With her guitar and exquisite vocals in tow, Shimona Kee has traveled through the local and regional musical landscape for more than a decade. While most might be driven by a sense of ennui to loftier pursuits in the experimental, the local songstress has instead chosen to go back to basics. The result is her debut album, Simply Shimona, a beautifully nuanced collection of heartfelt compositions ranging from the whimsical (Gym Song) to the introspective (Little Things).
Light use of accompanying instruments to her guitar and ukelele driven melodies add a sombre and mature touch to the songs, which seems to tell of a descent into the darker depths of the storytelling and emerging with a final track that blooms into the type of optimism that she hopes to represent.

A Melbourne-based vintage swing dance band playing music from a bygone era that will get you tapping and swinging all night.

She describes herself as a storyteller, using words and melodies to narrate her own personal experiences. Ariane Deborah, a closet musician for most of her life, started singing at the tender age of 3 and was mostly self-taught in her craft as a musician. Ariane's music is influenced by an array of genres from jazz pop, soul and rhythm & blues. 

Born with a unique sweet and husky tone, Ariane excels singing not only in English but also in Mandarin due to her Taiwanese background. She has attained several awards in song writing for competitions such as the Impresario 2014, NEA Eco Music Challenge 2013 and Destiny Music Awards 2012. 

Never Slept was an independent electronic music label founded in 2014 and operating until 2018 before closing its doors.

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