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Brent Lillie

Hi Nate

About Me

Finalist, 2007 International Songwriting Competition. Catalogue spans several genres. In demand at entertainment venues with a mix of popular covers and award-winning original songs. Also winning kudos for his role as Kris Krisfofferson in Australia's Highwaymen Tribute Show. Large and diverse catalogue spanning several genres including comedy/novelty, contemporary country, Australiana, ballads and jazz.MY YOUNGEST FAN, FOUR-MONTH OLD NATE FROM THE STATES, BOPPING ALONG TO GRANDMA JUDI'S FAVORITE 'IS THERE A DOCTOR IN THE HOUSE''Bundy Barramundi' is one of Brent's many Australiana songs. Like Americana and Irish Ballads, 'Australiana' deals with folklore, legends and true tales of a particular country, in this case, Downunder. With 150+ original songs in his catalogue across a number of genres including contemporary country, Australiana, pop ballads and jazz and dozens of songwriting awards to his credit, Brent's ultimate goal is to secure a publishing deal, with the short term goal being to raise his profile as a singer/songwriter via live performance and through a range of mediums including television, radio and of course, the internet.2006 - Winner TSA/SEQ National Country Songwriting Competition, Tasmania/NZ Songwriting Contest, Northern Territory Songwriting Awards. Shortlisted International Songwriting Competition. Finalist National Country Songwriting Competition.2007 - Top three placing TSA/SEQ National Country Songwriting Competition. Top Ten Q Song Awards (Country). Shortlisted ASA Awards. Honorable Mention, Flightsafe Publishing Quicklaunch Song Contest, Round 5. Top Five, SongwriterUniverse Best Song Of The Month Competition. Honorable Mention, 2007 Lyric Writer Awards. 2008 - Finalist, Northern Territory Songwriting Awards, Finalist, International Songwriting Competition. Finalist, National Country Songwriting Competition. Top Five, SongwriterUniverse Best Song of the Month Competition.Management:
Jennifer Matthews
Bignote Productions
8/10 Rothcote Court West Burleigh 4220
Post: PO Box 473 Burleigh Heads Qld Australia 4220PHONE: +61 7 5522 1694
FAX: + 61 7 5522 0177Email: [email protected] Mobile: 0439411804

My Interests

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Member Since: 9/16/2007
Band Website: brentlillie.com.au
Band Members: Australia's Highwaymen Tribute Show - Promo DVD
Barbed Wire is Brent Lillie (vocals, guitar, harmonica), Paul Harris (vocals, guitar, bass) and Jennifer Matthews (vocals, percussion). AUSTRALIA'S HIGHWAYMEN TRIBUTE SHOW - SILVER STALLION Original Music: solo acoustic, duo, or trio (Barbed Wire) Cover Music: solo, duo (Double or Nothing, Cloudcatcher, Fox & Hound), trio (Blue Poppy, Dail Platz Band, Seachange). Brent also plays the role of Kris Kristofferson in Dail Platz's Gold Coast based production of the Highwaymen Tribute Show, featuring Brent Lillie (Kris Kristofferson), Dail Platz (Johnny Cash and Willie Nelson) and Paul Mostyn (Waylon Jennings).
Influences: Lennon/McCartney, Brian Wilson.
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Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Four Songs Shortlisted in ASA Awards

Four songs have been shortlisted across three categories in the upcoming Australian Songwriters Association's Australian Songwriting Contest. The ASA's annual contest is the largest competition in the...
Posted by Brent Lillie on Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:34:00 PST

Honorable Mentiion in ISC

'I've Done It', a Brent Lillie/Paul Harris co-write has achieved an Honorable Mention in the International Songwriting Competition.It was the only Australian representative amongst the sixteen finali...
Posted by Brent Lillie on Tue, 29 Jan 2008 09:53:00 PST

Short Short SF Story - Now You See Me

During the ninties, I dabbled in my old trade of journalism once more and freelanced it for a while. I've always enjoyed writing and enjoy reading SF so I wrote a whole bunch of stories and eventually...
Posted by Brent Lillie on Tue, 08 Apr 2008 05:36:00 PST