Rock Academy Mentors
We’ve been able to pull together a range of the very best Melbourne musicians to work with our teenagers during Rock Academy. Learn a little bit more about them below.
Developing the future
Our mentors are professional, recording, performing and touring musicians, willing to pass on their years of trials and tribulations to make the path forward a little bighter for the next generation of Australian artists.
Earned knowledge
Our mentors have earned their stripes by touring, performing and recording as solo artists, as band members and hired guns and bring their unqieu perspective to the life of a professional musicians and the art of songwriting.

Tejo D’Cruz

Nik Pringadi

Jake Laderman

Kaitlin Keegan

MAXON

Paris Wells

Jimi Hocking

Jackson Phelan

Christian Nativo

Hugo Race

Hannah Blackburn

Laura Davidson

Alex Marko

Sarah McLeod

Dallas Frasca

Jess Locke

Stevie Williams

James Crosland

Jason Vorherr

Paulie Stewart

Jen Sholakis

Haydn Meggit

Liz Drummond

Delsinki

Nkechi Anele

Katie Underwood

Phil Ceberano

Karl Lewis

Dean Tellefson

Taylor Douglas

Clio Renner

Kylie Auldist

Thom Swain

Tanya Cavanagh

Fiona Lee Maynard

Nat Allison

Toby Peterson

Liam Gough

Nitida Atkinson

Larni Pearce

Pete Farnan

Scott Thorburn

Louise Goh

Bec Goring

Maddy Herbert

Stacey Gray

Ruby Gill

Ciarann Babbington

Thom Mann

Declan Long

Kellie Santin

Mitch Cairns

Dave Leslie

Marcel Youmanni

Steven Gates

Brooke Taylor

Dizzy Davidson

Penny Ikinger

Mareya

Kerryn Fields

Paul Cartwright

Sam Vandenberg

Rod Bustos

Brett Kingman

Hayley Mainwaring

Aimee Francis

Tony Featherstone

Lloyd Spiegel

Maggie Alley

Cameron McKenzie

Jenny McKechnie

Leon Kechayas

Brihony Dawson

Zevon Hiltz

Emily Shaw

Kathleen Halloran

Andy Sylvio

Freya Josephine Hollick

Emilee South

Oli Sansom

Kit Riley

Jess Ribeiro

Bec Sandridge

Lucas Harwood

David Seedsman

Ali Barter

Alana Wilkinson

Conrad Tracey

Jamie MacDowell

Glenn Reither

Pete Drummond

Hanny J

Juanita Timpanaro

Jay Jerome

Sebastian Garcia

Tim Henwood

MOZË

Olympia

Simon Hosford

Ben Wicks

Xani Kolac

Angela Librandi

Merpire

Peter ‘Maz’ Maslen

Ben Stewart

Darryn Farrugia

Ash Davies

Mack Moses

Ecca Vandal

Stefanie Duzel

Dave Graney

Tommy Boyce

Evan Tweedie

Damien Dixon
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