THE MOTOWN INFLUENCE...
In the Motown heyday it was honey-sweet vocals, relentless grooves, precise phrasing and soul that drove the world crazy. It was about songs that swept you off your feet with their infectious rhythms and intelligent, concise lyrics. Smokey Robinson sang about love’s irrationality in "You’ve Really Got A Hold On Me" while Marvin Gaye built a musical milestone with "Ain’t No Mountain High Enough". Countless female groups such as The Supremes and The Marvelettes, dazzled the audience with their distinct style and sophistication.

Motown music emerged from the thriving creativity of the 1960s. Berry Gordy founded "Tamla Motown", a small US record company that generated seemingly endless hits and raised the bar for artistic excellence and outstanding performance. The company’s name came from the 1950s movie Tammy (Tamla) and the slang for Detroit, the home of the US motor industry, Motor-town, or Motown. Tamla Motown was soon shortened to simply "Motown".

Gordy was intent on selling the music of young Black America to White America, and reasoned that he could do this with sophistication, glamour and infectiously catchy songs performed by the best talent in Detroit. This music remains the most popular and enduring of its era...

HERE & NOW! ...
Enter Mo-Tunes – bringing the brilliance of 1960s Motown music into the 21st Century with a fresh new live performance format! Mo-Tunes comprises three talented Melbourne-based female performers recreating the glamour and the timeless music of 60's Motown.

Mo-Tunes tour to present a live show to audiences around Australia and the world. They performed at the Australian premier of film documentary "Standing In The Shadows Of Motown" in 2003 and at the Melbourne premiere of “Dreamgirls” in January 2007.

The group cover the essential Motown era hits and explore some unreleased gems previously buried in the Motown vaults.

The current Mo-Tunes vocalists are Annabelle Wilson, Emma Gladwell and Ingrid Gray – together they bring a new energy, youth and a fresh take on the classic tunes of the Motown era.