Nicky Bomba

1. Good Days Bad Days Tour kicks off soon!

   February 15, 2020 by Editor
   Melbourne Ska Orchestra is getting ready for our biggest National tour ever!

   It’s the GOOD DAYS BAD DAYS magical mystery tour!
   After our mammoth One Year Of Ska mission and winning the ARIA for Best World Music album, we want to celebrate with a good ole road trip around the country. We’re all energised and excited to bring some fresh songs to the stage, crank up the mayhem dial and watch the magic unfold. Touring with 20+ musicians is no easy feat, so it might be some time before we attempt this juggernaut again!

   Get your tickets (if you haven’t already) and join us in a wicked celebration of Life, Love, Danger and Ska!

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2. One Year Of Ska Begins…

   January 10, 2018 by Editor

   

   Melbourne Ska Orchestra presents a new adventure following their international tours and ARIA Award win.

   Paying respect to the Jamaican Sound System phenomenon, where artists would record and release new tracks on a weekly basis, the Orchestra has committed to doing the same.  For one whole year. 52 songs. 52 Weeks. One Year Of Ska!

   It’s a mammoth task. It’s a Big Band. Get Ready.

   Week One – Al Capone  (Originally by Prince Buster)

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3. Original artworks now showing at Mez Mez

   May 5, 2017 by Editor

   Mez Mez cafe Williamstown exhibiting until 14th May 2017 – OPEN NOW

   Mario’s cafe Brunswick opening 17th May 2017 and closing 4th June 2017

   Nicky spends a good deal of his life touring the globe as an internationally renowned musician. As one would imagine, a pursuit to keep the mind and spirit active in the many hours of traveling is a necessity. One afternoon in Manchester UK, realizing he’d forgotten his pens on the tour bus, he began experimenting with rubbing plant material, flowers, soil, grass etc directly onto art paper, observing a theme from random creations and intuitive forms. This immediate, tactile and organic process of developing something in a short space of time appealed greatly, in contrast to songs which can sometimes take months to complete. …Looking around the garden he imagined the possibilities, smiled, then realized he was late for sound check. The seed was planted…

   Winding Road Design Studio has the pleasure of presenting this body of work, and for all sales and enquiries about this series of prints please do not hesitate to contact us.

   https://www.windingroaddesignstudio.com/shop

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4. Melbourne Ska Orchestra Release New Single ‘Escher’

   March 9, 2017 by Editor

   Escher , the new single from the Melbourne Ska Orchestra, shows the band in full hybrid flight, exploring new melodies and grooves.

   Nicky Bomba elaborates,” The song originally came together in a writing session with Punnu Wassu, an Indian harmonium player and teacher. I wanted to explore the idea of rhythms within rhythms so you could shift your pulse focus by feeling different elements in the song. The circular nature of the groove aligned itself with the Indian philosophy of creation and destruction, the end is the start is the end etc…

   This obvious connection with that concept and Escher’s perpetual art gave me the framework for the lyrics. We brainstormed ideas about our perception of life on this planet, the circular nature of the universe and how the arrangement of the song could reflect that journey. Once the orchestra started jamming it I felt there was something special as everything was falling into place. It ended up being the flagship song for mixing.

   The crowd unison chorus really captures the essence of all of us on this boat/spaceship celebrating and questioning our existence in this wonderful world.”

   The film clip showcases the new talents of Jesse Jacobson, son of “Kenny” director Clayton Jacobson.

   Nicky continues, ” we had a a lot of ideas floating around for the clip and Jesse showed me some of the work he was doing with 3D imaging in the gaming world. We spent an evening shooting and jammed lots of possibilities with the orchestra. He then went to town with his skills and with Clay and myself offering suggestions the clip was complete. I’m really happy with the result and I think its a great showcase for Jesse’s talents.”

   Escher is the third single from the Aria Award winning Sierra-Kilo-Alpha out now on FOUR FOUR.
   

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