Virginia Gay - Biography
Actress, All Saints
From the bright lights of the operating theatre to the bright lights of the stage, actress Virginia Gay is set to shrug off her nurse’s whites for a little bit of glamour.
“I love the idea or fantasy if being a singer and It Takes Two looks like heaps of fun although it really terrifies me. I believe you only have one life so you should do the things that terrify you." Virginia says.
Best-known for her role as Nurse Gabrielle Jaeger on Seven’s drama All Saints, Virginia fell into acting after being admitted into the Newton High School of Performing Arts after a demanding to be auditioned.
Upon graduation, Virginia initially studied a Bachelor of Arts (English literature and Performance Studies) at Sydney University, but decided to pursue acting full-time after she found she was spending her time with the student dramatic society.
She successfully auditioned for the prestigious Western Australian Academy of the Performing Arts. She honed her skills outside university by performing in local Perth theatre and theatresports and was awarded the 2005 Coles Myer Vocational Student of the Year (WA) in 2005.
During her studies, she tried out for the character of Ricky. Although didn’t get the part, the directors were so impressed that she was asked to audition for the role of Gabrielle, which was specifically created for her, after graduation.
Virginia is an experienced MC; plays piano and trombone; and is skilled in contortionism, juggling and mime.
In her spare time, she loves yoga, writing comedy and often attends live music and theatrical events.
Ian Moss - Biography
Australian rock legend
Born and raised in the Alice Springs, Ian Moss pursued music at an early age, learning classical piano around the age of seven. It was a luke-warm welcome to the world of sound – until he discovered guitar at the age of 11.
Ian thundered through the basics for a couple of years until he was a teen and Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin and Cream exploded onto the scene. He was hooked.
Leaving not long after for Adelaide, Ian immediately fell into the like-minded company of Don Walker, Phil Small, Steve Prestwich and Jimmy Barnes. Cold Chisel was born in 1973 and its imprint on Australian society – Flame Trees, Khe Sanh, Cheap Wine and Bow River – still stands to this day.
After Cold Chisel disbanded in 1984, Ian was quiet until 1989, when he burst back onto the scene with his 1989 debut solo album, Matchbook for which he won five ARIA awards. The first single, Tucker’s Daughter, peaked at No. 1on the singles chart and was followed by Out Of The Fire, Telephone Booth, Mr Rain and Such A Beautiful Thing.
He has followed this with the albums World’s Away, Petrol Head and recently, two acoustic albums, live acoustic Six Strings and his current album, Lets All Get Together.
