Jerome Blazé

TUE 22 August 2023
6:30pm & 8:15pm

Between working as a producer and songwriter, teaching popular music at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and touring as a keyboard player, Jerome Blazé’s many musical outlets feed his own prolific and singular musical output.

His eclectic solo project refracts electronic, folk, neoclassical and soul through birdsong and golden hour sunlight.

Growing up in the picturesque Southern Highlands of NSW, Australia, Blazé spent his adolescence learning how to produce, virtual crate digging and soaking up his secluded natural surroundings.

After moving to Sydney to study music, Blazé began working as a producer outside of his own music, gathering credits for Nick Ward, Odette, Thandi Phoenix, Paul Mac and commercial work for Louis Vuitton and Melbourne Fashion Week. At the same time, he was building skills in jazz and classical arranging and building a community of talented instrumentalists to collaborate on his own music and live show.

Following his 2020 EP ‘Open, A Home’, his 2022 debut album ‘Giver’ cemented the artist as a unique voice in the Australian music scene. As Tommy Faith (Triple J, Sound Doctrine) puts it; “The pallet of sounds he accesses is uniquely his”.

Garnering the support of Triple J, Triple J Unearthed and FBi Radio, Blazé sold out his debut headline show at The Vanguard with his distinctive live setup combining a wind trio, improvisation, group vocals and live electronics. Later in 2022, Blazé helped to lead a sold out collaborative show between Sydney folk-adjacent artists Sarah Levins, Oliver Beard and Ivy-Jane Browne.

Alongside his own live show, Blazé has also been pursuing work as a touring musician, notably touring the US with Australian artist Ngaiire and accompanying her performance at the Sydney Opera House alongside the Sydney Symphony Orchestra.

2023 will see Blazé tour the US with Ngaiire, perform community focused shows with the aim of consolidating the Sydney music community and release a series of singles off the groundwork of his debut album.

 

Ballot Closed

TUE 22 August 2023
6:30pm & 8:15pm
Phoenix Central Park


Ballot draw date: MON 14 August 2023