31Aug2001
- The
Killing Heidi Realm: Killing Heidi with Visible Ink!<return
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They’re not the sportiest people in the word says Jesse, but
they’ve got ‘a lot of goodwill’. Despite the rapid
rise to pop-stardom, Killing Heidi are quite an unaffected bunch,
who, as young people, are not afraid to throw their opinions about.
The interview was a refreshing change from the thin, PR-speak of
the boyband interview the day before, and with laughs erupting constantly,
they're enjoying their success.
Killing
Heidi are sprinkling the finishing touches onto their new album
which is set for release early next year, but were happy for the
opportunity to catch some Bris-Vegas sunshine - ‘we love Brisbane’,
Ella says enthusiastically as the city sparkles as backdrop to our
little chat....
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31Aug2001
- The
Killing Heidi Realm: Killing Heidi recent tour dates
<return
to top> Killing Heidi have performed several concerts around NSW,
plus performed at the Goodwill Games opening ceremony at Brisbane.
A number of new songs were performed, with tentative titles for
those songs, being
-Burn't
-I Wanna Fly
-12345
-Sweet
-Animal Style
31Aug2001
- AUSTRALIA: City awash
with music <return
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THE Brisbane River comes alive over the next 10 days
with a series of concerts being held to jointly commemorate the
Riverfestival and Goodwill Games.
Starting from tonight, the Riverconcert program includes: Human
Nature, Killing Heidi, The Whitlams, Collective Soul, The Superjesus,
Kaylan, Bardot and Debelah Morgan.
31Aug2001
- AUSTRALIA:
Studio-bound rockers bank on watershed performance <return
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By Matthew Hart.
POPULAR Australian rock outfit Killing Heidi are set for a vibrant
baptism tonight when they perform for the first time on water.
The Melbourne group, which rocked the Goodwill Games opening gala
earlier this week, will perform alongside the band Primary on the
Aquashell moored in the Brisbane River from 8.30pm.
Making an appearance at South Bank's Carlton Mid Club yesterday
afternoon gave band members Ella and Jesse Hooper, Adam Pedretti
and Warren Jenkins their closest view of the 20m floating platform,
complete with canopy.
"We've never played on water before," Ella said yesterday.
"But we can all swim."
Having spent recent months in the studio recording material for
their next album, Ella said the band was itching to get out and
play live.
Autograph signing, 4pm-5pm: Killing Heidi, Upper Stage, Queen Street
Mall.
Riverconcert, 8.30pm: Killing Heidi and Primary, Brisbane River,
South Bank.
(c) 2001 Queensland Newspapers Pty Ltd.
Source:
COURIER MAIL (QUEENSLAND) 31/08/2001 P7
31Aug2001
- TPA: Gig report 31.8.01
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Killing Heidi & Primary at RIVERSTAGE Brisbane Goodwill Games
event 30,000 punters approx. Big Show.
23Aug2001
- AUSTRALIA:
Heidi onfirms switch <return
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By CAMERON ADAMS.
LOSING Killing Heidi may become even more painful for the record
label that helped make them famous.
The band's manager and producer, Paul Kosky, says he believes the
second Killing Heidi record will be "a classic Australian album".
Kosky is halfway through producing the album, which will be released
early next year and features Moulin Rouge music man Josh Abrahams
on keyboards.
"I've been in the business for 20 years and I've never been
so excited about an album," Kosky says.
"This record will be as strong as anything that's ever come
out in this country."
Killing Heidi's debut album, Reflector, sold more than 300,000 copies.
It was released on small label Wah Wah, but distributed by major
company Roadshow Music (through Warner Music).
However, Kosky has confirmed industry speculation by announcing
Wah Wah (and Killing Heidi) will now be distributed by Sony Music.
Sony, which missed out on signing the band initially, will also
release another Wah Wah act, Space Like Alice, who will be launched
later this year.
Kosky declined to comment on record industry rumours that the deal
was one of the most lucrative in Australian music history, saying
it was more about using Sony's muscle with Wah Wah's independent
mind.
"Sony are very interested in nurturing Wah Wah's bands. It
isn't just a grab to get Killing Heidi.
"This is a change in the air for the music business in Australia.
I'd like to think the majors are taking independent record labels
seriously again."
Chris Chard, who runs Roadshow Music, says he isn't taking the departure
personally.
"It's business," he says. "Our arrangement was for
one (Killing Heidi) album only. We were involved in a renegotiation
process, but we were unsuccessful. Sony put in a very good offer
for the band and they chose to accept that.
"It's disappointing, but we are proud of the work we did in
launching Killing Heidi," he says.
Kosky admits Roadshow has every right to feel bitter, but insists
he has nothing negative to say about them.
"I wouldn't be happy if I was them. They've lost a key musical
act. But sometimes you've got to change and move on. Hopefully they'll
find more new talent."
Roadshow also releases Savage Garden's records in Australia and
will issue Savage Garden frontman Darren Hayes' first solo album.
Killing Heidi remain signed to Universal Music for the rest of the
world.
Their next live appearance will be at the Goodwill Games in Queensland.
(C) 2001 Herald and Weekly Times Limited.
Source:
HERALD SUN 23/08/2001 P63
23Aug2001
- TPA: Gig report 23.08.01
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Killing Heidi @ Mingara Recreation Club Central Coast NSW w Fur
Patrol - sold out mayhem. Big encore, very demonstrative crowd.
17Aug2001
- AUSTRALIA:
New band member? Just Joshing <return
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By Jennifer Dudley, Cameron Adams.
ONE of the men responsible for producing the hugely successful Moulin
Rouge soundtrack has lent a hand on Killing Heidi's latest album.
Josh Abrahams, who worked on the Moulin Rouge soundtrack with creator
Baz Luhrmann, will play keyboard for the band.
But Killing Heidi manager Paul Kosky said Abrahams would only provide
music for the album, and would not accompany them on tour.
"He's definitely not another member of the band," Mr Kosky
said.
"He's predominantly a programmer and a very good keyboard player
who's working on the album."
Mr Kosky said the album, a follow-up to Killing Heidi's debut set
Reflector, was already developing as a "classic Australian
album" he thought would stand the test of time.
"I really think these songs could be around on jukebox in 20
years," he said.
The album was much more mature than the first, he said, and sounded
different due to lead singer Ella Hooper's growth.
"When I signed Ella she was 14, and she's 18 now and her voice
has changed ... it got deeper as she got older," Mr Kosky said.
"It doesn't happen to too many girls, but it's happened to
her. She's got more control and more range as well."
Killing Heidi are halfway through recording the album, and might
play new songs during their half-hour performance at the Goodwill
Games.
The album comes at an interesting time for the band, which recently
split with the record label that helped make them famous.
Sony Music announced on Wednesday it had secured the distribution
rights to small independent label Wah Wah Music, home of Killing
Heidi and new band Space Like Alice.
Mr Kosky did not "want to discuss figures", but said Sony
had shown a serious commitment to the bands.
The Oracle, Pulse liftout.
(c) 2001 Queensland Newspapers Pty Ltd.
Source:
COURIER MAIL (QUEENSLAND) 17/08/2001 P7
10Aug2001
- AUSTRALIA:
Heidi's sound contrast <return
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KILLING Heidi is nothing if not a band of contrasts.
The four-piece outfit which catapulted into the Australian musical
consciousness in the late '90s plays everything from warm, rustic
verses to amphetamine rush choruses; sweet, low notes swoop and
soar into raw banshee wails.
The phenomenally successful band will play at Mingara Recreation
Club, Tumbi Umbi, on August 18 and bass player Warren Jenkins said
fans could expect a preview of the band's next CD, due for release
next year and as yet untitled.
"I feel like we've done the Reflector CD enough and if people
pay to see us they deserve something different," he said.
Reflector sold more than 100,000 copies within five days of release
and spawned three top ten singles: Weir, Mascara and Live Without
It.
Jenkins described the Killing Heidi sound as rock/pop with a style
similar to bands like Garbage and Blondie.
"Our sound is hard to describe ... it's our own," he said.
Sister and brother duo Ella and Jesse Hooper first played together
in 1996 at an arts festival in their hometown in rural Victoria.
After recording two tracks for a national radio competition, they
went on to win their regional heat with their song Kettle.
Following some impressive success as a duo, they caught the ear
of a producer.
They were joined by Jenkins and drummer Adam Pedretti to form Killing
Heidi and the band has enjoyed amazing success.
With Jenkins the oldest band member at 26 and Ella Hooper the youngest
at 18, Killing Heidi obviously has a long way to go.
Doors open at 8pm and tickets are on sale at the club for $21.
(c) 2001 Nationwide News Pty Limited http://www.news.com.au.
Source:
CENTRAL COAST EXPRESS 10/08/2001 P233
08Aug2001
- AUSTRALIA:
Youngsters hit big time Killing Heidi <return
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By FIONA BROWN.
NIL was going nowhere, when the band's drummer Adam Pedretti was
given a chance to join the already formed Killing Heidi.
Pedretti said the group Nil "blew up", and he joined the
up and coming act.
At that stage, Killing Heidi consisted of brother and sister duo
Jesse and Ella Hooper.
The band's name derived from Jesse and Ella toying with words.
The contrasting words - Killing and Heidi - were intended to reflected
the harshness and lightness of the band's music, Pedretti said.
The Perth boy learned to play drums at 11.
When asked if he found it easy touring around the world, Pedretti
said: "It beats working".
"I've pretty much been playing gigs since I was 14. It's so
cool coming out and hearing the crowd."
Pedretti confessed he was surprised at the band's success.
"Sometimes when we go out (on stage) it's pretty full on and
bizarre," he said.
"When you're locked in a room together, you don't realise how
many people are listening to your music - until you step out there."
In the early days of the band, Ella and Jesse wrote all the lyrics
and music for the band's first album, Reflector.
When Pedretti and Warren Jenkin (bass) joined, all four combined
to write the lyrics and music.
All four wrote the second album.
"We all contributed," Pedretti said.
"Ella wrote the lyrics, Jesse wrote the guitar lines, Warren
wrote the bass lines and I wrote the drum parts."
The act's new album, yet to be named, will be released early next
year.
They hope to release a single by the end of the year, but haven't
yet decided on the song.
Killing Heidi will be "trying their darndest" to play
at least two of their new songs when they perform live at Parramatta
Leagues Club on Friday, August 17.
Doors open at 8pm. Tickets are only $20 and are available from reception
or by calling 1300 884 886 for credit card bookings.
(c) 2001 Nationwide News Pty Limited http://www.news.com.au.
Source:
PARRAMATTA ADVERTISER 08/08/2001 P35
08Aug2001
- AUSTRALIA:
Enjoy something different <return
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WHEN Killing Heidi's bassist Warren Jenkins sees the
audience singing the words of a song written in a back shed, it
doesn't matter how many times the group's played that song, it's
still great.
Killing Heidi, with debut album Reflector, will perform at the Campbelltown
RSL Club and Warren said the group will sample songs from their
upcoming CD.
"I feel like we've done the CD enough and if people pay to
see us they deserve something different," he said.
Their new CD, still nameless, is nearly completed and the group
is excited about performing new songs.
Warren describes the group's music as rock/pop with style similar
to bands like Garbage and Blondie.
"Ours is hard to describe ... it's our own," he said.
He described lead singer, Ella Hooper as a "young little muppet
... a munchkin" with an art of songwriting.
She, along with her brother and Jesse won the APRA songwriter of
the year award in May. Ella was the first female to receive the
award in APRA's 75-year history.
"Ella is a really talented songwriter," Warren said. "She
can express the most natural thing and make it sound so beautiful.
She does most of the lyrics from her point of view and we all relate
to that."
Not only does the group relate to her lyrics, the fans also do,
Warren said.
At 18 Ella has had her share of "bad relationships" and
this emotion comes out in her lyrics and the music, he added.
"We get e-mails with kids asking for emotional help and a few
were suicidal but our song helped them. It can be a bit scary and
pretty frightening."
Killing Heidi performs at the Campbelltown RSL Club at 8pm on August
16 and tickets are $20. Details: 4625 1408.
(c) 2001 Nationwide News Pty Limited http://www.news.com.au.
Source:
LIVERPOOL LEADER 08/08/2001 P51
01Aug2001
- THE KILLING HEIDI
REALM: Tour Dates <return
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Killing Heidi have annouced new tour dates for Australia during
August, as follows:
-August Tuesday 14th;
NSW Canb Uni of Canberra-ALL AGES+Licensed area
-August Wednesday 15th NSW Goulburn
Soldiers Club Over-18's only
-August Thursday 16th NSW Campbelltown
Campbelltown RSL Over-18's only
-August Friday 17th NSW Parramatta
Parramatta Leagues-Over 18's only
-August Saturday 18th NSW Mingara
Mingara Recreation Centre-Over 18's only
Tickets can be purchased from the venues, but more details will
be announced on this site shortly.
Expect more tour dates for other states to be announced shortly.
01Aug2001
- The
Killing Heidi Realm: It's time to bring back the double bass kit!
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Adam Pedretti is featured the Winter issue of 'Australian Magazine'..
'Adam Pedretti was in a Perth experimental band Non-Intentional
Lifeform which moved to Melbourne after it signed to Roadrunner
Records. Times were hard, every cent they earned went into recording.
They existed on one meal a day, usually two-minute noodles, or chicken
& chips if they were lucky. Or they’d raid Roadrunner’s
cupboards where they stored their promo CDs, nick them and sell
these at op shops. NIL toured hard and started to get a following.
But when Pedretti got a call from Killing Heidi, he felt the weight
lift from his shoulders...'
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