Category Archives: Photo

Opera at the Dish

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When you think of music and Parkes you probably think of their annual Elvis festival but all that may change this weekend.  Opera at the Dish – from Bellini to Broadway has been organised to celebrate 50 years since the telescope was built and help raise money for the McGrath foundation.

In the excitement of this momentous occasion I went to Parkes and spoke with local opera singer Dallas Watts who will be performing on the night.

Broadcast on The Music Show, ABC Radio National 8th October 2011

That night I did a live cross with Robbie Buck on his show Evenings on 702 Sydney, syndicated around NSW and ACT.

Garage Saleing

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A couple of weeks ago I spent a Saturday with Guy and his family, a friend of mine who was hosting a garage sale.  The story was produced to promote the New Beginnings ABC Pool project that I’m running.

Across Australia young and old celebrate the garage sale, a weekend ritual of haggling, bargains and community spirit.

At their first garage sale the Maxwell family will see all types; from the addicts to those that wouldn’t dare leave the car. All items must go but the big question is, who will buy the purple pleather boots?

Flick through the record collection, dig through some preloved toys or try on a hat – it’s all in the fun of garage saleing.

Broadcast on 360documentaries, ABC Radio National 17th September 2011

ABC OPEN Application

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THEME MUSIC: Quirk
MUSIC: Epitomes – demo
(Both bands from the South Coast)

This video was made to go with my application to be an ABC Open producer.  Apart from family holidays on the south coast, I had never properly engaged with the community. I thought it was essential when applying for this position to get a sense of the people, the projects that already exist and the projects I might be able to assist with in the future.
I grabbed some gear, jumped in the car and drove to Nowra, just one town in the South Coast/Tablelands region.

I allowed myself just one day to talk to as many people as I could and produce this audio slideshow on the run. Unfortunately I didn’t have time to edit the photos but I’m proud of the effort and glad to now have such an insight on the area and what the ABC Open project could involve.

14 June – Dereb the Ambassador

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In July this year Radio National’s live music show, Music Deli will celebrate 25 years – a remarkable achievment on any level.  Presenter and producer Paul and Alice flew up from Melbourne to record a special concert with Ethiopian-turned-Australian, Dereb the Ambassador.  The recording was in 227, mixed by Mark Don.  Here are some photos.

7 June – The Goosens

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The Eugene Goosens Hall is a grand venue pretty much underneath the ABC Ultimo building.  It would seat about 200 and would fit an entire orchestra on the floor stage, in fact that was it’s original purpose.  Tonight an experimental piano duo Satoko Fuiji and Alister Spence will flood the space with interesting sounds.  Phil Mckeller is mixing and while we were setting up told me stories of the Goosens, big stories about big parties triple j had there.  At the end of every year they’d put on a big charity event and fill the space with kids and electric guitars.

Tonight the crowd and vibe was much different, about 30 or 40 spread out on the extremely comfy chairs and watched the show – a one hour set.  I videoed the performance and will cut this up with Roi at a later date, in the meantime here are some photos.