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Our guest today is Patience Hodgson. Patience stole the nation’s hearts as the lead of iconic Brissie band The Grates for nearly two decades. These days Patience still plays but in more select venues and occasions - with one of those excellent occasions being a special appearance at Small Fry Rock, the all ages gigs run by KJ Tainton that really do tick all the boxes for families enjoying music together. We’re thrilled to have you here, and still hopelessly devoted to you - Patience! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our guest today is Grace from Baby Cool, the co-front-woman of Brisbane alt/psych outfit, Nice Biscuit. Baby Cool has toured with the likes of Babe Rainbow and King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard before travelling to the UK to play the The Great Escape and Wide Awake Festival. Recent release, Infinity Baby, has gotten Baby Cool past the ‘difficult second album’ phase as well as into real life motherhood - we’re so thrilled to have you here, welcome Baby Cool! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This episode we speak to Bella Jessen. A musician, student and genuine young person, Bella got in touch with us for a project she was doing on mothers and listening - we couldn't resist! In this chat she asks us questions as well as the other way around, and it's a lovely way to explore how music can help us build our identities, as well as learn who our parents and carers are as people, rather than just people we roll our eyes at when we're teenagers. You can catch Bella's music at Crushed Lavender and The Robbies - a future star for sure! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our guests today are Ben Lee and Georgia Maq, who are about to embark on their “Two Most Annoying People You Love Tour” around Australia. If you know Georgia from Camp Cope but don't know Ben then do a deep dive - and vice versa if you're a Ben fan but are new to Georgia's solo stuff in particular. Annoying fans from the nineties, naughties and today with their stubbornly brilliant lyrics and melt the hardest of hearts harmonies, coming together means joining different generations and approaches to bloody good Aussie music. We’re thrilled to have them here, telling us about what they do and how the industry could do it better. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr Ruth Barratt-Peacock is a musicologist and literary studies scholar. She has published widely in the areas of childhood studies, television, popular music and East Asian popular culture. She is the recipient of a Walter Benjamin grant for research on the social construction of childhood in metal music funded by the German Research Foundation in cooperation with the University of Huddersfield, United Kingdom. Her most recent papers appear in English: Journal of the English Society Oxford, East Asian Journal of Popular Culture, Australasian Journal of Popular Culture and Jeunesse: Young People, Texts, Cultures and Metal Music Studies. Among her many pieces is this one on Heavysaurus and heavy metal for kids See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Frances Georgeson is currently the General Manager of the Australian Children's Music Foundation (ACMF) is a not-for-profit charitable organization dedicated to improving the mental and emotional well-being of disadvantaged and Indigenous children and youth at risk across Australia, using music as a tool for belonging and bridge building. Before this, Frances has been in the music industry in various capacities, and is an extremely accomplished music marketer and producer, having worked for majors like Universal and BMG. We’re thrilled to have you with us Frances - welcome!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kelly-Dawn Hellmrich is a musician, music industry member and author of the excellent new book It’s Not For You: Inside the artists rewriting the rules of the Australian music scene. With interviews from the who you already know, and who you really SHOULD know of Australian music, the book showcases the stories, sounds and perspectives that are not as often considered in the Oz Music sphere. Also a mum and member of the broader village, with us she talks about raising kids, breaking down gates and what it might be like if we all thought outside the box a bit more. Currently on break as a musician (her band Camp Cope said goodbye a while back), we also talk about what the next steps might be. We are so excited to have you with Kelly – you can hear the ep below and read more of her chat with Liz at TheMusic.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our guest today is Jessica Mauboy. An absolute legend of Australian music, Jess is a singer, a writer, a performer - multi ARIA award winner, and recently inducted into the National Indigenous Music Awards Hall of Fame - incredible. She’s been in the spotlight for nearly 20 years, and after a long time at major labels, she has recently taken the next big boss lady move by stepping out as an independent artist on the new label Jamally, with her new single “While I Got Time”.  Oh, and somewhere in there she finds time to be an incredible Mum, Sister and Daughter. We are so excited to have you with us on Music Mothers and Others - welcome Jessica (and thanks to Blue Music Services for connecting us).  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our guest today is Ron Haryanto. Ronny is an artist, a music industry consultant, the former general manager of Studios 301 in Sydney (the largest recording studio in the southern hemisphere, thank you), and now the co-founder of new venture Mentor Academy. In his spare time he’s also a Dad and touring musician, regularly working with Australian icon Marcia Hines. A true all rounder and a joy to talk to - welcome Ronny! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This episode is a kaleidoscope of fun with our guest --- Emma Peel! She's been a DJ on Melbourne's PBS FM for way over 15 years, and her Saturday show "Switched On" features dusty & obscure gems from the vinyl vaults of time. Emma's a mother of two, a musician in the band CURLERS, and co-creator of the suburban music festival  "Reservoir Stomp". Maybe you've come across her fab Instagram account "DJEmmaPeel", where you can get a glimpse into her groovy world as a self-confessed 60s & 70s vintage fashion and lifestyle fanatic! It is an absolute joy to have you here on Music Mothers and Others: welcome Emma! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our guest today is Elana Stone. A graduate of Australian National University's School of Music, Elana is a double ARIA Award-winning musician whose style combines instrumental invention with pop styling and quirk! She's an ongoing member of Missy Higgins' live band, and has toured the world as a singer/pianist/accordion player/percussionist with the John Butler trio as well as opening for John Butler across Europe in 2022, and a member of the ARIA award-winning folk quartet All Our Exes Live in Texas, as well as supporting Donny Benét  and Megan Washington in a city near you. A mother of two young children, we love that in 2024 she wrote an article for TheMusic.com called 'Being A Parent Is The Most Rock N' Roll Thing I Have Ever Done'. Elana is also a podcaster, and has released her fourth solo album 'Married to the Sound' is out now. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our guest today is Becky Bennison. A graduate of the prestigious Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Becky went on to be a primary school teacher while finishing her PhD in Cultural Studies and Audio Production (as you do). An accomplished writer, songwriter and performer in her own right, these days she’s also Faculty Head of Music and Performance at Macarthur Anglican School in Camden, South West of Sydney (covering Kindy to Year 12), and very active in the Camden Musical Society too (just somewhere in her spare time). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our guest today is Penny Spirou. An arts critic for AU Review, and arts administrator for various organisations, university lecturer, tutor and popular music PhD - these days Penny works for The Tax Institute where she is the learning technology coordinator. We’ve known Penny since the ‘before times’ (before kids) and when she was also the treasurer of IASPM ANZ - the Australia/New Zealand Association for the Study of Popular music. We’re thrilled to have her here to catch up, as well as get some recommendations from her (and her little people). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our guest today is Jeremy Dullard – he’s is the founder and director of the Melbourne-based music group, Gamelan DanAnda. Jeremy is a champion of Balinese ‘gamelan’: a percussion based orchestra of gongs, flutes, metalophones, and more. Through rehearsals, lessons, workshops, and concerts, Jeremy’s community-based enterprise brings together participants of all ages, backgrounds, and experience levels. He teaches, composes and performs, with his work seen in a recent collaboration album with Melbourne Fusion group, Firetail; and concerts at the recent National Folk Festival in Canberra. Jeremy’s also a dad, and runs a popular “parent & kids gamelan group” ! Welcome to Music Mothers and Others! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This episode's guest is Paula Kruger. Paula is a broadcaster and manager who has extensive experience from across the creative industries, having worked across Australia and internationally for over 30 years, and is no. the CEO of Media Diversity Australia. Former ABC Radio presenter, ABC television producer and Managing director of 2SER, and importantly an incredible mentor for young people across the sector. This chat covers a range of experiences and music types (including a connection to Molly Meldrum!). We're thrilled to have Paula and all her glorious energy on the show! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.