FreshOut Headline Acts

As this year's Media Sponsor, we are super excited here at FUSE Magazine to announce the totally awesome arts that will rock the stage and park at Fresh Out on Saturday 11 March 2023.

Ellen Reed

Ellen Reed is one of Australia's most gifted singer/songwriters, best known to television audiences as superstar coach Jessie J's powerhouse grand finalist on The Voice Australia Season Five.

Placing fourth overall, Ellen won the hearts of a nation with her soaring voice and unshakable spirit, delivering several season-defining performances including soulful renditions of Sia's Chandelier, Demi Lovato's Stone Cold, and Pink's Perfect. Ellen's live performance career is expansive, including performances with Broadway composer Scott Alan, the Queensland Pops Orchestra, Oscar Theatre Company, the Commonwealth Games, the Goodwill Games, the Bach Festival in Oregon, Brisbane EKKA, the Lord Mayor's Christmas Carols, and countless charity dinners and events.

In addition to wowing The Voice Australia celebrity coaches Jessie J, Delta Goodrem, Ronan Keating and the Maddens, Ellen has also performed live for former US President Bill Clinton, Australian megastars The Veronicas, and the Australian Olympic Swimming Team.

ELLAN ON INSTAGRAM

Garret Lyon

Garret Lyon was born and raised in Rockhampton, central Queensland. He began singing & dancing after mimicking his favourite artists on the TV.

He grew up listening to 90 \'S R&B as well as Pop and Country music. After he graduated high school, he was accepted into the Aboriginal Centre for the Performing Arts (ACPA) in Brisbane where he graduated with his advanced Diploma in Music. During his studies, Garret choreographed and co-hosted an indigenous children's dance program called 'Move It Mob Style' on NITV and ABC kids and performed the national anthem at two indigenous all-stars games in both aboriginal language and English. Since graduating Garret has been performing extensively in Brisbane, Australia & also overseas.

GARRET ON INSTAGRAM

ETHAN

ETHAN is a 24-year-old singer/songwriter and producer originally from Auckland, NZ who now calls Sydney home. Growing up with classical influences and training, ETHAN became a whiz on the piano quickly and found himself figuring out his favourite pop songs from the telly on the keys from an early age. Now he combines his acoustically written melodies with slick, ambient electronic production to craft his own lane of moody R&B/pop music.

ETHAN has made a big step forward recently as a producer for Aussie artists like AYA J, Peri Crawford and JËVA, earning him Spotify editorial placements and Triple J radio play. Previously, he has co-produced with JOY. (The Kid Laroi, Anfa Rose), and been part of Mushroom Group/Studio 301's 'X-Change Program' initiative for diverse artists. He has received independent playlisting across Jon Ali, Unagi's 'Gay Love Songs' and been on the radar for many other queer tastemakers. 

ETHAN ON INSTAGRAM

Tiptoe Giants

And for all those rainbow family and kids Tiptoe Giants have mastered the art, weaving stories and messages through their indie kindie sweet sounds. All three members have music in their veins. Between them they have four music degrees, a trained music therapist, a band conductor, two music teachers, a dance teacher, a choreographer, a writer, and nearly a century of music experience.

Alongside those skills, their know-how with various instruments is well honed. They also have chemistry, a commodity that is not easily taught. All band members have performed in a professional capacity, including with Music Viva, Sydney Symphony Orchestra and The Metropolitan Orchestra. It is quite a shift to then create and perform children's music- and yet the Tiptoe Giants all agree that the quality does not change.

Lee and Vee are mothers and Meg is aunty to Lee's children. What ensued was a well-timed overlap between the three women. They moved together creatively, forming a children's band. The music making was already in full swing.

TIPTOE ON INSTAGRAM

Glitoris

Glitoris (a portmanteau of "glitter" and "clitoris") are a four-piece punk rock band from Canberra ACT, Australia. The band is composed of Keven 007 (vocals and guitar), Malcolm (bass), Mickey (drums) and Andrew (lead guitar). Glitoris are known for their use of punk rock sounds and utilisation of humorous and political subject matter in their lyrics.

The group occasionally incorporate multi-layered vocal harmonies into their sound and usually perform in vivid costumes and make up. Their fanbase is known as the Gliterati. The band are popular amongst the LGBTQI+ community and often speak out on matters of gender and sexual equality.

GLITORIS ON INSTAGRAM