“With us, it’s guitar like you haven’t heard before”
BY LILY BRYANT When I ask Benjamin Dix of the Melbourne Guitar Quartet what it’s like to prepare for a world premiere, he laughs, self-effacingly. […]
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VENUES ANNOUNCED: Everything you need to know about our print magazine
*OFFICIAL LAUNCH ANNOUNCEMENT!* Storytelling. Interviewing. Sharing opinions. Learning. Building friendships. Drinking coffee. These are the things that a print magazine is made of. And after […]
Benjamin Dix on Americana, meditation, and post-study life
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE According to guitarist Benjamin Dix, you can think of his new performance as “string quartet but for guitar”. Playing with the […]
Melbourne Guitar Quartet wins Contemporary Masters Award
The Melbourne Recital Centre has awarded the July-December 2016 Contemporary Masters Award to the Melbourne Guitar Quartet. The group, featuring Ben Dix, Dan McKay, Jeremy […]
At what point do we stop emerging?
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE I’ve been wondering something lately, and I don’t think I’m alone. What does it mean to be an ‘emerging’ artist? And when […]
MGQ’s Ben Dix chats about ‘the guitar family’
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE The new Melbourne Guitar Foundation met with great success in its 2015 season, having hosted concerts with international talent from Johannes […]