Slinkee Minx
Annemarie, Michelle & Belinda
How did you get your start in the music industry?
As friends, we had all experienced the music and entertainment industry
in our own right. So a natural progression for us was to move in to
a group format. We started by investing a lot of hard earned money
in ourselves to record demo after demo - then came up with the idea
to record 'Summer Rain'. Without management, we decided to take matters
into our own hands and start sending our track out to various radio
music directors and management companies. A huge thank you to Shaun
Gough at Austereo for giving us his time and advice and for giving
us our first break on radio!
Best part of the job?
Performing is a huge buzz. Also, creating new tracks, writing with
other talented producers and songwriters and recording in the studio
is great fun.
Worst part of the job?
Being in the "dance" genre is always tough because Australian
radio stations are very selective about this, so it can be hard to
get support for new tracks. Also some of the hours we pull when touring
can hurt!
Any interesting experiences you can share?
There are plenty of interesting things that we experience when we
are on tour - we seem to attract catastrophes all the time! There
is always some kind of adventure or story we laugh about later on,
which we like to re-enact to our family and friends.
Favourite CD of all time and why?
That's a tricky one as we adore all kinds of music! Retro, jazz, rock
ballads,
dance, house, trance, chill out and golden oldies are all favourites
of ours. We have a diverse taste in music - which flavours and inspires
our own original material all the time.
Tell us about the best live show that you ever saw?
There are a lot of people we have seen live and every performer offers
something different at their shows. Madonna is a performer who has
extraordinary energy while Kylie is also a wonderful performer. Her
costumes are quite amazing!
Favourite bars/clubs/pubs to hang out in?
When home in Melbourne, we like to hang out at places like The Long
Room, Alumbra, Boutique, Room, The Undertaker and Q-Bar. When interstate,
we love visiting Home in Sydney and Family Nightclub in Brisbane.
What advice would you give to someone looking at getting involved
in the
music industry?
Be prepared for a lot of hard work, commitment and persistence. Remain
true to yourself, stay positive and determined, and always improve
on your craft. Finally, the best piece of advice we can offer is to
grow a thick skin!
Take us through a typical "day in the life of Slinkee Minx".
This can change depending on the day, but generally, a 'typical' day
involves rehearsing for our live shows, recording in the studio, fulfilling
our media commitments, boarding a plane to go to yet another gig (!!!)
and finding some time in between all of that to eat and sleep!
Any news or final comments?
We have just released our third single called 'Someday' which is in
stores now. We hope everyone gets behind this track and continues
to support homegrown Australian music!
Danny Canak
