Joining The Dots: Recent Episodes
Dots and Loops
Dots+Loops, Australia's post-genre arts series, takes our community's wealth of experience creating live-art events and launches a podcast series! Hosted by D+L's Directors, Kieran Welch, Flora Wong and Connor D'Netto, we'll be chatting with a plethora of exciting artists to share their stories and expertise with you. Some are regular Dots+Loops faces, some are new additions to the family. From classical and folk performers to DJs and producers, visual artists to writers, from making music with your iPad to drawing otherworldly sounds from a piano, there's something for everyone.
In this episode, Flora chats to Dots+Loops 2022 Performance Fellows Ceridwen McCooey (she/her), Dale Schlaphoff (he/him), Paige Gullifer (she/her) and Vincent Choy (he/him) ahead of their performances at Dots+Loops NONSTOP 2022, discussing their the challenges and rewards of collaboration, embracing both performance and composition, reflecting on their residency with Dots+Loops, and exploring what is next to come.
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STAY IN THE LOOP www.dotsandloops.com.au/joiningthedots
Subscribe to the podcast on you favourite streaming service • https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dots-and-loops
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LEARN MORE
Ceridwen McCooey • https://www.dotsandloops.com.au/people/ceridwen-mccooey
Dale Schlaphoff • https://www.dotsandloops.com.au/people/dale-schlaphoff
Paige Gullifer • https://www.dotsandloops.com.au/people/paige-gullifer
Vincent Choy • https://www.dotsandloops.com.au/people/vincent-choy
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Producer • Dan Kassulke
Theme music • Madeleine Cocolas
Graphic design • Chris Perren
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DOTS+LOOPS
www.dotsandloops.com.au
Facebook • www.facebook.com/dotsandloopsmusic/
Instagram • www.instagram.com/dotsandloopsmusic
Dots+Loops is held on Jagera and Turrbal land. We respectfully acknowledge the Traditional Owners and pay our pay respects to Elders past and present. First Nations communities have been creating and sharing music, art and culture here for thousands of generations, and we recognise the important ongoing contributions they make to our music and arts scenes. This always was, and always will be, Aboriginal land.
This project is supported by the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts; the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland; Creative Partnerships Australia through the Australian Cultural Fund; and our partners Cre8tive Nations, Simply for Strings, Gasworks Recording Studio and the University of Queensland School of Music.
In this episode, Connor chats to Dots+Loops 2022 Composition Fellow Jen Hankin (she/her) aka The Emerald Ruby ahead of the premiere of her newly commissioned piece "H4lt The Hustle, Frolic 4va" at Dots+Loops NONSTOP 2022. We discussed the surprising and hilarious limitations of making music with Nintendo Gameboys, her genre-hopping fascinations, and her many MANY bands including the one she describes as "Evanescence but better".
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STAY IN THE LOOP www.dotsandloops.com.au/joiningthedots
Subscribe to the podcast on you favourite streaming service • https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dots-and-loops
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LEARN MORE
Jen Hakin • https://www.dotsandloops.com.au/people/jen-hankin
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Producer • Dan Kassulke
Theme music • Madeleine Cocolas
Graphic design • Chris Perren
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DOTS+LOOPS
www.dotsandloops.com.au
Facebook • www.facebook.com/dotsandloopsmusic/
Instagram • www.instagram.com/dotsandloopsmusic
Dots+Loops is held on Jagera and Turrbal land. We respectfully acknowledge the Traditional Owners and pay our pay respects to Elders past and present. First Nations communities have been creating and sharing music, art and culture here for thousands of generations, and we recognise the important ongoing contributions they make to our music and arts scenes. This always was, and always will be, Aboriginal land.
This project is supported by the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts; the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland; Creative Partnerships Australia through the Australian Cultural Fund; and our partners Cre8tive Nations, Simply for Strings, Gasworks Recording Studio and the University of Queensland School of Music.
We're excited to share this wonderful conversation, featuring four leading Brisbane female creatives in a panel discussion on women in contemporary/post-classical music, recorded live in December 2021 as part of Dots+Loops Fellowship Residency. Hosted by Dr. Eve Klein (she/her), panellists include Jo Davie (she/her), Anitah Kumar (she/her) and LÂLKA (she/her).
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STAY IN THE LOOP www.dotsandloops.com.au/joiningthedots
Subscribe to the podcast on you favourite streaming service • https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dots-and-loops
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LEARN MORE
Dr Eve Klein • https://www.dotsandloops.com.au/people/eve-klein
LÂLKA • https://www.dotsandloops.com.au/people/lalka
Jo Davie • https://www.dotsandloops.com.au/people/jo-davie
Anitah Kumar • https://www.dotsandloops.com.au/people/luminescence
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Producer • Dan Kassulke
Theme music • Madeleine Cocolas
Graphic design • Chris Perren
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DOTS+LOOPS www.dotsandloops.com.au Facebook • www.facebook.com/dotsandloopsmusic/ Instagram • www.instagram.com/dotsandloopsmusic
Dots+Loops is held on Jagera and Turrbal land. We respectfully acknowledge the Traditional Owners and pay our pay respects to Elders past and present. First Nations communities have been creating and sharing music, art and culture here for thousands of generations, and we recognise the important ongoing contributions they make to our music and arts scenes. This always was, and always will be, Aboriginal land.
This project is supported by the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts; the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland; Creative Partnerships Australia through the Australian Cultural Fund; and our partners Cre8tive Nations, Simply for Strings, Gasworks Recording Studio and the University of Queensland School of Music.
In this special 2-part episode, we're featuring the artists Dots+Loops commissioned to create new works for Dots+Loops NONSTOP 2021. In the first half, Connor chats with Dots+Loops inaugural Composition Fellow Oliver Brown about how his dreams of being an astronaut lead him to experimental art, some morally-questionable advertising technology, and his new piece "Alexa, Write Me Some Music". In the second half, Connor chats with Brisbane artistic duo Timothy Tate and Zenobia Frost, exploring the weird world of indie video game Kentucky Route Zero, the trials and tribulations of working with obsolete technologies, and their new immersive installation "Static Mediations".
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STAY IN THE LOOP www.dotsandloops.com.au/joiningthedots
New episodes each fortnight, and watch our video tutorial series on YouTube • www.youtube.com/channel/UCBunVVbQg6-PVp5ml4xneCA
Subscribe to the podcast on you favourite streaming service • anchor.fm/dots-and-loops
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LEARN MORE
Oliver Brown • http://oliverbrownartist.com
Timothy Tate • http://www.timothytate.com.au
Zenobia Frost • https://zenobiafrost.com
MUSIC EXCERTPS
"Music for Headphones" by Oliver Brown • https://voltagecontrolrecords.bandcamp.com/track/oliver-brown-music-for-headphones
"Blueprint No. 4: Bramble Terrace" by Timothy Tate and Zenobia Frost • https://soundcloud.com/timothybtate/blueprint-no-4-bramble-terrace-with-zenobia-frost
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Producer • Dan Kassulke
Theme music • Madeleine Cocolas
Graphic design • Chris Perren
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DOTS+LOOPS
www.dotsandloops.com.au
Facebook • www.facebook.com/dotsandloopsmusic/
Instagram • www.instagram.com/dotsandloopsmusic
Dots+Loops is based on Jagera and Turrbal land, on which we live, work and create. We respectfully acknowledge the Jagera and Turrbal people as the first inhabitants, custodians and traditional owners, pay respects to elders past, present and emerging, and recognise the important ongoing contributions our First Nations communities make to our music and arts scenes. This always was, and always will be, Aboriginal land.
This project is supported by Queensland Government through Arts Queensland; Creative Partnerships Australia through the Australian Cultural Fund; and our partners Cre8tive Nations, Simply for Strings, and the University of Queensland School of Music.
Guest host Anna Kho chats with Dots+Loos' Co-Directors Flora Wong, Connor D'Netto, and Kieran Welch, catching up on what's being happening in the last year, and exploring future plans for Dots+Loops.
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STAY IN THE LOOP www.dotsandloops.com.au/joiningthedots
New episodes each fortnight, and watch our video tutorial series every other week! Available on YouTube • www.youtube.com/channel/UCBunVVbQg6-PVp5ml4xneCA
Subscribe to the podcast on you favourite streaming service • anchor.fm/dots-and-loops
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LEARN MORE
NONSTOP 2021: https://www.dotsandloops.com.au/calendar/nonstop-2021
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Producer • Dan Kassulke
Theme music • Madeleine Cocolas
Graphic design • Chris Perren
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DOTS+LOOPS
www.dotsandloops.com.au
Facebook • www.facebook.com/dotsandloopsmusic/
Instagram • www.instagram.com/dotsandloopsmusic
Dots+Loops is based on Jagera and Turrbal land, on which we live, work and create. We respectfully acknowledge the Jagera and Turrbal people as the first inhabitants, custodians and traditional owners, pay respects to elders past, present and emerging, and recognise the important ongoing contributions our First Nations communities make to our music and arts scenes. This always was, and always will be, Aboriginal land.
This project is supported by Queensland Government through Arts Queensland; Creative Partnerships Australia through the Australian Cultural Fund; and our partners Cre8tive Nations and Simply for Strings.
Flora chats to Jimmy Southwood and Tia-Shonté Southwood from Cre8tive Nations about the work they do in sharing First Nations perspectives and knowledges in education and creative spaces, and what it's like to work with family.
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STAY IN THE LOOP www.dotsandloops.com.au/joiningthedots
New episodes each fortnight, and watch our video tutorial series every other week! Available on YouTube • www.youtube.com/channel/UCBunVVbQg6-PVp5ml4xneCA
Subscribe to the podcast on you favourite streaming service • anchor.fm/dots-and-loops
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LEARN MORE
Cre8tive Nations: https://creativenations.com.au/
https://www.facebook.com/creativenationsau/
https://www.instagram.com/_cre8tive_nations/
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Producer • Dan Kassulke
Theme music • Madeleine Cocolas
Graphic design • Chris Perren
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DOTS+LOOPS
www.dotsandloops.com.au
Facebook • www.facebook.com/dotsandloopsmusic/
Instagram • www.instagram.com/dotsandloopsmusic
Dots+Loops is based on Jagera and Turrbal land, on which we live, work and create. We respectfully acknowledge the Jagera and Turrbal people as the first inhabitants, custodians and traditional owners, pay respects to elders past, present and emerging, and recognise the important ongoing contributions our First Nations communities make to our music and arts scenes. This always was, and always will be, Aboriginal land.
This project is supported by Queensland Government through Arts Queensland; Creative Partnerships Australia through the Australian Cultural Fund; and our partners Cre8tive Nations and Simply for Strings.
Flora Wong chats to Greek Cypriot American musician Theodosia Roussos about how her relationship with folk music and her voice shaped her artistic practice, how the discovery of her grandmother’s poetry led to her composing a song cycle that then became an opera, and how she got into composing for film.
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STAY IN THE LOOP www.dotsandloops.com.au/joiningthedots
Season 2 coming soon!
In the meanwhile, make sure you check out our video tutorial series, available on YouTube • www.youtube.com/channel/UCBunVVbQg6-PVp5ml4xneCA
Subscribe to the podcast on you favourite streaming service • anchor.fm/dots-and-loops
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LEARN MORE https://thetheodosia.com/
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Producer • Dan Kassulke
Theme music • Madeleine Cocolas
Graphic design • Chris Perren
Kieran chats to cellist and educator Nick Photinos about founding one of the biggest groups in new music in Eighth Blackbird, then striking his own path as a solo artist; they discuss the “burden of interpretation” and question what needs to change in classical music education; and they debate how to correctly pronounce the trending Netflix show “Emily in Paris.”
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STAY IN THE LOOP www.dotsandloops.com.au/joiningthedots
New episodes each month, and make sure you check out our video tutorial series ! Available on YouTube • www.youtube.com/channel/UCBunVVbQg6-PVp5ml4xneCA
Subscribe to the podcast on you favourite streaming service • anchor.fm/dots-and-loops
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LEARN MORE
Nick Photinos • https://www.nickphotinos.comPetits Artéfacts on Bandcamp • https://newamsterdamrecords.bandcamp.com/album/petits-art-facts
1:2:1 Online new music intensive • https://www.nickphotinos.com/lessons-and-courses/121-2/
MUSICAL EXCERPTS
“Dam Mwen Yo” by Nathalie Joachim on Youtube • https://youtu.be/JkwH3-U8LWY?t=1222
“Song of Songs” by Karen Tanaka on Youtube • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGximKdmf_s
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Producer • Dan Kassulke
Theme music • Madeleine Cocolas
Graphic design • Chris Perren
Kieran is joined by arts admin extraordinaire and leading professional “chatter” Megan Steller. Tune in for the top-notch advice on managing and promoting yourself as an artist and how to get into professional arts admin; stick around for chats about the importance of communication in opera and the arts in general, and get a little bit confused while the duo discuss the potential for foul play while pastry chef-ing
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STAY IN THE LOOP www.dotsandloops.com.au/joiningthedots
New episodes each fortnight, and watch our video tutorial series every other week! Available on YouTube • www.youtube.com/channel/UCBunVVbQg6-PVp5ml4xneCA
Subscribe to the podcast on you favourite streaming service • anchor.fm/dots-and-loops
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LEARN MORE
Megan Stellar • http://www.megansteller.com
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Producer • Dan Kassulke
Theme music • Madeleine Cocolas
Graphic design • Chris Perren
Flora chats to cellist and singer-songwriter Monique Clare about her recent single “It Works”, what it was like to make a music video during COVID19, her creative process, and the environmental considerations of live touring.
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STAY IN THE LOOP www.dotsandloops.com.au/joiningthedots
New episodes each fortnight, and watch our video tutorial series every other week! Available on YouTube • www.youtube.com/channel/UCBunVVbQg6-PVp5ml4xneCA
Subscribe to the podcast on you favourite streaming service • anchor.fm/dots-and-loops
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LEARN MORE
Monique Clare:
Offical Website • https://www.moniqueclare.com
Bandcamp • https://moniqueclare.bandcamp.com/music
Musical excerpts:
"It Works” on Spotify • https://open.spotify.com/track/650Z7MTSE1nLjuTq1xKdo4
“You Are” on Spotify • https://open.spotify.com/track/5yjysL5N9nJQ6JfL0FyNKU
Other links:
Music video for “It Works” • https://youtu.be/osZDfZwpnpw
Tree Folk String Camp 2021 • https://www.facebook.com/events/1315605185303131/
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Producer • Dan Kassulke
Theme music • Madeleine Cocolas
Graphic design • Chris Perren
Flora chats to Paula Dewis and George Waqairagata about their work with Cre8tive Nations, an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander owned and operated organisation specialising in cultural knowledges, creative industries, education and working collaboratively with and for communities in Meanjin/Brisbane.
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STAY IN THE LOOP www.dotsandloops.com.au/joiningthedots
New episodes each fortnight, and watch our video tutorial series every other week! Available on YouTube • www.youtube.com/channel/UCBunVVbQg6-PVp5ml4xneCA
Subscribe to the podcast on you favourite streaming service • anchor.fm/dots-and-loops
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LEARN MORE
Cre8tive Nations:
https://creativenations.com.au/
https://www.facebook.com/creativenationsau/
https://www.instagram.com/_cre8tive_nations/
Roitu Opus:
https://www.facebook.com/roitu80opus/
https://www.instagram.com/roituopus/
Living Music Report
http://livingmusic.report/
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Producer • Dan Kassulke
Theme music • Madeleine Cocolas
Graphic design • Chris Perren
Connor chats with drummer, composer and all-round nice bloke Benjamin Shannon, looking into his many projects, learning about the art of Conduction, taking a deep dive into his compositional mind, and exploring all the spaces between notated and improvised music.
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STAY IN THE LOOP www.dotsandloops.com.au/joiningthedots
New episodes each fortnight, and watch our video tutorial series every other week!
Available on YouTube • www.youtube.com/channel/UCBunVVbQg6-PVp5ml4xneCA
Subscribe to the podcast on you favourite streaming service • anchor.fm/dots-and-loops
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LEARN MORE
Benjamin Shannon • https://www.benjaminshannondrums.com
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Producer • Dan Kassulke
Theme music • Madeleine Cocolas
Graphic design • Chris Perren
Kieran talks to violinist, composer, educator and technologist Todd Reynolds, and has a big ol' chat about the life of a "classical violinist gone horribly wrong", the early days of Bang On A Can, some tips on combining live performance and electronics, and how to name a chicken Ethel democratically…
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STAY IN THE LOOP www.dotsandloops.com.au/joiningthedots
New episodes each fortnight, and watch our video tutorial series every other week!
Available on YouTube • www.youtube.com/channel/UCBunVVbQg6-PVp5ml4xneCA
Subscribe to the podcast on you favourite streaming service • anchor.fm/dots-and-loops
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LEARN MORE
Todd Reynolds • https://www.toddreynolds.com/
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Producer • Dan Kassulke
Theme music • Madeleine Cocolas
Graphic design • Chris Perren
Flora chats to cellist, educator and all-round mover and shaker Louise King about working as an artist in regional Queensland and embedding creativity into her teaching practice, as she shares some fantastic advice for chamber musicians!
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STAY IN THE LOOP www.dotsandloops.com.au/joiningthedots
New episodes each fortnight, and watch our video tutorial series every other week!
Available on YouTube • www.youtube.com/channel/UCBunVVbQg6-PVp5ml4xneCA
Subscribe to the podcast on you favourite streaming service • anchor.fm/dots-and-loops
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LEARN MORE
Louise King • http://www.cellodreaming.com.au
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Producer • Dan Kassulke
Theme music • Madeleine Cocolas
Graphic design • Chris Perren
Flora chats to flutist, composer and improviser Jodie Rottle about her move from New York to Brisbane, late-night sonic discoveries with an electric toothbrush, and blurring the lines between music, sound art and object puppetry.
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STAY IN THE LOOP www.dotsandloops.com.au/joiningthedots
New episodes each fortnight, and watch our video tutorial series every other week!
Available on YouTube • www.youtube.com/channel/UCBunVVbQg6-PVp5ml4xneCA
Subscribe to the podcast on you favourite streaming service • anchor.fm/dots-and-loops
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LEARN MORE
Jodie Rottle • http://www.jodierottle.com
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Producer • Dan Kassulke
Theme music • Madeleine Cocolas
Graphic design • Chris Perren
Connor chats to musical maverick Chris Perren about heavy metal, visual rhythms, making music from ancient Chinese boardgames, and hosting a (literally) underground club-night.
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STAY IN THE LOOP www.dotsandloops.com.au/joiningthedots
New episodes each fortnight, and watch our video tutorial series every other week!
Available on YouTube • www.youtube.com/channel/UCBunVVbQg6-PVp5ml4xneCA
Subscribe to the podcast on you favourite streaming service • anchor.fm/dots-and-loops
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LEARN MORE
Chris Perren • https://chrisperren.wordpress.com/
Nonsemble • www.nonsemble.wordpress.com
Software of Seagulls • www.facebook.com/SoftwareOfSeagulls
Connor D'Netto • www.connordnetto.com
AlphaGo • https://youtu.be/WXuK6gekU1Y
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Producer • Dan Kassulke
Theme music • Madeleine Cocolas
Graphic design • Chris Perren
Kieran, Flora and Connor chat about Dots+Loops, where it came from, and where we're going, featuring guest host Tamara Kohler.
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STAY IN THE LOOP
www.dotsandloops.com.au/joiningthedots
New episodes each fortnight, and watch our video tutorial series every other week! Available on YouTube • www.youtube.com/channel/UCBunVVbQg6-PVp5ml4xneCA
Subscribe to the podcast on you favourite streaming service • anchor.fm/dots-and-loops
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LEARN MORE
Tamara Kohler • www.tamarakohler.com/
Rubiks Collective • rubikscollective.com/
Dots+Loops • www.dotsandloops.com.au/
Kieran Welch • www.kieranwelch.com/
Flora Wong • www.florawong.com.au/
Connor D'Netto • www.connordnetto.com/
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Producer • Dan Kassulke
Theme music • Madeleine Cocolas
Graphic design • Chris Perren