My Wandering Mind

The Australian Government enforced Payday Super from the 1st of July 2026, swapping out the quarterly super payments. I admit I never thought about it until my awesome mentor Bob Scott brought it to my attention at a recording gig! Previously, my only notion of super from other industry colleagues is, If you're an independent contractor, you are responsible for your own super and you just incorporate it into your pricing. WRONG!!! I realised I have been missing out on my sup

This content is quite different from my normal posts, but a wave of introspection has hit me hard again after another trip around the sun! I started freelancing part-time in 2023 while working in hospo to pay the bills, but in the past year, I shifted to becoming a full-time audio and music freelancer. Like many peers in my industry, I’ve experienced how the journey can take you on a wild ride where things get really messy and confusing. As an immigrant, woman, QPOC, and a la

I've been on my creative freelance journey for about two and a half years now, and only recently have I accomplished a previously unimaginable goal: writing a solo cello piece. It sounds simple, but after a year-long hiatus from composition, it actually took a lot of convincing for me to even consider myself a composer worthy of a commission.

With my recent involvement in large scale live recordings of orchestras, I have learned quickly how important preparations are. Apart from choosing the right mics or knowing the stage blocking of musicians, there is always one question I ask myself before any recording gig: How much storage space do I need for this this multitrack recording? One of the most overlooked aspects of preparing for a recording gig is ensuring that you have enough space to record your files in. Most

Reimagining Daisy's Greenies song as if it was in the game Overcooked!

Do you recall that time when our social media feeds were just full of people doing the Whitney Houston Challenge ? Well, I did! For those who might not know, this challenge involved blasting "I Will Always Love You" through the speakers and asking friends and family to try to hit an object — whether an upside down bowl, a cymbal, a sauce pan, or an actual floor tom — and miraculously land the hit with the actual beat in the recording. Some rely solely on luck, while others, i