Conceived in the echo chambers of Canada’s motel bathrooms, Meres hails from northern Tasmania/Lutruwita. The punk-adjacent four-piece blends reverberating vocals, brooding dissonance, and visceral sharpness into a sound that sits between weirdo-scary-pop-rock, snack-rock, and 90s grunge with teeth. Influences include Speedy Ortiz, Bad History Month, and Adalita. Introspective, cynical, and uncomfortably honest, Meres explores themes of dissidence, obscurity, and the mundane. They've landed AMRAP chart placements, national airplay, and multiple grants, including the 2023 Nick Balcombe Foundation “Live Your Dream” Grant. Frontperson Mary Shannon has been a three-time Tasmanian nominee for “Live Voice of the Year” at the National Live Music Awards. Their long-awaited debut album WORRIED SICK arrives April 2025, produced by Anna Laverty, engineered by Ben Simms (A. Swayze & the Ghosts), and mixed by Justin Pizzoferrato (Dinosaur Jr., Sonic Youth, The Pixies).

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Anna Laverty is a music devotee.  Her dedication to music production, mixing and engineering has seen her steadily establish herself as one of Australia's finest producers.

Based in Melbourne, Anna has recorded albums for The Peep Tempel, Paul Dempsey, Jae Laffer, Cut Copy, Ruby Boots, New Gods and Eagle & the Worm.

Since moving back to Australia after several years abroad, Anna has been involved in the production and/or engineering of many of Australia's premier artists including Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds, Kate Miller-Heidke and Paul Kelly - to name a few.

Anna started promoting and booking gigs in her home town of Perth, Western Australia at the tender age of 16 and this became the launch pad for a career that saw her graduate from the coveted WAAPA (Western Australia Academy of Performing Arts) with a Distinction in Sound Engineering.  Embarking on an antipodean migration, she harnessed her entrepreneurial skills by establishing the successful Soho indie club night "Hooked Up" and created her own label imprint of the same name along the way, consistently cultivating her talent as a producer.

In 2008 Anna joined London's Miloco Studios, working alongside industry luminaries Ben Hillier (U2, Blur, Elbow, Patrick Wolf and the Macabees) and Paul Epworth (Adele, Azealia Banks, Foster the People and Cee Lo Green).  Working with these master craftsmen afforded Anna the opportunity to add an impressive roll call of international acts to her credits including Florence and the Machine, Bloc Party, Depeche Mode, Travis and Jarvis Cocker.

Comfortable working with a diverse range of artists and genres, Anna is a dynamic producer whose creative ingenuity is equally matched by her technical prowess.

If you would like to work with Anna, request a full discography or get further information, please contact us on info@catherineharidy.com or Anna directly at aklaverty@gmail.com

Emilee South plays fervent and charging rock music. Combining the raw edge of punk with the driving force of rock, South shouts unapologetically over chaotic guitar riffs and driving rhythms to themes of capitalism, feminism, privilege, power and community. 

With influences ranging from Grinderman and IDLES to Sharon Van Etten, the band transition seamlessly from exciting hooks to unyielding power. Their debut album, recorded with acclaimed producer Anna Laverty, is due for release late 2023.

Bookings & Collaborations: contact@xyloaria.com

Australian female poet, singer-songwriter, artist and dreamer, Camille captures this revolving world through a kaleidoscope lens. From the perspective of female poet, Camille takes the picturesque landscape of life and holds a microscope to it, unveiling the complex political, social and environmental issues suffocating humanity, and transforms those images into narratives where poetry and music collide. 

Originally from Byron Bay and currently living in Melbourne, Camille made her musical debut with the haunting ‘A little gypsy song’ followed up by the feminist anthem ’…Because I was born a girl’, both receiving a warm reception from radio stations and publications.

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