Songwriter Speaks in The Channel: Luke Boerdam (Violent Soho)

Songwriter Speaks are a new series of interactive talks that explore the ideas of Craft, Community and Career in the music industry all held in Arts Centre Melbourne’s new participatory space The Channel. Hosted by L-FRESH The Lion, this will be a unique opportunity to get up close and personal with three diverse artists from the UNIFIED camp, including: Proudly hailing from Mansfield, Queensland, Violent Soho screamed back onto the scene with the release of their highly acclaimed third LP Hungry Ghost. The band saw the band heading out on a string of sold out headline tours around Australia, thrilling fans at festivals including Big Day Out, Splendour in the Grass (two years in a row), Falls Festival and Groovin’ The Moo. Hungry Ghost also yielded the single Covered in Chrome which came in at number 14 on Triple J's hottest 100 and placed the band at the top end of many end of year album polls for 2013 including Triple J, FasterLouder and The Music.