I spoke to musician, the lovely Heloise last week regarding the 2016 Melbourne Guitar Show. It was a privilege to catch up with Heloise again and chat to her about the evolution of her career in music.
The Melbourne based musician is a former Tassie girl and regularly returns to do gigs and catch up with family, the latest occasion of her visit being April, with hopes to return in September. Heloise says she was delighted with the many people that came along to her gigs in Tassie, including people she didn’t know but who had discovered her music by word of mouth. Heloise considers her Tassie performances her best of the tour.
Heloise says she is stoked to be a spokesman for Melbourne’s annual guitar show. She is also an advocate for performers to learn the guitar because of the level of control it gives you over your music. It is a difficult process to explain to someone else what you want to achieve with a song, so having that level of control in being able to create and play the music yourself is almost essential. With Heloise’s guitar playing skills, song writing is an independent process that allows her to have that ‘ping’ of epiphany when a song is complete. Heloise tells me she is just sorry she has not as yet learned the keyboard!
The Melbourne Guitar show is an industry run show by the Australian Music Association. This year’s show will feature 70 exhibitions with an amazing array of both electric and acoustic guitars as well as amps, FX and ukeles! There will be tips and guitar tutors available as well.
A number of bands will be performing, including the lovely Heloise herself. As she says the opportunity for performers to meet industry people there is priceless
The 2016 MGS is at Caulfield Racecourse on August 6 and 7 from 10am-6pm.
You can read more about show here: http://www.australianmusician.com.au/melbourne-guitar-show/
Paula Xiberras
