CAREER:

Mark began singing & playing guitar at eight years old, and started writing songs shortly thereafter. He never stopped.

Making his public debut aged nine and stage debut aged fourteen - Mark Tempany is widely regarded
as one of the finest & most unique Independent singer songwriters Australia has produced.

With 5 all-original albums and a wealth of further Single & Compilation releases to date, Mark's music has sold over 15,000 copies & charted internationally.

His live touring has covered Australia, New Zealand, the UK, France, Belgium, Germany, The Netherlands, Canada and the USA -
& Mark has performed widely on State & National Television in Australia (including regular appearances on the Seven Network's "Denise" show).

At Australia's premier Country Music festival in Tamworth (NSW) Mark created & successfully ran his
"Concert In The Chapel" CBD venue to wide acclaim at the Tamworth Regional Conservatorium Of Music for several years.

He was also a Grand Finalist in Australian Country Music's premier professional talent search Star Maker in 1996.

Mark has also been a regular feature artist at Mildura Country Music Festival (VIC), Galston Music Festival (NSW),
Gympie Muster (QLD) and the National Folk Festival (ACT)

In 2006 Mark was support act for UK superstar Charlie Landsborough on his Australian Tour
which saw 18 major auditorium concerts performed across 5 states in 23 days.

Renowned for his soaring tenor vocals & classic guitar fingerpicking style -
Mark has also produced countless release recordings, music videos & graphic art for the music industry since the early 1990's.

Since teaming with fellow Independent artist Alison Hams in 2004 - Stormfront Productions has
expanded into major event management and specialist training and development for young regional musicians -
in 2016 resulting in the creation of the Whyalla Recording Scholarship.

The inaugural Winner of WRS in 2017 was 17y.o. BREEZE Millard -
her Debut Single "I Have My Own Life" and accompanying Music Video are awesome!

On the strength of BREEZE's work Stormfront was a Finalist for Best Studio at the 2017 South Australian Music Awards -
with BREEZE subsequently producing & releasing her Second Single "HOLDING ON" with Stormfront in 2020.

In 2018 WRS announced 3 winners - 15 y.o. Jaylee Daniels' "Papa's Song" reached Number 7 on the iTunes Australia Country Chart"
with 19 y.o. Shakira Lea's "I Miss You" charting at Number 18, and at Number 1 on the Country Thunder online chart.

17 y.o. Liberty Tuohy's "Time Stays The Same" reached Number 4 on the Triple j Unearthed Indie Chart
and Number 6 on the Triple j Unearthed Overall Chart.

2021 has seen 2 new WRS Second Singles and accompanying Music Videos released -
Jaylee Daniels "TONIGHT" (#3 iTunes Australia Singer Songwriter Chart) and Shakira Lea "DROWNING".

Stormfront continues to Stage Manage some major events too - in 12 years Whyalla's LIONS "Carols In The Park"
has grown to become Regional SA's biggest free public concert attracting over 5000 people annually.

In 2020 Covid-19 saw Stormfront produce a stunning 26-minute Video presentation of this event -
LIONS "Carols In The Park" 2020 SPECIAL EDITION.

Mark & Stormfront now boast a powerful in-house Audio & Video Recording Studio capable of,
and regularly coordinating international audio & video projects for international release.

As a Producer and Audio Engineer Mark now showcases over 25 years of professional International studio experience and achievement.

AWARDS:

1993 Brisbane Country Music Awards (QLD)
BEST MALE VOCAL

1993 Brisbane Country Music Awards (QLD)
BEST SONGWRITER

1993 Brisbane Country Music Awards (QLD)
BEST OVERALL

1994 CCMA Awards (Tamworth,NSW)
BEST MALE VOCAL

1994 QRA Sunnie Award (Brisbane,QLD)
BEST SONG COUNTRY "April Moon"

1995 QRA Sunnie Award (Brisbane,QLD)
BEST SONG COUNTRY "The Cowboy"

1995 QRA Sunnie Award (Brisbane,QLD)
BEST ALBUM COUNTRY "Southern Skies"

1995 QRA Sunnie Award (Brisbane,QLD)
BEST MALE VOCAL "Southern Skies"

1997 QRA Sunnie Award (Brisbane,QLD)
BEST ALBUM COUNTRY "Summer Dreams"

1997 QRA Sunnie Award (Brisbane,QLD)
BEST MALE VOCAL "Life On The Road"

1999 QRA Sunnie Award (Brisbane,QLD)
BEST SONG COUNTRY "Sweet Memories"

1999 Unisong International Song Contest (USA)
BEST PERFORMANCE "Amanda"

1999 QRA Sunnie Award (Brisbane,QLD)
SONG OF THE YEAR "Australian Child"

1999 Henry Lawson Award (Grenfell,NSW)
BEST SONG "Chillagoe"

2000 QRA Sunnie Award (Brisbane,QLD)
BEST MALE VOCAL "Far Away"

2000 QRA Sunnie Award (Brisbane,QLD)
SONG OF THE YEAR "The Final Goodbye"

2001 QRA Sunnie Award (Brisbane,QLD)
BEST MALE VOCAL "Love Finds A Way"

2003 Golden Saddle Award (Sydney,NSW)

2006 SA Great REGIONAL ARTS AWARD (SA)

2007 South Australian Country Music HANDS OF FAME (SA)

2010 Advantage SA REGIONAL ARTS AWARD (SA)

2012 Australia Day COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD (Whyalla,SA)

2013 Country Music South Australia INDUSTRY AWARD (SA)

2014 Peel Valley LIONS Club COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD (NSW)

2015 Brand SA REGIONAL ARTS AWARD (SA)

2015 Brand SA HALL OF FAME (SA)

2021 SA Music Award
BEST MUSIC EDUCATOR (SA)

RECORDINGS:

1996 "SOUTHERN SKIES" *
Mark Tempany
Original Album release

1998 "SUMMER DREAMS" *
Mark Tempany
Original Album release

2000 "FAR AWAY" *
Mark Tempany
Original Album release

2001 "LOVE FINDS A WAY" / "SAIL AWAY" *
Mark Tempany
Original 2-Single release

2001 PALMA ROSA POETS LIVE" *
"Two Blue Moons" & "The Long Highway"
Variety Album release

2001 Donella Plane "DUETS"
"Perhaps Love" & "We've Got Tonight"
Variety Album release

2002 "Open Road" ABC Records/EMI
"SWEET MEMORIES" *
Variety Album release

2003 "THE LONG HIGHWAY" *
all-original Album release

2013 "JELLY BABY SONG" *
Online Original Single release (Producer)

2015 "DETERMINATION" *
Youth Workshop Original Single release (Producer)

2017 "I HAVE MY OWN LIFE"
BREEZE Millard
Original Single Release & Music Video (Producer)

2019 "PAPA'S SONG"
Jaylee Daniels
Original Single Release & Music Video(Producer)

2019 "I MISS YOU"
Shakira Lea
Original Single Release & Music Video(Producer)

2019 "TIME STAYS THE SAME"
Liberty Tuohy
Original Single Release (Producer)

2020 "HOLDING ON"
BREEZE Millard & Joshua Paton
Original Single Release (Co-Producer)

2020 "LEAN ON ME"
Alison Hams
Single Release & Music Video

2020 Lions "CAROLS IN THE PARK" Special Edition
26-minute Video Presentation (Producer)

2021 "TONIGHT"
Jaylee Daniels
Original Single Release & Music Video(Producer)

2021 "DROWNING"
Shakira Lea
Original Single Release & Music Video (Producer)

2021 "WHAT CHILD IS THIS"
Alison Hams
Single Release & Lyric Video

2022 "UNBREAK MY HEART"
Dani Rivas
Demo Single Release

2022 "STRONGER"
Dani Rivas
Demo Single Release

2022 "FIGHTER"
Dani Rivas
Demo Single Release

2022 "THE CHRISTMAS SONG"
Dani Rivas
Demo Single Release

2022 "LULLABY" *
Mark Tempany & Alison Hams
Original Single Release

2022 "BROKEN GROUND" *
Alison Hams
Original Single Release & Music Video

2022 "STARLIGHT" *
Mark Tempany
Original Single Release & Music Video

CAREER:

Alison has excelled as an artist since a very young age - originally she featured as a
SA State Calisthenics Team member before music became her predominant focus in the late 1990's

With 7 Album & Single releases, Alison has toured her music across Australia, New Zealand and the USA - and she has performed widely
on State & National Television in Australia (including with Bert Newton & John Foreman on the TEN Network's "Good Morning Australia").

Alison has been a regular at Australia's premier Country Music festival in Tamworth (NSW) and been a feature artist at
Mildura Country Music Festival (VIC), Gympie Muster (QLD) and the National Folk Festival (ACT)

Constantly in-demand over the years as a solo performer as well as with her band -
Alison has played music with some of the biggest names in the business.

In 2006 Alison teamed with Mark Tempany as support act for UK superstar Charlie Landsborough on his Australian Tour
which saw 18 major auditorium concerts performed across 5 states in 23 days.

Since teaming with fellow independent artist Mark Tempany in 2004 - Stormfront Productions has
expanded into major event management and specialist training and development for young regional musicians -
in 2016 resulting in the creation of the Whyalla Recording Scholarship.

The inaugural WINNER of WRS in 2017 is seventeen-year-old BREEZE Millard -
as you can see her Debut Single & Music Video are awesome!

Stormfront continues to Stage Manage some major events too - in 12 years Whyalla's LIONS "Carols In The Park"
has grown to become Regional SA's biggest free public concert attracting over 5000 people annually.

Alison & Stormfront now boast a powerful in-house Audio & Video Recording Studio capable of,
and regularly coordinating international audio & video projects for international release.

AWARDS:

1996 South Australian Country Music Awards
BEST FEMALE VOCAL

1996 South Australian Country Music Awards
OVERALL WINNER

1998 SAMI Award
BEST COUNTRY RELEASE "Alison Hams"
Album release

1999 Australia Day
JUNIOR CITIZEN OF THE YEAR (Whyalla,SA)

1999 Most Popular New Talent
AUSTRALIAN INDEPENDENT COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS (Tamworth,NSW)

2005 UK Songwriting Competition (UK)
BEST SONG "Second Fiddle"

2006 SA Great
REGIONAL ARTS AWARD (SA)

2007 South Australian Country Music
HANDS OF FAME (SA)

2010 Advantage
SA REGIONAL ARTS AWARD (SA)

2012 Australia Day
COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD (Whyalla,SA)

2013 Country Music South Australia
INDUSTRY AWARD (SA)

2014 Peel Valley LIONS Club
COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD (NSW)

2015 Australia Day
CITIZEN OF THE YEAR (Whyalla,SA)

2015 Brand SA
REGIONAL ARTS AWARD (SA)

2015 Brand SA
HALL OF FAME (SA)

2021 SA Music Award
BEST MUSIC EDUCATOR (SA)

2021 Induction into the SA Womens Honour Roll
SA STATE ARCHIVES (SA)

RECORDINGS:

1998 "ALISON HAMS"
5-song EP release

1998 CMAA College Of Country Music "RISE ABOVE"
"Let's Sleep On It" & "Going Out On The Town" Single releases

2000 "HEAR FROM ME" *
Album release

2000 "ALL THAT'S MISSING" (Pru Clearwater)
Single release co-write

2001 "SOMETHING IN THE WATER" *
Album release

2001 "SPIRIT SEASON" *
Album release

2004 "DAISY TRAIN" *
Album release

2006 "REMEMBER" *
Album release

2013 "JELLY BABY SONG" *
Online Single release

2015 "DETERMINATION" *
Youth Workshop Single release

2017 "I HAVE MY OWN LIFE"
BREEZE Millard
Original Single Release & Music Video (Producer)

2019 "PAPA'S SONG"
Jaylee Daniels
Original Single Release (Producer)

2019 "I MISS YOU"
Shakira Lea
Original Single Release (Producer)

2019 "TIME STAYS THE SAME"
Liberty Tuohy
Original Single Release (Producer)

2020 "LEAN ON ME"
Alison Hams
Single Release & Music Video

2021 "WHAT CHILD IS THIS"
Alison Hams
Single Release & Lyric Video

2022 "LULLABY" *
Mark Tempany & Alison Hams
Original Single Release (Producer)

2022 "BROKEN GROUND" *
Alison Hams
Original Single Release & Music Video

EMAIL info@stormfrontproductions.info
PHONE 0418 700 819
PO Box 2313 Whyalla Norrie 5608 South Australia