Q&A Scene: Ivona Rose

August 24, 2018 Mary Boukouvalas

Tell us about your new album/ tour?

Album: So Modern

Launch: Django @ Camelot – Thursday 13th September

What’s your favourite work at this point in time?

I love all the songs on this record, but my favourite is the title track: So Modern.

Tell us a quick, on the road or studio, anecdote.

I was performing at The Peats Ridge Music Festival and when I got off stage, desperately needed to pee. The queue for the loo was way too long, so I found a quiet spot, away from the crowd and (fortunately) was wearing a full skirt to hide under. Mid indiscretion a chap came over to chat, unawares, I couldn’t move which put me in prime position for a bull ant attack. The story got around the performance tent I was part of and on the final night of the festival, I happened upon a pantomime performance of the misadventure, at the Improv tent. That is how The Tale Of The Bull Ant That Massacred My Butt became fable.

What, or who, inspires you?

I’ve collaborated with the most incredible artists on this record and there are many more on the scene, I hope to work with. My peers are who inspire me. Not only for their musicianship and creativity, but also for their dedication to making great music in this country.

Which song do you wish you wrote?

The Trapeze Swinger by Iron & Wine

What’s next for you?

My album launch gig with full band and fantastic special guest act! I’m so excited to be performing this work live, at a great venue – Django @ Camelot on 13th Sept.

What’s your scene?

My scene is our home grown scene. When people say that the Aussie arts scene is lacking, I just tell them to stop being influenced by international media and marketing, and spend a little time looking into what our local folk are delivering. And there’s a lot of great stuff across the genres; known and not so known. When I look through my Cds, it is about 70% original Australian Music.

Introducing NSW Central Coast based Ivona Rose. Her music is where eccentric melody marries poetic song writing. Hand carved like insignia on pavement, her tales of suburban life are like being lead through an enchanted garden, by a haunting hymn.

This Friday July 27 will see Ivona release her debut album “So Modern”. Produced with Brian Campeau at “The Plex” recording studio, it is a collection of 10 carefully selected and crafted songs. Featuring Zoe Hauptmann on Bass (Paul Kelly, Missy Higgins, King Curly), Evan Mannell on Drums (Sarah Belkner, The Alcohotlicks, Self Titled Artist), Emily Palethorpe on Cello (Sarah Blasko, Accent Strings), Casey Nicholson on Trumpet (Ngarukuruwala, The NEO, The Boom Band Krewe) and Brian Campeau on Guitars and Synth (Self Titled Artist, The Green Mohair Suits, Jimmy Swouse and the Angry Darts).

The ALBUM will be launched at Django Bar Sydney September 13 with special guest Andrew Barnum – see launch details here.

Mini QnA

What is the first record you bought and why?
It was Joni Mitchell “Hits and Misses” and it was a tape. Purchased to learn every word by heart.

Favourite artists of all time?
I have to say Bjork. It’s a hard question to answer and it doesn’t necessarily mean that my music is in the same genre or that I am aiming for a pop sphere but the truth is own all her albums, admire her creativity and boldness and when I feel that I’m just a bit too weird for the word, I take solace in Bjork.

Ivona speaks about “So Modern” the title track of the Album.

“If we live our lives as an avatar of ourselves, what are we giving up of our true self to uphold that image and where do we go from there as a society?” So Modern questions the impact of technology, how we are using it and what we are losing as a society in the process. A dance between Autoharp, Guitar and Zoe Hauptmann’s expert Double Bass licks, take us to a time reminiscent of 60’s Go Go.”

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Mary is a photographer and a writer, specialising in music. She runs Rocklust.com where she endeavours to capture the passion of music in her photos whether it's live music photography, promotional band photos or portraits. She has photographed The Rolling Stones, KISS, Iggy Pop, AC/DC, Patti Smith, Joe Strummer, PULP, The Cult, The Damned, The Cure, Ian Brown, Interpol, MUDHONEY, The MELVINS, The Living End, Foo Fighters, Smashing Pumpkins, Rage Against The Machine, The Stone Roses –just to name a few - in Australia, USA, Europe and the Middle East. Her work has been published in Beat magazine, Rolling Stone magazine, Triple J magazine, The Age Newspaper, The Herald Sun, The Australian, Neos Kosmos, blistering.com, theaureview.com, noise11.com, music-news.com. She has a permanent photographic exhibition at The Corner Hotel in Richmond, Victoria Australia.