The Downtown Collective

At its simplest, The Downtown Collective is Kathleen singing and Simon on guitar, with professional backing tracks behind them. From there it grows: add more vocalists, bass, drums or percussion, keys, brass or a DJ, up to an eight-piece. The music runs from smooth jazz and easy grooves to dance hits old and new, with country, disco and pop in the mix, and they read the room rather than fix the set list in advance. So no two nights sound quite the same. They play weddings, corporate events and galas, and also provide music for funerals. All they need is power and room to set up. Based at Grange in Brisbane, they travel up to 50 km and hold full public liability insurance.