Venus Kwong: Mental health sounds like…
BY JESSIE WANG, LEAD WRITER (COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL AWARENESS) Sydney musician and charity worker Jessie Wang is a mental health advocate and studies psychology at […]
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Mastering your practice #4: Miranda interviews Rachael Beesley
BY MIRANDA ILCHEF, LEAD WRITER (NSW) This is the fourth interview in Miranda’s exclusive CutCommon series Mastering your practice. Please note that these stories may include a […]
5 reasons why I applied to learn composition with the AYO
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE The Australian Youth Orchestra exists to nurture and launch the careers of those who dream of a life in music. Of course, […]
Could your arts career benefit from personal coaching?
BY JESSIE WANG (LEAD WRITER, COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL AWARENESS) There is no doubt the music industry is competitive. And when that competition is coupled with […]
You Can’t Ask That: Q&A with screen composer Andrew Sampford
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE VIA LEVEL AND GAIN “How do you swear in sign language?” “Did you drink metho?” “Were you raised as a boy or […]
How one choir is helping those with dementia and their carers
BY JESSIE WANG, LEAD WRITER (COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL AWARENESS) There’s plenty of evidence that music has ample cognitive, emotional, and physical benefits for both the […]
I Am Greta: How Rebekka Karijord composed music for the climate emergency
BY MARK BOSCH, LEAD CRITIC The power of “We” is one belief getting Norwegian composer Rebekka Karijord through the pandemic. Rebekka has with Jon Ekstrand […]
Scoring The Good Fight: How David Buckley uses music to represent the law
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE VIA LEVEL AND GAIN Ten years ago, composer David Buckley started working on a television series with creators Robert and Michelle King. […]
Leah Blankendaal has released a stunning debut studio album
BY RACHEL BRUERVILLE, OPINIONS EDITOR For performance maker and sound artist Leah Blankendaal, the studio is a bit of a foreign environment. Known for her […]
Meet the legendary composers behind this surrealist game score, inspired by Kafka
BY CHRISTOPHER LEON FOR LEVEL AND GAIN Through Schoenberg, Herrmann, and a touch of the surreal, composers Mikolai Stroinski (The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt) and Garry […]