A balmy evening in the Brisbane City Botanic Gardens
Are the numbers of women on the road increasing? Here is a recent article from the UK.
The latest edition of Gippsland Life has a feature article on Robyn.
Ausmusic T-Shirt Day is an annual day of fun and awareness on Thursday 30 November to celebrate Aussie music and raise urgently-needed funds for music workers in crisis.
Funds raised from the campaign go towards helping Support Act continue its crucial work supporting musicians, managers, crew and music workers through crisis relief, mental health and wellbeing programs, the Support Act Wellbeing Helpline, Mentally Healthy Workplaces Program and dedicated First Nations support.
Music lovers and businesses across Australia can support the campaign in three simple ways:
For the third year running, ASM Global are stepping up to support ILMC's Alia Dann Swift Bursary Scheme, which offers 30 full delegate places to young professionals.
The scheme is intended to provide a route for live music’s brightest upcoming executives to participate in ILMC for the first time and build their network.
Each bursary place holder will be twinned with a dedicated industry mentor, giving them a fantastic opportunity to share knowledge and ideas and to build new contacts within the industry.
If you have younger members in your team (suggested age range of 30 or under) who have not attended ILMC before, please do share this link with them, which contains more information and how to apply.
After staging an uber successful inaugural event last year, Harvest Rock returns to the festival calendar in 2023, once again nestling into Adelaide's Rymill & King Rodney Parks for two days of magical live music.
There are plenty of international arrivals jetting in for the festival (to take place 28-29 October), with Harvest Rock securing exclusive performances from lo-fi rock, psychedelic hip hop master Beck (bringing his full band) as well as funk, soul, and acid jazz master Jamiroquai – who returns to Australia for the first time in 12 years.
Other artists stamping their passports to Harvest Rock are indie rock-rock band Bright Eyes led by Conor Oberst, '90s early '00s alt-rock champions Built To Spill, Canadian electro-funk duo Chromeo, New Zealand indietronica queen Ladyhawke, plus 'Le Freak' and 'Good Times' hitmakers Nile Rodgers & Chic.
Then there's country-rock artist and Missouri native Sam Barber ('Straight And Narrow'), American new wave, indietronica artist Santigold ('Disparate Youth'), quirky art pop, glam rock sibling duo Sparks (fresh from releasing their first album on Island Records in 47 years!), New York power pop band The Lemon Twigs and LA post-rock, art rock band Warpaint.
Support Act, has today announced the appointment of Robyn Jelleff as a member of its board.
Robyn brings over 30 years’ experience in live touring and events to the role as the Managing Director of live entertainment production company, Jelleff & Co.
Starting out as a lighting designer in early 80’s Melbourne, Robyn later made her way to London, touring the UK, Europe and USA extensively throughout the 80’s and 90’s. During this time she made the move from lighting to show production, tour and event management, eventually becoming co-director of True North, a UK-based production company. She was also a founding member of the Production Services Association UK (PSA).
Since returning to Australia in 2000, Robyn continued to run her own company, working predominantly in touring and events. She is a member of CrewCare and for the past two years has been the Project Manager of their Weasle Eicke Scholarship training program. In 2018 she took out the award for ‘Live Production’ at the inaugural Australian Women in Music Awards.
Lynne Small, Co-Chair of Support Act, explains: “We warmly welcome Robyn to the Support Act Board and are thrilled to have someone with such fantastic industry credentials in the role. She’ll be a great addition to the already stellar wealth of experience and knowledge in our dedicated board members.”
Robyn adds: “I am very honoured to have been selected to join the Support Act Board and I look forward to working with the other board members to continue the great work that Support Act does within our music industry community in this country.
“I also look forward to further developing ways in which we can make our industry a safer, fairer and healthier workplace for all of us”.
IT’S A RIOT: THE FORUM, SCIENCE TENT & COMEDY CLUB LINEUP!
Featuring an Aus exclusive Pussy Riot interview and performance + The Betoota Advocate, Brooke Boney, Tony Armstrong, Michael Hing, Hamish Macdonald and loads more…
THE FORUM
Where big thinkers, activists, politicians and musicians raise our collective conscience with red-hot discussions, panels, debates, documentaries and more. You’ll wanna clear space in your Saturday schedule for an Australian exclusive interview AND performance with the legendary Pussy Riot! Read on for all the info…
FORUM LIVE PODCASTS
We’re rounding up some of your most-listened-to podcasts and recording them live from the festival grounds. The best bit? You get to eavesdrop. Here’s what’s going down…
Join author, speaker, therapist, and the creator of the global phenomenon, Like A Version, Lissie Turner AKA Mel Bampton as she explores the connection between environmental and human mental health.
Become smarter than your boss at What the Flux, which breaks down three major business stories in five minutes.
Where’s Your Head At? hosted by Love Island favourites Anna McEvoy and Matt Zukowski will talk relationships, break-ups, reality television, and everything in between.
Laugh at the messiness of life with Sometimes Funny Always Awkward – unfiltered chats about dating, sex, adulthood and being a hot mess!
Kings of satire, The Betoota Advocate will sit down and interview a topical guest while reporting fiercely, without fear or favour, on the latest news.
THE SCIENCE TENT
Back bigger, bolder, and brainier than ever before – you’ll forget you came to the festival for the tunes. Body farms and forensics to solve crimes? Check. Conservation and wild animals in drag? You bet. The science of wellness? Hook up that IV baby, you’re all covered.
COMEDY CLUB
As the sun sets on the Forum, the Splendour Comedy Club fires up! From Thursday through to Sunday, expect a (jimmy) buffet of comedy treats by some of the country’s most hilarious. You may want to pack an extra pair of (dry) pants.
A Pathway to Jobs in Live Music: The Weasle Eicke Scholarship 2023
Once again, this CrewCare initiative will be delivered in partnership with Creative Victoria and supported by Australia's leading production providers and tertiary educators by facilitating training and job opportunities.
The program is intended to provide a fast-tracked pathway for:
- Tertiary students undertaking live production courses, and
- Unskilled workers from both regional and metro areas, who are active within the live music industry.
This is an equal opportunity program that is designed to encourage and provide opportunities for a diverse range of people. The aim is to elevate these students and workers to fill existing job vacancies with leading production suppliers.
A beautiful Sunday afternoon in the Botanic Gardens
A very humid Saturday morning in a field in Brisbane - getting ready for some music and some laughs!
A perfect Saturday morning on the Fremantle Arts Centre lawn
Another sunny Saturday morning on Sydney Harbour
Another Sunday morning soundcheck in an Olympic Stadium… back in South Korea again:)
MUSIC INDUSTRY REVIEW
A national review of sexual harm, sexual harassment and systemic discrimination in the contemporary Australian music industry and recommendations for reform.
According to the report, 55 per cent of the 1271 survey participants, from musicians to those working in senior levels at record labels, have experienced some form of workplace sexual harassment and sexual harm in their career. This includes 72 per cent of women surveyed and 39 per cent of men surveyed.
Bullying was experienced by 76 per cent of survey participants at some point in their career, with women more likely to be bullied than men: 81 per cent of female respondents said they had experienced bullying in the past five years, compared with 67 per cent of men.
WATCH AWMA ON @ABCTV IVIEW NOW!
Australian Women in Music Awards make their debut on ABC TV, highlighting women's achievements in all aspects of Australia's music industry and showcasing a plethora of exciting performances by some of our most acclaimed female artists.
CrewCare is inviting applications for this foundation training program. Through training, work placements and mentorship, the program offers people already working in or studying the live music industry, a chance to expand their learning and facilitate pathways in to jobs.
Applications close on June 6, 2022
I’m looking forward to catching up with friends and colleagues.
Just another Saturday morning soundcheck in a field…
Applications for the Alia Dann Swift Bursary Scheme close on the 24th January.
The bursary scheme provides a route into ILMC for the first time for those who would otherwise not be able to attend.
The scheme is named in memory of Alia Dann Swift, ILMC’s long-standing producer. Alia was instrumental in both bringing talent into the industry, and supporting and encouraging new ILMC members.
Apply for the bursary scheme now: https://32.ilmc.com/delegates#bs
