Making of a Musician is an independent music interview podcast hosted by Kristy Graham, a Melbourne-based singer-songwriter and musician. Since 2016, Kristy has been sitting down with musicians to explore the music that made them who they are. Season 1 featured eight Australian artists across a range of styles. Season 2, launched in October 2025, expands the conversation globally - covering protest music, international guests, and the stories behind a life in music. Produced, edited, and…
Here is a sneak peak into Episode 6 featuring Idge Hehir from Soundpark Studios. Idge started producing music and recording bands out the back of Bakehouse studios before building his own studio and rehersal room in Northcote. Idge not only produces music but has been playing drums and hanging out in bands and with friends creating music since he was 15. Listen to hear some of the influences. And…
Kira has an amazing story telling style in her song writing and just sitting with her on a cold Melbourne Summers day. She is a soul that finds music at 3am regularly and has some beautiful, moving, strong and delicate songs that we get to talk about in Part 2. Sometimes being a musician means your hours are not the same as the 9 to 5 people and the quiet of the night or the start of a dream can…
Kira J is a multi-instrumentalist, who brings her own style to each song she produces. In this episode Kira shares her fantastic songs and what inspired her work like 'Winter in Budapest' and 'Lassiter's reef'. And I am glad to know why there was a place called Lassiter's in Neighbours. Kira is an award winning songwriter and last year had 5 songs short listed in 5 different categories of the…
Coming up on Making of A Musician is the amazing song writer, singer, story teller, wine expert and wonderful Kira Janowsky who allowed me to spend so much time with her. This is just the start of an amazing story. Stay tuned to hear the rest soon. I promise. https://kirajanowsky.bandcamp.com/album/lighthouse https://www.bestofkira.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Commentary Podcast I'd like to begin by acknowledging the Traditional Owners of the land on which this podcast was made in Naam, the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung people of the Kulin Nation and pay my respects to Elders past and present and any Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders that may be listening. Where Art meets Post Punk is how Severins formed out of the early 90s. Now 30 years on and still…
You can find Making of a Musician on Sundays on Untidy Radio. https://untidyradio.com/alternate-player/ https://untidyradio.com/2025/10/28/what-is-untidy-radio/ It is on 7pm in Melbourne, Australia AEDT Manchester, UK: 8 am Most of Western Europe (e.g., Paris, Berlin): 9 am New York City, USA: 3 am Los Angeles, USA: 12 am (midnight) Tokyo, Japan: 9 pm Read my post about Untidy Radio here…
Commentary Podcast Part 1 of this episode is dedicated to Richard Moffat; because I did not mention him in my favourite, inspiring, supportive radio presenters from back in the day on Triple R. Where Art meets Post Punk is how Severins formed out of the early 90s. Where there was a boundary they wanted to push it and now 30 years on, you may hear if this perspective has changed.. The podcast…
Commentary Podcast Yolanda has had such an interesting life and has seen bands that we could only imagine to have seen. In Part 2 we continue were we left off in Part 1 https://omny.fm/shows/making-of-a-musician/season-2-episode-3-yolanda-ingley-ii-part-1 Yolanda talks about influences, singing, Australian bands playing randomly on a Wednesday afternoon in the 60s, how song writing happens, can…
Music Commentary Podcast. This episode is dedicated to Steve Dagg. Yolanda Ingley II has a story of migration, Australia and how women still are the back bone of successful men at the detriment to themselves and their talents. It is hard to find many men that would do the reverse. Warning: We swear in this episode. We all need to thank the wonderful Steve Dagg for bringing Yolanda out of the…
The question I forgot to ask Mark the most, is did he ever ask his Mum when she found the guitar? You will have to listen to find out why I would have that question. In Part 2 of this chat with Mark James is where you can hear 2 musicians of the same age from different parts of the world talk about Music. Kristy explains to Mark the best things about Manchester music and Mark calls Brisbane a name…