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Dots+Loops, Australia's post-genre arts series, takes our community's wealth of experience creating live-art events and launches a podcast series! Hosted by D+L's Directors, Kieran Welch, Flora Wong and Connor D'Netto, we'll be chatting with a plethora of exciting artists to share their stories and expertise with you. Some are regular Dots+Loops faces, some are new additions to the family. From classical and folk performers to DJs and producers, visual artists to writers, from making music with your iPad to drawing otherworldly sounds from a piano, there's something for everyone.

Learn More: https://www.dotsandloops.com.au/joiningthedots

Joining the Dots

Flora chats to Paula Dewis and George Waqairagata about their work with Cre8tive Nations, an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander owned and operated organisation specialising in cultural knowledges, creative industries, education and working collaboratively with and for communities in Meanjin/Brisbane.
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STAY IN THE LOOP www.dotsandloops.com.au/joiningthedots
New episodes each fortnight, and watch our video tutorial series every other week! Available on YouTube • www.youtube.com/channel/UCBunVVbQg6-PVp5ml4xneCA
Subscribe to the podcast on you favourite streaming service • anchor.fm/dots-and-loops
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LEARN MORE
Cre8tive Nations:
https://creativenations.com.au/
https://www.facebook.com/creativenationsau/
https://www.instagram.com/_cre8tive_nations/
Roitu Opus:
https://www.facebook.com/roitu80opus/
https://www.instagram.com/roituopus/
Living Music Report
http://livingmusic.report/
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Producer • Dan Kassulke
Theme music • Madeleine Cocolas
Graphic design • Chris Perren

Joining the Dots • Episode 7 • Cre8tive Nations

Flora chats to flutist, composer and improviser Jodie Rottle about her move from New York to Brisbane, late-night sonic discoveries with an electric toothbrush, and blurring the lines between music, sound art and object puppetry.
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STAY IN THE LOOP www.dotsandloops.com.au/joiningthedots
New episodes each fortnight, and watch our video tutorial series every other week!
Available on YouTube • www.youtube.com/channel/UCBunVVbQg6-PVp5ml4xneCA
Subscribe to the podcast on you favourite streaming service • anchor.fm/dots-and-loops
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LEARN MORE
Jodie Rottle • http://www.jodierottle.com 
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Producer • Dan Kassulke
Theme music • Madeleine Cocolas
Graphic design • Chris Perren

Joining the Dots • Episode 3 • Jodie Rottle

Flora chats to cellist, educator and all-round mover and shaker Louise King about working as an artist in regional Queensland and embedding creativity into her teaching practice, as she shares some fantastic advice for chamber musicians!
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STAY IN THE LOOP www.dotsandloops.com.au/joiningthedots
New episodes each fortnight, and watch our video tutorial series every other week!
Available on YouTube • www.youtube.com/channel/UCBunVVbQg6-PVp5ml4xneCA
Subscribe to the podcast on you favourite streaming service • anchor.fm/dots-and-loops
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LEARN MORE
Louise King • http://www.cellodreaming.com.au 
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Producer • Dan Kassulke
Theme music • Madeleine Cocolas
Graphic design • Chris Perren

Joining the Dots • Episode 4 • Louise King

Kieran talks to violinist, composer, educator and technologist Todd Reynolds, and has a big ol' chat about the life of a "classical violinist gone horribly wrong", the early days of Bang On A Can, some tips on combining live performance and electronics, and how to name a chicken Ethel democratically… 
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STAY IN THE LOOP www.dotsandloops.com.au/joiningthedots
New episodes each fortnight, and watch our video tutorial series every other week!
Available on YouTube • www.youtube.com/channel/UCBunVVbQg6-PVp5ml4xneCA
Subscribe to the podcast on you favourite streaming service • anchor.fm/dots-and-loops
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LEARN MORE
Todd Reynolds • https://www.toddreynolds.com/ 
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Producer • Dan Kassulke
Theme music • Madeleine Cocolas
Graphic design • Chris Perren

Joining the Dots • Episode 5 • Todd Reynolds

Connor chats with drummer, composer and all-round nice bloke Benjamin Shannon, looking into his many projects, learning about the art of Conduction, taking a deep dive into his compositional mind, and exploring all the spaces between notated and improvised music.
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STAY IN THE LOOP www.dotsandloops.com.au/joiningthedots
New episodes each fortnight, and watch our video tutorial series every other week!
Available on YouTube • www.youtube.com/channel/UCBunVVbQg6-PVp5ml4xneCA
Subscribe to the podcast on you favourite streaming service • anchor.fm/dots-and-loops
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LEARN MORE
Benjamin Shannon • https://www.benjaminshannondrums.com  
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Producer • Dan Kassulke
Theme music • Madeleine Cocolas
Graphic design • Chris Perren

Joining the Dots • Episode 6 • Benjamin Shannon

Flora chats to cellist and singer-songwriter Monique Clare about her recent single “It Works”, what it was like to make a music video during COVID19, her creative process, and the environmental considerations of live touring.
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STAY IN THE LOOP www.dotsandloops.com.au/joiningthedots
New episodes each fortnight, and watch our video tutorial series every other week! Available on YouTube • www.youtube.com/channel/UCBunVVbQg6-PVp5ml4xneCA
Subscribe to the podcast on you favourite streaming service • anchor.fm/dots-and-loops
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LEARN MORE
Monique Clare:
Offical Website • https://www.moniqueclare.com
Bandcamp • https://moniqueclare.bandcamp.com/music   
Musical excerpts:
"It Works” on Spotify • https://open.spotify.com/track/650Z7MTSE1nLjuTq1xKdo4
“You Are” on Spotify • https://open.spotify.com/track/5yjysL5N9nJQ6JfL0FyNKU
Other links:
Music video for “It Works” • https://youtu.be/osZDfZwpnpw
Tree Folk String Camp 2021 • https://www.facebook.com/events/1315605185303131/
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Producer • Dan Kassulke 
Theme music • Madeleine Cocolas 
Graphic design • Chris Perren

Joining the Dots • Episode 8 • Monique Clare

Kieran is joined by arts admin extraordinaire and leading professional “chatter” Megan Steller. Tune in for the top-notch  advice on managing and promoting yourself as an artist and how to get into professional arts admin; stick around for chats about the importance of communication in opera and the arts in general, and get a little bit confused while the duo discuss the potential for foul play while pastry chef-ing
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STAY IN THE LOOP www.dotsandloops.com.au/joiningthedots
New episodes each fortnight, and watch our video tutorial series every other week! Available on YouTube • www.youtube.com/channel/UCBunVVbQg6-PVp5ml4xneCA
Subscribe to the podcast on you favourite streaming service • anchor.fm/dots-and-loops
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LEARN MORE
Megan Stellar • http://www.megansteller.com
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Producer • Dan Kassulke
Theme music • Madeleine Cocolas
Graphic design • Chris Perren

Joining the Dots • Episode 9 Megan Stellar

Kieran chats to cellist and educator Nick Photinos about founding one of the biggest groups in new music in Eighth Blackbird, then striking his own path as a solo artist; they discuss the “burden of interpretation” and question what needs to change in classical music education; and they debate how to correctly pronounce the trending Netflix show “Emily in Paris.”
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STAY IN THE LOOP www.dotsandloops.com.au/joiningthedots
New episodes each month, and make sure you check out our video tutorial series ! Available on YouTube • www.youtube.com/channel/UCBunVVbQg6-PVp5ml4xneCA
Subscribe to the podcast on you favourite streaming service • anchor.fm/dots-and-loops
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LEARN MORE
Nick Photinos • https://www.nickphotinos.com
Petits Artéfacts on Bandcamp • https://newamsterdamrecords.bandcamp.com/album/petits-art-facts
1:2:1 Online new music intensive • https://www.nickphotinos.com/lessons-and-courses/121-2/
MUSICAL EXCERPTS
“Dam Mwen Yo” by Nathalie Joachim on Youtube • https://youtu.be/JkwH3-U8LWY?t=1222
“Song of Songs” by Karen Tanaka on Youtube • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGximKdmf_s
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Producer • Dan Kassulke
Theme music • Madeleine Cocolas
Graphic design • Chris Perren

Joining the Dots • Episode 10 • Nick Photinos

Flora Wong chats to Greek Cypriot American musician Theodosia Roussos about how her relationship with folk music and her voice shaped her artistic practice, how the discovery of her grandmother’s poetry led to her composing a song cycle that then became an opera, and how she got into composing for film.
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STAY IN THE LOOP www.dotsandloops.com.au/joiningthedots
Season 2 coming soon! 
In the meanwhile, make sure you check out our video tutorial series, available on YouTube • www.youtube.com/channel/UCBunVVbQg6-PVp5ml4xneCA
Subscribe to the podcast on you favourite streaming service • anchor.fm/dots-and-loops
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LEARN MORE  https://thetheodosia.com/ 
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Producer • Dan Kassulke
Theme music • Madeleine Cocolas
Graphic design • Chris Perren

Joining the Dots • Episode 11 • Theodosia Roussos

"Drones & Violin" by Nico Muhly (2013)
Performed by Courtenay Cleary (violin), Sam Mitchell (piano) and Ben Heim (live electronics)
Recorded live at Dots+Loops: Drones, 3 July 2014.

Part I: Material in Eb
Part II: Material in Sevenths
Part III: Material in Two Keys
Part IV: Material with Shifting Drones

Buy Nico Muhly's music here: http://nicomuhly.bandcamp.com/

"Drones & Violin" by Nico Muhly

"Arch" by Robert Davidson (1992)
Recorded live at Dots+Loops Delay, 20/02/2016.
Kieran Welch, Henry Justo, Sariah Xu (violas).

Dots+Loops Delay Live Recordings

"Arch" by Robert Davidson

We're making a podcast! Here's a little sneak peak of what's to come...

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Joining the Dots • PREVIEW

Joining the Dots
Episode 1 • Meet the team

Kieran, Flora and Connor chat about Dots+Loops, where it came from, and where we're going, featuring guest host Tamara Kohler.
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STAY IN THE LOOP
https://www.dotsandloops.com.au/joiningthedots 

New episodes each fortnight, and watch our video tutorial series every other week! Available on YouTube • https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBunVVbQg6-PVp5ml4xneCA 

Subscribe to the podcast on you favourite streaming service • https://anchor.fm/dots-and-loops  
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LEARN MORE
Tamara Kohler • http://www.tamarakohler.com/ 
Rubiks Collective • https://rubikscollective.com/ 
Dots+Loops • https://www.dotsandloops.com.au/  
Kieran Welch • https://www.kieranwelch.com/ 
Flora Wong • https://www.florawong.com.au/ 
Connor D'Netto • https://www.connordnetto.com/ 
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Producer • Dan Kassulke
Theme music • Madeleine Cocolas
Graphic design • Chris Perren

Joining the Dots • Episode 1 • Meet the team

Connor chats to musical maverick Chris Perren about heavy metal, visual rhythms, making music from ancient Chinese boardgames, and hosting a (literally) underground club-night.
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STAY IN THE LOOP www.dotsandloops.com.au/joiningthedots

New episodes each fortnight, and watch our video tutorial series every other week!
Available on YouTube • www.youtube.com/channel/UCBunVVbQg6-PVp5ml4xneCA

Subscribe to the podcast on you favourite streaming service • anchor.fm/dots-and-loops
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LEARN MORE
Chris Perren • https://chrisperren.wordpress.com/
Nonsemble • www.nonsemble.wordpress.com
Software of Seagulls • www.facebook.com/SoftwareOfSeagulls  
Connor D'Netto • www.connordnetto.com
AlphaGo • https://youtu.be/WXuK6gekU1Y 
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Producer • Dan Kassulke
Theme music • Madeleine Cocolas
Graphic design • Chris Perren

Joining the Dots • Episode 2 • Chris Perren

Dots+Loops is Australia’s post-genre music and arts series, inclusively exploring the spaces in between a traditional classical concert, an underground club gig, and an experimental art show. 

We take exciting, adventurous and thought-provoking live art of all kinds, and present it in relaxed, accessible urban spaces. Combined with a passion for community, social equity, and quality over quantity, our shows culminate in a unique performance experience, which has been consistently applauded by critics, audiences and performers alike.

Since forming in early 2014, we've put on twenty critically acclaimed concert experiences. These past shows have featured Australian and world premieres of music by Nico Muhly, Caroline Shaw, Kate Moore and Chris Perren; collaborations with internationally recognised, award-winning artists such as David T. Little, Bec Plexus, Ashley Bathgate, Todd Reynolds and Ken Thomson; and immersive visual art from Team Animal Spirits, Connor D’Netto, Ingrid Bartkowiak and Slato.

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