National Volunteer Week: Thank You Justin

National Volunteer Week: Thank you Simon

Tram Sessions volunteer: Simon Conlon

[caption id="attachment_1223" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Vance Joy, team shot by Simon Conlon[/caption]

What do you do as a volunteer at Tram Sessions? 

At Tram Sessions I am a photographer, I take the photos.

Who are you outside of Tram Sessions?
I take mini exhibitions from Melbourne Museum out into regional Victoria, I teach at Westside Circus, and I make a mean cocktail. And I take photos.

What motivates you to volunteer?
I'm new to Melbourne and trying to find my way into interesting projects. Also, you can call yourself whatever you like, but if you are not doing it regularly...

What would the world look like without volunteers?
There would only be a small number of large-scale, ready-established ventures. What can you name that didn't need a bit of a push from some good people for nothing at the very start? Never mind the charitable work that will never break even.

What has been your most memorable experience as a volunteer?
I worked with Clowns Without Borders and took a Clown show into outback communities in the Tanami desert in the Northern Territories for a week. I will never forget it.

Simon's favourite Tram Session:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4Ih_7nEWNI

In the theme of National Volunteer Week, Tram Sessions would like to say 'thanks a million' to Simon!

National Volunteer Week: Thank you Rommel

Volunteering Australia has put together a new campaign which asks people to 'say thanks a million to Australian volunteers'. The statistics show that over 6 million people in Australia are giving up their time, free of charge on an annual basis.

Here at Tram Sessions there are 16 volunteers who help out in some way or another. We have put together a Q&A to find out why they love volunteering.

Congrats Nick!

We had a really nice surprise yesterday. Our co-founder Nick was awarded the 2012 Anthill Magazine 30under30 Readers' Choice Award. As it was voted by the magazine's readers and our supporters (you might have been one of them?) it goes to show that what we do is appreciated. And by more people than us! 



So we thought we would ask him a few quick questions. Feels weird to interview your own crew member but hey, it's our blog so we're allowed to do it :-)

An award Nick, must be a bit special?

Yeah, it sure is! Haven't received too many in my life so really happy about it. But it's really a testament to our crew and the bands really. I think people care less about me and more about seeing Paul Kelly on a tram!

So what's next?

Well, we have a few new partnerships forming which is very exciting. We're working hard to build on the momentum from last year and make some really cool stuff happen in 2013. From what we have in the pipeline I can only say it's looking good!

When's the next session?

We have two awesome sessions coming up in the next two weeks! I'm super excited. One international act and one local Melbourne band who's making headlines wherever they go really. Just keep an eye out on Facebook and Twitter and you'll be the first ones to know!

Best of 2012

Hey guys,

We've had so much great music lately that we thought we needed to try this new little nifty play list function using Spotify. This is the first try so let us know what you think!

Best of Tram Sessions 2012

Thanks guys!

[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300"] Parts of the crew at the Mass Jam Event for Melbourne Music Week[/caption]

2012 has been a big year for Tram Sessions. We’ve reached 50 filmed sessions (pretty stoked!) and have had a great mix of artists jammin’ with us. All from legends like Paul Kelly to up and coming bands like Alpine, Lanie Lane and Vaudeville Smash.

We’ve had more of those invaluable ‘what the h&*# moments‘, where passengers have started to sing back-up vocals or rapped (yep, that was awesome!).

Now, it’s easy to think that this just happens by itself, but the reality is that all what we do take time and a lot of effort from the team. And what a team it is! So instead of going on with more of what we’ve achieved, here’s the great people behind Tram Sessions.

They all contribute in different ways and make this project what it is today. In no particular order, here they are:

Rommel Henricus – Video/Sound and PR

Luisa Mirabilio – Video, Editing, Production & Band Bookings

[caption id="attachment_1013" align="alignright" width="300"] Parts of the crew at the Xavier Rudd session[/caption]

Ashleigh Hills – Event coordination, Band bookings

Ed Rossi – Video, Editing & Social Media

Hayden Bevis – Video & editing

Sebastian Fiori – Sound & Event crew

Justin Araco – Organisational strategy

Darryn Henricus – Sound & Event crew

Paul Meates – Design and strategy

Adam Saraceno – Photographer

Alex Topaloski – Online guru

Emma Shepherdson – Organisational structure

Anthony Cole – Website guru

Susann Anna – Secretary

Prue Schofield – Support crew

Michael Araco – Website

Busra (Bee) Copuroglu - Funky Relations & Photographer

 

 

 

 

Win a double pass to Tram Sessions: Mass Jam

 

Our friends at Yarra Trams are giving away two of their tickets to our Tram Sessions: Mass Jam event. The ticket includes live bands playing back to back on our very own chartered tram, while rockin’ and rolling through Melbourne’s CBD. It also includes entry to the epic Mass Jam After Party that will follow.

The tickets sold out in less than a day, so this competition is a chance to enjoy what are uniquely Melbourne- trams and live music!

To win, simply answer the question below. The best and most compelling answer will win.

--- Tell Yarra Trams which tram line you would like to see a Tram Session on, and why. ---

How to enter:

Twitter: Tweet your answer to @yarratrams and include the hashtag, #MassJam.

Facebook: Post your answer directly on Yarra Trams Facebook page

Instagram: Take a photo of your favourite tram line and answer the question. Include the hashtag, #MassJam.

And for you who doesn't want to gamble on missing out on the after party- head to our crowd funding site to get your tickets and support the great music scene of Melbourne!

Runners up will receive some other tram inspired goodies; a rhino shaped as a stress ball, who has tagged along to a few sessions (see picture).