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Aven Yap, classical pianist and filmmaker – podcast
Sometimes we need to put a higher dollar value on the assets we have that are uniquely ours — and that we are uniquely qualified to tell. Aven Yap This interview with Aven Yap was done over Zoom. I recorded the audio just using my iPhone. Then I used Descript to edit the audio and […]
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Adriatic: Brisbane’s Balkan Djent/Hardcore/Metal Band
Loud and brutal at Vinnies Dive Originally published in The Riff We turned the corner into Nerang Street in Southport on the Gold Coast when Adriatic lead guitarist Bojan Sambolec messaged me: I hope you brought earplugs. It’s insanely loud. We hadn’t. But no matter, Vinnies Dive had free ones at the door. The band […]
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Meet Roaring Lion — My Reggae Family
“Jo, have a listen to Ambush In The Night and Top Rankin’. They’re the next on our list of new songs. Plenty of horns in the intros.” That’s Maui our lead guitarist giving me a heads-up on what to prepare for our next rehearsal. In Roaring Lion, you got to practise BEFORE you come to practice There are nine of us and […]
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How I Became an Online Piano Teacher
I’ve posted an article below about why and how I became an online piano teacher. It’s made me very happy and I can’t believe it’s all turned out this way. If you have considered taking your services online, you might be interested in the essay below. The original post was published in Illumination, a Medium […]
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Podcast with Joel Stephen Fleming
Had a chat with Joel Stephen Fleming today! I haven’t seen him for at least a year, and JACKS is about to screen at the Dublin International Comedy Film Festival, so I wanted to ask him about it and what happens next with the film. We did video chat on Messenger and I met his […]
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The Fight Centre picked for Fair Rounds ActiveKIT initiative
Minh Chong Ali is in my blog quite a bit because he’s an Asian rap artist and songwriter. But he’s also very much into boxing and martial arts, and he works at The Fight Centre, a community-oriented martial arts and fitness club in Slacks Creek, Brisbane, Queensland. Recently, The Fight Centre was selected to be […]
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Roaring Lion at Burleigh Heads BBQ Bazaar Sept 3 2021
I’m in the car with Mike and we’re on our way to the 5.00pm Roaring Lion sound check at BBQ Bazaar in Burleigh Heads. Google Maps says Kooralbyn to Burleigh Heads is an hour and forty. So say two hours with local road works and the school run later… iPad. IPad stand. Keyboard. Keyboard stand. […]
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Benson Wu, Director, Taiwan Film Festival in Australia
“The festival is edgy,” said Benson Wu, Director of the Taiwan Film Festival in Australia. On a recent Zoom call, Benson said he’s all about bringing more diversity into film, whether it’s Asian representation in Western film or LGBT films to Taiwanese audiences. “We have around 12 films in the full programme and there are […]
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Oizoioi. Build a bridge, start a conversation
We are a third culture. Our parents were immigrants. We are seen as foreigners even though we were born here. We’re stuck between two worlds and still don’t quite know how we fit in Australia. Our fashion is a bridge. Our brand is Oizoioi – people ask us: How do you say that? What does […]
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The Occasion #8 — Polaris Banks
Interview with director Polaris Banks for Continuance Pictures “I don’t just want to make movies. I want to make MY movies. I don’t want anything to be between me and what I fell in love with when I was a kid, and every little boy who grows up wanting to be a director says I […]
Joanna Funk
I play and teach piano, and write about creatives