Marianne & Jonathan Mettes

Marianne (21) and Jonathan (14) Mettes are a very charismatic and dynamic duo.

Marianne and Jonathan Mettes, a Brisbane-based duo, recently moved to Canberra, feel it is... more

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Marianne (21) and Jonathan (14) Mettes are a very charismatic and dynamic duo.

Marianne and Jonathan Mettes, a Brisbane-based duo, recently moved to Canberra, feel it is necessary to lead an interesting life to be able to feed and satisfy their creative souls.

Marianne is truly a crafter of songs and creativity, as she assembles and designs her work by uniquely combining elements she picks up throughout her life. She engages audiences in awe as she dazzles them with her wide variety of songs, and shares tales of her heart’s ebb and flow and the struggles and joy of everyday life, as if she were reading from her diary. Marianne always keeps the audience on their toes, by varying the pace so that they are kept always smiling. She brings to life multiple, animated personalities as she dynamically uses her voice and facial expression in her improvised gibberish.

Performing regularly with her younger brother Jonathan, who slaps the most fantastic rhythms on his Djembe – not often seen in the fingertips of such a young musician. Marianne plays acoustic guitar, sings beautiful melodies and lyrics, while blowing sweet riffs on the harmonica, all while keeping time on a thumping stompbox and throws in the occasional kazoo. Their style consists of folk and roots, with a touch of jazz and blues, and their sets are always varied, containing “no boring bits!” Marianne and Jonathan have played at almost all the big and well-known venues and festivals in Brisbane and have an excellent reputation within the Brisbane music scene. For a list of past gigs, please go to: www.mariannemettes.com

Marianne completed her BFA at QUT in 2004, majoring in song writing and digital art. Marianne was the first person to study and finish this unique course that seemed perfectly designed for her creative interests and needs. Marianne is currently self-recording her new album, to add to her other 4 albums and 2 DVDs. Marianne has composed music for dance choreographers as part of major dance shows, and also for several short and feature films. Marianne and Jonathan’s music was topping the charts in the top 10 on Triple J Unearthed last year.

Marianne completed her BFA at 19 years at Q.U.T. majoring in song writing and digital art. Marianne was the first person to study and finish this unique course that seemed perfectly designed for her creative interests and needs.

She embraces and stretches her skills not only as a singer/songwriter, but also through such mediums as composition for dance and film, graphic design, sound engineering, digital and visual arts, dance, film and TV, fashion design, and web design.

With passion, expression and determination – it could not be said enough – this dynamic duo strives to create something new, which they can truly and wholly claim as their own. They keep audiences enthralled with catchy hooks, poetic lyrics and can’t-keep-your-toes-still and eyes-smiling rhythms. Marianne mixes conventional song writing with her individual sense of simplicity and eclectic quirkyness to entertain and engage people young and old.

You will never see these two carrying a frown, as they convey their love for what they do and they won’t stop creating till everyone is smiling with them.

Marianne and Jonathan will creep into your heart and warm your soul with messages deep from within theirs.

Band Members

Marianne Mettes (vox, guitar, harmonica) & Jonathan Mettes (djembe, tambourine)

Keywords

Marianne, Mettes, Jonathan, singer, songwriter, acoustic, guitar, harmonica, djembe, skittles

Boooring……

Seems like the band owners have been pretty boring here, you should get in contact with them and find out why it's empty!