Schools Comp Major Prize 2010

Recording with Paige at Gadigal Studios from Heaps Decent on Vimeo.

The Schools Reconciliation Challenge's major prize for 2010 was made possible with the help of Heaps Decent and Gadigal Information Services. The major prize involved selecting a winning poem/lyric and commissioning the skills of the Heaps Decent crew with Gadigal's state of the art facilities and technicians.

We were extremely lucky to find Paige Lagettie, an Indigenous 14 year old from Salamander Bay on the Central Coast. Paige's lyric "Don't look down" struck a chord with her positive message about standing proud of who you are. Not only is Paige a talented writer, she has an amazing voice and was comfortable with recording and performing the song too.

Enter Heaps Decent and Gadigal. Heaps Decent have been providing music workshops and lending their skills to under priviledged youth across NSW, including working kids and young adults in the state's Juvenile Justice Centres. In acknowledging and fostering talent from Koori communities, Heaps Decent have involved world renowned MC's and DJ's including Diplo, M.I.A., Spankrock, A-Trak, as well as Australia's very own Ro Sham Bo crew, The Last Kinection and many more.

DJ/Producer Adam Bozzetto heard a rough acapella from Paige and instantaneously came up with the perfect beat to complement her work. Throw in Gadigal's professional studio and talent engineer Ben Leahy, and "Don't look down" was completed.

You can download Paige's track "Don't look down" here.        

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