In Practice
Where GYMjot shows up in the world
GYMjot is not only a framework or a set of conversations. It is an active presence within the Australian and Aotearoa New Zealand music community.
This page brings together the projects, platforms, and artists that GYMjot is currently engaged with, both publicly and behind the scenes.
Generative Work
A set of ongoing practices that create space for listening, dialogue, and shared orientation.
The Listening Room
The Listening Room is an open mic designed to prioritise attentive listening over performance expectations.
Artists are invited to share work-in-progress, new material, or finished songs in a room structured for focus, respect, and presence. There is no scoring, competition, or pressure to impress, just a shared commitment to listening well.
The Listening Room exists to support artists in developing confidence, discernment, and a clearer relationship to their work outside of industry noise.
What makes it different:
Walk-in sign-ups, like the good old days
Emphasis on listening rather than socialising
A supportive environment for testing new material
The AU–NZ Music Podcast
This podcast hosts conversations with artists and industry practitioners working across Australia and New Zealand.
Rather than chasing hot takes or promotional cycles, episodes focus on lived experience: decision-making, career development, creative identity, and the realities of sustaining practice in a crowded industry.
The podcast operates as an extension of the GYMjot approach - reflective, practical, and grounded in real conditions.
Episodes include:
Long-form interviews
Venue and industry perspectives
Music news digest
Recent song release exposure
Artist development discussions
Episodes can be watched in full or streamed as audio via your preferred platform.
Writing & Reflections
This space holds written reflections drawn from practice - notes on artist development, industry observation, creative process, and conversations that don't fit neatly elsewhere.
Some pieces are exploratory. Others are clarifying. None are written to instruct or persuade.
This writing exists to support thinking - yours and mine.
Relational Practice
Where GYMjot's work is applied through direct, ongoing relationships.
Current Artist Partnerships
GYMjot currently works in close partnership with a small number of artists, providing structured developmental support aligned with each artist's context, capacity, and long-term direction.
These relationships are selective and scope-specific, prioritising trust, autonomy, and sustainable working rhythms.
Current artists:
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Brogan Kerrison
Ventry
Gris
The Wider Community
Beyond formal partnerships, GYMjot has engaged with a broad range of artists through development work, feedback processes, events, and conversations.
This wider ecosystem reflects the diversity of practices, genres, and stages that move through GYMjot's orbit over time.
Rather than listing names, the playlist below offers a living snapshot of that community.
Live and Upcoming
This calendar lists upcoming public-facing moments - events, sessions, and releases connected to GYMjot's ongoing work.
It's the simplest way to see where the practice is currently active.
Reflections from artists
The work GYMjot does isn't always easy to summarise.
These reflections come from artists who engaged with the process at different points in its evolution. They speak to shifts in thinking, direction, and relationship to practice, not guarantees or outcomes.
"I really value GYMjot. It helped me visualise my goals, assess my values, and think long-term. I've returned to it many times, reflecting and editing as my circumstances change."
Emily Farrell
Bassist (Prins)
"The GYMjot program highlighted how little I understood about goal setting. I've applied the skills it introduced into my daily life, which has helped me follow through on what I want to achieve."
Jayden Bowley
Guitarist (Mim Jensen)
"I was part of the early testing for GYMjot. It helped me see the value and beauty of the creative process, while choosing my next steps from a place of intention."