BROKEN HILl
WRITE IT. SING IT. RECORD IT.
Free songwriting workshops
Broken Hill City Art Gallery
Learn skills in singing, songwriting, recording, performing and ukuele playing!
8th - 12th July 2026
A hands on, high energy week of music-making for young people aged
10-24.
No experience needed!
Whether you're just starting out or already writing songs, this program is designed to build your confidence, creativity, and performance skills.
How does the week work?
The program is split into two age groups, with sessions designed to grow skills step-by-step across the week.
AGES 10-13 (MORNING SESSIONS | 10AM-12PM)
A fun and supportive introduction to music-making:
Perfect for beginners or young creatives wanting to try something new.
AGES 14-24 (AFTERNOON SESSIONS | 1PM-3PM)
A deeper dive into songwriting and music production:
Ideal for teens and young adults ready to develop their sound and take their music further.
TEACHING ARTISTS
DJ Karmel Jäger
DJ Karmel Jäger
DJ Karmel Jäger
DJ Karmel Jäger
DJ Karmel Jäger
Producer/DJ Karmel Jäger is best known for her dark and hectic ravey sets. Initially a London-based professional classical singer, she toured the UK and Europe before returning to Sydney and her first love, techno. As a DJ she’s been on support for the likes of Stanton Warriors, Krafty Kutz, Denham Audio, Manifesto, Tred, Bushbaby, Dr Dubplate, DJ Jackum, Freshta and Mark N, playing venues such as Club 77, Chinese Laundry, The Abercrombie and Tokyo Sing Song.
Over the past couple of years her music has been garnering attention from the likes of BBC Radio 1, Rinse FM, FBI Radio, Balaami, Aaja and WNCL with support from Emerald, Ehua, Dead Man’s Chest, Nancy June and Freshta. Her debut solo EP came out on Extra Spicy in 2022 and she’s been contributing to their VA’s since then with her tracks “The Aliens Have Landed” and her N-Trance bootleg of “Set You Free”. Her debut EP was released in 2021 by Berlin label Tooflez Muzik, with remixes from Andi A and the Tooflez All Starz team.
In December 2022, her EP “The Moon Becomes The Sun”, was released by Choki Biki Records in Dublin. A remix EP was released in January 2023, featuring remixes from Borai, Sharpson and Hedchef. 2024 saw her release “Something For Your Mind” on Patchworks (Bristol) and a new EP “Laundry in Berlin” on Big Ting Recordings featuring a remix from Eluize; the title track most recently played at Tresor by Berlin legend, DJ Tanith.
So far in 2025 Karmel has released the single "We Know a Vibe" on Native Boundaries, been on support for Denham Audio and Ryota, is on upcoming support for Samurai Breaks for his Australian tour, and with several soon to be announced projects and collaborations in the works.
Karmel’s sets are high energy spanning ravey techno, breakbeats and jungle, and often include unexpected moments that might be anything from hiphop to a Mozart remix.
LATEST RELEASE
Eluize: RNA (Karmel Jäger Remix)
Karmel Jäger (Big Ting, Tooflez), picks up the pace, twisting RNA into a quick and intensely building club heater, building immense tension, before unleashing with rave stabs and relentless throbbing bass.
Out now on Night Tide
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FREYA MOORE
Freya Moore (she/her) is a Sydney based actor and performer who graduated from NIDA’s Diploma of Stage and Screen Performance in 2021. Most recently she had been working on Definitely Not A Hungry Game: A Parody Musical where she was a producer, co-writer and played the lead role of Katniss Everdeen. The show had three runs in Sydney and Adelaide, selling out their Sydney Fringe run at the Eternity Playhouse last September. Freya has been working with The House that Dan Built since 2022 across developments, compositions, performances and workshops. She has extensive experience on the stage including reprising her role in Australia Felix at The Roslyn Packer Theatre, playing Rosie in Things I Know To Be True and Catherine in Proof, as well a background in music and musical theatre.
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Past workshops
AKIN Broken Hill
AKIN Broken Hill
Emergence - place holder
Gerald - Broken Hill
In Nature - Broken Hill Songwriting workshop
APRIL 2026 TEACHING ARTISTS
Tallulah Simpson
Tallulah is an artist, filmmaker and performer, creating on Gadigal land. With extensive experience in theatre and music both on and backstage, she is deeply passionate about collaborating with, uplifting and supporting female and gender nonconforming artists and students. Working as a performer, composer and teacher for the House that Dan Built since 2021, she has had the privilege of running weekly singing and songwriting classes for young girls, as well as running regional outreach workshops in performance and music around NSW since 2022.
FREYA MOORE
Freya Moore (she/her) is a Sydney based actor and performer who graduated from NIDA’s Diploma of Stage and Screen Performance in 2021. Most recently she had been working on Definitely Not A Hungry Game: A Parody Musical where she was a producer, co-writer and played the lead role of Katniss Everdeen. The show had three runs in Sydney and Adelaide, selling out their Sydney Fringe run at the Eternity Playhouse last September. Freya has been working with The House that Dan Built since 2022 across developments, compositions, performances and workshops. She has extensive experience on the stage including reprising her role in Australia Felix at The Roslyn Packer Theatre, playing Rosie in Things I Know To Be True and Catherine in Proof, as well a background in music and musical theatre.
2023 TEACHING ARTISTS
HELEN GRIMBO
Helen is an artist, composer and music producer from Sydney, Australia.
Classically trained, she began her musical education from a young age as a clarinettist and saxophonist, and went on to become a composer for film and television after graduating at the Australian Film and Television Radio School (AFTRS) in 2012.
Currently, Helen works as a vocal performer and teacher in Sydney, and plays around Sydney with her band hellogrimbo.
Tallulah Simpson
Tallulah is an artist, filmmaker and performer, creating on Gadigal land. With extensive experience in theatre and music both on and backstage, she is deeply passionate about collaborating with, uplifting and supporting female and gender nonconforming artists and students. Working as a performer, composer and teacher for the House that Dan Built since 2021, she has had the privilege of running weekly singing and songwriting classes for young girls, as well as running regional outreach workshops in performance and music around NSW since 2022.
Soren Goulding
Soren is an artist in Sydney who does music and writing things sometimes, and also recently university comedy. Sometimes they are quite good at drawing too, but that one really depends on the day. They have been involved with the House That Dan Built since 2016, and in 2021 they were the House apprentice. Lately though they’ve mostly been working on drawing little cartoons and making zines.