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I rubbed shoulders with A-listers daily

Feb 19, 2025 | msn.com | Andrei Harmsworth

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I rubbed shoulders with A-listers daily

Feb 19, 2025 | metro.co.uk | Andrei Harmsworth

Standing in the blinding crystalliser I sometimes cannot believe where I am and what happened to my life. In fact, I shouldn't even know what a crystalliser is. It's a mining term for an epic expanse of land where industrial salt is grown after being evaporated from the sea.
The Best Australian Short Film Competition: How HR executive became a documentary maker on maternity leave

Nov 27, 2023 | perthnow.com.au | Andrei Harmsworth

A former human resources executive from Perth has explained how she managed to swap lanes into documentary making after doing a part-time Bachelor of Film production course on maternity leave. Melissa Devlin, 38, says she now plans to share stories about ageism and disability after growing up with her own breathing problems. Devlin, originally from Adelaide, learned her new skills at the SAE Creative Media Institute in Perth.
Tina Arena issues AI warning to music industry

Nov 21, 2023 | perthnow.com.au | Andrei Harmsworth

Tina Arena has warned the Australian music business that using artificial intelligence to create music and replicate famous artists will be like throwing a “categorical hand grenade” in the industry. The singing stalwart insisted the fast-escalating technology will never be able to replicate human emotion in song and will put musicians out of work.
Sam Kerr reveals next steps after winning “Icon” of the year at Marie Claire Awards

Nov 21, 2023 | perthnow.com.au | Andrei Harmsworth

Sam Kerr says she plans to use her new “icon” status to build on Matildas-mania that engulfed the nation during the World Cup. Perth’s soccer superstar put on a glamour turn for Marie Claire magazine as she was named ‘Icon of the Year’ at last night’s Marie Claire Women of the Year Awards 2023 in Sydney. Her teammates also shared the spoils landing the Champions of the Year prize after their semi-final run inspired a nation and heightened interest in women’s sports.
Coldplay in Perth: Coldplay fans are in for a 22-song smorgasbord of hits

Nov 17, 2023 | thewest.com.au | Andrei Harmsworth

The Coldplay countdown is on. With only hours to go before the super band hits the stage at Optus Stadium, a perfect 31-degree day has dawned in Perth for the first of the group’s two concerts. With cafes and car radios blaring out some of the bands best tunes on Saturday morning, those attending tonight can expect a 22-song smorgasbord of hits from the British quartet. Their set will be split into four acts from their spacey-themed 2021 record Music of the Spheres.
Optus dubs Coldplay shows bigger than Perth’s AFL Grand Final

Nov 16, 2023 | perthnow.com.au | Andrei Harmsworth

Coldplay’s back-to-back concerts to over 130,000 fans this weekend has been dubbed bigger than the 2021 AFL Grand Final in Perth. Optus Stadium’s boss said the challenge for his 1600 staff is at an “unparalleled level” due to the scale of the British singers’ Music of the Spheres shows on Saturday and Sunday. Optus Stadium CEO Mike McKenna said: “It’s one of the biggest weekends we’ve ever had.
ABC Radio Perth drops breakfast host Stan Shaw

Nov 16, 2023 | thewest.com.au | Andrei Harmsworth

ABC Radio Perth has dropped breakfast host Stan Shaw less than a year after putting the WA star into the morning hot seat. Shaw, who was hired to boost the slot in January, revealed the shock news himself less than 11 months in the job, sharing his contract had not been renewed.
Coldplay in Perth: Chris Martin’s secret pre-show treat for fans revealed

Nov 16, 2023 | perthnow.com.au | Andrei Harmsworth

Over the next two nights he and his band will send WA fans into a confetti-sprayed musical delirium, but it’s not just on stage Coldplay singer Chris Martin “sprinkles fairy dust”. Behind the scenes his team and even his ex-wife have dubbed the Yellow singer ‘music’s guardian angel’. A group of WA fans could experience the British singer’s generous side backstage as over 130,000 people pile into Optus Stadium to see Martin bang the piano and spin around under bright lights this weekend.
Troye Sivan’s mum spills on all-day drinking sesh at ARIAs

Nov 15, 2023 | perthnow.com.au | Andrei Harmsworth

Leave it to Troye Sivan’s mum to spill the beans after she revealed the pair started an all-day champagne bender at the 2023 ARIA Awards. Laurelle Mellet said she was bursting with pride over “my little Perth boy” after she watched him scoop four trophies including Song of the Year for Rush at Sydney’s Hordern Pavilion. The mum of three, who has just become a first-time granny, said of being the Grammy-nominated star’s plus one, “We literally had the best time of our lives.