Bridging Traditions Through Music

Xin Zhang on the yang qin (dulcimer) at the Monash School of Music and Performance, 2018. Zhang is known for combining traditional Chinese with contemporary music and cross-cultural collaborations, helping bring the instrument to audiences in Australia and internationally.

Ben Harper

American singer-songwriter Ben Harper performs with The Innocent Criminals during the closing day of the 2016 Queenscliff Music Festival.

Karst

The Many Lives of Eugene Hamilton

Portrait of performer and painter David Bowers, aka Eugene Hamilton, a veteran of Australia’s live music scene and leader of Melbourne’s genre-defying Eugene Hamilton and the Money. 2017.

Eugene Hamilton Album Cover

Service: Photography

Iron Edge Kettlebell Ad Campaign

Athlete trains with Iron Edge kettlebells during a commercial campaign showcasing strength, conditioning and functional fitness equipment.

Ballarat Line Upgrade

Completed in January 2021, the Ballarat rail upgrade delivered 135 weekly services.

Zixi Song

The hands of Zixi Song playing the gu zheng (zither) with Xin Zhang on the yang qin (dulcimer) at the Monash School of Music and Performance, Melbourne. 2018.

Free Jazz Pioneer Carla Bley

Carla Bley rehearsing before a 2017 Melbourne concert. The free-jazz pioneer helped reshape independent music through influential recordings and artist-owned labels.

Spartan Racers

Competitors tackle mud, walls and endurance challenges during a Spartan Race event, testing strength, resilience and determination across a demanding obstacle course.

Killing Heidi kills it in Queenscliff

Ella Hooper fronts Killing Heidi at their comeback tour at the Queenscliff Music Festival, 2016. The influential Victorian sibling-led band helped define Australian rock with their chart-topping early-2000s success.

Katie Brennan

Portrait of AFLW Richmond captain Katie Brennan, who combines elite football with entrepreneurship through her strength and conditioning business, KB Performance.

Monash Art Ensemble

A student plays the zylophone during Monash Art Ensemble's "Interpolations" concert at the Sir Zelman Cowen School of Music and Performance. 2018.

Barney McAll & Monash Art Ensemble: album launch

Barney McAll launches his album Zephyrix at Bird's Basement Jazz Club in Melbourne. 2018.

All the Rage Inside Paul Stewart

Portrait of journalist, author and Painters and Dockers co-founder Paul Stewart OAM, 2015. His 2022 autobiography, All the Rage, reflects a life dedicated to music, journalism and advocacy for East Timor.

Award-Winning Guitarist Stephen Magnusson

Australian guitarist Stephen Magnusson performs with Omelette at Melbourne Recital Centre, 2018. The acclaimed improviser won Melbourne’s Outstanding Musician Award in 2013.

Paul Grabowsky

Australian composer Paul Grabowsky rehearsing "Comeclose and Sleepnow" by Andrew Ford, Melbourne. 2017

David Bridie

David Bridie performs at The Melba Spiegeltent during an Artful Dodgers Studio album launch celebrating one of Victoria’s longest-running community arts programs. Melbourne. 2012.

Bridging Traditions Through Music

Xin Zhang on the yang qin (dulcimer) at the Monash School of Music and Performance, 2018. Zhang is known for combining traditional Chinese with contemporary music and cross-cultural collaborations, helping bring the instrument to audiences in Australia and internationally.