FREE SONGMAKERS 2-DAY SONG WRITING WORKSHOP’

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Are you aged between 16 & 21? Want to develop your music career? This songwriting and production workshop is for you!

We are looking for 16 young people in the Casey and surrounding areas interested in playing music, song writing and production. You will work over 2 days with some of Australia’s most exciting artists and producers to collaborate, write and record original songs from scratch and gain direct insight into music industry careers.  

Free lunch provided.

This is a free workshop but you must apply.

If travelling to and from the workshops is a barrier for you, please email [email protected] and we’ll do our best to help

Meet our mentors:

Reggie Banks

Sebastian Morales is an electronic musician and producer from Sydney. Bearing the stage name Reggie Banks, Sebastian is driven by nostalgia and melodic beauty, creating bold and undeniably catchy hip-hop style beats. With his unrelenting loyalty to the past and his passion for the future, Sebastian sits on the cusp of two worlds, creating an entirely new audible experience for his audience. Using different beat machines, samplers and synths, he weaves intricate melodic riffs over strong beats. In addition to his passion for performing, Sebastian also loves working in the studio. With an engineering background, Sebastian has collaborated and produced for multiple local and international artists.  

Jackson Phelan

Jackson is a Melbourne-based singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer, most notably recognized as the creative force behind the indie rock band RAT!hammock. He has toured nationally with Spacey Jane, Ball Park Music, Angie McMahon, Yellow Days, Hockey Dad, King Stingray, and has featured on lineups for Laneway, Spilt Milk, and Falls Festival. RAT!hammock's debut anthology 'Everything, All At Once, Forever' was released in 2020, receiving critical acclaim and major radio support, including plays on the BBC and high rotation on Triple J, for songs such as "Word of the Day" and "Ghost."  

Ninajirachi

At only 24 years old, Ninajirachi has raised a flag for the new generation of Australian electronic artists on the international stage, from appearances at Lollapalooza, EDC, Beyond The Valley, Spilt Milk, and Dark Mofo, to sold out headline shows on both sides of the Pacific Ocean. Across her burgeoning career, she’s ticked off three iterations of her flagship live event Dark Crystal, with the last edition featuring NYC-based producer Doss, and released several projects including her 2022 debut mixtape Second Nature, 2023 EP 4x4 and 2024 EP girl EDM which saw widespread support across triple j, Rolling Stone, NME, Crack Magazine, EDM.com, The Guardian, Billboard and more.