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Songs Produced by Martin 2015/2016

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Sing For Life Workshops

In 2010, Deb Saville & Martin Meader conducted a series of workshops for Southern Cross Care in Perth, Western Australia to help with the short term memory of people with dementia. The workshops also helped to reduce the stress and isolation for clients, support workers and carers. For more info, contact Deb at dsaville@iinet.net.au or Martin at info@ martinmeader.com

Alphabeticus Pilot (aka Zabba Cadaba) Video

Directed by Martin Meader
Production Design Mark Higham

Sing From The Heart Workshops

CD – Inside The Heart

Inside the Heart is the debut album of Martin Meader and Rob Spence. Martin and Rob brought different skills to the production. Martin wrote most of the songs on the album – they look at the effect of love on our lives – sometimes it’s high, sometimes it’s intense but it’s always good. Rob’s brilliance in arranging, playing and engineering took the songs to a new level. He spent hours and hours creating the feel and produced a work that tends to grow on people. Rob also contributed the wonderful instrumental SpanDidg as the final track. Two of our good friends, Teresa Mclleland and Sindhu Dobree provide backing harmonies and Jarad Spence also provides piano licks. Dawn Meader provided the glorious artwork – www.dawnmeader.com

Here are some sample tracks from the album (which can be purchased from our Thunder Egg Farm Shop).

Rose Out In The Wild I Never Knew This Is Crazy Woman

Martin – Choral History

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The Real Sing (TRS) was formed by Martin Meader and David and Gaela Hilditch in 1996. Martin conducted the choir until 2006 and during that time TRS presented a wide range of material, including gospel, blues, jazz, swing, pop standards and original compositions. TRS established an enviable record of successful performances at music festivals, major public events and many concerts and recitals, both public and private. TRS continues and more information can be found at: www.therealsing.org.au

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In 1998, The Real Sing won first prize in the Perth Gospel Eisteddfod. TRS performed for major organisations, including The Red Cross, Perth Convention Centre, Perth Mint and Clough Engineering, and featured in such landmark public events as the Houghton’s Vineyard Jazz Concerts, Fairbridge Festival and the Nannup Music Festival. Each year, TRS performed sell-out concerts at Happs Vineyard, in Dunsborough, and The Fremantle Arts Centre. In December 2001 and 2002, TRS performed for a massed audience of 5000 at ‘Carols By Candlelight’, in Booragoon. In January 2002, The Real Sing performed at the official Australia Day Concert in the Perth Entertainment Centre, before an audience of 9,000. The concert was broadcast nationwide on SBS Television. Since then, The Real Sing have performed in the 2003/4/5 Perth International Arts Festival, for the Lotteries Commission and at Government House for the Australian of the Year Awards. As part of an on-going program of special ‘theme’ concerts, TRS created a two-hour celebration of the music of the 60s and 70s, entitled “Stand By Me”.

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The Hurricane Choir was the brainchild of Martin Meader. After the devastation of the Katrina and Rita hurricanes in September 2005, Martin connected with friends in Baton Rouge. Together they conceived the idea of building a large interfaith community-based choir similar to the choir he from conducts in Australia, to help in the rebuilding process in Louisiana.Martin put together a team of international specialists (from America, Australia and Canada) with local community members, singers, musicians and volunteers to coordinate the choir. The Hurricane choir, which consisted of 250 members plus a band, gave three multi-media performances that were held on June 2nd, 3rd and June 4th 2006 at Jefferson Baptist Church, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Baton Rouge TV Interview
or ABC Report from New Orleans http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/200606/r88965_263828.mp3
or http://www.lpb.org/programs/swi/streaming.cfm (enter Katrina Choir in Search Engine)