Bio
Shaz Newton is an accomplished Guitarist Songwriter turned Singer that has her heart in ROCK but her mind is on an eclectic musical journey taking a time of challenge to a confident success story.
With gigs all over Queensland and Northern New South Wales, its hard to see how she can find the time to come up with new material. Nevertheless, a new album is on its way.
So how has this come about?
“I took a 5 1/2 month journey to the other side of the world, playing a couple of contemporary festivals in Serbia with the 49th Guitarreada Zaječar supporting USA’s Guano Apes, and Sweden’s Västeräs City and Pride Festivals where I found myself with 3 weeks of studio time en grantee. But the fun didn’t end there; my marriage did. So it became a journey of survival and a creative blossoming. Needless to say the new album tone is part introspective evolving to a nerve jostling aural explosion of Guitars and Electronica. Upon my return to Australia and more recording studios, the beautiful masterpiece was about to unravel.”
Shazza’s musical influence and ability came from the young age of 4. A 1968 Kreisler Stereogram and records ranging from The Atlantics, Piranha to ACDC and Pink Floyd became the formation of her sound and stylistic writing. Having written and performed with many bands, later saw her study Jazz at the Uni of Adelaide. She moved to Brisbane in 2010 and resumed a solid career of performance and writing. Having performed in all the major Entertainment Centers across Australia in her classic rock fuelled band Diva Demolition on the 2013 “Monster Tour” with KISS, Mötley Crüe and Thin Lizzy and “Global Warming” Tour with Aerosmith, Wolfmother and Dead Daisies, Shaz got to live life on the road giving her plenty of stories to draw inspiration from. It also placed yet another fork in the road.
The search for the musical highs became an addiction. Working with a co-writer on songs, finally a single was published by Mushroom Publishing, appearing on sitcom “Neighbors”. Several tours performing to various offshore deployed Military Personnel, gave many thrills and spills. But finally, the journey to Europe provided a longer thrill that led to Shaz finding her voice and bringing it to centre-stage.
The current project is an extension on the Sweden Delve Deeper Project with Diva Demolition. Shaz comes out from a veil to grab the Lead Vocal while slinging Gibson endorsed guitars that alone will sing you a story. You’ll discover a plethora of musical influences that converge to one unnerving yet stunningly simple, catchy melody.
Shaz is touring solo across the country now and working with a Nashville coach to open her to a new journey. Keep an eye out for new album “Delve Deeper” by Diva Demolition and her solo album “Lava Lamps and Furry Jackets”.
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SHAZ SOLO SONG LIST
Artist | Song | Style |
ACDC | It’s a long way | Rock |
Gone Shootin | Blues | |
Baby Please Don’t Go | Blues | |
Jailbreak | Blues | |
Alanis Morrisette | One hand in my pocket | Indie |
you oughtta know | indie | |
Amy Winehouse | Rehab | Contemporary |
Valerie | Contemporary | |
Baby Animals | Rush You | Acoustic |
One Word | Acoustic | |
Bad Company | Cant Get Enough | Rock |
The Beatles | Revolution | Contemporary |
Come Together | blues | |
Hard Days Night | Contemporary | |
I Saw Her Standing There | Contemporary | |
twist and shout | Contemporary | |
Blink 182 | Dammit | Indie |
Boomtown Rats | I don’t like Mondays | Contemporary |
Bruno Mars | Locked out of Heaven | Pop |
Bryan Adams | Summer Of 69 | Rock |
The Clash | Should I stay | Punk |
Choirboys | Run To Paradise | Rock |
Cold Chisel | Cheap Wine | Acoustic Rock |
Rising Sun | Blues | |
Saturday Night | Blues | |
Courtney Barnett | Pedestrian At Pest | Indie |
Courtney Love | Celebrity Skin | Indie |
Malibu | indie | |
Crowded House | Its only natural | Contemporary |
Better Be Home Soon | Contemporary | |
Creedence Clearwater | Fortunate Son | contemporary |
Proud Mary | contemporary | |
Ever seen the rain | contemporary | |
The Cure | Friday Im In Love | pop |
Love Cats | pop | |
Daddy Cool | Eagle Rock | Blues |
Come Back Again | blues | |
David Bowie | Rebel Rebel | contemporary |
The Jean Jeanie | contemporary | |
Diesel | Cry In Shame | blues |
Tip Of My Tongue | contemporary | |
Divinyls | Pleasure and Pain | contemporary |
Science Fiction | pop | |
Boys In Town | acoustic | |
Dolly Parton | Jolene | country |
Workin 9-5 | country | |
Don Henley/ Stevie Nicks | Leather N Lace | contemporary |
Dragon | April Sun In Cuba | Contemporary |
Eagle Eye Cherry | Save Tonight | indie |
TheEagles | Hotel California | Contemporary |
Take It Easy | country | |
Eric Clapton | Cocaine | blues |
Wonderful Tonight | Contemporary | |
Crossroads | blues | |
Etta James | I Just want to make love to you | blues |
Eurythmics | Missionary Man | pop |
Would I Lie To You | pop | |
Fleetwood Mac | Rhiannon | contemporary |
Little Lies | contemporary | |
Foo Fighters | Learning to Fly | rock |
Foster the people | Pumped Up Kicks | blues |
Gabriella Cilmi | Sweet About Me | blues |
Garbage | Im Only Happy when it Rains | acoustic rock |
George Michael | Faith | pop |
Greenday | Good Riddance | indie |
Golden Earring | Radar Love | blues |
Grinspoon | Hard Act To Follow | indie |
Hoodoo Gurus | Bittersweet | indie |
Like Wow, Wipeout | indie | |
Good Times | indie | |
Right Time | acoustic rock | |
Ian Moss | Telephone Booth | blues |
Bow River | acoustic rock | |
INXS | Good Times | acoustic rock |
Mystify | blues | |
I send a Message | acoustic rock | |
Jessie J | Domino | pop |
Jimmy Barnes | No Second Prize | Contemporary |
RideThe Night Away | Contemporary | |
JJ Cale | After Midnight | blues |
Ill Make love to you | blues | |
Joan Jett | Bad Reputation | acoustic rock |
I love Rock n Roll | acoustic rock | |
I hate myself for loving you | blues | |
Jon Mellencamp | Hurt so good | contemporary |
Cherry Bomb | contemporary | |
Small Town | contemporary | |
Check it out | contemporary | |
Johnny Cash | Folsom Prison | country |
Jackson | country | |
John Denver | Leaving On A Jet Plane | contemporary |
John Lennon | Imagine | acoustic |
Joni Mitchell | Big Yellow Taxi | indie |
Katrina and The Waves | Walking on Sunshine | pop |
Kenny Rogers | The Gambler | country |
Kid Rock | Everything about you | acoustic rock |
Joan Jett | Bad Reputation | acoustic rock |
I love Rock n Roll | acoustic rock | |
I hate myself for loving you | blues | |
Jon Mellencamp | Hurt so good | contemporary |
Cherry Bomb | contemporary | |
Small Town | contemporary | |
Check it out | contemporary | |
Johnny Cash | Folsom Prison | country |
Jackson | country | |
Joni Mitchell | Big Yellow Taxi | indie |
Katrina and The Waves | Walking on Sunshine | pop |
Kenny Rogers | The Gambler | country |
Kid Rock | Everything about you | acoustic rock |
Lenny Kravitz | American Woman | acoustic rock |
Fly Away | acoustic rock | |
Living End | Tainted Love | acoustic rock |
Lynard Skynard | Sweet Home Alabama | contemporary |
Martha And The Muffins | Echo Beach | acoustic rock |
Megan Trainor | All About the bass | pop |
Melissa Etheridge | Chrome Plated Heart | blues |
Meredith Brooks | Bitch | contemporary |
Midnight Oil | King Of The Mountain | contemporary |
Missy Higgins | Scar | indie |
Nancy Sinatra | These Boots | country |
Noiseworks | Reach Out | contemporary |
Oasis | Roll With it | indie |
Wonderwall | indie | |
Paul Kelly | Dumb Things | country |
To Her Door | country | |
Pink | Please Don’t Leave me | pop |
Try | pop | |
Trouble | pop | |
The one that got away | acoustic | |
Pink Floyd | Wish You Were Here | acoustic |
The Pogues | Streams Of Whiskey | indie |
Poison | Nothing But a good Time | acoustic rock |
The Pretenders | Brass In Pocket | contemporary |
Ram Jam | Black Betty | blues |
Rod Stewart | Maggie May | Contemporary |
First Cut | Contemporary | |
Rolling Stones | All Over Now | blues |
U Cant Always get what you want | blues | |
Honkey Tonk Woman | blues | |
Beast Of Burden | blues | |
Roy Orbison | Pretty Woman | Contemporary |
Roxette | The Look | pop |
Dressed For Success | pop | |
Sam Sparrow | Black And Gold | pop |
Smashing Pumpkins | 1979 | indie |
Sonia Dada | Lover, Lover | contemporary |
Spiderbait | Calypso | acoustic rock |
Stevie Ray Vaughn | Cold Shot | blues |
Couldn’t Stand The Weather | blues | |
Tightrope | blues | |
Stevie Wonder | Superstition | blues |
Superjesus | Down Again | acoustic rock |
Suzie Quattro | Rock Hard | acoustic rock |
Thin Lizzy | The Boys Are Back In Town | acoustic rock |
Tina Turner | Crazy bout u | blues |
Rock Me Baby | blues | |
Nutbush City Limits | blues | |
The Troggs | Wild Thing | blues |
UB40 | Red Red Wine | reggae |
U2 | All I Want Is you | contemporary |
Mysterious Ways | contemporary | |
Love Comes to town | blues | |
Vance Joy | Riptide | indie |
Van Morrisson | Gloria | blues |
Moondace | blues | |
Brown Eyed Girl | Contemporary | |
Veruca Salt | Seether | indie |
Violent Femmes | Blister In The Sun | contemporary |
Walk The Moon | Shut up & Dance | pop |
You am I | Cathys Clown | indie |
ZZ Top | Gimme All Your Lovin | blues |
Tush | blues | |
Legs | blues | |
4 Non Blondes | Whats Up | contemporary |