Kieran Welch | Public figure

Kieran Welch

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25.01.2022 Going into isolation and wondering what to do with yourself? I’ve been teaching lessons via Skype and Apple FaceTime for years! Send me a message now to learn more. Always wanted to learn the violin or viola, but don’t have one? You can build your skills and support a great local business at the same time! The lovely folks at Simply for Strings have a load of beautiful beginner instruments, and they’re open now to post out your new muse with love and care.

15.01.2022 It's been a minutebut due to a severe influx of amazing new music we're now calling for you, dear passenger, to sit down and plug in at your earliest convenience, as we are all set for another Airport Departure! We advise that our auditory journey will commence with significant turbulence, due to a massive new tune from the iconic Peaches, an absolute dancefloor weapon by SG Lewis ft. Robyn and Channel Tres, fresh UK garage revival from AJ Tracey, and a killer collab from Ti...ga and Hudson Mohawke. However as we progress, things will take a smoother, moodier turn with Glass Animals, YUNG LEAN, and a standout from Kelly Lee Owens' incredible new album. We'll continue straight into deep dreamy late-night vibes with Tiga, Audion, Nathan Fake and Brutalistand by the end of the trip, we'll be melting into the stunning Northern Lights by Cobblestone Jazz. Our captain DJ Airport (aka Kieran Welch) would love to know about your experience! Let us know what parts of the trip you loved most, and if there's any other musical stops we should make in our next voyage, by leaving a comment! https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7de09Uol2zFZAFkcxPCzOJ

07.01.2022 Joining the Dots is Dots+Loops' new digital series, connecting you with live art tips, know-how and conversations wherever you are! This week, come party with me, as I chat about the art of DJing, cover some history and basic techniques, throw out some tips for getting started, and touch on how DJing influences my entire artistic career If you enjoy it, please consider tipping us! We have 4 days left in our yearly philanthropic drive, and every little bit helpsus do what we do even betterand ideally even pay ourselves for it! https://australianculturalfund.org.au/pro/joining-the-dots/

07.01.2022 This coming Wednesday, tune in to a free livestream of Kieran Welch: A Missing Moon, as part of the UQ Virtual Concert series. I'll be playing killer tunes from Anne Leilehua Lanzilotti, Connor D'Netto, Tilman Robinson, Ailie Robertson - Composer Harpist and LÂLKA. As always, thank you CodaBow International for my awesome Marquise GS bow, and D'Addario Australia - Orchestral for the stringsKaplan Amos make playing viola such a joy

04.01.2022 You have black people to thank for electronic dance music. I graduated from a Bachelor of Music with first-class honours in 2013, with this thesis "From the Concert Hall to the Dance Floor?: the convergent evolution of minimal techno and American minimalist music". It was written seven years ago now, and there is no explicit mention of race throughout the paper, which was written largely through the prisms of genre, musical techniques and classical musicology. However, I have... since learned that race is a very important part of the discussion. House was invented by queer black people in Chicago. Techno was predominantly invented by black people in Detroit. Jungle was invented by black British communities, which leads to drum’n’bass, dubstep and so much more. Though it is not explicitly mentioned in this paper, by reading between the lines with this information in mind, this paper is a clear example not only of a false dichotomy between "high" and "low" art, but also of racism inherent in the western art music world, and the music industry at large. It's a rebuttal to a frequently perpetuated myth that black people couldn't come up with the same level of musical ingenuity that privileged white men did. Because they did. And it's the reason we have electronic dance music in any formor jazz, or hip hop, or gospel, or funk... I sign off in solidarity with black lives, black musicians, and oppressed people of colour around the world, and here in Australia.