SINGER AND SONGWRITER IN TEMPO WITH A MAGICAL MUSICAL MESSAGE With the music industry battered by swathes of COVID-19 restrictions, one young independent singer-songwriter tuned-up to challenge the musical torpor and support local communities Pam Hata is an artist who plays to the beat of her own drum, fashioning a vivid vision of her own musical future and the music scene of her adopted Australian stamping ground. This talented musician with a heart full of original songs, big voice and a quirky stage presence, hails from the Land of the Long White Cloud – Aotearoa, New Zealand – and now bases herself in Port Macquarie and the Lower Clarence region. She’s a full-time independent solo artist playing a soulful blend of blues, R&B, funk, reggae and roots covers, as well as a repertoire of original material. Her stage shows are memorable and engaging, with unique performances of favourites and originals blended in storming mash-ups that get toes tapping and hands clapping. Adding to all this musical energy is Pam’s personal line of merchandise funky one-off items crafted by local artisans.
ORGANIC FOLLOWING Pam has supported acts and shared stages with the big names like Busby Merou, Wolf Mother, Booseeka, Gold Member, The Beautiful Girls, Kalidad, Claud Hay, Pete Murray, Frank Sultana, Austin Alsop and most recently Ash Grundwald with Brad Cox and Chris Rose at the region’s first post-COVID festival “Live At The Smokehouse.” It’s these shows that quickly gained her an organic following and momentum on the festival circuit. Undismayed by COVID-19, Pam kept up her musical profile online and carefully worked around the restrictions with a string of shows conforming to safety regulations. Completing two single releases on her debut tour of Australia, together with one international tour in the past three years on her own and with a band, Pam spent 2020 writing her new series of original Eps - “Raw” and “Wild.” And in an initiative to support her fellow musicians, she launched a live movement online through a physical and virtual collective - “Original Sound Lounge” via the Pluto Entertainment website.
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Now in operation for a fourth year, Original Sound Lounge survived COVID-19 and has actually experienced growth!
GIVING BACK “We picked up a world of new artists and fans and expanded from the Mid North Coast to the northern rivers, providing exclusive COVID-safe arts showcases to areas that really need it,” says Pam. “And I’m happy to say nearly all have been sold out since restrictions have lifted. “This is my way of giving back - I love the communities we live and play in, and most of all the people who come to see us like the Mum and Dad locally-owned venues that support us. “It’s so important we look after each other and this was the best way I knew how. You roll over and die - or you get up!
“We literally had nothing to lose with these two hands, six strings and hopes and dreams!” Pam has spent the holiday season touring the East Coast again - around border closures and COVID-19 outbreaks. In doing so she’s been showing support for communities and musicians who’re determined to continue to keep music appreciators connected at their favourite local venues and festival stages. Pam’s accomplishments as a musician and in her community movement have attracted media attention, both for her solo work and music events and her new line of merchandise which includes T-shirts, stubby coolers, jewellery and even a fragrance all locally sourced grown and hand-crafted to support local communities and local businesses. WILD EP BY PAM HATA
