A Desert Pea Media team has been in North QLD for the past 2 weeks on The Song Nation Project), and having finally accessed internet, we are extremely pleased to announce the release of The Colli Crew’s long-awaited seventh single titled ‘Legends’ - Created as part of a hip hop mentoring program with Toby Finlayson and [...]
The Colli Crew Perform to an audience of 26,000 people at the NRL Indigenous All-Stars Game
The Colli Crew have had a huge week rehearsing and preparing for their big show in front of 26,000 people in The Gold Coast, at the NRL Indigenous All – Stars Game last Saturday night. The crew were invited to perform their latest track ‘The Time Is Now’ at quarter time at the main [...]
‘Colly Crew’ Perform at The 2010 ARIA Awards….!!!!
For the past 11 months, Toby Finlayson and Matthew Priestley from Desert Pea Media have been developing relationships with young people from the remote Aboriginal community of Collarenebri NSW. As part of an ongoing ‘hip hop literacy’ mentoring program at Collarenebri Central School, we created a hip hop track called ‘Close That Gap’ as the [...]
Desert Pea Media & InCite Youth Arts in Alice Springs, N
In May/June of 2010, Matthew Priestley and Toby Finlayson took a trip out to Alice Springs to work with InCite Youth Arts and deliver a series of music mentoring programs with young people in the ‘Hidden Valley’ and ‘Little Sisters’ Town Camps, Alice Springs. We spent 2 weeks working with many different groups around Alice. [...]
‘Step By Step’ begins….
With the support of The Smugglers Of Light Foundation, Desert Pea Media has delivered a long-awaited pilot program in the communities of Boggabilla, Mungindi and Collarenebri NSW. The project is called ‘Step By Step’ – Songlines. The purpose of the projects was to engage the community and develop relationships through the process of songwriting and [...]
The PI Boys Hit ‘Stylin Up’ Festival – Inala, Brisbane
On May 29th, The PI Boys – (by special invitation) performed at the 2010 Inala ‘Stylin Up Festival’ – the biggest Aboriginal Hip Hop Festival in Australia. http://www.stylinup.com.au/ They were interviewed by Triple J’s ‘Hack Program’ while they were there – listen to the podcast here… http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/hack/stories/s2915400.htm Matt, Toby and the 3 boys flew down [...]
‘Step By Step’ – Flat Country
This month, Matthew Priestley and Toby Finlayson from Desert Pea media have delivered their acclaimed and groundbreaking new cultural mentoring program – ‘Step By Step’ Flat Country. In partnership with The Smugglers Of Light Foundation and the communities of Boggabilla, Collarenebri and Mungindi NSW, the project has featured 3 weeks of media and cultural mentoring [...]
Molong Hip Hop Video Released
Hi all, Desert Pea Media has produced a new hip hop video with young people in Molong, NSW. Funded by Artstart. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CALE0XyUVp8
NUMBER 1!!!!!
Big News!!! Aboriginal Justice by The Desert Pea Mob is now Number 1 on Triple J Unearthed!!!! The track was written in 2009 By Matthew Priestley and Toby Finlayson as part of an ongoing hip hop mentoring process with kiefer Walsh, Morris Walsh and Patrick seaton on the remote community of Palm Island, QLD. The [...]
Triple J Unearthed!!!!
Check it!!! Aboriginal Justice by Desert Pea Mob is now No. 72 on Triple J Unearthed!!!!! Support social change for indigenous communities… Rate/ Tag Aboriginal Justice NOW http://triplejunearthed.com/Artists/View.aspx?artistid=32358
