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Looking for a bit of a refresh for your artist bio?

Or maybe you’re just getting a project off the ground and you’re after some help with getting the words together before they hit inboxes?

Feel free to hit me up!

I’ve worked recently with the likes of Jerome Farah, Johnny Hunter, Kingswood, Tuka, Phil Jamieson and The VANNS in getting their bios together and am happy to chat with you about your upcoming projects!

hello@sosefinafuamoli.com

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Calendar Mark: MusicNT Workshop Series

MusicNT have combined a whole bunch of online workshops for Northern Territory-based artists and songwriters to tune in to, through into June - pretty cool!

The industry workshops cover a range of topics, including Mental Health, Music Export, Live Streaming and more. As we’re all currently having to find new ways of staying connected and more importantly, staying on top of things, this is a pretty great thing to have been asked to be a part of.

Along with Stephen Green (SGC Music), I’ll be jumping on to talk about Self Promotion for musicians - getting your music out there, getting it covered, connecting with journalists/radio…the people you want to get your music in front of. We’re listening to new music more than ever now, so it’s the perfect time to be honing your approach!

The full list of workshops and topics can be seen below - if you’re in the NT, hit up the MusicNT Facebook page, where the workshop will be live-streaming on May 19th.

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Calendar Mark: Splendour in the Grass 2019

This year, Splendour in the Grass is hosting a variety of unique voices at their Splendour Forum, the program of which has been announced today.

Alongside the music element of the festival, Splendour is also giving a stage to comedians, activists, and other creatives to perform, share their ideas and encourage discussion with an audience eager to partake. Check out a bit of a wrap up of what went down at the Splendour Forum last year, below.

I’m stoked to be hosting another Hypothetical (similar to the one I’m helming at CHANGES, and also at last year’s Melbourne Music Week) at the Forum, which poses the question: Is It Environmentally Responsible To Be Human?

Intrigued? I know I am.

Official Description

Amid ongoing global inaction to curb human-driven climate change – humanity faces an existential crisis. Young people worldwide are increasingly engaged in activism, demanding climate action to preserve the habitat they will inherit. Voluntary human extinction movements are gaining mainstream traction, with proponents voluntarily ceasing to breed in efforts to allow Earth’s biosphere to recover.

In this Hypothetical: “Is it environmentally responsible to be human?”, philosophers, environmentalists, artists and experts come together to negotiate philosophical outlooks, influence action and maintain progress in the thick of the climate crisis we face. Presenter and comedian Adam Spencer will take a group of specially selected respondents through a hypothetical exercise to collectively work through a moral dilemma, to aid in navigating future challenges.

The panel is moderated by Adam Spencer, and will feature Allara Briggs Pattison, Prof. Peter Singer, filmmakers Damon & Zoe Gameau, Sen. Peter Whish-Wilson, Marieke Hardy, Gareth Liddiard (Tropical Fuck Storm, The Drones), Heidi Lenffer (Cloud Control), and Mara Bun.

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As well as the Hypothetical, I’ll also be speaking on a panel presented by The Pin and APRA AMCOS, entitled “The Power of Enough”. If you haven’t heard of The Pin, check them out here to find out more about the amazing work they do in sharing the stories of some powerful individuals and encouraging, supporting and nurturing a more diverse artistic culture here in Australia.

Official Description:

When there is no blueprint for how to take on a dream, a scene or an industry, how do we know when we’re enough? With rising social change, movements are often criticised for leaving women of colour out of the conversation.

The Pin, a website centred on conversations around race, identity, and culture, investigates the turning point for three dynamic, fascinating and powerful women who have tackled colourism, womanhood, indigeneity, class and the creative industry, to break the mould for the better. Find out where each artist takes their inspiration from, how they have grown both in music and in womanhood, the challenges they have individually overcome to get to where they are, and what they hope to find in the future.

Hosted by The Pin’s Nkechi Anele and Lucie Cutting, I’ll be joining Thandi Phoenix, Neil Morris (DRMNGNW) and DJ Jennifer Loveless in conversation.

SO MUCH IS HAPPENING IN JULY!

If you want to find out more about the Splendour in the Grass program, visit www.splendourinthegrass.com and if you’re going, see you in the tent!

Listen In: Play On Radio →

Play On Radio is approaching its six month mark!

Here’s a little background on the project, If you’re still getting to know…

Play On Radio exists to highlight the cultural crossover between modern music and footy. Bringing together an informed, diverse and fresh group of presenters to host a plethora of new shows, and popular podcasts.

Together with Gemma Bastiani (Pozible, ex. Casual Band Blogger), I’ve been digging into music programming for this new digital station, where we’ve been hosting shows and podcasts traversing the worlds of music and sport.

I’ve been enjoying putting a spotlight on Australian artists and forming curated music hours with them, and bringing their stories to light in an unique way. Across our roster, you can delve deep into genre-specific shows (Pink Noise, The Punk Show, The Breakdown), as well as some brilliantly curated shows from the likes of Sabrina Robertson, Don’t Fret Club, Miks Everitt, Jack R Reilly, Paul Waxman and our footy brethren, the How Good’s Footy crew.

If you want to get your music played, simply head here to submit.

To enquire about artist interviews for Play On Radio or the Australian Jams podcast, email gemma@riotexpert.com or hello@sosefinafuamoli.com

Tune in online at playonradio.live!

Listen In: The Scenario - Kiss FM

PHOTO CREDIT: Chelsea King

Since late 2018, I’ve been on air weekly with one of Australia’s best photographers (certainly one of the leading music photographers in the country), Michelle Grace Hunder, hosting The Scenario on Kiss FM.

While traditionally a dance music station, The Scenario is Kiss FM’s flagship hip-hop and R&B show, programming everything from new and old schools, while also hosting special guests in studio. Both Michelle and myself are passionate about giving new artists the platform to share their stories and new music, and The Scenario has given us an opportunity to do so, while also connecting with the wider hip-hop community.

Recent guests have included Remi and Sensible J, Genesis Owusu, Lady Lash, Kwasi, Mai Sisters and Saint Lane, while the second half of 2019 is looking to be stacked too.

If you’d like to get on our radar, follow us on social media below - for artist and interview, email our producer Elle Sutherland (elle@hellomoonhouse.com).

Tune in Wednesday nights from 7pm at kissfm.com.au or on 86.7 and 86.88 FM if you’re cruising around through Melbourne and the inner north.

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Source: https://kissfm.com.au/show/thescenario

Profile: Jaxsta's Humans of Music

PHOTO CREDIT: Lauren Connelly
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED BY JAXSTA, AUGUST 2018

1) Who are you in the music industry? What’s your story?

Where to start…my career in music journalism started around 2011 when I was living in Adelaide and halfway through an arts degree. I’ve written for a number of online publications, but most people will know me for my work with national music and arts publication, the AU review. I came on board as the site was entering its third year and in 2018, the AU turns ten; needless to say, a lot has changed in the Australian music media scene over that time. I’ve been lucky enough to help take the brand overseas during my time and cover some dream festivals, profile some incredible established and emerging talent both at home and abroad.

In recent years, my work has been featured in Rolling Stone Australia and Beat Magazine while on the more ‘industry’ tip, I’ve been part of the judging panel for the Australian Music Prize since 2016, as well as having served on other award boards including the South Australian Music Awards, NT Song of the Year, The Age Music Victoria Awards and the ARIA’s. I’ve also delved into music publicity this year as well and gotten back into community radio too, as a way to experience the other side and broaden my own experiences and skills.

Since moving to Melbourne in late 2017, I’ve been enjoying connecting with one of the country’s best music communities and finding new artists with stories that need to be heard.

2) If you had to give credit where credit’s due, where would that be? To who? And why?

In terms of kickstarting the journey to where I am now, editors who gave me a start early on, whether that be a free ticket to the first shows I reviewed or the musicians who have been behind me since the beginning; people including Ryan Winter, Larry Heath, Tobias Handke, Urthboy, Andy Bull, James Mangohig, Ali Hawken. Kathy McCabe, for being an early inspiration. In more recent years though, I’ve had a core network of industry colleagues whose support I have found invaluable; the Michelle Grace Hunders, the Leanne de Souzas, the Emily Cheungs, the Kirsty Rivers’, the Helen Marcous’…the list goes on. Passionate people who champion music and their causes wholeheartedly with honesty and intelligence. They’ve helped me a great deal over the years, particularly when navigating the politics of the Australian industry, that can often feel rather exhausting.

3) What are you most excited for this upcoming year? Who should we shine the spotlight on?

I’m excited to be tackling some new projects here in Melbourne. There’s one in particular that is in the baby stages that I’m really looking forward to seeing come to life over the next year. I’m keen to travel more and experience new types of music and artists I’ve not really had much to do with; I’m ready to be challenged and to ~hopefully~ thrive on that challenge. In terms of new music, I’m very keen to see where artists including Kaiit, Alexander Biggs, Tasman Keith, BIRDZ and Marlon Williams go as this year wraps up and 2019 kicks off. These artists, in particular, represent very different corners of music but the way they have captured the attention of a broader music fanbase (and industry base, too) over the last 12 months has been incredible. I’m very excited to see what’s coming next.

Source: https://blog.jaxsta.com/post/176932079043/...