Starting a music festival is no easy task. Behind the scenes months of hard work, blood, sweat and tears are poured into that weekend you’ve got marked loudly on your calendar, and that you’ll look back on so fondly. We don’t often think of festivals as businesses – but rather dream states, whirlwinds of euphoria […]
A Week in the Life of… YoWo Music
YoWo Music, the Melbourne based contemporary music program for young women and gender non-conforming youth, is still on a high after the release of their first album, ‘Work Like That‘ in late November. Completely comprised by current YoWo participants and alumni, the album is the first milestone of many for this entrepreneurial girl group, headed […]
A Week in the Life of… Thando
Thando first shook the nation’s music scene in 2014, when she featured on Season Three of The Voice Australia. Almost five years later, this Melbournian master soulstress has adorned countless stages – blowing away audiences both locally, and on an international scale. Coming up hot on the music radar in 2018 following the release of […]
A Week in the Life Of… Robyn Jelleff
Robyn Jelleff is a lady who wears many music industry hats, but predominantly works as a Tour Manager, Production Manager and Promoter Representative with her partner-in-crime Kim McCarthy at McCarthy Jelleff. After starting out as a lighting designer in Melbourne during the early 80’s Robyn made the move to London in 1987. There she designed […]
A Week In The Life Of… Dirtgirl
‘Entertainment that might just change the world.’ For 10 years, Dirtgirl has connected with young children and families across her socials and through her shows Get Grubby TV and dirtgirlworld, inspiring and encouraging them to step outside and experience nature and sustainability in everyday life. She’s also recently released her debut album ‘Gumboot Boogie‘ Check out a week in Dirtgirl’s life, visiting […]
A Week In The Life Of… Carly Flecknoe
Carly Flecknoe is the director of Grampians Music Festival taking place in Halls Gap, Victoria in February 2019. She juggles this and running her own cafe and by the sounds of it she does an amazing job at both! Read on to learn the ins and outs of what organising a festival involves! A job description […]
A Week In The Life Of… Alethea Beetson
Alethea Beetson (Kabi Kabi + Wiradjuri) is an artist and producer who has worked extensively with Indigenous communities across multiple art forms to inspire new works responding to societal issues, cultural heritage and colonisation. She is currently the First Nations Producer of BIGSOUND and Artistic Director of Digi Youth Arts. More recently she worked as […]
A Week In The Life Of… Briese Abbott
After gaining 10 years experience and being voted in to the “Top 30 under 30” music industry professionals in Australia by The Music Network, Briese Abbott is one of the most skilled artist managers in the game. She has worked with names such as The Drones, PVT, Cub Sport, Elizabeth Rose, Paul Kelly, Kate Miller-Heidke, Bec […]
A Week In The Life Of… Mike Schwartz
Yes, we are running with something a little different this week. Offering up a feature with someone who is not an Australian/NZ-based industry worker Offering up a feature on a job that pretty much no-one would ever think of as falling under a music industry banner. But fit it does. And we’re running it because […]
A Week In The Life Of… Bob Evans
Bob Evans is the alter-ego and solo project of Australian recording artist Kevin Mitchell, who also fronts legendary Perth band Jebediah. He already has five solo studio albums under his belt, one of which received an ARIA award, and several other nominations followed. His upcoming sixth album ‘Full Circle’ is a best of compilation, featuring […]
