Jaguar Jonze breaks down her track ‘Astronaut’
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In the 8th and final episode of season 1 of UNPACKED, Jaguar Jonze explains how three years and many iterations went into the track ‘Astronaut’ and why it’s not just about technical skill when it comes to pulling off a musical vision. Jaguar Jonze is a force to be reckoned with. With talents in design as well as music, Deena Lynch has crafted the project, Jaguar Jonze, with a unique and captivating aesthetic that permeates through both her music and art. Deena Lynch has also been instrumental in the Australian music industry’s #metoo movement, speaking on The Project amongst...
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Eilish Gilligan breaks down her track ‘October, December’
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In the seventh episode of UNPACKED, Eilish Gilligan breaks down her track ‘October, December’. Eilish and Tess talk about the production process behind the track, as well as the liberation that Eilish felt when finally claiming her production skillset, and then releasing a fully self produced EP. Eilish also notes that no ‘production police’ are going to come along if you start calling yourself a producer, there are no set criteria.
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Alice Skye breaks down her track ‘Grand Ideas’
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In the sixth episode of UNPACKED, Alice Skye dives into her track ‘Grand Ideas’ and chats with Tess Guthrie about her collaboration with Jen Cloher and the evolution of different demos into the final track. She also discusses the relationship between personal processes and the emergence of a song and the importance of representing diverse perspectives across different areas of the music industry and up through chains of power, not just on stage.
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Queen P breaks down her feature on Holy Holy’s track ‘Port Rd’
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In the fifth episode of UNPACKED, Queen P breaks down her feature on Holy Holy’s track ‘Port Rd’. As well as the collaboration, Queen P also talks about how essential the beat is when writing lyrics, and her approach to recording sessions and working with producers.
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Kee’ahn breaks down their track ‘Better Things’
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In the fourth episode of UNPACKED, Kee’ahn breaks down their track ‘Better Things’ from both a songwriting and production perspective. Kee’ahn also brings out their guitar to show us through some of the chord construction and idea development which brought the song to life.
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Alex Lahey breaks down ‘Merry Christmas (I Don't Want To Fight Tonight)’
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In the third episode of UNPACKED, Alex Lahey breaks down her version of the classic Ramones track ‘Merry Christmas (I Don't Want To Fight Tonight)’. She also tackles a range of unhelpful societal messages and breaks down assumptions about production, discussing the importance of authenticity and the pursuit of sounding like yourself.
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Ninajirachi breaks down her track 'Blumiere'
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In the second episode of UNPACKED, Ninajirachi breaks down her track ‘Blumiere’. She talks about her work with Kota Banks and Nina Las Vegas, how she began using her voice and, as expected, a glorious spread of production tricks.
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Gordi breaks down her track 'Volcanic'
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In this first episode of UNPACKED, Gordi breaks down her track ‘Volcanic’ from her most recent album, Our Two Skins. She talks about the recording process on her family farm, and all her favourite plugins and Ableton tricks.
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UNPACKED Trailer
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Welcome to UNPACKED - an interview series where we chat with some of Australia's most exciting songwriters and producers. This project is about showcasing the vision and process of women and gender diverse artists as they break down some of their favourite tracks.
info_outlineIn the sixth episode of UNPACKED, Alice Skye dives into her track ‘Grand Ideas’ and chats with Tess Guthrie about her collaboration with Jen Cloher and the evolution of different demos into the final track. She also discusses the relationship between personal processes and the emergence of a song and the importance of representing diverse perspectives across different areas of the music industry and up through chains of power, not just on stage.
The Naarm-based Wergaia/Wemba Wemba songwriter has been steadily gaining a reputation as one of Australia’s most exciting new talents since releasing her debut single “You Are The Mountains” in 2015, followed with the release of her acclaimed debut album Friends With Feelings, which gained immediate playlisting on many of the country’s radio stations and has since accumulated over one million streams on Spotify.
Alice took home the Emerging Artist Award at the 2019 Australian Women in Music Awards and in March 2018 she was awarded the inaugural First Peoples Emerging Artist Award. She was selected by Triple J as their featured artist for the 2019 Naidoc Week and was a finalist in the 2019 NIMA Awards.
To listen to more of Alice Skye’s work and find out more about her shows you can visit her instagram @aliceskye