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24.01.2022 Get behind Aardvarks fundraiser and share far and wide. Thank you!! https://www.givenow.com.au/aardvarkmusic

24.01.2022 FULL LIST OF ARTISTS ON THE AARDVARK GUITAR!!! For your chance to win this amazing signed guitar get to Memo Music Hall tomorrow at 2:30pm! https://www.facebook....com/events/574864436226952/ Here is the list and some more pics just for fun! See you tomorrow! Gotye, Missy Higgins, The Armada, Shellie Morris, Xavier Rudd, Tim Finn, David Bridie, Frank Yamma, Mariana Abad, Johnny Volume (The Scavengers), Conway Savage (The Bad Seeds), Jeff Lang, Spencer P Jones, Adrian Chynoweth (Nick Barker and the Reptiles), Grinspoon, Daryl Braithwaite, Powderfinger, Carole King, James Taylor, Carole King, Paul Dempsey, Cam Tapp, Diesel, Paul Kelly, The Living End, Monique Brumby, The Break, Clare Bowditch, Missy Higgins, Nick Barker, Nick Cave, Jack Howard (hunters and Collectors), Rom Peno (Died Pretty), Gun Street Girls, Hoodoo Gurus, Sol Nation, Adalita (Magic Dirt), Steve Kilby (The Church), Mark Ferrie (The Models, Rockwiz), James Black, (Black Sorrows, Rockwiz), Brian Nankervis (Rockwiz), Simon Leach (Little Birdy), Nick Barker, Tex Perkins (The Cruel Sea), Mick Harvey (the Bad Seeds), Peter Luscombe (Rockwiz), Sean Kelly (The Models), Billy Miller (The Ferrets), Cal McAlpine (The Chosen Few), Phill Calvert, Sean Kelly, Frank Yamma, Shane Howard, Reg Mombassa & Peter ODoherty (Mental as Anything), Shane Howard (Goanna), Katy Steele (Litle Birdy), Raul Sanchez (magic Dirt), Josh Pyke, Matt Thomas (The Maviss) Abby Dobson (leonardos Bride), Tex Perkins, Tim Rogers, Jeff Martin (The Tea Party), Wayne P Sheehy (The Armada), Tristan Goodall (The Audreys), Chrissie Hynde, Debbie Harry, Imogen Heap, Stonefied.

21.01.2022 2017 AND 1 SLEEP TO GO until the Aardvark Big 10 Celebration gig event. GET YOUR TICKETS ONLINE NOW to still have a chance to win 2 Missy Higgins tickets. http://www.memomusichall.com.au//the-big-10-aardvarks-bir/ Just last year we welcomed yet another 2 groups of new Aardvarkians while enjoying the creative surroundings of our home at The Channel, The Arts Centre Melbourne. Crew one welcomed Kirstin Jenkins, Jacob Watt, Colbey Alderson, Anya Okuneva and Angus With Aardvar...k youth mentors Elly Watton, Morgan Jacobs-Leahy and Bridget Bourke. Crew 2 was filled with Taarni ThatsAll Grovez, Edward Quoibia, Rohan McDonald, Anya Okuneva and Nathan. Check out their CD Tangents here: http://aardvarkmusic.org/our-music We welcomed Sophie Coleman from Save the Childrens Fund to our board. Lucy Bolger - Aardvark headed off to have her beautiful baby girl and so we welcomed back with open arms one of the founders of Aardvark Sarah Summers Aardvark who is now the Operations Manager. Thank you to our 2017 supporters Liberty, Bolger-Buys Foundation, The Jim Stynes Foundation and Touchstone Consulting Executive Search Australia plus Milo and Co for the printing and Colin Wynne for being our sound engineer guru and The Arts Centre for providing our venue CANT WAIT TILL TOMORROW!!!

21.01.2022 To all young people out there aged 18-25...Are you on the Autism spectrum and would like to have a say on how music programs should be designed? If so please follow this link to participate in a survey for the University of Melbourne on how to design Autism friendly music workshops. https://www.facebook.com/grace.thompson.587/posts/2783591685056105

20.01.2022 Aardvark is open for new referrals for the 2019 Aardvark Sessions. Please get in contact with us to discuss if you are a young person or know a young person who would benefit from being involved in the Aardvark songwriting sessions and being part of our community. More info at www.aardvarkmusic.org

20.01.2022 Hi Aardvark community. Aardvark is proud to be partnering with the Chronic Illness Peer Support program at the RCH for their musical ACE. Written and directed by the ChIPS participants, our Aardvarkians Vincent, Reece and Stacey are part of the band and the crew. Its a moving representation of what it is like to be a young person with a chronic illness. Come along and see this amazing performance. July 14, 3pm Ella Latham Theatre @ the RCH. https://www.trybooking.com/book/event?eid=508121&

20.01.2022 If you know anyone who might be interested in taking part in the next Aardvark Sessions program NOW is the time to let them know! Applications open for only a few more weeks and places are filling up!

20.01.2022 Hello Aardvark Music community. We hope this video warms your heart. In these uncertain and isolating times we dive deeper into our music. It can brighten our mood and can still connects us with each other despite not being in the same room. Thank goodness for music and and the people who create it. If you are in a position to support our nations musicians then head to Support Act to donate. Details are in the video. Love from all of us at Aardvark Music. https://youtu.be/-Hc_1c_Ask0

19.01.2022 REFERRALS ARE NOW OPEN for our next Aardvark Sessions Program starting Monday August the 6th!! All the information is below, please contact Aardvark if you or anyone you know would like to find out about the referral process! [email protected] Share far and wide!

19.01.2022 Big 10 wrap up!! Thanks so much to everyone who helped Aardvark celebrate our Big 10th Birthday on Sunday!!! We had so much fun and it was such a special afternoon. The Aardvarkians from past and present programs shared some brilliant original music with us, mesmerising the audience with their talents and tunes. Thank you guys all so much for putting on a great show and sharing what we do at Aardvark. It was so great to catch up with Aardvarkains from past years who came alon...g to watch also. Monique Brumby, Marianne and Tanya were on fire, what a great set, and Stonefield performed amongst the smoke and lights in true epic Stonefiled style awesome! We cant thank our ambassadors enough for giving us their time to perform at this event, it was incredibly appreciated. Stacey shared her story with us to help understand what Aardvark means , very brave, beautifully written and presented, and the cake. Stacey made the cake too!! (Check out and like her business - Unicorn Crumbs Patisserie) Thanks Stacey. The wonderful Katrina McFerran shared her wisdom and knowledge on the theory of why music works with young people and pointed out the amazing music therapists that contribute to our programs. Thanks again Kat!! Danny-Jay Mrocki kept us all laughing and on time Thanks so much Dan! Raffle tickets and cds were sold by a wonderful team of volunteers (thankyou!!), prizes were won and money was raised to help Aardvark keep going. Thank you to everyone in the audience who helped us achieve this. In a funny twist Mick Bell a past volunteer who gathered a lot of the signatures on the guitar, won the signed guitar and pledged to keep it going then auction it off in 12 months to raise even more funds for Aardvark! So you all get another chance! We heard shout out videos from Tristan Goodal, Missy Higgins, Gotye, Paul Dempsey, Ecca Vandal and Ben Abraham, who even serenaded the aardvarkains! So special, thank you all so much. Davyd Norris and Mark Blanch our incredible volunteers worked around the clock to keep the projections and gear changes smooth and cart all the gear in and out, fantastic work and so appreciated guys. Meagan and Sarah tried to soak it all up while also making sure everything happened! Chris Klingbeil the chair of our board worked hard behind the scenes too! All the Aardvakians helped set up and make the place pretty. Memo made the night professional and all those who came along to support it was truly great to see you all and thankyou!! More photos and videos to come, but here is a little start!

19.01.2022 Monique Brumby at Aardvarks Big 10 Celebration Last year!

19.01.2022 LAST POST FOR 2018 AND ITS A GOODIE!!! Kieran made this speech at the recent Aardvark CD Launch and, well, its why we do what we do. He reminds us of the magic that can happen when music, friendship and creativity come together. Its a must watch.... Thankyou Kieran for sharing your story, Aardvark is thrilled to be there for you and just a little bit chuffed to have your talents and those off all the new Aardvark Alumni on board also!

18.01.2022 Aardvark Album Launch is tomorrow night!!! Be sure to bring lots of cash for the merchandise and the raffle tickets. Prizes include a night in the funky NOTEL, 2 tickets to see Missy Higgins at the Zoo Twilights and a Haighs Hamper.

18.01.2022 Just another reason to come to Aardvarks CD launch tonight....a chance to win 2 tickets to see Missy Higgins and John Butler Trio! Plus a Google home pack, dinner for two, Endota spa voucher plus Goyte CDs. TONIGHT, 7pm MEMO Music Hall. https://www.artscentremelbourne.com.au//john-butler-trio-a

18.01.2022 3 sleeps until launch night! We would love you all to join us at Memo Music Hall in St Kilda this Thursday the 29th of November at 7pm to support our newest Aardvark crews as they launch their beautiful album. Get your tickets here: https://www.memomusichall.com.au//aardvark-sessions-2018-/ You have never fully understood the term family until you have been to Aardvark! Brad Aardvark Alumni... Over the course of the 14 weeks and rehearsals I have become more confident in my ability to perform and write songs. And to do that in collaboration with other people before I was very insecure about that. Kieran Aardvark Alumni A rare once in a lifetime experience that you only dream of having. I never thought Id get to record music. And for free! Mel Aardvark Alumni Considering Im usually by myself, its a different experience. Its hard, but its fun. 10/10 would rock again. Ciel- Aardvark Alumni

17.01.2022 Aardvark Music is looking for a new Resident Songwriter to join our team. Please get in touch for more information about the role. [email protected].

17.01.2022 Aardvark 2019 Album Launch Dec 10 @ Trades Hall 7pm. All welcome. More details to come...Aardvark 2019 Album Launch Dec 10 @ Trades Hall 7pm. All welcome. More details to come...

15.01.2022 Shout out to Aardvarks brilliant Ambassadors Stonefield as they tour Berlin, LA and Mexico City!! Have fun!

11.01.2022 AARDVARK ANNOUNCES NEW FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN! 10 for 10! For 10 years now, Aardvark has been connecting young people experiencing serious medical or personal adversity with recording artists, music therapists and artist mentors - to write, record, perform and distribute original music.... To celebrate the past 10 years, we want to create the opportunity for 10 more young people to participate in our Aardvark Sessions Program. Wed love your help. One new Aardvark Sessions participant can be funded for $2,500. So if you would like to give a young person the chance to complete the program and graduate into the Aardvark Alumni program, we encourage you to take part. You can make a single donation or raise the funds at your workplace, school, community group or with friends - and well keep you updated on your participants progress at every step. OR you can go here and become a Crowdraiser for our campaign: https://www.givenow.com.au/aardvarkworldwide You just need to click on the Crowdraiser button and set up a page for Aardvarks 10 for 10 Campaign. Easy! We appreciate and thank all those that help us continue to grow the Aardvark community. If you need any more information contact [email protected] and please feel free to share this post!

11.01.2022 2018 and NO SLEEPS TO GO! Today is The Aardvark Big 10 Celebration. GET YOURSELF THERE to see Stonefield, Monique Brumby and our very own Aardvarkians. Plus a chance to win THE signed Maton guitar and other great prizes. http://www.memomusichall.com.au//the-big-10-aardvarks-bir/ Its going to be a BIG year at Aardvark this year. We have welcomed yet another new group of Aardvarkians (see photos) who are in their Sessions now in our new home at The Victorian College of the ...Arts (VCA), Melbourne University. In partnership with Katrina McFerran, Professor of Music Therapy at the University of Melbourne we are doing an evaluation of the Aardvark program and its impact on the young people. You can hear Katrina speak today at the event. We have welcomed Elly Scrine (Elly Aardvark) to the team who is facilitating the Aardvark Sessions alongside Tristan Goodall of The Audreys facilitating the Sessions with the youth mentors Morgan Jacobs-Leahy, Julia Akanoa and Kirstin Jenkins. This year we plan to launch a new program of Aardvark providing 1/2 day to 4 day tailored Songwriting workshops to corporate organisations, youth organisations, councils and schools. These workshops will be at a cost and the money raised will go directly back into running the Aardvark Sessions and Alumni Program. To fund this we welcomed a grant from Helen Macpherson Smith Trust who are working with us to develop the program. Stay tuned for more on this! Sarah Summers Aardvark is really back working at Aardvark in full swing which is so exciting. Lucy Bolger - Aardvark had her baby girl in January, also VERY exciting and Meagan Hunt Chips-Aardvark will take a short-ish break to have her baby soon too. But Meagan will be back. Thanks to Sarah, Tristo, Elly, all the volunteers, the Aardvark youth mentors, the Board and the Aardvarkians who will continue the AMAZING Aardvark work this year. Cant wait to see what this year brings. See you at 2.30 today for CELEBRATIONS!!!

10.01.2022 Support artists who have been hit hard by the COVID 19 pandemic. Buy some music this weekend! Bandcamp are waiving revenue shares on sales over the next 24 hours. GO! https://daily.bandcamp.com/fea/bandcamp-covid-19-fundraiser

08.01.2022 1 sleep to go until the Aardvark Big 10 event with Stonefield, Monique Brumby and The Aardvarkians. Dont forget to bring your cash and spare change for the raffle and merchandise we wont have eftpos available. http://www.memomusichall.com.au//the-big-10-aardvarks-bir/

08.01.2022 PLEASE. WATCH. THIS. VIDEO. Stacey is full of heart and hope and reminds us about following our truth even when things get tricky. What a ressiliant and inspiring young woman she is. She thanks Aardvark but really we need to thank her for 8 years of generosity, openesss, talent and friendship. Grab tickets for Thursdays CD Launch now and help us continue to use music to bring us all together and support each others journeys. https://www.memomusichall.com.au//aardvark-sessions-2018-/

08.01.2022 Come one Come all to The ACE Musical. The Chronic Illness Peer Support Program (RCH) and Aardvark Music are partnering to bring you The ACE Musical!! It has been written and directed by the young people at ChIPS and Aardvark Music is providing the band. We would love you to join us for this special event. It will give you a glimpse into the lived experience of being young person with a Chronic Illness.

08.01.2022 "Harmony awakens the drums in my heart" Tomorrow night! get your tickets and reserve a table and get ready to hear some incredible music. https://www.memomusichall.com.au//aardvark-sessions-2018-/

07.01.2022 More beautiful photos from John Tsialos Photography from the Aardvark Sessions 2018 CD Launch.

06.01.2022 If you missed Aardvark on ABC Melbourne last week, tune in here to find out more about our programs, listen to some interesting conversation about the power of music and hear some tunes from the awesome Altan! http://www.abc.net.au//theco/the-conversation-hour/9827008

04.01.2022 Tickets are on sale now for the 2019 Aardvark Album Launch. Come and join us for an amazing celebration. Dec 10, Trades Hall, 6.30pm. https://www.commonrooms.com.au//aardvark-music-album-laun/

04.01.2022 2019 Aardvark crews performing at the Liberty end of year party! They put on a brilliant show.

04.01.2022 Our Co-founder and Operations manager Sarah Summers is a guest on ABC Radio Melbournes Conversation Hour today. Tune in from 11 am to midday when she joins Jon Faine and Co-host Derek Guille and fellow guests Mairad Ni Mhaonaigh, Ciarn Curran, Mark Kelly, and Martin Tourish who together make up the Irish band Atlan. http://www.abc.net.au/radio/melbourne/live/

03.01.2022 Congratulations to the first Aardvark 2018 crew for completing a weekend recording at Thirty Mill Studios - the songs are sounding amazing!!

03.01.2022 CD Launch Wrap Up! The Aardvark Sessions 2018 CD launch was a truly special night. Sweet Heretics, Overtime and the Aardvark Alumni all performed brilliantly and it was wonderful to see their collaborative masterpieces come to life. Thank you to everyone in the Aardvark Community for your ongoing support and for making our 10th year a magnificent one. And of course thank you to the participants for sharing their talents and stories and supporting each other. Bring on the Dig... Days in 2019! If you dont have a copy of Press Start yet, head to iTunes or your favorite place to buy music (a great Chrissy gift!) https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/press-start/1446683073 Thanks also to the talented John Tsialos Photography for volunteering his time to take all these fantastic pictures and help bring the magic to those who missed it! More pics and videos to come. If you know anyone who might benefit form being involved with Aardvark please let us know! Merry Christmas all!