Our guest today is Elana Stone. A graduate of Australian National University's School of Music, Elana is a double ARIA Award-winning musician whose style combines instrumental invention with pop styling and quirk! She's an ongoing member of Missy Higgins' live band, and has toured the world as a singer/pianist/accordion player/percussionist with the John Butler trio as well as opening for John Butler across Europe in 2022, and a member of the ARIA award-winning folk quartet All Our Exes Live in Texas, as well as supporting Donny Benét and Megan Washington in a city near you. A mother of two young children, we love that in 2024 she wrote an article for TheMusic.com called 'Being A Parent Is The Most Rock N' Roll Thing I Have Ever Done'. Elana is also a podcaster, and has released her fourth solo album 'Married to the Sound' is out now.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Becky Bennison
Our guest today is Becky Bennison. A graduate of the prestigious Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Becky went on to be a primary school teacher while finishing her PhD in Cultural Studies and Audio Production (as you do). An accomplished writer, songwriter and performer in her own right, these days she’s also Faculty Head of Music and Performance at Macarthur Anglican School in Camden, South West of Sydney (covering Kindy to Year 12), and very active in the Camden Musical Society too (just somewhere in her spare time).See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Penny Spirou
Our guest today is Penny Spirou. An arts critic for AU Review, and arts administrator for various organisations, university lecturer, tutor and popular music PhD - these days Penny works for The Tax Institute where she is the learning technology coordinator. We’ve known Penny since the ‘before times’ (before kids) and when she was also the treasurer of IASPM ANZ - the Australia/New Zealand Association for the Study of Popular music. We’re thrilled to have her here to catch up, as well as get some recommendations from her (and her little people).See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Jeremy Dullard
Our guest today is Jeremy Dullard – he’s is the founder and director of the Melbourne-based music group, Gamelan DanAnda. Jeremy is a champion of Balinese ‘gamelan’: a percussion based orchestra of gongs, flutes, metalophones, and more. Through rehearsals, lessons, workshops, and concerts, Jeremy’s community-based enterprise brings together participants of all ages, backgrounds, and experience levels. He teaches, composes and performs, with his work seen in a recent collaboration album with Melbourne Fusion group, Firetail; and concerts at the recent National Folk Festival in Canberra. Jeremy’s also a dad, and runs a popular “parent & kids gamelan group” ! Welcome to Music Mothers and Others!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Paula Kruger
This episode's guest is Paula Kruger. Paula is a broadcaster and manager who has extensive experience from across the creative industries, having worked across Australia and internationally for over 30 years, and is no. the CEO of Media Diversity Australia. Former ABC Radio presenter, ABC television producer and Managing director of 2SER, and importantly an incredible mentor for young people across the sector. This chat covers a range of experiences and music types (including a connection to Molly Meldrum!). We're thrilled to have Paula and all her glorious energy on the show!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Somewhere in the music industry, between 'sex drugs and rock and roll' and The Wiggles, is the rest of us. 'Music Mothers and Others' is an audio parents group -a chance to discuss how parenting fits (or doesn't) into music industry life. During the series we'll talk to people from across the industry - artists, promotors, techs, broadcasters, writers, academics, teachers - anyone who has a gig in 'industry', whatever that means.
Hosts Liz Giuffre and Shelley Brunt are industry veterans, academics and parents - as well as members of the broader village. For more see us at https://musicmothersandothers.com/ and of course at 2SER FM, https://2ser.com/
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