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With a fierce passion to promote inclusivity, diversity and multiculturalism amongst growing Australians, Peters and Okine - as two young, creative, Sydney-based parents - have created the fictitious town of Diver City (diversity!). They explore a world for children of all races, upbringings, and backgrounds, incorporating modern musical trends to educate, inform, and entertain kids and parents alike.
Welcome To Diver City is an album that will help you and your little one get through the day, exploring routine from waking up, getting dressed, showering, and going to bed; to exploring landscapes and the animals that roam throughout them. They promote inclusivity, the importance of sharing, and understanding emotions.
Said Okine: ”Kristy and I have been friends for a while and we've always talked about making children's music. Becoming parents at the same time was the final piece of the puzzle! It's been so awesome to form the concepts and themes for this album as our babies grow and learn together; it's given us the ability to gain real world insight into how children develop, how to make music that captures the highlights of each leap, and - also - the importance of making music that parents will enjoy too!”
Kristy and Matt worked on Australia's most popular youth radio network, triple j, and became new parents five days apart. As younger parents, and people whose existence is entwined in the world of pop culture, Peters and Okine wanted to create music and songs that bridge the gap between parent and infant. Having spent years touring the country and performing for adult audiences, DIVER CITY gives them the creative outlet to explore new territories that reflect their own lifestyles.
“We're so happy to be teaming up with ABC Music & ABC Kids Listen for our first release,” said Okine. “ABC Music is synonymous with some of Australia's most iconic children's entertainers, and to be included in the same roster as The Wiggles, Justine Clarke, and a couple of pyjama-wearing bananas, is as good a launch for our project as we could possibly hope!”.
About Kristy Lee Peters and Matt Okine
Kristy Lee Peters aka KLP, is a talented force of the Australian music industry with credentials that cement her reputation as a multi-faceted artistic heavyweight. Between writing and recording her own music, co-writing for other musicians and collaborating with local and international artists, KLP also found time to host the country’s biggest Dance Music radio program, triple j’s House Party every Saturday night for 5 years. She is a regular collaborator with some of the biggest local and international names in the music industry (Skrillex, What So Not, Slumberjack, Snails, Goldfields, Zimmer, The Presets, Set Mo, Thandi Phoenix, Nicole Millar), and in recent years has signed with internationally acclaimed music publishing company, BMG, as a songwriter.
The multi-award winning Matt Okine is one of Australia’s favourite comedians, having spent over 15 years appearing on screens and stages both here and overseas. Matt spent 3 years co-hosting Triple J radio’s hugely successful Breakfast Show, is the creator, writer, and star of
the AACTA-nominated STAN series, The Other Guy, and was most recently a guest on ABC's Play School Story Time. Before becoming a household name, Matt spent years conducting 'deadly funny' comedy workshops for indigenous school kids around Sydney and NSW, and was the host of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival’s 2013 National 'Class Clowns' competition broadcast on ABC. He has also hosted the MICF’s annual televised Oxfam Gala for ABC TV.