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TROPIC • ARTS

Studio

storytelling

DIGITAL CREATION
1. Rosemary Ambrum,
The magic of community Megan Bayliss, Helen
storytelling is being recorded Glover & Gill Townsend
2. Mala Neal & Melissa
in the newly-established Arts Robertson
Nexus Digital Recording Studio
at Babinda.

In the shadow of Queensland’s two
highest mountains, conversations are 1
flowing. The new Arts Nexus studio is
abuzz with people who have fascinating the grandkids, or simply a way to journal
stories to share and those who want to your thoughts are just some of the
capture family and oral histories, along motivations people have for visiting us.”
with documentary makers and authors, The studio has been set up in a heritage 2
just to name a few. Studio Manager shop in the main street of Babinda support,” she said. “This is now a social
Melissa Robertson said they’re the voices through a grant from the Community enterprise supporting the cultural and
of some of the first recordings captured Gambling Benefit Fund. Ms Robertson creative community of the region.”
for audio podcasts, livestreams said Arts Nexus wanted to service the Arts Nexus is planning to launch its own
and video. “Podcasts, audio-books and growing demand for online creation studio channel in the near future.
TED Talks are increasingly becoming the during the COVID-19 pandemic. Anyone is welcome to join in or learn a
new ‘radio’ to play on long drives, at work, “We’re running workshops and new craft. Appointments are essential.
at home or while relaxing to nourish the mentoring for folks to gain the skills
mind and experience the world,” to compile a series of podcast episodes MORE: artsnexus.com.au/
she said. “Recording music, promoting or other recordings, with in-house nexus-hub-babinda
your craft, reminiscences to share with producers and technicians available for

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