"Whitacre is that rare thing, a modern composer who is both popular and original"
- The Daily Telegraph, London

Eric has inspired millions as composer, conductor, innovator, broadcaster and charismatic public speaker. His compositions rank among the most popular and frequently performed of the early 21st century, their reach broadened since 2010 by the extraordinary success of his online Virtual Choir project. Light & Gold, his first album as composer and conductor, won the 2012 Grammy® Award for Best Choral Recording and instantly topped the US and UK classical album charts.

Born in Nevada, he discovered a passion for choral music while studying at UNLV and he began composing soon after. He went on to study at the Juilliard School of Music in New York under John Corigliano. Many of his choral compositions, Cloudburst, Lux Aurumque and Sleep among them, have entered the standard choral repertoire and his orchestral music has been performed by some of the world’s most distinguished orchestras both sides of the Atlantic. Eric is currently Composer-in-Residence at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge University, UK.

A distinguished speaker, Eric has been invited to address the UN Leaders Programme, give the closing plenary at Davos World Economic Forum and to speak for UNICEF and Google among others. He has appeared twice on the main stage at the global TED conference in Long Beach CA, earning standing ovations on both occasions. Recent Virtual Choir projects include ‘Glow’ written for the Winter Dreams holiday show at Disneyland© Adventure California and the Virtual Youth Choir, in association with UNICEF, which premiered at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. Broadcast live to 119 countries worldwide, Eric made his iTunes Festival debut with his professional choir in 2014, inviting multi award-winning composer and conductor Hans Zimmer to join him on stage. The performance was consequently released as a live album. Eric returned to the Minnesota Orchestra for a second residency in 2015 culminating in three performances at Orchestra Hall.


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Matthew has been playing piano from a very early age, and gradually picked up saxophone, flute, clarinet, oboe, and percussion throughout his life.  Finishing a Bachelor of Arts (Music Industry) at RMIT in 2023, he is releasing his first EP 'Sympatico' as part of the course.  He is also interested in conducting and sheetmusic publishing.

John Pants has been a pioneer of the Australian queer scene for over three decades.  

Playing DJ residencies at: HONCHO DISKO in every State across Australia, Woodys in Sydney, The Tubs in Melbourne and playing unforgettable sets at Barba, Mary’s Poppin in Adelaide, Poppin Out Festival, AWOL, Squeak, SLICK, Beefcake, The Laird Hotel and more John has fine tuned the dancefloor moment. Whether it be disco, disco house, deep tech house, party bangas, a Sunday afternoon in a beer garden or 2am on a Main Stage at a Festival - John Pants can sort the vibe

John Pants came kicking and screaming out of the punk hardcore scene in Adelaide in the late 90s playing in various doom ridden, detuned, distorted projects which supported huge amounts of international acts. Until the glitz and glamour of the Melbourne nightlife sucked him across the border and saw him playing in notoriously iconic disco punk outfits: The Blow Waves and Der Kreis.

Merging his musical background John then created the HONCHO DISKO institution, celebrating subversive queer talent and providing supportive inclusive events Australia wide for the past decade.

HONCHO DISKO is a renowned national event across Australia, operating in Melbourne for close to a decade, in Sydney for over seven years and countless events in Adelaide, Brisbane and many other cities. HONCHO DISKO has toured international acts such as Amanda Lepore, The Boulet Brothers, Brooke Candy and Crystal Methyd to name just a few.

After a move to Sydney Australia during the blip in the matrix and continual ongoing HONCHO DISKO events John Pants created another brand - Woody’s running events across Sydney and Melbourne tailored for Big Boy Bears, Kingz, Queens and everything in betweens.

John Pants has now returned to Melbourne where he created: The Tubs - a weekly Sunday sauna session at Wet On Wellington - giving you the ultimate ion the bathhouse experience.

John Pants can be found playing fun disco, hot cruising mixes and pumpin late night sets anywhere that sweats and sparkles.

John Pants also forms one half of super sized DJ duo - HONCHO DISKO alongside his
musical partner in crime Luke Ryan. HONCHO DISKO DJ’s play main room pumping
disco and house and are focused for the main stage at a festival playing the likes of
Mary's Poppin in Adelaide and Barba.

Plug yourself in and get ready to ride the unicorn over the sonic rainbow.

JOHN PANTS: @johnpantsisdead
HONCHO DISKO: @HONCHODISKO
Woody's: @Woodys.Social
The Tubs @thetubsdisco

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