6–8pm Friday 16 April 2010 Facilitator: 4ZzZ fm Cost: Free Bookings: giordana@4zzzfm.org.au or michelleb@4zzzfm.org Live performances from two of Brisbane’s established female bands—Butcher Birds and Feathers live performance from one of Brisbane’s emerging female band Q&A for participants in Girls Get Geared workshops Live recording and outside broadcast on 4ZzZ 102.1FM
I originally published this post last year on CreateDigitalMusic.com, but as I have some video workshops coming up (23rd May, 18th June), I think it’s worth re-posting here: I’m currently editing some video of a gig and interview, taken at an album launch party here in Brisbane. The promoter supplied me with a DVD containing [...]
2–5pm Saturday 24 April 2010 Facilitator: Ian Rogers Cost: Free Bookings: email The Edge Ever wanted to make a CD but don’t have the know-how or the gear? The Edge is the place for you. As the State Library’s new centre for creativity and experimentation, The Edge is equipped with a recording studio and now [...]
4–6pm Saturday 13 March 2010 Who: The Edge’s new Catalysts What: quite a lot of showing off Cost: FREE Ride on down to The Edge this Saturday afternoon for the first ever Show Pony—The Edge’s own creative mash up. Check out some of the weird and wonderful things our Catalysts have been up to over [...]
Seven semi-random thoughts on working at The Edge: #1 My girlfriend never ever tires of suggesting we employ an Aerosmith covers band for the The Edge foyer. This covers band, according to her, will perform a mantra-like set made up entirely of Aerosmith’s 1993 comeback hit ‘Livin’ On The Edge‘ . Accordingly, my day-a-week Catalyst position at [...]
I already have my work cut out writing visualist blog CreateDigitalMotion.com, and occasionally on CreateDigitalMusic as well, so I hope you won’t mind, dear Edgys, if I “re-purpose” some content from those sites from time to time. This is a particularly timely piece of repurposing though, with the triumphant Edge Launch last Friday night, and [...]
Rainman is a hip hop artist based in Brisbane. Billed as ‘a watershed in local hip hop’ by The Courier Mail, Rainman dropped his debut release Fire in the Belly in 2006. The Herd’s Urthboy hailed the up-and-comer as ‘destined to become a positive and very listenable force’. Ozhiphop.com crowned Rainman as ‘Queensland’s best kept [...]
Dot.AY makes experimental music on the Nintendo Game Boy and has been doing so across Australia for the last few years. The focus of Dot.AY’s music is live performance and finding ways to create electronic music that is accessible, creatively rewarding and most of all fun to watch. Through this music he has performed with [...]
DZ is a fuzzed-out rhythmic onslaught of dance-punk. This Brisbane duo create short and sharp bursts of toe-tapping noise. The band spent a significant portion of 2009 grabbing the attention of party goers and music critics alike with their debut release of Ruined My Life, an EP that captures the intensity and fury of their live [...]
Constantly challenging the status quo and investing in local talent, 4ZzZ (102.1fm) is a perfect fit for working with The Edge. When The Edge and 4ZzZ get together you can expect to learn how to podcast, produce and digitally edit radio programs, plus interview for broadcast. An awesome opportunity to fast track careers for budding [...]
One of the few organisations in Australia specialising in digital music distribution, Musicadium is getting the word out there for our emerging and independent musos. Watch out for their workshop called ‘White Noise’ at The Edge on topics like song writing, DIY recording (in our shiny new recording studio), DIY distribution, career management and marketing, [...]
