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The Children of the Underground
(L-R: Anthony Schulz, Lucas Michailidis, Zulya, Justin Marshall, Andrew Tanner)
Anthony Schulz (piano-accordion) is one of the foremost accordion players in Australia. His distinctive accordion style and interpretations make him instantly recognisable in all fields of music. His playing, while being true to its roots in the traditional genres including Berlin Cabaret, Argentinean Tango, Folk and Brazilian music as well as Jazz, Rock, Fusion and Classical music, is unmistakably contemporary and relevant. He has established himself firmly as a contemporary composer and performer with his work in the cutting edge world music/jazz ensemble Frock. Work with this ensemble has taken him on tours to Europe and Asia including the renowned Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland, their last tour coinciding with the release of their second CD. Anthony is recognised and much sought after in professional music circles and performs regularly with leading Australian and international artists and ensembles including Doug de Vries, Dave Samuels, The Australian Pops Orchestra and the Victorian State Orchestra ( Wozzeck ). He has recorded for Paul Grabowski, Nichaud Fitzgibbon and Michelle Nicole. Andrew Tanner (double bass and jew's harp) has made a name for himself as an exceedingly versatile double bassist, multi-instrumentalist and composer, performing and writing with groups spanning genres as disparate as death metal, latin, free improvisation, gypsy, punk, cabaret, classical and jazz. Andrew has performed throughout Australia with Vodka Party, Zulya, the Tania Bosak Moods in Mambo Ensemble and Rektango, has played in Moscow with his project, the Andrew Tanner Band, and performed extensively with Zulya in Moscow, and also Helsinki, Tatarstan and Siberia.
Lucas Michailidis (guitar). Since the release of his solo CD 'The Offering', guitarist/composer Lucas Michailidis has received attention worldwide, along with glowing reviews throughout Australia. In September 2001 he received first prize in the international acoustic guitar competition 'Open Strings' held in Osnabrueck, Germany. The win landed him European distribution with Acoustic Music Records and a solo spot at the following 2002 festival. His work has captured the attention of leading American fingerstyle authority, John Stropes who has since published work in the United States by Michailidis as part of the 'Great Compositions by Emerging Artists' series. Stropes is associated with the likes of Leo Kotke, Michael Hedges and Alex DeGrassi. Michailidis has opened for David Wilcox in the US and has performed at all notable venues throughout Australia. Website: www.lucasmichailidis.com
Justin Marshall (drums, percussion) graduated from the Victorian College of the Arts in 2001, Since then he has enjoyed much success as a freelance percussionist, improviser, teacher and composer. As a founding member of 'Speak Percussion' in 1999, Justin has done a variety of chamber music including work for Musica Viva, Next Wave Festival (Melbourne), Lygon Sreet Festival and both group and solo performances with the Melbourne Composers League.
His work with 'The Counterfeit Gypsies' has taken him to the National Folk Festival and the Illawarra Folk Festival as well as an eastern Australian tour in January 2004. Justin has composed music for performance and screen. His work on "Shhhh", the 2001 animation by Adam Robb contributed to the film receiving an AFI in 2002 for best animation. Other recent work includes co-composition for " The Albatross" a Westside Circus production for the Melbourne Fringe Festival. He has continued composing for film and animation and writes regularly for student ensembles.
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