Blog | Deena

Happy Mother’s Day!

Posted on Sunday, May 11th, 2014 at 9:07 am.

HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY TO MY ADORABLE MOO MOO!! I am so blessed to have a mother with such strength, love, courage, wisdom, charisma and absolute cuteness. Even though you’re oceans away right now, just know that you are in my thoughts, not just today, but everyday that you are not at home. Bun and I […]

Anzac Day

Posted on Friday, April 25th, 2014 at 8:26 am.

This is a photo of my Nanna in her Land Army uniform. She passed away aged 77 in 2003. For those who don’t know, today is Anzac Day, a day of remembrance for all those who sacrificed their lives to celebrate the freedom we enjoy today. And although this day of the year tends to […]

Easter Long Weekend

Posted on Wednesday, April 23rd, 2014 at 7:08 am.

So I didn’t have the typical family-oriented Easter long weekend – my mum is in New York visiting my sister so luckily I had some exciting gigs scheduled in. I have finally finished my very last set of exams for my degree so all I need to do is wait for graduation in June. […]

The Lonely Side to Being Independent

Posted on Friday, March 28th, 2014 at 6:03 am.

I’m so proud of being an independent artist. To be able to say I did all of this by myself and with the support of some great people around me is a salute to the hard work that has been put in. But some days it is far from glitz and glamour. Today is one. […]

Crossroads

Posted on Sunday, March 9th, 2014 at 1:04 pm.

I went full throttle into my Bachelor of Business studies about 1.5 years ago. I crammed 5 subjects a semester at times, with a 3 semesters-a-year structure to get that piece of paper to my name, pronto. The intention was, I needed to secure myself and calm the nerves of family. In my head, I […]

Vocals, Roast Pork & Friands

Posted on Tuesday, March 4th, 2014 at 10:58 pm.

After being smashed by 4 days of recording, the worst had yet to come. I had 4 exams the very next day and I was utterly stressed. All I had managed to study was in between recording breaks, or even at desperate moments, read as I recorded. The band thought I was reading lyrics but […]

Recording of the 2nd Album in the Middle of Nowhere

Posted on Monday, March 3rd, 2014 at 6:24 am.

DAY 1 We made our way to Airlock Studios in the preserved valley of Samford. It seems almost surreal that a pocket of untouched nature remains quite close to Brisbane. Here, sits the studio of Powederfinger member Ian Haug – and boy what a beauty this studio is! Sitting on a hilltop surrounded by trees […]

Radio Guest

Posted on Sunday, February 9th, 2014 at 7:21 am.

Well, I was invited by Traxx Radio to guest present their Top 50 of 2013 on Sunday afternoon. It was an exhilarating experience. I’ve always wanted to have my shot in radio presenting but of course, how would I ever have the chance? So when Ruby, the lead man in the whole thing asked me […]

Raw Awards

Posted on Tuesday, January 21st, 2014 at 2:03 pm.

The band and I were fortunate enough to be invited to perform at Raw Awards Australia for 2013. Although we were nominated for Musician of the Year, we didn’t quite make the title due to the overwhelming pool of talent to chose from. However, we got to play alongside the local and national winners, The […]

Nativity

Posted on Friday, January 10th, 2014 at 4:36 am.

*WARNING: This contains lots of cheese and corn Although I hardly like making a fuss – as evident as my choice of activity for today being lounging around and watching Sex and the City alone with my bunny and puppy then heading off to play a gig – I do consider today a day of […]