Expressions of Interetst are now open for Open Studio for 2026!
🎧Open Studio 🎧 | Monthly computer based music workshops 💻 | February to July 2026 🗓️
Facilitated by @grimtilla and guest producers TBC!
Across six Saturdays between February and July, Open Studio is a bespoke co-working space for musicians and music industry professionals to gather once a month to work on furthering their careers.
The 2026 sessions will run on these dates:
Saturday 28 February
Saturday 28 March
Saturday 2 May
Saturday 30 May
Saturday 27 June
Saturday 25 July
Facilitated by Anthony McIlwain (PKA Grim Tilla) and special guest producers to be announced, participants will be supported to develop their music in a cooperative setting, learn new skills for professional practice and discuss planning methods for creating successful events, promotional campaigns, recording sessions and music releases. Each session, time will be allocated for workshop / group discussion / sharing as well as dedicated working time. Participants will also be joined by a certified Ableton facilitator for program specific workshops and additional mentorship.
Participants will be encouraged to share their goals and achievements at the beginning of each session to engender a supportive culture of sharing and encourage opportunity for collaboration.
Due to capacity, Open Studio has space for 10 people to participate and will require an Expression of Interest to be considered. We encourage all computer-based musicians and producers to apply, with priority access given to those who identify as BIPOC (Black, Indigenous or Person of Colour), a person living with disability or as living in an low-income household.
Open Studio is supported by @ableton.
2025 Open Studio Participants
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Gavin
Gavin (stage name: gavino) is an up and coming local RnB artist similar to the likes of Brent Faiyaz, Daniel Caesar, and Frank Ocean, with a unique blend of HipHop in his music. gavino is a talented pianist, lyricist, and performer with an intermediate experience in production. He possesses the dedication to spark the wave of RnB in Canberra, which he feels is soon.
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Mitchell
Mitch is an aspiring music producer, video game composer, and the lead vocalist in the Canberra band Salty Goodness.
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Prudence
Prudns is an alt-pop architect, crafting intricate, emotionally charged worlds from her bedroom studio. A singer-songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist, she composes every detail, layering ethereal harmonies, kinetic drum samples, and field recordings into genre-blurring soundscapes.
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