How do you listen to new music? Can you name an Australian composer? What about an early-career composer who is ‘making waves’ in your region? How can these composers make their music more accessible to you?

These are some of questions that we, composers Lisa Cheney (Melbourne/Brisbane) and Peggy Polias (Sydney), seek to explore as the co-directors and curators of our new project Making Waves. At 9am on the last day of each month Making Waves releases an exciting online playlist, containing one hour of the finest new Australian works from composers around the country, or now located overseas. Each playlist is curated to a theme, and showcases music by a number of different creators, with priority given to early-career composers. However, we do welcome submissions from all composers who identify as Australian.

Making Waves runs on an entirely online platform. Playlists are embedded within our website and then shared publicly via social media channels, offering our listeners multiple ways to subscribe to a new listening adventure each month. Once the month is over the playlists remain public and accessible. Listeners can join us at the moment the playlist goes live, or visit us months later to catch up...