I’m what I call a Corporate Creative. I have a dual perspective on the industry, one that harnesses my creativity but also the business side of the music world. My career has been multi-faceted and as a young woman in the industry I’m constantly thinking outside the norm, which has contributed to what has already been a colourful and success career.
BIO
Two-time Downbeat award winner, Erin McKellar, is an Australian vocalist, songwriter and composer. Erin has just come of-the-back of a sell-out premiere season of her co-written musical ‘A Box of Memories’ which won Bank Sa Best Theatre Award at Adelaide Fringe 2022 and is set to return to Australian stages in September this year. Erin’s musical career is multi-faceted and has seen her perform at Dizzy’s Jazz Club in New York through to presenting at the 2017 International Jazz Voice Conference in Finland. In June this year she will be travelling to Reykjavik, Iceland to speak at the International Federation of Theatre Research World Congress.
In 2020 Erin was awarded the Helpmann Academy Rob Lyon’s Award for Voice. Erin is currently undergoing her Doctorate of Musical Arts at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and also holds a First-Class Honours alongside a Bachelor in Jazz Performance from the Elder Conservatorium of Music. Erin has travelled broadly gaining training from the finest institutes including Julliard (NY), American Theatre Wing (NY) and Guildhall (LND). She has shared the stage with icons including Guy Sebastian, James Morrison, Kate Cebrano, Samantha Jade and Jazzmia Horn. Erin was the first Aussie invited to American’s Theatre Wing Summer Intensive in New York working with leading Broadway professionals (yes, she got to go to the TONYS!!).
Erin is the musical director and primary songwriter for girlband G-Nat!on, as seen on Eurovision Australia Decides and The Voice. Other writing accolades include co-wrote Emmagen Rain’s singles ‘City Lights Call’ and ‘Karaoke Song’ which both charted number 1 for two weeks consecutively on the Triple J Unearthed charts and 6 weeks on Country Australia radio. She’s also written works for large American projects including Target USA.
Erin has been commissioned to write the score for new Australian live kids dance program “Dance Star” and is also working on composing new works for touring cabaret show “Express” and “Eyes of Her Beholder”. As a creative Erin values to the opportunity to share her experience and knowledge with the future generation, to bring out more corporate creatives.