Making music while living with mental illness

Making music while living with mental illness

Composer, lyricist, music producer, writer, instrumentalist, filmmaker and performer, Damon Smith, talks about working through the ups and downs of making music with OCD and bipolar disorder, in our new series marking International Day of People with Disability.
In this video series, musicians with disability talk about the hacks they use to make music, the assumptions they encounter and how they’re changing perceptions through their involvement in the music industry.
Join host Ria Andriani as she talks to Jordie Howell about performing opera as a blind person, and Tessa Gutierrez about playing orchestral percussion as a person using a wheelchair. And on Friday 10 December, don't miss Ria's interview with Auslan choir master Tallula Bourne.