Samantha Podeu emerged wailing from the womb. The challenge of functional disharmony inspired her through conservatorium studies and into the assimilation of life's more uncharted spaces.

The organic breath of the elements feeds Sam's expression through bardic thought, earthly passion, classical purity and the freedom of electronic music.

Now she's embarking on a global journey to seach further afeield for aural and visual fusion between instrument, environment and technology to paint sensory metaphors and bring a searchlight to earth and spirit.

 

Performances include:

  • Balding her pate for Jim Hughes 'Fragments of an Unfinished Opera' in 1995, Carried on a slave supported palaquin during the Perth Heritage District 90th anniversary
  • Linking multiculturalism in WA's 1996 Oz Concert; Riding a dangerous bicycle dress for Perth's 1997 Artrage Closing and 1998 Skin Rave
  • Warbling with The Custard Divas from Broome to Esperance to Sydney
  • TV Christmas Carolling for Channel 10 in 1995
  • Recording on an Australian Film Commission CD Rom, 'Liminal', by Peter Morse in 1998
  • Colaberating on the theme song for the Office of Youth Affairs project, 'Joy 98'
  • Expressing original multimedia and holistic performance at Sydney's Grace Brothers and The Banter Room
  • and charging spirits in public and private recitals throughout the nation.

Participation delights and all lateral collaborations create the sort of stuff Samantha is made of.

Express Magazine 30.4.98

"...the Jackel Lounge became the catacomb that resonated the vocal tour de force of Samantha Podue, whose powerful howls, accompanied by a montage of technological symphonies have been labelled as 'operatic dance fusion'. This sweet siren's almost metaphysical presence enticed onlookers as she threw blossoms into the crowd and interacted with her audience to offer a deeper insight into the poetry behind her music. Merging with the house-inspired backing beats, the enthralling performance enveloped the spectators to culminate in a passionate round of applause."

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