Beyond Bourke Street

Belgian born, Melbourne based singer-songwriter Romanie Assez reveals how performing on the streets of Melbourne contributes to identifying which original songs have an immediate response from a passerby audience. And in what manner the COVID-19 pandemic impacted her most recent work.

Interview recorded on August 8, 2021 (Zoom recording) by Daniel Bacchieri.

Music excerpts from the songs "Fake Friends", "I'm Anything (But Myself Around You)", "Stranger In My Skin", "This Is Not A Love Song", "Burnt", "Scars", "Changing", "Little Big Steps". All songs written by Romanie.

https://www.romaniemusic.com/

https://www.instagram.com/romaniemusic/

https://www.facebook.com/romaniemusic

https://romaniemusic.bandcamp.com/

https://soundcloud.com/romaniemusic

https://open.spotify.com/artist/3hHGY5nAdKoijU3IYpW5y5

Singaporean Australian Tim Chou​ explains how busking nurtured his career as a music performer in Melbourne. ​

Interview recorded on August 7, 2021 (Zoom recording) by Daniel Bacchieri.

Music excerpts from the songs "Created Me", "Deep In The Ocean", "Headlines", "Lose Somebody", "Shouldn't Have Fell For You", "Thief Of Love", "Worth The Wait". All songs written by Tim Chou.

https://www.instagram.com/timchoumusic/

https://www.facebook.com/timchoumusic/

https://soundcloud.com/timchoumusic

https://www.triplejunearthed.com/artist/tim-chou

https://open.spotify.com/artist/09x9SwMPriBZPyqDL2gcC2

Multi-instrumentalist Ania Reynolds (under her Synthotronica moniker) brings electro-grooves into the streets of Melbourne.

Interview recorded on July 8, 2021 (Zoom recording) by Daniel Bacchieri.

Music excerpts from the songs "Dafne", "Donky", "Uforik", "A Lot of Good Things Happened Today", "I'm Asking for a Friend". All songs written by Ania Reynolds.

https://www.aniareynolds.com/

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Colombian Melbourne based singer ALETHIA reveals how her busking experience in Australia influences her performance on stage.

Interview recorded on July 1, 2021 (Zoom recording) by Daniel Bacchieri.

Music excerpts from the songs "Closer", "Destino", "Recuérdame", "Sometimes I Feel That Way". All songs written by ALETHIA.

https://www.alethiamusic.com/

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Argentine composer and multi-instrumentalist Pablo Cravzov describes how busking in Melbourne helps him to improve his craft and why he enjoys the challenge of getting people's attention on the streets throughout his music performance.

Interview recorded on June 28, 2021 (Zoom recording) by Daniel Bacchieri.

Music excerpts from the songs "Going Away", "Reborn", "Slumber". All songs written by Pablo Cravzov.

https://www.instagram.com/cravzov/

https://www.facebook.com/cravzov

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC806W85OZJC53KRIPW7MqJQ

https://open.spotify.com/artist/02jWGXdZnvZRnH0ykIImTd

https://soundcloud.com/cravzov

https://cravzov.bandcamp.com/music

Singer Shana Davenport explains how she got inspired by Melbourne buskers to become a street musician herself.

Interview recorded on November 8, 2020 (Zoom recording) by Daniel Bacchieri.

Music excerpts from the song "Help", written by Shana Davenport and Amber Barry.

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Photo​ Credit​: Jordan Barling

Born in Australia and raised in Italy, singer-guitarist Zoe Mortella talks about her favourite set-up to perform on the streets of Melbourne (and how to connect with the audience that is passing by).

Interview recorded on October 23, 2020 (Zoom recording) by Daniel Bacchieri.

Music excerpts from the song "Baby", written by Zoe Mortella.

https://www.zoemortella.com/

https://www.instagram.com/zoemortella/

https://www.facebook.com/zoemortella/

https://soundcloud.com/zom97

Folk singer-songwriter Ernest Aines has been performing on the streets of Melbourne since the early 2000s. After releasing an EP in 2019, Ernest started to record new songs during the 2020 COVID lockdown. His first full album is coming up in 2021. He has won The City of Melbourne online busking competition with his song "Heartwood", as well as being awarded Runner Up in the The Cygnet Folk Festival Song Competition 2020. He has also played at the award-winning online music festival Isol-Aid plus the 2021 International Folk Alliance Sounds Australia Showcase.    

Interview recorded on October 12, 2020 (Zoom recording) by Daniel Bacchieri.

Music excerpts from the songs "River Mouth", "Seasons", "You're a Garden", "Heartwood", "Already Found", "Thumb". All songs written by Ernest Aines.

https://www.ernestaines.com/

https://www.instagram.com/ernest_aines/

https://twitter.com/ErnestAines

https://www.facebook.com/ernestainesmusic

https://soundcloud.com/ernestaines

https://open.spotify.com/artist/7fkC6pBXItWbN9IukybkFS

UK Australian based singer-songwriter Poppy WS shares her busking experiences on the streets of cities like Melbourne and Manchester.

Interview recorded on October 28, 2020 (Zoom recording) by Daniel Bacchieri.

Music excerpts from the songs "Bella", "Drown", "Risky Business", "Someone Else". All songs written by Poppy WS.

https://poppyws.bandcamp.com/

https://soundcloud.com/poppyws

https://www.instagram.com/poppyws/

https://www.facebook.com/poppyws

https://open.spotify.com/artist/54TrVhukv6MXxisfFMVJXJ

Multi-instrumentalist Ben Fumi (singer of Mojo Jacket) shares his busking experiences in Melbourne (Victoria), Byron Bay (New South Wales), and Queenstown (New Zealand).

Interview recorded on October 19, 2020 (Zoom recording) by Daniel Bacchieri.

Music excerpts from the songs "The Movie Song", "Scarlet Woman", "Offering", "Magic Rendezvous", "3 Girls", "Stay". All songs written by Ben Fumi.

https://mojojacket.bandcamp.com/

https://www.facebook.com/mojojacket

https://www.instagram.com/mojojacket/

https://open.spotify.com/artist/5N5ue6YmMVKwhspEXKSN49

https://soundcloud.com/ben-fumi/sets/mojo-jacket-offering-ep