LIVE VIBE MUSIC PREVIOUS PROJECTS
Live Vibe Music studio is our musical playground both for mettaphor & the many community music projects that we faciliate as LVM.
………..…..a selection of recent Projects & brief studio profile
REMOTE COMMUNITY RECORDING STUDIOS – Empowering mob to do it their own way
Roebourne WA, Yirrkala, Groote Eylandt & Boroloola
KEEP BREATHING ASTHMA NT – School Holiday Program
Write & record a song/film clip generating Asthma Awareness with seniors students
LAYNAHAPUY HOMELANDS COMMUNITY ARNHEM LAND – songs & clips
Singing recipes for the high school cooking enterprise & primary school crocodile safety song
GOSPEL ALBUM HOPEVALE COMMUNITY CAPE YORK – 12 track cd
Hopevale Community Council funded project with senior members of the community
CHECK YA STATUS – Drouin Secondary College Songwriting & Film
Working with you male students to develop & extend their use & awarewenss of persuasive text in every day language.
OUTBACK NT – A project in 6 of the most remote communities in Arnhem Land NT
Over 50 songs & 13 film clips were created in this project – amazing two way experience. Both Yirrkala & Groote Island have engaged LVM to install & train community to run their own studios.
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PREVENTION CENTRE – DVPC Young Mothers Project
songwriting/film/recording project about DV awareness for young mothers on the Gold Coast
WALLABY CREEK FESTIVAL COOKTOWN 2006 & 2011
– a portable recording studio @ a major community event
LVM presented 4 workshops over the weekend in songwriting / recording / drum n bass / strings & things & as musicians https://https:\/\/www.mettaphor.com we also played several shows. Also in 2011 2hr DVD Documentary of the Festival
SUNNY HAVEN DISABILITY SERVICE – 2 week project workshop to performance
8 days of creative workshops that culminated in a community performance with many outcomes
TAKE CONTROL OF ALCOHOL – BOROLOOLA COMMUNITY
NT Police initiated 2 week project – 4 DVD clips & 12 songs, setup of recording studio & community launch – all in 10 days!
MAGIC IN MUSIC – Award Winning Project – songwriting with students in Sth Western Qld
LVM were finalists in Qld government SHINE awards for Women using Innovative Technology in the Community. A focus on 7 schools in 10 days presenting a positive message to the community focused on appropriate behaviours in Working Against Abuse Service
RAISING OUR VOICES – Roebourne Aboriginal Community Womens Songwriting & Recording CD release
10 different songs created over a week session focusing on the importance of womens voices with topics focusing on the prevention of Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault in the community.
PROTECT YOURSELF – two songs & a radio ‘interview’ for a work manual for carers in the Disability Field
A large group of young people with a Disability created songs building awareness on protective behaviours & appropriate intimacy. The ‘interview’ process was created & initiated by LVM & has proven a very effective addition along with the songs to the manual.
RAP IT UP – Intergenerational recording project with elderly people & students from Beerwah Flexi School
Seniors project for Caloundra Community Centre to bridge the issues between generations with a focus on challenging ageist attitudes, myths, stereotypes, to foster greater understanding between youth and misconceptions held by each target group.
GROW & SURVIVE – Kawana Waters College & SCOPE Domestic Violence Program
A 3 hour workshop with the music students from the college to write, play & record a song with a focus understanding & articulating healthy and unhealthy relationships. Launched May 2007 @ Sunshine Plaza & the song has received extensive commercial airplay.
NOOSA TOURISM – Noosa Events Song for Community
A song written by community in response to the current Qld state government proposal to merge Sth East Qld Shires. The song has received extensive radio & TV exposure throughout the Sunshine Coast Region.
POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS
– 6 wk recording project with young male students in Western Sydney schools.
Creating a workshop manual/cd as a resource with behaviour challenged male students. Participants identified as disadvantaged and or behavioural issues within low socio economic diverse cultural communities. This project generated outstanding outcomes – marked improvements in behaviour and mentoring / peer assessment & cross cultural / religious collaborations were among some highlights.
NON ENGLISH SPEAKING STUDENTS SONGWRITING & RECORDING – Noosa English Colledge
An exhilarating project working with 60 young international students writing & recording songs in English. Using music as the communication medium it was a challenging & rewarding experience – as much for us as the participants!
SCHOOL HOLIDAY MUSIC PROGRAM – for Caloundra City Council Youth Service
A school holiday program featuring a different music workshops 5 days a week – Drum n Bass / Guitar Gurus / Acoustic Expression Sessions / Chix Rock / Songwriting & Recording
COMMUNITY CARE UNIT – Mental Health Music Project for Qld Health
LVM are credited with running what began as a 12 week project & now continues to this day. LVM have presented papers @ National & International Conferences generating national interest in our process & outcomes.
YEPPOON ARTS FESTIVAL 2005 & 2006 – a portable recording studio @ a major community event
Workshops provided the forum for young & old -novice, semi professional & aspiring musos offering the opportunity to record a song OR be supported to write & record. The result = 9 solo/duos & trios @ Yeppoon Festival & as musicians https://https:\/\/www.mettaphor.com we also played 3 shows……all in 48 hours – 2 years running!
BEERWAY FLEXI SCHOOL – songwriting & recording
A 3 month project at school working with marginalised youth on the Sunshine Coast. Known as a challenging school this project generated much group enthusiasm with exceptional self esteem outcomes.
DISABILITIES CHOIR NSW & COMMUNITY CHOIR QLD
– creating a unique model of performance choir
This choir rehearses to cd recordings. Workshops were held to select the choir & songs. Live Vibe then created the rehearsal cds in the studio so now members can rehearse EVERY day if the choose & also they are able to rehearse as a group with their carers offering a very affordable, sustainable outcome for the service.
MUSIC MENTORING & RECORDING
– a RADF project mentoring two young men as emerging artists
The Doom Sirens are two young men who experience mental health issues who write their own material. LVM were engaged to mentor their aspirations of becoming musicians. We recorded a 4 track EP & facilitated them to attend a professional photo shoot to generate bios & press kits. This project is envisioned to be released end of 2005
YOUTH FESTIVAL – a 2 day event for young people
In September 2005 LVM presented songwriting/recording/hiphop workshops @ this event in Nowra NSW. Based on the award winning award winning creative arts festival Spark model with 80 participants with 8 artists facilitating 6 different workshops – clowning / graffiti / short films / break dancing & beat box
MT BEAUTY MUSIC MUSTER – a portable recording studio @ a major community event
Live Vibe presented 3 workshops in collaborative songwriting & facilitated two ‘blackboard’ recording sessions. A local band Squid Jig achieved their goal of a professional demo & several young women took the challenge to write a song in 3 minutes – then record it!
ROMA DISABILITIES SERVICE QLD – a song/recording session for disabilities & siblings
This workshop over 1 day for people experiencing a disability & their siblings focused on family & relationships, the challenges & the positive, exploring the issues that concern a family who have varying abilities.
SONGWRITING, PRODUCTION & RECORDING PROJECT – a four track professional release/demo
Jennifer Pickering was a child prodigy in classical piano – until the pressures became too much and so began the roller coaster of mental health issues. This project came about as ‘an escape’ from a repetitive pattern of hospitals & self harming. The offer was – stop harming & start making music! This project was challenging on many levels however the outcome speaks for itself.
STRANGER DANGER – a song writing & recording project for an after school program
This project was created due to several incidence of ‘stranger danger’ at a school. LVM workshopped children over two days to create a very catchy & infectious song about issues surrounding safety awareness travelling to & from school.
SPARK FESTIVAL CREATORS & ARTISTIC DIRECTORS – 7 years running – a 3 day event
Spark is an award winning creative arts event created by LVM for The Junction Works in Sydney. Spark has over 160 participants with 8 artists facilitating 8 different workshops 2 days. The final day is ALL participants presenting their own finale concert showcasing the outcomes of the workshops. This formula is enhanced by the fact all facilitators are fulltime practicing performers/musicians so each evenings concert offered world class entertainment.
DISABILITY POST SCHOOL OPTIONS PROJECT – song writing & recording project
5 x 3 hour workshops across 5 centres resulting in a 5 track cd. This project was an empowering process using vocal & rhythmic skill building exercises with a focus on visual art to ‘draw’ the lyrics! A high support group also engaged by creating a sound scape – everyone regardless of ability became involved – from banging chairs or spinning wheels – singing their hearts out.
MOARI CULTURAL GROUP RECORDING – creating a cultural learning tool
Gathering for 4 sessions of 3 hours a recording was created of traditional songs & harmonies. The group had formed a choir & were keen for everyone to have access to learn the songs so the creation of a cd with all songs & then all the different harmonies was an opportunity they relished. Not only can they be taught they are also captured for future generations.
PRESCHOOL ALPHABET SONG RECORDING
– working with young children to create the singing alphabet
Now this is an innovative way to grasp the alphabet – write your own! This project was very rewarding for the kids – many had not yet grasped the machinations of the alphabet & the process of writing the song engaged them in a constant learning process using their natural response to music as the medium!
YOUNG WOMENS REFUGE – pre production & performance mentoring
A group of young indigenous women exceptional raw talent & little knowledge of how to focus & express. Over 6 weeks developed their songs, stage presence, performance technique & use of sound equipment for performance & recordings at Murri radio station AAA
MACKAY DISABILITIES SERVICE QLD – a song/recording session for disabilities
This workshop over 2 day for people experiencing a disability & their siblings focused on connection community.
KOORI PRIDE – Aboriginal Children in Western Sydney Songwriting & Recording project
10 different songs created over a week session focusing on the importance of womens voices with topics focusing on the prevention of Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault in the community.
LIVE VIBE STUDIO TECHNICAL EQUIPMENT / PROFILE
Recording Studio – Logic Pro / Apple Mac Pro & Macbook Pro / Mackie Onyx 1220i Interface / TL Audio/Joe Meek Valve Pre Amps / Dyndaudio monitors / Microphones – Rodes K2 valve & MT1 / Sennheiser MD 421 / Sure Beta 87-58-57 x 6 & sm58-57 x 6 EV drum mics & AKG & AMT wireless Condensers / Keyboards – Novation Remote SL25 & m-audio usb keyboard / extensive software library
2 x Portable studios – Macbook Pro & / Mackie Onyxn880i & AER monitors & plus all necessary peripheries headphones etc
Instruments – Catalogue of 50,000 loops / TC Helicon voice live x 3 / Custom Maton + Deisel mini maton / PRS Hollowbody / Yamaha Semi Acoustic Nylon – Ibanez Electric – Yamaha TRB415 Bass – Yanisgaswa Alto & Keilworth Pro Soprano Sax, Yamaha WX5
PA – Active HK Audio FOH with Sub / active Mackie & AER monitors / Multicores / leads / stands / mics / DI / Lighting cans/trees etc
Visual Editing Suite – IMAC & macbook pro / multi screens / CANNON HDCAM / Final Cut Pro Go Pro Hero /