22 July 2010

Young Territorians will have the chance to work with local artists Pott Street, Kaotik and DT3 at a local music workshop focusing on issues surrounding sexual health.

The local Darwin artists will be using hip hop to help youth engage in issues surrounding sexual health as part of the Studio 34 project.

The top three songs created at the workshop will each win a music recording tool and, with assistance from Music NT, the best songs will be recorded onto CD and promoted across the NT, SA and WA.

Liam Joel Devine from DT3 said “Music is a powerful medium for young people and it can help us talk about things that we may not normally want to talk about.”

The Studio 34 project uses music to inform youth about sexual health, increase their health-seeking behavior and their understanding about the services provided.

“The only way to engage our local young people in pertinent youth health issues is to create innovative and youth-friendly mediums that they can relate to and use in their everyday lives; and it is clear that hip hop/RnB is that medium.” said Menzies School of Health Research Project Manager Anania Tagaro.

The workshop is being held at Darwin Community Arts Chambers Crescent Theatre in Malak from 10am on Saturday 14 August. It is open for anyone to participate.

More information about the workshop and the prizes is available from the Studio 34 facebook page.

Interested participants should register by contacting Anania Tagaro (Nia) Anania.Tagaro@menzies.edu.au tel: 8944 8253 or Kishan on tel: 8922 8834. Local sponsors are encouraged and welcome to support this project.

The Studio 34 project is organized by Menzies School of Health Research, Music NT, Darwin Community Arts and the Department of Health and Families.

This month DT3 reached number one on Triple J’s Unearthed with their song ‘You Da One’.

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Media Contact: Victoria Close, Communications Officer
T: 08 8943 5039 | email: victoria.close@menzies.edu.au |