Photos Central Coast Festival 2007

 

CHART SUCCESS FOR ARTISTS
Alex Watt, Dean Perrett and Nicki Gillis currently all have Top 20 hits on country airplay charts.

All three artists are enjoying first time Top 20 success, with Dean & Alex featured on the Top 30 Country Tracks chart, and Nicki sitting at #14 on The Music Network Country Hot 30 National Country Airplay chart.

Both Alex and Nicki are gaining recognition for their singles taken from debut albums, while 2007 Golden Guitar finalist Dean Perrett, delivers album number seven.

With continued support, the singles ‘Jewel Of The Newell’ – Dean Perrett, ‘Watch The Sun Go Down’ – Alex Watt and ‘Leaving You For Myself’ – Nicki Gillis, will maintain a strong presence on radio.

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Alex Watt Continues His World Tour of Australia
Immediately following his performance at the Bateau Bay Bowling Club as part of The Central Coast Country Music Festival Alex will embark on the next stage of his highly successful promotional tour. Stage one began last November, taking in the Central and Southern parts of NSW, from Albury/ Wodonga across to Bega in the South and up as far as Burren Junction in the North West.
 

Buoyed by the chart success of his current single “Watch The Sun Go Down”, off his debut album “Window Down”, Alex is looking forward to taking his music on the road once again, to perform, meet and speak to his growing legion of fans.
 

“The Tamworth Country Music Festival was great” said Alex, “meeting up with so many fans from all over Australia and having the opportunity to perform in different types of venues and see that my music is appealing to such a wide range of people is really rewarding”. “If album sales are a measure of success at Festivals, Tamworth was very good to me, and I am looking forward to getting back out on the road”.
 

This stage of the tour takes in some twenty seven towns over sixteen days and nights covering the North coast of NSW and Southern Queensland commencing at Forster/ Tuncurry on Monday 12th March, travelling and performing in Towns such as Kempsey, Coffs Harbour, Lismore, Ballina, Murwillumbah, Coolangatta, Tweed Heads, Brisbane, Caloundra, Maroochydore, Hervey Bay, Bundeberg, Gympie, Toowoomba plus many Towns in between. “It is a very heavy schedule, with radio interviews at all hours, in-store CD Shop performances which are fantastic because you get the chance to, not only perform live, but sign CD’s and talk to people as well. Then of an evening I will be entertaining patrons in selected hotels along the way”.

“One Stop Entertainment our CD distributor is being of great assistance in co-ordinating our in-store performances in conjunction with my management team. So everything has come together pretty well and all I have to do now is get out there and do what I love best- performing”.
So look out for Alex Watt on the North Coast of NSW and Southern Queensland during March.
Get along to one of his in-store performances in your area and keep a listen out for him on your local Radio- You will love him !!
 

 

 

 

 

Alex Watt’s new single

Alex Watt’s new single – Daddy’s Boots was a huge hit at the NRL City V Country match in Dubbo on Friday 12th May. Alex played his popular single Window Down first and followed it with his new single Daddy’s Boots, entertaining a crowd of 11,000 people as pre-match entertainment.
Daddy’s Boots was released last Monday (8th May), a song which Alex wrote, making up one of the 7 originals on his 12 track debut album – Window Down.
  

Alex played alongside Sara Storer for the NRL, playing 2 x songs each before the players ran out on the field. Both Alex and Sara got a huge buzz out of playing in front of the large Dubbo crowd.
Direct from Tamworth, Country Music capital of Australasia, Alex is a regular on 2GB with Ray Hadley. Alex was this week profiled on the 2SM national morning radio show .
The debut album Window Down produced in association with Roger Corbett (Bushwackers), features 12 tracks, 7 originals written by Alex, debuted at number 30 in the Country Music Charts soon after the album release, with the title track Window Down immediately receiving National and International airplay.
Alex Watt and the immense popularity of Window Down has been rewarded with invitations so far in 2006 to perform at the Boots’N’Bush Festival (alongside Lee Kernaghan and Gina Jeffries), Mildura Country Music Festival, Nelson Bay Country Music Festival, Mud Bulls and Music Festival, amongst others!
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ALEX ON FILM
Alex Watt has rolled down the window and rolled onto film, with his first filmclip
WINDOW DOWN
The title track and first single from his debut album
Now seen on CMC - the Country Music Channel

Sitting at #40 his first week in, you can request Alex on CMC, by clicking on the logo above

It debuted at No 40 this week and we want to keep it going!!
 

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Musicians

Mitch Farmer - Drums

Duncan Toombs - Lead Guitar

Roger Corbett - Bass Guitar, Guitar and Mandolin

Michel Rose - Pedal Steel Guitar

Tim Wedde - Keyboards, Hammond Organ

Bob Howe - Harmonica

Shayne Parle - Backing Vocals

Alex Watt

Born and raised on the land in the tiny wheat belt town of Koorda, Alex has always had his heart and soul in the soil, which is strongly reflected in his music.
From a family of six children without television, music was the main feature of family life where his father was a musician playing in a local band.
With this family involvement Alex learnt the basics of the piano and then guitar at a very early age so he could play and sing to entertain family and friends.

Alex started writing his own songs at age 16, with his passion for the land and family values being foremost in his lyrics – “Old Koorda Town” is a prime example of his passion.

The family suffered a major setback of losing the farm when Alex was 21 which has reinforced his will to one day return to the land.

Initially after leaving the farm Alex became a qualified Agricultural Plant Mechanic and coupled this with his love for music by performing at hotels and clubs in the district to gain experience and hone his skills as a songwriter.
A few years later Alex competed in a couple of talent quests including the Telstra Road to Tamworth in Kalgoorlie gaining a measure of success and recognition of his talent.

In April 2004, Alex with wife Sheree and their 3 children packed up and headed to the East Coast to pursue lasting success in the country music industry as a singer/songwriter.
Once again competing in a number of major talent quests to gain exposure, culminating in being awarded Victorian Champion of Champion 2004.

Now settled with his family in Tamworth N.S.W- the Country Music Capital of Australasia, Alex’s career is on the move in a big way. He was a finalist in Australia’s premiere Talent Quest, Star Maker 2005, has formed his own duo and is in high demand in hotels and clubs throughout N.S.W, largely featuring his own material and the unique full sound of his 12 string guitar.

Now everyone will have the opportunity to hear this rising star with the production of his first full album by the exceptionally talented Roger Corbett, due for release in November with the first single “Window Down” to be launched nationally on radio through N.F.S.
Sit back relax and listen.
 

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