Heavenly Antennas are a Sydney-based duo who collaborate to produce recording artists, film scores and huge sound-installations for multi-media events. Their music ranges from the arty and obscure – such as creating an entire score out of antique vibrators for an SBS documentary – to huge orchestral scores for immersive cross-media experiences such as the Shanghai Pavillion at World Expo, or the closing song of Doha Games, seen by 80 million people.This May, Heavenly Antennas have been invited to create the musical score to accompany the projections onto the sails of the iconic Sydney Opera House as part of this year’s VIVID Sydney Festival. Running from 24 May until 10 June, the spectacular projections performance is a collaboration with cross-media visual innovators Spinifex and can be seen and heard in and around the Opera House in Circular Quay. This is the first time Australian artists have been invited to create this installation.
To celebrate their involvement with Sydney’s most dynamic and iconic soiree, the twosome will also release an original single titled Misery, a cinematic-electro-pop offering featuring Berlin-based chanteuse Larissa Rate.
Download ‘Misery’ for free: http://emailunlock.com/heavenlyantennas/misery_vivid
Born out of a culture clash of two very different voices, Heavenly Antennas combines the electro-sculpting of Josh Wermut, with the orchestral & songwriting background of Kyls Burtland. This versatility has allowed them to work with a number of artists such as Daniel Merriweather, Tigertown, Husky and Steve Spacek, to name a few. Kyls lays claim to the only person to have won Songwriter of the Year twice, (A.S.A.), is a judge for the APRA Screen Music Awards and has toured with the likes of Beastie Boys, Primus and Tea Party.
HEAVENLY ANTENNAS – VIVID SYDNEY 2013
When: May 24 – June 10
Where: Sydney Opera House, Circular Quay
The soundtrack for the VIVID Sydney Opera House Sails Projections will be broadcast from a number of viewing platforms with speakers around Circular Quay. The most prime position to experience the full performance will be under the projection tower on Dawes Point Park, directly across the harbour from the Opera House, and near the Park Hyatt.
The soundtrack will also be broadcast on short wave radio throughout the Quay for smart phone or radio. Check the VIVID website closer to the Festival to find out the frequency.
MORE INFO:
http://www.heavenlyantennas.com
http://www.vividsydney.com/