Percussionist, Composer, Author
But wait, there's more!
Here is yet another video of my friend Sarah and me performing earlier on in the day during our afternoon set. The crowd was amazing and we had a great time. We chose to sing this song because we thought that everyone would really enjoy it after all the hype of Gotye's success. Turns out we picked correctly!
This is a video of Sarah singing 'Somebody That I Used To Know' by Gotye with me playing guitar and singing as well.
And yep, you guessed it! There will be
A few months ago (better late than never), I was invited by the organizers of Amnesty International's White Ribbon Day in Brisbane to perform 5 songs related to violence against women. Sarah La Sala joined me and proved to be an amazing singing partner.
This performance was a bit challenging, because the songs had to suit the White Ribbon Day theme of violence against women. In the end, Sarah managed to come up with a few really great songs, and in a few days, we managed to pull together a
And the video's just keep coming!
An update from the last Mayfest video, this is another video of my friend Sarah and me performing earlier on in the day during our afternoon set. We had a great crowd that afternoon and we really had a great time. This song was one of my personal favourites of the day.
This is a video of Sarah singing 'Steer' by Missy Higgins with me playing guitar and singing some backing vocals.
There will be more videos of us singing at Mayfest
Guess who's back with a new performance video!
Mayfest came around again this year and the organizers of the outdoor stage invited Sarah and I to come and perform a few sets during the day. If you don't already know, Mayfest is MacGregor Primary School's yearly Fete and has been an opportunity for me to perform and get my music out there every year for the past few years.
This year I invited my friend Sarah La Sala to come and sing with me, and we had a great time performing some of the
After a few months of careful planning, some rehearsals and a few performances, I am proud to present ... (drum roll) ... SoundStruck Percussion. Earlier this year, a few of my percussionist friends from the Queensland Conservatorium of Music and I had an idea to form a percussion ensemble. Thanks to our university, our families and some friendly contacts, we got a few of our first gigs, from which we got some great recordings and some great videos.
Being in this group also gave me a chance
During my time as a percussionist, it has come to my attention many times, and explained to me, that practically anything can be a percussion instrument. Bands like STOMP! have showed everyone that a newspaper can be an instrument or that a lighter can entertain crowds all over the world.
So, I chose to grab a couple of friends and put together a piece for the audience at Music at Mac, called Desk-Cussion. It
So, Music at Mac was an especially amazing event at the end of last year and definitely one of the best concerts to leave school with. Mac-Cussion, which you would have seen in the earlier videos, had somewhat of a feature that night and put on a really great show.
The video below is of the 3 seniors of the percussion program: Me (Tsoof Baras), Jamee Seeto and Eve Reynolds. It's
At the end of every school year, MacGregor State High School puts on a showcase of all the school’s instrumental and vocal ensembles. It’s a brilliant event that shows off beautifully what all of us can do. ‘Music at Mac’ (as it is so wonderfully named) this year was a really great thing to be a part of. As I was a student who participated in all but the junior bands and the string program, I was busy the whole night performing as well as organising this year’s seniors to put on a show for the
Hey everybody,
At my school's Vocal Soirée, I performed a new song with my beautiful sister Eden. Kudos to my sister, she's a beautiful singer and I'm really glad she performed with me, it was her first performance in public and she was wonderful. It was a great night, filled with performances from all the school choirs, as well as small ensembles and solo performances.
The new song is called "Adventure" and it's about (as the title suggests) having an adventure, leaving all the
Hello all,
This is a video of my performance of 'Suffocation' at my Music extension class recital.
I wrote it in memory of my cousin Guy, who died in a motorcycle accident.
It is a very metaphorical piece in the way it's composed, so keep an eye out for all the hidden stuff ;)
If you want a deeper insight to the who, what, when, where and why, scroll down to the bottom and you'll see the recording and description from a few months ago.
It was really great to finally
