Joining The Dots

In this episode, Flora chats to Dots+Loops 2022 Performance Fellows Ceridwen McCooey (she/her), Dale Schlaphoff (he/him), Paige Gullifer (she/her) and Vincent Choy (he/him) ahead of their performances at Dots+Loops NONSTOP 2022, discussing their the challenges and rewards of collaboration, embracing both performance and composition, reflecting on their residency with Dots+Loops, and exploring what is next to come.

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STAY IN THE LOOP ⁠⁠⁠www.dotsandloops.com.au/joiningthedots⁠⁠⁠

Subscribe to the podcast on you favourite streaming service • ⁠⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dots-and-loops⁠⁠

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LEARN MORE 

Ceridwen McCooey • ⁠https://www.dotsandloops.com.au/people/ceridwen-mccooey⁠

Dale Schlaphoff • https://www.dotsandloops.com.au/people/dale-schlaphoff

Paige Gullifer • ⁠https://www.dotsandloops.com.au/people/paige-gullifer⁠⁠  ⁠

Vincent Choy • https://www.dotsandloops.com.au/people/vincent-choy

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Producer • Dan Kassulke 

Theme music • Madeleine Cocolas 

Graphic design • Chris Perren 

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DOTS+LOOPS

⁠www.dotsandloops.com.au⁠

Facebook • ⁠⁠⁠www.facebook.com/dotsandloopsmusic/⁠⁠⁠ 

Instagram • ⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/dotsandloopsmusic  ⁠⁠⁠

Dots+Loops is held on Jagera and Turrbal land. We respectfully acknowledge the Traditional Owners and pay our pay respects to Elders past and present. First Nations communities have been creating and sharing music, art and culture here for thousands of generations, and we recognise the important ongoing contributions they make to our music and arts scenes. This always was, and always will be, Aboriginal land.

This project is supported by the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts; the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland; Creative Partnerships Australia through the Australian Cultural Fund; and our partners Cre8tive Nations, Simply for Strings, Gasworks Recording Studio and the University of Queensland School of Music.

In this episode, Connor chats to Dots+Loops 2022 Composition Fellow Jen Hankin (she/her) aka The Emerald Ruby ahead of the premiere of her newly commissioned piece "H4lt The Hustle, Frolic 4va" at Dots+Loops NONSTOP 2022. We discussed the surprising and hilarious limitations of making music with Nintendo Gameboys, her genre-hopping fascinations, and her many MANY bands including the one she describes as "Evanescence but better".

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STAY IN THE LOOP ⁠⁠www.dotsandloops.com.au/joiningthedots⁠⁠

Subscribe to the podcast on you favourite streaming service • ⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dots-and-loops⁠

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LEARN MORE 

Jen Hakin • https://www.dotsandloops.com.au/people/jen-hankin

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Producer • Dan Kassulke 

Theme music • Madeleine Cocolas 

Graphic design • Chris Perren 

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DOTS+LOOPS

www.dotsandloops.com.au

Facebook • ⁠⁠www.facebook.com/dotsandloopsmusic/⁠⁠ 

Instagram • ⁠⁠www.instagram.com/dotsandloopsmusic  ⁠⁠

Dots+Loops is held on Jagera and Turrbal land. We respectfully acknowledge the Traditional Owners and pay our pay respects to Elders past and present. First Nations communities have been creating and sharing music, art and culture here for thousands of generations, and we recognise the important ongoing contributions they make to our music and arts scenes. This always was, and always will be, Aboriginal land.

This project is supported by the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts; the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland; Creative Partnerships Australia through the Australian Cultural Fund; and our partners Cre8tive Nations, Simply for Strings, Gasworks Recording Studio and the University of Queensland School of Music.

We're excited to share this wonderful conversation, featuring four leading Brisbane female creatives in a panel discussion on women in contemporary/post-classical music, recorded live in December 2021 as part of Dots+Loops Fellowship Residency. Hosted by Dr. Eve Klein (she/her), panellists include Jo Davie (she/her), Anitah Kumar (she/her) and LÂLKA (she/her).

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STAY IN THE LOOP ⁠www.dotsandloops.com.au/joiningthedots⁠

Subscribe to the podcast on you favourite streaming service • https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dots-and-loops

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LEARN MORE

Dr Eve Klein • https://www.dotsandloops.com.au/people/eve-klein

LÂLKA • https://www.dotsandloops.com.au/people/lalka

Jo Davie • https://www.dotsandloops.com.au/people/jo-davie

Anitah Kumar • https://www.dotsandloops.com.au/people/luminescence

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Producer • Dan Kassulke

Theme music • Madeleine Cocolas

Graphic design • Chris Perren

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DOTS+LOOPS www.dotsandloops.com.au Facebook • ⁠www.facebook.com/dotsandloopsmusic/⁠ Instagram • ⁠www.instagram.com/dotsandloopsmusic  ⁠

Dots+Loops is held on Jagera and Turrbal land. We respectfully acknowledge the Traditional Owners and pay our pay respects to Elders past and present. First Nations communities have been creating and sharing music, art and culture here for thousands of generations, and we recognise the important ongoing contributions they make to our music and arts scenes. This always was, and always will be, Aboriginal land.

This project is supported by the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts; the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland; Creative Partnerships Australia through the Australian Cultural Fund; and our partners Cre8tive Nations, Simply for Strings, Gasworks Recording Studio and the University of Queensland School of Music.

In this special 2-part episode, we're featuring the artists Dots+Loops commissioned to create new works for Dots+Loops NONSTOP 2021. In the first half, Connor chats with Dots+Loops inaugural Composition Fellow Oliver Brown about how his dreams of being an astronaut lead him to experimental art, some morally-questionable advertising technology, and his new piece "Alexa, Write Me Some Music". In the second half, Connor chats with Brisbane artistic duo Timothy Tate and Zenobia Frost, exploring the weird world of indie video game Kentucky Route Zero, the trials and tribulations of working with obsolete technologies, and their new immersive installation "Static Mediations". 

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STAY IN THE LOOP www.dotsandloops.com.au/joiningthedots

New episodes each fortnight, and watch our video tutorial series on YouTube • www.youtube.com/channel/UCBunVVbQg6-PVp5ml4xneCA

Subscribe to the podcast on you favourite streaming service • anchor.fm/dots-and-loops

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LEARN MORE

Oliver Brown • http://oliverbrownartist.com

MUSIC EXCERTPS

"Music for Headphones" by Oliver Brown • https://voltagecontrolrecords.bandcamp.com/track/oliver-brown-music-for-headphones

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Producer • Dan Kassulke

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DOTS+LOOPS

Dots+Loops is based on Jagera and Turrbal land, on which we live, work and create. We respectfully acknowledge the Jagera and Turrbal people as the first inhabitants, custodians and traditional owners, pay respects to elders past, present and emerging, and recognise the important ongoing contributions our First Nations communities make to our music and arts scenes. This always was, and always will be, Aboriginal land.

This project is supported by Queensland Government through Arts Queensland; Creative Partnerships Australia through the Australian Cultural Fund; and our partners Cre8tive Nations, Simply for Strings, and the University of Queensland School of Music.

Guest host Anna Kho chats with Dots+Loos' Co-Directors Flora Wong, Connor D'Netto, and Kieran Welch, catching up on what's being happening in the last year, and exploring future plans for Dots+Loops.

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STAY IN THE LOOP www.dotsandloops.com.au/joiningthedots

New episodes each fortnight, and watch our video tutorial series every other week! Available on YouTube • www.youtube.com/channel/UCBunVVbQg6-PVp5ml4xneCA

Subscribe to the podcast on you favourite streaming service • anchor.fm/dots-and-loops

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LEARN MORE

NONSTOP 2021: https://www.dotsandloops.com.au/calendar/nonstop-2021 

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Producer • Dan Kassulke

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DOTS+LOOPS

Dots+Loops is based on Jagera and Turrbal land, on which we live, work and create. We respectfully acknowledge the Jagera and Turrbal people as the first inhabitants, custodians and traditional owners, pay respects to elders past, present and emerging, and recognise the important ongoing contributions our First Nations communities make to our music and arts scenes. This always was, and always will be, Aboriginal land.

This project is supported by Queensland Government through Arts Queensland; Creative Partnerships Australia through the Australian Cultural Fund; and our partners Cre8tive Nations and Simply for Strings.

Flora chats to Jimmy Southwood and Tia-Shonté Southwood from Cre8tive Nations about the work they do in sharing First Nations perspectives and knowledges in education and creative spaces, and what it's like to work with family. 

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STAY IN THE LOOP www.dotsandloops.com.au/joiningthedots

New episodes each fortnight, and watch our video tutorial series every other week! Available on YouTube • www.youtube.com/channel/UCBunVVbQg6-PVp5ml4xneCA

Subscribe to the podcast on you favourite streaming service • anchor.fm/dots-and-loops

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LEARN MORE

Cre8tive Nations: https://creativenations.com.au/

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Producer • Dan Kassulke

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DOTS+LOOPS

Dots+Loops is based on Jagera and Turrbal land, on which we live, work and create. We respectfully acknowledge the Jagera and Turrbal people as the first inhabitants, custodians and traditional owners, pay respects to elders past, present and emerging, and recognise the important ongoing contributions our First Nations communities make to our music and arts scenes. This always was, and always will be, Aboriginal land.

This project is supported by Queensland Government through Arts Queensland; Creative Partnerships Australia through the Australian Cultural Fund; and our partners Cre8tive Nations and Simply for Strings.

Flora Wong chats to Greek Cypriot American musician Theodosia Roussos about how her relationship with folk music and her voice shaped her artistic practice, how the discovery of her grandmother’s poetry led to her composing a song cycle that then became an opera, and how she got into composing for film.

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STAY IN THE LOOP www.dotsandloops.com.au/joiningthedots

Season 2 coming soon! 

In the meanwhile, make sure you check out our video tutorial series, available on YouTube • www.youtube.com/channel/UCBunVVbQg6-PVp5ml4xneCA

Subscribe to the podcast on you favourite streaming service • anchor.fm/dots-and-loops

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LEARN MORE  https://thetheodosia.com/ 

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Producer • Dan Kassulke

Theme music • Madeleine Cocolas

Graphic design • Chris Perren

Kieran chats to cellist and educator Nick Photinos about founding one of the biggest groups in new music in Eighth Blackbird, then striking his own path as a solo artist; they discuss the “burden of interpretation” and question what needs to change in classical music education; and they debate how to correctly pronounce the trending Netflix show “Emily in Paris.”

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STAY IN THE LOOP www.dotsandloops.com.au/joiningthedots

New episodes each month, and make sure you check out our video tutorial series ! Available on YouTube • www.youtube.com/channel/UCBunVVbQg6-PVp5ml4xneCA

Subscribe to the podcast on you favourite streaming service • anchor.fm/dots-and-loops

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LEARN MORE

MUSICAL EXCERPTS

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Producer • Dan Kassulke

Kieran is joined by arts admin extraordinaire and leading professional “chatter” Megan Steller. Tune in for the top-notch  advice on managing and promoting yourself as an artist and how to get into professional arts admin; stick around for chats about the importance of communication in opera and the arts in general, and get a little bit confused while the duo discuss the potential for foul play while pastry chef-ing

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STAY IN THE LOOP www.dotsandloops.com.au/joiningthedots

New episodes each fortnight, and watch our video tutorial series every other week! Available on YouTube • www.youtube.com/channel/UCBunVVbQg6-PVp5ml4xneCA

Subscribe to the podcast on you favourite streaming service • anchor.fm/dots-and-loops

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LEARN MORE

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Producer • Dan Kassulke

Flora chats to cellist and singer-songwriter Monique Clare about her recent single “It Works”, what it was like to make a music video during COVID19, her creative process, and the environmental considerations of live touring.

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STAY IN THE LOOP www.dotsandloops.com.au/joiningthedots

New episodes each fortnight, and watch our video tutorial series every other week! Available on YouTube • www.youtube.com/channel/UCBunVVbQg6-PVp5ml4xneCA

Subscribe to the podcast on you favourite streaming service • anchor.fm/dots-and-loops

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LEARN MORE

Monique Clare:

Musical excerpts:

Other links:

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Producer • Dan Kassulke 

Theme music • Madeleine Cocolas 

Graphic design • Chris Perren