Ft. Cari Scharl & Interviewed by Kelsey Jean.

What's the best way to connect with others in the scene and start to build up your network? Kelsey & Cari chat about our latest 'Tones' gig, and finding other musicians in the Melbourne scene.

Ft. Trycolour

What does it take to capture live music on film? We have a chat with Trycolour about creating our video series 'Tones' as well as video trends that come and go.

Ft. Man Vs Synth

We're thrilled to have a chat with Mat of Man Vs Synth, who featured recently on the latest Tones line up! We talk about promoting your work as a musician, Australian tall poppy syndrome and much more. Get around it.

We're excited to welcome back, Shy and Hawraa! Hosts and poets of our fundraiser night, 'Poets for Palestine'. A powerful conversation around the ongoing genocide in Gaza and rising anti-colonial sentiment in Australia.

Are work friends real friends? What is real friendship, and where do you find it? Being a performing artist is not your usual job, so perhaps the circumstances are different.

Competing in poetry poses a strange set of questions and emotional responses. To share something so personal in competition. But it can also be a fantastic place to get amazing feedback and validation for your work. We've got three competition winners here today, so plenty to discuss. Oh and Ry. He's not won anything, besides our hearts.

We're in a weird state of mind. Frustrated by the act focusing on making 'content' to promote gigs, podcasts, videos etc, while also understanding the importance of it. We have a bit of a discussion on how our mental state is while doing it. Also we talk A.I music.

We're always fascinated by the crossover between art forms. What can you learn from different performance types mediums? Is it better to focus on one or branch out as a multifaceted artist? We believe the latter, and Tej is a perfect example of that.

ft. Tej

Commanding a stage alone or in good company. Both have pros and cons and fit different needs. But how do you know which suits you or your project best? We have a chat about this and how much it can change overtime for each of us.

ft. Amutha

Get paid doing what you love, and you'll never work a day in your life...

or alternatively, turning your passion into a job can suck the life out of it....

Different ways of thinking about things, and a journey most of us go on. Luckily, our guest Jack, is loving his job as a videographer!

ft. Jack from Final Cut Videography

Which one gives you a bigger leg up as an artist starting out? Ok, we actually spend most of this time talking about drugs, but it's a good episode.

This week, we're honoured to welcome three amazing guest hosts, Shy, Hawraa and Yaru! Hosts and poets of our fundraiser night, 'Poets for Palestine'. This is a lovely conversation around political poetry and the purpose of art in activism.

Obviously, we're big believers in a DIY attitude. But how big is the leap when you get the chance to work in more professional environments? And how do you prepare to make that transition?

How have you found that transition if you've made it yourself?

Ft. Shy

It can be daunting working in spaces centred around sensitive or divisive topics, and so we had a chat with Shy about our tactics. How careful should you be? Or rather, how ready to be humbled should you be?

For the time Vibe Union has been running events, we tend to run them as ongoing series. We love this as it allows events to grow over time and form a community around them. However, sometimes you can feel when one has run its course. But we always have to fight that feeling that somehow it 'failed' if it ends.

This week's quest is Yaru

I'm sure most of us don't take New Years Resolutions too seriously, however it can be a good excuse to check in on how we're living at the time. We take a look at how we'd like to approach creativity differently this year.

However mostly we talk about Tasmania for some reason.

Enjoy.

This week's quest is Evan from Malibu Spacey

It can be a strange feeling to market/sell your music that is written about extremely personal topics. Especially for musicians who find the act of releasing music stress-inducing at the best of times.

We also dive into the world of review culture and more.

Should we be more considerate of the odds of success as artists? Does it just drag you down? Or does blatantly ignoring the odds set you up for a sense of failure?

Today we're joined by Thomas and Ryuu

Can we disconnect art from the artists? Or is this indeed a fools errand and in fact denying the art of much needed context.

What's the best way to encourage those around you to create? Must we all self motivate or should we hold each other accountable. We're joined by Thomas today to have a chat about such a topic.