I’m an Australian freelance producer, interviewer, editor and shooter that specialises in rock music-based content. I have written, hosted and edited more than 200 interviews with some of the world’s most iconic and interesting rock bands including Slayer, Motorhead, Alice in Chains, Guns ‘N’ Roses, Napalm Death and High on Fire. My interviews have earned more than 7 million YouTube views and an unusually enthusiastic comments section.
Three years ago I launched a YouTube channel which I write, produce, host and edit called The Void with Christina. Prior to this, I hosted and produced a heavy metal interview show for a music TV channel and toured with Australia’s biggest rock, punk and metal festival on over four years as the only crew backstage. I’ve also shot and edited a series of well-received live performance videos capturing rock artists in their element.
Over the last few years producing and independently funding The Void, the goals for the channel have evolved. The success of archive-based documentaries like “No One Hits Harder Than Vinnie Paul: A Tribute Interview Special”, “Who Cares: Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden and Deep Purple In The Studio,” “What Is Extreme Music?” and interviews like Max and Iggor Return to Roots have demonstrated a real audience for the next step for the YouTube channel, crafting multi-faceted stories from new interviews with the heavy musicians that matter most.
The Void with Christina is an outlet for sharing the untold history of underground music, heavy music; our music. Music interview-based documentary-style content may be more labour intensive, but I believe wholeheartedly there is an enormous audience for good quality music documentaries and interviews with bands who have thrived outside the traditional industry and the festivals that introduce them to a global audience.
As an experienced interviewer, I believe in extensive research, original questions, active listening and a balance of irreverent humour and the fearless exploration of deeper issues. I’m also a firm believer in the power of lean crews. For the vast majority of my career, producing world-class music content has involved a great cinematographer (or two) and myself as producer, director, editor and co-shooter. It is important when traversing backstage or festival environments to be as polite and unobtrusive as possible. To seamlessly integrate into the travelling circus, and ask the uncommon questions to create truly unique content.
My primary focus right now is working on exponentially increasing output for The Void with Christina YouTube channel through building more concrete support with viewers and likeminded brands to – as Wayne Campbell once said – do Wayne’s World for a living (ideally without monkeys flying out of my butt). Wayne Campbell had an extensive collection of name tags and hair nets. I’ve racked up considerable stress and sleep debt. It is time to focus on YouTube full-time and make a lot more content, with great bands, brands, festivals – people who bring wild and wonderful music to life, all over the planet.