Cael Johnston started his career in 2007 as the manager of Rosies, a live music venue in Brisbane’s CBD. He then moved to Melbourne at the start of 2010 and took a job as the National Events Manger for Destroy All Lines, a touring & events company who are responsible for producing Good Things […]
A Week in the Life of… Elise Peyronnet
For the past ten years, Melbourne has been blessed with the incredible hard work and creativity Elise Peyronnet has injected into the local scene via Melbourne Music Week – the city’s most iconic celebration of music and the music industry. Working as the festival director for the entire of the event’s ten year span, Elise […]
A Week In The Life Of… Arthur Tanzi
Honestly, what can’t he do. Our guest this week is Arthur Tanzi – a creative producer, live music booker, events coordinator, music promoter, artist manager and music programmer based in Melbourne. Originally from France and Monacco, Arthur made the move to Australia in 2011 to complete a Master in Arts and Cultural Management at the […]
A Week in the Life of… Cameron Wade
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… Doug Clarke
It’s been a long time coming but we’re back, baby! Welcome to the first instalment of our ‘Week in the Life’ series for 2019. To get the ball rolling, we’ve picked the brains of Sydney-sider Doug Clarke, a freelance audio engineer whose talent spans across television, live mixing and studio production. Doug’s extensive experience in […]
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… 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… 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 […]
