2007
-composed and performed solo show CYCOLOGY (Wellington NZ and WA)
-performed The Lab in New Zealand
-performed with qwerty (Tasmania, Sydney, Qld)
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2006
-composed and performed Papers of a Dead Man (premiere – Brisbane)
-performed "Making Jam" (Singapore Festival, Brisbane Powerhouse, Tokyo)
-performed "The Lab" Seoul
-performed "SQUIRT" Singapore
-composed and performed "Lost and Found" for Lane Cove Youth Orchestra
-devised and created "Yesterday Tonight" at Woodford Folk Festival
2005
-devised and performed SQUIRT at EXPO – Nagoya, Japan, Qld Music Festival and Austria.
-performed The Lab in Kanazawa, Japan and in New Zealand
-performed with Dva at Aust Int. Music Market
-performed Making Jam at Australian Science Festival
-toured with Dva and Making Jam to Mercado Cultural, Salvador da Bahia, Brazil
2004
- performed "The Lab" at Sydney Festival, APAM, Brisbane Powerhouse, Seattle and Vancouver
- Musical Director for final parade at WOMADelaide
-performed “Making Jam” in Seattle, Vancouver and Tokyo
-Co-ordinated “Messages of Hope” – Brisbane
-performed with VOX and Michael Leunig – Noosa Long weekend Festival
-Musical Director/Composer for SPLASH Festival - Maroochydore
2003
-Australian tour with "Ross Daly & Friends"
-performed with "Dva" for Sydney Film Festival and Festival of Asian Music
-Devisor and instrument maker for Qld Biennial Festival of Music “Sound Forest”
-performed "The Lab" for Qld Biennial Festival of Music
-performed solo show "Making Jam" in Korea and Woodford Festival
-Director / composer / performer for "Horse to Water" - Wataboshi Int. Music Festival
2002
- Artistic Director of REV Festival (for experimental musical instruments) - Brisbane Powerhouse
-performed "The Art of Food" in Brazil / Korea / Europe
-performed with "Dva" and Ross Daly in Germany
-devised and performed "The Voice Collector"
2001
-Musical Director for Queensland’s Centenary of Federation Brisbane River Parade
-Devisor/Maker/Composer/Performer for Qld Biennial Festival of Music “Forbidden Forest” and “Big Foonki”
-Toured “The Art of Food” solo show to Seattle International Children’s Festival and Festivals in Europe
-Toured with Tunji Beier as "Dva" in Qld and NSW
-Australian tour with "Ross Daly & Friends"
2000
-Toured Korea/Belgium/Holland/Spain/Germany with “The Art of Food” and “20 Sets of Headphones”
-spotlight performer at Australian Performing Arts Market in Adelaide with “The Art of Food”
-performed “The Art of Food” at Festivals in Perth, Cairns, Thredbo and Ingham
-Co-director and performer in “The Alchemy Project”
-Directed “Celebrating Diversity” multicultural workshop Festival in Gympie Qld
-Directed “A World of Difference” multicultural mini-fest at Woodford Folk Festival
1999
-Solo show - “The Art of Food” Hong Kong Fringe Festival, Brisbane Biennial, Tablelands Folk Festival.
-Performed ”Playpen” - Toronto (Canada), Come Out Festival (Adelaide), Sydney Opera House
-Musician -in - Residence at QUT Music Dept. & Rockhampton Fringe Festival
-Featured Artist at “Baby Proms” (Sydney Opera House)
1998
-Toured with “Xylosax” - NZ Int Arts Fest, National Folk Fest, Cygnet Folk Fest, Bellingen Global Carnival
-“Knocking on Kevin’s Door” tour (Vic Arts Council / Qld Arts Council & NSW)
-Devisor/Composer/Performer - solo show “Playpen” (Out of the Box Children’s Festival -Brisbane)
-MD/Composer/Performer “Bim...BamBoo!!” -Brisbane Festival
- Solo show - “The Art of Food” - Woodford Festival
1997
-“Out of the Frying Pan” - Sydney Opera House Bennelong Programme, “ Moomba” and “Take Over” Festivals
-Solo show “Knocking on Kevin’s Door”- Japan, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Woodford Festival and Brisbane Biennial
-Musical Director of “Extempore” for Qld Perf. Arts Centre Education Programme
-European Tour with “Xylosax” (France, Switz)
-Border Crossings multicultural project in Bayreuth (Germany)
-Devised, composed and performed “Bim...BamBoo!! (Woodford Festival)
1996
-Performed “Out of the Frying Pan” for Festival of Sydney
-Directed “Out of the Box” Festival Opening Event (Brisbane)
-“Xylosax” European Tour (Britain, France, Switz, Italy.Greece) plus Adelaide Fest of Arts and Sydney Royal Agric Show
-Designed and built “The Music Box” (sound installation) for “Out of the Box” Festival and The Brisbane Festival
-Artist-in-residence for the National Conference of Australian Arts Councils
-Devised and performed “Knocking on Kevin’s Door” (Aust. Perf. Arts Market & Woodford Folk Festival)
1995
- Australia Council CCDB Artworkers Fellowship
- Co-ordinated and performed with “Slivanje” - National Cross Cultural Ensemble at Womadelaide Music Festival.
- Designed and Co-ordinated “The Big Marimba” - Community Music Project for the Brisbane Biennial Int.Music Fest
- Composer for documentary “Art of Place - Hanoi Brisbane Art Exchange”
- Performed with “Slivanje” “Balkan Bop” & “Xylosax” for QPAT, Warana Festival & Bellingen Global Carnival.
- Australia Council PAB Music Committee member & Music Council of Australia member
-Artist in Residence/Visiting Lecturer - John Bolton Theatre School
-Musical Director for Woodford (Maleny) Folk Festival Fire Event
1994
- Composer and Performer with Doppio Teatro “Filling the Silence” for Adelaide Festival of Arts.
- Musician-in-Residence for Brisbane Ethnic Music and Arts Centre and for Mallacoota Arts Council.
- Devised, composed and performed “Out of the Frying Pan” for “Out of the Box” Festival (Brisbane).
- Artistic Director of Cross Cultural Music Project “Joy” for Multicultural Arts Trust of South Australia.
- Music Director and Composer for “Meet me at Kissing Point” - Community Dance and Music Project (Dance North, Townsville).
- Performed at World Of Music Festival in Brisbane with Slivanje & with “Xylosax” at Bunbury Festival , Western Australia.
1993
- Musician in Residence at ScienceWorks, Museum of Victoria, Melbourne.
- Composer, Musical Director and Performer with Doppio Teatro, “Filling the Silence” (Brisbane Biennial).
1992
- Artistic Co-ordinator and founder of “Slivanje” (performed WOMADELAIDE & Brisbane World Music Festival).
- Composer and Musical Director for “ Festa di Nozze”, Doppio Teatro, 1992 Adelaide Festival.
- Tutor at the “Art of Celebration” Conference, Bathurst.
- Musician in Residence for Mackay Arts Festival & Mallacoota Festival, Victoria.
- Performed Solo Show “Bang it with a Fork” in Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland.
- Performed with Paranormal Music Society in Nth N.S.W. , Maleny Folk Festival, and recorded for ABC Radio.
1991
- Exhibitions of Musical Instruments at Queensland Potters Gallery , McWhirters Artspace and Qld. Museum.
- Co-ordinated Cross Cultural Music Project “Selengi” for Brisbane Ethnic Music and Arts Centre.
- Musician in Residence for Mallacoota Arts Council, Victoria & for Innisfail Arts Council Cultural Fusion Project.
- Composer for “Festa di Nozze”, Doppio Teatro, Adelaide.
- Performed with Balkan Bop & Paranormal Music Society in Melbourne, Mt Isa and Maleny Festival.
1990
- Performed at Melbourne International Festival , Salamanca Arts Festival and Warana Festival with Paranormal Music Society.
- Creative Artist in Residence at the National Music Camp.
- Musician in Residence with Street Arts Community Theatre Company, Brisbane.
- Ran Training Workshops in Nth. Qld. for Community Arts Network.
- Woodwind Instrument Maker based at Gympie.
1989
- Composer/Musical Director for “Ricordi”, Doppio Teatro, Adelaide.
- Musician in Residence for Ethnic Music Centre of W.A. - established Cross Cultural Ensemble “Sangam”.
- Worked with Paranormal Music Society and Entracte Theatre, Sydney.
- Instrument Maker in Residence for Brisbane City Council in the Brisbane City Gardens.
- Studied Greek Clarinet in Northern Greece, & worked as Street Performer in Europe.
- Exhibited Woodwind instruments in France and London.
1988
- Musician in Residence for Multicultural Artworkers Committee, Adelaide. Set up “Cafe Musica” (Adelaide Fringe).
- Musician in Residence, Filef Italian Community Theatre Group, Sydney.
- Performed with Renaissance Players.
1987
- Woodwind Instrument Maker, Adelaide.
- Organised, Performed and Toured Nationally “Seaweed and Wire” Adelaide, Perth, Broome, Darwin, Alice Springs and Sydney.
- Performed with Paranormal Music Society in Tasmania, Adelaide and Sydney.
- Co-organised the Second National Pipers Convention.
1986
- Co-produced Multicultural Dance & Music resource materials.
- Performed with “Churinga” (Multicultural music) in Tasmania and NT & Paranormal Music Society in Sydney & Hobart.
- Musician in Residence with Darwin Migrant Resource Centre (Cross Cultural songwriting project).
- Organised first National Pipers Convention.
1985
- Co-founded and toured with “Tall Stories” for WA Arts Council (Kimberleys).
- Ran songwriting and music workshops in Darwin and Broome.
- Performed with “Churinga” (Tasmania).
1984
- Co-ordinator of the North Perth Ethnic Music Centre.
- Co-ordinated the first Perth Ethnic Arts Festival.
- Performed with Makedonski Bop (Balkan), Tea Break Saxophone Band, Bate pra tu (Brazilian) and The Anatolian Music Group.
1983
- Founded & Co-ordinated The North Perth Ethnic Music Centre (now the Multicultural Arts Centre of WA).
1982
- Toured with “Out of Our Trio” for WA Arts Council & School of The Air (outback stations in WA).
- Initiated large outdoor weekly Macedonian community Dances (Sydney).
- Performed with Multicultural Folk Bands “Tanseys Fancy”, “Rabadaki” and “Strantsi”.
1981
- Performed at St Chartier Festival (France).
- Travelled in Europe, working as Street Performer and continuing study of Macedonian Music.
1980
- Worked with “The Elastic Band” running Drama Camps for WA Dept Educ. (specialising in songwriting).
1979
- Co-ordinated Australian Tour and performed with “Orkestar Grupa Pecalbari” (from Macedonia).
- Worked with Pipi Storm TIE team (NSW & WA Schools).
1978
- Performed at Bitola Festival (Macedonia)
- Performed with Zivko Firfov Macedonian Band and the Early Music Centre Dance Band (London).
1977
- Worked as Woodwind instrument maker in London for two years.
- Studied Macedonian bagpipes (Gaida) in Skopje and travelled in Macedonia for seven months.
1976
- Travelled in Europe studying Early woodwind instrument making and measuring instruments in museums (Aust Council Grant).
1975
- Co-founded “Pipi Storm” Community Arts and Theatre in Education Company (Sydney).
1969
- first there were "The Hootentwangers" then "The Rajazz" followed
by this high school band: "Eclectic Odium" (1969) photo below.
Discography
-13 Macedonian Dances, Zivko Firfov Macedonian Band, 1978
-Dojdavme, Orkestar Grupa Pecalbari, 1980
-Tanseys Fancy, 1983
-Makedonski Bop, 1984
-Tea Break Saxophone Band, 1984
-European Dance Tapes 1 & 2, Gary Dawson, Linsey Pollak, Doug Kelly
-Churinga, 1986
-Paranormal Music Society, 1986
-Old Friends, Sorell & Linsey Pollak, 1986
-Seaweed & Wire, 1987
-Last Priorities, Linsey Pollak & Philip Griffin, 1987
-Moving On, Paranormal Music Society, 1990/1993
-Selengi, 1991
-Slivanje, 1992
-Xylosax, 1993
-Echoes Under The Bridge, BEMAC compilation (Co-Producer),1994
-Where Waters Meet, Slivanje (Co-Producer),1995
-On The Spot, Xylosax, 1996
-Knocking on Kevin’s Door, (solo) 1997
-Macedonian Folk Music, 1998
-Hybrid Winds, (solo) 1999
-Dva, Tunji Beier and Linsey Pollak, 2000
-Live at Kin Kin, dididumdum, 2002,
-Moments of Optimism, Dva, 2002
-Kin Kin, Ross Daly & Friends, 2003
-Frog Music, (solo) 2005
-6458 6478, Dva, 2005
Publications
-Macedonian Folk Music, 1990/1994
-Homemade Musical Instruments, 1990
-Music for Humarimba, 1995
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