CD/album release
Client: Self – Rosie and The Thorns / Mixmasters Records
Project: Full-length original album
Roles Singer-Songwriter, Musician, Cover art
The Crazy Talk album was recorded in a mud-brick home by Mixmaster’s Mick Wordley (Delightful Rain, The Yearlings, Jeff Lang). I recorded and mixed some additional vocal tracks and audio samples for inclusion in the final mixing done by Mick.
I created all the album artwork to press-ready standards for the album release to CD and iTunes in October 2009.
Martin Jones in Jan 2010 issue of Rhythms mag – Australia’s roots music monthly:
“Rosie Sutherland is not exactly fresh to music (she first popped up in Andrew Kidman and Mark Sutherland’s Val Dusty Experiment in the mid-’90s), but this is her debut album under her own name.
Sutherland is a fan of left of centre American country – stuff like Neil Young and Lucinda Williams – but exudes a strong folk aesthetic in her writing and singing. She also exhibits the invaluable understanding of economy in her singing; delivering just what the song and lyric requires and no more…
Crazy Talk album cover
Crazy Talk Album disc art
Short Film edit
Client: Albert Falzon
Project: Morning of The Earth segment for Andrew Kidman/Spunk Records
Role: Digital Video Editing
Edited Morning of the Earth footage to the music of Bonnie Prince Billy. Directed by Albe Falzon. This piece was included in the Last Hope DVD and in screenings of Last Hope on tour Australia/USA, including the The New York Surf Film Festival 2009.
For more information on the Last Hope film go to www.litmus.com.au
Video edit
Client: Self
Project: Tamworth Festival Video Diary
Role: Producer, Director, Digital Video Editing
A light-hearted look at my trip to Tamworth in 2008 as a Toyota Star Maker Finalist. This video has over 15,000 views on YouTube so far!
It was an A-M-A-Z-I-N-G time and really made me feel like I had found a musical home. While I’m not a mainstream country artist, the Country music sensibilities of honesty, story and melody resonate with my songwriting – and we found a whole new audience!
CD/EP release
2008
Client Self
Project Original music
Roles Singer-Songwriter, Musician, Sound Mixing, Cover art
The Crazy Talk EP was recorded at Mark Well’s Footprints Studio and in my home studio. Mixing was done by Mark Wells and I completed final vocal mixing and mastering.
Crazy Talk EP cover
Technology & Design Tutor, Southern Cross University
2006 – 2007
Client: Southern Cross University, School of Education
Project: Bachelor of Technology Education, Communications Technology & Design units I & II
Role: Casual Tutor
- Wrote course materials for Communications Technology & Design II
- Presented tutorials for Comms I (VectorWorks) & Comms II (Video/DVD)
- Marked student portfolios and reported to Course coordinator
Artist website with portfolio and store
Client: Mark Sutherland (husband)
Project: Mark Sutherland Art site
Role: Web Design, Graphic Design
Portfolio website for multi-disciplinary artist. Includes:
- Painting/drawing galleries (XML/Flash slideshows)
- Embedded videos
- Online gallery/shop
marksutherlandart.com archived site
Music Video/EP design
Client Lea Gillard
Project: Mercy EP – Extended CD with music video
Role: Director, Digital Video Editing, Cover art
Created all artwork for CD cover and disc to press-ready standard.
Ultra-low budget film clip shot on miniDV and edited in Final Cut Pro.
Mercy EP cover
Mercy EP disc art