Samantha Woods & Kylie Westaway

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Brad from Energy Groove chats to Samantha Woods (Sami Sparrow’s Emporium of Colour and Delight), & Kylie Westaway (Whale In A Bath) to gain insight into what it is like to write for children, how the collaborative process between designer/illustrator & writer works, & how music influences the creative process!

01:20 Introduction
02:30 Whale in a Bath
04:45 Sami Sparrow’s Emporium of Colour and Delight
09:00 Illustrating Process
18:15 Sam as an author, illustrator and publisher
22:45 How to get a start in the publishing industry?
25:35 What should authors need to know about copyright when they go into an acquisition meeting?
29:52 How has music influenced your work?
34:40 What are your thoughts on fair use and reduction of copyright years?
39:24 Is the value of art changing?
42:50 What do you think of the Productivity Commission’s understanding of commercial viability?
48:40 What is the incentive for the change in copyright laws?
54:00 Should people be better educated about copyright laws?

Dan Rosen

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Brad from Energy Groove chats to Dan Rosen, CEO of ARIA and PPCA. Dan represents the Australian recording industry and oversees the collection and distribution of music licenses and royalties. He produces the ARIA Music Awards, the ARIA Hall of Fame and oversees Australia’s major weekly music charts. Rosen has been on both sides of the music business; his band ‘Second Dan’ won triple j Unearthed in 2003 and has since independently released two albums and toured throughout the USA and Australia.

00:08 Dan’s Background
03:55 What drove Dan to play music?
05:58 How does law tie into music for Dan?
08:30 What is the purpose of ARIA?
09:40 What is the importance of the ARIA awards?
13:26 What is the selection process for the ARIA awards?
15:15 Does Dan think copyright laws need to be updated?
17:20 What adjustment should be made to the copyright law?
18:40 What are the challenges for those making music in the digital era?
21:05 What do you recommend for artists wanting to find an audience at home and overseas?
22:40 What is Dan’s take on the lock-out laws?
24:07 Is there a difference between the Sydney and Melbourne music scenes?
27:10 What is Dan Rosen listening to at the moment?

Music: Count Us In 2016

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Music: Count Us In is Australia’s biggest school initiative, with more than 500,000 participating students from over 2,100 schools nationwide. Growing in reach and impact since 2007, MCUI exists to support teachers to deliver music in the classroom, addressing a lack of training and experience in this specialist area. Music Matters has collaborated with MCUI for 5 years now, working with local animators to bring to life the song through animation. This year we worked with Small Town Animations to animate “Let It Play” for 2016.

Animation by Small Town Animation
Music: Count Us In song for 2016
“Let It Play”
Writers: Stella Kelly, Tom Meadows, Bonnie Staude and Breanna Truscott with John Foreman OAM (Program Ambassador) and Jay Laga’aia (2016 Program Mentor)

Small Town Animation Pty Ltd is a team of animators and passionate storytellers based in Sydney, Australia who specialise in crafting engaging stories through animation and motion graphics. You can see their work here.

Dean Ormston

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Brad from Energy Groove chats to the head the of the Member Services Group for APRA AMCOS, Dean Ormston. Dean oversees the company’s Membership, Distribution, International, Communications and Government Relations portfolios. Hear about Dean’s exciting role, what its like to work at APRA AMCOS, the impact of the proposed changes to the Copyright laws to the Australian music industry and more!

00:28 What is APRA AMCOS?
03:58 What is Dean Ormston’s role in APRA AMCOS?
06:00 What is it like working at APRA AMCOS?
07:55 What issues do APRA AMCOS deal with?
11:10 What is the economic contributions of live music to the Australian Economy?
12:40 What was the reaction of APRA AMCOS to funding cuts to the music industry?
16:27 Dean’s reaction to the Productivity Commission’s Draft Report on Copyright laws in Australia
20:38 What would the consequences of the adoption of fair use in Australia?
22:00 What is Dean Ormston listening to right now?
23:30 Where can we learn more about APRA AMCOS?

Lindy Morrison

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Brad from Energy Groove chats to the Australian music legend, Lindy Morrison. Lindy Morrison played drums with indie band, The Go-Betweens. Currently, she is working as a community musician and music educator. She has been the Artist Director on Phonographic Performance Council of Australia (PPCA) Board since 1993. Morrison is also Support Act’s National Welfare Coordinator and is responsible for assessing applications for help and delivering Support Act’s crisis relief service. Hear about her time as drummer with The Go-Betweens, her passionate work as a copyright and musicians’ rights advocate, and more!

 

Paul McKercher

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Brad from Energy Groove chats to the Paul McKercher. McKercher is a five-time ARIA award-winning music recorder and producer and has produced over 50 albums, working with such artists as Josh Pyke, Bertie Blackman, Papa Vs Pretty, Sarah Blasko, You Am I, Pete Murray and Eskimo Joe. Listen for some invaluable advice from an Australian music industry legend!

00:40 What is the role of a sound engineer/producer?
05:35 McKercher talks about his career
10:30 How do you gain confidence in the non-technical areas?
16:28 Is analog better than digital sound?
21:01 Is it realistic to expect a career as an analog sound engineer?
24:00 How has the role of the audio engineer changed/evolved?
27:30 Why do people make less albums today?
29:33 How important is it that people consume music through legal means?
34:17 Did you know when working on a music track that it was going to be successful?
36:02 What did winning awards do for your career?
38:00 What are the platforms/tools you need to know?

Alan Wright

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People in Music is back for 2016 with host Brad from Energy Groove Australia. This week featuring special guest Alan Wright! Hear about his extensive career as a two-time ARIA Award-winning audio engineer, having worked with acts like The Angels, Divinyls, Hoodoo Gurus, Cold Chisel, Icehouse, & more!

01:08 Career in Music Engineering
02:50 Evolution of Audio Engineering
05:55 Demands of the Profession
07:07 Ideal Traits/Skills and Education required for Audio Engineering
12:15 Working at A&M in LA
13:50 Importance of Relationships in the Industry
16:50 Alan’s most memorable album/track
18:57 Working with Industry Greats
29:15 Track that surprised Alan
25:30 How important is Education in the Music Industry/Audio Engineering?
26:10 Practical Experience is Key
28:00 Why Music Matters
30:20 Illegal Downloads
32:08 Is music quality better on Digital than on CD?
33:45 Has the perception of the value of music changed?
35:51 What is Alan listening to right now?

Vanessa Hutley

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For the last episode of 2015, Brad from EnergyGroove radio chats to Vanessa Hutley, the General Manager of Music Rights Australia. Listen in as they recount the best of 2015: discussing music, the magic of live performances, piracy, copyright laws and the exciting things to come for Music Rights Australia in 2016.

0:05 Introduction
3:00 2015 Highlights: Mike Chunn on Teaching Music in Schools
3:30 2015 Highlights: Dario Phillip on Teaching Future Generations the Value of Music
7:57 2015 Highlights: Tim Dalton on the Change in the Value of Music
10:58 2015 Highlights: Music Industry’s Adjustment to the Digital World
12:35 2015 Highlights: Chris Bowen on the DIY Era of Music
16:55 2015 Highlights: Angela White encourages the Government and Society to Respect Artists
21:00 2015 Highlights: Gene Goodsall on the Difficulty in Protecting Music Internationationally
29:39 Music Rights Australia in 2016