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Queen takes Jack
City Of Whittlesea, Epping
People can expect to have heaps of fun at our events
FReeZA Contact:
Sally Tyrrell
Ph: 9401 6616
Email: Sally.Tyrrell@whittlesea.vic.gov.au
Web: www.youthwhittlesea.com (new window); www.myspace.com/whittleseafreeza (new window)
Bio - Our committee consists of about 10 active young people which come from various parts of the City of Whittlesea. We work together as a group to provide events to other young people in our surrounding suburbs. This is a program in which young people have been organising events for over 10 years.
Crew - The Queen takes Jack FReeZA committee members are all into different types of music. We think that FReeZA events are a valuable part of the community. With the age group ranging from 15 to 25, we are able to get different opinions from the different age groups, which helps develop our committee.
Our interests cover all genres, from heavy metal, rock, punk and indie right through to R&B and dance, enabling us to cater for all of the needs of the community's youth. Every year we have new and exciting people apply to join the committee, which helps keep the committee fresh and we also get to meet new people who bring amazing and bright ideas.
Events - When people come to our gigs they can expect to be a part of a great, fun-filled, cheap night out which contains a variety of kickarse music supplied by the young people from all areas of the local community. Also we aim to make young people see these events as a well run and organised environment in which they feel safe to relax and enjoy themselves while interacting with mates and listening to some awesome tunes.
Highlights - The last battle of the bands that we held was probably the most successful and entertaining event to date that the current committee has put together. With plenty of young people from the community turning up and a great band lineup. It turned out to be a fantastic night for all!!! This has now set the standard for all future events.
Also we held a bushfire fundraiser event with all proceeds going towards the bushfire appeal. Although we didn't get the best turnout it was a personal highlight for the committee because we were able to further help others in our own community who are affected by the fires.
Benefits - Due to our area being slightly isolated, FReeZA means that young people have something to do. We are also currently trying to organise a bus to drive from Kinglake/Whittlesea to bring more young people to the events who normally don’t because it is too far.
Amped Up Productions
Moreland City Council, Moreland
FReeZA Contact:
Viv Levy
Ph: 9240 2368
Email: vlevy@moreland.vic.gov.au
Web: www.moreland.vic.gov.au (new window)
Bio – Amped Up Productions has been running for around ten years now. Throughout these ten years our philosophy has been to put on entertaining affordable and downright funky shows for young people in Moreland and beyond. Our less well known motto is "Fight the Machine.."
Crew – our committee consists of youth from 12-25 years who live work or study in the Moreland City Council region. Vivienne is small and enjoys Thai Take-out, walking her great dane, the violent femmes and Deal or No Deal. She is the mother figure and comforts us when various dilemmas arise. Simon is the planner. He makes sure we plan everything efficiently. Our gigs run smoothly because of him. His favourite band is 7th Angel. On the weekend he enjoys working out and going on winery tours with his wife.
Events – People can expect fun, unique, hip, energetic shows when turning up to an Amped Up Event. Throughout the existence of our committee we have staged such performances as: punk, post-hardcore, ska, rockabilly, folk, funk, reggae, rock and many other themed shows.
FReeZA Highlights - The Halloween gig, collaborating with Moonee Valley for a hardcore show. The room was filled and everyone enjoyed the atmosphere and amazing music.
Community Support – sometimes we get sponsors like guitar world, audrey studios, vox singing school.
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Living Music FReeZA
Living Music, Melbourne
FReeZA Contact:
Andrew McSweeney
Ph: 9329 0503
Email: andrew@livingmusic.com.au
Web: www.myspace.com/undergroundloop / www.livingmusic.com.au (new window)
Bio – Living Music FReeZA Crew is still a baby but growing fast, we were born March 2008.
Crew - We have 7 brilliant committee members each with their own specialty. Our members range from 18 years to 27 years of age bringing a unique spectrum of experience. However we have only 1 female member to try to balance the gender equilibrium. The two FReeZA Workers have established careers within the Australian music scene. John Favaro has been a professional since 20 years of age, toured numerous times around Australia and was part of a multi ARIA award winning band. Andrew McSweeney established Living Music 9 years ago and has been working with at risk young people through music. He is also a solo artist and bass player in numerous local bands. All in all we are a fantastic team and look forward to the future!
Events - We are approaching our first gig with FReeZA and thanks to other FReeZA crew’s successes which we have learnt from we are sure our first will be a great triumph. Our ‘Underground Loop Version II CD Launch’ showcases rising Melbourne Hip-Hop artists who are a part of Living Music’s Underground Loop Music Mentorship Program.
Highlights – The Living Music FReeZA Crew is special because unlike any other group we are focused upon the Underground Loop Music Mentorship Program. We give young people at risk a chance to have their voices heard by promoting positive influences and avenues of expression.
Benefits - FReeZA and Living Music combined give the young people involved a platform to perform their works and receive recognition within the wider community. The mentorship project brings together established artists with aspiring young artists who deserve a break!
Community – Jesuit Social Services, Department of Human Services and The City of Melbourne all provide much needed support.
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FIAB (Frog In A Blender)
Banyule City Council, Ivanhoe
FReeZA Contact:
Josh Kane
Ph: 9459 9022
Email: josh.kane@ymca.org.au
Bio – FIAB has been around for 10 years. We try and do as many gigs as possible and learn as much about the music industry as a whole. Great friendships have been made in the committee and we always welcome new people to our group.
Crew – We have 20 people from 15 years to 23 years. At the moment there are a lot more boys than girls.
Events - People can expect a lot of loud music and a lot of people. We try and put on different types of events but mostly we do screamo/punk/metal gigs. We do what we can to make our gigs better than other ones such as providing good food, chill out room and friendly security.
Highlights - Our ‘Big Gig’ last year was an achievement as it was the first time we had bigger bands play and a bigger venue. Even though we were hoping for more people to come it was a great experience for us to get out of our comfort zone and work harder at making the show a success. We had to do everything professionally from a publicity campaign to putting the show on. We all learnt a lot about the music industry from this gig.
Benefits - FReeZA is the only way bands in the area can get a gig and get started. For those that want to put on shows and be a part of the scene they can join the committee.
Community Support – Dominoes have donated us Pizza, Planet 13 and Jetty Surf always help us to promote our gigs. Link U, an outreach service run by Banyule Council always stop by and help out at gigs, as well as telling young people in the area about gigs we have coming up and the committee.
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Noise Construction
Brimbank YMCA Youth Services, St Albans
FReeZA Contact:
Nastassia Jones
Ph: 9364 1800
Email: nastassia.jones@ymca.org.au
Web: www.victoria.ymca.org.au (new window)
Bio - The current Noise Construction committee is in it's third year, who all share a common interest in music and the event management industry.Our area has some amazingly talented bands, and it is because of them that we are able to put on some really awesome shows.
Crew - Currently the group consists of 6 young people aged between 16 and 22. They all share a love of music and Event Management .
Events - Noise Construction events are full of life, fun and Music. We focus our planning to hardcore/ punk persuasion, but are planning to have more variety of Events this year. We are always looking to find new ideas for new events.
Highlights - The major acheivement of 2007 was the 2007 2Loud music event. The committee organised the event with out supervision and it attracted more than 350 young people. The headline band was an act from interstate by the name of Wish for wings. The Noise construction committee were very proud of the Event even though, it was pulled together in such a short time.
Benefits - FReeZA allows local bands to start gaining a name for themselves. It gives them the experience of playing in front of a real audience. For the public, it gives the youth something to do, somewhere to go and enjoy music and socialise with others.
Community Support - Leading Star Management, Star Newspaper
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Cultural Infusion FReeZA
Cultural Infusion Ltd, Collingwood
FReeZA Contact:
Anthony Lawang
Ph: 9412 6666
Email: anthony.l@culturalinfusion.com
Web: www.culturalinfusion.com (new window)
Bio -Our FReeZA committee has been running for a short time and our dream is to put on fresh Hip Hop events in our local community so we can get together and express ourselves and show people our skills.
Crew - Currently our committee consists of 2 B-boys, 1 Hiphop dancer, 1 Street Artist and 4 friendly French boys. Hiphop is our main interest and we’re looking for more young guys to join our cool committee!
Events -Come down to see people rocking it to the Breaks where B-girls and B-boys dance to the old school Hiphop music of Funk and Rap. MC's will be 'freestylin' it out to the latest Hiphop tracks and the DJ's will be scratching grandma's records to make that "wiki wiki" sound! Poppers and Lockers and Housers will be coming down too, our events are something like the parties in the movie Wildstyle :) Cop some heat from the Competitions, Cyphers (Freestyle Jams) and Battles. Non-violent confrontation is positive! back to top
KAOS - Like the name
Hobsons Bay City Council, Altona
FReeZA Contact:
Emma Terris
Ph: 9932 3007
Email: eterris@hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au
Web: www.hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au (new window)
Bio– Were fun, crazy, hyper, energetic but somehow always get the job done. We organise cool events and everyone always has a great time. The committee has been around for about 6 years and keeps getting bigger and better every year.
Crew – The Kaos Committee consists of about 12 male and female members who's ages range between 15 to 18 years.
Events – Expect to rock out to our local bands at our battles and dance to some of Melbourne’s finest DJ’s at our parties. High energy and laughter is the number one rule for our events. We look after all of our community when planning events.
Highlights - Two of our greatest events to date were the Halloween dance party and our disability dance party. The Halloween dance party was a fantastic night with everyone attending dressing up in their favourite Halloween costumes ranging from vampires to belly dancers. Our disability dance party was held in November 2008 and was so successful that we have decided to hold one or two more themed fancy partied this year.
Benefits - All young people around our community are able to feel safe and meet people their own age and be able to have a good time in an environment that is fun but also safe.
Advice - The best advice that the KAOS crew can give for a good event is having fun and enjoy yourself. No matter how you feel before attending an event, once you are there hopefully you will be happy and in a safe environment.
GLEAM (Great Live Entertainment and Music)
Melton Shire Council, Melton
FReeZA Contacts:
Melissa Prescott
Ph: 9971 1330
Email: melissap@melton.vic.gov.au
Web: www.melton.vic.gov.au (new window)
Bio – Melton GLEAM has been running for over fifteen years, and has run many gigs and events including successful battle of the bands. We aim to cater for all young people’s musical preference organising festival and DJ gigs. Melton East GLEAM has been running for two years within Caroline Springs and Hillside and are well known for its Gas dance parties.
Crew –Melton GLEAM - 15 members strong all aged between 14-20 years old, they are Haley, Dean, Blake, Emma, Samm, Hollie, Liam, Jasmine, Shannon, Cassie, Daniel, Ryan, Chelsea, Steph and Belinda. Melton East GLEAM - 9 members. Gemma, Roly, Jason, Michael, Michelle, Daniela, Deb, Esther, Paris
Events – Melton and Melton East’s GLEAMS events are surrounded around catering for all meltons young people whilst supporting young un- recognised performers. And are aimed at supplying everyone with a fun safe environment.
Highlights – “Running a successful Metal gig featuring NeoObliviscaris and local performers at the Melton Community Hall and Dean "Laser Skirmish, teambuilding activity" Blake.
Benefits- “Organising events, making new friends" Haley. “Networking with different bands and industry professionals and being a recognised valued member of the community" Dean. “Free stuff" Blake
Community Support – Melton and Caroline Police Officers, Melton Shire Council, Local schools, Melton Lions club, Westwood guitars.
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Club Wild
Arts House, North Melbourne
FReeZA Contact:
Tamar Spatz
Ph: 9326 9970
Email: tamar@clubwild.net
Web: www.clubwild.net (new window)
Bio – Club Wild FReeZA event team, has been around since 2003. The philosophy of Club Wild is being allowed to have your say, having fun, learning new skills, putting forward ideas for events, running the events, ie front of house, stage management etc, anything that relates to music, event management or technical event skills.
Crew – our current crew includes Erin Pocervina, David Baker, Tarra Ismail, Paul Mately, Jordan Gestos, Joe Bamford, Ashley Tucker, Kirk Best.
Events – Our FReeZA events are hot live music, funky DJ sets, outrageous MCs hosting the event, VJs mixing big screen images, friendly front of house staff, magnificent technical crew and all people with a disability
Highlights - A band formed at Club Wild of six young people with a disability who worked with professional musician Akash called the Club Wild All Stars. They played at the Club Wild dance parties but subsequently have become the Wild Divas made up of three young women and Akash. They will be playing at Club Wild events but also in the broader community.
Community Support – Melbourne Singers of Gospel choir members volunteer, Minter Ellison and William Buck contributed laptop computers, local Neighbourhood house supports with local promotion, extensive range of disability services and networks help promote the events.
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The Go Crew 2
Maribyrnong City Council, Footscray
FReeZA Contact:
Tibor Gede
Ph: 9688 0134
Email: tibor.gede@maribyrnong.vic.gov.au
Web: www.maribyrnong.vic.gov.au (new window)
Bio – FReeZA Maribyrnong has been running for eight years and has formed 'Project Mayhem', a new committee that’s going to conquer the Western suburbs and stop crime with awesome music!
Crew – Project Mayhem consists 25 members which has five sub-teams including: promotions and publicity, sponsorship, event production, special operations, and artist liaison and the age range is between 14 and 24. Tibor Gede has been working at Maribyrnong City Council Youth Services for almost 3 years and also runs other youth programs such as Street Surfer Bus and Drop In programs. Tibor is also a musician and plays bass in latino-metal-electro-punk-rock-world music band Jika. Tibor has also directed over 30 youth theatre productions in Melbourne, Sydney, Budapest, and Berlin.
FReeZA Events – If you turn up at our FReeZA event you can expect it to be great cause we get the best headline bands and some of the coolest local bands, with heaps of prizes and give-aways on night. We also have a Special Operations team which organise awesome activities like comps, movies on a big screen, chill out areas, and games.
Highlights - The largest band event in attendance was last September when we got 500 people to come to see IKTPQ(I Killed The Prom Queen) at Maribyrnong Secondary College school gym.
Community Support – Maribyrnong City Council, Footscray Community Arts Centre, PSC Skateboarding (Highpoint), Bengine Clothing, Big West Festival, Touchdown Clothing, Multi-cultural Arts Victoria, partnership with Moonee Valley FReeZA group.
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SYN
Student Youth Network Inc, Melbourne
FReeZA Contact:
Emma Sharp
Ph: 9925 4747
Email: info@syn.org.au
Web: http://www.syn.org.au (new window)
Bio - SYN has been running FReeZA events for the past three years and aims to run events outside the norm as well as adhering to FReeZA youth involvement philosophy. We give young people a chance to think big and unique with their SYN/FReeZA events.
Crew - This year’s committee is bigger than ever. Their main interests are in the arts and comedy with a decent split of over and under 18 volunteers the youngest is 14. Some have been with SYN for a while whereas others have come on board specifically to get involved with our FReeZA events.
Events - Something a bit different and almost always interactive. Last year saw members of the public battling out SYNners in a Gaming Day whereas later in the year Asian Pop fans came down to Federation Square to sing their hearts out.
Highlights - SYN’s Asian Pop Idol was by far our most unique and fun event. Held in the blistering sun in January 2009. 20 contestants, Asian and otherwise, got up on stage at Federation Square to sing their favourite Asian Pop song and be judged by Melbourne’s Asian Pop stars!
Benefits - We understand Melbourne CBD is culturally diverse and try to represent the different interests of groups that might not usually have events dedicated specifically to them
Advice - Keeping it simple, listening to your committee and having strong leaders that bring out the best in the group
Community Support - In the past we have received extra support from the Community Broadcasting foundation as well as help from local businesses in advertising our events
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Infinite Entertainment
Wyndham City Council, Werribee
FReeZA Contact:
Stewart Greig
Ph: 9742 8132
Email: stewart.greig@wyndham.vic.gov.au
Web: www.youth.wyndham.vic.gov.au (new window)
Bio – Infinite Entertainment has been around since August 2005. Running kickass events in Wyndham for young people, by young people, with young people.
Crew – Our FReeZA crew is currently Kiannah, Joel, Cookie, Matt, Paul, Jamie, Alan, Nicole, Hassan, Andy, Bridie
Events – We run mainly band events, but have also done acoustic and open mic nights and ran stages at local festivals.
Highlights - 2005 Western Region PUSH START final @ Volt Nightclub, Youthfest 2006 and our battles are good too!!
Community Support – Wyndham City Council, SUBWAY, Ballbreaker Studios, The Cavern Sound studios
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Youth Entertainment Hume (YEH)
Hume City Council, Broadmeadows
FReeZA Contact:
Ifaket Sumertas
Ph: 9205 2543
Email: ifakets@hume.vic.gov.au
Web: http://www.hume.vic.gov.au (new window)
Bio - Sunbury – 9 members, current group been together for 18 months. Craigieburn – 13 members, longest serving member, 7 years, newest member, 1 month.
Crew - Our Crew are aged 13 – 17, mostly into hard core bands.
Events – When turning up to our events people can expect lots of energy, friendly environment, hassle free, great entertainment.
Highlights - Our best event so far has been the Battle of the Bands, 2008
Benefits - FReeZA allows young people to plan great youth entertainment for other young people. It is the only chance for underage gigs in the area.
Community Support – Our local supporters are Skin, Ski and Surf – Sunbury; Sunbury Downs College; Sunbury College; Craigieburn College; Victorian Police.
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Rock The Hill and Fruitbowl Music Events
Nillumbik Shire Council, Greensborough
FReeZA Contact:
Holly Teagle
Ph: 9433 3168
Email: holly.teagle@nillumbik.vic.gov.au
Web: http://www.nillumbik.vic.gov.au / www.myspace.com/rockthehil (new window)
Bio - Rock the Hill has been running for 7 years. The committee was established due to the lack of music entertainment for young people in the rural areas in Nillumbik.
Crew - The committee is made up of both guys and girls ranging from ages 15 through to 23. Their musical interests range from publicity, event management, sound and lighting. Indi music is the youth commitees prefered genre.
Event - Rock the Hill provides young people with a safe and friendly place to hang out with their friends to enjoy a diversity of music genres.
Highlight - The highlight of Rock the Hill was the Battle of the Bands staged last year which provided a variety of music with community involvement from local businesses and community members to make the event such a success. With 15 bands participating in the competition, the youth committee felt the event was a huge success.
Community support - Bendigo Bank, Diamond Valley Leader Newspaper, Diamond Valley College, Eltham High School, Panton Hill General Store.
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Spilt Milk Productions
City Of Darebin Youth Services, Preston
FReeZA Contact:
Rhiannon Mason
Ph: 8470 8405
Email: atw_au@hotmail.com
Web: www.youth.darebin.vic.gov.au (new window)
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The Music Reference Group
Moonee Valley Youth Services, Moonee Ponds
FReeZA Contact:
Ella Mason
Ph: 9243 8792
Email: emason@mvcc.vic.gov.au
Web: www.youth.mvcc.vic.gov.au (new window)
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The Ghet-Go
Moonee Valley Youth Services, Moonee Ponds
FReeZA Contact:
Arna Singleton
Ph: 9243 8708
Email: asingleton@mvcc.vic.gov.au
Web: www.youth.mvcc.vic.gov.au (new window)
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