Control Podcast

08/03/2024

18/01/2024

Clare Bowditch tells us about her career journey as an award winning vocalist, business woman, mentor, mother, actress, broadcaster, podcaster and author. She talks to us about her forthcoming album (10 years in the making!), the establishment of her socially conscious business and much more.

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Claire has won the coveted ARIA Award for Best Female for her music, the Rolling Stone Woman of the Year Award for her contribution to Australian culture, and has been nominated for a Logie Award for her role as Rosanna on popular television show Offspring. Her very first book, entitled “Your Own Kind Of Girl” won the 2020 Australian Book Industry Award for “New Writer of The Year”. As a songwriter and musician she has toured with artists such as Leonard Cohen, Paul Kelly, Missy Higgins, Gotye and John Butler, to name just a few. In August 2020, she released an Audible Original audio book entitled “Tame Your Inner Critic” which has remained at the top of the Audible Charts since the day of release.

17/01/2024

Hear Clare Bowditch's thoughts on burnout, managing her music and much more in this episode of Control, recorded live in the Soundbox during Always Live Festival.

Clare Bowditch is the award winning vocalist, business woman, mentor, mother, actress, broadcaster, podcaster and author. Claire has won the coveted ARIA Award for Best Female for her music, the Rolling Stone Woman of the Year Award for her contribution to Australian culture, and has been nominated for a Logie Award for her role as Rosanna on popular television show Offspring. Her very first book, entitled “Your Own Kind Of Girl” won the 2020 Australian Book Industry Award for “New Writer of The Year”. As a songwriter and musician she has toured with artists such as Leonard Cohen, Paul Kelly, Missy Higgins, Gotye and John Butler, to name just a few. In August 2020, she released an Audible Original audio book entitled “Tame Your Inner Critic” which has remained at the top of the Audible Charts since the day of release.

15/01/2024

Our guest this week - the award winning vocalist, business woman, mentor, mother, actress, broadcaster, podcaster and author Clare Bowditch talks about Australian talent and the importance of supporting local music.
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Claire has won the coveted ARIA Award for Best Female for her music, the Rolling Stone Woman of the Year Award for her contribution to Australian culture, and has been nominated for a Logie Award for her role as Rosanna on popular television show Offspring. Her very first book, entitled “Your Own Kind Of Girl” won the 2020 Australian Book Industry Award for “New Writer of The Year”. As a songwriter and musician she has toured with artists such as Leonard Cohen, Paul Kelly, Missy Higgins, Gotye and John Butler, to name just a few. In August 2020, she released an Audible Original audio book entitled “Tame Your Inner Critic” which has remained at the top of the Audible Charts since the day of release.

15/01/2024

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This episode we welcome the award winning vocalist, business woman, mentor, mother, actress, broadcaster, podcaster and author Clare Bowditch to the Control Podcast. Recorded live at The Sound Box as part of Always Live Festival, Chelsea and Clare talk about burnout, the Australian music industry, body image and much more.

Claire Bowditch has won the coveted ARIA Award for Best Female for her music, the Rolling Stone Woman of the Year Award for her contribution to Australian culture, and has been nominated for a Logie Award for her role as Rosanna on popular television show Offspring. Her very first book, entitled “Your Own Kind Of Girl” won the 2020 Australian Book Industry Award for “New Writer of The Year”. As a songwriter and musician she has toured with artists such as Leonard Cohen, Paul Kelly, Missy Higgins, Gotye and John Butler, to name just a few. In August 2020, she released an Audible Original audio book entitled “Tame Your Inner Critic” which has remained at the top of the Audible Charts since the day of release.

Listen now via spotify/apple podcasts.

11/01/2024

Zoe is the award-winning Artistic Director of SIMA, Sydneys’ Improvised Music Association, and international musician.

In this conversation, Zoe chats to us about touring, what changes she would like to see in the industry and how she decides what projects to say 'yes' to.

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11/01/2024

In this episode we chat to Zoe Hauptmann - one of Australia’s most in demand session musician’s who has recorded and performed with some of Australia’s most iconic artists including Paul Kelly, Neil Finn, Kate Ceberano and Peter Garrett. She has recorded on over 80 albums, has toured internationally and has twice a finalist in the National Live Music Awards for “Australia’s best bassist”.

Zoe is also the Artistic Director of SIMA, Sydneys’ Improvised Music Association that has run the Young Women's Jazz Program designed by Sandy Evans OAM for over 21 years. Zoe chats to us about why the program works and the power of mentorship and community in the music sector.

09/01/2024

Do you relate? We talk to incredible bassist and artistic director Zoe Hauptmann about balancing motherhood and music, and her plans for 2024 to 'say no' more often.

09/01/2024

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Zoe Hauptmann is one of Australia’s most in demand session musician’s who has recorded and performed with some of Australia’s most iconic artists including Paul Kelly, Neil Finn, Kate Ceberano and Peter Garrett. She has recorded on over 80 albums, has toured internationally and has twice a finalist in the National Live Music Awards for “Australia’s best bassist”.

Zoe is also the Artistic Director of SIMA, Sydneys’ Improvised Music Association that presents a year round program of events as well as the Sydney International Women's Jazz Festival. In 2018 she won the Creative Leadership Award at the Australian Women in Music Awards.

In this conversation, recorded shortly after the Women’s Jazz festival, I asked Zoe to tell us what she makes a great bandleader, how to negotiate performance fees, how she chooses what projects to work on and much more.

13/12/2023

Our guest today was just 16 when she took her first job as a roadie with AC/DC in 1974. I’m talking to the first female roadie, the incredible, Tana Douglas.
Since her first role in the live sector as a roadie, Tana has worked as a sound engineer, a lighting designer and logistics manager. she’s worked with acts such as Suzie Quatro, Status Quo, INXS and Elton John and has over 30 years of touring experience across three continents. Currently based in LA, Tana recently released her first book, the memoir titled Loud.
In this conversation we talk to Tana about inclusion and gender diversity in the live sector, taking care of mental health on the road, and how audiences and the touring industry have changed over the last three decades. Listen now, link in bio.

13/12/2023

Our guest today was just 16 when she took on her first job with AC/DC in 1974. Don’t miss our conversation with the first female roadie, the incredible, Tana Douglas.
Since her first role in the live sector as a roadie, Tana has worked as a sound engineer, a lighting designer and logistics manager. she’s worked with acts such as Suzie Quatro, Status Quo, INXS and Elton John and has over 30 years of touring experience across three continents. Currently based in LA, Tana recently released her first book, the memoir titled Loud.
In this conversation we talk to Tana about inclusion and gender diversity in the live sector, taking care of mental health on the road, and how audiences and the touring industry have changed over the last three decades.
Listen now on apple/Spotify, link in bio. Full transcript is available on controlpodcast.com

25/11/2023

This week we speak to Jasmine Moseley, Executive Director of the Australian Art Orchestra. A classically trained instrumentalist, Jasmine moved into arts management post music study, and has since worked for organizations such as Melbourne International Arts Festival, the Public Theatre in NYC, the Australian Ballet and Monash University Performing Arts Centre. With a deep understanding of working with musicians Jasmine talks us through how she approaches providing constructive criticisms to artists. Listen now, control podcast.com

24/11/2023

Reminder that next Monday we’ll be recording two back to back episodes of Control at The Sound Box! I’m interviewing the incredible Emma Donovan and Clare Bowditch. Come down for a coffee, some chat and some great music. No bookings required!

24/11/2023

What do you think is the most essential ingredient for effective partnerships? Hear from Jasmine Moseley, Executive Director of the Australian Art Orchestra in this weeks episode as she talks us through her approach to developing partnerships and commissions.

23/11/2023

Jasmine Moseley, Melbourne-based arts manager, has worked for organizations such as Melbourne International Arts Festival, the Public Theatre in NYC, the Australian Ballet, and Monash University Performing Arts Centre. Currently she is the Executive Director/Co-CEO of the Australian Art Orchestra. Listen now for Jasmine's take on arts management practice, developing effective partnerships, managing artists and much more. Controlpodcast.com

21/11/2023

**New episode alert**

In this episode we speak to Jasmine Moseley, Executive Director of the Australian Art Orchestra. A classically trained instrumentalist, Jasmine moved into arts management post music study, and has since worked for organizations such as Melbourne International Arts Festival, the Public Theatre in NYC, the Australian Ballet and Monash University Performing Arts Centre. In this conversation I ask Jasmine about the duel management structure of the Art Orchestra and where she thinks art music sits in Australia. We also cover a lot of arts management practice - I ask how Jasmine approaches providing feedback and securing partnerships and how she approaches developing commissions.
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21/11/2023

In this episode, Professor Cat Hope, the formidable composer, sound artist, writer, and performer, talks about her work and career. The director of Decibel New Music Ensemble, and founder of the Low Tone Orchestra and the Australian Bass Orchestra chats us through her work as an artist and as an activist. Listen now, controlpodcast.com or apple/spotify podcasts.
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15/11/2023

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Professor Cat Hope is an award winning composer, sound artist, writer, performer, songwriter, artistic director and noise artist. Her work explores low frequency sound, drone, noise, glissandi and the use of graphic scores and alternative music notation. She is the director of Decibel New Music Ensemble, founder of the Low Tone Orchestra and the Australian Bass Orchestra and is a performer in noise duos such as Super Luminum and Candied Limbs. Currently based in Melbourne, Cat is a Professor of Music at Sir Zelman Cowen School of Music at Monash University. In this conversation we ask Cat about graphic scores, her use of drones in composition, the role universities play in establishing the canon of popular music and much more. ⁠
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