In early August 2023, we partnered with Queenscliff Freeza and Queenscliff Music Festival and put on a SongMakers workshop in the lead up to their battle of the bands event, Come Together. The result was 9 schools, 9 bands and a whopping 9 songs – in just two days.
Host school
Surf Coast Secondary College
Participating schools
Surf Coast Secondary College, Lorne College, Bellarine Secondary College, Oberon High and Sweethearts Band
Mentors
Katie Wighton, Jackson Phelan, Mookhi, Al Parkinson and Chelsea Warner
Songs
Eddie by Watson, Stevens, Rosman, Athanasiou, Mackinnon (School: Bellarine Secondary College)
Ignited by Osta-Meier, Reynolds, Wallis, Dixon (School: Lorne College)
My Time by Gibb, Kingston-Brown, Dean, Tewhatu (School: Surf Coast Secondary College)
New Moon by Grant, Phillips, Gustafsson, Burgess (School: Oberon High)
Binded by Grieve, Sheedy, De Vries, Anderson, Jarvis (School: Sweethearts Band)
Host school
Belmont High
Participating schools
Belmont High, Geelong High, Kardinia International College and Clonard College
Mentors
KLP, Rromarin, Elizabeth M. Drummond, Reggie Banks & DVNA
Songs
Led Me On by Williams, Cole, Schroeter, Masters, McAvaney, Huang, Avietti (School: Belmont High)
Roland by Jones, Elliot (School: Geelong High)
Get It Again by Robinson, Strachan, Borschmann, Roberts, Di Stefano (School: Kardinia International College)
Kill The Memories by Olsen, Jones, Elliott, Vasilevska, Alvaro, Cero, Reed (School: Clonard College)