A singer + songwriter who is defining the new world of Contemporary Cabaret
From the foundations of theatre and classical training, Megan Shorey's powerful, full-bodied voice (time out, 2005) has carved a raw and uncensored path to the newly defined world of Contemporary Cabaret. Megan is no delicate answer to Australian female song-writing, but rather an unequalled performer of the highest vocal quality, skilfully wrapping some of life's hardest questions in one of the most passionate sounds you're likely to hear for a long time.
Megan's two solo Cabarets have been met with critical and audience acclaim alike. She wields the grand piano like a weapon and coaxes her audiences into a vocal experience that drips with honesty. With An explosion of raw, gutful and extraordinarily well equipped sound, Megan has the technique to be flexible in any style and genre, but above all she has a voice that is gigantic. Just beautiful, warm and very real.(Sisiuno Helu July 2005)
Programming for 2005/2006 gives evidence of this performers calibre, with residencies (The Lab Bar, The Atrium, The Brisbane Powerhouse, The Spark Bar), Local Festivals (Brisbane Festival, Brisbane Cabaret Festival, Racecourse Rd Festival, Queensland Music Festival), National Festivals (MusiCairns, Uptempo, Festival Cairns) National Performing Arts Market Showcases (Australian International Music Market, Australian Performing Arts Market) and International shows (Noorderzon Festival — Netherlands) and Touring (Romania, New Zealand and UK) on the agenda. Megan's raw EP titled "The live session", was released at the Cairns leg of her first Nth Qld tour in 2004 (touring again in 2005 with the Megan Shorey Band), with title tracks gaining airplay on Hot FM, 4CA, 4zzz and ABC national, and subsequent interviews being aired on ABC National, Hot FM and 4ZZZ.
The release of Megan's debut album is scheduled for 2006.
CDReleaseInformation
Tracklisting
HomeRed lipstick
Moving Town
Blistered Face
D-Day
Liz
I'm in this place
At Last
meganshorey live session EP
Each track on this debut EP is a pared down,
single take live session recording.
Lip licking, rings hitting the keys of the grand
piano, the squeak of the piano stool.
They're all included. This album has the strong
motivation of its writer, to be an homage to
live performance and the rawness this brings
to the listener.
It's as if Megan were performing for you live in your lounge-room, taking you on an uncensored journey of bitter-sweet memories and never once apologising for the way she is.
Performancehighlights
recent + upcoming events
Radio
Interviews & airplay
ABC Radio Network
4CA Cairns
Hot FM Cairns
4ZZZ Brisbane
Courier Mail (weekly)
Courier Mail (BAM)
Sunday Mail (IE)
Cairns Post (Time off)
Bar Fly
Scene
Rave
Noorderzon Festival (Netherlands) 2006
Brisbane Festival (Spiegeltent) 2006
Racecourse Road Festival 2006
The Lab Bar 2005/2006
Australian Performing Arts Market 2005
Earfeast 2002/2003/2004/2005
Losing the Plot 2005
Spark Bar 2005
MusiCairns 2005
Festival Cairns 2005
Queensland Music Festival (Spiegeltent) 2005
Australian International Music Market 2005
Opera at Jimbour 2005
The Atrium Bar 2004/2005
Regional Tour Nth Qld 2004/2005
Brisbane Cabaret Festival 2004/2005
Rondo Theatre 2004
The Look of Song 2004
Sweeney Todd 2003
industryquotes
"Megan Shorey was the best piece of good news I got out of the Australian International Music Market. An original voice, terrific personality and a talent ready to go places. She'd be a great export for Queensland and Australia. I'll be booking her."
"Megan's stellar performance at the Queensland Music Festival's Spiegeltent was a major highlight of the Australian International Music Market's program. The captivated audience were held spellbound by the magnetic quality of her voice and brilliant delivery of her inspiring new work. This extraordinarily gifted artist is on her way to the top."
"An explosion of raw, gutful and extraordinarily well equipped sound. Megan has the technique to be flexible in any style and genre, but above all she has a voice that is gigantic. Just beautiful, warm and very real"
"Megan's show was a poignant yet satirical exploration of survival. Her personal conviction, ability and beautiful voice are a captivating combination"
"Her powerful, full-bodied voice plunged the poignancy of loss, scaled the strength of friendship and punched with the emotion of life. Shorey has the established skills and stage presence to pull an audience's focus across a paddock."
"I do Hope to hear much, much more of Megan Shorey. It will only be a matter of time before she is a 'name' headline act across Australia, as she totally captivated the audience with her heartfelt and beautifully delivered renditions of her own works, which stole the show."
