Band Manager - Tanya Servaas
Tanya is Rupert's partner and our band manager. She is a professional marketing and public relations professional band manager Tanya Servaas has more than 25 years experience in event management ranging from successfully delivering large-scale events for over 30,000 people to smaller events and functions for 100 people or less. Over many years she has also developed, implemented and evaluated state-wide and national campaigns and liaised with stakeholders including customers, suppliers and media. Tanya is passionate about music, the arts and professional/personal development, healing and wellbeing. Her partner is our violinist Rupert and they both love spending time on the farm with their donkeys, alpacas, sheep and goats when they are not working and touring.
John Kurzer - Stage Manager
John Kurzer is our stage manager. He is a jack of all trades having been a truck driver, aged care nurse and had his own milk delivery business to name just a few.
He has travelled extensively around Australia in a 4wd and on motorbike. Having been a road bike rider for nearly 50 years he is now learning how to be an adventure bike rider. Learning new things keeps the mind and body active.
Nerida Miles - Lighting Technician
Nerida does the lighting for the band, programming and running the light show is quite a new and enjoyable endeavour. She has a deep love of Nature and art so it’s quite ideal to be the Lighting Tech. Initially having a background in floristry, parenting and life experience which led Nerida into a career in Life coaching and Mentoring, working with people to reconnect with what makes their hearts sing and be more authentic in their life's choices. Nerida worked as a florist for many years so it was a natural progression into being a lighting designer.
Marguerite Carney - Sound Engineer
Marg is a qualified Mentor, life coach, interpersonal facilitator, midwife, mother and transformational bodyworker. Amy has been teaching her how to mix and she will be doing our live sound mixing for us.
