Bio’s for Jayda’s Application
Jayda Jean holman
Jayda is a multi-awarding songwriter, having won two national song writing competitions with the ACMF (2018, 2020). She has released two singles which have over 22,000 streams on Spotify. At a young age of 17 Jayda is an accomplished recording artist, having worked with Simon Russell from Deep Switch Studios (https://www.deepswitchstudio.com) and Damien Charles from Ghost Oak Studios (https://www.damiencharles)
Jayda began her musical career at the age of six. On her Dad's two kids albums, Jayda has co-written 9 songs and recorded vocals and harmonies for over 19 songs. She has toured the fist album with her Dad and two siblings for over five years to some of Australia’s biggest folk festivals (Woodford Folk Festival QLD, Cygnet Folk Festival TAS, Nation Folk Festival ACT and many more).
Jayda formed a trio with her two siblings called Amerlo and performed at local and interstate festivals. As a solo artist Jayda has been performing since 2019, supporting artists such as Daniel Champagne and having local gigs and residencies at venues and festivals in Regional Victoria.
In 2022 she crowdfunded $5,550 to record her debut album and stretched the Pozible target twice in the four week campaign. With this budget she is currently finalising her 7-track debut album, ready for launching and touring in 2023.
Ned Machin
Ned Machin is a 18 year old Victorian based independent music producer. Having grown up in the Adelaide Hills he attended the Mount Barker Steiner School where he did a year 12 independent project on music production. Ned was mentored by Ben Smith (Aka Temple) where he mastered Ableton and mixed his 14-track debut album ‘Purposeful’, which can be found on all streaming services under the artist name ‘ned.’. Ned grew up next door to his family's professional music studio (Forest Range Studios) where his sister is the in-house audio engineer. He is often present when she is recording or mixing bands and is her production assistant. Ned creates mellow, spacious electronic influenced music inspired by artists such as ‘Flume’, ‘Baker Aaron’ and many more. When collaborating with artists, Ned encourages the artist to discover their unique sound with a very collaborative approach. Ned relocated to Victoria in 2022 and is currently collaborating with Jayda on her debut album, producing “Tonight” and “3 am”.
Jake Calson
Jake is a young Melbourne based singer/guitarist studying jazz and improvisation and Melbourne University’s VCA. Jake has performed with the likes of Missy Higgins, Foreigner, the MSO and has performed in venues such as Hamer Hall and the Kennedy Centre. He particularly likes blues, R&B and Indie music. He is always looking for new performance opportunities.
Woody Clark
Woody is a Victorian musician, children’s performer and school teacher. He is the founder of Woody’s World - Music 4 Kids and Woody’s Ukulele School. He has produced two studio albums and toured throughout Australia with his family band since 2014, playing some of the biggest family festivals in the country. Woody has written songs for ABC Kids, produced community music events and worked with remote indigenous communities for over a decade. As a music educator, Woody’s Ukulele School has now taught over 8,000 kids and families to play the ukulele across the country. Through his latest show, Ukulele Kids Show, Woody shares his philosophy of inclusive family music making and demonstrates that every child can create music rather than consume it. Woody spent 6 months working with East Arnhem Regional Council in 2021, facilitating youth programs on Elcho Island. He is currently working on his third studio album - The Family Band.