Joel Carnegie
Our Musical Director and Conductor - Joel Carnegie
Meet Joel Carnegie, our Musical Director and Conductor.
Joel brings a vast amount of experience to Awkwardstra Geelong, with loads of professionalism along with passion and pizazz!
Known on-stage and in the rehearsal room as a music director, conductor, and performer who brings high energy, precision, and joy in the service of storytelling. Joel has trained with leading practitioners in Australia, Europe and the USA: including Ingrid Martin (conducting), Chris Nolan (voice), Patricia Angelin (Alba Emoting), Dawn Arnold (Chekhov Technique) and others - and leads collaboratively with honesty, depth, and heart.
Each weeknight, Joel hosts the national Evenings program on ABC Classic (Mon–Fri, 7pm–11pm), and pops up regularly on ABC Local Radio across Australia. As a presenter and creator, Joel’s story work has reached millions worldwide on Audible, the ABC, American Public Media, BBC World Service, CBC (Canada), Deutsche Welle (Germany), and RFI (France). His work has been recognised with awards at the New York Festivals International Radio Awards and The Whickers, and he has served as a juror for the Signal Awards (USA), Prix Europa, New York Festivals, the Australian Podcast Awards, and the ARIA Music Awards.
From 2015 to 2024, Joel was Founder and Head of Storytelling at The Space Company, where he led the creation of music-rich original podcast, screen, and live-on-stage productions. Highlights included the gripping rescue drama Hells Gates (2023), which he created and led, the industry respected podcast The Storymakers Institute, and the award-winning, nationally touring double bill Stardust + The Mission, which he performed in, musically directed, and steered across 45 cities with over 60 project partners and 200+ locally sourced musicians involved.
A graduate of the Australia Council for the Arts’ Future Leaders program (2020–2022), Joel holds a Bachelor of Music (Honours) from the University of Melbourne, which included performance training at the Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Graz. He then completed a Master of Arts (Media and Communications) from Swinburne University of Technology and a Graduate Certificate in Business (Arts and Cultural Management) from Deakin University.
See more about Joel Carnegie here
Joel brings a vast amount of experience to Awkwardstra Geelong, with loads of professionalism along with passion and pizazz!
Known on-stage and in the rehearsal room as a music director, conductor, and performer who brings high energy, precision, and joy in the service of storytelling. Joel has trained with leading practitioners in Australia, Europe and the USA: including Ingrid Martin (conducting), Chris Nolan (voice), Patricia Angelin (Alba Emoting), Dawn Arnold (Chekhov Technique) and others - and leads collaboratively with honesty, depth, and heart.
Each weeknight, Joel hosts the national Evenings program on ABC Classic (Mon–Fri, 7pm–11pm), and pops up regularly on ABC Local Radio across Australia. As a presenter and creator, Joel’s story work has reached millions worldwide on Audible, the ABC, American Public Media, BBC World Service, CBC (Canada), Deutsche Welle (Germany), and RFI (France). His work has been recognised with awards at the New York Festivals International Radio Awards and The Whickers, and he has served as a juror for the Signal Awards (USA), Prix Europa, New York Festivals, the Australian Podcast Awards, and the ARIA Music Awards.
From 2015 to 2024, Joel was Founder and Head of Storytelling at The Space Company, where he led the creation of music-rich original podcast, screen, and live-on-stage productions. Highlights included the gripping rescue drama Hells Gates (2023), which he created and led, the industry respected podcast The Storymakers Institute, and the award-winning, nationally touring double bill Stardust + The Mission, which he performed in, musically directed, and steered across 45 cities with over 60 project partners and 200+ locally sourced musicians involved.
A graduate of the Australia Council for the Arts’ Future Leaders program (2020–2022), Joel holds a Bachelor of Music (Honours) from the University of Melbourne, which included performance training at the Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Graz. He then completed a Master of Arts (Media and Communications) from Swinburne University of Technology and a Graduate Certificate in Business (Arts and Cultural Management) from Deakin University.
See more about Joel Carnegie here
Joel with his custom made Awkwardstra Geelong baton
