Lah-Lah
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Lah-Lah is a five member children's music group from Sydney, Australia. Comprising members currently and formerly from gypsy band Monsieur Camembert
amongst other prominent Australian groups such as, Guy Sebastian
and the James Morrison
Sextet. Lah-Lah has both recorded and filmed, and also performs live music ranging in styles from surf-rock and jazz to gypsy. Lah-Lah's repertoire is primarily composed by Mark Harris
and Tina Harris. Past writing collaborators include Lilian Harris, Ben Ely
of band Regurgitator
, Anouk Ely and Kate Johnson.
In October 2009 Century Venues children's entertainment arm Century's Child produced Lah-Lah into the Enmore Theatre
for a two week run of proms style concerts for kids.
Lah-Lah opened the entertainment on the main stage of The Domain, Sydney
for celebrations on Australia Day
2010 and was also featured at the St Kilda Festival in February.
The Sydney Opera House
hosted Lah-Lah for 24 sold out shows as part of its Babies Proms season in May 2010.
In October 2010 Lah-Lah presented a short season of 'Lah-Lah's Adventures' at the Cantebury-Hurlstone Park RSL, Mounties club and Harbord Diggers club.
In November 2010 Lah-Lah was a featured act at the Splash Festival at the Aquatic Centre at Sydney Olympic Park in Homebush.
The Sydney Festival 2011 presented the new Lah-Lah production, 'Lah-Lah's Musical Wonderland' throughout the festival with shows at the Festival First Night in Hyde Park, The Famous Spiegeltent in Hyde Park, and The Riverside Theatre in Parramatta.
Following the May 2010 Babies Proms season, the Sydney Opera House
commissioned a new show concept from Lah-Lah in the 30th anniversary year of the Babies Proms. The commission was for the inaugural presentation in a new series - the Family Proms - aimed at offering wonderful musical experiences to all primary aged children. The show, 'Lah-Lah's BIG Live Band', featuring an 11 piece big band (trumpets: Simon Sweeney, Dane Laboyrie, Ray Cassar, Elizabeth Geyer, trombones: Lucian McGuiness, Alex Silver, Justin Kearin, saxophones: Andrew 'Jock' Robertson, David Theak, Richard 'Woody the Woodwind' Maegraith, Stephan Schafer), twenty child violinists as well as twenty child singer/dancers in addition to the core Lah-Lah quintet, presented 5 concerts in the Sydney Opera House
Concert Hall for the House:Ed and Kids At The House Programs from 24-26 June 2011.
in November 2008 at Sydney's Megaphon Studios. The album is represented by Roadshow Music.
Lah-Lah recorded its second album Making Music Lah-Lah's Way
in 2011 at Sydney's Megaphon Studios. The album is yet to be released.
album. Other elements were shot in addition to the clips and together they will form the Lah-Lah debut music DVD Lah-Lah's Big Live Band.
Also in July, Lah-Lah signed a broadcast agreement with Nickelodeon Australia
for the video clips. The Lah-Lah clips went on air daily on Nickelodeon Australia
's preschool channel Nick Jr. Australia
on 13 September 2009.
In February 2010 the clips were licensed to Nickelodeon Southeast Asia and also Nickelodeon New Zealand
and began airing during March 2010.
Mark Harris
as Buzz The Band Leader and Lola Double Bass(double bass/vocals)
Nic Cecire as Tom Tom (drums/percussion/backing vocals)
Matt Ottignon as Mr Saxophone (tenor and soprano saxophones/clarinet/flute)
Gary Daley as Squeezy Sneezy (piano accordion/keyboards)
Live Show Review - Enmore Theatre 2009 - Arts Rocket. 8 October 2009
(2008) - Audio CD
Lah-Lah's Big Live Band (2009) - DVD
Making Music Lah-Lah's Way
(2011) - Audio CD
Monsieur Camembert
Monsieur Camembert is a five-piece Gypsy fusion band formed in Sydney, Australia in 1999. They have won three ARIA Music Awards for Best World Music Album in 2002 for Live on Stage , in 2003 for Absynthe and in 2005 for Monsieur Camembert...
amongst other prominent Australian groups such as, Guy Sebastian
Guy Sebastian
Guy Theodore Sebastian is an Australian pop, R&B, and soul singer-songwriter who was the first winner of Australian Idol in 2003. He is currently a judge on the Australian version of The X Factor. Sebastian has released six top ten platinum/multi platinum albums, including a number-one and...
and the James Morrison
James Morrison (musician)
James Morrison AM is an Australian jazz musician who plays numerous instruments, but is best known for his trumpet playing...
Sextet. Lah-Lah has both recorded and filmed, and also performs live music ranging in styles from surf-rock and jazz to gypsy. Lah-Lah's repertoire is primarily composed by Mark Harris
Mark Harris
Mark Harris may refer to:*Mark Harris , Welsh professional bodybuilder*Mark Harris , American writer of the baseball novel Bang the Drum Slowly*Mark Harris English association football player...
and Tina Harris. Past writing collaborators include Lilian Harris, Ben Ely
Ben Ely
Ben Ely is a musician and artist best known for his work with Brisbane indie/alternative rock band Regurgitator, a multi-ARIA Music Award winning group which formed in Brisbane, Australia in December 1993....
of band Regurgitator
Regurgitator
Regurgitator are an Australian rock band from Brisbane, currently consisting of Quan Yeomans , Ben Ely and Peter Kostic . The band formed in 1994, its original line-up consisting of Yeomans, Ely and drummer Martin Lee...
, Anouk Ely and Kate Johnson.
Live
Lah-Lah performed at the Sutherland Entertainment Centre, Seymour Centre and Parramatta Town Hall in January 2009 for its inaugural season.In October 2009 Century Venues children's entertainment arm Century's Child produced Lah-Lah into the Enmore Theatre
Enmore Theatre
The Enmore Theatre is a theatre and entertainment venue in Sydney. It is located on Enmore Road in the suburb of Enmore, south-west of the adjoining suburb, Newtown. It is a medium-sized venue...
for a two week run of proms style concerts for kids.
Lah-Lah opened the entertainment on the main stage of The Domain, Sydney
The Domain, Sydney
The Domain is 34 hectares of open space in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is located on the eastern edge of the Sydney central business district, near Woolloomooloo. The Domain adjoins the Royal Botanic Gardens and is managed by the Royal Botanic Gardens Trust, a division of the New South...
for celebrations on Australia Day
Australia Day
Australia Day is the official national day of Australia...
2010 and was also featured at the St Kilda Festival in February.
The Sydney Opera House
Sydney Opera House
The Sydney Opera House is a multi-venue performing arts centre in the Australian city of Sydney. It was conceived and largely built by Danish architect Jørn Utzon, finally opening in 1973 after a long gestation starting with his competition-winning design in 1957...
hosted Lah-Lah for 24 sold out shows as part of its Babies Proms season in May 2010.
In October 2010 Lah-Lah presented a short season of 'Lah-Lah's Adventures' at the Cantebury-Hurlstone Park RSL, Mounties club and Harbord Diggers club.
In November 2010 Lah-Lah was a featured act at the Splash Festival at the Aquatic Centre at Sydney Olympic Park in Homebush.
The Sydney Festival 2011 presented the new Lah-Lah production, 'Lah-Lah's Musical Wonderland' throughout the festival with shows at the Festival First Night in Hyde Park, The Famous Spiegeltent in Hyde Park, and The Riverside Theatre in Parramatta.
Following the May 2010 Babies Proms season, the Sydney Opera House
Sydney Opera House
The Sydney Opera House is a multi-venue performing arts centre in the Australian city of Sydney. It was conceived and largely built by Danish architect Jørn Utzon, finally opening in 1973 after a long gestation starting with his competition-winning design in 1957...
commissioned a new show concept from Lah-Lah in the 30th anniversary year of the Babies Proms. The commission was for the inaugural presentation in a new series - the Family Proms - aimed at offering wonderful musical experiences to all primary aged children. The show, 'Lah-Lah's BIG Live Band', featuring an 11 piece big band (trumpets: Simon Sweeney, Dane Laboyrie, Ray Cassar, Elizabeth Geyer, trombones: Lucian McGuiness, Alex Silver, Justin Kearin, saxophones: Andrew 'Jock' Robertson, David Theak, Richard 'Woody the Woodwind' Maegraith, Stephan Schafer), twenty child violinists as well as twenty child singer/dancers in addition to the core Lah-Lah quintet, presented 5 concerts in the Sydney Opera House
Sydney Opera House
The Sydney Opera House is a multi-venue performing arts centre in the Australian city of Sydney. It was conceived and largely built by Danish architect Jørn Utzon, finally opening in 1973 after a long gestation starting with his competition-winning design in 1957...
Concert Hall for the House:Ed and Kids At The House Programs from 24-26 June 2011.
Audio
Lah-Lah recorded its debut album Shake It Like ThisShake It Like This
Shake It Like This is the first album from Australian children's band Lah-Lah. It was released independently coinciding with Lah-Lah's debut live season at the Seymour Centre in Sydney in January 2009.-Track listing:...
in November 2008 at Sydney's Megaphon Studios. The album is represented by Roadshow Music.
Lah-Lah recorded its second album Making Music Lah-Lah's Way
Making Music Lah-Lah's Way
Making Music Lah-Lah's Way is the second album from Australian children's band Lah-Lah. It was released independently coinciding with Lah-Lah's live season at the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall in Sydney in June 2011.-Track listing:...
in 2011 at Sydney's Megaphon Studios. The album is yet to be released.
Video/TV
In July 2009 Lah-Lah went into Down Under studios, Sydney with production company LitUp Digital to film 12 music video clips from the Shake It Like ThisShake It Like This
Shake It Like This is the first album from Australian children's band Lah-Lah. It was released independently coinciding with Lah-Lah's debut live season at the Seymour Centre in Sydney in January 2009.-Track listing:...
album. Other elements were shot in addition to the clips and together they will form the Lah-Lah debut music DVD Lah-Lah's Big Live Band.
Also in July, Lah-Lah signed a broadcast agreement with Nickelodeon Australia
Nickelodeon Australia
Nickelodeon is the Australian counterpart of the Nickelodeon network in the United States. It is operated by a joint venture of XYZnetworks and MTV Networks Australia.-History:...
for the video clips. The Lah-Lah clips went on air daily on Nickelodeon Australia
Nickelodeon Australia
Nickelodeon is the Australian counterpart of the Nickelodeon network in the United States. It is operated by a joint venture of XYZnetworks and MTV Networks Australia.-History:...
's preschool channel Nick Jr. Australia
Nick Jr. Australia
Nick Jr. Australia is a 24-hour children's channel in Australia designed for pre-schoolers. Nick Jr. was a morning programming block on Nickelodeon until 2004, when Foxtel arrived and it was launched as a full 24-hour kids channel. The channel is run by XYZnetworks, under license from Viacom, and...
on 13 September 2009.
In February 2010 the clips were licensed to Nickelodeon Southeast Asia and also Nickelodeon New Zealand
Nickelodeon New Zealand
Nickelodeon was a 24 hour TV channel for kids aged 3–14 in New Zealand. The channel launched on 29 July 2006 and it was available on SKY Television Channel 041...
and began airing during March 2010.
Group Members
Tina Harris as Lah-Lah (vocals)Mark Harris
Mark Harris
Mark Harris may refer to:*Mark Harris , Welsh professional bodybuilder*Mark Harris , American writer of the baseball novel Bang the Drum Slowly*Mark Harris English association football player...
as Buzz The Band Leader and Lola Double Bass(double bass/vocals)
Nic Cecire as Tom Tom (drums/percussion/backing vocals)
Matt Ottignon as Mr Saxophone (tenor and soprano saxophones/clarinet/flute)
Gary Daley as Squeezy Sneezy (piano accordion/keyboards)
Reviews
Live Show Review - Sydney Festival 2011 - Daily Telegraph. 18 January 2011Live Show Review - Enmore Theatre 2009 - Arts Rocket. 8 October 2009
Discography
Shake It Like ThisShake It Like This
Shake It Like This is the first album from Australian children's band Lah-Lah. It was released independently coinciding with Lah-Lah's debut live season at the Seymour Centre in Sydney in January 2009.-Track listing:...
(2008) - Audio CD
Lah-Lah's Big Live Band (2009) - DVD
Making Music Lah-Lah's Way
Making Music Lah-Lah's Way
Making Music Lah-Lah's Way is the second album from Australian children's band Lah-Lah. It was released independently coinciding with Lah-Lah's live season at the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall in Sydney in June 2011.-Track listing:...
(2011) - Audio CD