My First Gig
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My First Gig is an Australian music television series that first aired on MAX on Monday, 13 April 2009 at 9:30pm.
The show is presented by Australian singer Jimmy Barnes
, who interviews artists who have had a major impact on Australian music about their influences and events of their careers, as well as reflecting on their earliest performances. The ten-part series was filmed at Barnes' home and includes a duet between Barnes and the guest at the end of each episode. The series is narrated by Claire Bowditch.
The show is presented by Australian singer Jimmy Barnes
Jimmy Barnes
James Dixon Swan , better known as Jimmy Barnes, is a Scottish-born Australian rock singer-songwriter. His father Jim Swan was a prizefighter and his older brother John Swan is also a rock singer. It was actually John who had encouraged and taught Jim how to sing as he wasn't really interested at...
, who interviews artists who have had a major impact on Australian music about their influences and events of their careers, as well as reflecting on their earliest performances. The ten-part series was filmed at Barnes' home and includes a duet between Barnes and the guest at the end of each episode. The series is narrated by Claire Bowditch.
Episodes
- Episode 1 – Neil FinnNeil FinnNeil Mullane Finn, OBE is a New Zealand Pop recording artist. Along with his brother Tim Finn, he was the co-frontman for Split Enz and is now frontman for Crowded House...
(13 April 2009) - Episode 2 – Mark SeymourMark SeymourMark Seymour is an Australian musician and vocalist best known for his work as the frontman and songwriter of rock band Hunters & Collectors...
(20 April 2009) - Episode 3 – Peter GarrettPeter GarrettPeter Robert Garrett, AM, MP , is an Australian musician, environmentalist, activist and politician.Garrett was lead singer of the Australian rock band Midnight Oil from 1973 until its disbanding in 2002...
(27 April 2009) - Episode 4 – Marcia HinesMarcia HinesMarcia Elaine Hines, AM is a vocalist, actress and TV personality who achieved success in her adopted homeland of Australia. Hines made her debut, at the age of sixteen, in the Australian version of the stage musical Hair and followed with the role of Mary Magdalene in Jesus Christ Superstar...
(4 May 2009) - Episode 5 – Tex PerkinsTex PerkinsTex Perkins is an Australian singer-songwriter, who is widely known for fronting the popular Australian rock-band The Cruel Sea, but has also performed with the Beasts of Bourbon, Thug, James Baker Experience, The Butcher Shop, Salamander Jim, and Tex, Don and Charlie. He has also released many...
(11 May 2009) - Episode 6 – DieselJohnny DieselJohnny Diesel is an Australian musician, who has released material as leader of Johnny Diesel & the Injectors, under his birth name, or by the epithet Diesel...
(18 May 2009) - Episode 7 – Richard ClaptonRichard ClaptonRichard Clapton is an Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist from Sydney, New South Wales. His solo top 20 hits on the Kent Music Report Singles Chart are "Girls on the Avenue" and "I Am an Island"...
(25 May 2009) - Episode 8 – Joe CamilleriJoe CamilleriJoseph Vincent "Joe" Camilleri, aka Jo Jo Zep or Joey Vincent, is an Australian vocalist, songwriter and saxophonist. Camilleri has recorded as a solo artist and as a member of Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons and The Black Sorrows...
(1 June 2009) - Episode 9 – Stephen CummingsStephen CummingsStephen Donald Cummings is an Australian rock singer-songwriter and writer. He was lead singer of Melbourne-based rock band, The Sports, during 1976–1981, followed by a solo career which has met with critical acclaim but has had limited commercial success...
(8 June 2009) - Episode 10 – Ross Wilson (15 June 2009)