About us
QMF is a strategic music agency that helps communities unlock the power of music to create a brighter future
#Music brings people together, encourages participation and inspires change.
This makes music a critical tool in the effort to create a more cohesive, adaptive and vibrant society.
The QMF team is an expert collective, brought together by the shared belief that music’s potential value to our society is yet to be fully realised.
The programs we facilitate are typically partnerships between leading artists and arts organisations, local communities, government, corporate and philanthropic partners.
We like to think that we tie it all together.
#We deliver music initiatives that
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Reimagine our places
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Empower and elevate First Nations people
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Diversify regional economies
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Contribute to community health and wellbeing
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Channel funds directly to artists, artsworkers and suppliers
CASE STUDY
Queensland Music Festival: 20 Years
CASE STUDY
Winton's Musical Fence
CASE STUDY
Queensland Music Trails
CASE STUDY
Help Is On Its Way
CASE STUDY
Yarrabah Music & Cultural Festival
CASE STUDY
The Night Parrot
#Our History
The Queensland Music Festival was created in 1999 to give all Queenslanders access to world-class live music. We have worked with leading artists and communities to produce signature events, tours, and mass-participation music experiences; created innovative public music installations; and commissioned 65 new works based on Queensland stories.
QMF’s remit has evolved over the past 20 years to incorporate a diverse range of music programs that respond to Queensland’s social, cultural and economic challenges. Our present transformation from biennial festival organisation to strategic music agency is a natural progression of this evolution, and a response to the demand for engaging, innovative solutions to the complex problems of today.
#Our commitment to our First Nations peoples
QMF respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the land, waters and communities on which QMF and Queensland Music Trails events take place. We pay our respects to the Traditional Owners of country on whose land works are created, performed and celebrated by QMF and Queensland Music Trails. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging.
We recognise the importance of First Nations leadership and collaboration, and we commit to walking together on a journey of shared learning.
#Our Team
#Patron
Her Excellency the Honourable
Dr Jeannette Young AC PSM
Governor of Queensland.
#Board
Directors
Ann-Maree Willett
Chair
Darren Busine
Treasurer
Members
Paul Lindstrom
#Staff
Executive Team
Joel Edmondson
CEO & Creative Director
Daryl Raven
Chief Operating Officer
Katrina Torenbeek
Programming & Technical Director
Simon Buchanan
Business Development Director
Nicky Rowsell
Marketing & Communications Director
Finance & Administration
Jodi Kelly Finance & Reporting Manager
Peta Winters Business Operations Manager
Programming & Technical
Kylie Mitchell
Head of Production & Logistics
Nick Engler
Senior Technical Manager
Kerryanne Farrer
Executive Producer
Kate Wilson
Senior Producer
Pip Boyce
Senior Producer
Gabby Gregory
Producer
Kaylah Tyson
Producer - First Nations
Business Development
Abigail Dennis
Senior Grants & Research Manager
Matty Newton
Commercial Partnerships Manager
Sue Nelson
Government Partnerships Manager
Marketing & Communications
Liana Cassidy
Senior Marketing Manager
Karen Alexander
Graphic Design & Content Manager
Laura Hitchins
Digital Marketing Manager
#Join the team
Become part of an agency that helps communities unlock the power of music.