Marianne’s
music
Marianne has been writing, recording and performing her own music since she was eleven years old.
Upcoming gigs
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27 March & 7 April
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Upcoming gigs 〰️ 27 March & 7 April 〰️
Marianne’s unbounded creativity, infectious musical passion, and her generous hold on the human condition, are a joy to see.
She’s a richly talented musician, writer and performer whose diverse work seems as much about making sense of this beautiful, chaotic, painful world as it is about simply mirroring it. She presents an exquisite balance of innocence and insight that will hold the audience captive.
She’s recently returned to performing her songs after a break, presumably to concentrate on her other creative talents - eg puppeteering, but no doubt there’s lots of others. That’s just what she’s like!
A peep and a glimpse
An EP recorded in 2006 in Marianne’s home studio.
An eclectic eight songs, inspired by the world around her.
Chance to breath
Recording during the Canberra Covid Lockdown in 2021. A song Marianne originally wrote in 2001 when she was 16.
Time is passing
Song featured in soundtrack of Brisbane feature film "All my Friends are Leaving Brisbane", 2007. Soundtrack distributed by Inertia Records.
Marianne created ‘Time is Passing’ in 2002 when she was 17 and self recorded, produced the music and accompanying film clip.
Beschuit
A song in Dutch, Marianne's first language, about using a Dutch cookie (Beschuit) as a boat in the sea. This work (music and video) was created as part of Marianne’s interdisciplinary university degree in 2004. Jonathan Mettes performs drums and James Broadbent on Bass.
Little Bird
Song and original charcoal drawings created in 2004 as part of Marianne’s interdisciplinary university degree.
Mediocre Sh*t
Live performance of a crowd favourite and sing-along at the Phoenix, 2008. Written by Marianne Mettes and performed together with her brother Jonathan.
Note: language warning.
Ouch
Live performance during a late-night cabaret show at PuppetFest Midwest July 2010 while Marianne was on an puppet adventure throughout USA. Song originally written in 2007.
Body and Voice Experiments
An interdisciplinary work from 2003 that explored creating expression without language or facial expression.
Blue Eyes
Song and original ink drawings created in 2003 as part of Marianne’s interdisciplinary university degree.