Emerging WA band Alter Boy is the primary recipient of RAC Arena’s Limelight music assist fund which can assist the group create extra music and take their performances to the subsequent stage.
Launched as a part of the world’s Tenth-anniversary celebrations, Limelight, offered by RAC Arena and supported by WAM, seeks to assist upcoming native musicians by offering monetary, efficiency and promotion alternatives over 12 months.
As the winner, Alter Boy will make use of the bundle subsequent yr which incorporates $5000 in monetary help, $2500 for music gear, a spot within the WAMFest 2023 line-up and paid efficiency alternatives on the area.
The Perth pop six-piece outfit is comprised of three deaf or hard-of-hearing members.
All of Alter Boy’s songs are carried out in Auslan and the group goal to signify the various methods during which deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals can expertise music.
Alter Boy band member Josh Terlick mentioned he was excited to be chosen as this yr’s winner of the fund.
“It’s an honour to be the first recipient. RAC Arena is obviously an absolute pillar in Perth Music, so to get recognition from such an institution is remarkable,” he mentioned.
The band is engaged on their debut album hoped to be launched mid-2023, with the funds serving to with the blending and mastering of future tunes.
The album is about to signify three years of labor from Alter Boy with formidable songwriting representing the subsequent chapter of the band’s growth.
“Writing new music is the greatest joy and the last few Alter Boy releases have helped us find our voice,” Terlick mentioned.
Following on from a cancelled EP tour as a result of Covid-19, Alter Boy will lastly get their probability. They look ahead to sharing dwell theatrical performances full with Auslan interpretation, costume and choreography inside Australia.
“We have always wanted people to walk away from an Alter Boy show thinking they have never seen anything like that before. This is something we constantly strive for so that means always updating the live show and keeping it fresh,” Terlick mentioned.
“We’re looking forward to finally bringing our show to those cities that we haven’t made it to yet.
“Our EP tour was cancelled due to that rude virus so we’re looking forward to piecing the national tour together and bringing the show to new audiences.”
The Limelight judging panel included RAC Arena’s Michael Scott, musician and WAM board member Alexia Parenzee, Triple J music programmer and producer Tanya Bunter, Hat administration company artist supervisor Murray Curnow, and Sounds Australia’s digital export producer Dom Alessio.
Mr Scott mentioned he regarded ahead to watching Alter Boy develop in an already vibrant WA music scene.
“We can’t wait to see how they make the most of the package. I think I speak on behalf of the entire judging panel when I say we were blown away by their application,” he mentioned.
WAM’s Georgia Kennedy mentioned: “Congratulations to Alter Boy on taking out the inaugural Limelight prize package! I am excited to see the next stage of their career development and the opportunity it will bring about through the awarding of this valuable prize.”
