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Locality: Ultimo, New South Wales

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25.01.2022 O-Week kicks off today and we cant wait to meet all of our new students! Hopefully, you have all received your welcome packs that we have sent out and are ready to get started! There is a whole heap planned for you over the next couple of days including course information sessions with your Head of Department, tertiary study workshops, wellness and stress management sessions, JMC film screenings, collaborative activities with your new classmates, and to close the week out,... a very special JMC Goes Live! We hope everyone has a fantastic week and we cant wait to see you all! Please note - Due to the different health restrictions in each state, we are having some activities online and some on campus. Please check Plato for what your campus will be doing.

24.01.2022 No detail has been overlooked in the design of our new Sydney studio to ensure that the space functions perfectly, sounds incredible, and gives our students the ultimate creative space to work in! Over a year of work by a team of acousticians, architects, world renowned audio engineers, lecturers and the Founding Director of JMC to make this space one of the most advanced studios in the country.

24.01.2022 R U OK? The one question you can ask today that can change a life. As part of our commitment to each others wellbeing, were championing the R U OK? message at JMC. We want to give our students and staff more confidence to turn to each other to talk about lifes ups and downs, particularly in what has been a turbulent and difficult year.... So please, take some time today to ask your family, friends, community and yourself; R U OK? You dont have to be an expert to have a caring, meaningful conversation. You dont have to fix their problem or take away their pain, you just need to help them feel supported and show you really care. We would also like to remind our students that you have free 24/7 access to TalkCampus - the leading global peer support network specifically for student mental health and to please contact your admin team to book a free appointment with our Student Counsellor if you feel you need to do so. And please remember - it is OK to not be OK.

23.01.2022 If you're keen on organising some unforgettable festivals, you have the chance to learn from one of the best in the business - meet Emily Ulman, founder of award-winning online music festival Isol-Aid. Emily is a multi-talented venue booker, festival programmer, producer, publicist, teacher, entertainment manager, musician, mentor, radio presenter, podcast enthusiast, fantastic of AFL's Western Bulldogs and is a highly respected contributor to the local music community of A...ustralia. We've teamed up with our friends at Year13 for an incredible competition. You can win a career mentoring session with Emily and a brand new pair of Apple AirPods Pro by telling us all about your dream festival https://year13.com.au/pages/jmc-festival-fomo-competition

22.01.2022 We are super excited to have Digital Content Creator, Georgie Pinn, joining us today at 2pm (AEDT) as part of our exclusive Masterclass Series! Georgie Pinn has 2 decades of experience working as an artist, director and producer of public cultural events, interactive installations, film, fashion, animation, theatre and sound. Her creative practice is underpinned by her long-term research into how immersive technology and storytelling can be used as a creative force for trigge...ring empathy and connecting strangers. Georgie will dive deep into her history within the industry, from her work in audio, visual, sound design and animation fields. She’ll introduce you all to ECHO, an internationally acclaimed project she has had the opportunity to work on that has travelled the world and won various awards. During this Masterclass she’ll also delve into her current projects and explore how COVID has impacted her work, exchanging the creation of physical experiences for virtual ones. Take the opportunity to ask any and all of your questions during a dedicated 30 min Q+A moderated by a member of the JMC team. As always - access links will be sent to your student emails - see you all at 2pm (AEDT)!

22.01.2022 Recently, JMC Brisbane Entertainment Business Management Student Emma from GATHER.group was given the opportunity to work with This Is Art This Is Art made waves in the industry with its unconventional showcase of art, film, fashion, lighting and music. Stimulated by sound and visual works of art, the showcase of painted models, short films, immersive presentations, collaborative fashion shows and inventive DJs wowed the SOLD-OUT audience. This zero-waste event followed an in...novate COVID safe plan and was held in the unconventional Vacant Assembly in West End. As an active member of the JMC Community, Emma has contributed to numerous events, with 2020 alone bringing her the opportunity to lead as a production manager during JMC’s Partnership with REMIX Hotel. Learning a lot from both her involvement in This Is Art and REMIX Hotel; Emma has been able to expand on her real-world experience within the industry and advance as an Entertainment Business Management student. Read more... https://www.jmcacademy.edu.au//gather-around-for-emma-bees

21.01.2022 Check out this incredible artwork by Brisbane Animation student Brooke! Brooke gains inspiration from Pinterest and then turns her ideas into beautiful portraits to play with new tools and colour study. To create this piece, Brooke used Huion Kamvas Pro 13 and Photoshop. Head over to her page and check out more of her work here: Brooke Nadia Art

21.01.2022 Dont forget the JMC Student and Alumni Panel is on this evening from 5:30 on the first day of the @Year13 Future of Work Expo!! This panel is all about how Jacinta, Connor, Gemma and Sam decided that pursuing a creative career was the right path for them, if they still think they made the right decision and how studying at JMC has affected their original career plans. Make sure you register ASAP and we cant wait to see everyone real soon!

21.01.2022 With Melbourne being unfortunately stuck in the thick of it at the moment, its easy to forget why it is one of the worlds most iconic cities... So, were here to remind you of some of the incredible things yall have forgotten about and why we cant WAIT for Melbourne to be back up and running ASAP (including the opening of a brand new JMC campus...)

20.01.2022 We are super excited to have Senior Production Manager for Motion Realm at WETA Digital, Samantha Nield, joining us today at 4pm as part of our exclusive Masterclass Series. In her Production Masterclass, Sam will discuss the timeline of her career in the hazardous and ever-changing landscape of innovative technology, shifting budgets and diversification of clientele. Shell maps out her early starts in Australian drama series, reality TV and independent film and shares how ...the foundational skills in Production have enabled her to succeed at one of the leading Visual Effects companies in the world. As always, access links will be sent to your student emails - see you all at 4pm! For more info: https://www.jmcacademy.edu.au//how-to-think-like-a-producer

20.01.2022 We're so excited to welcome you to our Melbourne campus on May 15th 2021 and our Sydney and Brisbane campuses on May 22nd 2021 for our highly anticipated face-to-face Open Day! On the day you'll be able to: Take a tour of our facilities Check out some of our serious gear... Chat with current students and heads of departments Attend detailed course overview sessions Find out more about internship and study abroad opportunities See live performances, film + tv demos, and recording sessions in action Learn why JMC has been ranked #1 for student satisfaction amongst all private creative institutions in Australia Hit the link to register: https://www.jmcacademy.edu.au/events/upcomingopendays

20.01.2022 What an amazing day this past week where we had students from Entertainment Business, Music, Audio and Film head south of Sydney to a studio in Wollongong where they safely put on the end of trimester A&R Showcase. There was some amazing JMC talent on show from all courses and some definite business relationships forming between the Music and Entertainment students - so excited to be back to (carefully and safely) doing what we all love!

19.01.2022 Hear from our Brisbane Entertainment Management Students who put on an amazing Talent Showcase on campus last week as part of their Talent Development unit. These students were tasked with sourcing their own talent from around Brisbane to perform at this event which they organised from start to finish. It was so great to see these future Artist, Stage and Event Managers in their element and putting their studies into practice!

19.01.2022 "Do your degrees mean the same as a big uni?" "Do you have HECs?" "What ATAR do I need to get in?" These are just some of the questions we get asked A LOT! So we thought we would find a fun way to answer questions like these for you in a few short minutes. Thanks to our amazing Creative Design thinker and Lecturer Alan Chen for this one!

19.01.2022 This NAIDOC week we are proud to be hosting a special masterclass with Leah Flanagan, a songwriter, an artist, and also National Manager of APRA's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Music Office. Join us for this conversation with Leah where we'll be discussing her journey as a writer, performer, and artist, and also reflecting on the deep traditions of storytelling, music, and culture of First Nations Australia that she identifies with, but also on similar creative and cultural influences through through her Irish and Italian ancestry. As always - access links will be sent to your student emails - see you all at 4pm (AEDT)!

18.01.2022 Our community have continued to have major successes at the annual QMA’s with Brisbane Songwriting Graduate Harry Phillips taking the coveted Billy Thorpe Award in 2020. This year we send a big congratulations to two of our Brisbane JMC Lecturers Danny Widdicombe and Charlotte McLean, who have been selected as Finalists for the 2021 Queensland Music Awards Jazz category. QMusic CEO Angela Samut knows that these awards have become an important event in the calendar for our music community and despite the hardship of the last twelve months, our artists have proven that they are among the best in the world. Good luck to all involved, we will be cheering you on, on May 5th!

17.01.2022 Kicking off the week with an extra special studio session featuring JMC Brisbane's Evangie with her single 'Japan'! Evangie was one of the featured artists in the JMC Emerging Artist Showcase at this year's online BIGSOUND and hit #1 on both indie and rock triple j Unearthed charts and #3 overall! Discussing topics of loneliness and feeling different to those around you, this song is filled with emotion and angst and will take listeners on an emotional jo...urney, capturing their attention for its entire length, and again, and again. Joined by her four-piece band infused with searing guitar solos, underlying bass grooves and driving drum beats, it’s only a matter of time before Evangie makes her indelible mark on the indie-rock scene. Enjoy!

17.01.2022 Earlier this year, JMCs Creative Scope Team were so excited to announce the 2020 Canvas Art Award Competition, tasking high school students with a knack for either drawing, painting or using creative digital mediums to create an illustrated scene that interprets this years theme of Visualising our Future World. We were absolutely blown away by the number and quality of the submissions we have received, and while it was SO tough to choose - we ar...e proud to announce our three winners of this years awards! Congratulations to Hang Minh Vu, Nethuli Weerasinghe, and Yasmin Yarligan (photos in the same order as names listed) - you have each won yourself a WACOM ONE Display Pen Tablet valued at $600! Thank you to everyone who entered - its safe to say that the future of design and animation is in good hands. For more info: https://www.jmcacademy.edu.au//introducing-the-winners-of-

17.01.2022 The new Melbourne campus is really starting to look like ours now Getting closer and closer every day to having this amazing new building finished and ready to show off to all our students!

17.01.2022 We are kicking off our partnership with Perfect Events Australia in style next Tuesday 22nd of September with a very special conversation with Melbourne Mayor, Sally Capp. Sally will be sharing what she sees the events and entertainment industries in Melbourne looking like post-COVID, and what the City of Melbourne is doing to help support the creative industries in the events capital of Australia. We have a heap of free tickets for our students - find out more info and how to register for this very special event: https://www.jmcacademy.edu.au//lord-mayor-sally-capp-in-co

16.01.2022 We are so excited to be teaming up with AGDA again this year to bring you the Emerging Designer Award, which recognises young designers who have already started to make their mark on the industry, at this years National AGDA Awards! We invite everyone to join us next Tuesday the 1st of September for the Starting Out and Standing Out live webinar which will feature three of last years finalists as they take you through some of their projects entered in the Student Awards and their submission for Emerging Designer. Be inspired by those before you, and maybe you could be AGDAs next Emerging Designer of the Year!

16.01.2022 Meet our Student and Alumni Panel that will be going live at Online Open Day! All of these amazing students from past and present will be discussing why they chose their course, their experience so far, what they are doing now or plan to be doing in the next few years, and what it was that made them take the leap and back themselves as a creative. You will also be able to ask them questions and get a students perspective on what it is like to study at JMC. Its not too late to register: https://pages.jmcacademy.edu.au/Aug20OnlineOpenDay.html

15.01.2022 Yeah, we know we harp on about our students a lot - but how can we not when they are always doing such amazing things!

15.01.2022 SNEAK PEAK OF BRAND NEW JMC MELBOURNE CAMPUS!! We have been working so hard on getting every detail about this campus absolutely perfect and are so incredibly excited to be seeing it so close to completion! We know times are a little tough down there in Victoria at the moment, but we hope this gives you guys something to look forward to - we are counting down the days before we have our students back on campus and mastering their craft in this amazing new building.

14.01.2022 We are still buzzing from our Online Open Day that happened this past weekend - thank you so much for everyone who joined us virtually from around Australia to make it so amazing! One of the best parts of any Open Day is talking to all sorts of creatives that are just about to take the leap to back themselves and their own creative future. Here are what some of our Alumni think about why it is important to commit to yourself and spend your time mastering your craft alongside other creative people

14.01.2022 Congratulations to all of the happy Brisbane students who graduated yesterday! It was an amazing afternoon watching you receive that degree you have been working so hard for! We hope you are as proud of yourselves as we are of you! Next up Sydney and Melbourne - see you there

14.01.2022 American Express doing amazing things for the Australian Music Industry! The $1 Million American Express Music Backers Fund is here to help Australian music business, artists and fans to keep the music playing in whatever way possible. Whether youre making it, mixing it, marketing it or just enjoying the tunes and moving to it, there is something for you. We highly recommend out Musos check this one out ASAP!

12.01.2022 You have probably heard us talk about how proud of our results from the recent QILT survey we are, but might still not be 100% sure what it means exactly... In a nutshell - the QILT survey is done voluntarily by students at all education institutions in Australia and gives anyone who is interested a list of key results so that they can check out if we are really as good as we say we are! To give you all a better understanding, we have put this blog together to really break down in detail why the QILT survey is so important, and what it means for you!

12.01.2022 It was SO much fun being able to do some live end of trimester performance showcase gigs in Brisbane at the zoo a couple of weeks back! It was an absolutely massive four nights but an incredible feeling to be back performing in front of an audience. Check out how it all went down and hear from the JMC crew about the experience and why it is so important!

12.01.2022 New JMC masks looking the goods during the first week back! Make sure you get in contact with your admin team to grab your free one before they run out (and if they do run out, dont sweat, more to come!). And to our Melbourne students - these will be available for all of you upon your return to campus.

10.01.2022 Join Director and Founder of Perfect Events (and previous Masterclass host) Liliana Sanelli as she chats with Jennifer Fontaine - long-time artist manager who is currently working with Guy Sebastian and Human Nature - about the state of the events industry and what the future will look like. You will also learn how to turn your passions into a business, maintain your strong identities as business leaders and how to accept and work with the change that is present amongst us. You will have to RSVP for this one - check your student emails for more info!

10.01.2022 Great to see some of our Brisbane Grad Students back on set and shooting their major work. We are also super proud to see how well they are following the rules and keeping everybody safe! Amazing work to all! These are some BTS snaps of grad film Emily Directed by Bailey Graham.

10.01.2022 It was an honour to be able to have our Film and TV Students shoot a Welcome To Country performance for the Ronald McDonald House Charities in Brisbane last week. What this charity does for so many people is incredible and we were extremely proud to be a part of this project!

09.01.2022 Its not too late to register to hear from our Heads of Departments and amazing panels, ask our crew a question, take a virtual campus tour and find out why JMC is right for you! We kick things off from 12pm - find out more info here: https://www.jmcacademy.edu.au/events/open-days

09.01.2022 Its easy to continue pursuing our dreams when you are succeeding, but what about when you run into a failure? It can be easy to just give up and move back towards something safer, but if we have learnt one thing from all of our incredible Masterclass hosts so far - its that a failure is always an opportunity for further future success...

09.01.2022 And finally, we are so excited to introduce the two members of our final Online Open Day panel tomorrow - Current Artist Manager and Entertainment Business Alumni, Rachel Whitford and current Digital Design Student, Christina Rosadoni. Rachel and Christina have something in common - they both chose to study something that they didnt love before deciding to take the leap of switching unis to join the JMC Family and study their passions. This panel will focus on why Rachel de...cided to give away her Forensic Science Degree to focus on her love for music and events and why Christina did the same with her International Business Degree to pursue her passion for art and design! This panel will be live tomorrow and we invite you all to join us, be inspired by their stories and ask them any questions you might have! Its your last chance to register for our Online Open Day happening tomorrow: https://pages.jmcacademy.edu.au/Aug20OnlineOpenDay.html

09.01.2022 FREE Online Sketchnote Seminar coming in September! This free online seminar will dive into the topic of visual note-taking (also known as sketchnoting) and explore why visual notes are such a powerful tool. Come along and learn some fundamental sketching skills, an understanding of how to memorably capture what you hear and learn to communicate your ideas visually using sketchnoting techniques. By drawing something to create connections, you will increase your ability to re...member (perfect for those coming up to exam time!) Sketchnote Seminar will be held on Thursday, 10th September between 4:30pm - 6:00pm. Book your free spot now: https://www.jmcacademy.edu.au//works/sketchnoting-workshop

08.01.2022 How incredible is this original character 'Avem' created by Georgi for her Major Project! Georgi is a trimester 5 Animation student at our Brisbane campus and used Photoshop and a Huion Kamvas tablet to create this masterpiece. Amazing work!

08.01.2022 More Masterclass action today at 4pm with Sony Australias Director of National Promotions (and JMC Alumni) Rowan Thiedeman. Over a 15 year career working in Promotions at record labels in Australia, Rowan has seen life on both sides... Life at an Indie (Shock Records 2006-2011) and life at a major (Sony Music 2011-2020). Hes worked countless campaigns and developed local promotional strategies for some of the biggest international artist (Foo Fig...hters, Pink, Khalid) and Local artists (Gang Of Youths, Guy Sebastian, Amy Shark, Tones & I) to name a few. Join us this afternoon to hear from Rowan and hear first hand how you can be successful working with a record label! Viewer links will be emailed to student accounts.

07.01.2022 We are super excited for the Year13 Future Of Work Expo happening this week! Not only are we the Major Creative Education Partner for the event, but we will also be hosting our own webinar! Join JMC Students Connor and Jacinta along with Alumni Gemma and Sam who will be chatting with the Year 13 live about their journey towards finding their creative passion and why its not always just a straight line. Join us on Tuesday from 5:30pm to hear from these guys and hopefully be... inspired to start your very own creative journey! Find out more: https://year13.com.au/even/creative-journey-finding-passion

05.01.2022 We hope everyone has been having a great O-Week so far!! To bring it home, we will be hosting a very special JMC Goes Live tonight with different acts from all three campuses! Things will kick off at 5pm with Guest House from Brisbane, followed by AASH from Sydney at 5:20pm and then Amy Stonehouse from Melbourne to close things out from 5:40pm - trust us when we say this is an absolutely KILLER lineup!... We will be running this JMC Goes Live a little differently and hosting it through Zoom - so if you are keen to join, hit this link to join from 5pm: https://zoom.us/j/91777255871 Well see ya there!

04.01.2022 FREE Webinar - Learning Creativity, The Art of Adaptation! In today’s fast evolving world, the key to thriving in any industry is the ability to adapt. It is about responding to changing demands, new technologies or emerging industries. Creativity is at the centre of adaptation, and the good news is, it is a skill that can be learned and mastered. Join us for this online event, bringing insights from the design industry into perspective and providi...ng a practical way to look at creativity and unlock its true potential in all of us. This Webinar will be held on Thursday, 26th November at 4pm AEDT (Syd/Melb) - hit the link to book your free spot now: https://www.jmcacademy.edu.au//learning-creativity-the-art See more

04.01.2022 Graduating from JMC Academy with a Bachelor Degree in Film & Television Production back in 2017, Matt has gotten creative with his latest short film release and has received a Hollywood Verge Film Festival Nomination. Read more: https://www.jmcacademy.edu.au//bolin-entertains-with-a-hol

03.01.2022 Heres something that has us smiling on a Friday! Victorias hard-hit music sector will be supported by $857,000 in grants for Victorian musicians, music businesses and virtual and live events. These grants will help Victorian musicians and music businesses produce new music, upgrade equipment, undertake skills development, livestream performances and more.

03.01.2022 Wishing the VIC Year 12 students the best of luck as they start their written VCE exams today!

02.01.2022 We are super excited to announce that JMCs free online high school workshops are back these school holidays and we have two jam-packed workshops to choose from... The Electronic Music Production workshop will teach you the fundamental skill sets necessary to operate Ableton to create beats and loops alongside cutting and warping samples to create new and exciting sounds: https://www.jmcacademy.edu.au//online-workshop-electronic- The Character Design workshop will introdu...ce you to the ideas of character drawing and design for animation, games and comic books: https://www.jmcacademy.edu.au//online-workshop-character-d Book your free spot now and join us on October 1st to find out what studying at JMC is really like! See more

02.01.2022 As part of our Study Abroad at Home series, JMC Academy is proud to continue our work with one of our global partners The Songwriter Music College in Singapore. Students from JMC and TSMC have been divided into groups and each group had 26 hours to create a song that was performed at 8pm last night! This unique opportunity has allowed our students to work with new like-minded people from across the globe, like Rao Zi Jie and Wilson Wong, whilst being guided through the process by some of the best in the business, including the amazing Eric Ng

02.01.2022 We are delighted to announce our newest industry education and mentorship series catering to the needs of future leaders in the creative industries and beyond. The program is exclusive to the students and Alumni of JMC Academy and our sister school the Academy of Film, Theatre and Television - AFTT and is in proud partnership with the inspiring mentor and CEO of Perfect Events Australia, Liliana Sanelli and her team. We look forward to announcing our first industry speaker under this partnership series on Monday.

01.01.2022 Meet the AMAZING Alumni that we have caught up with over the past week for a discussion on where they see the future of the creative industries heading and how you as a future creative can best prepare yourself to be successful! We picked their brains about what trends they have noticed throughout their obviously successful careers, what students can do today that will make sure they are extremely employable in the future and, of course, we chatted to them about what it feel...s like to be working in a job that they LOVE! We cant wait to show you what they said and so much more this weekend at our Online Open Day! There is still time to register - book your free spot now: https://www.jmcacademy.edu.au/events/open-days

01.01.2022 We are all smiles today as we welcome back our students for the final trimester of the year! Whether we are seeing you on campus or virtually, we are so excited to have you all back and to see what you will be creating over the next few months!