12 young broadcasters from community radio stations around the country have been selected as Music Correspondents as part of a joint initiative between AMRAP and this years noise festival. The 12 have each produced 3 short packages that profile young Australian musicians or tell interesting stories from their local music scene.

The pieces are now available for listening online at www.amrap.org

The full list of Amrap noise Music Correspondents is

Anthony,Columbo, 2000 FM Sydney , Aged 24

Simone Ubaldi, 3RRR Melbourne , Aged 24

Kelly Fitzgerald,2MCE Bathurst , Aged 20

Sara Fonck, 6RTR Perth, Aged 21

Elise Potaka, 2SER Sydney, Aged 24

Renee Peterson, 4MET Gold Coast, Aged 24

Rico Adjrun, 8KNB, 24

Julia Thomas, 2FBI, 20

Zan Rowe, 3RRR, 25

Luke Altmann, Radio Adelaide, 23

Fiona Black, 3PBS , 20

Mundanara Bayles, 4AAA, 19

“We were looking for a way to not only raise the profile of a fresh batch of musicians but also to encourage the next generation of skilled and knowledgeable music broadcasters in this country” says Amrap Project Manager Paul Mason of the initiative.

“Obviously community radio stations are where you’re going to find those broadcasters” says Mason. “This initiative puts us in the unique position of being able to resource those young people to make highly produced radio pieces, and through noise’s other partners, find new places for that work to be heard”.

Mentor Program
Another unique element of the Initiative is its Mentor Program. Each of the 12 Music correspondents selected have been matched with a radio professional who has volunteered their time to act as a kind of “supervising producer” giving feedback and advice about how best to shape and refine the pieces.

Mentors have come from Community Radio, ABC, and SBS and have all been generous with their time and support.

Tim Ritchie from Radio National was one of the mentors and he was impressed with the work produced. “These radio works are a breath of fresh air that may frighten some current radio professionals due to the quality” said Tim.

Listen online
Profiles of each correspondent, plus the full audio of each piece are available online at www.amrap.org