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David Holtzner is one of Melbourne’s most sought after Hawaiian Lomi Lomi practitioners and Vibrational Sound Healers. He has completed numerous advanced trainings, and workshops with Tracey Lakainapali, and Hawaiian Elder, Auntie Mehealani. David runs an established clinic in Melbourne offering Remedial Massage, Pre and Post Natal Massage, Hawaiian Lomi Lomi Massage, Vibrational Sound Healing, and also conducts workshops and training.
David will be involved in the singing bowl jam on Saturday morning @ 9am.
He is also available from 12-2pm for Lomi Lomi massage
Hawaiian Lomi Lomi Workshop
Saturday 3.30-5.30pm
With its roots in Hawaiian Spirituality and Shamanism, discover what makes Hawaiian Lomi Lomi so beautiful, amazing, subtle, profound and more!
Included will be a discussion and short Hawaiian Lomi Lomi Massage demonstration.
I just read the good bits.......... but just for you Foo...... I am going to find out what the hell it is and weather we get to play with agar gel and report back to you in 3 weeks!!!!! (1 week to recover!!!) THAT IS MY PROMISE!!
other than that......... there may only be a few gate sales so maybe get in quick as she is getting close to site capacity.....\
EMILIANO ENA
Born and bred in Rome, Italy - From a very young age, his influences came from such bands as Depeche Mode, Joy Division & New Order and the masters Ennio Morricone and Giorgio Moroder that allowed him to discover and keep his eclecticism by opening up to anything experimental.
His passion for music led him to spin records playing with the well respected Blueroom crew in Rome, and other underground parties, and naturally his desire to play his own sounds pushed him into producing his own tracks.
His music can be best described as a warm organic melodic sound with joyful and "ethno mixed electronica" beats.
Having recently played around warehouse party circuit, his sets have been well received and we are Ostara are looking forward to having him perform at Ostara Festival 2009.
This will be Emiliano’s first outdoor festival here in Australia.
What kind of DJ warms up for SuperMayer, John Aquaviva and Alex Smoke on the same weekend? Or before Lindstrom at a festival, before Marc Houle at a club gig, and then a closing set after Stephan Bodzin on the same night? This is the pivotal role played by Mike Callander in his beloved hometown of Melbourne.
Mike Callander's experience as a DJ is as diverse as one of his sets. With a unique and edgy sound that defies typical definition, and a versatile approach to mixing and programming that is equally suited to dancefloors and dinner parties, Mike is one of Melbourne's only DJs who might play to a house, techno or progressive dancefloor on any given night.
Mike has held long-standing residencies at some of Melbourne's most important clubbing institutions such as Sunny, Fokus, Nano, and currently at Poison Apple and Pretty Simple, but perhaps his most treasured residency was at Honkytonks, for which he also recorded a mix CD “The Last Dance" that made its way into record stores across Australia and as far away as Japan.
Since then Mike has toured all across Australia and New Zealand, and as far afield as Berlin, Madrid and Malaysia, playing alongside artists as diverse as Mathew Jonson, Michael Mayer, Radioslave, Agoria (at Berlin's Watergate), M.A.N.D.Y (both in Melbourne and Berlin), and Mr C (in Melbourne and Berlin).
Of course it's impossible to capture on paper the diversity and feel of Mike's sets, but perhaps the best indication is a snapshot of some artists alongside whom Mike has played in the last months - including Sven Vaeth, Gaiser, Optimo, Monolake, Tiefschwarz, Petter, Phil Kieran, Ben Watt, James Zabiela, Joris Voorn, Ellen Allien and Dubfire plus bands such as Booka Shade, Trentemoller and Fujiya & Miyagi (in Madrid).
Mike DJing has also earned accolades from countless touring international artists, with many labelling him one of Australia's finest - most notably Get Physical DJ T., who invited Mike to play in Berlin at his anniversary event to celebrate 20 years of DJing.
Lauren Pitt creates intense colourful fantasy lifesize space elven humanoids. Using a time consuming technique, they are handsculpted from scratch out of clay, then cast in polyurethane resin and handpainted for a detailed realistic effect that give their faces emotion, will make you wonder if they are real! Inspired by childhood imagery, fantasy, sci fi,mythology, tribal culture and nature. Her magical creatures will transport you to another world.
:applause: Thanks Lauren, for your creative contribution to this year's Ostara Festival! We're all looking forward to seeing your creation. From what I've heard so far, sounds amazing!
9-11am Reiki with Sharon Jackson 9-1pm Didge/energetic healing with Doug Fox 10-12pm ELK healing with Erin Kostanski
Bodywork/healings with Nathan Vethan 11-1pm Reiki with Rosalie Douglas 12-2pm Lomi Lomi Massage with David Holtzner 1-5pm Crystal healing/massage with Rebecca Huges 1-3pm Reiki with Sharon Jackson 1.30-4pm Recconective Healing with Heath Myers 2-4pm Bodywork/healings with Nathan Vethan 2-6pm Shiatsu with Fern Rainbow 3-5pm Energetic healing with Adam Woodman 4-6pm Reiki with Rosalie Douglas 4-6pm ELK healing with Erin Kostanski 5.30pm OPENING CEREMONY
**NOTE** Times may vary slightly. Some practitioners may be available for treatment outside of these hours...please check the healing space for availability.
I will also be floating around the healing space throughout the day and happy to make myself available for Kinesiology treatments (DipHK), discussions, consultation, intuitive healings/channeling...and whatever may be required. Please grab me when you see me otherwise I may be hard to catch!
Practitioner profiles are posted throughout the thread if you wish to find out more bout them.
Please feel free to approach any of the practitioners to discuss your treatment, what is expected, donation exchange, or any other queries that you may have.
Each practitioner will be working for donation...on average it is around $20 per session. As part of the fundraising done by Ostara, each practitioner has agreed to offer 50% of their received donations to the Ostara fund raising kitty. So please remember to support the healing space team in the amazing work they do in assisting & supporting you on your journey, and the greater Wensleydale community & the traditional land owners - Wathaurung community...where 50% of their hard earned mulah will go to.
Thank you to all beautiful beings who have helped and supported in making this vision come together...I certainly hope that everyone takes the time & opportunity to enjoy & indulge in the space that will be created.
CUT N PASTED FROM LAST YEAR... RULEZ BE PRETTY MUCH THE SAME
SoulWhiteMan wrote:Erika again here.
Just thought I'd add another bit of information - there will be no alcohol sold on site but you can bring your own but we ask you, please, don't bring glass bottles if you can avoid it. It's more from a safety perspective. There will be people walking around in bare feet and would REALLY hate for someone to cut their foot on broken glass. Lets keep it safe eh?
Thanks for reading.
Erika (using Soul White Man's login)
SoulWhiteMan wrote:
We'll have all sorts of music - bands and DJs. There will be something there for everyone.
A few things I would like to point out and they are -
- it's camping on site
- bring warm clothing as it does get rather chilly up in the Otways
- the site is environmentally sensitive so please be mindful of litter - reduce, reuse, recycle.
- we ask everyone to please take their rubbish home with them
- where possible, please avoid bringing glass bottles with you. We would hate for somone to cut themselves on broken glass.
We look forward to having you spend the weekend with us. Should be a corker indeed!!!
See you all in September and keep checking our Myspace site for regular updates on line up and other activites.
Thanks everyone!
Erika
SoulWhiteMan wrote:
Seriously, the site has shower facilities and flush toilets.
However, there is an ample amount of camping space, both close to the stage and further away from it -depending on whether you want to be able to hear the music from your tent or not
SoulWhiteMan wrote:Hi everyone,
Thought we would begin communicating the “do’s and dont’s” for Ostara Festival this year and around the site of Opoeia now called Sokil. We'll be reminding you all of these closer to the event just as a refresher.
Please take note and communicate this to all of your friends who are attending as some of these points require consideration and preparation before leaving on your travels.
First and foremost …….
• Ostara Festival is a camping only event - please pack your tents and camping gear ….. of course!
• PLEASE CARPOOLwhere possible not only to reduce carbon emissions but to also reduce the number of cars that enter onto the site - for the courageous and adventurous please consider riding your bike or planning a camel caravan.
PLEASE NOTE: We have been warned that any cars parked around the perimeter of the Opoeia/Sokil site, will be towed away. Unless of course you’re happy to assist the Surf Coast Shire as they are keen as mustard to increase budgets this year so if you feel like contributing please feel free to park along Breakfast Creek Road.
• Drive carefully and sensibly especially around the neighbouring towns as you’re heading towards and leaving Opoeia/Sokil. Most residential complaints in the past have been due to high speed driving along country roads. We have been asked that we communicate this to all attendees. There are children, families and elderly citizens in near-by towns. Please be mindful of the neighbouring residents and wildlife in the area. Most important of all, it’s for your own safety.
The road into the site is extremely treacherous especially in wet weather. Local traffic police will be patrolling the roads and have been known to make speeding festival goers pick up litter at Shannon Noll / Rogue Trader concerts.
• Pack LOTS of warm clothing and wet weather gear should it rain. It gets incredibly cold up in the Otways. Be prepared for all weather conditions. Night time activity will take place indoors and heating will be provided, as well as a number of fires around the main site including small fires in tee pees but it still gets rather chilly!!! If you do find yourself feeling cold we recommend you give someone a hug - group hugs are especially effective.
• We request that everyone pack plates, cups and cutlery in order to help reduce waste over the course of the weekend. Our caterers will be supplying a very limited amount of disposable plates/cups/cuttlery.
• You are required to take your rubbish home with you. We will provide plastic bags for your non-recyclable/recyclable matter upon entry but please pack additional just in case. Punishment for leaving piles of rubbish at your campsite will be cleaning the main dance floor of cigarette butts with a pair of tweezers!
• If you SMOKE – PLEASE we ask that you DO NOT butt your cigarettes on the ground. Either carry a portable butt bin or stick it in your pocket. The world is not your ashtray. FYI: Filters on cigarettes take approximately 5 years to bio-degrade if not more and a single cigarette butt contaminates over 40 litres of water to the point where small creatures start to die.
Don’t be a Tosser-Butt it and Bin it (or tuck it in your socks what ever works for you).
• Ostara is not a licensed event so please bring your own alcohol. If you drink alcohol - drink responsibly and feel free to share with any frazzled looking event organiser. We’ll be the ones wearing Bob the Builder stack hats for easy identification.
• Water availability on site can be an issue, its all tank water and the creek is undrinkable, so we recommend you bring a supply of your own drinking water.
• Ostara is a NO GLASS event for safety reasons.
• No dogs permitted on site.
• No renegade sound systems permissable on site otherwise these will be confiscated and returned at the end of the festival.
• Please be considerate towards your neighbouring campers. Keep stereo sound systems on LOW during during the night.
• “Ostara Festival” does not condone the use and abuse of illicit substances. Unsocial behaviour will NOT be tolerated and offenders will be asked to leave.
• Ostara is an all ages event. Have respect for self and others around you and please look after your friends and each other and be aware when small children are around.
• BYO drums, musical instruments of your choosing. We encourage everyone to share their musical talents whether that be contributing towards a drumming circle or jamming sessions with others (but only if you are good).
• Fire twirling permitted but only in designated areas and as per above - only if you are good. BYO fuel.
• We encourage you all to have an awesome time over the Ostara weekend:-
- participate in the workshops and talks we provide if you can or conduct one of your own. Ostara offers an open forum for people to share their knowledge and skills with others.
- bring your positive energy with you and be part of a gathering of like minded individuals who have a passion for music of all kinds.
- Pet pigs most welcome- there will be a pig throat singing workshop on Sunday morning!
And most important of all, the owners of the site will be checking in throughout the course of the weekend so please be mindful of your surroundings and actions as any infringements will jeopardise further use of this site.
Phewy – I think that’s all for now!!! See you NEXT WEEK (my edit- dan)!!!
SoulWhiteMan wrote:Hi there Ulyssian,
Gates open from 5pm Friday 18th September and will remain open right through till the end of the event on Sunday 20st.
The road in and out of Opoeia/Sokil are solid enough to not get bogged if you drive with care.
Please please PLEASE I ask everyone to take extra caution when driving through Breakfast Creek road as it can get a little slippy.
RACV service at close call should you have any problems.
Hope this answers your question.
I will be releasing set times as well as workshop timetable additional to what I communicated above.
SOKIL ECO ARTS RETREAT http://sokil.com.au/
Mel Ref: 611 C10
From Melbourne - inland (1 1/2 hrs)
WATCH FOR SPEED CAMERAS ALONG THE GEELONG FREEWAY!!!
Take the fwy to Geelong Drive through Geelong following the Princes
Hwy in the direction of Colac 5km out of Geelong (Waurn Ponds) turn left at
Cape Otway Rd towards Moriac Follow this road for 18kms through Moriac and Modewarre.
After this 18kms, turn left at Wensleydale Station Rd, Wurdiboluc
Reservoir will be on your right. Follow for approx 7kms till the road turns to gravel.
Here you will come to an intersection. At this point, follow the road directly straight
into the Great Otway National Park (do not turn left here into Gum flats road)
Continue following gravel road, pass Alsop Track Turn left at the Fork, this is Breakfast Creek Rd
|(DO NOT turn right here at Hammonds Track). Follow for another 3.5km into the valley.
Just over the small bridge, Sokil's gate is on the left.
IT IS ADVISED THAT THE ROAD LEADING TO SOKIL FROM
AIREYS INLET IS NOT RECOMMENDED AS THE ROAD IS NOT IN A GOOD WAY
UNLESS YOU HAVE A 4WD
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This is Erika using SoulWhiteMan's login - Yes, sadly, no Flippo due to personal reasons. We love you Dave and guttered we can have you play for us this year!!!
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! We only got the news a coupla days ago. Apologies guys.
NOW FOR SOME DETAILS OF OUR ROAMING PERFORMERS .........................
Five characters transport you into the realm of the elements,
wood, bone, metal, flesh and fabric intertwine,
into a roaming transition of the seasons,
expressing the truly transient nature of death and life
simply and serenely...
FRAGMENTED TAPESTRY Ms Zyggii Maddison
This is a chick that tests the bounds of reality through her costumes, her dance and her personifications...... Zyggii has been performing for our tribe for years, costumes made of bubble wrap, car tyre inner tubings and hydro paper delicately infused into the evolution of dance......... tripping you all out to another dimension forcing you to think different.
Fragmented Tapestry/ Laser Show will bring you into other dimensions tantilising your every atom, gaze under the night sky as the light shines over your every molecule, she is the nucleous of light beneath the stars
The Ostara Festival crew have made a commitment this year to the environmental and social sustainability of the event and to achieve our aims we need your help. Following is a list of tips and hints that will help us all to have a fun filled, stress free and earth conscious weekend (woo-hoo, bring it on :hug: )
Please take note and communicate this to all of your friends who are attending as some of these points require consideration and preparation before leaving on your travels.
First and foremost …….
• Ostara Festival is a camping event - please pack your tents and camping gear ….. of course!
• PLEASE CARPOOL where possible not only to reduce carbon emissions but to also reduce the number of cars that enter onto the site - for the courageous and adventurous feel free to consider riding your bike or planning an elephant convoy (please note only limited elephant parking will be provided and you will need to bring your own feed).
PLEASE NOTE: We have been warned that any cars parked around the perimeter of the Sokil site (including along the entrance road), will be towed away. So unless you’re happy to assist the Surf Coast Shire to increase council budgets this year we suggest avoiding parking along Breakfast Creek Road.
• Drive carefully and sensibly especially around the neighbouring towns as you’re heading towards and leaving Sokil. Most residential complaints in the past have been due to high speed driving along country roads. We have been asked that we communicate this to all attendees. There are children, families and elderly citizens in near-by towns. Please be mindful of the neighbouring residents and wildlife in the area. Most important of all, it’s for your own safety. Please also be warned that the road heading towards Aireys Inlet from the site is currently in very bad condition.
The road into the site is extremely treacherous especially in wet weather. Local traffic police will be patrolling the roads and are known to make speeding festival goers crawl on hands and knees for the rest of their journey.
• Pack LOTS of warm clothing and wet weather gear should it rain. It gets incredibly cold up in the Otways. Be prepared for all weather conditions. There will be some indoor heated areas, as well as a number of fires around the main site but it still gets rather chilly!!! If you do find yourself feeling cold we recommend you give someone a hug - group hugs are especially effective.
• We request that everyone pack plates, cups and cutlery in order to help reduce waste over the course of the weekend. Our caterers will be supplying a very limited amount of disposable plates/cups/cutlery (a washing up area will be provided).
• We ask that you please take your rubbish home with you. We will provide plastic bags for your non-recyclable and recyclable waste upon entry but please pack additional just in case. If you’re not going to use it or you can’t take it home with you please don’t bring it (that includes couches, trampolines and grannies chaise lounge).
Ostarians found leaving piles of rubbish at their campsite will be required to clean the main dance floor of cigarette butts with a pair of tweezers!
• If you SMOKE – PLEASE we ask that you DO NOT butt your cigarettes on the ground. Either carry a portable butt bin or stick it in your pocket. The world is not your ashtray. FYI: Filters on cigarettes take approximately 5 years to bio-degrade if not more and a single cigarette butt contaminates over 40 litres of water to the point where small creatures start to die.
Don’t be a Tosser-Butt it and Bin it (or tuck it in your socks what ever works for you).
• Ostara is not a licensed event so please bring your own alcohol. If you drink alcohol - drink responsibly and feel free to share with any frazzled looking event organiser. We’ll be the ones wearing Bob the Builder stack hats for easy identification.
• Water availability on site can be an issue, Its all tank water and the creek is undrinkable, so we recommend you bring a supply of your own drinking water. When using the onsite facilities please be mindful that water is precious, flush the loo when necessary.
• Ostara is a NO GLASS event for safety reasons.
• No dogs permitted on site.
• No renegade sound systems permissible on site otherwise these will be confiscated and returned at the end of the festival (please respect this request as we don’t like having to be grumpy)
• Please be considerate towards your neighbouring campers. Keep stereo sound systems on LOW during the night- or preferably turn them off and head down to the dance floor for some wicked class tunes.
• “Ostara Festival” does not condone the use and abuse of illicit substances. Unsocial behaviour will NOT be tolerated and offenders will be asked to leave.
• Ostara is an all ages event. Have respect for yourself and others around you and please look after your friends and each other and be mindful of your behaviour when children are around.
• Fire twirling permitted but only in designated areas- please BYO fuel.
• We encourage you all to have an awesome time over the Ostara weekend:-
- participate in the workshops and talks we provide if you can or conduct one of your own. Ostara offers an open forum for people to share their knowledge and skills with others.
- bring your positive energy with you and be part of a gathering of like minded individuals who have a passion for music of all kinds.
- Pet ostriches are most welcome- there will be an inaugural ostrich race on Sunday morning!
And most important of all, the owners of the site will be checking in throughout the course of the weekend so please be mindful of your surroundings and actions as any infringements will jeopardise further use of this site.
Phewy – I think that’s all for now!!! See you all next Friday!!! (Shit - is it really next Friday???)
With regards to showers on site - due to expected numbers for this year's festie and in an effort to minimise usage of tank water on site, there will be no showers - or at least hot ones - available. Apologies to have to take this step, but we all know how precious water is these days in particular at Sokil Eco Arts Retreat.
Once again I remind you, please BYO drinking water and especially your own cups/plates/cuttlery to use when ordering food from our caterers!
Here it is is kids. Mainstage opens at 7:30pm Friday night, and doesn't close until 9:00pm on Sunday night. The second stage will open shortly after sundown on Saturday and will close around 12:00 noon on Sunday. Both stages are being run by Ishtar Funktion1.
BIGSTAGE
FRIDAY - SUNDAY
07:40pm The Cambrian Party
08:20pm CJ Amor
09:00pm Richard Perso
09:40pm Sherpa Sherpa
10:50pm Allan Campbell
12:00am Planet Jumper
01:00am Kier & MC Pace
02:30am Lex
03:30am Circut Bent
04:30am Kenudigget
05:30am Psyanyd
06:30am S&M Project
07:30am Morphington
08:30am Tweeter and the Monkey man
09:30am Singing Bowls and Drumming session
10:30am El Mustafa
11:10am The Agarical Garden
11.40am Eliza Hull
12:50am Ambient Assault
01:30pm Katt Beames
02:30pm White Minus Red
03:40pm Austin & The Good Reasons
04:50pm WELCOMING CEREMONY
05:30pm El Moth & The Turbo Rads
06:20pm Dub the Magic Dragon
07:30pm Agency Dub Collective
08:40pm K-Oscilate
09:50pm Costal Slipstream
11:00pm Lub Dub
12:00am Faeorin
01:00am Braulio
02:00am Control Zeds
03:30am Player One
04:30am Nachoes
05:30am Hyperception
07:00am Autonomech
08:00am Interpulse
09:00am MooNana
10:30am Tim Harvey
12:00pm Rhythmik
01:00pm Danni B
02:00pm Continuum
03:00pm Oblique Industries
04:00pm Dave Pham
05:00pm Soul White Man
06:00pm FredEx
07:00pm Kiddo
08:00pm Sunmonx
BIGGER (but smaller) STAGE
SATURDAY - SUNDAY
06:00pm Ish
07:00pm My Friend Samuel
08:00pm Timmus
09:00pm Emiliano
10:00pm D-Rektional
11:00am Pauly Fatlace
12:00am Deadlock
01:00am Editor
02:30am SubBass Sound System DJs
05:30am Dubspiral
06:30am Slightly Awkward
07:30am Mollusk
08:30am Shagga
10:00am Opiuo
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Camp Ostara wrote::hug: Thanks guys for your support. It was a hard journey for the boys in getting this line up just right but they finally did it!!!
:hug: THANK YOU Kal Pittaway, Darcy Faulkner, Alastair O'Brien AND Joe Lacey - Love ya's - we got there in the endxoxoxoxoxox
Now, as with most events there are the invevitable cancellations from bands/DJs so we regret to inform that the following have cancelled.
- The Spheres - - Overunit - - Flippo -
So, sorry everyone but we hope to have them play for us soon enough
See you all in a few days people! Much love and respect to each and every one of you. See you all in a few days and .................
PLEASE TAKE CARE ON THE ROADS ON THE WAY TO OSTARA - THE ROAD LEADING INTO SOKIL IS A LITTLE SLIPPY!!! OH - AND YEAH - SPEEDCAMERAS ALONG THE GEELONG HIGHWAY BOTH WAYS SO KEEP TO THE SPEED LIMIT
Dave Pham began chasing his musical aspirations by collecting vinyl in the early nineties. This collection merely began as Dave couldn't quite find the music he sought after on any other format. For many years he only had the use of a very primitive stereo and one rather beaten up old turntable. After befriending a local Dj who lent Dave his decks, Dave began his mixing expedition and never looked back. Over 10 years have past, and since these humble beginnings Dave Pham has become on of Australia's most sought after Techno and Electro artists.
At first Dave made his name in the techno world, choosing to play harder, noisier and more challenging sounds than his pears. This remains Dave's preference to this day and he always draws a crowd of fans who go there to hear what amazing tracks he will pull from his bag of tricks. Since 2000, Dave has been experimenting with crossing Techno with other genres of music such as Electro and Experimental sounds and although the ride was rough with fans at the beginning, the new style he was playing soon began to draw even a larger crowd.
In 2007 Dave is now received by audiences, other Deejay's and promoters as being the most versatile Deejay around who is perfect for support, or main act, and can set the tone of the whole night.
Dave has supported the likes of Dave Clarke, Luke Slater, Jeff Mills, Fumiya Tanaka, Richie Hawtin, Vitalic, Miss Kittin & the Hacker, David Caretta, Dj Sneak, Tiga, Felix tha Housecat, Phoenecia, Richard Devine, Kiko, Nathan Fake, Trentemoller, and Derrick May to name a few.
Planet Jumper aka Ford and Schapper's sound combines the various and varied interests the two of them possess to create dance music that everyone can shake to. Fusing low slung disco, breaks, hip hop, house, rock, trance and of course funk, the music aims to be a highly percussive, groove based sound that moves between tempos, while always having one eye on the dance floor. Planet Jumper's live show which is often supported by the metronomic Richard Kelly and takes in a range of production from collaborators Henry Banks and Ed Lane, is a furious live remix mash of 35+ original compositions that changes quickly, but always ensures that the focus of the music is on the groove.
Formed out of a shared love of mid to late 70’s and early 80’s funk (Paliament Funkadelic, Zapp, Locksmith, The Bar Kays, Fatback Band etc) Ford and Schapper started writing together in 2005 after talking about it through many a useless afternoon. Once they got going, they decided that no amount of rudeness was too rude. They write rude tunes, for rude people who like to party and dance.
Both musicians/artists outside the group: Drew Schapper plays drums in the engaging psych/classical rock band “Artist Proof”, while Steve Ford has DJ’d all over Melbourne, regularly dropping his own production and edits, as well as the sounds of “Ford and Schapper” in his sets. Combining twisted basslines, eclectic samples and live drums and percussion, Ford and Schapper’s unashamedly sticky sound guarantee’s get down in all the right ways and areas.
ONE OF OUR YOUNGEST MEMBERS OF OSTARA AND THE ONE BEHIND ALL OF OSTARA'S DESIGNS ...............................
Since the tender age of 16 Alastair O'Brien has found his element between heavy rolling bass lines, feet stomping melodies and mind fracturing psychedelic noises. Beginning first on the decks he brought energy and insanity to dance floors as part of a psytrance vs act known as Bloodthirsty Herbivore. Since starting his venture to production 'Psyanyd' has brought together elements of all his favorite styles blending his music from deep progressive beats to chunky uplifting psychedelica that is sure to intoxicate any willing mind. Lower your blood pressure and flop out of this world......Get your dose of Psyanyd.
This year we have a local catering company doing food for us this year. These guys will be familiar to most of you as they have done the much larger festivals around Victoria - Rainbow Serpent, Meredith Music Festival, Apollo Bay Music Festival, Queenscliff Music Festival, Rip Curl Pro Surfing Carnival and many more. The woman behind Mojo Catering is Justine Jane and her friendly staff will be be operating from the commercial kitchen at Sokil Eco Arts Retreat ......................
We have given them strict guidelines in that we want a healthy, balanced dietary menu to cater for most. They will have everything from curries, wraps, muesli for breakfast etc.
We also have coming back this year, and some of you may remember him from last year -
MR SMOOTHLY PEDDLER!!! Pedal and solar powered fresh juices and smoothies. This chappy is also local to Aireys Inlet.
Many thanks everyone!
VJ Inxile - (CH/Australia)
VJ Set and Visual Curator/co-ordinator
(Ostara production team 2009)
My aim is to abstract everyday life and reconstruct a universe permeable to the viewer’s own fantasies.
If a collective consciousness exists it is tainted by our very observation of it. I aspire to create images, which oscillate between the truth of our shared reality and the eccentricities of imagination. I use photography, animation, multimedia spatial installation and video as an expression of passion and rage. It is a rebellious act, a personal attempt to question the status quo.
My work is driven by a compulsion to capture beauty that defies conventional notions. I hope to uncover grace in triviality and portray the invisible movement present in every instant.
Born in Switzerland, with a background working in alternative contemporary art galleries and film festivals, later creating mixed visual dvds for clubs and techno music since 2003 i continue my artistic explorations at present in Melbourne by refining my curatorial and vjing skills. I’ve been performing live since 2008, increasingly, vjing now weekly with local, national and international dj’s, electronic music producers and live bands in clubs, warehouse/private parties, outdoor music events and art festivals. My approach to vjing is playful and intuitive. I strive on interaction with the musicians-dj/and the audience using either some live feed or mixing video loops feat. the dj’s/crew or people of the audience or known/recognized objects or places relevant, relative to the event itself or exploring unusual ways of vjing aiming to create an happening . Trying to read/tap into the collective energies of the dancefloor, i mix spontaneously video loops in real time and to the beat(hand-sync), aiming to flow with the music. I use foremost my own video/stills/animation collection with a fascination of numbers/alphabets/words aswell as human beings/bodies, urban/landscapes and rotating spheres.i remix also obscure/obsolete video content from old vhs tapes, discarded bad movies or randomly collected or donated films and images.
Vjing and curating multi-media projection events such as Opening of Gertrude St projections Fest.2009, Sensory Overload for the first Gertrude St Projection Festival 2008, Digital Rehab, Renaissance Festival 2008. Active Arts Hope st Events, she’s been performing live, as a vj, every week since winter 2008, vjing with local, national and international dj’s, electronic music producers and live bands. (Mike Shannon, Becker, Spoonbill, Mauxam, Bluetech, Alexander Robotnick, TLR, Deadbeat, SCSI-9, Magik Johnson, Ganga Giri, Su Musica Su Movimiento, Forty6&Two, Mo Ichi, Gavin Keitel, Mike Callander, Jonny Mac, D-Rektional, Sun Project Spieces, Aaron Smiles, Phil K, Rif Raf, Danny Bonnici, Don Peyote, Suseri, D-Rektional, Continuum live!, Interpulse, Agent 86, Logan Baker, Adam Askew, Kojiro Ota, Baron von Rotton, Citizen, Matty Blades, Deviant, Dave Pham, Dub the magic Dragon, Barons of Tang, Bass Bin Laden, Brock Ferrar, Bean, Monkey Marc, Dr Hysteric, Ramos, Not Happy Jan, Nicolas Jouin, Sun Monx, Dj Muska, Timmus, Mr Nice, NAble and many others ....
Alongside my vj practice, i’m currently creating visuals for music releases on record labels and for dvd compilations aswell as creating/organising projection installations in collaboration with sculptors, decor, performance artists and other vj’s. For more infos ** pls email: [email protected]
Doug-Step Vj Set
(NZ/Australia)
Schooled in video editing and multimedia, Doug-Step was introduced to the world of VJ’ing about 3 years ago and has quickly become one of Melbourne’s most well known underground VJ’s. Having performed visuals at Bassnectar, Heyoka, Earthcore, Wobble, Heavy Innit, Skream & Benga and JMC to name a few he is also part of the Sub-Bass Soundsystem crew.
He specializes in plagiarised video footage and clips mixed together with a range of intricate, abstract and psychedelic animations, self captured video footage and live video feeds.
Dougstep will be preforming with Monitor, debut vj from Subbass crew.
Blu°e)MD Vj Set
(Mexico/Australia)
I have been working as a Vj since 2002, mostly at electronic music festivals and a few multimedia conventions, a few to name are Goa Sounds Festival Mexico, Nagisa Music Fesival Tokyo&Osaka 2007, Earthdance 2005-2009. My set consists of Highly emotive video loops, combined with a lot of technology, cgi, and Japanese style animations. I usualy record my own videos/loops from trips overseas or interesting locations/videos, and have a nice collection of loops that ive acquired by meeting and "trading" with other Vj Artists and collaborating together... everything you see on the screen is mixed live and in sync with the music being played on the stage, and i try to match the emotions of the music with my video performance.
Working in the music industry since 2003, with a film school education, Diego, collaborating with Dj Wask, documented in 2004 events and parties and started vjing, performing live in the underground Techno scene at Piso 33, and at events such as Creamfields and other electronic music festivals in Chile. In 2006, together with FilmA Revolucion Productions, VisualXperienZ came to life, promising a live visual act never seen before in the Chilean dance floors.
From events such as New Years Eve Scandall Safari Party in La Serena in 2007 to Mamallustock, VXPZ performed mixing live visuals in Chile for the first time for live bands of genres such as Reggae, Stoner Rock and Contemporary music, then he debuted in the Chilean PsyTrance Dancefloors with mind blowing visuals, revolutionizing the scene. From 2008 New Years Eve Scandall parties to the Kent Mintek Charged summer events, VisualXperienZ with FilmA Revolucion performed vjing in many club parties as well as outdoor festivals such as BPMS, Andes Extreme, etc, sharing stage with international artists such as Dick Trevor, and nationals such as Moaiact, FluorBital, Zaid, Tkalii and many others. In 2009 VXPZ, worked for the Summer party Kent Trilogy, not only as an artist but also debuting as technical producer and designer of the thematic of the visuals for the event.
Currently living in Melbourne, Asutralia, VXPZ is now on the international scene and has performed in the Melbourne Plug n' Plays and in Royal Doof 2009 and still working on experimenting with visual flavours for your eyes, and conciousness expanding LiveVisualMixing.
KATSU PRODUCTIONS
(Jap/Australia/Italy)
Katsu Productions is a collective of multi-skilled people collaborationg together, lead by Katsu who specialise in multimedia visual spatial installation with intricate attention to details creating a feast for the eyes. The spontaneous installations of unsual shapes are build in layers with organic earthy materials mixed with elements of technology as well as intergrating obsolete found objects creating every time a unique ephemere art piece lit up at night by video projections.
Fire Art Productions have been doing festival Performances since 2004.
Performing at many European festivals including ‘Boom 2006’ in Portugal and ‘Voov 2004’ in Germany. Based now in Melbourne, since 2007 they’ve been performing at festivals up and down the east coast touring in 2007, performing at Cairns Solstice, and various northern festivals. Fire Art Productions have done shows at ‘2007, 08, 09’ Maitreya Festivals bringing a certain explosive style of fire art to the festivals they perform at.
Hi guys, it's Erika using SoulWhiteMan's login. So ...... no, it's not SWM promoting himself but ............................
OSTARA FESTIVAL WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME BACK ..............................
(Photo credit: Bassfreak/Leith)
SOULWHITEMAN
SoulWhiteMan began DJing after developing an interest in breakbeat music early in the decade.
After gaining his first gig at 33 1/3 NYD in 2005, he began developing an interest in the more progressive sounds of breakbeat which lasted years until the various deeper sounds of 4/4 music began to take his fancy.
Expect to hear a variety of deep grooves in his set at Ostara festival 2009.
Set times re-tweaked ever so slightly due to the unfortunate cancellation of the much-loved Mike Callander. You will be sadly missed but the show MUST GO ON!
Dubspiral wrote:BIGSTAGE
FRIDAY - SUNDAY
07:40pm The Cambrian Party
08:20pm CJ Amor
09:00pm Richard Perso
09:40pm Sherpa Sherpa
10:50pm Allan Campbell
12:00am Planet Jumper
01:00am Kier & MC Pace
02:30am Lex
03:30am Circut Bent
04:30am Kenudigget
05:30am Psyanyd
06:30am S&M Project
07:30am Morphington
08:30am Tweeter and the Monkey man
09:30am Singing Bowls and Drumming session
10:30am El Mustafa
11:10am The Agarical Garden
11.40am Eliza Hull
12:50am Ambient Assault
01:30pm Katt Beames
02:30pm White Minus Red
03:40pm Austin & The Good Reasons
04:50pm WELCOMING CEREMONY
05:30pm El Moth & The Turbo Rads
06:20pm Dub the Magic Dragon
07:30pm Agency Dub Collective
08:40pm K-Oscilate
09:50pm Costal Slipstream
11:00pm Lub Dub
12:00am Faeorin
01:00am Braulio
02:00am Control Zeds
03:30am Player One
04:30am Nachoes
05:30am Hyperception
07:00am Autonomech
08:00am Interpulse
09:00am MooNana
10:30am Tim Harvey
12:00pm Rhythmik
01:00pm Danni B
02:00pm Continuum
03:00pm Oblique Industries
04:00pm Dave Pham
05:00pm Soul White Man
06:00pm FredEx
07:00pm Kiddo
08:00pm Sunmonx
BIGGER (but smaller) STAGE
SATURDAY - SUNDAY
06:00pm Ish
07:00pm My Friend Samuel
08:00pm Timmus
09:00pm Emiliano
10:00pm D-Rektional
11:00am Pauly Fatlace
12:00am Deadlock
01:00am Editor
02:30am SubBass Sound System DJs
05:30am Dubspiral
06:30am Slightly Awkward
07:30am Mollusk
08:30am Shagga
10:00am Opiuo
Just a thought... for those trekking.. maybe bring some cardboard boxes to take your recycling away... much easier
PLEASE READ THE DO & DO NOTS LISTED ABOVE:::::::
Check ya directions, ya tyres, ya oil and water, phone chargers etc. blah blah blah blah........ DRIVE CAREFULLY. we want to see you there for a festival.
Saturday... feel free to dress like a PIRATE!!
Sunday. feel free to roll to the main d-floor dressed in ya Mad Hatters Tea Party outfit!!!!!!!
but ............................
