简介：PamelaJoyisasinger/songwriterfromAustraliawhosharesstoriesofmercyandfaithinneofolkrockfusion.Themusicisacousticandelectronicfusionwithahintofeasterninstrumentation.Thereisagentleedge(acousticguitar,harp,Japanesewind,etc…)butthesesoundssometimeswalkwithdirtybassandindustrialpercussion.Profitsfromthehannah’schildalbumsupportssurvivorsofhumantraffickingthroughBloomAsia. AftertouringasthesupportactforMiddleEasterninfluencedfolkband,SonsofKorah,Pamelatouredherdebutalbum,hannah’schild,withabanddedicatedtoraisemoneyfortheinspirationalworkhersisterwasdoinginCambodiawithvictimsofhumantrafficking. Whilstsuccessfulintermsofhelpingestablishwhatisnowknownas“BloomAsia”,musically,shefinishedthetourknowingthatshewantedtocomebacktoMelbourneandrecordanotheralbum,thistimewithmoreexperimentalrhythmsandsounds.Thisprojectiscalledl’aparelaandthefirstsingleshavebeenreleasedbutthefullalbumisstillunreleased. Addingtothecastoftalentedmusiciansfromhannah’schild(AnneNorman,JaydenLee,GregHunt,JacobRissmann,TravisEaston,MikeAvery,GarethSkinnerandRodGear),I’vebeenfortunatetoworkthistimewithRobertSedky,JeremyAlsopandBakerStreetStudiosforcreativeelectronicelementsandAllanNuendorfonceagainprovidedhiseleganttouchontherecordingofacousticinstrumentsandtheproductionasawhole.Thel’aparelaalbumhasRobertSedky’sbeautifulguitarandtheinputofStuHazelman(TheSkylinesandTheHazelmanBrothers)onafewofthetracks. Background&motivation PamelagrewupinQueensland,Australia,writingmostofherearlymusiconriverbanksandunderthetreeswithouttheinfluenceevenofaradio. NowshelivesinMelbourneandenjoysfusingtheexpertiseoftheamazingartistsfoundinthiscitywiththeroughbutintenseideasthatfollowsherfromthecountryintothecity… Pamelacreatesmusictosharestoriesofmercyandfaithinchaosbecause“…myexperienceonthisplanetseemssoconfusinganddisparate.It’ssogoodanddifficultatthesametimeanditseemsasifit’sbeenlikethisthroughouthistory.WhenIaskwhy,what’sitallforandwhydoIhavecravingsforabetterplacewithoutfrustrationandtearsacrosstheglobe,therepsonseIgettothesequestionsusuallyendupinasong…”