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

Mike Chunn

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[skipto time=0:00]Introduction[/skipto]
[skipto time=2:59] Are music and creative subjects an after thought at Schools? [/skipto]
[skipto time=5:21] Play it Strange and the Importance of Songwriting [/skipto]
[skipto time=11:00] Getting into Music [/skipto]
[skipto time=15:13] Stranger than Fiction Memoir [/skipto]
[skipto time=20:50] Citizen Band [/skipto]
[skipto time=26:46] Music in Today’s Fragmented Market [/skipto]
[skipto time=30:25] Time at APRA NZ [/skipto]
[skipto time=36:02] Career Advice [/skipto]

Brad from EnergyGroove radio speaks to the legendary music personality Mike Chunn. Chunn is a former member of well-known New Zealand bands Split Enz and Citizen Band. He also spent eleven years as Director of New Zealand operations for the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). He is currently the CEO of Play It Strange Trust which he founded in April 2004. He has published several books, including the Split Enz biography: Stranger Than Fiction. He also has some valuable advice for all those who dream of a career in Music. Listen now!

Tim Dalton

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[skipto time=0:00]Introduction[/skipto]
[skipto time=1:45]Sharing Knowledge and Experience[/skipto]
[skipto time=4:05]How to quantify the value of music[/skipto]
[skipto time=7:30]Why the value of music has changed[/skipto]
[skipto time=10:40]The Live Music Industry[/skipto]
[skipto time=7:30]Why the value of music has changed[/skipto]
[skipto time=34:00]The Music Matter’s campaign

[/skipto] Brad from EnergyGroove radio speaks to legendary music producer, Tim Dalton.

Adrian Di Giacomo

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[skipto time=0:00]Introduction[/skipto]
[skipto time=1:40]The role of PPCA[/skipto]
[skipto time=6:00]Getting a start in the music industry[/skipto]
[skipto time=10:00]What artists and businesses need to know about PPCA[/skipto]
[skipto time=14:20]The Music Matter’s campaign

[/skipto] Brad from EnergyGroove radio talks to Adrian Di Giacomo, Communications Manager at PPCA.

Chris Bowen

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[skipto time=0:00]Introduction[/skipto]
[skipto time=4:50]Music Australia[/skipto]
[skipto time=11:40]Industry challenges[/skipto]
[skipto time=18:00]The Importance of Live Music Venues[/skipto]
[skipto time=20:15]The Music Matter’s campaign[/skipto]

Brad from EnergyGroove radio talks with Music Australia CEO, Chris Bowen.