Ardent's own Curry Weber is in Australia this week, on tour with Australian Idol superstar Guy Sebastian. From Curry's blog:

Hello all from Canberra, Australia!!...the first official stop on Guy Sebastian's Memphis Tour. We arrived late yesterday evening due to thunderstorms in Sydney but have settled down nicely despite the jet lag. After talking with Titus (Guy's Manager) earlier today, I was stoked to be participating in the Soul Lounge. According to Titus, the warm up shows in Sydney were a huge success and if they are any indication of things to come, it will be a great tour. He said their phones have been ringing off the hook. I guess when you combine great Australian talent and great Memphis talent...you've got a show to be reckoned with.

At about 5pm this evening, the first Soul Lounge was a success!!! Unexpectedly, it was just me and Guy on the stage. I opened the session with a short history of Ardent Studios and myself, followed by a Q and A with the audience and a couple of short songs performed by Guy, Carl Dimataga and Gary Pinto. There were probably about 100 folks in the audience tonite and they expect triple the number in Melbourne tomorrow. The Sydney show however, is supposed the biggest and best.

Lastly, tonite at about 9pm the band hit the stage. I'm not going to try to explain how great it was to see and hear it. The band was on fire and so were Guy and his background singers. The theater had very few empty seats (and the ones that were empty accounted for all the folks down on their feet dancing near the stage!!!) I am grateful to be a part of this tour and can't wait till tomorrow nite in Melbourne!!!! SEE YA!!!!!

Stay tuned for more from Curry's adventures overseas, or check out his blog at http://www.myspace.com/curryweber!