Cypress asking people things.

Wendy Anggerani discusses the trials and joys of taking her music career from country to country and the cultural differences in performing music she has experienced between the San Francisco Bay area and Sydney.

For more content visit: www.cypressbartlett.com

Audio Engineering by:
Nick Walker - www.spectraaudiosolutions.com.au

Sources:
Website
https://wendysmusic.mystrikingly.com/ 

Instagram
https://instagram.com/wendyanggerani?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= 

Working visa information - U.S.A
https://www.uscis.gov/working-in-the-united-states 

E3 Specialty visa information (Australian Citizen information)
https://www.uscis.gov/working-in-the-united-states/temporary-workers/e-3-specialty-occupation-workers-from-australia 

Dr. Matthew Horsley explores the ethnomusicology of Irish music as well as discuses his own journey into learning traditional Irish instruments. Currently (2019 onward) playing in the Australian production of Come From Away, Matthew also talks about how the orchestrations (by August Eriksmoen) allowed him to perform the musical with an idiomatic feel.

Audio engineering  by:
Nick Walker

Sources
Mattew’s Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/hornpipebotherer/ 

The Study of EthnoMusicology: Thirty-one Issues and Concepts
https://books.google.com.gi/books?id=_vlrrG7HvP4C&printsec=frontcover&rview=1#v=onepage&q&f=false 

Music as a verb - Adam Neeley
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hACUz4WVWwk 

Bothy Band
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SSXt0bP1S0 

The silver spear (Traditional Irish jig)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InZbUdUo5Xs 

Louise Hales is the current (2022) entertainment manager for the Blue Mountains theatre. Explore Louise's thoughts and mantras on how she curates yearly programs, finds new artists to highlight as well as hearing her journey.

Mixed and Mastered by Nick Walker
https://www.spectraaudiosolutions.com.au/

Sources
Blue Mountains Theatre
https://www.bluemountainstheatre.com.au/ 

Willem Hendriksen’s ‘Retro Rehash’
https://retrorehash.com.au/ 

Sounds of our towns
https://open.spotify.com/user/ci0h0lxk2vj51rsvxe2z6jkp8 

City of the Arts
https://bluemountainsculturalcentre.com.au/city-arts-trust/ 

Propel Projects
https://www.bmcc.nsw.gov.au/arts-culture/opportunities?fbclid=IwAR0GAexXZmsYd6vSd6gYnzOfuTvD-7wuwMbboO4lc4dBNG-7r658pLQe64k 

Thinking in Systems by Donella Meadows
https://www.booktopia.com.au/thinking-in-systems-donella-meadows/book/9781603580557.html?gclid=CjwKCAjw_ISWBhBkEiwAdqxb9vJRCRmoGAwvK22r6HrT-MW8_LewcemL_sLtn7y2lAKFbwpwj-WETRoCsVAQAvD_BwE 

A great read for those wanting to expand their holistic thinking in managing positions.

In the midst of performing in a musical about wrestling (Dubbo Championship Wrestling), Luke and I talk about and explore different elements of masculinity in performing arts as well as discussing critical race theory within the context of musical theatre.

Follow Luke Leong-Tay
Instagram

Mixed and mastered by:
Nick Walker
www.spectraaudiosolutions.com.au/

Website
www.cypressbartlett.com

Sources:

An absolutely ordinary Rainbow – Les Murray (Poem)

Statistic on female directors - The Lack of Female Directors and Artistic Leaders: Discrepancy in the Number of Women from Theatre Education to Career
https://digitalcommons.chapman.edu/cusrd_abstracts/304/

Explore. Observe. Investigate. This episode, Joe Accaria dives deep into the different roles he's played over the decades and how these different hats have influenced him creatively, personally and musically.

Mixed and mastered by Nick Walker

References:

Repercussions
https://www.repercussionsproductions.com/

Joe Accaria - Website
https://www.joeaccaria.com/contact/ 

Drummer Queens
www.drummerqueens.com

Books:

Inner Game of Music - Barry Green

Machines like me by Ian McEwan

Nick Walker discusses how he became a sound designer for shows such as; American Psycho (The Hayes Theatre 2019, Opera house 2021), Little Shop of Horrors (Australian tour, 2016), Sweet charity (Melbourne 2014), Assassins (The Hayes & Opera House 2018) and many more.
Hear how his ground breaking work in sound design has been achieved through the methodical and focused accumulation of artistic tools geared for creative success.

Links:
Email: [email protected]

www.spectraaudiosolutions.com.au/

www.instagram.com/nick87walker

https://www.facebook.com/spectraaudiosolutions

References:
American Psycho Tech Specs
alia.com.au/sound-design-for-american-psycho-the-musical/

Pan Lab by Innovative Audio
https://innovateaudio.co.uk

Roma Sound Design
www.indiewire.com/2019/02/roma-sound-mixing-alfonso-cuaron-skip-lievsay-dolby-atmos-1202041828/

Twenty Thousand Hertz Podcast (for more sound design techniques)
www.20k.org/

ABBA Virtual Concert
www.timeout.com/music/how-abbas-virtual-concerts-could-change-the-face-of-live-music-in-2022

Completing a university degree takes a large amount of effort, motivation and perseverance. This episode, I discuss with Wern Mak about what happens after you finish a degree in the arts and the journey of giving ourselves purpose.

Mixing and mastering by Nick Walker
E: [email protected]
W: www.spectraaudiosolutions.com.au/

Wern Mak
Instagram: www.instagram.com/wernmak/
Professional enquiries: www.cbmmanagement.com.au

References
Ikigai: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LE5bel_GvU  

Explore how Andrew (Andy) Hearle built his website Stage Milk and his incredible insights on how developing a primary skill can help one gain a strong foothold within their industry and/or creative art.

Website
www.stagemilk.com

Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/andrewsamuelhearle/

References
https://www.sodajerker.com/podcast/

Tina Harris and myself talk about the worth we hold as musicians, how we've spoken up in monetary negotiations as well as provide some tools to help navigate our dollar value in the music industry.

Tina Harris Contacts and Bands:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tina.harris.5249349 

Oriente Tres: https://www.facebook.com/orientetres  

Tijuana Taxi: https://www.facebook.com/Tijuana-Taxi-1621198284810711 

Barrio Soul: https://www.facebook.com/Barrio-Soul-370656483105888 

Music Unions:

Musicians Australia Union

https://musiciansunion.com.au/ 

Musicians Union of Australia

https://musiciansunion.com.au/ 

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Recourses: 

Sham Contracts Information

https://www.fairwork.gov.au/find-help-for/independent-contractors 

Pay calculator:

https://musiciansunion.com.au/calculator/ 

LPA Australia:

https://liveperformance.com.au/resource 

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References:

Fair Work Ombudsman – Australian Live Performance Award Standards

https://awardviewer.fwo.gov.au/award/show/MA000081#P316_27178 

Live music attendance in Melboune –April 2018 Report

https://www.musicvictoria.com.au/wp-content/uploads/bsk-pdf-manager/2019/07/MLMC-2017-Report-compressed.pdf 

U.S.A Media and entertainment exports

https://www.trade.gov/media-entertainment 

Arts employment per million dollars

Dylan Pollard describes his journey of learning the piano from the age of 19 and part of the road he has taken over the past 6 years to become not only a skilled musical theatre teacher, but also become a professional musical director and performer.

Links:
https://www.instagram.com/dylannpollardd/
https://www.facebook.com/dylanpollard96