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ACADEMY
Congratulations to the
JMC Academy class of 2007.
In April, the JMC Academy celebrated the
inaugural graduation of its Sydney and
Melbourne Bachelor Degree students.
52 graduates in total were conferred their award by Chair of
the JMC Academic Board and Emeritus Professor, Professor
Randall Albury in the presence of their family and friends.
Personal achievement of a specialist degree qualification in their
chosen field was a proud moment, not only for all recipients but
also for their parents, partners and friends, who encouraged
pursuit of their dreams to enter the Creative Industries.
Having received his own Master of Recording Arts from
Macquarie University in 2007, JMC Managing Director Martin
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traditions, and commended the new graduates on the three
years of hard work that led to their academic success and
creative career prospects. He then took the opportunity to
warmly welcome the new graduates into the JMC Academy
Alumni, acknowledging that they had each earned a place in
the professional community of practice and the all-important
creative industry network “now and forever”.
On behalf of Martin Cass and all the staff at the JMC Academy,
we wish you all the very best that life and your chosen career
has to offer.
JMC Academy chosen by the MMF
to host series of industry leader forums.
Members of the Music Managers
Forum Australia (MMF Aust.) has
chosen the JMC Academy to host a
series of industry development forums.
The subsequent JMC Academy/MMF collaboration entitled
‘Death by Demo’ was held on Monday 2 June. At this forum,
talented artists were invited to submit a ‘demo’ for appraisal
by a panel of industry members (one of whom was the
JMC Academy’s very own Head of Entertainment Business
Management, Ben Steer).
The first forum “Eat my dust” was held on the 5 May and
featured a panel of industry heavyweights including Millie
Milgate ( Music NSW ), Emily Neilson ( Romantic Rock Booking
Agency ), Aaron Chugg ( Tour Manager ) and Stephen Wade
(Booking Agent ). Issues for discussion included ‘Getting a Gig’,
‘Approaching A Venue’, ‘Touring Tips’ and ‘Tour Budgets’.
Also on the Entertainment Business Management front, JMC
Academy third year students recently attended the ‘Bondi Youth
Wave’ music industry seminar held recently. The day-long event
featured keynote speakers such as Ed St John, Chairman,
Warner Music Australia, Sab Chase, Managing Director MGM,
Peter Paterson, Creative Director, Shock Music Publishing and
Russell Thomas, Managing Director, Kaos Publicity.
Rubbing shoulders with ‘Diesel’
Just another day in the life of a Popular Music and Performance
student at the JMC Academy.
The JMC Academy’s commitment to providing students
direct access to industry expertise and knowledge has never
been as obvious as it has been in the past three months.
Following the success of the Steve Seskin and Pat Pattison
workshops, we would now like to extend a great thank you to
the following guest lecturers for their continued support, wealth
of industry knowledge and commitment to the popular music
and performance programme at the JMC Academy. They also
rendered many of our students speechless upon entering the
classroom (often a seemingly impossible feat). They are:
Jim Moginie: Midnight Oil
Jim spoke on 14 March about his life as a composer and shared
his own techniques for writing and making money from writing,
as well as general music industry facts.
Steve Kilbey: The Church
Steve spoke on 18 April about how to compose a song, how to
work with directors when filming a music video and on contract
do’s and don’ts.
Diesel: Mark Lizotte
Mark spoke on 2 May about life as a vocalist. He too shared his
song writing techniques and discussed the implications of the
digital age, and use of the internet for self-promotion.
Pictured clockwise from top left:
Mark Lizotte with JMC trainer and
Hoodoo Gurus bass guitarist Rick
Grossman. ‘Diesel’ on stage. JMC
students with Steve Kilbey (centre).
Head of Popular Music Kemo
Bunguric (left) with Steve Kilbey.
Scholarships
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The Future Is Digital
By Stavros Halvatzis, JMC Academy Head of Digital Media and 3D Animation
In an increasingly visually orientated society such as ours, the role of digital image
creation, especially the 3D rendered image and sequence, is becoming all-encompassing.
The growing sophistication of programs such as Adobe’s
Photoshop, Flash and After Effects, Autodesk’s 3D Max, Maya,
and Combustion, are providing the digital artist with powerful
tools in his quest for digital perfection.
From 3D movies such as Shrek I, II, and III, Monsters Inc, and
Australia’s own Happy Feet, to advertising, medical imaging,
reconstruction and mining renditions (of specific procedures
used in training), the list of visually hungry industries is growing
larger every year. Joining this list is the discipline of architectural
visualisation in which homes and buildings are constructed
from 2D architectural plans to avoid unforseen aesthetic and
design problems later.
For those students studying a degree in 3D animation at the
JMC Academy, they are in fact being educated and trained in
a rich array of related visual techniques necessary for careers
in Web Design, Flash Animation, Games Design, Digital Matt
Painting and Compositing, and even Screen Writing, as well
as in character modelling, virtual set construction, texturing,
rigging, lighting, rendering and animation.
With such a thorough induction into the “digital world”, our
trained graduate professionals are in the best position to seize
opportunities afforded by the new and emerging technologies
which are increasingly defining our digitally enhanced world.
Scholarship Student Profiles
Meet the final
Brenton Mortelliti
Scholarship: Audio Engineering
three of our 2008
& Sound Production
JMC Academy
Scholarship winners. Lives: Geelong, VIC.
Damien Schneider
Hayley Wilson
Scholarship: Digital Animation
Scholarship: Entertainment
Business Management
Lives: Goulburn, VIC.
Lives: Wallan, VIC
School.
High School: Goulburn Valley
Grammar School.
College.
Passionate about: Making, playing
Passionate about: 3D animation.
Passionate about: Working with
and creating music. I am motivated
by experimental alternative music.
I was so impressed and have been
truly inspired by the student works
I saw at the annual showcase.
High School: Belmont High
Biggest Achievement: Teaching
my own classmates! Having learnt
PRO TOOLS through studying VET
music at school, I went on to teach
lunchtime classes after the Director
of Music left. I have also performed
live with the band Novacane.
High School: The Assumption
Biggest Achievement:
Gaining a score of 40 in Visual
Communication and 38 in VCE
Studio Arts. I also exhibited my
work at the Shepparton Art Gallery
for the Youth Arts Access Program.
Most looking forward to: Making
Most looking forward to: Studying
good contacts and gaining great
knowledge in the recording studio.
the diverse hands-on curriculum
and looking at both 2D and 3D
animation concepts. I am also keen
to explore the way animation in
general can integrate with all of the
other disciplines.
Hopes and Dreams: Owning my
own studio and working with big
name bands.
DIARY
Hopes and Dreams: I would like to
excel in the design and sculpting
aspects of animation. My dream
would be to direct a creative
team in digital animation and film
production.
unearthed bands over mainstream
ones. I am inspired by bands such
as (the) Fallout Boys who have
successfully started their own label.
Biggest Achievement:
Extensive list of event projects I
have coordinated.
Most looking forward to:
Gaining a much deeper insight into
the workings of the music industry
and on making many contacts.
Hopes and Dreams: To work
with a record label overseas who
unearths talented unknown acts.
Pictured left from top to bottom:
Brenton Mortelliti, Damien Schneider
and Hayley Wilson
NOW
Scholarships now open for 2009. Sydney
and Melbourne Campus only. Phone your
nearest campus or visit our website
www.jmcacademy.edu.au to download an
information booklet and application form.
9–11 July
Popular Music and Performance School
Holiday Workshops at Sydney and
Melbourne Campus. Phone your local
campus for a full brochure and registration
form. Registrations close 4 July.
30 June
Mid-year Intake: classes commence in
Melbourne and Sydney. To register today
phone Sydney on (02) 9281 8899 or
Melbourne on (03) 9696 4117.
16 August
Open Day Melbourne Campus.10:30am
and 1:30pm sessions. To register on-line
visit www.jmcacademy.edu.au or phone
(03) 9696 4117. Bookings essential.
1 July
7.00pm ‘SPILL THE BEANS’ – Popular
Music & Performance second year students
perform at the Metro Theatre,
624 George Street, Sydney.
7 September Open Day Brisbane Campus.10:30am and
1:30pm sessions. To register on-line visit
www.jmcacademy.edu.au or phone
(07) 3846 5166. Bookings essential.
7–9 July
School Holiday Workshops commence in
Sydney and Melbourne. Phone your local
campus for a full brochure and registration
form. Registrations close 4 July.
13 September Open Day Sydney Campus.10:30am and
1:30pm sessions. To register on-line visit
www.jmcacademy.edu.au or phone
(02) 9281 8899. Bookings essential.
Sydney 41 Holt Street Surry Hills NSW 2010 | P 02 9281 8899 | F 02 9212 4801
Melbourne 171 Bank Street South Melbourne VIC 3205 | P 03 9696 4117 | F 03 9696 2520
Brisbane 75 Grey Street South Brisbane QLD 4101 | P 07 3846 5166 | F 07 3846 3435
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