The Third Voice: Debut Album
Think dark-folk, afro-cuban and rich female harmonies.
The Third Voice's self-titled EP is this Sydney trio's long-awaited debut album. Clarita Derwent, Gemma Turner and Christina Mimmocchi join their voices in harmony and are joined by special guests Jess Ciampa (percussion), Peter Firth (bass) and Llew Kiek playing guitar as well as having produced the album. This is a joyous step into the world of recording to capture the energy of their live performances and rich harmonies.
Think dark-folk, afro-cuban and strong female harmonies. The Third Voice features three strong female voices, mainly unaccompanied. The three chanteuse are each experienced soloists in their own right who crossed paths early in their careers in the well-known vocal group Blindman's Holiday. They share a love of a finely-written song, voices in harmony and music for the body as well as the mind.
Album Credits
Released July 2, 2024
The Third Voice is Clarita Derwent, Christina Mimmocchi and Gemma Turner
Produced by Llew Kiek
Recorded and mixed by Phil Punch at Electric Avenue
Pro Tools assistant: Paula Punch
Mastered by Greg Seiler and Andy Busuttil at Blue Mountains Sound
Cover art: Angie Contini: detail from Night Forest
Cover Design: Neil Hendry
The third voice
The Third Voice is the coming together of three Sydney female vocalists and their 25+ years of experience in Australia and beyond, delivering exquisitely curated tunes, profound lyrics and razor-sharp harmonies
The Third Voice features three strong female voices, mainly unaccompanied. As individuals, Clarita Derwent, Gemma Turner, and Christina Mimmocchi are each experts and soloists in their own right, who crossed paths early in their careers in the well-known vocal group Blindman's Holiday. They share a love of a finely written song, voices in harmony and music for the body as well as the mind. In The Third Voice they create new songs and curate material they love from a wide variety of sources, re-arranging them as either a cappella numbers or adding new colours created by guitar, live-looping, concertina and percussion. They have each followed varied professional musical paths including songwriting, a cappella performance, fronting bands, directing choirs, conducting voice and song research and performing in a range of ensembles in diverse musical settings around Australia and the world.
Since its inception, the Sydney-based trio has performed at venues, events and festivals around NSW, Australia. The group has just finished recording their debut EP, with a grant by the Sydney Inner West Council, which is due for release mid-2024. The album features originals by Christina and Gemma and new and trad-inspired arrangements of Afro-Cuban songs by Clarita. Produced by Llew Kiek, the recordings also feature his considerable guitar skills, an ace rhythm section with percussion by Jess Ciampa and bass by Peter Firth with additional voices from community choirs that are directed by Christina and Gemma.
