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A concept visualized by our leader, John Spence – the Xenia Initiative is a programme designed
to attract a selection of fascinating and diverse artists to spend time with us here, at Karma Kandara.

During their time here, our aim is to provide an environment conducive to their particular talents,
allowing guests to derive enjoyment and interest from interacting with them. They will range from musicians to painters to spiritual healers – all available at the resort to Intermingle and exchange stories & experiences – thus, sharing their world with ours.

Our first “artist in residence” is Frida Hyvönen, a Swedish singer-songwriter who grew up in Robertsfors, a small place just outside Umeå in the north of Sweden. In 2005, Frida received the 2005 Stockholmspriset (”The Stockholm Prize”) by the Swedish publication Nöjesguiden for her debut album. Since this time, she has gone on to also win the Swedish newspaper ‘Dagens Nyheters’ prestigeous culture prize in 2009.

Frida has been touring Scandinavia, Europe and the US with her piano since 2004. In 2006 she toured the UK with José González, and in the summer of 2006, she toured the US with fellow Swedish artist Jens Lekman. And, she counts Benny Andersson of ABBA as one of her biggest fans.

Enjoy the evening with our compliments!

Frida Hyvonen

Frida Hyvönen (born 1977) is a Swedish singer-songwriter. She grew up in Robertsfors, a small place just outside Umeå in the north of Sweden (which is also the hometown of the band Sahara Hotnights), and currently lives in the capital of Sweden, Stockholm.

Her first record, Until Death Comes, was recorded at Stockholm’s Atlantis Studios and co-produced with Jari Haapalainen of The Bear Quartet. The record was released in the EU in 2005 on The Concretes record label Licking Fingers, in the United States in 2006 on Secretly Canadian and in Australia in 2007 on Chapter Music. Hyvönen received the 2005 Stockholmspriset (”The Stockholm Prize”) by the Swedish publication Nöjesguiden for her debut album.[1] Her first single, “I Drive My Friend”, climbed the hit-list in Sweden for a few weeks.[citation needed]

Frida has been touring Scandinavia, Europe and the US with her piano since 2004. She also played in Shanghai. In the spring of 2006 she toured the United Kingdom with José González, and in the summer of 2006, she toured the US with fellow Swedish artist Jens Lekman. In the fall of 2005 Frida wrote music for dance performance PUDEL, by choreographer Dorte Olesen. She also performed the music live on stage. The music was recorded in 2006 and released in January 2007.

In the fall of 2007 Frida recorded a cover of the R.E.M. song “Everybody Hurts”, released in digital form by Stereogum She also covered the song “Sista dan tillsammans” together with Mattias Alkberg on “Dubbel Trubbel”, a tribute to Olle Adolphson.

Hyvönen’s next album, “Silence is Wild”, was released October 29, 2008 in Scandinavia and November 4, 2008 in North America and Australia.

She is also working on a collaboration with photographer Elin Berge, in a project that will be out in 2009.

http://www.fridahyvonen.com
http://www.myspace.com/fridahyvonen

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It may have rained on Saturday, but that did not dampen our party spirits!

Nammos Beach will play host to two amazing musical talents – Russell Small & Jon Sa Trinxa. What better way to spend the day, than endlessly dancing in the sand to fabulous music!

Russell Small, one half of the internationally acclaimed “The Freemasons” will be guest DJ at Nammos Beach. Recognised as one of the most Grammy nominated re-mixers of his generation, Russell has worked with Beyonce, Kylie Minogue and more recently on Whitney Houston’s newest release “Million Dollar Bill” (Aug 2009). Originally from Brighton, England, he has been written up as the “UK’s Biggest Funky House DJ”!

On the other side of the tracks will be Jon Sa Trinxa from the chilled out beaches of Ibiza. He will quickly tell you that life wasn’t always this way. After a run of disappointments while travelling, he found himself snoozing on the beach near a bar where a DJ had not shown up for work. Seizing the opportunity, he jumped behind the discs and the rest as they say, is history – He has been a resident there now, since 1994, so he knows a chilled-out beach tune.

So, bring your best beach party vibe as the music will play from 3pm onwards……

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12 Cocktails of Karma at Nammos Beach Club,
di Mare Restaurant & Temple Lounge

Nammos Beach Party
Chill DJ from 2 – 6pm at Nammos Beach Club

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USD 55++ Adult | USD 27.5++ Child

OR

A day of roasts from 12 – 8 pm at Karma Steakhouse
and di Mare Restaurant
USD 55++ Adult | USD 27.5++ Child

OR

Christmas Feast in Villa from 12 – 8 pm
USD 75++ Adult | USD 37.5++ Child
( Karma Jimbaran & Karma Kandara )

12 Cocktails of Karma at Nammos Beach Club,
di Mare Restaurant & Temple Lounge

Santa Claus at Nammos Beach Club at 11am
( Complimentary welcome Tropical Eggnog for the adults,
and Virgin Eggnog for the kiddies )
Chill DJ from 3 – 8 pm

Please contact : +62 (361) 848 2200 or email : res@karmaresorts.com for reservations

Christmas Carols
from 7 – 7.30pm and 8 – 8.30pm
USD 79++ Adult | USD 39++ Child

3-course dinner at Karma Steakhouse, Karma Jimbaran Resort
from 6 – 10pm
USD 62.5++ Adult | USD 32++ Child

Christmas Feast in Villa
from 4 – 9 pm
USD 75++ Adult | USD 37.5++ Child
( Karma Jimbaran & Karma Kandara )

12 Cocktails of Karma at Nammos Beach Club, di Mare Restaurant & Temple Lounge

Please contact : +62 (361) 848 2222 or email : info@karmaresorts.com for reservations

Julie McKnight

Her vocals have been described as soulful, big, powerful and deep as the ocean tones. When you hear sing, you not only hear the song but you feel it and experience every note.
Providing soul stirring lead vocals on the back to back anthems, “Finally, “Home” and “Diamond Life.” All produced and penned by maestro Jay “Sinister” Sealee , Julie’s musical background is as diverse as music itself.

Born in 1972 in Pottstown, PA, Julie McKnight is a daughter of a Seventh-Day Adventist Minister. Julie’s musical influences begins with her mother Saundra Brooks, who performed at the age of 19 at the Apollo Theatre in New York City after being coerced by her father, Norris Turney, a multi-reed player and member of Duke Ellington’s Orchestra. Aretha Franklin may have won that night but Saundra Brooks brought the house down with her rendition of “What A Wonderful World.” As the old adage says, “The Apple Doesn’t Fall Far From The Tree.”

Having moved to Los Angeles in the 80’s, Julie’s charismatic father, Victor Sr., welcomed people of all faiths and backgrounds into their home. During this time, Julie and her family formed lasting relationships with some of the greatest in music history. Some of these legendary artists include: Jazz Singer and Entertainer Extraordinaire, Nancy Wilson, The Original King of Rock and Roll, Little Richard, Nina Simone and Tony-Award Winning Actor, Singer and Songwriter, Clifton Davis. All of whom have given Julie valuable advise, support and guidance when it comes to maneuvering through the business of entertainment on your our terms.

Julie has collaborated with, and supplied guest vocals for the likes of Earth, Wind and Fire, The Emotions, and her former husband, Brian McKnight. Coming into her own in the late 90’s, Julie, herself would let her own star shine bright enjoying a variety of accolades to include, winning honors for “Finally” the 2001 MTV2 Dancestar Music Awards Song of the Year, Best vocalist, and Best live PA nominations 2005 Dance Music Awards. Julie has brought down the house performing at the majority of the world’s hottest stages, festivals and nightclubs spanning from N.Y. and San Francisco to the Isle of Ibiza. In addition, Julie’s versatility as a vocal stylist was also put on the frontline this year while touring with her elder sibling, Victor Brooks, Jr., composer and vocalist for his own brazilian world music oriented CD, “Samba Soul”,as well as lending her talents to Ze Ricardo and his band in Brazil respectively.

Julie is currently working own her first solo project set for release in 2008. Providing lead vocal on the Jay Omega produced smash lead single “COMPLICATED” an urban pop stormer with metal overtones, destined for high placement on the pop/rnb/urban charts worldwide, the sky is the limit. With her love for all types of music genres, we can only anticipate that the best is yet to come.

Diamond Life video :: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYViuBwWy08

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Ashley Macedo

“Rest in Reason; Move in Passion” Khalil Gibran

Creating substance in music is as much a talent as creating music itself. And with the ability to do both, you are only limited by your opportunities.

As a musician and vocalist Ashley Macedo has an innate ability to capture the spirited emotion of soul music. With a smoky timbre and powerful range Ashley has a connection with soul which is conveyed through her unbridled emotion and unquestionable conviction.

After moving to London to study Performing Arts at the world famous Pineapple Dance Studios, Ashley has since focussed her songwriting and recording here in Sydney. Writing alongside Jhay C (MUSICOZ Award “Best R&B” song 2 years running) from The Innovataz’s, Ashley Macedo has used her experiences to hone her craft to become a figurehead for Soul music in a commercial market.

Ashley performs regularly in Sydney, around Australia and overseas. Having performed at Galleries (NSW Art Gallery), Boutique Resorts (Karma Samui, Thailand), Private Functions and Onstage Live Productions, Ashley continues to push herself through live performance and to form professional working relationships with some of the world’s finest boutique venues.

For the immediate future Ashley is continuing her focus on songwriting and recording sessions while increasing her contacts with songwriting partners, likeminded performers, and taking a journey to find Avant-garde producers with a similar passion for soul.

www.myspace.com/ashleymacedo

DJ Johnny Rad

By day, Aden Mullens is the head of A&R and Compilations for Australia’s most successful dance label, Ministry of Sound. By night he DJs amongst the countries elite under the moniker, Johnny Rad.

Throughout his DJ career Johnny Rad has had the honour to play in Sydney either side of Paul Harris, Mark Knight, Booka Shade, Digitalism, Alan Braxe & Kris Menace, King Unique, Steve Mac, Claude VonStroke, Tiga, Audiofly, M.A.N.D.Y. Bang Gang to name but a few and has contributed to the Sydney nightlife being a resident for such historic club parties as KINK, Sounds On Sunday, Rouge Rock’R, Safari, Electric Disco and more recently for his own party, Clique.

As time gets tight and work becomes more intense, Aden spends most of his waking hours working on compilations for Ministry of Sound, signing and developing new artists and travelling through the northern hemisphere meeting new and exciting producers and labels. The relationships and opportunities that have developed from his role with Ministry of Sound have built Johnny Rad into a well-rounded DJ focused on delivering great experiences for crowds with an abundant amount of repertoire at his fingertips.

Amongst all this Rad still finds the time to dominate local surf comps, take snowboarding holidays to Alaska, enjoy time on his luxury powerboat and play kooky dress-ups with friends at the Pink Palace.

http://www.myspace.com/johnny_rad

Featuring wines from some of Australia’s best up and coming winemakers

Greg Richardson, Board Member Australian Sommelier Association, will introduce some of Australia’s newest stars on the vinous horizon. Tired of working for larger companies these brilliant young winemakers have travelled the globe making wines in far flung corners before heading home to start their own projects. The result is a line up of daring new wines from some of Australia’s brightest talents including Mac Forbes, Larry Cheribino and Standish Wine Company. Come and see what the future of Australian wine looks like.

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DJ PLAYMATE

Based and playing in Australia and just recently returning from Asia, the time has come to share DJ PLAYMATE with the rest of the world and have an absolute rocking time doing it.

Having 7 years of rich musical talent, with lots of technique and charisma, DJ PLAYMATE pleases everybody wherever she goes. Representing the feminine scene along with her beauty and sex appeal, DJ PLAYMATE makes house music even more pleasant and appealing.

Her sets will get you in the mood with addictive beats and mixes of funky house, dirty electro, plus some classics thrown in for good measure.

Recently returned from Bali, Indonesia after djing at the Horizontal NYE party on Gili Island with DJ Dave (PACHA Miami), then booked immediately to headline at top club Deja Vu in Seminyak, absolutely rocking the crowds, leaving them wanting more.

Having played in clubs in and around Sydney and Melbourne as well as the events circuit for Redbull, SLAM Festival and the infamous eastern suburbs parties at the Darling Point Road Mansion.

DJ PLAYMATE just has a knack for elevating a party to extreme memorable status.

So I hope you have your dancing shoes on, because your going to need them once you hear this kitten.

Trust me…i know you’ll love the music.
It’s dirty, it’s sleazy, it’s sexy, it’s house and it rocks!

www.djplaymate.com

SUPPORTED BY DJ NICK TOTH

After purchasing his first set of decks in 1988 and working with a hip-hop crew in his native Austria, Nick packed up his turntables and relocated to the sunny shores of Australia more than a decade ago, where he has been heavily involved with the local music community and club culture as a DJ & producer (MetaBass, Foreign Heights, etc), promoter (StepForward!, Boogie Down, Make It Clap!, Dancehall Queen Australia), radio host (2SER, FBi, ABC, SBS) and music workshop tutor.

Over the course of his career he has performed at most major festivals, and nightclubs, at corporate & celebrity events, international movie launches, fashion shows, TV appearances, music awards, etc.

Nick was the first hiphop DJ in Australia to sign a major label deal for a DJ-mixed album (’Blazin’ Vol 1 / Universal Music, 2003, w/Nino Brown) and has since released a number of other albums, compilations and singles.

As part of the dynamic trio Foreign Heights he was even nominated for an ARIA in 2007, the main award in the Australian music industry.

He has also shared the stage with a multitude of artists such as Common, Talib Kweli, N.E.R.D., Missy Elliott, Jungle Brothers, 50 Cent & G-Unit, The Roots, Run DMC, Xzibit, Junior Reid, Public Enemy, Ice T, Beatnuts, The Alkaholics, Spearhead, DJ Krush, QBert, Grandmaster Flash, MixMasterMike, Jungle Brothers, Lyrics Born, Sean Paul, Cypress Hill, ColdCut, Jazzanova, Black Eyed Peas, Scribe, Roots Manuva, and many more and has hit the studio with Australian and international artists including Mr Lif, Will I Am, Casual, Pigeon John, Murs, Che’nelle, MC Trey, Maya Jupiter, 13th Son, Eternia, DJ Regal, and others.

Recent gigs include the exclusive VIP industry party for Justin Timberlake and the Black Eyed Peas invite-only after-party, a number of extensive Indonesian tours and support for Michael Franti & Spearhead on their recent Australian tour.
Upcoming gigs will take Nick to Los Angeles to the exclusive Hollywood Sunday day-party ‘The Do-Over’ (July 12th) and across Australia supporting U.S. hiphop/reggae star Matisyahu (mid-August).

Nick is resident DJ Friday nights @ home nightclub, the largest and most prolific venue in Sydney and Saturday’s at V-Bar on Liverpool Street, City.

Aside from extensive domestic touring within Australia, he has been booked in New York, San Francisco, London, Vienna, Tokyo, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, and Tahiti.

His eclectic mixes can be heard Australia-wide every Friday night on SBS Radio and he is the driving force behind the ground-breaking MAKE IT CLAP! Events, tours and the Australian Dancehall Queen Contest.

Nick Toth plays hiphop, R&B, dancehall reggae, soca, afrobeat, funk, disco …

www.myspace.com/djnicktoth

DJ BABYDRIE

BabyDrie blends house and electro classics with the latest dance music to make any event a sure shot party!

DJ BabyDrie is as star in the making. She brings a new and sexy style to DJ’ing rarely seen in Asia. Her mixing is smooth and technical but also energetic and positive reflecting her youth and passion for music and for the art of DJ’ing.

Inspired by her brother, DJ OneGlove, she would watch him practice for years and hang out alongside him at clubs observing and learning about club culture and DJ’ing…Then on a trip to Australia in 2008 BabyDrie had the opportunity to join a DJ school at DJ Warehouse in Sydney Australia where she would learn the techniques involved to pursue her passion.

On her return to Jakarta she launched her DJ carrier, initially joining Inconnue DJ management for a few months before moving onto joining the Spinners crew, Outdoor Management and The Slingshot Asia Agency.

In March 2009 BabyDrie was invited to attend the Awdio.com world rep conference in Paris to experience more about European club and DJ culture with plans to return to Europe for some shows in 2010.

BabyDrie is also one half of Lorocue, a DJ duo with her brother DJ OneGlove. Lorocue are building a name for themselves in Asia as the hottest nightclub DJ duo around going back to back and mixing together delivering a unique style of DJ show.

In her short but illustrious DJ carrier BabyDrie has become a regular of the Kuala Lumpur club scene having toured there to play at some of the city’s top clubs including SkyBar, Red Square, Mardi Gras and AL’s Bar. She also regularly travels across Indonesia to play at some of the country’s top clubs including Lipps/Bogor, X1/Bogor, Red Square/Balikpapan, 29/Batam, DeJaVu/Bali and MBarGo/Bali.

BabyDrie’s DJ skills and model looks have already landed her 2 high profile sponsor endorsements from 69Slam Underwear and Aerial7 Headphones who will both be collaborating with Drie for future promotions.

With big plans for the rest of 2009 including a series of mixCDs, trips across Asia back to Bali, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore and Hong Kong and a New Year trip to Australia there is no stopping this young female DJ who is on the rise!

http://www.djbabydrie.co.cc

Dan Murphy is a DJ based in Sydney, Australia. With international experience and a classically trained musical background, he’s played some of the biggest dance events and most exclusive private parties in the country.

Dan has held residencies at several Sydney clubs including The Midnight Shift, Arq, Stonewall, Phoenix Rising and Slide.

His reputation for being a crowd favourite has lead to requests to perform at major events including the Navigaytion All Gay Cruise, Gay Ski Week in Lake Tahoe USA, Gay Ski Week in New Zealand, Priscilla Queen Of The Desert Musical Launch and The Boy From Oz Opening Night.

Some of the dance parties include Azure Harbour Party, HomeSexual, ToyBox, RawHide, Rogue, Fluffy @ Family, The DIVA Awards, Sleaze Ball and the Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras – the biggest party of it’s kind in the world.

Internationally, Dan has entertained audiences around the globe in cosmopolitan cites as varied as San Francisco, Singapore, Seoul and London. These opportunities have enabled him to work alongside some of his idols, including RuPaul, Jimmy Somerville, Marcia Hines, Chrissie Amplett, The Young Divas, Inaya Day, Wayne G, The Freemasons and Dannii Minogue.

Most of all, Dan’s main focus is always ensuring the crowd is enjoying their ultimate party experience. His music style is uplifting, vocal and fun, mixing classics with current – and always hands-in-the-air!