Our Mentors
We’ve been able to pull together a range of the very best Melbourne musicians to work with our teenagers during Rock Academy. Learn a little bit more about them below.
Juanita Timpanaro
With a catalogue of her own original compositions, Juanita’s pure sound displays an emotionally charged, vulnerable performance which brings her lyrics and wit to life. This can be heard in indie-pop-industrial-disco-funk duo ‘The Stripperz’ where ...
September 18, 2018/by userJenny McKechnie
Jenny from Cable Ties - how bloody awesome is that!
April 4, 2019/by userOli Sansom
Oli will be guiding you to develop a music video
March 24, 2020/by userPete Farnan
Pete is leading our songwriting workshop.
Peter is a founding member, songwriter and guitarist for iconic Australian rock band Boom Crash Opera and seminal post punk outfit Serious Young Insects.
September 9, 2018/by userPeter is a founding member, songwriter and guitarist for iconic Australian rock band Boom Crash Opera and seminal post punk outfit Serious Young Insects.
Ciarann Babbington
Ciarann from Bakers Eddy is a mentor in week 2 of RAM 18
January 2, 2020/by userBrihony Dawson
LadyHood’s lightning rise on the international music scene followed the success of her debut EP ‘Finger On The Pulse’, in 2015
March 8, 2019/by userStevie Williams
Stevie Williams of DIY punks, Clowns
June 28, 2021/by userAsh Davies
Ash Davies - Drum Workshop
September 18, 2019/by userDave Leslie
Dave Leslie is a professional guitar player/songwriter who currently resides in Melbourne, Australia.
March 8, 2019/by userLarni Pearce
Larni Pearce the drummer for Melbourne band Creature Fear
September 29, 2019/by userFiona Lee Maynard
A singer, composer, Recording Artist, multi-instrumentalist and world class performer.
September 9, 2018/by userCameron McKenzie
Produced, engineered and/or composed over 30 Australian record releases
March 8, 2019/by userAli Barter
Her debut album, A Suitable Girl, is the result. And a new generation of music fans get something they need now perhaps more than ever. A kind of mirror. A voice that says simply and authentically “I get it.” Ali Barter is that voice.
January 5, 2019/by userMareya
Mareya - Triple Threat - singer, songwriter, producer
January 11, 2021/by userDean Tellefson
Dean the Wranglord helping us how to record
August 13, 2019/by userPaul Cartwright
Paul Cartwright - Bass Mentor
June 17, 2021/by userAndy Sylvio
Andy is a professional live drummer and a session recording artist, with a career that spans over 3 decades. Andy has performed and toured nationally and internationally with Aussie music legends such as Pete Murray, Ian Moss (Cold Chisel), Renee Geyer and Phil & Kate Ceberano.
September 28, 2018/by userHaydn Meggit
Having toured and recorded with artists such as Ross Wilson, Glenn Shorrock, Leo Sayer, Daryl Braithwaite, Richard Clapton, Joe Camilleri, Vika & Linda Bull and James Reyne to name just a few, Haydn Meggitt’s multi-genre drumming is organic and exciting.
September 19, 2018/by userLouise Goh
Keys Workshop
January 5, 2019/by userEcca Vandal
Ecca first joined us at RAM 5, it's great to welcome her back for RAM XX.
July 4, 2020/by userSimon Hosford
Simon Hosford is a an Australian guitarist/producer/songwriter that started playing Classical guitar at age 5, and by 19 was a member of Virgil Donati’s rock/fusion band “On The Virg”, began touring Australia and America with Tommy Emmanuel, and a year later was recruited by Colin Hay and Greg Ham to be part of the new Men At Work.
September 21, 2018/by userClio Renner
Clio will be a mentor at RAM 20 at Bakehouse
June 19, 2020/by userNat Allison
Nat Allison
June 16, 2021/by userDallas Frasca
“Sounds like Janis Joplin & Angus Young had a baby and baptised it in Bourbon”. – Rolling Stone.
Dallas is the namesake front woman of the three-piece, award-winning Australian rock outfit, Dallas Frasca. A stand-out of her class and an almighty presence on the mic. Frasca has not stopped for over a decade.
June 11, 2018/by userDallas is the namesake front woman of the three-piece, award-winning Australian rock outfit, Dallas Frasca. A stand-out of her class and an almighty presence on the mic. Frasca has not stopped for over a decade.
Laura Davidson
Laura has toured the world with tribute shows such as Bjôrn Again, playing Frida Longstokin, The Spicy Girls as Sporty Spice and in AC/DSHE as the leading lady Bonnie Scott.
September 28, 2018/by userBen Stewart
Ben Stewart, frontman of Slowly Slowly
September 16, 2020/by userBec Sandridge
Australian artist, Bec Sandridge will be a mentor in week 1
August 13, 2019/by userJess Locke
Jess Locke is a Melbourne singer-songwriter and a mentor during week 1.
January 1, 2020/by userTommy Boyce
Tommy Boyce - Guitar God!
September 18, 2019/by userNik Pringadi
Nik Pringadi leads the Keys workshop in week 2
January 1, 2020/by userEmily Shaw
Drum Mentor
January 1, 2020/by userJake Laderman
Drum Mentor Week 1, Jake Laderman of Clowns.
March 10, 2019/by userAimee Francis
Hailing from Melbourne, Victoria, Aimee has been in the industry for years.
Finishing school at 16 to go to music college, moving to Los Angeles to pursue her career at 18 – it has been a whirlwind ever since, taking her not only to the US a number of times, but also moving her to Sydney and the UK.
June 11, 2018/by userFinishing school at 16 to go to music college, moving to Los Angeles to pursue her career at 18 – it has been a whirlwind ever since, taking her not only to the US a number of times, but also moving her to Sydney and the UK.
Hanny J
Impassioned, sentimental and evocative - Hanny J writes the soundtrack to your deepest feelings
March 8, 2019/by userJames Crosland
James Crosland from Mission Brown is our Bass mentor.
June 27, 2019/by userMarcel Youmanni
Guitar workshop mentor
January 1, 2020/by userJen Sholakis
Jen from the Jen Cloher band - the 2018 'Live Drummer of the Year' at the NLMAs
June 5, 2019/by userGlenn Reither
Glenn Reither (keyboards and saxophone) has performed nationally and internationally with artists including Jon Stevens, Daryl Braithwaite, Shannon Noll, Richard Clapton etc.
Glenn is a member of the iconic Australian band Icehouse and is recently toured as part of their 40th Anniversary celebrations.
September 21, 2018/by userGlenn is a member of the iconic Australian band Icehouse and is recently toured as part of their 40th Anniversary celebrations.
Brett Kingman
Brett Kingman will be leading the Guitar workshop for the Sydney/ Melbourne tribe
January 1, 2020/by userRod Bustos
Rod will be a mentor during the second week of Rock Academy 18.
January 2, 2020/by userTony Featherstone
Tony Featherstone is best known as keyboard player for triple ARIA Award winning Aussie band The Badloves who had multi-platinum success in the 90s with a string of top 40 releases including the seminal “Green Limousine”.
September 19, 2018/by userSarah McLeod
Sarah McLeod mentor at Virtual Rock Academy
March 24, 2020/by userPeter ‘Maz’ Maslen
Maz will be leading the drum workshop with the Sydney/Melbourne tribe on Thursday, January 16.
January 1, 2020/by userThom Mann
Thom Mann will be leading a Bass'n'Drums workshop in week 1
January 1, 2020/by userConrad Tracey
Conrad has spent the last 15 years playing and performing with some of Australia’s best musicians and producers, he is an in demand live and session player. And we have him for our drummers!!!!!!!!!
January 5, 2019/by userDamien Dixon
Damo plays in multiple contexts including Jazz, Hip-Hop, Metal and Fusion,
January 12, 2019/by userParis Wells
Paris Wells
June 16, 2021/by userAngela Librandi
Angela Librandi will lead the Sydney / Melbourne Vocal Workshop on Thu Jan 16
January 1, 2020/by userMack Moses
Mack Moses will lead the vocal workshop during Week 1 of Rock Academy 18.
January 1, 2020/by userJimi Hocking
Jimi Hocking - one of Australia's true guitar legends
June 26, 2019/by userPaulie Stewart
Born and bred in the inner-Melbourne suburb of St Kilda, Paulie Stewart was the inaugural winner of the Essence of St Kilda essay prize – as well as an original member of infamous Melbourne punk band Painters and Dockers (Inducted into the Age Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2010).
January 5, 2019/by userJackson Phelan
Jackson Phelan - RAT!Hammock
April 6, 2021/by userMitch Cairns
Mitch Cairns - Bass Workshop
September 18, 2019/by userPhil Ceberano
The Guitar Master himself!
June 11, 2018/by userScott Thorburn
During Scott's 25-year career as a professional bass player and musician, he has played in both original and cover bands with styles as diverse as Rock, Pop, Funk, R'n'B, Soul and Jazz.
January 10, 2019/by userSam Vandenberg
He's 'round the twist
January 5, 2019/by userTaylor Douglas
Taylor Douglas is a skilled musician and performer and has spent most of his life devoted to the pursuit of musical excellence.
Hailing from Melbourne Australia, Taylor has flourished providing a solid backbone through drums and percussion to some of the thriving Melbourne music scenes best acts, including his with (but by no means limited to): The Soulenikoes, Caution:Thieves and Past to Present.
June 21, 2018/by userHailing from Melbourne Australia, Taylor has flourished providing a solid backbone through drums and percussion to some of the thriving Melbourne music scenes best acts, including his with (but by no means limited to): The Soulenikoes, Caution:Thieves and Past to Present.
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