BIOs & CVs
Georgia Mooney
ARIA-winner Georgia Mooney makes music fit for stargazing.
Audiences know her from beloved folk band, All Our Exes Live in Texas, who toured the world extensively, sharing stages with everyone from the Backstreet Boys to Nathaniel Rateliff to Midnight Oil.
The release of Mooney’s debut solo album Full of Moon (August 2023 via Nettwerk) marks the stepping forward of a major talent. Co-produced with Grammy-winner Noah Georgeson (Joanna Newsom, Cate Le Bon, Marlon Williams), the album is an ornately melodic, folk/dream-pop universe, carried by Mooney’s soaring ethereal vocals over lush, cinematic soundscapes.
An exceptional achievement for a debut, Full of Moon is nominated for the 2024 ARIA Award for Blues & Roots Album of The Year, as well as for two AIR Awards. Described by The Australian as “nothing short of a triumph.. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2”, and dripping in critical acclaim worldwide, the release has seen Mooney sign with renowned Canadian label Nettwerk, embark on a 55-date Australian tour with Kate Miller-Heidke, open for Martha Wainwright at Sydney City Recital Hall, play headline tours in Australia, UK and Ireland, curate and host a captivating variety show series for Vivid Sydney, and much more.
An avowed Star Wars nerd who presents as a 40s movie star - she seems both from a long time ago and a galaxy far away, while speaking directly to the present. Georgia Mooney’s music is intricate, handcrafted, and richly melodic. Influences from Joni Mitchell, the Great American Songbook, even classical composers sift through her songs, alongside production that evokes the unsettling genius of Kate Bush. Add to that ribald stage banter engendering frequent comparisons to Phoebe Waller-Bridge, it’s no wonder Georgia is captivating audiences in every corner.
Full of Moon has attracted support and praise from the likes of Wonderland, House of Solo, Under The Radar, FAULT Magazine, Daily Telegraph, ABC RN Breakfast, ABC Local, frankie Magazine, Rolling Stone Australia, The Music Network, NME, Pilerats, Margot Magazine, Q News, Music Feeds, Tone Deaf, The Music, The AU Review and beyond, with radio support from Double J, FBi, 2SER, Triple R, PBS, Edge Radio and many others.
AWARDS & NOMINATIONS:
- 2024 – Nominated for Blues & Roots Album of the Year for ‘Full of Moon’, ARIA Awards
- 2024 – Nominated for Blues & Roots Album of the Year for ‘Full of Moon’, AIR Awards
- 2024 - Nominated for Music Video of the Year for ‘War Romance’ – AIR Awards
- 2024 - Shortlisted for International Songwriting Competition for ‘War Romance’
- 2018 – Won ‘Folk Act of the Year’ (All Our Exes Live in Texas) – National Live Music Awards
- 2017 - Won Blues & Roots Album of the Year (All Our Exes Live in Texas) – ARIA Awards
- 2017 – Won Blues & Roots Album of the Year (All Our Exes Live in Texas) – AIR Awards
- 2017 – Shortlisted for APRA Song of the Year for ‘Cadillac’ (All Our Exes Live in Texas)
- 2017 – Shortlisted for Vanda & Young Songwriting Competition (All Our Exes Live in Texas)
- 2017 – Won ‘Folk Act of the Year’ (All Our Exes Live in Texas) – National Live Music Awards
- 2009 – Contemporary Music Student of the Year – Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA)
TOURING ACHIEVEMENTS:
AS A SOLO ARTIST:
- 50-date regional Australia support tour for Kate Miller-Heidke - 2024
- Support for Martha Wainwright – Sydney City Recital Hall - 2024
- Multiple Australian support tours for Passenger (UK) – 2011, 2012, 2018
- Other supports: Matt Corby, Jenn Grant (Sydney & London), Youth Group (Aus tour), The Once, Tim Freedman, Megan Washington, Tim Rogers, Fanny Lumsden & more
- Festival slots: The Great Escape (UK), Folk Alliance (US), Bigsound, Vivid Sydney, Dark Mofo, Port Fairy Folk Festival, National Folk Festival, Sydney Fringe, Sydney Festival & more
- Headline tours: Australia, UK, Ireland – 2023, 2024
AS A MEMBER OF ALL OUR EXES LIVE IN TEXAS (2012-2021):
- Major Australian tours supporting Backstreet Boys, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Nightsweats, Midnight Oil, Boy & Bear, Megan Washington & many more
- East Coast USA tour with Midnight Oil
- Festivals played: SXSW (US), The Great Escape (US), Americanafest (US), Splendour In The Grass, Bluesfest, Bigsound, WOMADelaide, Port Fairy, Woodford Folk Fest, Queenscliff Festival, National Folk Festival, Adelaide Festival, Sydney Festival, TedX, and more (over 100 in total).
- Headline tours: Multiple sold-out headline tours of Australia, plus major 30+ date tours in the US and UK
MUSICAL COLLABORATIONS:
- Backing vocalist on Passenger’s ‘Let Her Go’ – over 2 billion streams on Spotify
- Backing vocalist on Kesha’s ‘Praying’ – 505 million streams on Spotify
- Backing vocalist on 5 Passenger albums, as well as on records for Tim Minchin, Kate Miller-Heidke, Megan Washington, Davey Lane, Jim Lauderdale, The Morrisons, Jack Carty, Brian Campeau, Alyx Dennison, Lisa Caruso, Moniker, and many more.
- Songwriting collaborations with Colin Hay, Ruel, Vera Blue, Jake Sinclair (Taylor Swift, Pink), Noah Georgeson, Steph Jones (Sabrina Carpenter), Jenny Owens-Young (Panic! At The Disco), Tony Buchen (The Preachers, Courtney Barnett), PJ Harding, Trials (A.B.Original), Henry Wagons, Kye, Xavier Dunn
- Performer with children’s band The Vegetable Plot – live and on 3 studio albums
RADIO BROADCASTING, PODCASTING & MC ACHIEVEMENTS:
- Co-host of the popular podcast ‘Fwends’ with comedians Rhys Nicholson & Kyran Wheatley
- Frequent fill-in host on Double J ‘Mornings’ and ‘Tower of Song’
- Creator and host of ‘The Last Waltz’ on Eastside Radio, Sydney
- Frequent guest host on ABC Sydney – Evenings, Weekend Mornings, etc
- Host/MC: APRA Awards (London 2020 & Sydney 2021), National Live Music Awards, Noro Music Quiz, and multiple charity and music events
SUPERGROUP:
In 2019, Georgia Mooney created SUPERGROUP, the critically acclaimed live musical chat show bringing together eclectic groups of singer-songwriters to perform each other’s songs and tell stories from the road.
- The much beloved show toured in 2022 & 2023 after several years in residency at Sydney’s Giant Dwarf
- To date has featured 48 musical guests over 16 shows, including Tim Minchin, Middle Kids, Ball Park Music, Ngaiire, Clare Bowditch, Montaigne, Grinspoon, Josh Pyke, Maple Glider, Tim Rogers, The Wiggles
- Currently in development with a production team to become an online web series with a view to expand to TV
CURATOR/PRODUCER:
- 2024 – Curator, producer & co-host (w/ Rhys Nicholson) of Vivid Sydney Supper Club (the festival’s most successful series to date)
- 2014-2020 - Finders Keepers Music Coordinator – curating music lineups for markets in Bris, Syd & Mel
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"Full of Moon is a dazzling, inventive pop record: richly textured, captivating and gleefully strange”
- NME Australia
“It only takes one listen to know we are hearing a work of surprise and musical sophistication. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2”
- The Big Issue
"When she started playing I could immediately understand why the room was packed. She played with a tongue-in-cheek elegance that disarmed everyone instantly. I think everyone fell in love at that show"
- Rolling Stone Australia
”Georgia Mooney is unlike any other currently emerging artist. Her sound soars with a timeless energy that oozes an individuality that was born to be cherished.”
- House of Solo UK
OLIVER THORPE - GUITARIST / BACKING VOCALIST
Oliver Thorpe is one of Australia’s most highly respected and in-demand session musicians. As a guitarist, backing vocalist, pedal steel player, and synth player, he has been recruited to perform regularly both live and in studio with artists such as Meg Mac, Tim Freedman, Troy Cassar-Daley, Ian Moss, Clare Bowen and many more.
Ollie is also a remarkable artist in his own right. His song writing involves an eclectic mix of angular guitar melodies and an incredible sense of dynamic. High searing vocals reminiscent of DD Dumbo and Gotye mixed with strong, thick guitar parts come together to form songs that push the boundaries of the genre.
ALYX DENNISON – KEYBOARDIST / BACKING VOCALIST
Alyx Dennison is a singer-songwriter, composer and sound artist living and working on Wangal and Gadigal land. She was one half of beloved experimental pop duo kyü alongside Freya Berkhout, releasing two critically acclaimed albums before disbanding on a high in 2012. In 2015, her debut solo LP was lauded as a marked evolution from her previous work, with music journalist Kate Hennessy writing of her “ability to take pain to the loom and spin it into pure light”.
Since then, Alyx has established herself as a highly versatile composer and sound artist, moving across contemporary art, dance, film and theatre. She has written original music for Belvoir St Theatre, Griffin Theatre, Sydney Dance Company, Australasian Dance Collective - as well as some of the country's most exciting choreographers and performance makers, including Charmene Yap, Cass Eipper, Thomas E.S. Kelly, Taree Sansbury and Sara Black. In 2022, she scored Lauren Brincat's large-scale performance project Other Tempo, for the Sydney Opera House and Vivid Sydney.