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Opening Up to Kerrianne
Female Artist of the Year Kerrianne Cox
Multi award-winning singer/songwriter Kerrianne Cox is proving to be one of Australia’s premier musicians and her recent Deadly for 2001 Female Artist of the Year is confirmation of this.
At just 24 years of age Kerrianne is steadily building a national and international profile. Her songs are very personal affairs with lyrics emerging from her own life experiences, touching on issues as diverse as love, family life and her strong connection to the land…
- staff writer
When dislocation becomes a selling point
Friday, January 24, 2003
Kerrianne Cox is enjoying the taste of international success: the singer-songwriter from Western Australia has noticed an increase in the number of online orders placed weekly for her music. ‘I’ve had people from Europe and the US buy - Cath Collins
KERRIANNE COX
Opening
Australian performer Kerrianne Cox writes and sings about family. And about identity. And about home. …Her second album, Opening, is a mixture of country, rock, blues and folk. …Kerrianne Cox’s Opening is personal, yet universal and is a fine vehicle for exploring issues relating to family, identity and home.
- Sue Barrett
Now and then throughout the show, Cox would stomp her feet to the music, creating a tribal beat that worked just as well as any modern instrument would. Reminiscent of singer-songwriter Tracy Chapman, Cox's strong vocals alternated from catchy and upbeat to soothing and mellow -- but always beautiful. - Tracy Bell
...the theatre and music program is "a fantastic and eclectic expression of a very diverse community"...Cox is an indigenous singer, a complete star, just sensational.
Feb 2003 - Luke Cutler
With producers like ABC Youth Radio Triple J tugging on her sleeves to write some mainstream songs, Cox is not far off becoming a household name, both Nationally and Internationally. She is madly writing away on a new album that she hopes will smash the marketplace to smithereens.
Cox is all set to rock the USA, Canada and South Africa with one final send off concert in her home town of Broome. Vivacious, warm, fiercely independent and strong-minded, she isn't going to let any fears, or unhappy moments in the past weigh her down. She hopes she is a strong role model for people to "get out there and be who you want to be!"
July 2003 - Rachel Mounsey
Discography
just wanna move (1999)
Opening (2001)
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Feeling a bit camera shy
Bio
No one caresses a note like Kerrianne Cox one of Australia’s premier Indigenous artists. She has a voice you’ll never forget or want to, and her songs have you tapping your fingers, shouting your joy and jumping to your feet whether you meant to or not. An accomplished songwriter as well, Kerrianne’s songs sing from her heart.
Kerrianne Cox won the Ausmusic 1996 “The Next Big Thing Competition” in Western Australia. She was awarded a WAMi (Western Australia Music Inustry) in 1997 as “Best Indigenous Artist Of The Year” and in 2000, NAIDOC’s (National Aboriginal Independence Day of Celebration) “Female Artist Of The Year.” In 2001 she received the Deadly Vibe Female Artist of the Year given by the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Music Awards (NAIDOC). 2003 sees her recognized by the Australian government who awarded her the Centenary Medal for service to the country and being nominated for 2003 Deadly Vibe Female Artist of the Year
The lyrics for her music emerge from her own life experience and include the themes of love, family life and her strong connection to the land. Kerrianne’s heritage is an inspiration for her songs as she states “I want to touch people with my songs, not just as an indigenous person, but as a human being."
Kerrianne Cox has steadily built a national profile, performing at such notable events as 2002 Message Stick at the Sorry Day concert at the Sydney Opera House, season 4 of “Outback Upfront” on ABC TV (Sydney), Stompen Ground Festival, the Broome Cabaret production of the acclaimed musical “Bran Nue Dae”, the Sydney Survival Concert '97, opening Perth Artrage in '98, the Pacific Circle Music Convention, Corroborree 2000, featured artist at the foot of the Sydney Harbour Bridge attended by over 100,000.
A popular performer on the festival circuit, Kerrianne performs at events such as WOMADelaide 2003, Fairbridge, Cobargo, Adelaide, Tablelands, Woodford, Port Fairy, Brunswick Street, Bridgetown Blues and the Sydney Mardi Gras. In 2000 she headlined a national tour of the United States called, “Upstart Aussies” playing the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, Lincoln Center in New York, among other venues. 2001 saw Kerrianne showcasing at the North American Folk Conference in Vancouver, BC, giving concerts in Portland, OR, St. Louis, MO and Seattle, WA, appearing at the Detroit Festival of the Arts in Michigan as well as launching her 2nd CD, Opening. In 2002 besides the Sydney Opera House, she’s played the NEMO Conference in Boston, concerts in Portland, OR and in Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Perth, and Broome. 2003 continues the upward career growth as a featured performer at the Western Australia International Music Conference, Hobart, Tasmania, ABC TV Australia documentary, and tours in the US and Canada. In September Kerrianne performed at the Awesome Africa Festival in Durban South Africa and is the subject of a documentary on Dreamtime and trancing with the San Bushmen from the Kalahari in Botswana that was released in 2004 to wild enthusiasm at the Durban International Film Festival.
Kerrianne regularly conducts workshops teaching songwriting and tradition. She has a relaxed and open attitude to which adults, children, and all ages in between gravitate. Her workshops and performances at the 1998 and 1999 Kungka Conferences held at Uluru were a testament to this natural ability.
Kerrianne’s independently produced albums include Just Wanna Move (1999) and Opening (2001). Look for her next CD in early 2005! Both are available from CD Baby North America www.cdbaby.com TEL: 800-448-6369 and Skinny Fish Distribution Australia www.skinnyfishmusic.com.au TEL/FAX: 61 8 8985 4204
For booking information: coxbookings@hotmail.com or 503-975-3953 (USA)
Australia – Kerrianne Cox Music / PO Box 3473 Broome WA 6725
USA –Mz Moses Productions, Inc. / PO Box 10053 Portland, OR 97296 USA / www.mzmoses.biz / mzmoses@hotmail.com
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