Adalita Srsen
Adalita Srsen
Background information
Born	February 25, 1971 (age 36)
Origin	Geelong, Australia
Instrument(s)	Vocals, Guitar, Piano
Years active	1992 — present
Associated acts	Magic Dirt

Adalita Srsen (pronounced “Ser-sun”) is an Australian rock musician, known best as a founding member of Australian band Magic Dirt. Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... February 25 is the 56th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday. ... - - Nickname: City by the Bay Geography Area: 1,240 km² Coordinates: Time Zone UTC +10:00 Population (2003) 200,067 Among Australian cities: Density: persons/km² Political Mayor: Shane Dowling Governing body: City of Greater Geelong Geelong is a port city of 200,067 people (2003 census) located on Corio... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Magic Dirt at the 2004 Big Day Out Magic Dirt is an Australian rock band, formed in 1992 in Geelong, Australia. ... Magic Dirt at the 2004 Big Day Out Magic Dirt is an Australian rock band, formed in 1992 in Geelong, Australia. ...

Early life and childhood

Adalita Srsen was born in Geelong, Australia on February 25, 1971. She told Rolling Stone magazine in 2003 that her father, a Croatian cabaret performer, named her after a Spanish song. Generally, Srsen prefers not to talk openly about her childhood and early life to the press, but has on occasion revealed minor details of her childhood, such as her parent’s divorce when she was two years old. The track, 'These Drugs Are Really Starting To Fuck Me Over' from Magic Dirt's 1998 album 'Young & Full Of The Devil' is allegedly about her father. In her essay printed in Kathey Bail’s 1996 book, 'DIY Feminism', Srsen revealed that "I come from an all-female family (my father left my mother, my sister and me when I was two years old - what an asshole) and I listened to and idolised female pop stars from the 1980s, such as Kate Bush, Debbie Harry, Stevie Nicks and Chrissie Hynde." - - Nickname: City by the Bay Geography Area: 1,240 km² Coordinates: Time Zone UTC +10:00 Population (2003) 200,067 Among Australian cities: Density: persons/km² Political Mayor: Shane Dowling Governing body: City of Greater Geelong Geelong is a port city of 200,067 people (2003 census) located on Corio... This article is about the magazine. ... Magic Dirt at the 2004 Big Day Out Magic Dirt is an Australian rock band, formed in 1992 in Geelong, Australia. ... Kate Bush (born Catherine Mary Bush 30 July 1958, Bexleyheath, Kent, now part of Greater London), is an English female solo singer and musician. ... Deborah Ann Harry (born July 1, 1945, in Miami, Florida) is an American rock and roll musician from New Jersey. ... Stephanie Lynn Stevie Nicks (born May 26, 1948) is an American singer and songwriter, best known for her work with Fleetwood Mac and a long solo career, which collectively has produced over twenty Top 40 hits. ... Rock legend Chrissie Hynde. ...

She told Triple J’s Richard Kingsmill in 2000 that she made her first guitar out of cardboard and wool, before her mother bought her her first acoustic guitar. "After persuading my Mum to buy me a guitar, I learnt a few chord progressions from a music book and then started writing and recording very strange songs, using two tapedecks and layering guitar parts and vocal harmonies." She also told Kingsmill that, while her family was of Croatian decent, she’d never visited the country. Triple J (JJJ) is a nationally-networked, government-funded Australian radio station (a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation), mainly aimed at youth (defined as those between 12 and 25). ... Richard The King Kingsmill (born c. ...

She told Australian Guitar magazine (when she became the first female to grace the magazine's cover) in 2005 that she "was 18 or 19 when I bought my first my $90 acoustic (guitar) for whatever strange reason I bought it for, on a whim. Then I got an electric maybe six months later and started on that - what was that - in like 1989, 1990.'

She has stated in numerous interviews that, before Magic Dirt, she had planned to become a school teacher. She told the Herald Sun in 1996 that, "it wasn't my vision, it was my Mum's. She wanted me to have a job with a little respect. Something that's well paid." Magic Dirt at the 2004 Big Day Out Magic Dirt is an Australian rock band, formed in 1992 in Geelong, Australia. ... The Herald Sun is a newspaper in Melbourne, Australia, that is published by The Herald and Weekly Times Ltd, a subsidiary of Rupert Murdochs News Corporation. ...

Early in the 90’s, she formed Deer Bubbles with then partner Dean Turner. The band didn’t last long and by 1992, the pair, along with guitarist Daniel Herring, started a new band, briefly known as The Jim Jims. With the addition of drummer Adam Robertson, they became known as Magic Dirt. Magic Dirt at the 2004 Big Day Out Magic Dirt is an Australian rock band, formed in 1992 in Geelong, Australia. ...

Magic Dirt

Main article: Magic Dirt

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Solo work

In 2006, Srsen released her first material as a solo performer. She contributed two tracks to the Mick Harvey-produced soundtrack of the Australian film, Suburban Mayhem, 'Double Dare' and 'Sex Beat'. Along with Harvey, Dean Turner (Magic Dirt) and Rowland S. Howard (The Birthday Party) play on the tracks. A promotional video was made for the single 'Double Dare', featuring Adalita and Suburban Mayhem star, Emily Barclay. Mick Harvey (born Michael John Harvey, 1958 in Rochester, Victoria, Australia,) is an Australian rock musician, composer, arranger and record producer. ... Suburban Mayhem is a 2006 Australian film, directed by Paul Goldman and starring an ensemble cast including Emily Barclay, Michael Dorman, Anthony Hayes and Robert Morgan. ... Dean Turner is an Australian rock musician, most known for being the bass player in Australian rock band Magic Dirt. ... Magic Dirt at the 2004 Big Day Out Magic Dirt is an Australian rock band, formed in 1992 in Geelong, Australia. ... Rowland Stuart Howard is an Australian rock musician, guitarist and songwriter best known as a member of the seminal post-punk groups These Immortal Souls, Crime and the City Solution and The Birthday Party, which also included vocalist Nick Cave. ... The Birthday Party is the name of an acclaimed play (and later movie) written by Harold Pinter: The Birthday Party (play); and an influential post-punk band led by Nick Cave: The Birthday Party (band). ... Suburban Mayhem is a 2006 Australian film, directed by Paul Goldman and starring an ensemble cast including Emily Barclay, Michael Dorman, Anthony Hayes and Robert Morgan. ... Emily Barclay (born 24 October 1984 in Plymouth, Devon, UK) is an English-born actress, who grew up in New Zealand and is now based in Sydney, Australia. ...

The solo work, however, was a one-off and Srsen soon resumed work with Magic Dirt. Magic Dirt at the 2004 Big Day Out Magic Dirt is an Australian rock band, formed in 1992 in Geelong, Australia. ...

Collaborations

In addition to various collaborations within Magic Dirt, Adalita has appeared as a guest vocalist on a number of tracks by other Australian bands. The first, in 1992, was on the Velvet (Down) Underground tribute CD, where she added vocals to The Clowns Smiling Backwards' cover of The Black Angel's Death Song. Magic Dirt at the 2004 Big Day Out Magic Dirt is an Australian rock band, formed in 1992 in Geelong, Australia. ...

In 2002, she contributed vocals to Bodyjar's Too Drunk To Drive single, and appeared in the song's promotional video. Bodyjar is an Australian punk rock band based in Melbourne, which has been together since 1994, when they changed their name from Helium. The groups album, How It Works, reached the top 20 on the Australian ARIAnet albums chart in 2000. ...

In 2003, she appeared on The Calculators' track, Cellophane, on The Secret Life Of Us 3 soundtrack CD. Also in 2003, she was one of many guest vocalists during You Am I's Triple J Live At The Wireless session, singing the band's Jewels And Bullets and Damage. The Secret Life of Us was a 2001 - 2005 television drama series set in the beachside suburb of St Kilda, Melbourne, Australia. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Triple J (JJJ) is a nationally-networked, government-funded Australian radio station (a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation), mainly aimed at youth (defined as those between 12 and 25). ...

During 2003, Srsen attended the 'Mushroom Music Writers Bloc', a songwriting workshop for Australian artists. Together, she and Ben Nash of 78 Saab penned the track, Too Much Is Not Enough. The track was featured as a b-side to Magic Dirt's Plastic Loveless Letter single, and was credited as being performed by 'Adalita & Ben Nash', to clearly seperate it from the Magic Dirt tracks. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Magic Dirt at the 2004 Big Day Out Magic Dirt is an Australian rock band, formed in 1992 in Geelong, Australia. ... Magic Dirt at the 2004 Big Day Out Magic Dirt is an Australian rock band, formed in 1992 in Geelong, Australia. ...

She also appeared on stage with The Beasts Of Bourbon during the 2006 Big Day Out tour. The Beasts of Bourbon were an Australian rocknroll band formed in 1983 and disbanding indefinately in 1997. ... The Big Day Out (BDO) is an annual music festival that tours Australia and New Zealand. ...

Discography

Magic Dirt

Main article: Magic Dirt discography

Solo

Double Dare October, 2006 Inertia Recordings

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Trivia

• Srsen’s voice dropped considerably during the 90’s, which she attributed to smoking cigarettes – compare her vocals on 1993’s 'Signs Of Satanic Youth' to 1998’s 'Young And Full Of The Devil'. She quit smoking in 1999.
• She posed nude for Black+White magazine in 1997. When asked if she would pose nude to further her career, she told Rolling Stone in 2003, "No, but I have already done a photo shoot where I was totally naked. The photo had a vampire theme to it, and I was lying on the ground holding a cross and you could see my breasts. It was a huge personal challenge, and at that point, we definitely didn’t need to further our career. I am not a salesperson. I can’t even sell my music to anyone in the music business. That was purely an artistic endeavor. I did it solely for myself, not for anyone else."
• In 1997, Srsen had a highly publicised affair with Silverchair front man, Daniel Johns.
• She is an avid advocate of animal rights. She is also strictly vegan.
• She told Adelaide street press magazine, Rip It Up, in 2004 that her first kiss was at an "underage disco. A tall, ugly, army cadet. Terrible."
• Her first concert was Pseudo Echo at the Geelong Railway Station in the early ’80s.
• She has numerous tattoos, including a wolf, a sparrow and a nurse on her upper arms and a mouse on her forearm.