Rai Thistlethwayte - DNA - Live 2011

Rai Thistlethwayte performing Thirsty Merc's DNA at his performance/songwriting workshop at the Australian Institute of Music in June 2011. Thirsty Merc: One of Australia's most recognised bands, THIRSTY MERC, present yet another cracking hit-laden album. In MOUSETRAP HEART, their 3rd and most engaging studio album to date, the home grown four piece reveal more and more of their startling level of musicianship. Featuring some of the finest instrumentalists in the country, THIRSTY MERC continue to raise the bar and the world is taking notice, with the band recently notching up a #3 single on New Zealand iTunes with crowd favourite Tommy and Krista and a #1 on Australia's domestic artist airplay charts with Mousetrap Heart. In addition, the peer voted 2011 APRA Song of The Year Top 20 shortlist features not one but TWO entries for Thirsty Merc, with 'Mousetrap Heart' and 'All My Life' in contention for the upcoming prestigious songwriting award. With their third studio album MOUSETRAP HEART, Thirsty Merc set out to reinvent themselves and the results couldn't be more pleasing. "Yeah, it's a leap," singer Rai Thistlethwayte says. "It just feels like it's different in the best possible way. It's exciting!" Everything is sounding funkier, tighter and with a slightly sharper edge. The new album is spearheaded by new favourites 'Mousetrap Heart', 'All My Life' and 'Tommy & Krista', which stand shoulder-to-shoulder with Thirsty Merc's already impressive swag of hits, including 'In The Summertime', '20 Good Reasons', 'Someday Someday', 'The Hard Way' and 'Emancipate Myself'. It all sounds darned good on record, and gets even better in concert when Thirsty Merc are in their element putting their highly revered talents on display. Catch THIRSTY MERC on tour as they take the stunning new album MOUSETRAP HEART on the road in 2011. For more info :http://www.thirstymerc.com/page/home AIM Check out all our You Tube Channels AIMtvSydney -    / aimtvsydney   AIMtvStage -    / aimtvstage   AIMtvTestimonials -    / aimtvtestimonials   AIMtvDramaticArt -    / aimtvtestimonials   Our Website - http://www.aim.edu.au/ AIMtv on our Website - http://www.aim.edu.au/student-life/ai... Facebook -   / australianinstituteofmusic   Twitter -   / aimsydney   Instagram -   / australianinstituteofmusic   Linkedin - http://www.linkedin.com/company/73930... Google Plus https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/1137140... AIM To study music at AIM is all about having a fun, professional, academic experience, that helps set you up for a diverse lifelong career in the music industry, from performing to studio work, teaching, publishing, entertainment management, music business and a whole lot more, all connected as part of the AIM learning experience. The best thing you can from here do is to come along to an OPEN Day or check out our website at http://www.aim.edu.au Here on YouTube and the AIMtv channel, you'll find a whole bunch of cool videos showing you what we do here at AIM. From music videos to pro tools tutorials, micro-lectures, live performances, events, news, master classes, promotions, studio sessions and course related videos, there's plenty to watch, and always something new coming up. AIMtv is our in-house filming production service, a creative platform for capturing video content from students & staff. To study music at AIM is all about having a fun, professional, academic experience, that helps set you up for a diverse lifelong career in the music industry, from performing to studio work, teaching, publishing, entertainment management, music business and a whole lot more, all connected as part of the AIM learning experience. Integration is the name of the game at AIM with six music departments on offer covering: contemporary, music theatre, classical, composition and music production, audio engineering and entertainment management, taught by some of the best industry practitioners in Australia. From AIM's annual showcase where students perform on stage with full production to a full house, comes smaller creative projects focusing on the journey of writing, producing and recording a song in the studio, just to name two examples. At the completion of two years of intensive study at AIM, students graduate with a Bachelor of Music degree or a Bachelor of Entertainment Management. Equipped with state of the art Q Recording Studios, 300-seat concert hall, two 60-seat intimate performance spaces, fully equipped Apple Mac labs, performing arts library, dance studio, and over 1000 students, the Australian Institute of Music offers the complete educational experience. The best thing you can from here do is to come along to an OPEN Day or check out our website at http://www.aim.edu.au