My Mess into Melody: Fem Belling on The Hormesis Project

I’ve reached that age where you start doing inadvisably ambitious things. Like thinking: “you know what my career needs? More vulnerability and significantly less harmonic safety net”

Finding the thread at jazzahead! 2025

“Having the opportunity to spend a little time outside of ‘gigs’ with these musicians and professionals was a joy, and I’m proud to know the diversity and spirit of Australian jazz are shining brightly on the global stage.”

Night Cat fundraiser: Everything I love about Melbourne music and more

The ‘Soundproof the Future’ fundraiser gig at The Night Cat was everything I love about Melbourne music and more. A veritable melting pot of musical culture and style; multi-cultural, multi-age and cumulative decades upon decades, of honed skill and talent.

Flipped Interview with Scott Tinkler

“This might sound silly, but as a kid my parents gave me this dumb quote on a bit of wood to go on my shelf. ‘The best way to get something done is to begin.’ This sickly phrase actually sits really well with me, and has totally been a call to action for me many times. For me creativity requires action.”

Flipped Interview with Harry James Angus

“One negative aspect of being a male jazz musician is that sometimes people will hire you just to fulfil a quota of males that they think they need to have in the group (usually 100% is the quota). I think people should be hired based on talent and merit rather than on the basis of their sex, and it kind of sucks when you realise you’re only in the group because you’re a bro.”

3 Questions for Scott Tinkler [VIDEO]

In this episode I’m talking to Scott Tinkler, one of the most exciting and formidable trumpet improvising musicians in the world.

3 Questions for Georgia Mooney [VIDEO]

In this episode I’m talking to Georgia Mooney,one of Australia’s foremost singer-songwriters

Flipped Interview with James Bowers

“Whilst I certainly do have my share of punters coming up to me after shows and expecting me to care about whatever topic they’ve decided we are now going to talk about, it’s probably better than the common alternative that women face of that same bloke giving me a full, unprompted critique of my personal appearance. So, I guess that’s good. It’s also pretty nice having crew/tech not just assume I have no idea what I’m doing.”

3 Questions for Linda May Han Oh & Fabian Almazan [VIDEO]

In this episode I’m talking to the dynamic duo – Linda May Han Oh and Fabian Almazan

3 Questions for Brian Krock [VIDEO]

In this episode I’m talking to multi-instrumentalistBrian Krock.