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29 Aug 2019

Alumni Spotlight: Rya Park and Will Hollands

What the audience sees up on stage or listens to on their commute to work is the culmination of a lot of work and...

27 Aug 2019

Alumni Spotlight: Composing for Film and Media with Darren Lim

Darren Lim is an AIM Alumnus from who has forged a career in the ﬁlm and entertainment industry.

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In the Mix: Andrew Scheps

NOVEMBER 11, 12 - 2019
AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MUSIC - JOHN PAINTER HALL
1 FOVEAUX STREET SURRY HILLS, NSW, 2010 AUSTRALIA

Want to hear from an audio engineer who has worked with the likes of Adele, Metallica, the Red Hot Chili Peppers among many more? Here's your chance.

AIM Sydney | Open Stage Night – The Final Edition

7:00 pm – 10:00 pm,
Fri., 22 November 2019
Australian Institute of Music, 1 Foveaux Street Surry Hills, NSW 2010

AIM Sydney is hosting The Final Editions of its Open Stage night for prospective students.

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Success
Stories

Elizabeth Riordan is a songwriter for Universal Music Publishing globally.
Her song ‘I’m In Love With You’ won the 2017 Mark Award for ‘Best Production Music Track - Vocal’ and is featured in the Netflix series ‘Cable Girls’.
- Elizabeth Riordan - Bachelor of Music (Contemporary)
Has made appearances in national and international tours of Wicked, Les Misérables, West Side Story and a recent headline performance in My Fair Lady. She now mixes theatre touring performances with contracted appearances for Opera Australia.
- Elisa Colla - Bachelor of Music (Music Theatre) Graduate
Audio Engineer who has worked with B-52's, John Scofield, Chris Potter, Ron Carter, Paul Gilbert, David Bowie, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, ORF Orchestra, Bollywood star Udit Narayan, Coldplay's David Eggar and many others.
- Luca Bruegger - Bachelor of Music (Audio) Graduate
ARIA and APRA Award winning songwriter, producer and musician. Alex has written for artists such as Tina Arena, Guy Sebastian and Broods.
- Alex Hope - Senior Secondary College Graduate
Jackson Christie is a Sony Music A&R Rep, responsible for scouting and signing artists, as well as overseeing and assisting with the recording process, from organising writing sessions to delivering the mastered audio file.

During his time at Sony, he has worked with artists such as GRAACE, Carmouflage Rose, Cosmo’s Midnight, Peking Duk and several others.
- Jackson Christie - Bachelor of Entertainment Management (Graduate)
Currently playing bass with a number of headline acts including ARIA Award-winning R&B/pop artist Jessica Mauboy.
- Kyle Mercado - Bachelor of Music (Contemporary) Graduate
YouTube sensation with over 50 million views on YouTube. Sam completed a tour of China in 2015 - 2016.
- Sam Westphalen - Bachelor of Music (Composition & Music Production) Graduate
One of Australia’s up and coming professional keyboard players, working locally and overseas with Ricki Lee Coulta, Vera Blue, the McClymonts and Boy George.
- Andrew Geraghty - Bachelor of Music (Contemporary) Graduate
Since forming a year ago, Tempus Sun have invented their own blend of an energetic, driving indie rock. Plowing through a nearly sold out east coast tour of Australia in early September, Tempus Sun showcased their live power with great success.
- Tempus Sun - AIM Alumni
As the lead singer of Sydney based band, Bootleg Rascal, Carlos Lara has toured the world playing in UK, France, Italy, Germany, Holland, Switzerland, The United States, Canada and New Zealand.

They have also supported the likes of Sticky fingers, Ocean ally, Daryl Braithwaite, The Black Seeds, Kingswood, Camouflage Rose and the Delta Riggs.
- Carlos Lara - Bachelor of Entertainment Management