Bowerbird Collective

In 2017, Simone Slattery, a versatile musician with a PhD from the University of Adelaide and recognized as a 2019 Churchill Fellow, collaborated with Anthony Albrecht, a Juilliard School graduate who began concert production in 2014. Thus, the pair co-founded the Bowerbird Collective in 2017 with the goal of emotionally connecting people to the the natural environment and to the earth through music. Today, the collective is renowned for its longterm commitment to regular regional performances, digital engagement, and educational outreach for the sake of planetary health against the backdrop of the contemporary era of global climate change and planetary pollution.

Since its inception, the collective has produced over 250 concerts across Australia, the UK, and North America, featuring both Core and Associate Artists. Their discography includes multiple ARIA chart-topping albums dedicated to various endangered species. Beyond performances, they create soundscapes for major gallery exhibitions and applications, partnering with leading conservation and environmental organizations to explore nature through the arts. Simone and Anthony are committed to presenting transdisciplinary knowledge in accessible, informative, emotive, and innovative ways to weave new aesthetic, philosophical, and emotional connections in order to emotionally connect and engage with highly diverse audiences.