Tagged with popular music

Listen to Luke Pauley (Timber Bones) in his interview and performance with ABC Radio this week. Luke was accepted into the Con after playing guitar for just three months. He features on Queensland Conservatorium’s Seed vol 2 album, being launched at QPAC next week. Listen to Live music with Luke Pauley on the ABC Radio […]

Josh Pyke, in conjunction with APRA has announced Australian musician GOVS as the winner of the 2013 Josh Pyke Partnership. GOVS is the solo brainchild of21-year-old Gold Coast basedJosiah Birrell,who is currently completing his Bachelor of Popular Music at the Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University. Multi-instrumentalist Josiah is also one of the QCGU SEED Volume 2 […]

From August 9, the very best local independent bands will present original music in free mini-festivals each Friday night in South Bank. The Seed Project, a collaboration between the Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) and Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University (QCGU) will showcase unearthed talent before they hit the mainstream airwaves. Launching on August 9 and […]

Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University will open its doors to Gold Coast schools this July to allow budding musicians to explore the world of a popular music student. More than 200 students and teachers from 15 schools will descend on the Con for school experience days. They will hear from industry experts from the course and […]

Sneeky Picnic are performing at the Big Day Out this weekend. Queensland Conservatorium popular music students Tayla Hudson, Steph McIntyre, Erin Ross and (front) Jess Koroi make up Sneeky Picnic with Kathryn Bermingham. They have been performing together for eight months since meeting at Queensland Conservatorium. Read more at Coast teens score gig at Big […]

An international study is exploring how volunteers are preserving popular music's past with DIY archives.

Queensland Conservatorium Deputy Director (Gold Coast) Donna Weston delves into why Korean pop sensation Psy has captivated nearly 500 million fans with his ‘Gangnam Style’ Youtube tune.