“Q&A: Shameem” – Beat Magazine (Melbourne) article, 18/07/12

Define your genre in five words or less: Soul with a jazz tinge.

Bearing the terrible clichéd nature of this question, what do you reckon people will say you sound like? People have told me that I’m like a more jazzy/arty version of Alicia Keys or Sade. 

What do you love about making music? Telling a story and taking people on a journey.
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Radio interview 99.3 Northside FM (Sydney)

Interview on 99.3 Northside FM with Peter Beaver on “The Good Groove”.

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Radio interview ABC 720 (Perth)

Interview on Perth’s ABC 720 with James Lush on “Saturday Breakfast”.

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Radio interview 99.3 Northside FM (Sydney)

Interview on 99.3 Northside FM with Tony Pang on “The Asian Hour”.

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April evening at the Ellington

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Many thanks to Tonny for these photos.

Tunesmith’s Cafe

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Photos taken by Makk Eenhoorn.

Sunday Piazza Live

On a sweltering 40 degree Sunday afternoon in March, Shameem & band took to the stage at the Northbridge Piazza.

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Radio interview Port Stephens FM (NSW)

Interview on Port Stephens FM (NSW) with Konrad.

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In creative gear… my songwriting process

Hiya! Want to know how I go about writing a song? Check out this video, where I share my songwriting process by walking through one of my works-in-progress… an incomplete song called “Hole In My Heart”.

Supporting Belinda

If you thought only catching 30 seconds of Ronan Keating in person was something, wait till you hear this…

I rocked up at the Astor Theatre at 5:30pm on the day of Belinda Carlisle’s show for a soundcheck. Her band (mainly comprised of Aussie session musicians who had been doing the Australian leg of her tour with her) was still on the stage, pumping out grand and luscious 80s sounds, but the lady herself was nowhere in sight. They rehearsed a few tunes, tweaked a few levels and then hung out on the stage chatting. Sometime a little after 6, Belinda slipped inconspicuously onstage and did two partial run-throughs of different songs with the band. Then, again she disappeared – apparently back to her hotel.
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