{"id":28461,"date":"2025-07-08T09:34:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T01:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/?post_type=oasis-news&p=28461"},"modified":"2025-06-30T18:02:37","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T10:02:37","slug":"how-could-one-performance-change-everything","status":"publish","type":"oasis-news","link":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/oasis-news\/how-could-one-performance-change-everything\/","title":{"rendered":"How could one performance change everything?\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Reading time: 3 minutes<\/em><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

When Aman and Nishil decided to audition for Curtin\u2019s Talent for Tomorrow<\/em>, they didn\u2019t expect to win, they just wanted to give it a go. But one last-minute decision sparked a new friendship, a full band and a string of unexpected gigs, from jamming at St Catherine\u2019s College to performing for thousands at graduation. Now, their band Dreamline<\/em> is making moves in the Perth music scene, and it all started with saying \u2018yes\u2019.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Winning Talent for Tomorrow<\/a> wasn\u2019t the plan, it just kind of happened. But for Aman and Nishil, the last-minute decision to audition launched a band, a friendship and a string of unexpected gigs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before they even knew each other, both Aman Sidhu and Nishil Alex were already musicians in their own right. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aman had just moved to Perth and was looking to meet people. He wandered into the music room at St Cat\u2019s and there were a few guys jamming. Nishil was one of them and they clicked musically, straight away. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nishil had spotted a poster for Talent for Tomorrow<\/a>, Curtin\u2019s student talent competition, earlier in the semester.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The campus\u2019 talent showcase, Talent For Tomorrow<\/a> is a live event celebrating the diverse talents of singers, to dancers, to comedians and performers of all kinds. The top performer receives $1,000 in cash and the opportunity to perform at Curtin\u2019s 2025 and 2026 Graduation Ceremonies. Theres also a runner-up and people\u2019s choice cash prize to be won. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He wanted to audition, but didn\u2019t have anyone to play with, so when he met Aman he pitched the idea to him. They agreed to play together and emailed the organisers and set up an audition time.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe were like, we\u2019ll just give it a go,\u201d Aman says. \u201cWe didn\u2019t think we\u2019d even get in.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because they had only just got to Perth, they didn\u2019t have much time to rehearse before the audition. They already had a few songs up their sleeve from playing together at their accommodation but had to narrow it down to just one for the audition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe didn\u2019t expect to win, everyone else was so good, but we wanted to give it our best.\u201d Nishil said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Their audition performance went so well that the judges asked for a second song. \u201cWe mentioned a second song during the interview questions,\u201d Aman says. \u201cThen someone in the crowd shouted, \u2018Play it!\u2019 and everyone joined in.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

That second song may have sealed the deal. Aman and Nishil won the whole thing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI just remember walking up to the stage, looking back at Nishil and being like\u2026 this is crazy,\u201d Aman says. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Off the back of the win, they added a bassist and a drummer, expanding into a four-piece band. Their next major gig? Performing at Curtin\u2019s graduation ceremonies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat crowd was massive, nearly 2,000 people,\u201d Nishil says. \u201cSeeing all the robes and lights, it felt like a huge moment.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since then, their band<\/a> Dreamline<\/a>, has played at a couple of music venues in Perth, including Clancy\u2019s in Fremantle and 459 at the Rosemount. They used their prize money to upgrade gear and invest in their setup with guitar pedals, instruments and recording equipment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But the best part, they say, was the chance to kickstart something real. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTalent for Tomorrow was the catalyst,\u201d says Nishil. \u201cWe probably wouldn\u2019t have done all this without it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf we can win it,\u201d Aman adds, \u201canyone can. And it\u2019s not just for musicians. There were dancers, visual artists, even if you think you\u2019re not a \u2018performer\u2019, just give it a shot. You never know what could happen.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Think you\u2019ve got what it takes? <\/strong>Auditions are now open<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whether you\u2019re a singer, dancer, spoken word artist, or something totally unexpected, <\/strong>we want to see it<\/strong><\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A last-minute decision to audition for the campus talent show launched Aman and Nishil\u2019s band, a journey of friendship, performances and unexpected wins. Could Talent for Tomorrow be this cataclyst for you too? | Reading time: 3 mins <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4418,"featured_media":28463,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_oasis_is_in_workflow":0,"_oasis_original":0,"_oasis_task_priority":"","_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"5501,8138,7435,6744,4574,5905","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","wds_primary_oasis-categories":0,"footnotes":""},"oasis-categories":[142,146,250],"class_list":["post-28461","oasis-news","type-oasis-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","oasis-categories-opportunities","oasis-categories-student-life","oasis-categories-student-profile"],"acf":{"post_options":{"":null,"banner":{"image":false}}},"featured_image":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/talent-for-tomorrow-profile-1000x500.png","author_meta":{"first_name":"Rachelle","last_name":"Erzay","display_name":"Rachelle Erzay"},"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-12 04:31:14","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"oasis-categories","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oasis-news\/28461","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oasis-news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/oasis-news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4418"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oasis-news\/28461\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28463"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28461"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"oasis-categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oasis-categories?post=28461"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}