So it’s the last day of QUT’s 100 Songs Project. My emotions are pretty mixed and I’ve been feeling the tiredness in the room almost all day.
Getting closer to the end of the day, you start to feel the joy of the others that are super satisfied with their work and the work of the other artists. I’ve met some fantastic artists, all of whom have ‘the passion’, and the vast majority have the chops to make it in the industry.
I wish everyone who has walked through that annoyingly alarmed door at Gasworks Studios the absolute best of luck and success.
Here are comments from some of the team who worked tirelessly on the project.
Briony Luttrell (producer & event organiser):
“For me as organiser and engineer, the real standout for me was the quality of students. The front desk who helped with admin and PR, I would have fallen over and cried without them. The studio assistants, last year we had trouble getting keen and confident assistants, but this year we had lots of professional and keen assistants. It’s a lot to learn about the relationships in the job, like checking on each other’s emotions while working. It’s very stressful and very exciting and I feel that it was a massive opportunity to be in this position.
“What’s been great is seeing other people getting excited and reminding me how excited I am. Calling artists before the event to say they got in and hearing their squeals of delight was an amazing feeling. Last year was a massive experiment and now this year we knew where to target. To be able to sit back and take a week off and get enthusiastic all over again is going to be nice. Songs pinpoint a time and place, and these mixes will remind me of my time in the studio.”
Phil Graham (producer):
“It’s always about the shock of realising how much great music is in this town. District Of East, I Kick Clouds, Bandito Folk, Jackson Jones Smith and Aurora & Daisy, they we’re really great to work with. There’s a distinct lack of ego and everyone’s really grateful ... I reckon this is what it should be like, just churning over heaps of new music with the help of the students and high quality professional.”
Images: Stephen Sloggett
