The Bedroom Philosopher
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The Bedroom Philosopher is the performance persona of Australian comedian, author, actor and songwriter Justin Heazlewood. Most known for his musical comedy works, The Bedroom Philosopher has released several albums, performed at many arts festivals, been nominated for an ARIA Award and is a regular guest on several Australian radio shows.
's The Morning Show. He also filmed two pilot episodes of The Bedroom Philosopher Show for ABC Fly TV, a now defunct digital youth television station. He also secured his first major musical gig, playing support for Bodyjar
and The Bumblebeez
at Triple J's Unearthed concert later that year.
The Bedroom Philosopher has performed in past years at the Big Day Out
, Falls Festival
, Melbourne Fringe Festival
, Adelaide Fringe Festival
, National Folk Festival
, Perth International Arts Festival
and Melbourne International Comedy Festival
. His first three Melbourne Comedy Festival Shows included Living on the Edge of My Bed (2003), In Bed with My Doona (2004), and Pyjamarama (2005). In 2006 he teamed up with Josh Earl to form The Renegades of Folk, performing a Melbourne Comedy Festival show of the same name.
The Bedroom Philosopher's first album, Living on the Edge of My Bed' featured tracks which had earlier been played on The Morning Show, and was released in 2003. This un-mastered collection was only sold at live shows.
, produced by his uncle Ken Heazlewood. This release was taken to strongly by Triple J's audience, with the first single "I'm So Post Modern" becoming a high-rotation hit, reaching number 72 in the Hottest 100
. The Bedroom Philosopher was the only unsigned artist to make the list in 2005. His self-produced film clip of "I'm So Post Modern" (by Dan Ilic) also featured on the Hottest 100 DVD.
2007 saw the introduction of 'The Awkwardstra', composed of Andy Hazel on bass and Hugh Rabinovici on drums. Late 2008 saw the addition of Jamie Power on percussion and Gordon Blake on sitar. This coincided with the release of second single "Wow Wow's Song (La La La)" which quickly became a Youtube
hit garnering 20 000 plays in its first 5 days of being posted, and featured popular comedy trio Tripod
featuring as backing vocalists. This was released as a precursor to his second album 'Brown and Orange'.
The Bedroom Philosopher completed his second album Brown and Orange
with producers Chris Scallan and Martin "Moose" Lubran, released in February 2009. The first single from this was "The Happiest Boy", released in October 2007. The video clip of "The Happiest Boy" was made by David Blumenstein at Nakedfella Productions.
The album was promoted with a national tour.
. Songs from this show comprise his third album Songs from the 86 Tram
, recorded in August and September 2009. The show was nominated for three 2009 Green Room Awards
winning for best cabaret production. The show was revised for a sold-out run at the 2010 Melbourne International Comedy Festival
.
Heazlewood appeared as "Re-enactment John" in the ABCTV series John Safran's Race Relations
in late 2009.
Songs from the 86 Tram
album was presaged by the single Northcote (So Hungover)
, released to radio in February 2010. The single peaked at number 12 in the Australian Independent Singles charts and received high rotation on Triple J
. The album was released 16 April 2010.
An accompanying Australian national tour to promote the album ran from 12 August until 5 September 2010.
On 28 September 2010 the album was nominated for an ARIA Award for Best Comedy Release.
and produced by David Curry. Video Clip Here
On 23 September 2010 the clip won the Australian Director Guild award in the music video category. On November 20, 2010 it won a silver Australian Cinematographers Society
music video award, Best Independent Production Award at the St Kilda Film Festival and Best Music Video Award at the 15 Minutes of Fame Festival in Florida. The filmclip was also voted in Rage
's Top 50 film clips of 2010, and the song in the Triple J Hottest 100
in 2011.
Since 2002, Heazlewood has written a fortnightly column for Canberra streetpress BMA called "Struth Be Told". More recently, Heazlewood has written regular contributions for national Australian magazines Frankie Magazine
, JMag
and The Big Issue
. His works have also appeared in Australian publications Sleepers Magazine, Rattapallax, Going Down Swinging, The Sex Mook and The Death Mook.
From 1999 to 2005, Heazlewood was a regular contributor and editorial committee member for Voiceworks
.
From 2005 to 2006, Heazlewood was a full-time writer for the Network Ten sketch comedy program The Ronnie Johns Half Hour
.
As The Bedroom Philosopher, Heazlewood has written a monthly Ezine LapTopping since 2002.
In 2009 Heazlewood created the sketch radio show 'Lime Champions' on Melbourne community radio Triple R. He co-hosts it with Melbourne comedians Damien Lawlor, Josh Earl and Eva Johansen.
Heazlewood is also a regular contributor to Scrivener's Fancy.|url=http://thescrivenersfancy.com/visiting-scrivener/2011/03/23/me-versus-front-row-guy.aspx
2002-2005 Living on the Edge of My Bed
The Bedroom Philosopher began in 2002, when Heazlewood became a regular guest on Triple JTriple J
triple j is a nationally networked Australian radio station intended to appeal to listeners between the ages of 18 and 30. The government-funded station is a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation...
's The Morning Show. He also filmed two pilot episodes of The Bedroom Philosopher Show for ABC Fly TV, a now defunct digital youth television station. He also secured his first major musical gig, playing support for Bodyjar
Bodyjar
Bodyjar were an Australian punk rock/pop punk band based in Melbourne. They began performing under the name Bodyjar in 1994; their previous names included Damnation and Helium.-History:...
and The Bumblebeez
Bumblebeez 81
The Bumblebeez is an Australian indie band, formed by Christopher Colonna and his sister Pia Colonna...
at Triple J's Unearthed concert later that year.
The Bedroom Philosopher has performed in past years at the 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...
, Falls Festival
Falls Festival
The Falls Festival is a New Year's Eve music festival, held annually in Lorne, Victoria and Marion Bay, Tasmania Australia since 1993.It lasts four days, from 29 December to 1 January each year. The headline acts play mostly over two evenings, 30 December and 31 December...
, Melbourne Fringe Festival
Melbourne Fringe Festival
The Melbourne Fringe Festival is an annual independent arts festival held in Melbourne, Australia. The Festival runs for three weeks from late September to early October, usually overlapping with the beginning of the Melbourne International Arts Festival...
, Adelaide Fringe Festival
Adelaide Fringe Festival
The Adelaide Fringe Festival is an arts festival held annually in the South Australian capital of Adelaide. The event is the Southern Hemisphere's largest arts event and the second-largest fringe festival in the world, second in size only to the Edinburgh Fringe...
, National Folk Festival
National Folk Festival
The National Folk Festival is the name of several festivals that celebrate the folk music of a particular nation.*The Touring National Folk Festival in the US National Folk Festival...
, Perth International Arts Festival
Perth International Arts Festival
The Perth International Arts Festival is Australia's longest running cultural festival, held annually in Western Australia between February-March. The program features contemporary and classical music, dance, theatre, opera, visual arts, large-scale public works, Lotterywest Festival Films and the...
and Melbourne International Comedy Festival
Melbourne International Comedy Festival
The Melbourne International Comedy Festival is the third-largest international comedy festival in the world and the largest cultural event in Australia. Established in 1987, it takes place annually in Melbourne over four weeks in April typically opening on or around April Fool's Day...
. His first three Melbourne Comedy Festival Shows included Living on the Edge of My Bed (2003), In Bed with My Doona (2004), and Pyjamarama (2005). In 2006 he teamed up with Josh Earl to form The Renegades of Folk, performing a Melbourne Comedy Festival show of the same name.
The Bedroom Philosopher's first album, Living on the Edge of My Bed' featured tracks which had earlier been played on The Morning Show, and was released in 2003. This un-mastered collection was only sold at live shows.
2005-2008 "I'm So Post Modern"
In 2005 the Bedroom Philosopher released his first retail and studio album, In Bed with My DoonaIn Bed with My Doona
In Bed With My Doona is the second album by Australian comedian/musician The Bedroom Philosopher and is a reference to the Madonna film In Bed with Madonna. It was released on Nan and Pop Records in 2005...
, produced by his uncle Ken Heazlewood. This release was taken to strongly by Triple J's audience, with the first single "I'm So Post Modern" becoming a high-rotation hit, reaching number 72 in the Hottest 100
Triple J Hottest 100, 2005
The 2005 Triple J Hottest 100 was announced on 26 January 2006. It was the thirteenth such countdown of the most popular songs of the year, according to listeners of the Australian radio station Triple J....
. The Bedroom Philosopher was the only unsigned artist to make the list in 2005. His self-produced film clip of "I'm So Post Modern" (by Dan Ilic) also featured on the Hottest 100 DVD.
2007 saw the introduction of 'The Awkwardstra', composed of Andy Hazel on bass and Hugh Rabinovici on drums. Late 2008 saw the addition of Jamie Power on percussion and Gordon Blake on sitar. This coincided with the release of second single "Wow Wow's Song (La La La)" which quickly became a Youtube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
hit garnering 20 000 plays in its first 5 days of being posted, and featured popular comedy trio Tripod
Tripod (band)
Tripod is an Australian musical comedy act, specialising in improv, parody and satire. As its name suggests, the band is a trio; it comprises Scod , Yon and Gatesy...
featuring as backing vocalists. This was released as a precursor to his second album 'Brown and Orange'.
2008-2009 Brown and Orange
After performing at Perth International Arts FestivalPerth International Arts Festival
The Perth International Arts Festival is Australia's longest running cultural festival, held annually in Western Australia between February-March. The program features contemporary and classical music, dance, theatre, opera, visual arts, large-scale public works, Lotterywest Festival Films and the...
The Bedroom Philosopher completed his second album Brown and Orange
Brown and Orange
Brown and Orange is an album by Australian folk comedian The Bedroom Philosopher released in February 2009.Produced by Chris Scallan, Martin "Moose" Lubran and Ken Heazlewood...
with producers Chris Scallan and Martin "Moose" Lubran, released in February 2009. The first single from this was "The Happiest Boy", released in October 2007. The video clip of "The Happiest Boy" was made by David Blumenstein at Nakedfella Productions.
The album was promoted with a national tour.
2009-2010 Songs from the 86 Tram
April 2009 saw The Bedroom Philosopher debuting his show Songs from the 86 Tram in the Melbourne Comedy Festival. He won the Director's Choice award for outstanding show and reprised it in the 2009 Melbourne Fringe FestivalMelbourne Fringe Festival
The Melbourne Fringe Festival is an annual independent arts festival held in Melbourne, Australia. The Festival runs for three weeks from late September to early October, usually overlapping with the beginning of the Melbourne International Arts Festival...
. Songs from this show comprise his third album Songs from the 86 Tram
Songs from the 86 Tram
Songs from the 86 Tram is the ARIA-nominated third full-length album by Australian musical comedian The Bedroom Philosopher, the performing persona of Justin Heazlewood and acts as a soundtrack to his award-winning live comedy show...
, recorded in August and September 2009. The show was nominated for three 2009 Green Room Awards
Green Room Awards
The Green Room Awards are peer awards which recognise excellence in cabaret, dance, drama, fringe theatre, musical theatre and opera in Melbourne....
winning for best cabaret production. The show was revised for a sold-out run at the 2010 Melbourne International Comedy Festival
Melbourne International Comedy Festival
The Melbourne International Comedy Festival is the third-largest international comedy festival in the world and the largest cultural event in Australia. Established in 1987, it takes place annually in Melbourne over four weeks in April typically opening on or around April Fool's Day...
.
Heazlewood appeared as "Re-enactment John" in the ABCTV series John Safran's Race Relations
John Safran's Race Relations
John Safran's Race Relations is an Australian comedy documentary television series by John Safran broadcast on ABC1 in 2009. The eight-part series is about cross-cultural, interracial and interfaith love...
in late 2009.
Songs from the 86 Tram
Songs from the 86 Tram
Songs from the 86 Tram is the ARIA-nominated third full-length album by Australian musical comedian The Bedroom Philosopher, the performing persona of Justin Heazlewood and acts as a soundtrack to his award-winning live comedy show...
album was presaged by the single Northcote (So Hungover)
Northcote (so Hungover)
"Northcote " is a song by Australian musical comedian The Bedroom Philosopher released in February 2010 and is taken from the ARIA-nominated album Songs From The 86 Tram...
, released to radio in February 2010. The single peaked at number 12 in the Australian Independent Singles charts and received high rotation on Triple J
Triple J
triple j is a nationally networked Australian radio station intended to appeal to listeners between the ages of 18 and 30. The government-funded station is a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation...
. The album was released 16 April 2010.
An accompanying Australian national tour to promote the album ran from 12 August until 5 September 2010.
On 28 September 2010 the album was nominated for an ARIA Award for Best Comedy Release.
Northcote (So Hungover) Film Clip
The music video for song 'Northcote (So Hungover)' was created by director Craig MelvilleCraig Melville
Craig James Melville is an Australian television comedy director. He is best known for his collaborations with comedians John Safran, Lawrence Leung and The Chaser.- Television :* Lawrence Leung's Unbelievable - Director/Producer...
and produced by David Curry. Video Clip Here
On 23 September 2010 the clip won the Australian Director Guild award in the music video category. On November 20, 2010 it won a silver Australian Cinematographers Society
Australian Cinematographers Society
The Australian Cinematographers Society is an Australian organisation established in 1958 for cinematographers to meet and discuss the issues that affected them...
music video award, Best Independent Production Award at the St Kilda Film Festival and Best Music Video Award at the 15 Minutes of Fame Festival in Florida. The filmclip was also voted in Rage
Rage (TV program)
Rage is a popular all-night Australian music video program broadcast on ABC1 on Friday nights, Saturday mornings and Saturday nights. It was first screened on the weekend of Friday, 17 April 1987. With Soul Train no longer being produced, it is the oldest music television program currently still...
's Top 50 film clips of 2010, and the song in the Triple J Hottest 100
Triple J Hottest 100
The Triple J Hottest 100 is an annual music poll, based on the votes of national Australian radio station Triple J listeners, in order to determine their favourite song of the year. Voting is conducted by the internet and begins roughly two weeks prior to the new year for the previous year's songs...
in 2011.
Singles
- "Folkstar/I'm So Post Modern" (2006) Maxi-single
- "The Happiest Boy" (2007) iTunes single
- "Wow Wow's Song (La La La)" (2008) iTunes single
- "Party In My Head" (2009) Radio single
- "Northcote (So Hungover)" (2010) iTunes single
Albums
- Living on the Edge of My Bed (2003)
- In Bed with My DoonaIn Bed with My DoonaIn Bed With My Doona is the second album by Australian comedian/musician The Bedroom Philosopher and is a reference to the Madonna film In Bed with Madonna. It was released on Nan and Pop Records in 2005...
(2005) - Brown and OrangeBrown and OrangeBrown and Orange is an album by Australian folk comedian The Bedroom Philosopher released in February 2009.Produced by Chris Scallan, Martin "Moose" Lubran and Ken Heazlewood...
(2009) - Songs from the 86 TramSongs from the 86 TramSongs from the 86 Tram is the ARIA-nominated third full-length album by Australian musical comedian The Bedroom Philosopher, the performing persona of Justin Heazlewood and acts as a soundtrack to his award-winning live comedy show...
(2010)
Writing
Under his real name, Justin Heazlewood frequently writes for a number of Australian publications.Since 2002, Heazlewood has written a fortnightly column for Canberra streetpress BMA called "Struth Be Told". More recently, Heazlewood has written regular contributions for national Australian magazines Frankie Magazine
Frankie magazine
Frankie is a bi-monthly Australian magazine, featuring music, art, fashion, photography, craft and other cultural content. frankie was launched in October 2004 by editor Louise Bannister and creative director Lara Burke. In early 2008, Bannister was replaced by Jo Walker as editor, and Bannister...
, JMag
Triple J
triple j is a nationally networked Australian radio station intended to appeal to listeners between the ages of 18 and 30. The government-funded station is a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation...
and The Big Issue
The Big Issue
The Big Issue is a street newspaper published in eight countries; it is written by professional journalists and sold by homeless individuals. It was founded by John Bird and Gordon Roddick in September 1991...
. His works have also appeared in Australian publications Sleepers Magazine, Rattapallax, Going Down Swinging, The Sex Mook and The Death Mook.
From 1999 to 2005, Heazlewood was a regular contributor and editorial committee member for Voiceworks
Voiceworks
Voiceworks can refer to one of the following:* VoiceWorks - an ensemble of the Queensland Youth Choir.* Voiceworks - an Australian journal...
.
From 2005 to 2006, Heazlewood was a full-time writer for the Network Ten sketch comedy program The Ronnie Johns Half Hour
The Ronnie Johns Half Hour
The Ronnie Johns Half Hour is an Australian sketch comedy show produced by Jigsaw Entertainment and the Ten Network, which premiered in October 2005...
.
As The Bedroom Philosopher, Heazlewood has written a monthly Ezine LapTopping since 2002.
In 2009 Heazlewood created the sketch radio show 'Lime Champions' on Melbourne community radio Triple R. He co-hosts it with Melbourne comedians Damien Lawlor, Josh Earl and Eva Johansen.
Heazlewood is also a regular contributor to Scrivener's Fancy.|url=http://thescrivenersfancy.com/visiting-scrivener/2011/03/23/me-versus-front-row-guy.aspx
World records
- Longest continuous performance of Daryl BraithwaiteDaryl BraithwaiteDaryl Braithwaite is an Australian pop singer. Best known as the lead vocalist of Sherbet, Braithwaite has also sustained a successful solo career, placing 15 singles in the Australian top 40, including the No...
's "The Horses" while riding on a horse carousel on Melbourne Cup day in Canberra - (30 minutes). - Longest continuous performance of John FarnhamJohn FarnhamJohn Peter Farnham, AO, formerly billed as Johnny Farnham , is an English-born Australian pop singer. He was a teen pop idol from 1964 to 1979, and has since forged a career as an adult contemporary singer. His career has mostly been as a solo artist although he briefly replaced Glenn Shorrock as...
's "You're The Voice" in Melbourne - (9 hours). - Longest demonstration of 'BoonRapping' (reading David BoonDavid BoonDavid Clarence Boon MBE , nicknamed Boony, is a former Australian cricketer whose international playing career spanned the years 1984–1995...
's autobiography in a hip hop style) in Hobart - (12.5 minutes). - Artist with the most performances at the venue 'Stage Door: The Cafe' in Burnie, TasmaniaTasmaniaTasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
.
Chart statistics
- "I'm So Post Modern" voted number 72 in Triple J Hottest 100, 2005. (lyrics)
- "Northcote (So Hungover)" charted at number 12 on the Australian Independent Singles chart 3 March.
- "Northcote (So Hungover)" charted at number 91 on the Triple J Hottest 100, 2010.
External links
- The Bedroom Philosopher official site
- The Bedroom Philosopher's MySpace page.
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