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Brett Clarke has set his sights on a berth at the 2007 CMAA College of Country Music before he competes in the national final of the Telstra Road to Tamworth talent search.
A FEW years back I reported on a young man who’d won a karaoke competition – Brett Clarke. I was delighted to receive an e-mail from Brett recently telling me he’d won the Dubbo heat of the Telstra Road to Tamworth (TRTT). Brett began his career on Kim Adams’ karaoke stage and it was wonderful to learn how far his journey had progressed. Since his early karaoke days, Brett has gone on to perform with some terrific acts, including Col Finley, Donella Waters, Those Gals, Brian Young and Brian Howard, all of whom have been very encouraging and supportive of Brett’s abilities and talent. One of the turning points for Brett was taking the road with the Brian Young Show in 2005, where he learnt how to entertain any audience and adapt to all manner of performance situations. On this tour he shared the stage with Toyota Star Maker winner Cat Southern, Nashville Songsearch winner Shandell Tosoni, singer-songwriter Wayne Law, tour manager/lead guitarist Darren Howard, bass player Micah Reimers and drummer Dave Thompson. “While on tour with the Brian Young Show I learnt how to keep in time and beat and to write my own songs,” Brett said in his e-mail. “While in Katherine, NT, I wrote my first song, called Movin’ On. A year later I have written more than 20 songs, so that experience certainly inspired me and got me on the right track.” In 2006 Brett entered the TRTT, trying out at the Moree heat, where he was beaten by Katrina Burgoyne. Not to be deterred, Brett kept at it and travelled to various places to enter the nationwide talent search. This paid off for him a few weeks ago when he took out the Dubbo heat of the TRTT. Brett has applied to enter the 2007 CMAA Australian College of Country Music, to hone his skills prior to the big finals event of TRTT in January 2007. Before that happens, Brett has been gaining exposure in the media, being interviewed on various radio stations, and has been writing more songs, and performing every chance he gets. Good luck to Brett in his quest to take out the TRTT. He’s going to be up against some amazing competitors from right around the country when they meet in Tamworth next January. If you’d like to know more about Brett, visit his website, www.brettclarke.net
- Anna Rose
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Recording Debut Album in june 2007
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Brett Clarke, 21 year old Australian country singer/songwriter and Former Line Dancing champion from Tamworth.
Brett found out he could sing when he was nine years old, not ever knowing he would ever end up as a rising country music celebrity.
Brett started singing to crowds two years ago at Kim's Karaoke in Tamworth, being recognized to many country music artists helping Brett do what he was born to do.
"It's a dream to have come this far from taking the first step on stage at Kim's Karaoke
and then singing with a band, to touring Australia, doing what I love to do, and be for the rest of my life, a country music celebrity".
Brett entered Australian Idol in 2004, the judges saying that Brett was not good enough, Brett is to prove to the Australian idol production that he made it and that he didn't need their help.
Brett was born in armidale NSW, and moved to the outback of Lightning Ridge,
The Home of the Black Opal was what his father was chasing for.
Growing up on the opal fields of Lightning Ridge and the outback country, Brett had a natural flair for country music at a very young age, hiding a natural singing and instrumental talent for many years.
Brett boosted his career while touring Australia with the Brian young show in early 2005 being the last tour for the Brian young show due to Brians health. Brett gained allot experience from the tour giving Brett the ability to write his own songs.
While in Katherine N.T Brett wrote his first song "Moving On" with the help from the tours bass player Micah Reimers, the song filled with emotion from his last relationship.
the tour was and will always be apart of Brett's life and what he learned from the great experience, touring with Australia's Toyota starmaker winner 2006 Cat Southern, Nashville song search winner 2005 Shandell tosoni, tour manager/lead guitar Darren Howard, amazing songwriter Wayne Law, bass player Micah reimers, drums Dave Thompson.
"I would like to say thank you to my sponsors Jim & Kerry Rummery at Taminda Timbers, for helping me with my career i don''t know where i'll be with out you both!"
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