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Making Conversation
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The Making Conversation: Australian Composers Podcast is a series of interviews with Australian composers around the country and internationally. In the second half of 2016, a team of 10 emerging music journalists busily recorded and produced 30 episodes, for release weekly from Friday 21 April 2017. Listeners can expect to hear about: creative motivation, studying, working a portfolio career, juggling creativity with day jobs and parenting, technique, productivity, gender, growing up with music, and much more.
The Making Conversation Podcast is proudly brought to you by Making Waves, thanks to generous crowdfunding support, and the support of Creative Partnerships Australia through their MATCH program 2016.
THE TEAM:
Executive producers: Lisa Cheney, Peggy Polias -
Interviewer Producers: Leah Blankendaal, Stephanie Eslake, Sascha Kelly, David John Lang, Matthew Lorenzon, Rebecca Erin Smith, Chris Williams, Antonia Zappia -
Audio support: Daniel Thorpe, Thomas Green -
Interns: Angus Baxter, Marlene Radice, Mark Wolf.
Find out more at: makingwavesnewmusic.com/podcast
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Making Conversation, Episode 29: Leah Blankendaal interviews Cat Hope
Nov 23, 2017Tap to summarizeIn this episode you’ll hear: Composer: Cat Hope Website: www.cathope.com interviewed by: Leah Blankendaal Website: www.leahblankendaal.com This conversation was recorded in 2016 in Cat’s home in North Perth, WA. http://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/makingwavesnewmusic.files.wordpress.com/2017/11/cat_hope.mp3 Show Notes “I guess the key thing to understand about my music is that I’m not interested in pulse. And I’m really interested aleatoric processes, especially around pitch.” Cat Hope’s practice spans many different styles. She’s active in noise music, grunge, slowcore and experimentation. Whilst in Western Australia, her work with Decibel ensemble has had an undeniable impact on the shape and sound of experimental music in this region. Now in Melbourne, Cat was recently appointed Head of the Sir Zelman Cowen School of Music at Monash. Before she left WA she caught up with Leah Blankendaal in her North Perth home to talk life, politics, and practice. Music in this Episode Lux Mammoth Composed by Cat Hope Performed by Hertz Circus Fourth Estate Composed by Cat Hope For solo piano. Performed by Zubin Kanga Recorded by ABC Classic FM The music you heard in the opening and closing credits is: I/O (2014), by Eli Simic-Prosic For diskclavier, recorded by the composer. Used with permission. https://soundcloud.com/eli-simic-prosic Production Credits The Making Conversation: Australian Composers’ Podcast is brought to you by Making Waves. This episode was recorded and produced by: Leah Blankendaal Audio consultant: Daniel Thorpe Mixing and Mastering: Thomas Green Executive Producers: Lisa Cheney & Peggy Polias Making Waves With Thanks The Making Conversation Podcast has been made possible with the generous support of: Project Patron: Cameron Lam of Kammerklang Production Donors: Kieren Paynter, Nigel Poole, PLEXUS, Callum Moncrieff, Constance Barberakis, David John Lang, Christopher Gordon, Anne Gill, Brian Howard, Caroline Thompson, Leah Barclay and Jocelyn Wolfe and all who contributed to the successful crowdfunding campaign Making Conversation is supported by Creative Partnerships Australia through MATCH.
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Making Conversation, Episode 28: Peggy Polias interviews Mark Oliveiro
Nov 16, 2017Tap to summarizeIn this episode you’ll hear: Composer: Mark Oliveiro Website: http://www.markoliveiro.com.au interviewed by: Peggy Polias Website: peggypolias.com This conversation was recorded on 23/09/16 in an office in Sydney’s CBD. http://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/makingwavesnewmusic.files.wordpress.com/2017/11/ep-28-mark-oliveiro.mp3 Show Notes “I feel like we’re in an age, with all of the advances technologically… I think we’re on the brink of something. Someone’s going to have some kind of a eureka one day very, very soon and it’s going to change the game for all of us, and I’m excited…” In September of 2016 I caught up with Sydney composer Mark Oliveiro in Sydney city. He swiped us up to level 37 of the ANZ Tower where he provides audio-visual services in the corporate sector. Here’s our chat, which touched on the work and creativity juggle, but also on some decidedly non-corporate and highly artistic themes! Music in this Episode Tartarian Psalms (2011) Mark Oliveiro For bass trombone and electronics Calliphora (2011) Mark Oliveiro For bass recorder and fixed media The music you heard in the opening and closing credits is: I/O (2014), by Eli Simic-Prosic For diskclavier, recorded by the composer. Used with permission. https://soundcloud.com/eli-simic-prosic Production Credits The Making Conversation: Australian Composers’ Podcast is brought to you by Making Waves. This episode was recorded and produced by: Peggy Polias Audio consultant: Daniel Thorpe Mixing and Mastering: Thomas Green Executive Producers: Lisa Cheney & Peggy Polias Making Waves With Thanks The Making Conversation Podcast has been made possible with the generous support of: Project Patron: Cameron Lam of Kammerklang Production Donors: Kieren Paynter, Nigel Poole, PLEXUS, Callum Moncrieff, Constance Barberakis, David John Lang, Christopher Gordon, Anne Gill, Brian Howard, Caroline Thompson, Leah Barclay and Jocelyn Wolfe and all who contributed to the successful crowdfunding campaign Making Conversation is supported by Creative Partnerships Australia through MATCH.
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Making Conversation, Episode 27: Sascha Kelly interviews Paul Ballam-Cross
Nov 9, 2017Tap to summarizeIn this episode you’ll hear Composer: Paul Ballam-Cross Website: http://www.paulballam-cross.com interviewed by: Sascha Kelly This conversation was recorded on the 8th of August, 2016, at Paul’s home in the Western Suburbs of Brisbane. http://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/makingwavesnewmusic.files.wordpress.com/2017/11/paul-ballam-cross.mp3 Show Notes [On Collaboration)]: “I think the best way, is the way I worked on these pieces with Emma (Di Marco – Saxophonist), where she said …“Look I’m really excited about this idea! I’d like to try out this technique I’ve been playing around with”… and I said …“Well what if we try this?”… And everything kind of went from there. I think that’s kind of the best way to do things.” I talked to Paul Ballam-Cross on a beautiful August day in the western suburbs of Brisbane. Paul, a seasoned broadcaster himself, was an eloquent, quick-silver interview subject, and I felt we easily fell into a rhythm. Paul, as he’ll describe in the podcast, came to composition a bit later, and I found him refreshing and honest – and willing to openly share his honest perspective on the art of composition – even when he finds it difficult. A particular highlight for me was when he picked up the guitar to prove a point in one of his examples. It was just such a generous, genuine part of our discussion that I completely forgot we were being recorded. Music in this Episode Anagrammata Composed by Paul Ballam-Cross Performed by the Monash University Flute Ensemble (conductor) Peter Sheridan, Two Portraits of One Subject Composed by Paul Ballam-Cross Performed by Paul Ballam-Cross The music you heard in the opening and closing credits is: I/O (2014), by Eli Simic-Prosic For diskclavier, recorded by the composer. Used with permission. https://soundcloud.com/eli-simic-prosic Production Credits The Making Conversation: Australian Composers’ Podcast is brought to you by Making Waves. This episode was recorded and produced by: Sascha Kelly Audio consultant: Daniel Thorpe Mixing and Mastering: Thomas Green Executive Producers: Lisa Cheney & Peggy Polias Making Waves With Thanks The Making Conversation Podcast has been made possible with the generous support of: Project Patron: Cameron Lam of Kammerklang Production Donors: Kieren Paynter, Nigel Poole, PLEXUS, Callum Moncrieff, Constance Barberakis, David John Lang, Christopher Gordon, Anne Gill, Brian Howard, Caroline Thompson, Leah Barclay and Jocelyn Wolfe and all who contributed to the successful crowdfunding campaign Making Conversation is supported by Creative Partnerships Australia through MATCH.
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Making Conversation, Episode 26: David John Lang interviews Rachel Bruerville
Nov 2, 2017Tap to summarizeIn this episode you’ll hear Composer: Rachel Bruerville Website: http://www.rachelbruerville.com interviewed by: David John Lang Website: www.davidjohnlang.com This conversation was recorded in 2016 in a practice room at the Elder Conservatorium of Music, University of Adelaide. http://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/makingwavesnewmusic.files.wordpress.com/2017/10/rachel_bruerville.mp3 Show Notes “I try and listen to everything, including things I hate, because I think that broadens my ears, and it’s interesting to listen to things that you don’t like and, kind of, analyse why you might not like it…” In this episode, Rachel Bruerville reflects on her musical upbringing as a singer and cellist, her growing interest in environmental science, and then the late realisation that she actually wanted to be a composer. She talks with David John Lang about how she loves to compose with words and what she hopes her music can achieve, and then tackles the fraught question of what it means to be an “Australian composer”. Music in this Episode A Chantar M’er by Rachel Bruerville. For clarinet, cello and piano. Performed by The Endeavour Trio: Trish O’Brien (cello), Paul Dean (clarinet), Stephen Emmerson (piano). River by Rachel Bruerville. For cello. Performed by Rachel Bruerville. A Bird Sings by Rachel Bruerville. For soprano, soprano saxophone, guitar, viola, cello. Performed by Pony Horseman (soprano), Jacob Whitelock (guitar), Roshan Ibrahim (soprano saxophone), Frank Giles (viola), Rachel Bruerville (cello). The music you heard in the opening and closing credits is: I/O (2014), by Eli Simic-Prosic For diskclavier, recorded by the composer. Used with permission. https://soundcloud.com/eli-simic-prosic Production Credits The Making Conversation: Australian Composers’ Podcast is brought to you by Making Waves. This episode was recorded and produced by: David John Lang Audio consultant: Daniel Thorpe Mixing and Mastering: Thomas Green Executive Producers: Lisa Cheney & Peggy Polias Making Waves With Thanks The Making Conversation Podcast has been made possible with the generous support of: Project Patron: Cameron Lam of Kammerklang Production Donors: Kieren Paynter, Nigel Poole, PLEXUS, Callum Moncrieff, Constance Barberakis, David John Lang, Christopher Gordon, Anne Gill, Brian Howard, Caroline Thompson, Leah Barclay and Jocelyn Wolfe and all who contributed to the successful crowdfunding campaign Making Conversation is supported by Creative Partnerships Australia through MATCH.
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Making Conversation, Episode 25: Lisa Cheney interviews Samantha Wolf
Oct 26, 2017Tap to summarizeIn this episode you’ll hear Composer: Samantha Wolf Website: https://soundcloud.com/samanthawolf interviewed by: Lisa Cheney Website: www.lisacheney.com.au This conversation was recorded on 23/10/2016, in Melbourne, Victoria, over tea and cookies on a particularly overcast Spring day. http://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/makingwavesnewmusic.files.wordpress.com/2017/10/samantha_wolf.mp3 Show Notes “Try to tap in to what interested you in music in the first place. For me, that’s an element of play, it’s an element of intuition as well, and an element of physicality. Try to nail down what it is that gets you excited and build it in to your music as much as you can.” Interviewer Lisa Cheney settled in for a conversation with her good friend and talented Melbourne based composer, Samantha Wolf. They chatted on a wide range of topics covering the composer’s beginnings in a regional Queensland, study, music, feminist sound art, the label ‘female composer’ and mental health. The conversation finishes with Samantha offering her younger self some sage advice for the future. Music in this Episode The More I Think About It The Bigger It Gets Samantha Wolf Performed by Tamara Kohler (Flute), Kyla Matsuura-Miller (Violin), and Gemma Tomlinson (Cello) and Electronics Scintillation Samantha Wolf Performed by Cochlea Duo: Chelsea Czuchra (Alto Flute), Lindsay Buffington (Prepared Harp) Paresthesia Samantha Wolf Performed by Blackwood Quartet: Tom D’Ath, Mahalia Stamford, Tim Barker and Naomi Lennox The music you heard in the opening and closing credits is: I/O (2014), by Eli Simic-Prosic For diskclavier, recorded by the composer. Used with permission. https://soundcloud.com/eli-simic-prosic Production Credits The Making Conversation: Australian Composers’ Podcast is brought to you by Making Waves. This episode was recorded and produced by: Lisa Cheney Audio consultant: Daniel Thorpe Mixing and Mastering: Thomas Green Executive Producers: Lisa Cheney & Peggy Polias Making Waves With Thanks The Making Conversation Podcast has been made possible with the generous support of: Project Patron: Cameron Lam of Kammerklang Production Donors: Kieren Paynter, Nigel Poole, PLEXUS, Callum Moncrieff, Constance Barberakis, David John Lang, Christopher Gordon, Anne Gill, Brian Howard, Caroline Thompson, Leah Barclay and Jocelyn Wolfe and all who contributed to the successful crowdfunding campaign Making Conversation is supported by Creative Partnerships Australia through MATCH.
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Making Conversation, Episode 24: Stephanie Eslake interviews Thomas Misson
Oct 12, 2017Tap to summarizeIn this episode you’ll hear Composer: Thomas Misson Website: Thomas-Misson-ComposerPianist interviewed by: Stephanie Eslake Website: cutcommonmag.com This conversation was recorded on 30/01/2017, in Hobart, TAS, at the interviewer’s home in Sandy Bay. http://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/makingwavesnewmusic.files.wordpress.com/2017/10/24_thomas_misson.mp3 Show Notes “I think people would genuinely suffer in this country without new music” Interviewer Stephanie Eslake caught up earlier in the year with composer Thomas Misson in Hobart TAS. Music in this Episode Saturday Night Tuberculosis by Thomas Misson For piano. Performed by Jack Barnes. Abscission by Thomas Misson For vibraphone, violin and piano. Performed by Alethea Coombe, Jack Barnes & Matt Brennan. ‘Saturday Night Tuberculosis’ by Thomas Misson: Jack Barnes performing. ‘Abscission’ by Thomas Misson: Alethea Coombe, Jack Barnes, Matt Brennan performing. The music you heard in the opening and closing credits is: I/O (2014), by Eli Simic-Prosic For diskclavier, recorded by the composer. Used with permission. https://soundcloud.com/eli-simic-prosic Production Credits The Making Conversation: Australian Composers’ Podcast is brought to you by Making Waves. This episode was recorded and produced by: Stephanie Eslake Audio consultant: Daniel Thorpe Mixing and Mastering: Thomas Green Executive Producers: Lisa Cheney & Peggy Polias Making Waves With Thanks The Making Conversation Podcast has been made possible with the generous support of: Project Patron: Cameron Lam of Kammerklang Production Donors: Kieren Paynter, Nigel Poole, PLEXUS, Callum Moncrieff, Constance Barberakis, David John Lang, Christopher Gordon, Anne Gill, Brian Howard, Caroline Thompson, Leah Barclay and Jocelyn Wolfe and all who contributed to the successful crowdfunding campaign Making Conversation is supported by Creative Partnerships Australia through MATCH.
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