UNCLE VIC SIMMS AND LUKE DANIEL PEACOCK

2016

Music

Artist/s: Uncle Vic Simms and Luke Daniel Peacock

Campbelltown Arts Centre hosted legendary Aboriginal singer. Uncle Vic Simms and trusted collaborator and rising star Luke Peacock in a two week artistic residency.

During the residency Uncle Vic and Luke worked together to write and arrange new songs for an upcoming Vic Simms recording to be made in 2017 and released on ABC Records. As part of the residency Vic and Luke mentored selected Indigenous musicians from the Macarthur region, providing them with advice, encouragement and practical help on song writing and careers in the music industry.

Uncle Vic and Luke also visited students from Thomas Reddall High school sharing their experiences and insights from the music industry. The residency concluded with a public performance at C-A-C by Uncle Vic and his All Star Band supported by Luke Peacock and local mentored musicians.

This performance provided an excellent opportunity for the local Indigenous community to come together with the broader local community to experience the musicality of a true legend of Australian music, a rising star and local emerging talent.

Partners: Koori Radio, APRA/AMCOS, ATSI Music Office