Tuesday, August 31, 2010

ASTON: classical collective courts contemporary crowd

Aston, with former MitCon top scholarship winner, Ella Jamieson, far left
Australian classical collective Aston is gearing up to hit the road next month, playing a series of shows through the NSW Central West, which will include performances at the Conservatorium of Music in Orange, Bathurst, Lithgow.

Aston is:
Will Henderson – Guitar,
Daniel Luscombe – Percussion,
Eliza Morrison – Violin,
Ella Jamieson – Piano,
Michael Bennett – Violin 
Hanna Oblikov – Cello. 

Catch Aston live:
Saturday 18th - Mitchell Conservatorium, Bathurst, West Wing, Court House, Bathurst
Tix from ABC Booksplus, Howick St, Bathurst or venue
Ph: 6331 6622 or www.mitchellconservatorium.edu.au

Sunday 19th - Mitchell Conservatorium, Lithgow, Wylde Street, Lithgow
Tix from Venue ph: 6351 3990, 6331 6622 www.mitchellconservatorium.edu.au

The six-piece, featuring local Bathurst girl Ella Jamieson on piano, are set to wow audiences with their take on some of the year’s biggest pop singles.

The collective reached an incredible milestone last month, achieving over one million views for their interpretations of contemporary pop songs on You Tube in just three months!

Fans all over the world have flocked to You Tube to check out Aston’s unique classical take on massive pop hits – from Kylie’s Confide In Me, to Rihanna’s Rude Boy and the one that took it to a whole new level – Lady Gaga’s Telephone, which has so far achieved 880,000 views over the past four months.


Never shy of a challenge, Aston recently headed into the studio to record La Roux’s former ARIA top 5 single Bulletproof – the track chosen by fans from a selection of six recent hits to be recorded by Aston for their next single. In just four weeks, over 10,000 fans voted online; Bulletproof can be viewed on the band’s website with the new single available on iTunes now.

Together with their upcoming tour dates, Aston are looking forward to the release of their debut album, set to drop in October.

You can catch Aston every Thursday on Seven Network’s hit series The Matty Johns Show; tune in to see them play a selection of pop hits every week.