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Microwave Jenny, October 2013
Microwave Jenny is an Australian pop/folk/jazz duet that consists of Tessa Nuku on vocals and Brendon Boney on guitar and vocals.[1] Indigenous backgrounds with Brendon having been born and raised in Wagga Wagga , and Tessa having been born in Ulladulla, New South Wales before moving to and growing up in Umina Beach, New South Wales [2] Bran Nue Dae . The phrase 'Microwave Jenny' comes from the 1997 film The Castle [3] [4]
Live performance [ edit ]
The band play live in multiple formats either as an Acoustic Duet , Trio , Quartet or full band. The duo feature heavily on the Australian music festival circuit with notable live performances including Bluesfest , Woodford Folk Festival , Peats Ridge Festival and Nannup Music Festival .[5]
They also supported Thirsty Merc on their 2011 national tour of Australia.[6]
Influences [ edit ]
Microwave Jenny have cited James Taylor , Janis Ian , Bill Withers and Van Morrison as musical influences.[1]
Awards and nominations [ edit ]
They were recipients of the 2009 Peter Garrett Breathrough Grant.[7] APRA Professional Development Award in 2011 for his songwriting and composing.[8] Deadly Award for Most Promising New Artist but did not win.[9]
Discography [ edit ]
They have released two EPs
1. "Mellow" – 3:59
2. "Mr Man in the Moon" – 3:47
3. "I'll Never Learn" – 5:02
4. "Summer" – 3:35
Crazy, Crazy Things [ edit ]
1. "Stuck on the Moon" – 3:06
2. "Homemade Lemonade" – 3:52
3. "Lyin" – 3:18
4. Locked in the Closet" – 3:54
References [ edit ]
^ a b Boney, Brendon. "Blogs and Story" . microwavejenny.com . www.wix.com. Retrieved 24 October 2011 .
^ "Zappin It" . Vibe Australia . Deadly Vibe Group. 31 March 2009.
^ "Microwave Jenny - Timeline | Facebook" . www.facebook.com . Retrieved 17 October 2016 .
^ "Home" . themagpieswoop.com .
^ Heath, Larry. "the AU interview at Bluesfest: Microwave Jenny (Central Coast NSW)" . The AU Review . Heath Media and The AU Review. Retrieved 24 October 2011 .
^ Gomez, Mikki. "The AU Review: Thirsty Merc @ The Metro" . The AU Review . Heath Media & the AU Review. Retrieved 24 October 2011 .
^ Williams, Meg (17 July 2009). "BREAKTHROUGH MUSICIANS ANNOUNCED" . Music NSW . Music NSW, W$YK, Australian Government. Retrieved 24 October 2011 .
^ Sarlos, Eliza (14 March 2011). "APRA PDA WINNERS ANNOUNCED" . Music NSW . Music NSW, W$YK, Australian Government. Retrieved 24 October 2011 .
^ "JMC Academy News" (PDF) . JMC Academy Newsletter . JMC Academy. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2011 .
External links [ edit ]
R e t r i e v e d f r o m " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Microwave_Jenny&oldid=1102964219 " C a t e g o r y : ● A u s t r a l i a n p o p m u s i c g r o u p s H i d d e n c a t e g o r i e s : ● U s e d m y d a t e s f r o m A p r i l 2 0 1 4 ● A r t i c l e s w i t h M u s i c B r a i n z i d e n t i f i e r s
● T h i s p a g e w a s l a s t e d i t e d o n 7 A u g u s t 2 0 2 2 , a t 2 0 : 1 2 ( U T C ) . ● T e x t i s a v a i l a b l e u n d e r t h e C r e a t i v e C o m m o n s A t t r i b u t i o n - S h a r e A l i k e L i c e n s e 4 . 0 ;
a d d i t i o n a l t e r m s m a y a p p l y . B y u s i n g t h i s s i t e , y o u a g r e e t o t h e T e r m s o f U s e a n d P r i v a c y P o l i c y . W i k i p e d i a ® i s a r e g i s t e r e d t r a d e m a r k o f t h e W i k i m e d i a F o u n d a t i o n , I n c . , a n o n - p r o f i t o r g a n i z a t i o n . ● P r i v a c y p o l i c y ● A b o u t W i k i p e d i a ● D i s c l a i m e r s ● C o n t a c t W i k i p e d i a ● C o d e o f C o n d u c t ● D e v e l o p e r s ● S t a t i s t i c s ● C o o k i e s t a t e m e n t ● M o b i l e v i e w
