Salliana Seven Campbell
- Composer
- Music Department
SALLIANA SEVEN CAMPBELL
Salliana is a freelance composer and multi-instrumentalist performing on 5 String Violin, Nyckelharper, Octave Mandolin, Baritone Bowed Psaltry, Piano, Hammered Dulcimer, Hurdy Gurdy and Vocals.
Salliana studied at the Qld Conservatorium of Music which was where she met her bandmates of Tulipan whose achievements include an Aria nomination for their debut album, two European tours, North American Tour and winning Triple J's Unearthing the World.
She has performed with Bernard Fanning, Powderfinger, Alex Lloyd, Kate Miller Heidke, Russell Morris, Kasey Chambers, Grant McLennan, Dan Sultan, Michael Leunig, Lior, Annie Lee (Kransky Sisters), Shane Nicholson, Brian Cadd, William Barton, Katie Noonan, Tyrone Noonan, Gyan, Geraldine Turner, Deep Blue Orchestra, Women in Voice, The Red Tree (QPAC), QLD Cabaret Festival, The Ten Tenors, Il Divo, Patrizio, QTC productions Grimm Tales (2010), QTC 1001 Nights (2013) and The Gothic Symphony (2010) . Salliana has written soundtracks, string arrangements and recorded for La Boîte, Queensland Theatre Company, various short films/documentaries, Bernard Fanning, Powderfinger, Russell Morris, Alex Lloyd, Kate Miller-Heidke and countless independent bands. Her latest composition Nightingale Floor is a 20min piece for string orchestra and showcases each of the stringed instruments she plays. Her own band Speed of Purple has toured nationally and released their debut album "Beautiful Things" in 2008.
Performances include, ARIA Awards, State of Origin, Sydney Opera House, Maldives- Surf Music in Paradise, Melbourne Recital Centre, AFI Awards, Footy Show, Byron Bay Blues Fest, CMC Rocks Fest, Falls Festival, Sunrise, The Morning Show, CMC Awards, Big Day Out, Splendour in the Grass, Livid, Woodford Folk Festival, WOMAD, The Midday Show, Femme Funk Folk Festival (Noumea), North American Folk Alliance, Dorrigo Bluegrass Festival, Port Fairy Folk Festival, 6 month residency in Japan, Tamworth Country Music Festival, QPAC's Cremorne. Playhouse and Concert Hall, Day on the Green, Gympie Muster and touring in Canada, North America, London, New Zealand, Dublin, Berlin, Finland and Maldives.
Salliana was honoured to perform on two 2016 Aria winning albums Bernard Fanning's album Civil Dusk and Russell Morris's Red Dirt Red Heart. Another career highlight was supporting the legendary James Taylor with Bernard Fanning in February 2017 and to play to a crowd of 55,000 at 2017 State of Origin Grand Final.
In 2018 Salliana composed, recorded and performed the score for two debut theatre productions both premiered at QPAC. DUCK a QPAC production and Shake and Stir's A Christmas Carol. A Christmas Carol received a Matilda award nomination for best original music score for her work. The Christmas Carol will return to the Lyric theatre in December 2021 for its fourth consecutive season.
2020 saw Salliana compose, perform and record her first feature film soundtrack for Leah Purcell's The Drovers Wife the legend of Molly Johnson, which is due for release in early 2022.
Salliana is a freelance composer and multi-instrumentalist performing on 5 String Violin, Nyckelharper, Octave Mandolin, Baritone Bowed Psaltry, Piano, Hammered Dulcimer, Hurdy Gurdy and Vocals.
Salliana studied at the Qld Conservatorium of Music which was where she met her bandmates of Tulipan whose achievements include an Aria nomination for their debut album, two European tours, North American Tour and winning Triple J's Unearthing the World.
She has performed with Bernard Fanning, Powderfinger, Alex Lloyd, Kate Miller Heidke, Russell Morris, Kasey Chambers, Grant McLennan, Dan Sultan, Michael Leunig, Lior, Annie Lee (Kransky Sisters), Shane Nicholson, Brian Cadd, William Barton, Katie Noonan, Tyrone Noonan, Gyan, Geraldine Turner, Deep Blue Orchestra, Women in Voice, The Red Tree (QPAC), QLD Cabaret Festival, The Ten Tenors, Il Divo, Patrizio, QTC productions Grimm Tales (2010), QTC 1001 Nights (2013) and The Gothic Symphony (2010) . Salliana has written soundtracks, string arrangements and recorded for La Boîte, Queensland Theatre Company, various short films/documentaries, Bernard Fanning, Powderfinger, Russell Morris, Alex Lloyd, Kate Miller-Heidke and countless independent bands. Her latest composition Nightingale Floor is a 20min piece for string orchestra and showcases each of the stringed instruments she plays. Her own band Speed of Purple has toured nationally and released their debut album "Beautiful Things" in 2008.
Performances include, ARIA Awards, State of Origin, Sydney Opera House, Maldives- Surf Music in Paradise, Melbourne Recital Centre, AFI Awards, Footy Show, Byron Bay Blues Fest, CMC Rocks Fest, Falls Festival, Sunrise, The Morning Show, CMC Awards, Big Day Out, Splendour in the Grass, Livid, Woodford Folk Festival, WOMAD, The Midday Show, Femme Funk Folk Festival (Noumea), North American Folk Alliance, Dorrigo Bluegrass Festival, Port Fairy Folk Festival, 6 month residency in Japan, Tamworth Country Music Festival, QPAC's Cremorne. Playhouse and Concert Hall, Day on the Green, Gympie Muster and touring in Canada, North America, London, New Zealand, Dublin, Berlin, Finland and Maldives.
Salliana was honoured to perform on two 2016 Aria winning albums Bernard Fanning's album Civil Dusk and Russell Morris's Red Dirt Red Heart. Another career highlight was supporting the legendary James Taylor with Bernard Fanning in February 2017 and to play to a crowd of 55,000 at 2017 State of Origin Grand Final.
In 2018 Salliana composed, recorded and performed the score for two debut theatre productions both premiered at QPAC. DUCK a QPAC production and Shake and Stir's A Christmas Carol. A Christmas Carol received a Matilda award nomination for best original music score for her work. The Christmas Carol will return to the Lyric theatre in December 2021 for its fourth consecutive season.
2020 saw Salliana compose, perform and record her first feature film soundtrack for Leah Purcell's The Drovers Wife the legend of Molly Johnson, which is due for release in early 2022.