new Australian music

Dreaming of a commercial release

March 4, 2021

BY DR CORRINA BONSHEK As a composer, I didn’t have a clue how to get my music onto a commercial release until a revelatory chat, […]

Watch the world premiere of Wesley Stormer’s new music clip

February 25, 2021

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Wesley Stormer grew up in Mount Riverview, a suburb of the picturesque Blue Mountains. He went on to study composition at Western […]

Sharing the joy – my unexpected year of music

December 10, 2020

BY PAT JAFFE We would like to give a warm welcome to Pat in his first story as a CutCommon contributor. As the end of […]

Leah Blankendaal has released a stunning debut studio album

November 9, 2020

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 […]

5 young composers discuss their emotionally charged works

June 30, 2020

BY CUTCOMMON Five emerging composers have been awarded a place in the Arts Centre Melbourne’s 5x5x5: Memory mentorship program. It’s a paid commission opportunity for […]

SALT is a vibrant record of Alice Humphries’ journey into music and motherhood

June 24, 2020

BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE In the past three years, composer Alice Humphries has produced new music with fascinating artists, moved from Melbourne to make a new […]

6 young musicians tell us about the powers of new music and collaboration

November 27, 2019

BY SIX-FOUR AND SPIRAL, AS TOLD TO CUTCOMMON Melbourne new music ensemble six-four is this week set to team up with like-minded Sydney group SPIRAL […]

Bringing new Australian music to the Blue Mountains

February 15, 2019

BY GRACE KIM My name is Grace Kim, and I’m the founding artistic director of upcoming project Mountain Concerts. I’ve commissioned Ian Munro to […]

A chat with Australian composer Mark Holdsworth

October 8, 2018

BY KIYA VAN DER LINDEN-KIAN Writing music can often seem like a mystifying and intellectual process. But for some, the experience can be “uniquely […]