Music Chats | Self Managing Your Music Career: A conversation with Scarlett McKahey & Aakanksha Sidhu
Description
Calling all independent Canberra artists! 🎶 Music Chats are back for 2026! 🎶 Ready to take control of your music career?
Music Chats: Self-Managing Your Music Career
📅 Sunday 22 February 2026
📍 Gang Gang Café
⏰ 3pm–4:30pm
🎟️ FREE Registration
🥤Bar Tab Provided
We’re bringing together an epic panel of industry pros:
🔥 Scarlett McKahey (Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers) — artist and manager of local Canberra punk band Sonic Reducer
🔥 Aakanksha Sidhu - A New Approach (ANA), MusicACT, GUTS Dance & Daalee
Expect real talk, practical advice, and insights on how to manage your own path in music without burning out. Whether you’re just starting or already releasing, this one’s for you.
🎟️ Don’t miss it — see you there!
Lineup
Scarlett McKahey
Scarlett McKahey rocks out with Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers, touring the world and supporting the likes of Pearl Jam and Foo Fighters. When she’s not onstage or in the studio, she manages up-and-coming Canberra punk outfit Sonic Reducer.
Aakanksha Sidhu
Aakanksha Sidhu works as the Manager of Operations at A New Approach (ANA), Australia's national arts and culture think tank. Prior to her role with ANA, she had worked in diverse roles in the creative industries in fashion, music, performing arts, and arts education across regions in South, East and West Asia, Europe, and now a foothold in Australia since 2019. Outside of her role at ANA, she works as an artist manager, promoter and curator across music, visual arts and dance via her artist management agency Daalee and volunteers on the Boards of GUTS Dance from the Northern Territory and MusicACT. Aakanksha holds a unique cultural perspective that has cultivated her passion for independent artistry, cultural policy and socio-cultural equity through creativity and art.
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