Homebrewed: An Australian Music Podcast

Beloved Melbourne venue The Tote has officially been saved as a live music space, following a massive crowdfunding campaign that raised more than $3 million. The Pozible campaign was spearheaded by Last Chance Rock & Roll Bar owners Shane Hilton and Leanne Chance, who announced in May that they’d attempt to reach the $6.6 million sale price through the campaign – with half the money coming fro...

A fair chunk of Australia’s community of music producers and engineers is either overstretched or underemployed, and many are experiencing stress from their behind-the-scenes vocation. Those are some of the findings from MPEG’s inaugural survey report, published last week (Aug. 30) and based on a survey of members conducted between March and April of this year. Among the key findings: almost one t...

Cam and Eamonn are joined by Scott Horscroft and Owen Butterworth from The Grove Studios, a state-of-the-art recording studio and music academy located at Somersby on the NSW Central Coast. Scott has owned the studio for over 10 years, while Owen started as an intern and is now managing the studio. In this chat, Cam and Eamonn chat about the studio itself, as well as the impact the Grove Academy i...

Last Tuesday (Aug 22) the Music Australia Council was announced. It was up and running as of Thursday (Aug 24), upon commencement of the Creative Australia Act 2023, reps say. As previously reported, the advisory council (effectively the board of Music Australia) is loaded with music industry experts, including Michael Chugg, Nathan McLay, Petrina Convey, and Dr Sophie Payten (aka Gordi), among ot...

A 55-year-old “cap” on the copyright fees the creative industry and rights holders are entitled to from sound recordings played on commercial radio is finally back on the political agenda. David Pocock, the former Wallaby star-turned independent senator, has tackled the thorny issue, by way of the Fair Pay for Radio Play Bill, unveiled in Canberra. Pocock’s Bill is an attempt to rectify what the r...

Fusion are an exciting emerging band from the NSW Central Coast. Will all the band members just 14 and 15, the high school band have surprisingly already been playing together for four years. Certainly one to keep an eye on!

Rolling Sets is returning to the Central Coast in 2023 with a mega line up! We dissect it all and more. Thanks for listening! Be sure to subscribe for more content. Like Homebrewed on Facebook Follow Homebrewed on Instagram Check out our Spotify Playlists here Catch up on everything Homebrewed Homebrewed is a radio program and podcast dedicated to supporting the Australian Music Industry. Cameron...

Jack Nigro is an experienced producer/engineer who was recently opened up his own recording studio in Tuggerah, called Sonora Studios. Jack talks to Cam and Eamonn about his passion for music, his role in developing young talent (both musicians and producers/engineers), and he shares who are his tips to be the next big acts in Australian music. Thanks for listening! Be sure to subscribe for more c...

Central Coast duo Winterbourne joined Homebrewed for the third time, and discussed running barefoot through the Gold Coast, the toll touring takes on the body, and how they plan on dominating the Grammy's.

The organisers behind one of Australia's largest music festivals say lessons have been learnt after last year's disastrous event, but hip pocket pressures are hitting ticket sales. Ten years ago, demand for Splendour in the Grass tickets was so high, the three-day festival sold out within an hour of going on sale. It was also the first time festival organisers had to contend with ticket sc...

2nd Story Window are a fresh band from the NSW Central Coast. With two of the members still in high school, 2nd Story Window display maturity above their years. Their music is heavily influenced by 90's grunge, as demonstrated with the live acoustic performance at our Homebrewed studios. Thanks for listening! Be sure to subscribe for more content. See more from 2nd Story Window here Like Homeb...

Read everything Spilt Milk is doing to improve accessibility here Thanks for listening! Be sure to subscribe for more content Like Homebrewed on Facebook Follow Homebrewed on Instagram Check out our Spotify Playlists here Catch up on everything Homebrewed Homebrewed is a radio program and podcast dedicated to supporting the Australian Music Industry. Cameron Smith and Eamonn Snow have been present...

Siobhan Cotchin joins Homebrewed from Perth, Western Australia! Siobhan tells Cam and Eamonn about how she's trying to break through genre stereotypes with country music and how the genre is typically reflected within politics. She also talks touring, new music, and more! Thanks for listening! Be sure to subscribe for more content. See more from Siobhan Cotchin here Like Homebrewed on Facebook...

We've seen it time and time again, when a global superstar embarks on a tour, videos will immediately go viral following its first date. Some of the most memorable moments from these iconic global tours are 'spoiled' in an instant. Taylor Swift began her Eras Tour in Glendale, Arizona and surprised concert-goers by diving beneath the stage floor while graphics above the stage project h...

APRA is proposing a new distribution practice for promoted concerts, which would lift the rate of royalties passed on to the headliner, and reduce the cut earned by the support acts. These performing rights payments are a cornerstone of APRA’s activities. APRA pays royalties from live performances to its members through collections from license fees paid by promoters In an email to members, seen b...

The music industry has launched a campaign, including a petition, calling for radio companies to pay more royalties to artists. The new campaign, spearheaded by PPCA, is called Radio Fair Play. An accompanying petition calls on the House of Representatives to remove the broadcast radio caps on sound recordings from the Copyright Act, to ensure artists and rightsholders are paid fairly for the use...

Confused? We've got you. The Federal Government has introduced the legislation to Parliament which will see the formation of Creative Australia and Music Australia. The drafted legislation has provided more of a picture of how Music Australia would operate, including its structure and its Board, which will actually be known as the Music Australia Council. The Music Australia Council will consi...

Falls Festival have announced that the festival won't be going ahead this year as they need to take a break. In this Music News, we digest whether there's more to the story, and what implication it could have on the music industry in Australia. Thanks for listening! Be sure to subscribe for more content. Like Homebrewed on Facebook Follow Homebrewed on Instagram Check out our Spotify Playl...

Central Coast singer/songwriter Chelsea Berman joined Cam and Eamonn in the Homebrewed studios for a 4th time! In this episode, Chelsea reveals the somewhat controversial responses to her music, and how some people aren't happy having songs written about them. She's also finally off to Nashville, a career highlight in the waiting for the emerging country/pop star. Thanks for listening! Be...

The Australian Federal budget was passed down last week, but how much of it is spared for music and the arts? Let's break it down. See more at www.homebrewed.au

DICE are a band, we believe, that you just simply have to listen to. Emerging from the Perth music scene during the COVID-19 pandemic, DICE have forged their path both in WA and across Australia. DICE are touring the nation at the moment and you can see their shows here See more at www.homebrewed.au

A music venue in Melbourne is facing criticism after fans and a nearby venue raised $6million to purchase The Tote - however, the asking price remained $6.6 million dollars". What is The Tote? a legendary live music venue in Collingwood, Melbourne How long has it been around? Over 40 years Who has played there? You Am I, Paul Kelly, Hoodoo Gurus, Silverchair, The White Stripes Back in March,...

Numero quatro! Very good friend of the show Sammi Constantine joined Cam and Eamonn for a record-equalling fourth time! This time, the Sydney musician chats about her new direction for creating music (Sammi 2.0), recovering from mental health issues, incorporating rap into her tracks, and how the dark pop music scene has empowered so many female musicians. See more at www.homebrewed.au

The 32-year-old is being sued by heirs of songwriter Ed Townsend, Gaye’s co-writer on the 1973 song. Although the lawsuit was originally filed in 2017, it has finally now made it to a stage of trial that is expected to last up to two weeks in the Manhattan federal courtroom of 95-year-old Judge Louis L. Stanton, the AP has reported. Sheeran is defending the claim that his 2014 single Thinking Out...

As artificial intelligence gets better, we look at whether the future of music could be completely made by AI. There are already incredibly convincing examples of AI creating muisc by Drake, Jay Z, and more. This also comes with moral and financial questions - we unpack it all in this edition of the Music News.