Coach Music Podcast

Nathan Smart is a 'multipotentialite' who has mastered many things. Singer, songwriter, producer, videographer, lighting specialist, creative + runs his own production/media company, OOMPH! Is there anything Nathan Smart can't do? In this episode, he shares his story, how he found himself here without any formal study and the work that goes on behind the scenes. Be sure to check him out online - IG: @nathansmartmusic

Caitlin D'Souza is a 21 year old singer/songwriter from Melbourne. If you are looking at starting a career in music this episode will definitely get you feeling motivated. She began writing at the age of 14 and has such a unique flair, with beautiful vocals to match. Caitlin is just at the beginning of her story - like you may be at yours so I definitely think you will relate and hopefully finish up listening thinking I can do this!!

Want to know how to build your career independently in the music Industry? Then Tay is someone to watch. He was Born & raised on a country farm in Melbourne, Australia, and his passion for songwriting and music started after his World changed at the age of 12. In this episode, he shares how his career in music began, the success of his single Dreams (which now has over 11k streams on Spotify) and what is next. Jump on and follow this guy on social's, he will instantly feel like your best friend and is someone we should all aspire to be; humble, driven and kind. Oh and he is also a vocal, keys and guitar coach at Coach Music Academy! How lucky are we!

Ash is a versatile and experienced performer who is workshopping and writing her own music. Having received a Bachelor Degree at the Australian Institute of music, Ash's in-depth musical knowledge, extensive study, and varying performance experience have lead her to a variety of roles in the Music world. She is a Backing Vocalist in various local acts such as Dandecat, JAYDEAN, ALLIPHA and Sean Donehue, and a lead vocalist & choir singer for Disco Faith Choir. She is a passionate Vocal Coach & Teacher, and a Corporate singer. Ash is currently writing & creating her first ever release, and aims to collaborate and perform original music in the near future.

Riley Nottingham is an actor, producer, and singer. He is an Associate Producer on 'The Weekly with Charlie Pickering' and is known for his work in the children's TV series 'Toybox', and ABC's drama 'The Gods of Wheat Street', along with Hamish and Andy's 'True Stories'. Recently he finished work on the 'Bus to Birra Birra', which is the follow-up filming to, 'Your Call is Important to Us'. We don't know how he fits it all in but he made some time to sit down with us to share his story. If you're chasing a dream Riley will be sure to inspire you even more!

Check him out:IG - @rjnottingham

Czarina Madayag, a.k.a, 'Zaryna', is an Australian singer-songwriter and dancer from the Philippines. She moved to Brisbane, Australia in 2000 and then relocated to Melbourne in 2012. In 2014 she began working on original material. Zaryna's unprecedented Debut Visual EP 'I Am Mine' premiered on December 8th 2018. The 15-minute short film explores her Journey to liberty as she addresses the harrows of her past - which we covered in this episode. Get your tissues out, this episode is definitely going to pull your heart strings.

Gabriella Cilmi has won six ARIA Music Awards. Her debut album, 'Lessons to Be Learned', was released in March 2008, becoming an international success. Her second studio album, 'Ten', was released in March 2010, and her third studio album, 'The Sting', was released in November 2013. She holds dual Australian-Italian citizenship and in this episode shares her wealth of wisdom about the music industry.

Singer-songwriter Angus Legg knows how to kickstart a career in the music industry. If we could compare Angus to anyone it would be Ed Sheeran, and no, he does not share the red hair but he does share that guy next door, down to earth, let's be friends vibe and he is an incredibly talented singer-songwriter.

The most inspiring part of Angus's story is he actually didn't start pursuing his music until 2 years ago and he has already quit his full-time job to be a full-time muso. We chat about how he made that happen, the release of his debut single, and the process of putting a campaign together as an Independent artist. Lots to learn from this 24 year old!

Check him out:

IG - @angusleggmusic

Hear how Kayla Russo shared the stage with Katy Perry! Kayla is a little different to our other guests as she is a Hip-Hop dancer and with years of experience, she decided to bring her vision of an accredited, cultural street dance school to life and established Revolution: The Movement.

She also scarily resembles Katy Perry and caught Katy's attention last year. We'll let her fill you in on the rest!

CHECK OUT: https://www.revolutionthemovement.com.au/

Follow: @kaylarusso + @revolutionthemovement

Damien Platt is a Melbourne-based Artist Manager. Damien was named by APRA as one of Australia's top 5 music managers to watch. Over the 8 years he has been in the music industry he has worked across a wide range of roles from event management at festivals, tour management, sound engineering, musician, record labels, PR, publishing and artist management.

In 2015, Damien was elected onto two not-for-profit boards, The Push and Face the Music Conference. In the same year Damien started at Teamtrick as a day-to-day manager A&R working with acts such as Allday and Mallrat. In 2017, Damien commenced working as a product manager at Vicious Recordings (Peking Duk, Avicii, Madison Avenue) where he oversees five independent dance labels as well as starting his own management company Palms Management.

Damien represents a diverse roster of emerging acts from Victoria and NSW including Approachable Members Of Your Local Community, Rachel Maria Cox, Juno Disco and as of recently he has signed one of our long time students Tulliah.