Music Mothers and Others

Music Mothers and Others

Somewhere in the music industry, between 'sex drugs and rock and roll' and The Wiggles, is the rest of us. 'Music Mothers and Others' is an audio parents group -a chance to discuss how parenting fits (or doesn't) into music industry life. During the series we'll talk to people from across the industry - artists, promotors, techs, broadcasters, writers, academics, teachers - anyone who has a gig in 'industry', whatever that means. Hosts Liz Giuffre and Shelley Brunt are industry veterans, academics and parents - as well as members of the broader village. For more see us at https://musicmothersandothers.com/ and of course at 2SER FM, https://2ser.com/

Episodes

October 9, 2026 • 26 mins

Our guest today is Patience Hodgson. Patience stole the nation’s hearts as the lead of iconic Brissie band The Grates for nearly two decades. These days Patience still plays but in more select venues and occasions - with one of those excellent occasions being a special appearance at Small Fry Rock, the all ages gigs run by KJ Tainton that really do tick all the boxes for families enjoying music together. We’re thrilled ...

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Our guest today is Grace from Baby Cool, the co-front-woman of Brisbane alt/psych outfit, Nice Biscuit. Baby Cool has toured with the likes of Babe Rainbow and King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard before travelling to the UK to play the The Great Escape and Wide Awake Festival. Recent release, Infinity Baby, has gotten Baby Cool past the ‘difficult second album’ phase as well as into real life motherhood - we’re so ...

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September 28, 2026 • 28 mins

This episode we speak to Bella Jessen. A musician, student and genuine young person, Bella got in touch with us for a project she was doing on mothers and listening - we couldn't resist! In this chat she asks us questions as well as the other way around, and it's a lovely way to explore how music can help us build our identities, as well as learn who our parents and carers are as people, rather than just people we roll our eyes at ...

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September 16, 2026 • 22 mins

Our guests today are Ben Lee and Georgia Maq, who are about to embark on their “Two Most Annoying People You Love Tour” around Australia. If you know Georgia from Camp Cope but don't know Ben then do a deep dive - and vice versa if you're a Ben fan but are new to Georgia's solo stuff in particular.

Annoying fans from the nineties, naughties and today with their stubbornly brilliant lyrics and melt the hardest of hearts...

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September 10, 2026 • 24 mins

Dr Ruth Barratt-Peacock is a musicologist and literary studies scholar. She has published widely in the areas of childhood studies, television, popular music and East Asian popular culture. She is the recipient of a Walter Benjamin grant for research on the social construction of childhood in metal music funded by the German Research Foundation in cooperation with the University of Huddersfield, United Kingdom. Her most recent pape...

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September 3, 2026 • 26 mins

Frances Georgeson is currently the General Manager of the Australian Children's Music Foundation (ACMF) is a not-for-profit charitable organization dedicated to improving the mental and emotional well-being of disadvantaged and Indigenous children and youth at risk across Australia, using music as a tool for belonging and bridge building. Before this, Frances has been in the music industry in various capacities, and is an extremely...

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August 27, 2026 • 22 mins

Kelly-Dawn Hellmrich is a musician, music industry member and author of the excellent new book It’s Not For You: Inside the artists rewriting the rules of the Australian music scene. With interviews from the who you already know, and who you really SHOULD know of Australian music, the book showcases the stories, sounds and perspectives that are not as often considered in the Oz Music sphere. Also a mum and member of...

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August 19, 2025 • 20 mins

Our guest today is Jessica Mauboy. An absolute legend of Australian music, Jess is a singer, a writer, a performer - multi ARIA award winner, and recently inducted into the National Indigenous Music Awards Hall of Fame - incredible. She’s been in the spotlight for nearly 20 years, and after a long time at major labels, she has recently taken the next big boss lady move by stepping out as an independent artist on the new label...

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August 12, 2025 • 26 mins

Our guest today is Ron Haryanto. Ronny is an artist, a music industry consultant, the former general manager of Studios 301 in Sydney (the largest recording studio in the southern hemisphere, thank you), and now the co-founder of new venture Mentor Academy. In his spare time he’s also a Dad and touring musician, regularly working with Australian icon Marcia Hines. A true all rounder and a joy to talk to - welcome Ronny!

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August 5, 2025 • 27 mins

This episode is a kaleidoscope of fun with our guest --- Emma Peel! She's been a DJ on Melbourne's PBS FM for way over 15 years, and her Saturday show "Switched On" features dusty & obscure gems from the vinyl vaults of time. Emma's a mother of two, a musician in the band CURLERS, and co-creator of the suburban music festival  "Reservoir Stomp". Maybe you've come across her fab Instagram account "DJEmmaPeel", where you can...

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July 29, 2025 • 30 mins

Our guest today is Elana Stone. A graduate of Australian National University's School of Music, Elana is a double ARIA Award-winning musician whose style combines instrumental invention with pop styling and quirk! She's an ongoing member of Missy Higgins' live band, and has toured the world as a singer/pianist/accordion player/percussionist with the John Butler trio as well as opening for John Butler across Europe in 2022, and a me...

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July 23, 2025 • 27 mins

Our guest today is Becky Bennison. A graduate of the prestigious Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Becky went on to be a primary school teacher while finishing her PhD in Cultural Studies and Audio Production (as you do). An accomplished writer, songwriter and performer in her own right, these days she’s also Faculty Head of Music and Performance at Macarthur Anglican Schoolin Camden, South West of Sydney (covering Kindy to Yea...

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July 15, 2025 • 27 mins

Our guest today is Penny Spirou. An arts critic for AU Review, and arts administrator for various organisations, university lecturer, tutor and popular music PhD - these days Penny works for The Tax Institute where she is the learning technology coordinator. We’ve known Penny since the ‘before times’ (before kids) and when she was also the treasurer of IASPM ANZ - the Australia/New Zealand Association for the Stud...

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July 1, 2025 • 25 mins

Our guest today is Jeremy Dullard – he’s is the founder and director of the Melbourne-based music group, Gamelan DanAnda. Jeremy is a champion of Balinese ‘gamelan’: a percussion based orchestra of gongs, flutes, metalophones, and more. Through rehearsals, lessons, workshops, and concerts, Jeremy’s community-based enterprise brings together participants of all ages, backgrounds, and expe...

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June 24, 2025 • 28 mins

This episode's guest is Paula Kruger. Paula is a broadcaster and manager who has extensive experience from across the creative industries, having worked across Australia and internationally for over 30 years, and is no. the CEO of Media Diversity Australia. Former ABC Radio presenter, ABC television producer and Managing director of 2SER, and importantly an incredible mentor for young people across the sector. This chat covers a ra...

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June 11, 2025 • 28 mins

Vicky O’Keefe is a vital part of an incredible Australian music legacy. Born into a musical household as the daughter of Australian rock and roll pioneer Johnny O’Keefe, Vicky has been a musician for decades with her band ‘The Vicky O’Keefe Band’ and as a solo artist. More recently Vicky has been presenting a musical tribute to her father in The Johnny O’Keefe Story, a celebration of his work fro...

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June 4, 2025 • 26 mins

Phia Exiner is a composer, musician, and songwriter who's hard to categorise (in the very best way). Phia first gained a cult following in Europe with her innovative approach to the kalimba thumb piano, using loop and effect pedals to create mesmerizing soundscapes. Since returning to Melbourne, she's transformed the Australian choral landscape by founding Melbourne Indie Voices, a non-traditional community choir that has grown fro...

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May 28, 2025 • 28 mins

Fran Grant is a Yuin woman, and her Aboriginal family comes from the NSW South Coast. She holds a Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood Education) and a Master of Strategic Communication. She is a current Lecturer in Social and Political Sciences at UTS. Fran is the child of a Stolen Child and the experiences of these children, and their lives in the aftermath, is the focus of her research. She is a current, accredited, Classroom ...

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May 20, 2025 • 27 mins

Delilah Rose is Brisbane-based self-described “neuro-divergent songwriter, doodler, mama of two small humans, and bold performer”. A musician since her twenties, she’s played shows across Australia; was nominated for Best Country Act (at the Western Australia Music Awards) and her single Thin Black Line reached #1 on the AMRAP charts. When not making her own music (including new single Sophia) Delilah's other purs...

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May 13, 2025 • 28 mins

Emma Driver is a musician, writer, editor, journalist - Emma has done (and does) a lot across the music and associated industries. Not always front of stage or on the front cover - she's contributed 'in the weeds' of the industry as she puts it as an editor, artist and quiet activist for getting the facts straight. We've loved hearing from Emma how she juggles all she does - including when and how to step away. This episode also fe...

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