How Pedro Bromfman composed Far Cry 6
BY CHRISTOPHER LEON WITH STEPHANIE ESLAKE Pedro Bromfman is not a gamer. Sure, as a kid he played a bit of Nintendo and Atari. But […]
December 2021
We have to keep going
BY RACHEL BRUERVILLE, OPINIONS EDITOR At the end of October 2021, Premier Steven Marshall announced a much-anticipated COVID “roadmap” for South Australia – in our […]
Creating A Sanctuary of Quietude
BY PAT JAFFE One year ago, Pat Jaffe wrote a blog for CutCommon on the experience of recording and releasing his debut album Eldorado. He […]
ANAM is connecting its musicians and donors like family
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Jannie Brown’s family has long been connected to music. Her great-great uncle was William Henry Dow, one of Australia’s leading instrument makers […]
ANNOUNCED // Alex Turley wins the 2021 Arcadia Winds Composition Prize
CONTENT COURTESY ARCADIA WINDS Melbourne-based composer Alex Turley has been crowned the winner of the 2021 Arcadia Winds Composition Prize. Turley was chosen from a […]
National Music Industry Review on systemic abuse and sexual harassment
CONTENT COURTESY MUSIC INDUSTRY REVIEW The volunteer Temporary Working Group — with support from APRA AMCOS, ARIA, PPCA, Australia Council, and Support Act — have […]
Sophie Hutchings creates “room to breathe” in anxious times
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE When an artist is streamed more than 29 million times, it tells you something about what listeners are craving right now. And […]
The crisis of a career in culture: why sustaining a livelihood in the arts is so hard
BY KATHERINE (KATE) POWER, THE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND, THE CONVERSATION In the arts in Australia, precarious employment, unpaid work and short-lived careers are the norm. […]
EVENTS // Dots+Loops NONSTOP 2021
CONTENT COURTESY DOTS+LOOPS “Thanks for the ride!” They jump into your passenger seat. They’ve roped you into collecting yet another Facebook marketplace purchase for the […]
This new Australian opera is about how opera portrays women
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Women have long been subjected to violence in the name of entertainment. The problem is particularly rife in opera, where characters are […]