Martin Novosel
Owner & Manager
Business Dude / DJ Dude / Producer Dude / Party Dude / Nice Dude
Gabe Gleeson
Website Editor
One part frequent flier as a member of Indian Summer, one part Wax Waves blog founder, one part producer, one part Purple Sneakers Online Co-ordinator and one part design school drop out. WEBSITE
Tom Hutchins
Sub Editor
Tom Hutchins is an odd creature. He hails from the outer Eastern suburbs of Melbourne. He has an obsession with vinyl, he treats them as his children. He has been known to go long periods of time without wearing socks. WEBSITE
Hannah Galvin
Sub Editor
Your Sydney friend sub-editing for Sneakers, contributing to adamNOTeve and volunteering at FBi Radio. I enjoy spending my entire pay on vinyl & CDs, eating avocado on toast and bidding on eBay items that I really can’t afford. WEBSITE
Imogen Archer
Sub Editor
This is Imogen Archer. After living in Adelaide for most of her life Imogen felt it was time to pack up and move to the big Melbourne smoke. She arrived to a big Purple Sneakers hug and hasn’t let go ever since. She enjoys apples, dates (both kinds), Greek yoghurt, long walks on the beach and men starting with the letter J and ending with ames Blake. TUMBLR TWITTER
Lauren Payne
Contributor
Writer for Brisbane Society of Sound and journalism student who just can’t seem to shut up about that band she saw last week. Friends have described her as a mix of Penny Lane and William Miller from Almost Famous: William because of the music writing, and Penny Lane because she’s strange and isn’t afraid to meet people. TWITTER WEBSITE
Tony Kingston
Contributor
During the week Tony works in the warehouse of a busy retail store. Once day becomes night, there’s a good chance you’ll see him at a gig or DJing at a house party. Some of his favourite artists include Modeselektor, Cut Copy, John Talabot and Foals. TWITTER
Sally Lam
Contributor
CANT SAY’s chicky duda who is also an intern for PURPLE SNEAKERS whilst being a party resident dj at the club. She is currently working on a detailed shoe collection and twerking skills/powers to save the universe with the help of the Hip Hop Hotties team. Usually a good day of hers requires; Dr. Pepper, good chilled music with a dash of hardcore bands, and pug spotting or even creepier – scrolling infinite images/gifs of pugs on the Internet. Lil B loves you. TUMBLR
Luke Letourneau
Contributor
Sydney kid contributing and interning at Purple Sneakers. I love singing along to music, but I rarely consider getting the words right or even close, I instead let my dancing interpret the music. Keenly interested in art, music and culture, great distractions from the nightmare of partaking in a creative arts uni degree. WEBSITE TWITTER
Dominic Sciberras
Contributor
Growing up in a rural town in Tajikistan, I first discovered my love for music playing in a glam-bourine band called the Prosti-Dudes. Angelina flew me to Los Angeles where I opened an organic foods store and began playing the lute. Purple Sneakers were kind enough to hire me as part of their ‘Foster a Molester’ campaign and I have enjoyed the opportunity to write and contribute to their website. FACEBOOK
Rebecca McCann
Contributor
An aspiring hippie, I’m growing my hair long and washing it much less. I still buy CDs and write cards to tell people I’m thinking of them. My Gran loves it. I live off strong coffee, fresh city air, as much sunshine as my traumatised skin cells can take and excellent music. I love a good tweet, and definitely don’t bite, so tweet at me y’all. TWITTER BLOG
Joanna Cheng
Contributor
During my spare time I like to work on a little side project I call Joodith and Lemonade. Currently a University student studying a double degree – Architecture and Construction Management. Highly experienced in Unicorn riding and whale talk, meow. Training for the Australian Championships in the game Mölkky. OeTTINGER – if you’ve tried it before you’re a rare bunch but you make me very proud. TUMBLR
Abby Park
Contributor
My names Abby, 21, and I like eggs. Poached, scrambled, sunny side up.. whatever you’re cooking! I’v just made the move from Brisbane down to sunny Melb, basically just to learn how to speak with a not-so-bogan tone but also to study my 2nd degree in Design at Swinburne University. I draw cartoons by day and sling piss by night but most of all, I have a unhealthy obsession with new tunes and I hope to bring you some of the best dreamy, synth, eargasmic tracks that you will ever damn hear! WEBSITE TWITTER
Caitlin Medcalf
Contributor
My name is Caitlin and I’m currently a very enthusiastic year 11 student from Galston High School. I am aiming to study Entertainment Management at the Australian Institute of Music after I’ve completed my HSC next year, and hope to work within some branch of the music industry and eventually open my own venue for local bands and all ages gigs. TUMBLR
Matt Nielson
Contributor
Matt is a writer in theory and an overeducated underemployed slacker in practice. He contributes irregularly to any publication that will agree to slap their masthead on one of his ill-conceived screeds. His hobbies include Dungeons & Dragons enthusiast and UFO sceptic. It beats him why most dudes suck, it sure as hell isn’t his scene TUMBLR
Cheryl Billman
Contributor
My name is Cheryl but you may or may not know me as the girl who’s unhealthily obsessed with Yves Klein Blue or maybe even the girl who told you that playing your significant other kate & max would cause them to hump you like a honey badger. I also swear a lot, and I promise, I’m working on that. Just for you guys. Because I love you BLOG
Adriana Barro
Contributor
Before I disappoint anyone, I don’t have a hobby and can’t do any weird party trick shit, but hey that’s still fine in my books. I’m 20 years old and currently battling through my last year of my media and cinema studies degree at Melbourne uni BLOG
Michael Ouzas
Contributor
I’ve been contributing to Purple Sneakers for about a month now and am loving it. It’s just a cool ‘place’ to be around. I love writing about music (new and old), but my (true) love is film. I’m a poor uni student Sydney-sider who would be a famous musician if not for my total lack of musical ability. BLOG
Stephen Pham
Contributor
I write for Purple Sneakers and Your Friends House when I’m not slaying nerds in accounting at uni. I’ve spent up to 40 hours making a single playlist (song order, yo!), and am currently in the process of creating a zine for mullet aficionados — that’s the hairstyle, not the fish. Stay tuned. BLOG
Hannah Story
Contributor
Hannah’s best friend describes her writing as “like Hunter S. Thompson, except less engaging and less good.” Her boyfriend says she’s “a good writer, but couldn’t beat Ernest Hemingway in a fight.” BLOGTWITTER
Morgen Newton
Contributor
When Morgen isn’t busy procrastinating the completion of her media degree at gigs and festivals, you’ll find her sipping chai, pretending to do craft, indulging in far too many ciders, and travelling the world (via her overly pretentious, moustache-covered MacBook – of course.) BLOG
Jessica Holton
Contributor
Writer from Sydney who writes about music, culture and society. Studied journalism at the university of western Sydney. Gig reviewer and contributor. BLOG
Amy Ruth Wilson
Contributor
Amy is a musician, a writer and a masters student who is actively involved with the Sydney Music scene. She has been contributing to Purple Sneakers since 2011 in the hope of spreading the word about innovative and exciting new music.
Alyson “Lambchops” Lamb
Contributor
So as a failed detective I turned to writing…and here I am on this site known to some as the Sneakers that are Purple. And here you are reading my unsatisfactory bio. Welcome.
Emmica Schlobohm
Contributor
I am a freelance writer with a passion for music, the arts, social justice and salt & vinegar chips! Just like my idol, The Paperbag Princess.
Maddie Worledge
Contributor
In all honesty, there isn’t much to say about me yet. Hi, my name is Maddie and I’m from Hobart, Tasmania, where the music scene is as fiercely loyal as it is bitchy. I’m probably the palest person you will ever see, or want to see. What other useless facts can I tell you? I spend too much time in record stores to be considered normal, I spend way too much time reading and my hair flips out on the sides in a pippi longstockings-esque way when it’s dry, generally after I leave the house and can’t do anything about it. BLOG
Allie Speers
Contributor
‘Bit of a young gun; still sledging through last year of high school in fact. When not being mediocre in schooling, excelling in general tomfoolery and g00D +iMezzz! … that’s how my generation speak right? FACEBOOK
Alean Penaflor
Contributor
Consumed by sweet melodies, an unhealthy degree of listening to Bon Iver and instrumentalists in tight jeans, Alean Penaflor is one of many who suffer from muzak obsessionitis; the inability to see, think or hear anything beyond the realms of the music sphere. TWITTER
Joshua Daydream
Contributor
Joshua’s being lies in the depths of his guitar, curious about the sounds of the galaxies, his tongue conjures consonants and vowels that are all too quickly carved into silver syllables and smokey silhouettes as his psychedelic fingertips resonate the sounds of golden afternoons. Music student / Sound freak / Effects pedal head / Poetic soul / Sonic mind / Online contributor and part-time writer . TUMBLR
Antigone Anagnostellis
Contributor
Dubbed most likely to revitalise the hippy movement at the end of high school, Antigone is secretly working on a time warp back to 1969. Until then, we can imitate Woodstock at every other banging festival around Australia. She’s a 19 year-old Sydney gal and also a journalism student asking all the hard questions…like, what are we having for dinner? BLOG TWEETS
Sam Warburton
Contributor
Just an average guy with an interest in music. I play drums in a band, make electronic music, read lots of books, draw pictures and consume hours of music. I recently moved to Melbourne from a country town to study journalism and bask in the city’s live music scene. BLOG TWEETS
Russell Chee
Contributor
Currently I am studying at RMIT (Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology) in Melbourne Australia. I am undertaking a Bachelor of Arts (Music Industry) degree and what I hope to achieve through my course is to end up in composition as well as music production. I want to be a film composer and write for short films to cinematic. I am here because I love music. I have a great passion of listening, writing, composing and breathing music. I love various genres of music from indie to metal, punk to jazz, post rock to gospel, blues to alternative rock. BLOG TWEETS