Ali Barter
Ali Barter is a Melbourne-based singer-songwriter, best known for her 2016 single “Girlie Bits”.
Barter was born in Melbourne, Australia, but spent her early years living in Papua New Guinea, where her father found work. She then moved with her family to Cairns, in far north Australia, before returning to Melbourne where she began high-school.
A classically trained vocalist, she spent her teenage years singing in the Australian Girls Choir, before leaving music to spend her early twenties living as a self-proclaimed ‘rat bag’. She returned to music in her mid-twenties, when she began writing and releasing music independently within Australia.
Barter initially found success following the release of her debut EP, entitled Trip, in September 2012. Recorded and produced in Melbourne by local beat-maker Matik, it featured the single “Run You Down”. Ali Barter was a 2013 Triple J Unearthed winner, earning her a spot on the line-up for the annual St Jerome’s Laneway Festival of that year. She followed this with support slots for Vance Joy, Cloud Control and The Rubens.
Ali Barter released two singles in 2016—”Far Away” in January and “Girlie Bits” in August. Both were quickly added to high rotation on national youth broadcaster triple j. She was also invited by triple j to perform at the Unearthed 10-year anniversary show in November, where she was joined onstage by Melbourne musician Ecca Vandal for a special performance of “Girlie Bits”. In 2016, Barter also toured The Rubens, City Calm Down and The Jezabels and held sold-out single launches in Sydney and Brisbane.
During this time, and inspired by her experiences studying music at a university in Melbourne, Barter penned an op-ed piece for Australian media website Junkee in December 2016 about the importance of including women in music history. The piece garnered a large response, including from Yoko Ono, who personally retweeted the article.
Barter runs a small independent label called Ronnie Records with Oscar Dawson, featuring herself alongside musicians Ben Wright Smith and Miles De Carteret. She is set to release her debut album in 2017 independently on Ronnie Records via Inertia Music.
In April 2016, Ali Barter was featured on triple j’s weekly Like a Version segment, where she covered Tame Impala’s track “‘Cause I’m a Man”.
Awards
In January 2017, “Girlie Bits” was voted in at number 58 on the Triple J Hottest 100, 2016.[9]
Personal life
In early 2016, Barter married her long-term musical collaborator and partner, Oscar Dawson.
She enjoys spending time in India.
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