APRA 2 Day Song Writing and Production Workshop

The search is on for aspiring songwriters in the Bellingen area to be part of a music industry mentoring program touring regional NSW this April. The SongMakers Holiday Sessions are presented by national music organisation, APRA AMCOS, as part of the Office for Regional Youth Holiday Break program in partnership with Create NSW and Arts Mid North Coast.

FREE places are being offered to 16 young people, aged 16-21, to participate in the program. They will spend 2 days in the coming school holidays, writing and recording songs and learning about music careers from some of Australia’s most exciting creators.
Dates are 17 & 18 April, 9am-3pm, at Bellingen Youth Hub.

The mentors:
DVNA (pronounced “Dana”) is a Gold Coast multi-instrumentalist writer/artist/producer. Her tour credits include Baker Boy, she has been a triple j feature artist, showcased at national industry conference, Big Sound, and is a QMusic Awards finalist.

A SongMakers participant in 2015, Taka Perry is one of Australia’s most exciting producer/artists, with a credit list consisting of Ruel, Denzel Curry, Stellie, JP the Wavy, Thomston, Max Frost, SACHI, and A.GIRL, his creative contributions have now amassed over 130 million plays on Spotify.

Chart-topping artist/writer, Mel Dyer, is a 2022 APRA AMCOS Professional Development Award winner, whose pop/country crossover hits make her an in-demand live performer and writing collaborator. Her song ‘Memphis T-Shirt’ spent 6 weeks at #1 on the National Country Airplay in Australia.

To securing a place at the Bellingen workshop. Interested young people can email Jasmine at communications@artsmidnorthcoast.org