LEARN TO SING AND ACT atTHE AUSTRALIAN TALENT SCHOOL
MERMAID BEACH, GOLD COAST
CELEBRATING 20 YEARS OF SUCCESS!
Geoff and David Willis welcome you to the official Australian Talent School web site. Whether you are a child, teenager or adult,
if you love to sing or act, you've come to the right place! At last, you can take Drama lessons and Singing lessons on the Gold Coast in the one place - The Australian Talent School! Anyone, children, teens and adults can develop their talent in a highly professional and friendly, family atmosphere at David's Mermaid Beach school in Queensland's sunny Gold Coast! David's studios offer state-of-the-art lighting, sound, mini-stage and even a RECORDING STUDIO to record your demo CD. Professional backing tracks and individualized accompaniments are available to all students.
Drama and Singing classes are taught by qualified industry professionals. We even offer special discounts for students wanting to take a combination of Singing and Drama Classes.
Geoff and David with Australian legend and former King of Pop, Jamie Redfern, April 2006.
INTRODUCING "THE WILLIS TWINS" - Geoff & David
The Australian Talent School, is proudly owned by fully qualified Teachers, Entertainers, Musical Arrangers
and Writers of
Houdini - The Musical, Geoff Willis (Dip. T. MAGA) and David Willis (H.D.T.(S), B.Ed). Geoff and David are co-founders of the famous Australian Children's Choir. Both are highly successful School
Teachers who have taught all Year Levels from Prep to VCE. They have also been Directors of
Music at some of Australia's top schools including Melbourne Grammar (Geoff) and The Knox School (David).
Geoff (standing) and his twin brother David, have been Principals and Directors of the
Australian Talent School since 1988. They have regularly appeared on Australian National
Television as the WILLIS TWINS and in the Vocal Trio - TRIAD, winning the Grand Final of
"New Faces" with Bert Newton. You may have also seen the twins on TV shows including "The
Sullivans", "Neighbours", and more recently, "Something Stupid" with Magda Zabanski. Geoff and David have produced over 25 CDs including albums by renouned tenor, Peter Chapple,
and Young Talent Time's Beven Addinsall.
For more information about our unique Singing and Acting Lessons click here.
To find out more about David, click here.
GUIDED TOUR
Please feel free to call David
Willis at any time. He would love to meet you and show you around. We are open Monday to
Thursday from 1 pm until late and Saturday mornings from 8.30 am during School Terms (or by appointment).
If you are not sure how to find us, just click here for a details.
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS!
Congratulations to David's Singing and Piano student, Max Patterson, for being chosen as a contestant on Channel 9's "My Kid's a Star". To see Max show his amazing tap dancing talent, click here.
On
Friday, 1st September 2006,
David Willis was invited to
attend another one of Kate
Peters' wonderful Showbiz
Celebrity Luncheons, this
time at Flames Restaurant in Surfers
Paradise. It was a
great pleasure to chat with
the guest speaker,
John-Michael (Hollywood)
Howson
one of
Australia's entertainment
legends who started his
career as an actor on
television's "Magic Circle
Club" and "Adventure
Island". Most people
remember him for his
celebrity interviews on the
Mike Walsh Show.
David Willis
with John-Michael Howson,
September 1st, 2006
For over
an hour, John-Michael had
the audience of over 100
Australian celebrities and
Arts lovers enthralled,
recalling interviews with
over 1000 celebrities
including Bette Davis,
Charleton Heston, Nicole
Kidman and Barbra Streisand.
John-Michael Howson is
co-writer of the hit
Australian musical "Dusty"
about the life of 60s
singer, Dusty Springfield.
It's a brilliant show that played to packed houses at
Brisbane's Lyric Theatre
during August and September, 2006.
A scene from
the hit Australian Musical,
"Dusty"
Congratulations to former
Australian Talent School
student
Daniel Merriweather
for WINNING Best Urban Artist in the
ARIA AWARDS 2005
BOOK YOUR LESSONS NOW!
So, if you love to sing, act or would like to make Entertainment your career,
contact the Australian Talent School right now. To find out more, phone us or click here to send us an e-mail. We always look forward to
meeting new students and helping them to develop their talent as they REACH FOR THE STARS at the
Australian Talent School!
Australian Talent School
Paradise Performers Academy, 22 Karen Avenue, Mermaid Beach, Queensland.
Phone: 0414 247 457
