Artists | Top Shelf Productions

Amanda Palmer

Amanda Palmer is a singer, songwriter, playwright, pianist, filmmaker, and blogger who simultaneously embraces and explodes traditional frameworks of music, theatre, and art. She first came...

Baby et Lulu

ABBY DOBSON & LARA GOODRIDGE

“There’s a joie de vivre to this album of songs… sung in French and often in unison or harmony. C’est...

Babylon Circus

“Babylon Circus, French blenders of ska-punk chanson, funk, afro-beat and dancehall reggae, with a healthy dollop of Eastern European folklore, are set to rouse...

Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba

Bassekou Kouyate is one of the true masters of the ngoni, an ancient traditional lute found throughout West Africa. It is the key instrument...

Ben Walsh

Performer, percussionist, composer, instrument maker, collaborator, curator, record label owner, raconteur…

Ben has been instrumental in the creation, development, touring, recording and establishment of groups...

Blind Boys of Alabama

The Blind Boys of Alabama have the rare distinction of being recognized around theworld as both living legends and modern-day innovators. They are not...

Bobby Singh

BOBBY SINGH

Born and raised in England, Bobby spent a great deal of his childhood in Mumbai studying at Sangeet Mahabharati, an institute of music...

Boubacar Traore

Boubacar Traoré (Mali)

Debut Australian tour….

Boubacar Traoré (Aka Kar Kar) carries within him all the beauty of African blues. A diamond among the jewels of...

BOMBINO (Niger)

Omara “Bombino” Moctar, whose given name is Goumour Almoctar, was born on January 1, 1980, in Tidene, Niger, an encampment of nomadic Tuaregs located...

Chapelier Fou

At 26, Chapelier Fou is not only an astonishing musical acrobat on stage; he is also a sonic alchemist able to create a new...

Circle of Rhythm

CIRCLE OF RHYTHM

Heralded as Australia’s most exciting rhythm trio; Greg Sheehan, Bobby Singh and Ben Walsh have between them changed...

Debashish Bhattacharya (India)

Debashish Bhattacharya is considered, by many, to be the most accomplished slide guitarist alive today. His guru, Brij Bhushan Khabra, is considered the father...

The Dresden Dolls

Helmed by drummer Brian Viglione and singer/songwriter/pianist Amanda Palmer, the punk cabaret duo The Dresden Dolls have attained legendary statues with their darkly original...

Fourplay

FOURPLAY STRING QUARTET

FourPlay String Quartet have come a long way since winning the UNSW Band Competition in 1995. From the concert...

Fred Leone

Fred Leone is a well-respected community leader, with strong Australian Aboriginal, Tongan and South-Sea Islander heritage. Fred and his family come from the Garawa...

Gary Groth

From Comix to Comics to Graphic Novels: A First Person History of Independent Comics Over the Last Half Century.

Fantagraphics are the worlds leading publisher...

Gramophone Man

Gramophone Man utilizes the world’s only ‘steam powered’ mobile Gramophone DJ Contraption to play original shellac jazz and blues 78’s from the 20’s 30’s...

Greg Sheehan

Greg Sheehan is a very popular and influential Australian Percussionist. As a performer and recording artist, he is significantly represented in Australian music over...

Hanggai

‘Totally unexpected…rousing new crowd-pleasers.’ (The Guardian)

From the steppes of Mongolia, via Beijing, comes Hanggai, blending traditional music and upbeat rock.

They sing about Mongolian Robin...

Hauschka (Germany)

Presented by Top Shelf & The Windish Agency

Hauschka is a composer, songwriter and experimental musician who has brought an exciting new perspective to the...

Jeff Lang

JEFF LANG

Singer-songwriter Jeff Lang has built up a reputation for startlingly original performances, working without a set list, allowing the...

Jim Woodring

JIM WOODRING

Jim Woodring was born in Los Angeles in 1952 and enjoyed a childhood made interesting by frequent hallucinations, apparitions,...

Joep Beving

Joep Beving is one of the most listened-to pianists of our current age. Pronounced ‘Yoop’, the Dutch musician is a towering figure in the...

Jon Cleary

Jon Cleary’s love and affinity for New Orleans music goes back to the rural British village of Cranbrook, Kent, where he was raised in...

Kaki King

KAKI KING

Kaki’s first tour to Australia was a whirlwind of shows and media. Six front covers and 5 sold out...

Kiasmos Return to Australia!

Kiasmos is made up of Icelandic BAFTA-winning composer Ólafur Arnalds, known for his unique blend of minimal piano and string compositions...

Maarja Nuut & Ruum

The sound of Maarja Nut and Ruum is the velvet clash of disparate voices from a shared cultural heritage colliding. Nuut is a vocalist...

Marc Ribot

Marc Ribot, who the New York Times describes as “a deceptively articulate artist who uses inarticulateness as an expressive device,” has released over 20...

Maru Tarang

Jeff Lang: Guitars & Vocals

Asin Langa: Sindhi Sarangi & Vocals

Bobby Singh: Tabla

Bhungar Manganiyar: Khartal

Deep in the deserts of Rajasthan, Australian artists Jeff Lang &...

Mountain Mocha Kilimanjaro

MOUNTAIN MOCHA KILIMANJARO

From the outskirts of Tokyo, from the most unknown prefecture in the country, come the most exciting and...

Mulatu Astatke & The Black Jesus Experience

Mulatu Astatke is the creator of an entire musical genre, Father of Ethio-Jazz, and one of Africa’s most influential and enduring musical figures.

Mulatu was at the...

Neil Gaiman

In conjunction with Writers House

Neil Gaiman is a celebrated and occasionally even beloved writer.

He’s the New York Times bestselling author of many books for...

Nils Frahm (Germany)

Presented by Top Shelf & The Windish Agency

“9/10. ‘Be sure to catch Nils Frahm in person, at least once in your lifetime!” (POP MATTERS)

Nils...

Ólafur Arnalds (Iceland)

Presented by Top Shelf & The Windish Agency

Icelandic musician, composer, multi-instrumentalist and producer Ólafur Arnalds, is proud to announce his debut Australian appearances, backing...

Radio with Pictures

Radio With Pictures is an award-winning hour of storytelling that mixes custom prepared tales, imagery and sound live on stage and is then broadcast...

Rasa Duende

Launching their new album ‘Improvisations’

A collaboration between internationally acclaimed musicians Bobby Singh (Tabla), Adrian McNeil (Sarod) and Damian Wright (Flamenco Guitar), Rasa Duende’s first recording “Improvisations” explores meeting points between...

Rival Consoles

London-based producer Ryan Lee West, better known under the name Rival Consoles, is notable for making synthesisers sound human and atmospheric.

It’s rarely reported that...

Tangents

Tangents is an Australian-based quintet that melds electronic production, experimental rock and free improvisation.

Their incendiary live shows are driven by live drums and electronic...

Tété

TETE

French Troubadour Tété returns to Australia in October with his own soulful blend of blues, folk and pop influences....

The Bird

THE BIRD

Electronic music has developed rapidly in the last years, for the limitations are few and the possibilities are still being discovered.

When...

The Break

Australia’s most innovative and powerful surf rock band is:

Jim Moginie (guitar/theremin/keyboards); Rob Hirst (drums) Brian Ritchie (bass/vocals); Martin Rotsey (guitar); Jack Howard (trumpet).

Many of the elements...