THE HOME OF GOLD COAST MUSIC
CREATE. MAKE. RELEASE. will support young musicians through the pre-production, recording and release cycle. Each artist will receive mentoring, participate in skill-building workshops, receive professional support throughout the process – from songwriting and studio production to release and promotion – and a modest stipend to cover their time and participation, and to release the song.
Expressions of Interest have now closed.
Dani Teveluwe is a proud First Nations (Wayilwan) woman, artist, music producer, record label Director for Peace and Love Records and educator who is best known for her impressive pop soul country project Sunny Luwe.
She has written and recorded with multiple ARIA Winners, Grammy-nominees is a 4x finalist for the Queensland Music Awards. In October 2023 she released her highly anticipated debut album Flowers in the Sky with a sold out launch show, and will released her second studio album, Feeling Good in Oct 2025.
Creating with the Earth in mind, her music project is carbon offset via conservation non-profit Gondwana Rainforest Trust, and showing practical leadership has created a guide for other musicians, empowering them to offset their projects too.
Matt Collins is a dynamic Producer and Artist hailing from the stunning Gold Coast, Australia, he is the Music Director and Lead Music Producer for Peace and Love Records.
As a finalist for Producer of The Year Matt has worked with amazing artists like Emily Wurramurra, The Buckleys, Bootleg Rascal and Sunny Luwe. His performance career features electrifying performances at iconic festivals like Splendour in the Grass and the UK’s Isle of Wight, Matt has also shared the stage with legendary acts such as Ocean Alley, The Living End, and Wolfmother.
His music has resonated worldwide, with tracks featured on Triple J, BBC One, and the highly anticipated Netflix film Never Get Busted!. To top it off, Matt’s work has racked up over 40 million Spotify streams, cementing his place as a force to be reckoned with in the music scene.
Our goal is to support 8 young people to work with a studio producer to record an original song. While some activities will be delivered to support artists in their recording journey, successful applicants will have a song already in development – that is they will have made progress on lyrics and melody.
Participants will receive additional songwriting support with producers if needed, and applicants will retain full ownership of their song.
Successful applicants will be chosen based on some or all of the following criteria:
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This project is supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland.
