House Band
Zoe Hauptmann
AWMA Music Director – Upright and Electric Bassist/ Vocals
Zoe is one of Australia’s most in demand session musician’s who has recorded and performed with some of the country’s most iconic artists including Paul Kelly, Neil Finn, Wendy Mathews, Kate Ceberano, Missy Higgins, Ian Moss, Kasey Chambers, Katie Noonan, Tim Rogers and Peter Garrett.
Zoe has recorded on over 80 albums, performed at every major Australian festival and at a multitude of venues in both capital cities and regionally. In 2017 and 2018 Zoe was a finalist in the National Live Music Awards for “Australia’s best bassist”. Internationally Zoe has toured throughout Asia, Europe and America.
Sarah Belkner
Keys & Vocals
Sarah is a singer, instrumentalist, songwriter, arranger, composer and producer. She is a revered touring and session musician/MD performing with many artists including Missy Higgins, Sarah Blasko, OLYMPIA, NGAIIRE, Neil Finn and most recently Tim Minchin. She is also known for her skills as a Producer on tracks for Missy Higgins single ‘Carry You’ written by Tim Minchin for the series ‘Upright’.
Drawing attention for her enigmatic live performances, Sarah performed at The Great Escape 2017 in Brighton, UK where she was named one of the Top 8 acts by The AU Review and supported Lisa Mitchell on her UK tour. She also supported OLYMPIA on her national Australian album tour and toured the UK & Europe opening for Sarah Blasko.
Kathleen Halloran
Guitar
Electrifying guitarist/singer/songwriter Kathleen Halloran has well and truly established herself as one of the country’s most exciting rising stars sharing the stage with the likes of Kate Ceberano, Jon Stevens, Katie Noonan, Felix Riebl (The Cat Empire), Mahalia Barnes, Ricki-Lee, Tania Doko and more.
Kathleen is widely known for her swaggering fretboard flare and irresistible spirit. Her music theatre credits include School Of Rock, Grease, Moulin Rouge, Mama Mia, Six the Musical, Heathers, Charlie and The Chocolate Factory, Muriel’s Wedding, Bring It On and Bloom.
Lozz Benson
Drums
Lozz Benson is a session musician, drummer and multi-instrumentalist who has toured & performed internationally with industry giants such as The John Butler Trio, Angus & Julia Stone, The Wiggles, Kate Ceberano, Missy Higgins, Marcia Hines, Mahalia Barnes, Urthboy, Katie Noonan, Jem Cassar-Daley, William Crighton & The Vegetable Plot.
She has co-written songs with The Wolfe Brothers, Paul Kelly, Phil Stack (Thirsty Merc), Jim Moginie (Midnight Oil) and also performs with Country artists such as multiple Golden Guitar winner Duncan Toombs, Luke O’Shea, Fanny Lumsden, Bill Chambers, Troy Cassar-Daley, Andrew Swift, Amber Lawrence, Jayne Denham and Keith Urban.