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The Board of Support Act Limited (SAL) are pleased to announce the formation of a South Australian branch (SALSA), headed up by industry veteran, David Day. David has put together an enthusiastic team of locals who will assist Support Act in raising much needed funds to help music industry colleagues who fall on hard times.
DAVID DAY
Chair: SALSA
David is from the other side of the business. He started in radio at the age of 16 and now at 56 is still ‘rockin’ on the air at Triple M Adelaide. He is noted for his absolute passion in promoting Australian talent from the early days of the Twilights, Masters, Zoot, to Sherbet, Skyhooks, Cold Chisel, AC/DC, Dragon, L.R.B. Billy Thorpe, Brian Cadd, Russell Morris, Jo Camilleri, John Swan, to today’s Australian Rockers.
He’s been a published author [History of South Australian Music from 1956], a radio programmer and music director, a Councilor for The City Of Glenelg, a TV presenter, a music journalist, and if that’s not enough he has his own Radio and Television School where he teaches the Art Of Voice Over and Public Speaking. He has his own record company, Chart Records looking after Adam Hills. David continues his radio career with MIX 102.3 FM Adelaide.
He has an acute awareness of what it’s like to be ‘knocking on heavens door’ as he calls it.
He spent 3 years on dialysis, had both his kidneys taken out, survived cancer, 2 heart attacks, a triple by-pass and is now a very healthy and energetic transplant recipient.
GARY BURROWS - Deputy Chair
APRA
Gary Burrows has worked in the Music Industry for the past 40 years.
Based in Adelaide he played in various bands including Brass Carnival and The Boys as a drummer, singer and songwriter. He currently tours with his new band, The Rustlers, as guitarist, singer, songwriter, performing at Country Music Festivals around Australia and has recently signed an international publishing deal for his compositions with Canberra based Hardrush Music Corporation.
For 24 of those years he has managed the Adelaide office of APRA and still today is responsible for licensing in South Australia as well as the Northern Territory.
As part of his commitment to the industry Gary has also served on committee’s including Ausmusic, Arts SA Recording Assistance Programme, Rockpool-SAMIA and Fuse and was MC and a co-ordinator, along with the AHA and sympathetic politicians, for the rally against building development that threatened the business of entertainment in adjoining and nearby Hotels. The legislation was consequently changed to protect the performance of live and recorded music from such complaints under the “prior use” umbrella.
BARBARA INTINI - Secretary/Treasurer. Keeper of the cash
Assistant Administrator at Prince Alfred College for 25 years before retiring in 2003.
TONY SAVAGE, of Savage Events.
JOHN BYWATERS - Australian music legend
Bass player with one of Australia's first bands to go to and take on the English music scene. John still plays around South Australia in various bands.
JOHN SWAN
John 'Swanee' Swan became a musician at the age of 14 and has been on the scene ever since gaining the warranted reputation as Australia’s greatest rock voice. Music seems to have run in his family with brothers Jim Barnes and now Alan.
In the early days he preceded the late Bon Scott in Fraternity and his first hit came in 1978 with the release of his ‘Into the Night’ album and the No 1 single "If I were a Carpenter". This was followed by a string of hits including a No 1 live album.
Success continued as front man for the 'Party Boys' and as support to the likes of AC/DC, Joe Cocker, Bad Company and Deep Purple.
Throughout his career John has always jumped in and given his time and talent to great causes and now he is a Support Act committee member and the Ambassador for Support Act in South Australia, where he has recently returned home to live.
SHERIDAN STEWART - non-executive commitee member
Former FM radio favourite Sheridan Stewart has gone from “rock chick” to “renaissance woman” since leaving MMM in 2006. The last two years have seen Sheridan establish herself as mosaic artist, a keynote speaker (Courage, Confidence & Charisma and Success Secrets of a Confident Woman) and MC (Legends of Aussie Rock, Adelaide International Guitar Festival) as well being the front-woman of Titters! the Award Winning Fringe Festival showcase for Australasia’s hottest female comic talent. Plus ... switchboards still go ballistic anytime she appears on-air!
Sheridan is thrilled to have been asked to join the Support Act Limited S.A Board “I was really blown away when Daisy rang, what an honour!” say’s Sheridan who hopes to contribute by promoting SAL to Generation X (those born in the 60’s & 70’s) “We are the generation who have been weaned on the music created by those that SAL supports! The Baby Boomers are well represented at SAL events, like the Debonair’s, and I want to see more Gen X’ers, especially from the radio industry, getting involved.”
TERRY LITTLE
Terry has a background in promotion and early Adelaide venues. He also owns the Australian GT Performance series.
GREG CLARK
Greg, who gives copious amount of his time already, has a history at 5KA, 5AD, Channel 7 and Channel 10.
Carolyn 'Flee' Lee
On Air with Austereo during the 80's & early 90's followed by a stint as promotions manager with PolyGram SA, and a few years promoting music & musicians around Adelaide's pubs & clubs. In the late 90's Flee moved to Dublin and ran Ireland's top Comedy Agency for the next 13 years until moving back to Adelaide in 2010. Now she runs 3 of a Kind Productions with her Irish husband, promoting acts both here in Australia. and around the UK & Ireland.
Contacting SALSA
Email:salsa@supportact.com.au
Post: 1 Leicester Street, Glenelg North SA 5045
Brian Cadd (the Interstate Branch Co-ordinator) commented “it’s wonderful to see this exciting new expansion of our original operation. Empowering the State Branches is going to make a huge difference to our fundraising as well as a general heightening of awareness about SAL”.
