My name and the band’s name are one and the same: Adam Cousens Band.
And what do you do?
We have just released our brand new single and film clip called This Road Ahead.
When did you start doing that?
We started the whole process a few months ago and filmed/recorded the musical jamboree partly in Tasmania, Melbourne and over to Phillip Island and back to Koo Wee Rup! If you watch it I can promise you that you’ll be smiling at the end, you might even laugh.
Why did you start doing that?
Laughing? Well, I guess it is just because we always play such happy upbeat music – it has really affected our lives in a subconsciously positive way. According to a recent article on us, “Adam Cousens has started up his own anti-misery movement,” so we’re taking this movement of anti-misery on our Australian tour with us.
Do you think you’re good at doing that?
Come check out our show and let us know! With costume changes, dancing, positivity and fun, we think we’ll leave a smile on your face.
If you weren’t doing that, what would you be doing?
Oh well that’s easy, still playing music! Whether it be at the pub or on the road, we would be playing our tunes up the coast, playing cricket with our guitars (hard wood), heading to where the weather is warmer, writing new songs and making new friends where ever we go. Happy days.
What makes you happiest about what you’re doing?
Well apart from all the happy stuff there’s a serious side to it all too. We are official musical ambassadors for an organisation calledStop The Traffik. STT fights against human trafficking, which is the buying and selling of humans. Human trafficking is the second biggest illegal industry in the world under weapons. The equivalent of five jumbo jets full of people are trafficked across borders and sold everyday – men, women and children. We do what we can to bring attention to this hideous practice. Buying fair trade products is one way to make a difference.
What’s your proudest moment of doing what you do?
I recently heard a story about 60 girls who were victims of people trafficking, how the girls had their dignity and rights stripped from them and were forced into prostitution. The girls have since been rescued and put into rehabilitation to try and get their lives back together. I heard the money that we raised from one of our shows paid for t-shirts for the all the girls and I was told how happy they were, how it meant so much to them. The t-shirts had 4 words written on the front – ‘I have a voice’. That’s my proudest moment.
When are you doing your thing next?
We’re hitting the road next week to launch our new single and film clip This Road Ahead. We’ll be playing 10 shows, performing in 5 major cities and 3 regional areas, including the Northcote Social Club this Saturday October 8
