Simon Shapiro
Simon Shapiro and his creative disassembly, tHE Alternate Now
about simon
Bio
Australian multi award winning singer/songwriter, writer and touring performer.
Winner of the Australian Songwriters Association ‘Songwriter of the Year’ and MUSICOZ ‘Songwriters Award’ among many accolades.
Long time member of iconic Aussie pop/rock band 1927
Bass player/guitar/backing singer for 80’s legends Martika, Bananarama, Belinda Carlisle and more.
Also toured with Roxette, Michael McDonald, Boss Scaggs, John Farnham, Simple Minds, Midge Ure, Deacon Blue and more.
Songwriter for Darryl Braithwaite, Shannon Noll, 1927 and more.
Current lead singer of ONE VOICE– Greatest Hits of John Farnham
tHE Alternate Now
tHE Alternate Now is the creative disassembly of Simon’s imagination, where the seperate components of one artist’s identity are nurtured as different identities and allowed to blossom to their potential.
This will present as NEW MUSIC from individual identities that have been hiding inside the artist, long and short form audio/visual SHOWS and much much more.
Lead singer of ONE VOICE
ONE VOICE – Greatest Hits of John Farnham is presented by ANE
The Ultimate Tribute Show of John Farnham’s Greatest Hits, playing in many venues around Australia. Check out the 2026 tour dates and official show infos.
Follow my interview with the What’s On Fraser Coast Magazine about my journey that let me to sing John Farnham’s hits in this show.
Take in the glowing reviews and show impressions on our Facebook page.
Philosophy
LOVE
Do it with love
PLAY
Do it with a sense of play
INTENT
Do it with intention to make the world better
NOW
Do it now!
OUR TEAM
meet some of the characters
there are more yet to present themselves
simon shapiro
Creator
nomi soripa h.s
Learning fascilitation bot (LFB)
Driff.lenner.t
voice of the rebellion
(coming soon)
maestro finn-maven
voice from the past (coming soon)