A brief history of me…
I am an Australian musician, composer and producer who has released twelve albums of my own music (including on major labels), in styles ranging from electronica to psychedelic folk, folk-rock, pop and country. Along the way, I have also written songs and soundtracks for film, TV and theatre - from world beats for Lonely Planet TV travel series to chamber music atmospheres for Parisian fashion shows.
As one half of seminal electro-femme outfit B(if)tek (1996-2003), I toured with the Beastie Boys, recorded with Twin Peaks chanteuse Julee Cruise, played sold out shows at the Sydney Opera House and other national venues and festivals, and was nominated for an Aria award. I also released self-styled 'hillbilly house' and fizzy lo-fi electro-lounge music via my solo moniker Artificial, which is now enjoying a revival!
Artificial 1998
Artificial 2025
B(if)tek 1998
I divide my time between UK and Melbourne, where I have my own home studio and also access to the extraordinary collection of rare analogue synths in Melbourne Electronic Sound Studios (MESS). My own collection of vintage synths was pivotal in helping MESS get established in 2004, and I subsequently worked as their development manager
From 2020 - 2025, my major creative focus was on the composition and recording of a rock opera about the financial industry in late capitalism, set in Canary Wharf, London. This project, which also included writing the libretto and producing an accompanying music film, was part of my Phd in Creative Arts at LaTrobe University, resulting in the official awarding of my Doctorate in July 2025. You can read about the rock opera, including the background, development and contributors to my most ambitious work yet on the dedicated Canary Wharf website. I was honoured to be supported in my creative process by Pete Townshend (The Who), father of the rock opera genre, who described Canary Wharf as “very impressive…a great achievement!”.
I lived continuously in London from mid 2013 - late 2019, where I recorded (in London & Los Angeles) Deal With Your Disenchantment. The album is a 21st woman's response to Dylan's classic songwriting and sounds from the '60s/ early '70s, all original material: I adapted some of Dylan's musical styles and lyrical sensibility from his 'golden period' to the current intense political and social upheavals we are facing, which themselves have echoes of the past. I performed the album at various venues and festivals in London from 2018-19 with my magnificent four piece UK band The Disenchanted.
II was fortunate enough to live in the USA from 2008-2011, where I undertook various artist residencies including two years with Pittsburgh Filmmakers, then one of the oldest and revered media arts centre in the States. I made a series of music videos as I travelled around and performed as one half of psychedelic folk duo The Jilted Brides. I also started writing comedy pieces, and a short mockumentary music road trip film I made with a visiting Australian musician friend won a Platinum Award (2012) at World Fest Houston International Film Festival, the longest running American independent film festival. After leaving the USA, I continued to collaborate and record with American musician friends, including releasing the compilation Citizen's United in 2013.
In 2025, my old/new psych-folk-rock project The Dust Revival Band reformed with an expanded line-up and performed around Melbourne. In July, I screened my film of Canary Wharf: the Rock Opera at Canary Wharf (London) itself, followed by co-producing Cosmic Frequencies the UK's first artist-led festival celebrating creativity and curiosity in space science, SETI and the global UFO phenomenon. The huge success of the inaugural festival has attracted even more speakers of international renown for our second event (August 7-9 2026) and the Cosmic Frequencies team will be taking the show on the road in the UK and Europe in the near future.