Sam Pettigrew

Sam Pettigrew is an emerging musician, sound and performance artist from Sydney. His main instrument is the double bass, and he performs regularly within the jazz and experimental scene. Sam is a current member of The Splinter Orchestra and has recently played gigs with Jim Denley and Kim Myhrs, Shoji Hano and the Eco Group, Aemon Webb, Sam Dobson, Peter Farrar, Mike Majkowski and John Rose, he is also working on an ongoing duo project with Mike Majkowski, as well as being part of Tony Gorman’s Current band. Sam is a committee member of the Now Now organisation in Sydney, and is currently busy organising the now now festival in January. Sam studies a combined Bachelor of Music/Bachelor of Arts (major in Theatre and Performance Studies) at UNSW , which he will complete in 2010. Sam is also actively engaged as a theatre maker and performer, having been through the imPACT ensemble in 2008.