Country Creatives

Episode 011: Louise Terra

Louise Terra is the epitome of a multi-facitated creative.  She is an electronic music producer, songwriter and performer, tertiary educator, festival programmer and community cultural development artist. As a solo artist or as a member of bands such as Sugar Fed Leopards and Sawtooth she has appeared at iconic events such as Woodford Folk Fest, Reservoir Stomp, Melbourne Int'l Comedy Festival and Adelaide Fringe and more. 
In this episode of Country Creatives Caleb and Aimee speak to Louise about her pathway to electronic music and VR collaborations, the challenges and approaches for creating work such as her current VR live shoot when you don't have an audience present and Louise presents a future vision for the music industry that is Artist led!  
It's another rich, inspiring episode so settle in for a listen now.

Episode 010: David Gagliardi

What happens when you let the ideas guide the way? For composer and artistic director David Gagliardi, guest of Country Creatives 10th episode, the answer is EVERYTHING!  Using his immersive performance work 'Everybody Goes To Heaven in the Clothes They Died In' as a vibrant example, David illustrates his process for allowing ideas to emerge and be explored with much needed time and space.  David also brings some great grant writing tips on how to get the funding you need to support the making of ambitious projects as well as his thoughts on assembling a creative team to really take on the journey with you.  Listen now for the inspiration you need to show up to your creative work.

Episode 009. Ben Watts

Delivering a veritable masterclass in how to live and thrive as a regionally based creative, is this weeks guest Ben Watts. Ben who lives and works in Swan Hill, Victoria is a Motion FX expert who has created stunning work with major film, tv and advertising companies across the world including Pixar and Disney to Nike and Playstation. Caleb and Reece have their minds blown by Ben's insights and experience on how to build this kind of fast paced creative tech career without any tertiary studies. They discover what skills other than the technical are absolutely integral in order to get hired, and what opportunities the future of motion fx and similar technology hold (Spoiler alert- it’s HUGE) Strap in for a truly fascinating chat!

Episode 008: Snippet #3. NFTs, the Blockchain and opportunities for creatives

Non Fungible Tokens, the Metaverse, Blockchains and Discord servers?!   If this all feels like a foreign language to you, then this week's episode of Country Creatives Podcast is necessary listening.  Caleb and Reece take a condensed look at the fundamentals of what NFTs are, how they work and most importantly why should creatives even care? Get up to speed with the future, tune in right here, right now.

Episode 007. Lauren Starr

Bendigo Visual Artist Lauren Starr is the special guest on this episode of Country Creatives.  Lauren discusses how Bendigo has influenced her art and the creative goldmine that she has found in embracing her shadow side.   There is also some great insight into how Lauren has struck a fantastic balance between artist and day job until she is ready to make the flip to full-time and she also gives Reece and Caleb the scoop on what creative adventures lie just on the horizon.

Episode 006: Snippet#2 - The Why.

It's a short sharp snippet episode on Country Creatives today that still manages to pack a lot of punch.....Uncover your WHY!
Using their current 'why' as starting points, Caleb and Reece get into the finer details of why your why matters and where to start with discovering your own why and applying it to your creative business.
 
 

Episode 005: Pick a Project

Get the inside scoop on a couple of creative projects that Reece and Caleb have been working on recently.  They explore how they got the gigs, why the projects have been so satisfying, potential obstacles and challenges and more.  They also give some insight to when joining a committee might  be a great career move and they explore the fine art of delivering a feedback sandwich!

Episode 004: Aimee Chapman

Balancing a multi-faceted creative career is at the forefront of this chat with Aimee Chapman, who produces the Country Creatives alongside a bunch of other work as a musician, concert producer and programming of events at the Emporium Creative Hub.
Caleb, Reece and Aimee go deep on how to not lose your creative self when you are also managing the business side of things, tips for kicking imposter syndrome to the curb, getting comfortable in front of the camera, methods for getting through creative road blocks and a lot more. 
 

Episode 003.Troy Firebrace

Troy Firebrace is a Yorta Yorta and Dja Dja Wurrung man making incredible visual art via his company Firebrace Designs. In this episode of Country Creatives Caleb and Reece find out about Troy's path to creating a significant and varied artistic career.  They learn about the process and motivation underpinning his evolving practice on canvas and on walls whilst juggling his work as an Aboriginal Educational Officer at Sandhurst Catholic Education Office Bendigo.  Recorded on 26 January 2022, this interview also contains some fantastic discussion around this current public holiday in Australia and other invaluable insight from this generous and talented guest.

Episode 002: Snippet #1- Getting Started

So you want to make your creative career a viable business, or perhaps you're considering embarking on a new project inside your existing business and you're not quite sure where to start?
Join Caleb and Reece as they talk through their thoughts and experiences on when to start, how to start, what to focus on once you've set off, keeping up momentum, moving from part-time to full-time and much more.