Sneaky Sound System
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Sneaky Sound System are a Sydney
-based Australian dance music group consisting of guitarist and producer Black Angus (Angus McDonald) and vocalist Connie Mitchell
.
Angus and Daimon met Connie in a park one day as she sat playing guitar to a friend. They asked her to sing for them.
"I thought they were a bit dodgy," recollects Connie. They did, however, have a studio, and when Connie sang on what was to be their breakthrough single, I Love It, Sneaky Sound System had their vocalist – and their eponymous debut album. "We were told by every label we might sell 10,000 copies and it wasn’t worth it", says Angus, "so we decided to do it ourselves." That album went on to become their multi-platinum, ARIA-Award winning debut. Its successor, "2", entered the Australian charts at #1, and Connie has since appeared on albums by Kanye West, Snoop Dogg and Rick Ross.
In addition to their own headline dates, Sneaky has toured with Robbie Williams, Jamiroquai, Scissor Sisters, Sam Sparro, and Lady GaGa, and at festivals as varied as Glastonbury, Electric Picnic, Wireless, Global Gathering, Get Loaded in the Park and Oxegen (Ireland), Zomerparkfeest and Mysterylands (Netherlands), Big Day Out, Homebake, Good Vibrations, Live Earth, V Festival, Splendour in the Grass, Stereosonic, MS Fest and Hot BBQ (Australia). They have also performed in New Zealand, the US, Russia, Italy, Spain and Canada.
on 7 January 2008 at number forty-four and it charted for sixty one weeks. When the album received two ARIA Awards
in 2007 for Best Dance Release and Breakthrough Artist - Album it pushed to the album's peak at number five. The album was certified x2 platinum later in 2007. In December 2006 they supported Robbie Williams
on the Australian leg of his Close Encounters Tour
during December 2006.
"Hip Hip Hooray" was the first single from the album, released on 15 November 2004. "Tease Me" followed on 18 July 2005. The album's third single "I Love It
" was released on 8 July 2006, debuting on the Australian Dance Chart at number five and entering the Australian Top 50 Singles chart
at number twenty-five, peaking at number twenty-four. The song broke the record as the longest (70 weeks) charting single on the Australian ARIA charts. The follow-up single "Pictures", released on 2 December 2006, peaked at number nineteen on the ARIA Singles Chart
and the "Tonite Only
" remix
at number one on the ARIA Club Chart for a record-equalling thirteen weeks. "Pictures" came second in the Dance/Electronica category of the 2007 International Songwriting Competition. The fifth single from the album, "UFO
", released 28 April 2007, peaked at #11 on the ARIA Singles Chart is currently their highest single peak and the last single off the album, "Goodbye
", released 6 October 2007, peaked at number thirty-three and stayed on the charts for seven weeks.
During November 2007 the band embarked on its first major tour 2007: A Spaced Out Odyssey’ tour. The five date tour began on 9 November 2007 at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre
in Brisbane
and ended 17 November 2007 at the Hordern Pavilion
in Sydney
. The tour also included international shows in Auckland
, London
, Madrid
and Barcelona
.
, Oxegen
and performing on BBC Radio 1
.
On 16 August 2008 they released 2
which made its debut at number one on the ARIA Albums Chart
, becoming their first number one album in Australia.
On 12 July 2008 they released the first single from the album "Kansas City
". The single made its debut at number 16 and went on to peak at number 14.
Their second single "When We Were Young
" was released on 15 November 2008, reaching number forty-six on the ARIA Physical Singles chart and number sixteen on the ARIA Dance Chart. The third single from the album "16
" was released on 14 February 2009, and reached #4 on the ARIA Club Chart. The fourth single "It's Not My Problem
" was released on 4 September 2009. The Thin White Duke remix of this track spent three weeks in the top 10 of the ARIA club chart, and in the UK reached #1 on both the UK Music Week and DMC club charts in June 2009.
In the UK they released Pictures as their first single on 26 July 2008. It debuted on the charts at ninety-four and peaked at number seventy-six, staying on the charts for a total of two weeks. their second single to be released their "UFO" made its debut at number fifty-two but then dropping to number ninety-nine. Before the release of their debut album in the UK they released a compilation album on iTunes
called Sneak Preview – Mixes and Remixes on 15 December 2008.
In January 2009 Sneaky Sound System were one of the headline acts at the annual Big Day Out
Festival, playing in Auckland
, Gold Coast
, Sydney
, Melbourne
, Adelaide
and Perth
.
They announced their first UK headline tour on 28 January 2009 which began on 8 March 2009 in Glasgow and finished on 16 March in Glasgow
.
On 17 February 2009 they announced their Australian national headline tour Poptronica Tour. The tour which will go to Australia
and New Zealand
will commence on 2 April 2009 in Brisbane
and finish on 22 May in Broome
. In June 2009 they toured the US
for the first time. It was also announced that Sneaky was nominated for a 2009 APRA Award for Dance Work Of The Year for their song "Kansas City". Sneaky (by now just Angus and Connie) collaborated with Tiesto
on his single "I Will Be Here
", and played with Tiesto at his Victoria Park Concert in London on 31 July. The track reached number 1 in the US on Billboard's dance music airplay chart in November 2009. In 2010 Sneaky have been nominated for APRA award Dance Work of the Year for "16".
On 10 September 2009 it was announced that Daimon Downey, aka MC Double D, was leaving Sneaky Sound System to pursue other interests. Black Angus has stated in an interview that the band would remain with its current line-up and that they are in the process of making a new album.
On 17 December 2010 it was revealed that Sneaky Sound System had been collaborating with Jay-Z
, Kanye West
and Beyonce for Jay-Z and Kanye's upcoming album "Watch The Throne".
In April 2011 they travelled to Paris and London to film the video for the single "We Love".
On 27 May 2011, the upcoming album's first single "We Love" debuted on Australian radio show The Kyle & Jackie O Show
.
In August 2011 they announced that their upcoming album, From Here to Anywhere
, will be released through the Modular
label 7 October (Aus & NZ) and 17 October (Worldwide), 2011.. That month they also travelled to Las Vegas to film the video for the single 'Big', then played shows at Ministry of Sound in London, Pacha in Ibiza, and the Homelanz festival in London.
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
-based Australian dance music group consisting of guitarist and producer Black Angus (Angus McDonald) and vocalist Connie Mitchell
Connie Mitchell
Connie Mitchell is an Australian pop singer and the lead vocalist with the Sydney band Sneaky Sound System. She appears on the band's singles "Pictures", "I Love It", "UFO", "Goodbye", "Kansas City", "When We Were Young", "16" and "We Love"...
.
Early Years
Sneaky Sound System consists of Sydney duo Miss Connie Mitchell and Black Angus (Angus McDonald). They evolved from the hugely successful, and still-going-strong, Sneaky Sundays club night launched in 2001 by Angus and Daimon Downey, who himself was a member of Sneaky Sound System until amicably departing the band in September 2009.Angus and Daimon met Connie in a park one day as she sat playing guitar to a friend. They asked her to sing for them.
"I thought they were a bit dodgy," recollects Connie. They did, however, have a studio, and when Connie sang on what was to be their breakthrough single, I Love It, Sneaky Sound System had their vocalist – and their eponymous debut album. "We were told by every label we might sell 10,000 copies and it wasn’t worth it", says Angus, "so we decided to do it ourselves." That album went on to become their multi-platinum, ARIA-Award winning debut. Its successor, "2", entered the Australian charts at #1, and Connie has since appeared on albums by Kanye West, Snoop Dogg and Rick Ross.
In addition to their own headline dates, Sneaky has toured with Robbie Williams, Jamiroquai, Scissor Sisters, Sam Sparro, and Lady GaGa, and at festivals as varied as Glastonbury, Electric Picnic, Wireless, Global Gathering, Get Loaded in the Park and Oxegen (Ireland), Zomerparkfeest and Mysterylands (Netherlands), Big Day Out, Homebake, Good Vibrations, Live Earth, V Festival, Splendour in the Grass, Stereosonic, MS Fest and Hot BBQ (Australia). They have also performed in New Zealand, the US, Russia, Italy, Spain and Canada.
2006–2007: Sneaky Sound System
Sneaky Sound System released their self-titled debut album on 12 August 2006 which was produced by Black Angus & Peter Dolso. The album made its debut on the chartsARIA Charts
The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...
on 7 January 2008 at number forty-four and it charted for sixty one weeks. When the album received two ARIA Awards
ARIA Music Awards of 2007
The 21st Annual Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards were held on 28 October 2007 at the Acer Arena at the Sydney Olympic Park complex. Rove McManus was the host of the event...
in 2007 for Best Dance Release and Breakthrough Artist - Album it pushed to the album's peak at number five. The album was certified x2 platinum later in 2007. In December 2006 they supported Robbie Williams
Robbie Williams
Robert Peter "Robbie" Williams is an English singer-songwriter, vocal coach and occasional actor. He is a member of the pop group Take That. Williams rose to fame in the band's first run in the early- to mid-1990s. After many disagreements with the management and certain group members, Williams...
on the Australian leg of his Close Encounters Tour
Close Encounters Tour
The Close Encounters Tour is Robbie Williams' 2006 worldwide concert tour. It kicked off in Durban's ABSA Stadium on 10 April, and ended in Melbourne on 18 December. The tour was a great success financially, with every date selling out the morning the tickets went on sale...
during December 2006.
"Hip Hip Hooray" was the first single from the album, released on 15 November 2004. "Tease Me" followed on 18 July 2005. The album's third single "I Love It
I Love It (song)
"I Love It" is the third single by Australian dance group Sneaky Sound System, taken from their self-titled debut album Sneaky Sound System. The song was their first charting single, as it peaked at #24 on the ARIA Singles Chart on 7 January 2007. "I Love It" also scored Sneaky Sound System their...
" was released on 8 July 2006, debuting on the Australian Dance Chart at number five and entering the Australian Top 50 Singles chart
ARIA Charts
The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...
at number twenty-five, peaking at number twenty-four. The song broke the record as the longest (70 weeks) charting single on the Australian ARIA charts. The follow-up single "Pictures", released on 2 December 2006, peaked at number nineteen on the ARIA Singles Chart
ARIA Charts
The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...
and the "Tonite Only
Tonite Only
Tonite Only is an electronic music group formed late 2005 in Sydney, Australia which disbanded late 2006, only to reform a few years later. Its two members are Sam Littlemore and Simon Lewicki , leading proponents in the Australian electronic music scene.In 2006, the duo released "Danger " and...
" remix
Remix
A remix is an alternative version of a recorded song, made from an original version. This term is also used for any alterations of media other than song ....
at number one on the ARIA Club Chart for a record-equalling thirteen weeks. "Pictures" came second in the Dance/Electronica category of the 2007 International Songwriting Competition. The fifth single from the album, "UFO
UFO (song)
"UFO" is the fifth single by Australian dance group Sneaky Sound System, taken from their self-titled debut album Sneaky Sound System. "UFO" has been Sneaky Sound System's most successful song to date, peaking at #11 on the ARIA Singles Chart...
", released 28 April 2007, peaked at #11 on the ARIA Singles Chart is currently their highest single peak and the last single off the album, "Goodbye
Goodbye (Sneaky Sound System song)
"Goodbye" is the sixth single by Australian dance group Sneaky Sound System, taken from their self-titled debut album Sneaky Sound System. Goodbye has a point of difference from the previous singles - It features lead vocals from MC Double D. It was remixed for its single release.-Track...
", released 6 October 2007, peaked at number thirty-three and stayed on the charts for seven weeks.
During November 2007 the band embarked on its first major tour 2007: A Spaced Out Odyssey’ tour. The five date tour began on 9 November 2007 at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre
Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre
The Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre is Australia’s most awarded venue and has been officially ranked among the world’s top three convention centres on three separate occasions....
in Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
and ended 17 November 2007 at the Hordern Pavilion
Hordern Pavilion
The Hordern Pavilion is a building located in Moore Park, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, on the grounds of the old Sydney Showground. "The Hordern", as it is affectionally known by Sydneysiders, has been an architecturally and socially significant Sydney landmark since its construction in 1924...
in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
. The tour also included international shows in Auckland
Auckland
The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
, London
London
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, Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
and Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
.
2008–2010: 2
At the beginning of 2008 Sneaky Sound System began work on their second album which would be their first album released in the UK. Prior to the album's release they signed to independent UK label 14th Floor Records and began touring the country including GlastonburyGlastonbury Festival
The Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts, commonly abbreviated to Glastonbury or even Glasto, is a performing arts festival that takes place near Pilton, Somerset, England, best known for its contemporary music, but also for dance, comedy, theatre, circus, cabaret and other arts.The...
, Oxegen
Oxegen
Oxegen is an annual music festival in Ireland held since 2004, sponsored by Heineken. As of 2007, 2008, 2009, the festival has been cited as Ireland's biggest music festival. And by 2009, the festival is cited as the greenest festival, being a 100% carbon neutral event in Ireland. It was previously...
and performing on BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7:00pm including electronic dance, hip hop, rock...
.
On 16 August 2008 they released 2
2 (Sneaky Sound System album)
2 is the second studio album by Australian music collective Sneaky Sound System, released on 16 August 2008.-Information:The album was produced by Black Angus and Donnie Sloan and mixed by ‘Spike’ Stent and Paul PDub Walton at Olympic Studios in London...
which made its debut at number one on the ARIA Albums Chart
ARIA Charts
The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...
, becoming their first number one album in Australia.
On 12 July 2008 they released the first single from the album "Kansas City
Kansas City (Sneaky Sound System song)
"Kansas City" is the first single by Australian dance group Sneaky Sound System, taken from their second studio album 2.-Track listing:-Music video:...
". The single made its debut at number 16 and went on to peak at number 14.
Their second single "When We Were Young
When We Were Young (Sneaky Sound System song)
"When We Were Young" is the second single by Australian dance band Sneaky Sound System, taken from their second studio album 2. It was released on 15 November 2008 on Whack Records as a CD single and digital download...
" was released on 15 November 2008, reaching number forty-six on the ARIA Physical Singles chart and number sixteen on the ARIA Dance Chart. The third single from the album "16
16 (Sneaky Sound System song)
"16" is the third single by Australian dance group Sneaky Sound System, taken from their second studio album 2. It was released on 14 February 2009.They performed the song on Australian television show Rove on 8 February 2009.-Track listing:...
" was released on 14 February 2009, and reached #4 on the ARIA Club Chart. The fourth single "It's Not My Problem
It's Not My Problem
"It's Not My Problem" is the fourth single released by Australian band Sneaky Sound System, taken from their second Australian studio album 2 and second UK compilation album Sneaky Sound System.-Track listing:-Charts:...
" was released on 4 September 2009. The Thin White Duke remix of this track spent three weeks in the top 10 of the ARIA club chart, and in the UK reached #1 on both the UK Music Week and DMC club charts in June 2009.
In the UK they released Pictures as their first single on 26 July 2008. It debuted on the charts at ninety-four and peaked at number seventy-six, staying on the charts for a total of two weeks. their second single to be released their "UFO" made its debut at number fifty-two but then dropping to number ninety-nine. Before the release of their debut album in the UK they released a compilation album on iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
called Sneak Preview – Mixes and Remixes on 15 December 2008.
In January 2009 Sneaky Sound System were one of the headline acts at the annual Big Day Out
Big Day Out
The Big Day Out is an annual music festival held in several cities in Australia and New Zealand in late January. It started in Sydney in 1992, spread to Adelaide, Melbourne and Perth by 1993, with the Gold Coast and Auckland joining in 1994...
Festival, playing in Auckland
Auckland
The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
, Gold Coast
Gold Coast, Queensland
Gold Coast is a coastal city of Australia located in South East Queensland, 94km south of the state capital Brisbane. With a population approximately 540,000 in 2010, it is the second most populous city in the state, the sixth most populous city in the country, and also the most populous...
, Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, Adelaide
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
and Perth
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
.
They announced their first UK headline tour on 28 January 2009 which began on 8 March 2009 in Glasgow and finished on 16 March in Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
.
On 17 February 2009 they announced their Australian national headline tour Poptronica Tour. The tour which will go to Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
and New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
will commence on 2 April 2009 in Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
and finish on 22 May in Broome
Broome, Western Australia
Broome is a pearling and tourist town in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, north of Perth. The year round population is approximately 14,436, growing to more than 45,000 per month during the tourist season...
. In June 2009 they toured the US
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
for the first time. It was also announced that Sneaky was nominated for a 2009 APRA Award for Dance Work Of The Year for their song "Kansas City". Sneaky (by now just Angus and Connie) collaborated with Tiesto
Tiësto
Tijs Michiel Verwest, , known as Tiësto , is a Dutch musician, DJ and record producer of electronic dance music. Although he has used many aliases in the past, he is best known for his work as DJ Tiësto...
on his single "I Will Be Here
I Will Be Here
"I Will Be Here" is a song recorded by Tiësto and Sneaky Sound System with vocals from Sneaky Sound System's Connie Mitchell. Released on July 28, 2009, the song is the first single off the album Kaleidoscope.-Chart performance:...
", and played with Tiesto at his Victoria Park Concert in London on 31 July. The track reached number 1 in the US on Billboard's dance music airplay chart in November 2009. In 2010 Sneaky have been nominated for APRA award Dance Work of the Year for "16".
On 10 September 2009 it was announced that Daimon Downey, aka MC Double D, was leaving Sneaky Sound System to pursue other interests. Black Angus has stated in an interview that the band would remain with its current line-up and that they are in the process of making a new album.
On 17 December 2010 it was revealed that Sneaky Sound System had been collaborating with Jay-Z
Jay-Z
Shawn Corey Carter , better known by his stage name Jay-Z, is an American rapper, record producer, entrepreneur, and occasional actor. He is one of the most financially successful hip hop artists and entrepreneurs in America, having a net worth of over $450 million as of 2010...
, Kanye West
Kanye West
Kanye Omari West is an American rapper, singer, and record producer. West first rose to fame as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records, where he eventually achieved recognition for his work on Jay-Z's album The Blueprint, as well as hit singles for musical artists including Alicia Keys, Ludacris, and...
and Beyonce for Jay-Z and Kanye's upcoming album "Watch The Throne".
2011–present: From Here to Anywhere
In March 2011 the group travelled to Europe for shows in London, Russia, Dubai and Naples.In April 2011 they travelled to Paris and London to film the video for the single "We Love".
On 27 May 2011, the upcoming album's first single "We Love" debuted on Australian radio show The Kyle & Jackie O Show
The Kyle & Jackie O Show
The Kyle & Jackie O Show is Australia’s most listened-to breakfast radio show hosted by Kyle Sandilands and Jackie O on 2DayFM, Sydney. Syndicated to over 78 stations nationwide, the show has been airing since 16 January 2005. The show is a 9-time winner and 36-time finalist of the Australian...
.
In August 2011 they announced that their upcoming album, From Here to Anywhere
From Here to Anywhere
From Here to Anywhere is the third studio album by Australian music collective Sneaky Sound System, released 7 October 2011.-Information:...
, will be released through the Modular
Modular Recordings
Modular Records is an Australian record label. It was established by Sydney-based music promoter Steve Pavlovic as a joint-venture with EMI, but is now distributed by Universal Music in Australia...
label 7 October (Aus & NZ) and 17 October (Worldwide), 2011.. That month they also travelled to Las Vegas to film the video for the single 'Big', then played shows at Ministry of Sound in London, Pacha in Ibiza, and the Homelanz festival in London.
Current members
- Black Angus (Angus McDonald) – songwriterSongwriterA songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
, producerRecord producerA record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
, guitaristGuitaristA guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
(2001–present) - Connie MitchellConnie MitchellConnie Mitchell is an Australian pop singer and the lead vocalist with the Sydney band Sneaky Sound System. She appears on the band's singles "Pictures", "I Love It", "UFO", "Goodbye", "Kansas City", "When We Were Young", "16" and "We Love"...
– vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
, songwriterSongwriterA songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
(2004–present)
Former
- MC Double D (Daimon Downey) – vocoderVocoderA vocoder is an analysis/synthesis system, mostly used for speech. In the encoder, the input is passed through a multiband filter, each band is passed through an envelope follower, and the control signals from the envelope followers are communicated to the decoder...
, vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
(2001–2009)
Studio albums
- 2006: Sneaky Sound System
- 2008: 22 (Sneaky Sound System album)2 is the second studio album by Australian music collective Sneaky Sound System, released on 16 August 2008.-Information:The album was produced by Black Angus and Donnie Sloan and mixed by ‘Spike’ Stent and Paul PDub Walton at Olympic Studios in London...
- 2011: From Here to AnywhereFrom Here to AnywhereFrom Here to Anywhere is the third studio album by Australian music collective Sneaky Sound System, released 7 October 2011.-Information:...
Awards and nominations
| Award | Category | About | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | ||||
| ARIA Awards 2006 ARIA Music Awards of 2006 The 20th Annual Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards were held on 29 October 2006 at the Acer Arena at the Sydney Olympic Park complex... |
Best Breakthrough Artist (Single) | "I Love It" | ||
| ARIA Awards 2006 | Best Dance Release | "I Love It" | ||
| 2007 | ||||
| MTV Australia Video Music Awards 2007 MTV Australia Video Music Awards 2007 The MTV Australia Video Music Awards 2007 was broadcast live from Acer Arena on 29 April 2007 on MTV Australia. It was then repeated on the Ten Network on 6 May 2007.... |
Best Dance Video - Pictures | Themselves | ||
| ARIA Awards 2007 ARIA Music Awards of 2007 The 21st Annual Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards were held on 28 October 2007 at the Acer Arena at the Sydney Olympic Park complex. Rove McManus was the host of the event... |
Album of the Year - Sneaky Sound System | Themselves | ||
| ARIA Awards 2007 | Best Dance Release - Sneaky Sound System | Themselves | ||
| ARIA Awards 2007 | Best Group | Themselves | ||
| ARIA Awards 2007 | Best Independent Release | Themselves | ||
| ARIA Awards 2007 | Breakthrough Artist - Album - Sneaky Sound System | Themselves | ||
| ARIA Awards 2007 | Single of the Year - UFO | Themselves | ||
| ARIA Awards 2007 | Engineer of the Year - Sneaky Sound System | Themselves | ||
| ARIA Awards 2007 | Best Video - Pictures | Themselves | ||
| Nickelodeon Australian Kids' Choice Awards 2007 Nickelodeon Australian Kids' Choice Awards 2007 The -8th annual Nickelodeon Australian Kids' Choice Awards were held on 10 October at the Sydney Entertainment Centre. The show was hosted by The Veronicas and Zac Efron.... |
Fave Band | Themselves | ||
| APRA Awards 2007 | Most Performed Dance Work | "I Love It" | ||
| AIR Awards 2007 | Best Independent Artist | Themselves | ||
| 2008 | ||||
| ARIA Awards 2008 ARIA Music Awards of 2008 The 22nd Annual Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards took place on 19 October 2008... |
Best Video (Kansas City) | Adam Callen (Director) | ||
| MTV Australia Awards 2008 MTV Australia Awards 2008 The MTV Australia Awards 2008 is the new title for the Australian MTV Awards previously known as the MTV Australia Video Music Awards. The show was held at Sydney's Australian Technology Park in Redfern on 26 April 2008 and aired live on MTV Australia and Fox8 on the Foxtel, Austar and Optus... |
Australian Artist Music Award | Themselves | ||
| APRA Awards 2008 | Dance Work of the Year | "Pictures" and "UFO" | ||
| 2009 | ||||
| MTV Australia Awards 2009 MTV Australia Awards 2009 The Vodafone MTV Australia Awards 2009 is the fifth annual MTV Awards show from MTV Australia. The Awards were held on 27 March 2009 at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, Darling Harbour, Sydney.-Background information:... |
Best Dance Video | "Kansas City" | ||
| MTV Australia Awards 2009 | Independent Spirit | Themselves | ||
| APRA Awards 2009 APRA Awards of 2009 The Australasian Performing Right Association Awards of 2009 are a series of awards which include the APRA Music Awards, Classical Music Awards, and Screen Music Awards. The APRA Music Awards ceremony occurred on 23 June at the Peninsula in Melbourne, they were presented by APRA and the... |
Dance Work of the Year | "Kansas City" | ||
| ARIA Awards 2009 | Best Independent Release | 2 | ||
| ARIA Awards 2009 | Best Dance Release | 2 | ||
| 2010 | ||||
| APRA Awards 2010 | Dance Work of the Year | 16 | ||
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- http://www.last.fm/music/Sneaky+Sound+SystemSneaky Sound System on Last.fmLast.fmLast.fm is a music website, founded in the United Kingdom in 2002. It has claimed 30 million active users in March 2009. On 30 May 2007, CBS Interactive acquired Last.fm for UK£140m ....
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