Coda Conduct Explained

Coda Conduct
Origin:	Canberra, Australia
Genre:	Australian hip hop
Label:	Elefant Traks^[1]
Current Members:	Sally Coleman Erica Mallett

Coda Conduct were an Australian hip hop duo consisting of Sally Coleman (born 1992^[2]) and Erica Mallett (born 1993^[3]). In addition to performing as Coda Conduct, the two are known as Sally & Erica, who presented the breakfast show program on national radio station Triple J from January 2020 to November 2020. Soon after, the band announced on Instagram that they had broken up.

Early lives and career

Both members of Coda Conduct grew up in southern Canberra – Coleman in Garran, and Mallett in Hughes – but they met while travelling in India in 2012.^[4] They bonded over a love of hip hop, and formed Coda Conduct a few months after returning to Australia.^[5] In 2015 they released their first EP Butter Side Up. Coda Conduct have since released several popular singles including “Usually I’m Cool”, “Love For Me” and "The Monologue", featuring Nyxen. On stage, they have supported the likes of Thundamentals, Horrorshow and Tkay Maidza, and performed at Groovin' the Moo, Listen Out and Spilt Milk.^[6]

As radio presenters, Coleman and Mallett hosted a weekly hip hop show called What’s Good on Sydney's FBi Radio from 2015 to 2017.^[7] In 2018, Sally & Erica began to host Weekend Arvos on Triple J.^[8] They also regularly filled in as guest presenters for the Weekday Breakfast and Drive shows.^[9] On 22 October 2019, it was announced the duo would present triple j's Breakfast in 2020, replacing Ben Harvey and Liam Stapleton.^[10] On 17 November 2020, they announced that they would be leaving Triple J to pursue alternative careers.^[11]

Discography

Extended plays

List of EPs, with release date and label shown! Title! EP details

Butter Side Up	Released: 2015 Label: Formats: Digital download, streaming, CD
Other People's Problems	Released: 2019^[12] Label: Formats: Digital download, streaming

Singles

List of singles, with year released and album name shown! Title! Year! Album

"Paint It Gold"	2015	Butter Side Up
"Click Clack (Front N Back)"	2016	rowspan="3"
"Usually I'm Cool"
"Love For Me"	2018
"The Monologue"	2019	Other People's Problems
"Leaving Home"
"Animal Kingdom"
"Lying to Myself"

Notes and References

1. Web site: PREMIERE: Coda Conduct & Nyxen raise an eyebrow at the overtalkers of the world in their new clip. 2 April 2019. Purple Sneakers.
2. Web site: Sally’s EP gets a good rap. 14 April 2015. Namoi Valley Independent.
3. Web site: Coda Conduct, Dawn Laird and Urthboy on gender representation in Australian hip-hop. Emily. Smith. 10 July 2016. The Sydney Morning Herald.
4. Web site: Queanbeyan 'a wannabe' Canberra, rap duo Coda Conduct says. Elise. Pianegonda. 13 March 2015. ABC News.
5. Web site: Reading the Coda Conduct – NowUC.
6. Web site: /. The Music.
7. Web site: Meet our new hip hop show: 'What's Good' with Coda Conduct. 7 October 2015.
8. Web site: What triple j looks & sounds like in 2018. 6 December 2017. triple j.
9. Web site: Dynamic Duos: Sally & Erica on commercial radio's diversity problem. 30 August 2018. Radio Today.
10. News: Here's your new triple j Breakfast show for 2020 . 22 October 2019 . triple j . 22 October 2019.
11. Web site: triple j farewells Breakfast hosts Sally & Erica . . 17 November 2020 . 17 November 2020.
12. Web site: Triple J have announced the new Breakfast Show hosts For 2020, and they've nailed it . Cool Accidents . 22 October 2019 . 12 November 2019 . Madden, Ben.