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. […]
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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 […]
What’s the role of HIP in the era of streaming?
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE The year 2020 has changed the way music is presented, shifting live performance into a digital future. So where does this leave […]
Kirsty McCahon on the joy of playing Australian music with friends
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE The pandemic has taught us many things, but one of the more contradictory lessons is that it has somehow, against all the […]
Jochen Gutsch’s new song cycle helps us “make sense of the world”
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Hinterlandt’s new album shares seven tales of comedy and tragedy, each named after a character that emerged from the composer’s imagination. Jochen […]
Why resilience is just as important as your technique
BY JESSIE WANG, LEAD WRITER (COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL AWARENESS) We all know a career in the arts sector can be psychologically taxing. There’s pressure to […]
How the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra has become a digital leader
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE The pandemic has shifted the Australian arts industry into unrecognisable territory. It’s been tough, but we’ve learnt a key lesson throughout the […]
Live streaming “allows us to express ourselves as artists”
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Live music can be life-changing. It can uplift and comfort us, especially in times when we need to feel there’s some good […]
How to smash your next online audition
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE A live audition can be one of the most anxiety-inducing experiences of a musician’s career. A panel of industry experts may watch […]