Pitch Perfect: Kate Ceberano, Stuart Coupe, GS Dickson, Noel Mengel

G.S. Dickson is an Australian author whose work has been published and anthologised in both Australia and the UK. He lives in Brisbane where he teaches at the University of Queensland. A Minor Fifth is his first novel and was shortlisted for the Australian/Vogel Literary Award.

Singer, songwriter, performer and artist Kate Ceberano celebrated one of the most enduring and inspirational careers in Australian music with the release of her 30th album in 2023. The album My Life is a Symphony, a collaboration with Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, went straight to the top of the charts. Over four decades, she’s notched up an incredible 10 Top 10 albums, 11 Platinum and 8 Gold status, 15 Top 40 singles, 3 Countdown awards, 4 ARIA awards and over 6000 live performances.

Kate's jaw-dropping voice first came to national attention with her band I’m Talking. Their debut album is enshrined among Rolling Stone's 200 Greatest Australian Albums of All Time. Career highlights include her record-breaking run with John Farnham in Jesus Christ Superstar, her triple platinum debut solo pop album Brave, and her 2014 induction into the Australian Songwriters’ Hall of Fame. Kate is a musical force, an electrifying live performer and one of the greatest voices of her generation.

Stuart Coupe is an Australian music journalist, author, band manager, promoter, publicist and music label founder. A renowned rock music writer, Coupe is best known for his work with Roadrunner, Rock Australia Magazine (RAM), The Sun-Herald, and Dolly; the music labels, GREEN Records and Laughing Outlaw; and the author of books including The Promoters, Gudinski, Roadies, Paul Kelly and Shake Some Action. Coupe is a former manager of the Australian bands Hoodoo Gurus and Paul Kelly and is currently a presenter on Sydney radio stations 2SER and FBI Radio. He is also known for his writing as a reviewer of crime fiction for the Sydney Morning Herald and for founding the Australian crime fiction magazine, Mean Streets.

Noel Mengel is a freelance journalist and author with a deep history in Queensland music. He served as The Courier-Mail’s music writer for 20 years. He won the Queensland Premier's Literary Award for best unpublished manuscript in 2010 and his novel RPM was published by University of Qld Press in 2011. In 2017 he received the Grant McLennan Lifetime Achievement Award at the Queensland Music Awards for his contribution to music in Queensland.