BEN STRATHMORE (’ 13 ) HAS RELEASED A DEBUT EP
BEN STRATHMORE (’ 13 ) PERFORMING .
STRATH MAKES A NAME FOR HIMSELF ON THE MUSIC SCENE
Soon Everything will be Perfect is the title of Ben Strathmore ’ s debut EP , and is the latest musical venture by Ben , a member of the Class of 2013 . Ben also featured in an OSCA Podcast , now accessible through OSCAnet .
Ben , known by the nickname Strath since his childhood , has been producing his own music under that nickname , as well for other artists . In the podcast , he told OSCA Executive Director , Scott Montgomery (’ 85 ) about his experiences living in Los Angeles and making music .
After finishing at Scotch in 2013 , Ben attended Harvard University for four years before moving to Los Angeles to pursue a career in music .
While he remains in close contact with his schoolmates despite being away , Ben relished the opportunity to return to Melbourne for several months and catch up with many of his mates in person . He says to him , Melbourne is still very much home . While at home , Ben also spent time making music , watching football , and in lockdown , making up for the many family dinners with his parents he has missed while living overseas .
In Melbourne , Ben performed in a show , his first ever , at the Workers ’ Club in Fitzroy , and was delighted to have some of his closest friends there to cheer him on .
Ben says you can find him wherever you listen to music , and @__ strath on Instagram .
TARTAN DREAM BECOMES REALITY
TARTAN CAN NOW BE ORDERED AND PROUDLY WORN
For many years a tartan for the Scotch Family was an idea and a dream ; then it became a design , and now it is both cloth and kilts .
In July one of Loch Carron ’ s looms in Scotland wove together threads of cardinal , gold and blue . In doing so they created the very first bolts of a distinctive tartan that is now available for OSCA and the wider Scotch Family to wear .
A week later two bolts of cloth arrived arrived in Brisbane and the manufacture of kilts and trews then began . The kilts and trews are being made to measure there by St Kilda Retail , which has been making kilts in Australia for several decades .
A significant number of pre-orders had been received and most them were fulfilled during August . OSCA Executive Director , Scott Montgomery (’ 85 ), then became the new tartan ’ s first model .
Ample quantities of fabric remain available – so if you would like to acquire a kilt or trews , whether for yourself or as a special gift , then please see the ordering details at www . oscanet . com . au / the-osca-tartan-project /. St Kilda Retail has also made available various accessories at considerably reduced prices to allow first-time wearers to kit themselves fully .
In keeping with the Scottish origins of the School and many of its families , we now look forward to seeing the tartan being proudly worn on OSCA , Scotch Family and Scottish-related occasions . In the testing times of 2020 and 2021 it will surely bring us cheer .
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