Kool Skools Small Businesses

Kool Skools is a fun, educational and exciting project for secondary-school age students giving them the opportunity to experience and experiment with all genres of contemporary music writing and performance. For those who don't play music or sing, Kool Skools also provides a great opportunity to be involved in making video, doing photography, designing the CD artwork and being part of the whole process. Each school or project gets to work within a professional studio in either Melbourne or Sydney, recording an album of original music by their own school bands and smaller groups. At Kool Skools we love working with young songwriters at the cutting edge as they have their first professional recording experience. Each project receives 450 CDs containing their own music, graphics and photos and videos are published on the web. An additional 50 CDs from each project are used for promotional and archive sets. Kool Skools is a heap of fun, highly educational and a great workplace training experience for young people. It is not just about making 'Pop Stars.' The project offers the added benefits of schooling students in the recording, promotion and marketing of music. It also provides a fabulous experience and practice in working in a team. Each year State Awards nights are held in November to showcase and celebrate the best songs and performances. Approximately 40 acts from the project get to perform live. The awards nights are modelled on the ARIA Awards and feature well-known industry personalities and some famous guests and sometimes presenters of the awards. Kool Skools is a real gateway to the music world – not just a school project!