1ST PROJECT

MEMBERS: SHANNON ELLINAS
KEVIN DIKE
ZACK JORDAAN
MYSTERY SESSION DRUMMER

Origin and inspiration: All the members of 1st Project were matriculants of The National School of the Arts where they all received full colours in music for a show that they choreographed. That was where they met, they originally started it as a project to earn some extra marks at music school, it slowly grew into something that South Africa had never seen.

Before they knew it they started being used for anything from clubs and festivals to corporate functions. Then they started trying odd "instruments" such as brooms, dustbins, bottles, road signs, matchboxes, cane sticks, shoes and many more into the show.

To sum it all up 1st Project is a latin, rock, dance, industrial percussion act, with a twist of odd instruments (junk) with added rhythm and theatrical humor.

ACHIEVEMENTS

1998 - 2002
Won first place in the Allenby/Sony battle of the bands
Appeared on TV shows such as eight o'clock news, Phat Joe live, Take 5, Show buzz, Big City and Ziwa-Mo on numerous occasions
Performed at many corporate for large companies as well as at numerous clubs, small private parties, fashion shows, festivals and schools
Interview on 5FM and other radio stations

A few of the events 1ST Project performed at:
- The Blues Room VIP night with Larry Amos
- The Summer Handicap at the Turffontein racetrack
- Many times for De Beers functions
- The theatre show 'Dance spectrum 2000
- Ziwa-Mo Christmas party
- The Monte Casino Festival of Fire
- The Venue Birthday Party
- Performed for Nelson Mandela
- Performed for Mark Shuttleworth
- The 5fm Easter rock concert
- The carnival City rock concert

Magazines 1st projects has featured in:
Get Out Magazine Fly Magazine
JIP JHB live
Style Magazine Received a full page article in the BEELD

1ST Project has recorded and released a CD towards the end of 2000, they were asked for their footage to represent South Africa in Arts and Culture at the 2002 World Summit.