen King.

Ha ha, only in LA …

Website: www.levitika.comFacebook: www.facebook.com/officiallevitikaTwitter: https://twitter.com/LevitikaYouTube: h t tps ://www.youtube .com/channe l/UCdVaxPvk2yoXi14IQsN8_8QZombie Barbie Music Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDmD4bXm-RY

Also Zombie Barbie has been collaborating with my mates from the UniBar hailing from the band, Sealed Our Fate who are currently touring a six date gig in Indonesia.

Happy 25th Birthday my Zombie friend, Levitika and thanks for the interview.

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PHOTOS @ ROCKVAULT

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GSM Allstars@ The Rock VaultBoom Boom Room -

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Elektra City@ The Rock VaultBoom Boom Room -


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Hollywood Gun Club@ The Rock VaultBoom Boom Room -



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LIVE SOUND ADVICEBy Frank Lang

By the late 70’s the classic JBL 4 WAY speaker stacks “were the go”. Power amps included: Buggs amps, (local guy,) Jands amps or the workhorse Crown or even the not so roadworthy Phase Linear, (mostly rated at 200 watts RMS), teamed with a Jands or locally made Revolver mixing desk.

The old Jands JX4 crossover, was a 4 way of sorts. Low, mid, treble and tweeter. The crossover points were selectable via buttons 250, 500, 800Hz 1.2KHz, low to mid, 800Hz 1.2KHz 6KHz for mid’s 6-8KHz open for tops.

I usually found turning up the mid’s till I got a good honky sound, and then dialing in lows below, the highs above and then going back to the med’s for a tweak a good way to start, and you guessed it, no graphics.

So if the sound got a bit middy during the night, a slight adjust to the mid’s on the crossover and back to work on the desk.

The Jands JX4Speaker wise, if you were lucky you had a double fold bass or the high tech. triple folded bass bins, or just fired the lows into a JBL 4560 design. They were surprisingly good for lows and fired out a respectable 50Hz if you were lucky.

In the days before sub’s 60Hz was respectable for lows and multiple boxes and amps at bigger concerts could gently flap your shirt against your chest, mid’s were handled by the above 4560 design, and did a great job of efficiently pushing the sound of the 200 watt amps of the time into the crowd, the horn loading helping here.

This stack was already 6 foot tall, (over 2 metres), on top of which sat the JBL 90 degree horns for treble (a killer device that

topped with either bullet or slot tweeters. The drawback of these high frequency devices being the noise factor. They sat there hissing away, sometimes not so gently, showing up some weaknesses in early amp designs.

Touring bands often had a double 4 way and a bass boat (a rather large bass box with 2 x 15” JBL’s), requiring 4 guys to lug them from truck to venue. Over enthusiastic bands often brought their double system into smaller venues resulting in walls of black boxes … with a little space left for the band in between.

The excitement for me always started as we approached the venue, any less than a 4 tone truck and three crew and we knew the production was sub standard.

Mixes were almost always very good, and these systems more than “got the job done”.

I was still mixing on my 4 box Yamaha system at the Arkaba for funk band, “Full House” and doing an all right job, when a guitar player mate asked me to let him mix a set. Things were well set up, so okay off you a go.

He did a good job but when the band had a break the guitarist from the band fronted me with: “Who mixed that bracket?” I thought I was in for it until he said “sounded great, every time I took a solo I could hear it in the room”.

My guitarist mate had given him a slight boost in the mix at every lead break and the guitarist had heard the resultant couple of Db boost in the room. This is a technique I adopted and use to this day, a technique not to every mixers liking, but no bands I mix seem to mind.

Here’s how I think this works: the air gap of a couple of centimetres from the guitar cone to

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the microphone means that the microphone might only hear 1-2 Db when the guitarist has given it 3Db. So I compensate with a little push up on the fader to make up the gain lost through the air gap. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it.

I might use these fader boosts for keyboard, sax drum solos, and it keeps me focused on the music.

On the other hand there is a lot to be said for the set and forget method of mixing but … I just can’t help myself.


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MARKETSHere are some of the markets on in Adelaide.

Adelaide Night MarketWhen: Last Sunday of the month from October – March. 4pm - 8pmNext market is January 31st Location: North Terrace, Adelaide (between King William Rd and Kintore Ave)

Adelaide Central Market When: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday 9am - 5pm Location: Grote Street, AdelaideShop at the Market with free parking after 3pm & before 6pm every Tuesday & Thursday during Spring!About: A huge range of fresh food, all under one roof - fruit and vegetables, meat and poultry, seafood, gourmet cheeses, bakery products, sweets, nuts and health foods. www.adelaidecentralmarket.com.au/

Adelaide Showground Farmers Market When: Every Sunday 9am -1pmLocation: Adelaide Showground Leader Street Farmers markets are the best place to find healthy food direct from the source. You will be supporting local industry, growers and farmers as well as getting the freshest produce.

Blackwood Craft Market When: 1st Sunday of the month 10am - 4pm Location: Memorial HallCormandel Parade, BlackwoodAbout: handmade craft items

Ebenezer Night Markets When: Fri 5th Feb, Fri 12th Feb, Fri 19th Feb, Fri 26th Feb, Sat 27th Feb, Fri 4th Mar, Fri 11th Mar, Fri 18th Mar.Location: Ebenezer Place, AdelaideAbout: These markets are conducted on selected dates during the summer

Fisherman’s Wharf Market When: Every Sunday from 9am - 5pmand Monday Public Holidays Location: Lighthouse Square, Port Adelaidewww.fishermenswharfmarkets.com.au

Gawler Lions Station Market When: Every Sunday 8am - 12pm Location: Gawler Railway StationAbout: Arts and crafts, fresh local produce, bric-a-brac, tools and more.

Gepps Cross Treasure Market When: Sundays 7am - 1pmLocation: Mainline Drive In @ 588 Main North Road, Gepps Cross

Gilles Street MarketWhen: October to May the market is open on the 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month fromLocation: Gilles Street Primary School 91 Gilles Street, Adelaide 10am – 4pmAbout: a focused Fashion & Accessories market only

Glenelg Markets When: Every Saturday & Sunday 9am - 4pm Location: Moseley Square, Glenelg

by Carina Bonney

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Market Shed on HollandWhen: Sunday, 9am-3pm every week Where: 1 Holland Street, Adelaide (behind the Gilbert St IGA)Contact: [email protected]: One big bustling shed is filled to the brim with local food producers selling their wares. The market focuses strongly on organically and locally produced food.

Moonlight MarketsWhen: Friday 5 February 2016 Friday 4 March 2016Time: 6pm - 10pmLocation: Thorndon Park, Hamilton Terrace, Paradise About: Food stalls Reminder - Thorndon Park is a bird sanctuary therefore, no pets, including dogs, are allowed in the park, even if on a leash. Thorndon park is not a dry zone. Alcohol is able to be brought into the reserve.

Stirling Laneways and MarketOrganic and Sustainable MarketWhen: Every Saturday from 9am – 1pmLocation: Henley Beach Primary SchoolMilitary Road, Henley Beach

Round She Goes Market AdelaideHeld in Adelaide 3 times a yearNext market: check dates on website -http://roundshegoes.com.au/whenwhere/adelaide-dates/Location: German Club Hall, Adelaide223 Flinders Street, Adelaide, SA 5000Entry: $2, 10am-3pmAbout: Pre-loved Designer & vintage clothing, and handmade jewellery. Also in Melbourne and Sydney.http://roundshegoes.com.au

Semaphore Community Market When: 1st Sunday of the monthfrom 9am - 2pmLocation: St Bedes Anglican Church 200 Military Rd, SemaphoreWhen: Sunday January 24th, February 28, April 24th - 10am - 4pmLocation: Druid Ave, StirlingFree entry

Wild At Hart Fresh Food Market, Port AdelaideWhen Open Sundays 9am - 1pm or 2pmWhere: The Harts Mill precinctAbout: A famers market with fresh food and producehttp://www.wildathart.com.au

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SA PARANORMALWords and Photos by Allen Tiller

A visit to the Clare valley with our good friends John & Deb from Drifter Paranormal (who are travelling the country investigating haunting phenomena) led us to Mintaro’s exceptional Georgian styled manor “Martindale Hall”.

The mansion was constructed in 1879 and took two years to finish. It is built out of sandstone and has 32 rooms, including a large basement which contains seven rooms.The house was used as Mr Bowman’s own recreation home, and featured a boating lake, racecourse, cricket pitch (which saw the English 11 play on its pitch on one occasion), and a polo ground. It was also used for fox hunting and other hunting exhibitions.Its’ roof was designed to allow for the lady visitors of the house to sit upon and view the goings on of the sporting achievements of the men folk.

It is said that Mr Bowman’s wealth was extraordinary, and that he spared no expense in building the house, which cost somewhere around 72 thousand pounds. The extravagance is quite evident when visiting the mansion and its extraordinary coach house (which is larger than a lot of people’s entire homes). There are long held local legends that back in Bowman’s day, when only he and his two brothers lived in the home, and later just Edmund and his wife Annie, that Bowman had fourteen servants, four of which lived on site. Much like TV shows like “Downtown Abbey” or “Upstairs Downstairs” the home had areas purely for the use and movement of servants.

This was a man so wealthy, he installed fully flushing toilets for his servant’s use, but insisted on using commodes for himself and his guests, which the servant’s would have to empty after each use.

The White Carra Marble Fire Place in the Drawing room at Martindale Hall was entered into a competition in France, where it took first prize at a Paris exhibition in 1873 and

was purchased by Mr Bowman for 75 pounds.

The house is now a museum owned by the people of South Australia, and within its walls you can find all its original fittings and grandeur. In the billiard room stands a full sized English Billiard table (12 ft x 6 ft). It is said the 1.5 tonne pool table was placed in position, then the north facing wall of the building was finished.

In 1885, drought overtook Australia, and Edmund Bowman’s finances suffered. This was compounded further in following years with a depression which lowered the price of wool, causing Mr Bowman’s finances further losses. These losses eventually led to the sale

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of Martindale Estate to another notable South Australian, Mr William Mortlock in 1891.

The Mortlocks brought their own touch to the home, and the majority of the fittings and furniture that we see today was theirs. In the smoking room, one can see some of the treasures that John Mortlock returned with from his expeditions across Australia, New Guinea and Africa, including a majestic 16th century Samurai suit, Sri Lankan devil masks, and carved elephant tusks. Other pieces of Mr Mortlocks collection can be found in the Adelaide Museum and Mortlock Library on North Terrace in Adelaide.

John Mortlock, who inherited the house from his parents, died in 1950, only 15 months after marrying his wife, Dorothy. After John’s death, Dorothy walked out the house, leaving everything the way it sat, other than a few personal possessions. She locked the door, and then donated the entire building and contents to the University of Adelaide, which in turn gave the entire site to the people of South Australia.

Unfortunately the State Government is currently trying to usurp the public and sell the site to a private consortium to start a “wellness clinic”, taking away the public’s right to visit a site that was bequeathed to them.

Away from the politics, beauty and history, Martindale has long been deemed a significant haunted historic location in the Clare Valley region.

Many of the staff, and some of the visitors and overnight staying guests, have reported strange goings on, and sightings of mysterious people in the grounds, and inside the home itself.

A man has been seen, in period clothing, possibly early 1900’s, sitting on the back stairs of the home. The clothing worn, and the site where he has been seen, would indicate the possibility of a servant, perhaps one who loved his masters, and the house far too much to move on after his death.

Overnight staying guests have reported

waking up and finding a child lying in bed with them, when no children have been reported to be in the home.

Other people have reported seeing children, in “olden-times” clothing playing on the front steps of the mansion, running around, not noticing the adults staring at them in bewilderment, before the children fade into the surroundings …


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Allen Tiller is the Australian star of international hit television show “Haunting: Australia” and author of “The Haunts of Adelaide – History, Mystery and the Paranormal” as well as being a historian, lecturer, poet,musician, Tour Guide, blogger and podcaster. Allen is also a White Ribbon Ambassador and volunteer for many different associations and groups.You can find Allen online at:www.twitter.com/Allen_Tillerwww.facebook.com/AllenHauntingAustraliahttps://www.facebook.com/TheHauntsOfAdelaide

though, is thought to be the spirit of Valentine Mortlock. Valentine was born on Valentine’s Day, thus his name. He was born with “cretinism” which is described on Wikipedia as “is a condition of severely stunted physical and mental growth due to untreated congenital deficiency of thyroid hormones”.

Valentine lived much of his life confined to his room, perhaps this was because of his disability, but more likely it is because his well to do family saw his disability as a blight upon their name.

Valentine had long blonde hair, which was common for young boys of the period, and very often, when he was seen, he would be mistaken for a little girl. This could explain the sightings of a long haired blonde spirit girl inside the hall - mistaken identity!

The most notable recent sighting of Valentine, was recorded by the caretakers of Martindale Hall, and is displayed in his room for all to read. It tells of a 3 year old boy, visiting the house with his family. The boy’s Mother went to take the boy out of the room, but he did not want to leave his new friend, who he described as having long golden hair, and “looking like an angel”.

To help save Martindale Hall from being sold you can sign the petition at this site: Change.Org

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MARIA’S COLUMNby Maria Szczerba

2015 CHRISTMAS PAGEANTWell as we approach the silly season and Santa makes his way to Adelaide, it is time to relive the magic of the Christmas Pageant.

Christmas is well and truly here now that the Christmas Pageant has been on. Santa has made his way to the Magic Cave and marked the start of the festive season.

Everybody loves the pageant and the magic it brings and the joy to everybody who attends this magical event!

Who could not go past the wonderful new floats such as Christmas Puppy, Lilly-Rose doll, Jolly and Jingles (Australian Drill Dance Team), The List Keeper, and The New Christmas Star.This pageant was supported by the following sponsors People’s Choice Credit Union, Beyond Bank Australia, Police Credit Union, Credit Union SA, South Australian Tourism Commission, and Channel 9.

Before the Christmas Pageant was presented to everyone through the streets of Adelaide, I had the pleasure of attending the Pageant launch, in which Brian Gilbertson, Director of the Christmas Pageant, was in attendance along with Hitaf Rasheed, SA Tourism Director, and Channel 9 Presenters Brenton Ragless and Virginia Landenberg.

The day was full of fun for everyone at this launch and from this the Christmas Pageant was held through the streets of Adelaide on 14th November 2015.People of all ages enjoyed what this magical day brought to each and everyone at the Pageant. It was full of colour, variety of people and floats. The inclusion of the new floats really had the children wishing it was Christmas everyday.

From Jolly and Jingles which were so entertaining to Scottish Highlanders band, the Police Band, The Marching Girls, The Christmas Star, The List Keeper, The Get Well Soon, Lilly-Rose Doll which opened her eyes and closed them and a smile on her face, along with the ever popular Christmas Puppy. And of course the ever popular floats still bought joy to each and everyone that attended the pageant as well. The ever popular Star Wars thrilled every boy and girl and everyone who attended also, along with the Magic of the Around the World float and who could go past the Monsters Inc Family float.

No-one could take away the magic of the Stardust Castle, the Christmas snowball, and the clowns. The boys and girls that got to ride on Nipper and Nimble were so happy, there was just so much joy on the day, it just made you smile.

After the Pageant, I went to the Magic Cave and watched Father Christmas make his way to his castle along with the Prince and Princess of the Pageant as well as many other people involved in the pageant such as the clowns, and their helpers also.

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While at the Magic Cave, you were able to get your Christmas photo or have a snow photo of yourself with Santa with video computer generated imaging. along with families visiting the magic cave. You could have rides on Nipper and Nimble. You could also you could enjoy a magical ride on the merry-go-round that was there and get yourself some popcorn, drinks and candy cane, and Christmas balloons too to enjoy.

I hope all girls and boys have been good and that Santa brings a very magical gift to everyone, including the adults and those less fortunate. I hope everyone thinks of this day and those who are less fortunate and Never take your family for granted, and whatever you receive just remember that it doesn’t matter how big or small it is! It’s the thought and being remembered in this festive season that counts. I hope that everyone enjoys their day with family and friends this Christmas.

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAVE A SAFE AND BLESSED ONE AND A HAPPY SAFE NEW YEAR!!

Maria


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