Sizzle Steering Committee

Sizzle, Bondi Beach Community Festival is the product of many conversations with friends, locals & businesses but more than anyone Sizzle has sprung from a group of passionate Bondi locals who helped build the ideas, open doors and guide decision making. Without these people Sizzle would quite simply not be happening, so a BIG thank you to you all!    Darryl Nichols, Festival Director

Darryl Nichols (Sizzle) “What I love most about Bondi is the real sense of community that exists. You walk down the beach and bump into a bunch of friends, you know the kids running your local cafe or bar and everyone kinda looks out for each other. For me its a place of much inspiration”

Steve Gorrow (Insight)

Heavy hitting artist, ideas man, surfer and passionate local Steve Gorrow brings his expansive art & creative networks to Sizzle. Steve is curating the Garage Art Exhibition featuring the works of 50+ artists.

www.insight51.com

Murray Bell (Design Is Kinky | Semi Permanent)

A founding partner of the influential Design Is Kinky community & the annual Semi Permanent design conferences Murray has helped direct Sizzle’s design & identity in addition to bringing ideas & networks to the team. Murray is a long term passionate Bondi local.

“There’s not many places like Bondi on the planet, and not many other places that I can really exist that are by the water, in a city”

www.designiskinky.net   |    www.semipermanent.com

Sam McIntosh (Stab Magazine)

As co-founder and publisher of irreverent surfing publication Stab Magazine, Sam brings serious creativity & surf savvy to the Sizzle team. He is assisting to curate The Stab Soft On, a competition fot foam riders soft sliders and freestyle surfside pirates.

www.stabmag.com

Eugene “Uge” Tan (Aquabumps.com  | Aquabumps Gallery)

I love bondi because it’s a coastal village 8 kilometres from a busy city centre….it’s practical for a ocean fanatic, social and a crazy mesh of different types of people.
I love bondi cause I can surf 100 metres from my front door.
I love Bondi cause people are young and vibrant, and generally into life around here.
I love bondi as it’s a great place to shoot – there is always something new down there

Maurice Terzini (North Bondi Italian  |  Icebergs Dining Room)

Acclaimed restaurateur & passionate Bondi local Maurice Terzini brings his cultural, entrepreneurial & culinary expertise to the Sizzle team.

www.ibdr.com

Ben Peacock (Republic of Everyone)

Ben is creative director & co-founder of acclaimed sustainability agency Republic of Everyone. He is also a Bondi born & bred local. Ben brings his passion for the environment & and sustainability to by helping curate Bondi’s first ever Garage Sale Trail activities.

“I love Bondi because you can never be too skinny, your shorts can never be too short and there’s a bloke whose turned a Toyota into a spaceship who lives int he carpark”

www.republicofeveryone.com

Brian ‘BT’ Taranto (Love Police)

Love Police founder, music lover, merchandise specialist and passionate Bondi local BT brings his Love Police connections to Sizzle. BT is curating the Garage Nites that is being held Saturday May-8th at the Beach Rd Hotel.

“I like Bondi a fair bit, has been home for 15 years now. I like seeing the same old faces around town, the hot babes, the duck noodle soup, and swimming in that beautiful ocean about every day I can. It gets a bit messy at times, but so do we I guess”

www.lovepolice.com.au

Lisa Smith (Agent 25 | Bondi Style)

Lisa is the founder of the Agent 25 communications agency and publisher of the recently released Bondi Style publication. LIsa and her team have helped bring Sizzle media partnerships to life and have further driven our pr activities. Thanks!

Lisa’s Bondi top 5:1.      The sense of community 2.      Diversity of people 3.      That it’s a hub for creative folk 4.      Great street fashion and expressive style 5.      All-pervasive atmosphere of fun/happiness felt on a sunny day

www.bondistyle.com

Dion Antony (Artist | Local)

Bondi-based artist & super connected local Dion Antony brings his artist flair, local networks and positive vibes to Sizzle team. Dion is helping oversee Sizzle’s community activities and working the local businesses.

Andrew Valder (Rodriguez)

“Bondi is a melting pot of culture, from the surf to streets and all amazing people that call this place home, its just so unique. How many places are there in the world where can you see great live music, dine fine and relax by the beach It’s a place I’ve called home for over 10-years now”

Justin Barnwall (Knack Studios)

Juzzi is a long terms Bondi local, serious aerial professor, pop culture photographer, creative director & co-founder of Knack Studios. He brings his visual communication skills to the Sizzle team and has overseen the creation of all aspects of the Sizzle brand.

www.justinbarnwell.com | www.knackstudios.com.au

Matty Burton (Creative Director)

Bondi is my home. And my mates in Bondi are my family. We all go off and do our things but we always end up back in the hood. I am constantly inspired by the conversations and ideas that seem to flow whenever we hook up.

www.mattyburton.com