Music Industry Mums
MOTHER'S DAY EDITION Last year broadcaster and mother Jane Gazzo asked various women to describe their triumphs and challenges as working...
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JANE.GAZZO
Music Journalist, TV Presenter,
Author, MC, Public Speaker
ABOUT
ME.
WINNER, AWMA MUSIC JOURNALIST AWARD, 2023
The proud daughter of Italian migrants who moved to Australia in the 1950's, Jane Gazzo's broadcasting career began at Melbourne radio station 3RRR-FM in her mid-teens. She has since gone on to present nationally on Triple J and Triple M in Australia as well as BBC 6 Music, Capital FM and XFM in the UK. She is well-known as the co-host of 90s cult TV show Recovery (ABC), THE SOUND (ABC), Play Loud (BBC), and The Metal Hammer Awards (ITV).
In 2007 she joined the FOXTEL network and hosted full time for Channel [V] (2007-2012). This included reporting from the ARIA Red Carpet, Future Music Festival, Soundwave, Big Day Out, Splendour in the Grass as well as interviewing some of the biggest names in the music industry.
In 2011 and 2012 she was nominated for an ASTRA Award for Favourite Female TV Personality on subscription television and in 2018 and 2019, Jane was nominated for an ACRA Award (Australian Commercial Radio Awards) for Best Syndicated Show for Triple M’s My Generation.
2019 , 2021 & 2023 also saw Jane nominated for the Music Journalist Award at the Australian Women in Music Awards (AWMAs)
In 2023, Jane scooped the award as Music Journalist of the Year.
In 2019, Jane was chosen to DJ for Hugh Jackman's 'Greatest Showman' concert spectacular at the Rod Laver Arena.
In 2020, Jane hosted ABC-TV's new flagship music show THE SOUND, under the production tutelage of the late, great Michael Gudinski. THE SOUND showcased new and established artists and sharing the screen with the likes of Russell Crowe, Bryan Brown, Deborah Mailman, Kylie Minogue and Christine Anu. The Australian newspaper voted THE SOUND as the 'Best TV show of 2020'.
Jane Gazzo is also an in-demand MC and guest speaker, hosting various events and awards for an array of diverse clients.
She regularly appears as a guest on 3AW, ABC local radio and The Project.
Currently Jane is a board member of Victorian youth organization The Push and is chairperson of the advisory committee for the Australian Music Vault at Arts Centre Melbourne.
Her first book, John Farnham: The Untold Story was published by Penguin/Random House in 2016 and her second 'Sound as Ever - A Celebration of the Greatest Decade in Australian Music 1990-1999' was published by Melbourne Books in 2022.
About
Winner of the Music Journalism Award 2023
The Australian Women in Music Award (AWMA)
for Music Journalism recogises a female music journalist, blogger or editor who has made a creative contribution and courageous impact in truth telling and innovative reporting in the Australian music industry.
Showreel
SHOWREEL.
SHOWREEL.
SHOWREEL.
Sound As Ever
In February 2020, Jane Gazzo and Scott Thurling created a Facebook group called 'Sound as Ever' in order to document the Australian decade of Indie music (1990-1999). The page now boasts over 19k members! Rolling Stone called it 'one of the success stories of 2020' whilst The Age featured a full page story in Spectrum (The 90s have never sounded so good! Jan 9, 2021)
The Sound as Ever page has also released podcasts, merch and 3 compilation albums of previously unreleased Australian music.
In July 2021, Sound as Ever hosted their own stage at the Leaps & Bounds Festival in Melbourne.
In Dec 2022 Universal Music Released a Sound as Ever compilation: Blind Love.
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MY PROJECTS.
My Projects
Nando's MX.
In June 2019, I teamed up with the wonderful folk at Nando's for their 2nd Music Exchange in Sydney and Melbourne. Music students from both cities were invited to attend panels and workshops to aid their pathway into the music industry.
The AMV.
Since 2015, I have been involved in the Australian Music Vault at the Arts Centre Melbourne (incorporating the ARIA Hall of Fame). It is such a privilege to be the Chair of the music industry advisory committee and in March 2019 we celebrated our 1 millionth visitor!
Much of my work for the AMV involves legacy interviews, liaising with music industry and promoting this wonderful institution.
Rooms for the memory
In 2023, Adalita and I and a cast of other talented musicians including Mick Harvey (The Bad Seeds) and Andrew Duffeild (The Models) recorded an updated version of the Michael Hutchence single 'Rooms for the Memory 2023' with all proceeds from sales going to the song's composer Ollie Olsen who was diagnosed with MSA in 2022.
The song went to #1 on the Independent Singles chart.
Supporting Hugh
In 2019, I was fortunate to support Hugh Jackman on the Melbourne leg of his Australian 'Greatest Showman' tour.
I was his guest DJ, playing tunes at all 6 Rod Laver Arena shows to sold out audiences. Hugh truly is the 'greatest showman!'
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tHE SOUND
During lockdown in 2020, ABC TV screened the wonderful show The Sound. Created by the talented team at Mushroom Productions, and produced by the late, great Michael Gudinski, The Sound showcased a whose who of Australian music including Kylie Minogue, Paul Kelly, Missy Higgins, Tones and I, Ngaiire, The Rubens, Vera Blue, Bliss N Eso, Baker Boy, Birds of Tokyo et al.
I was delighted to host two seasons of The Sound.
You can catch past episodes on ABC iView.
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TESTiMONIALS.
Tim Poulton,
Promoter Purple Sneakers
Over the years we had the likes of Bloc Party, The Foals, Cut Copy and The Presets come to the Purple Sneakers and DJ but by far our absolute favourite guest was Jane Gazzo. She knew what our crowd wanted and her impressive music knowledge meant they were treated to a wild ride of some amazing tracks every time she played
Cath Palfreyman,
Head of Marketing, Nando’s Australia
We have loved working with Jane as the host of Nando’s Music Exchange. Jane joined us in our first year and did such an amazing job we asked her to be our carry over champion again this year. Her extensive knowledge of the music industry, and ability to engage both panelists and audience through thoughtful questioning has ensured our events are highly engaging and entertaining, while also offering practical and relevant information to all the early career musos who participated. Jane is a brilliant moderator. From her years as a journalist it’s clear she understands the intricacies of what makes a great interview while keeping the audience engaged and the tone light-hearted and fun
Chris Gottaas,
Media and Communications Manager Visit Victoria
Jane Gazzo MC’d Visit Victoria’s annual Melbourne Insights media event in December 2018. Jane demonstrated true professionalism throughout and was prepared and organised for the day. Jane’s insightful moderating and engaging personality on stage helped make the event a resounding success. Visit Victoria wouldn’t hesitate to work with Jane again
Carlina ericson,
founder,
AUSTRALIAN FESTIVAL INDUSTRY CONFERENCE
Jane was contracted as our MC
for the 2022 Australian Festival Industry Conference (AFIC).
Jane engaged well with our audience by facilitating contributions, asking probing questions and proactively stimulating further discussion amongst AFIC’s attendees.
She also made a great effort to interact with our delegates wherever possible during the breaks and networking sessions.
She was a pleasure to work with.
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