A killer Musical Director, Composer, Sound Designer, Remixer, DJ and performer, Kim ‘Busty Beatz’ Bowers has been creating fearless art to activate, pollinate and liberate for over 25 years. Of South African heritage and living in Australia, she signed her first record deal at sixteen, performing, recording and touring with bands for over a decade. This era has been immortalised via her contribution to Sophie Howath’s Big Day Out book Peace, Love and Brown Rice and her place in the Women Who Rock photographic exhibition of the Melbourne Arts Centre. Her music is featured in cult Australian films Fresh Air, Eleven, Love and Other Catastrophes and The Well. Composition and Sound Design for theatre credits include Samson directed by Kristine Langdon Smith (UK) – Belvoir Street Theatre NSW, Straight White Men directed by Nescha Jelk – State Theatre Company of South Australia, The Longest Minute directed by Bridget Boyle – Debase and Queensland Theatre, Prize Fighter directed by Todd Mac Donald – La Boite Theatre Company QLD, Quality Novelty directed by Marawa Wamp for RCC Program Adelaide. Musical Direction credits include East London West Sydney directed by Breakin' Convention’s Jonzi D, Polytoxic Dance Theatre Company's The Rat Trap and she is the resident MD for the internationally renowned, award winning Briefs. This beat-making Mama is the MD, Composer, Sound Artist and Queen Bee of the international smash hit Hot Brown Honey winning 2016 UK Total Theatre Award for Innovation, Experimentation & Playing with Form, Two Green Room Awards and the 2017 Helpman for Best Cabaret Performer. Kim ‘Busty Beatz’ Bowers creates across forms working with London’s Wellcome Collection and The Sick of The Fringe for the 2017 sound installation We Are The Latest Models of Our Ancestry. She created sound design for Jarjums Life Museum for Inala Wangurra, Dali After Dark (Immerse experience) Perth Fringeworld 2019 and was invited to be a part of Barby Asante's work Declaration of Independence for the 2018 Venice Biennale’s Diaspora Pavilion. Kim is currently creating compositions with Birri Gubba/Kungalu poet Ancestress and creating an album with electro acoustic artist Via Tania. Kim ‘Busty Beatz’ Bowers is a sound visionary, defying genres and bringing her fierce empowerment to activate museums, galleries, theatres and public spaces, all while leading audiences onto dance floors across the globe.
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