Sound Check

6:30pm - 9:30pm

Friday 7 February 2025

Peibri Place Wickham NSW

We are pleased to introduce Sound Check, a musical event that pairs established performers with talented young musicians from across the region.

This musical collaboration offers emerging artists the opportunity to gain experience and learn from more seasoned performers, while also sharing their own music and talent with the community. 

Sound Check also offers local businesses the opportunity to support Grow a Star by becoming a Maestro, Melody or Harmony sponsor of the inaugural 2025 event. 

$6,000.00 (plus GST)

ONE AVAILABLE

Includes:

• 6 x tickets to the event
• Branded scholarship of a young star
• Banner to be displayed on stage at the event

* SOLD TO HALL & WILCOX**

Includes:

• 4 x tickets to the event
• Banner to be displayed at the event
• Logo on all promo material, website & social media pre and post event

$2,000.00 (plus GST)

THREE AVAILABLE

Includes:

• 2 x tickets to the event
• Banner to be displayed at the event 
• Logo on all promo material, website & social media pre and post event Banner to be displayed on stage at the event

The headline act for this very first music extravaganza is the fabulous Magpie Diaries! 

Magpie Diaries is the songwriting project of Matt ‘Magpie’ Johnston.

Coming to life in 2008 to help with the grieving of a close friend, this solo songwriting project soon became a band and eventually would go on to release their first EP in 2015 followed by an album in 2018 along with various singles, including the ethereal ‘Go Anywhere’ (2021) and latest rollicking single ‘Old Road’ in 2024.

The original music they create lives in the folk soul country rock world and is inspired by legacy acts like Neil Young, Grateful Dead, Willie Nelson and Van Morrison. 

Magpie is also the founder of Dashville, the venue and event promotions team behind the iconic Gum Ball and Dashville Skyline festivals. The venue being his family property in Lower Belford, Hunter Valley, Dashville celebrates 20 years’ service to the community in 2024. In his own words, “It’s a grass roots cultural enterprise, embracing, connecting and inspiring a community through music, arts and events”.

As they work towards their next album release slated for early 2025, Magpie Diaries is very much a dedicated vocation and a release mechanism for a captive powerful heart.