We’re back to talk more "silly" stuff with serious Aussie music industry peeps. This time round, they’re (mostly) not musicians themselves.

Housekeeping: no more video from this season onwards, just my sexy international accent and my esteemed guests in audio format.

Sooooooo keen. Hope you are, too!

Saba from the sillymcwiggles.blog

Collab proposals welcome! Drop me an email at [email protected] or DM @SillyMcWiggles on socials. 

Podcast credits:

Concept, recording, production & artwork design - Saba from the Silly McWiggles blog

Music Theme from iMovie

To close this season of the podcast, here are some bits and pieces from the chats with all four guests on some totally silly and some completely serious aspects of the music business, with a few insights from Down Under.   

You'll hear again from:  

- cellist Anita Quayle: https://www.anitaquayle.com/

- the gents from the art-rock band Peak Park: https://www.thisispeakpark.com/

- Fight The Sun's frontman: https://fightthesun.com/

- and the R&B powerhouse Caiti Baker: http://caitibaker.com/about 

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And stay tuned for more seasons of Silly Talks in the future!

I wanted to speak to Caiti Baker since the very first time I saw her at the St Kilda Fest in Melbourne in 2018. The Darwin-based singer/songwriter has such a magnetic vibe about her on stage that it's impossible to forget her shows. So when we finally connected on Instagram last year, I was super stoked to hear about her story so far and how a completely new chapter in her music adventure is about to get started.

Find out more about Caiti Baker on her website:

http://caitibaker.com/about

Here is a link to her Sietta project on Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/artist/1qZEYie7YNe5V7D1nmXOrd?si=5JZopyR0R7u6mFUuu9Mkpg

Check out the 'Birds Eye View' podcast as well:

https://open.spotify.com/show/1dWFGsh89LWWit0qgV4aeg?si=a77fdc2ddc584f73

You might want to learn more about Kuya James:

https://www.instagram.com/kuyajamesmusic/?hl=en

Also, visit my blog:

https://sillymcwiggles.blog/

And finally, consider supporting me on Patreon:

https://www.patreon.com/SillyMcWiggles?fan_landing=true

See you in the next episode which is entirely dedicated to Caiti Baker’s new album, 'Under Our Galaxy'.

You’d be surprised, but although I cover heaps of music genres, rock and the heavier sound are my kind of vibe. So when Fight The Sun pitched their music to me on Groover, I invited their frontman, Adrian, for an in-depth chat. And we ventured into many different topics, like navigating social media and rock music marketing. 

Find out more about Fight The Sun on their website:

https://fightthesun.com/

Check out Adrian’s “Riffs of the Day” On TikTok:

https://www.tiktok.com/@fightthesun

If you want to submit your music to me on Groover, contact me here:

https://groover.co/en/influencer/profile/0.silly-mcwiggles/

Also, visit Shihad, the Kiwi band Adrian mentioned in the conversation:

https://shihad.com/

See you in the next episode where I’ll speak to Adrian about Fight The Sun’s new music and their plans for the future.

Being a DIY band has its ups and downs: you learn heaps as you go, but it can get pretty hectic sometimes. The two Melbourne pandemic lockdowns were a huge blow to Peak Park’s plans as well. Yet, they’ve managed to come out stronger on the other end, both as bandmates and mates in general.

Find out more about Peak Park on their website:

https://www.thisispeakpark.com/

The interview with Peak Park from two years ago is here on my YouTube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzrlxCkdyxY&list=PLHp5-7Ybvkr6vmAjoj5H8928Heqs_vNII

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Don’t miss the next episode, the Silly Encore with Peak Park, where we’ll chat more about the band’s new EP, “How To Be”.

Classical instrument players are rarely guests on my show, and it’s time to change it. So today, I’m speaking to Anita Quayle - a Melbourne-based cellist and composer with 25 years of experience in the music business. She does so many cool, modern things with her traditionally classical instrument that I think I’m going to start taking cello lessons myself :)

Come back on Thursday to hear more about Anita and her journey to becoming a cellist.

Find out more about Anita here:

https://www.anitaquayle.com/

If you’re in or around Melbourne this week, catch Anita with her Beyond The Lake project at The Toff In Town on Thursday, 28 April 2022. Get tix here:

https://thetoff.com.au/gigs/beyond-the-lake-coming-home-album-launch/

The best way to support Beyond The Lake is through Bandcamp:

https://beyondthelake.bandcamp.com/music

Links to some other resources/artists mentioned in the episode are below.

Anita demonstrates the electric cello and its effects on the Australian Musician podcast:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BcQxKLlgKw

Guzheng Player Mindy Meng Wang:

http://mindymengwang.com/

Violinist Xani Kolac:

https://www.xanikolac.com/

MAS (Melbourne Amplified Strings):

https://www.xanikolac.com/projects/#mas

The SPIRE project:

https://www.xanikolac.com/projects/#spire

The 13:12 project:

https://www.1312.com.au/about

Canadian cellist Zoë Keating:

https://www.zoekeating.com/

Silly McWiggles is back to talk more "silly" stuff with serious Aussie music industry peeps. 

Housekeeping: this time the episodes are dropping every Tuesday and Thursday. Stay tuned for the first one!

I'm keen. Are you? ;) 

Saba from the sillymcwiggles.blog

Check out my new ventures below.

Silly McWiggles on Groover:

https://groover.co/en/influencer/profile/0.silly-mcwiggles/

Silly McWiggles on Patreon:

https://www.patreon.com/SillyMcWiggles

Podcast credits:

Concept, recording, production & artwork design - Saba from the Silly McWiggles blog

Music Theme from iMovie

Who’s better qualified to launch an artist coaching company than an artist herself? Kate Westwood, a singer-songwriter from Melbourne, decided to use her experience in the music business to support the indie music community. In this Silly Talk, she explains how Westwood Management supports indie artists with heaps of different resources. 

Find out more about Westwood Management on their website: www.westwoodmgmt.com.au 

Why not join the waitlist for the 2022 Indie Musician Summit run by them as well? Register here: www.indiemusiciansummit.com

And don’t forget to tune into the Silly Encore with Kate. We’ll talk about her unusual career path in music.

If you’ve lived overseas for a bit longer, then you’ll know that it has its ups and downs. So does Prita Grealy. She has a unique perspective of a musician who has performed and toured both in Europe and Australia. The Perth-based muso also shares heaps of useful tips for emerging artists in terms of managing finances, booking gigs and learning things by doing in the music biz.

Find out more about Prita on her website: https://prita.com.au/ or Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/prita_grealy/

Tune into the Silly Encore with the artist to hear about Prita’s musical inspirations and why hip hop is one of her go-to music genres, despite being a singer-songwriter.

Interviewing female musos is my fave thing, hands down. Here are some topics I've discussed with DZirè - a Melbs-based artist and producer - in this inaugural episode of Silly Talks:

- Does working with a musician who’s also a family member help or disturb?

- Can bedroom-made music be refined for the market?

- What doesn’t she like doing when it comes to promoting her art?

If you’re keen on collaborating with DZirè, contact her at [email protected] or slide into her DMs on Instagram: https://instagram.com/dzire_____

And tune back into Silly Encore to explore the artist's creative approach in more depth.