OT: Oz

forge · Post by **forge** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 3:44 pm

to un-hijack the thread - where are you thinking of going overtone?

sweetjesus · Post by **sweetjesus** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 3:47 pm

dont come to australia if you want to have a music career in electronic music based of your local surroundings.

dont come here if you like life fast new york style

dont come here if you like fat ugly women

forge · Post by **forge** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 3:52 pm

sweetjesus wrote:dont come to australia if you want to have a music career in electronic music based of your local surroundings.

dont come here if you like life fast new york style

dont come here if you like fat ugly women

sounds like you're ready to fuck off back to Iran!

you're welcome here in Queensland Overtone! Every other fucker is moving here (1500 ppl per week apparently)

OvertoneZero · Post by **OvertoneZero** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 3:56 pm

Not sure really, maybe Sydney? Depends on work, basically.

I don't know much about the geography, but I keep hearing good things about the land down under and everyone I've met from Australia is cool. It seems like a potential mecca of coolness. And yeah I also hear the girls are great.

forge · Post by **forge** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 4:02 pm

Well Queensland is the most up and coming - Brisbane is still nice and laid back but developing fast - easy to get around and near to some of the best coastline in the country - hot weather - guess it's like our florida

what work do you do?

OvertoneZero · Post by **OvertoneZero** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 4:07 pm

I'm a computer consultant, I do data migration for SAP implementations.

East coast is where it's at huh:

forge · Post by **forge** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 4:13 pm

east coast yeah

perth is supposed to be good - but a long way from anywhere - actually closer to indonesia than the major Australian cities

there would probably be the most work in sydney or melbourne, although as I say Queensland is actually booming and has pretty low unemployment

depends what you're after, how old you are, whether you're more city or outdoor or nightlife type

OvertoneZero · Post by **OvertoneZero** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 4:57 pm

Cool, thanks for the info. Curious: is pot legal there?

sweetjesus · Post by **sweetjesus** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 8:06 pm

pot isnt legal here. that being said im not a drinker

if you do SAP migrations etc Sydney is your mecca. go to www.seek.com.au and see how many bloody SAP jobs there are!

theres enough coolness to go around.

OvertoneZero · Post by **OvertoneZero** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 12:37 am

Excellent, thanks for the link

forge · Post by **forge** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 12:39 am

I dont even know what SAP migrations are

but we do have pot in Queensland

and bananas

manofunreal · Post by **manofunreal** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 2:02 am

Western Australia is the place to go for work at the moment apparently... The mining boom seems to be making everyone rich (but it can't last forever). Unskilled workers are moving over there and earning 200k a year in the mines. F*cking mental!

Anyways, Melbourne is definitely my fav place in the country (Sydney's probably my second fav), but everyones different really. I grew up in a redneck country hick town and Melbourne was the closest city so it was natural for me to come here when I was old enough. Naturally I've never looked back (even my parents followed me here!).

manofunreal · Post by **manofunreal** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 2:02 am

Oh and pot isn't legal but since when did that matter?

BinaryB · Post by **BinaryB** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 3:55 am

Sydney is cool but rent is MEGA expensive.
Melbourne is traditionally the center of Electronic music in Australia.

What are you into ?
Breaks, House, Drum n Bass, Techno, HipHop, Funk, Hardcore ?

The clubs in Sydney have to pay around $100,000 p.a. for alcohol licences
wheras in Melbourne its about $10,000 p.a.
So you get a lot better smaller clubs / bars in Melbourne.

Brisbane is very hot and humid and pretty small but the environment makes up for it.

Perth is the most isolated major city on the planet, but it has a good electronic music environment.

Adelaide is pretty cool too, the city of churches.

Hobart is pretty small but Tasmania is incredibly beautifull.

I am on exchange in SF and i gotta say i miss the amazingly georgous women in Sydney - except the girls in SF have more tastey Tattoos.
Oh and unlike SF, a lot of places stay open past 2am...

Michael Hatsis · Post by **Michael Hatsis** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 6:45 am

OvertoneZero wrote:Cool, thanks for the info. Curious: is pot legal there?

Check out Nimbin...
You can problee google it or something. Spent some time on the east coast. Lovely place. Sydney was fun. remember lots of people listening to funkhouse. Think thats what they called it, and a bunch of people tryin to make hip hop...Gotta say though, being from the US, seems like Oz is truly the land of the free...Women were quite lovely too, loved the whole NY thang.