Central Coast Council\u2019s exciting Discovered program is back for its milestone tenth series, with young locals now invited to showcase their singing and song writing talents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For over a decade, the Discovered vocal professional development program has been supporting Central Coast singers and singer\/songwriters aged 7 to 24 years. This program includes an exciting contest, a professional development program and performance opportunities that allow young people to hone their singing and song writing skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Budding young singers to the competition will be supported and mentored by music industry icons including Gina Jeffreys and Rod McCormack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Council Unit Manager Leisure Beach Safety and Community Facilities, Phil Cantillon said the journey of Discovered develops young voices, builds community and further grows the skills of young people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDiscovered provides a platform for young people to explore a career in singing, develop their confidence and receive guidance from music industry professionals,\u201d Mr Cantillon said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLast year many events were cancelled due to the ongoing pandemic, so it will be great to see competitors performing back on stage this year and vocal workshops delivered in person once again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe competition component of this program allows participants to compete for their share of an impressive prize pool, plus recording studio time, a vocal scholarship and professional development opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBeyond the competition series, the Discovered Voices Youth Choir lead by International Award-winning Music Director Linda Wareham, provides free weekly singing sessions allowing local young people to work on their vocals in a group environment and take part in performance opportunities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Council Administrator, Rik Hart said Discovered provides local young people with similar interests the chance to connect and form a sense of community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDiscovered is a fantastic program that offers young local music talent the opportunity to connect and build on their singing and song writing skills,\u201d Mr Hart said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis program has paved the way for some of the Coast\u2019s most exciting young music artists, who have gone on to do great things in the music industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI encourage all local young people with a passion for singing and song writing to get involved, in order to forge connections that could undoubtedly open many doors in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Discovered has supported and mentored some of the country\u2019s most celebrated young musicians including \u2018The Voice\u2019 winner Karise Eden, \u2018Australia\u2019s Got Talent\u2019 champion Fletcher Pilon and most recently Kelly Griffith (performing as ELASKIA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Since winning the Discovered competition in 2014, Kelly Griffith has gone on to experience great successes in her song writing, with her debut single \u201cCalling Out My Name\u201d featuring in Netflix series Dynasty and Marvel’s Runaways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Discovered competition also includes a WILDCARD online voting component, allowing those at home to join the Discovered journey and select two singers to perform in the semi-finals and a further two singers to perform in the grand final.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Registrations to compete in the upcoming Discovered competition heats are now open and close on Monday 13 June 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Young people aged 7 to 14 years can also registered for the Discovered Voices Youth Choir, taking place at the Hub Erina from now until September 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To sign up for Discovered competition, join the Discovered Voices Youth Choir or learn about upcoming professional development programs visit info.centralcoast.nsw.gov.au\/discovered<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Discovered is supported by Central Coast music industry personalities and entities including Gina Jeffreys, Rod McCormack, Musicians Making A Difference (MMAD) and Maheraw Music Vocal Coaching.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Central Coast Council\u2019s exciting Discovered program is back for its milestone tenth series, with young locals now invited to showcase their singing and song writing talents. For over a decade,…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3055,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sync_status":"","episode_type":"","audio_file":"","castos_file_data":"","podmotor_file_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[111,109],"tags":[],"series":[170],"class_list":["post-3054","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-kidz-on-the-coast","category-news-events","series-on-the-coast-families"],"episode_featured_image":"https:\/\/onthecoastpublications.com.au\/onthecoastfamilies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Building-young-singers.jpg","episode_player_image":"https:\/\/onthecoastpublications.com.au\/onthecoastfamilies\/wp-content\/plugins\/seriously-simple-podcasting\/assets\/images\/no-album-art.png","download_link":"","player_link":"","audio_player":false,"episode_data":{"playerMode":"dark","subscribeUrls":{"apple_podcasts":{"key":"apple_podcasts","url":"","label":"Apple Podcasts","class":"apple_podcasts","icon":"apple-podcasts.png"},"stitcher":{"key":"stitcher","url":"","label":"Stitcher","class":"stitcher","icon":"stitcher.png"},"google_podcasts":{"key":"google_podcasts","url":"","label":"Google Podcasts","class":"google_podcasts","icon":"google-podcasts.png"},"spotify":{"key":"spotify","url":"","label":"Spotify","class":"spotify","icon":"spotify.png"}},"rssFeedUrl":"https:\/\/onthecoastpublications.com.au\/onthecoastfamilies\/feed\/podcast\/on-the-coast-families","embedCode":"Building young singers to shine in the tenth Discovered program<\/a><\/blockquote>