FREE ONLINE DIGITAL CONCERTS CELEBRATE MATON GUITAR EXHIBITION


The Powerhouse will present an exciting digital series of performances from leading Australian guitarists broadcast from its major exhibition Maton: Australia’s Guitar, now running for an extended period until 31 January 2021.

The largest retrospective of Australia’s leading guitar manufacturer, Maton: Australia’s Guitar presents over 130 guitars, traversing the history of the company founded by Melbourne-born jazz musician Bill May in 1946 and drawing on more than 70 years of music.

Broadcast free, Maton Amplified, the limited music series will include on-demand performances by ARIA award-winning artist Diesel (4pm 30 October 2020), musician and multi-disciplinary artist Annie Hamilton (4pm 13 November 2020), Australian singer-songwriter Toby Martin (Youth Group) (4pm 27 November 2020) and multi-instrumentalist, actor, model, and songwriter, Zeppelin Hamilton (4pm 11 December 2020).

Maton: Australia’s Guitar opened to the public in July 2020 and is the first major survey of the Australian manufacturer, exploring the company’s beginning, its first models and influence on the music scene transcending through genres such as Country and Western, Folk and Classical, Rock and Roll, and Jazz. A highlight on display from the Powerhouse’s collection is The Easybeats’ guitarist Harry Vanda’s Maton guitar which he used to write the song ‘Friday on My Mind’. Also on display is Tommy Emmanuel’s first Maton, a Maton electric Mastersound MS500M and hand painted case; the first guitar Bill May made as a teenager; some of the rarest Australian guitars ever displayed, and instruments and amplifiers used in the heyday of Australian jazz, folk, rock and country. The collection is part of the personal collection of Bankstown-based instrument collector Wadih Hanna.

The exhibition includes original music by award-winning composer, musician and producer Nick Wales and DJ Johnny Seymour, performed by a string of musicians on instruments from this collection. The soundtrack titled MATON has now been released and is available to listen to at https://ditto.fm/maton.

Maton: Australia’s Guitar:
Powerhouse Museum, 500 Harris St, Ultimo
Now open until 31 January 2021
Free entry, bookings essential
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Maton Amplified series:
DIESEL
FRIDAY 30 OCTOBER 2020
4PM

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ANNIE HAMILTON
FRIDAY 13 NOVEMBER 2020
4PM

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TOBY MARTIN
FRIDAY 27 NOVEMBER
4PM

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ZEPPELIN HAMILTON
FRIDAY 11 DECEMBER
4PM

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(Title image credit: Zan Wimberley)

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