For your consideration… A unique and exciting concert performance for your next corporate event, a spectacle unequalled in scale and sheer professionalism. Courtney Murphy & Murphy's Lore, in association with Live Sound Engineering, are pleased to present to you Australia's most exciting new corporate event performance, bringing together the latest in audio and visual technology and one of this country's foremost emerging talents. As one of the most popular finalists ever to appear on Australian Idol, Courtney Murphy captured the hearts of the nation with his spirited performances each week on the venerated show. His engaging personality, soulful voice as well as his masterful ability to rediscover sometimes forgotten classic songs, ensured that he became a firm favourite with audiences from all age groups as well as winning the admiration and respect of his peers and veterans of the industry. LIVE!LIVE! TONIGHT!TONIGHT! SOLDSOLD OUT!OUT! After spending several years with touring productions across Australia, working with John Farnham, Natalie Bassingthwaite, Craig McLachlan, Glenn Shorrock, Brian Cadd and others, Courtney began developing with his band and crew a new concept for corporate entertainment. This is a concert, but without the huge queues, overpriced food and dodgy t- shirt merchants! Performing a wide range of popular hits that are sure to please everyone from the Personal Assistant to the CEO, Courtney Murphy & Murphy's Lore provide the ultimate in musical entertainment, delivering showstopping performances all evening that will have your guests and co-workers discussing for many years to come! After spending his high school years in amateur theatre productions and performing as a solo acoustic guitarist and singer in the Great Southern region, Clayton moved to Perth from Albany in 1996, as an established member of Murphy's Lore. After years of constant touring, Clayton left the band in 2002 to get a real job, but ended up disagreeing with the 9 to 5 and again became a solo performer. He formed an acoustic side project, Wesley Goodlet Jamboree Scouts in October 2000, and returned to the line up Murphy's Lore in 2005 and has been a permanent member ever since. Clayton’s amazing vocal abilities, coupled with his knowledge and reverence for the history of pop and rock music makes him the perfect onstage foil for Courtney, not to mention an excellent MC when the situation requires it. For several years, Clayton has been working on his own original material and is hoping to release some sort of original album or EP in the near future. A dedicated family man, Clayton credits his wife and Clayton Bolger two wonderful children with inspiring him to continue to - Vocals, Guitars perform onstage, knowing all the while that there’s probably some spaghetti waiting to be heated up when he gets home. Shaun Street started his own musical journey with guitar lessons at the age of 8 and by the time he’d reached high school, he found himself on stage with the acclaimed CBC Jazz Orchestra... at the rather precocious age of 13 he was performing with the likes of Sue Cruikshank and James Morrison! Arriving on the scene in time to see the glory days of the York Jazz Festival gave Shaun the musical nous to move forward, he scored highly in TEE classical guitar specializing in composition and arrangement before deciding touring would give him the boost he needed. Shaun toured with Motown legends The Drifters in 1990, before finding himself in several renowned blues and rock bands, including Alias, SBS and Whipping Post, sharpening his bass chops by listening to Queen, David Bowie, Led Zeppelin and Paul McCartney and learning the basslines note for note! Following an impressive run of performances with Queen tribute act A Night At The Opera, Shaun went on to understudy for the Western Australian run of “We Will Rock You” - The Queen Musical. Shaun realised he might as well get qualified, and it was while studying his Bachelor of Music Education degree specialising in jazz guitar at WAAPA, that he was asked Shaun -Street Vocals, Bass to join Murphy's Lore. In 2008 he left the teaching profession to manage Courtney Murphy and Murphy’s Lore full time. One of Australia’s most versatile lead guitarists began his career literally behind the scenes - performing with his dad’s band from side of stage at the age of 12. A virtuoso player of immense ability, Jason honed his skills touring Australia first with “TJ Dennis and the Wham Bam Thank You Band”, then with the Golden Guitar Award nominated country supergroup “Magnificent Seven”. Jason began to expand his playing beyond blues and country, working with the likes of Simon Cox, Nat Ripepi, Kevin ‘Bloody’ Wilson, The Sunny Cowgirls, Kat Kinley and Chris Murphy on a variety of live and studio projects including works produced in his own recording studio, Elbow Room. Jason completed the current line-up of Murphy’s Lore in 2003, adding not only his intense musicality, but also a cheeky onstage persona that adds a comedic touch to every performance. Jason continues to work as an in-demand guitarist in many of Western Australia’s most prominent live acts in between his Murphy’s Lore commitments, amazing crowds with his dazzling fretboard work and an Jason Smith arsenal of tasty licks! - Guitars Kieran Murphy has been performing with his brothers since the age of 9, professionally since the age of 12. Slightly more reserved than his famous siblings, Kieran has made his mark as a drummer and percussionist, both in musical projects with his brothers, as well as striking out on his own recently with the rockabilly side project "The Rough Housers'. To date, Kieran has performed on all studio releases by Murphy's Lore, Courtney Murphy and Chris Murphy and can count on one hand the number of Murphy's Lore shows he's missed in the last 16 years; he remains the longest continuously serving member of the group! Kieran's reputation as a drummer and percussionist as well as a singer in his own right has helped him to steadily build his reputation in the recording studio, performing on sessions for Sony recording artists The Sunny Cowgirls and Tamworth-based Gemma Luxton as well as live performances with Chas Sanford (John Waite, Stevie Nicks), Stevie Wright (The Easybeats), Blue Gene, Nat Ripepi and Kat Kinley. All too aware of the fickle nature of the business, Kieran operates a successful advertising and marketing business in what little spare time he finds and credits the professionalism and perfectionism of his fellow band members for keeping Murphy's Lore at the absolute top of the industry for such an impressive Kieran -Murphy Vocals, Drums length of time. “To say that having you all here made the day the success that it was would be an understatement” - Tanya Cornford “Courtney was sensational and showed himself (to be) so worthy of being in our industry. He really presented a great generosity of spirit" - Normie Rowe "You are such an incredible talent.” - Natalie Bassingthwaighte "Murphy's Lore is a brilliant band who engage their audience with ease and Courtney's voice has real soul” Ros Worthington OAM - Founder/ Patron Breast Cancer Foundation of WA “Courtney 's natural ability to connect with the audience was outstanding.” Natalie Kenny, Multiplex Living “A huge thank you to Courtney and the guys from all at the WACA for a sensational night. The gig was a definite highlight, and we received awesome feedback.” - Nicole Walker WA Cricket Association “Our staff are still going on about what a great night it was! The party was rockin’!” Andrea Heaton - PriceWaterhouseCoopers Australia "Courtney has been for me, one of the shining highlights of Australian Idol folklore. His distinctive gravel tones, his passion for music, and his desire to tell a story makes him a truly compelling performer". - Ian 'Dicko' Dickson Courtney Murphy & Murphy’s Lore have performed for Perth Wildcats, Fremantle Dockers, Western Force, Chevr on, Multiplex, Channel 9, Austereo 92.9fm, Commonwealth Bank, Australia Post, CRS Boral, WA Cricket Assoc, Perth Zoo, Worley Pars ons, PriceWate rhouseCoope rs Adelaide United and many more! IntimateIntimate PerformancePerformance OptionsOptions For our clients that may wish to add something a little more low-key to their evening’s entertainment, our intimate performance options provide cocktail party atmosphere of the highest quality. If you’re more likely to chat and mingle than dance, perhaps a soulful accompaniment featuring an entirely different repertoire, with songs by Frank Sinatra, Elton John and James Taylor as well as modern, mellow tunes from Crowded House and Radiohead. Courtney Murphy Duo Courtney Murphy – baby grand piano/vocals Shaun Street – Double bass/acoustic guitar/vocals Courtney Murphy Trio And for those who may prefer to listen early but still have a dance later on... Courtney Murphy – baby grand piano/vocals Kieran Murphy – percussion/drums/vocals Shaun Street – Double bass/vocals LiveLive ProductionProduction Recognising the need for full scale production for touring and corporate events, Courtney Murphy and Murphy’s Lore have teamed up with Live - Staging, Lighting & Sound over the past four years to create one of Australia’s most polished and professional entertainment co-operatives. For the first time ever, your event can secure entertainment and all production requirements from one source! Kane Pountney, Live Production Engineer brings a wealth of expertise to his role, having worked with The Bachelors, End of Fashion, Rick Price, Stevie Wright, Mark Schulman (Pink) and Bleu (USA). Kane even organised the staging, lighting and full concert audio setup -as well as engineered - his own wedding! Kane is the quiet, unassuming fellow that makes everything work properly, and the lads from Murphy’s Lore consider him the 6th member of the group! Kane- Live Pountney Production Engineer Kane has an Associate Diploma in Electrical Engineering.