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About
the Band Members
PAUL
WINN
Paul has been with Hipnosis from
the very beginning. Paul runs
Hipnosis at all their
performances. He is currently also
promoting his second album.
ABOUT
PAUL’S OTHER BAND
The Paul Winn Band is a
three-piece group from Sydney,
Australia. With a straight-up,
guitar driven pop/rock sound,
their influences range from The
Police and Crowded House through
to Dave Mathews Band and John
Mayer. The band have released 2
full length albums – a
successful self-titled debut album
was made public in 2004 - and was
played on radio throughout
Australia, Europe and America.
The New Album
Their follow up album “Nothing’s
New” was recorded at the
prestigious Studios 301 in Sydney.
It spans a wide range of styles,
from the hard-edged rock sounds in
songs like Long Way Home
and Sleeping Satellite to
the delicate acoustic guitars and
string quartet in Rescue Me
and Trouble Is.
The tracks Nothing’s New,
Then You Came and Expiry
Date exhibit a strong pop/rock
sound that sit alongside ambitious
works like Take It Back and
Lamington. The album
displays a musical depth and
maturity that showcases three
versatile musicians at the top of
their game.
“This
is a record with the
self-confidence to swear off a
producer’s bells and whistles
and to lovingly embrace
songsmithing and, above all,
melody.”
- Todd Beemis (Indie-Music)
Band
facts
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Paul
Winn Band reached number one
position on Triple J Unearthed
Pop Charts with ‘Nothing’s
New’ in August 2009.
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The
band has won a place in the
top 20 of the 2009
Nova/Perisher “Launch Your
Band” Australian Music
Competition from over 500
entries.
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The
trio has supported bands such
as James Reyne, Daryl
Braithwaite and Carus.
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“Nothing’s
New”, “Atlas” and “Rescue
Me” have been used in TV
shows, TVC’s and films such
as ABC’s “The Hack Half
Hour” and “Blue Lies”.
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“Fortunate
Man” was included on the 5th
Sounds like Café compilation
CD, alongside artists such as
Tina Arena, Kate Ceberano and
Sarah Blasko.
“Paul
Winn Band has captured the
elegance of poetry through music.
This is songwriting at it’s
best.”
Nicole Volpicelli (Circle
Magazine)
Check
out Paul’s music at www.paulwinnband.com
SARAH J HYLAND
Sarah is one of the lead female
singers in Hipnosis. She has
recently released her second album
and has been doing gigs in Sydney
and New York to help promote it.
Melding
traditional jazz influences with
pop and blues, folk storytelling,
jive and subtle R&B beats,
Sarah J Hyland is bringing a new
twist to jazz music with her
release of “A Girl Like Me”.
The album recounts Sarah’s
exploration of relationships and
the ups and downs that stem from
each experience. The resulting
songs take the listener on an
emotional journey that ranges from
despair to irony, frustration to
self-effacing silliness.
“The
album covers serious experiences,
but does it in a very playful way
musically,” says Sarah. The
Hunter Valley native launched her
professional career in Sydney and
then broadened her repertoire in
New York. “It’s serious fun
because I wanted it to be
musically light-hearted, even
though some of the topics were
quite painful for me at the time.
The songs cover difficult topics
that anyone can relate to,
especially love and loss, but
there’s always humour that comes
out of the carnage.”
Sarah's
self-penned lyrics are matched
with the serious chops and
composing skills of jazz guitarist
David Longo. Together they have
produced a collection of songs
that blend honest lyrics with the
serious sounds of Sarah's jazz
quintet, including bassist
Jonathan Brown, drummer Nic Cecire
and keyboard virtuoso Gary Daley,
who performs on piano, Rhodes,
Hammond and accordion.
Both
Sarah and David have had diverse
musical careers, performing a
range of styles with numerous
artists. “We’ve paid the bills
by doing lots of different types
of gigs for other people, from pop
to rock and dance,” says Sarah.
“David and I have a strong love
of jazz, but our eclectic
backgrounds give our jazz sound an
extra dimension of colour.”
Sarah has sung with Vanessa
Amarosi, Richard Clapton and Joe
Camillieri, and performed at such
notable venues as New York’s
Bitter End and at Sydney’s
Basement and Will &. Toby's
Supper Club. David formerly played
with the Australian Idol studio
band for the show’s first two
seasons, recorded with Paulini for
her debut album and performed with
Doug Parkinson.
Check out Sarah’s website at www.sarahjhyland.com
ADRIAN CUNNINGHAM
Adrian played saxaphone for
Hipnosis for about 4 years and
still does the odd gig with us
from time to time.
Hailing from Sydney, but currently
residing in the city that never
sleeps – New York City,
multi-instrumentalist Adrian
Cunningham is one of the most
charismatic personalities in
Australian jazz today. Having just
released three albums to date,
Adrian is well and truly making
his mark on the Australian jazz
scene as both a musician and
composer.
Originally starting his musical
career on piano at the age of 16,
Adrian is better know for his
ability to swap seamlessly between
alto saxophone, tenor saxophone,
clarinet and flute. As well as
playing all over the country with
his own band (The Adrian
Cunningham Quartet), Adrian has
also risen to be one of the most
in demand freelance musicians in
the country having played with
numerous ensembles and celebrity
artists from across the musical
spectrum.
Adrian’s obvious musical talent
is also prominent in his song
writing. His ability to paint a
picture or capture the energy of a
moment with his melody writing is
one that isn’t found very often.
As well as playing standards,
Adrian is featuring increasingly
more of his own beautifully
crafted original works and is
gaining well deserved recognition.
His songs have twice been featured
on the In Flight program on Qantas
domestic and international flights
as well as gaining significant air
play on radio stations around the
country.
Adrian has toured extensively with
his own quartet, and in 2007
launched his third album around
the country to rave reviews.
Overseas Adrian has also played at
the prestigious Montreux Jazz
Festival in Switzerland as a
special guest as well as other
countries in Europe, Asia, North
America and even Africa.
In 2005 Adrian was nominated for
two MO awards: Jazz
Instrumentalist of the year and
Best Jazz Group. He has also been
a member of two prominent jazz
groups: the famous Galapagos Duck
and the Sydney All Star Big Band.
The start of 2008 saw the launch
of a new CD, this time teaming up
with fellow Sydney woodwind
specialist Graham Jesse for an
album of contemporary jazz duets
with jazz trio.
A couple of months later and
Adrian was packing his bags for
his next adventure – the big
apple. His farewell concert went
down in spectacular fashion with
the Basement in Sydney packed out
on a Tuesday night!
Currently Adrian resides in New
York City and is working with
renowned drummer George Coleman Jr.,
New York institution Sweet Georgia
brown, and regularly perfoms in
Downtown Manhattan, and Harlem.
For More Info, visit www.adriancunningham.com
MELINDA JACKSON
Melinda has sung for Hipnosis for
since way back and still does a
few gigs for us, when she can fit
them into her busy schedule.
Melinda has recently had massive
worldwide success with her version
of the Fleetwood Mac classic “I
wanna be with you everywhere”.
She is currently signed with Glen
Wheatly and it looks like big
things are happening for her.
She will be launching her debut
album in the not too distant
future.
Check out her website at www.melindajackson.com
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