Hosted by renowned Australian Music Producer and Studio Owner Jack Nigro, the Make Your Own Noise podcast is aimed to empower creatives to find their voice.
There are many challenges one will face when working in the creative fields. Knowing where and how to start your career, striving to master your art whilst learning to run a business, work/life balance and navigating the internal challenges and vulnerabilities of working for yourself, are but a few of the many areas Jack will endevour to cover on this journey.
Jack will draw upon over a decades experience of building a successful business, managing recording studio's and producing/engineering many of Australia's most renowned artists and bands, to help guide and support the next wave of creative proffessionals entering their respective industries.
FRENCHY – A renowned Australian stand-up comedian, content creator, social media personality, and musician. In this episode, Frenchy and Jack sit down to chat about the process and challenges of being a touring comedian, including some outrageous crowd stories! Frenchy also shares valuable insights into how he’s learned to overcome fear and nerves, work a crowd, embrace 'the bomb', and deal with the crushing reality of not winning a Grammy—arguably the biggest robbery since Shannon Noll didn’...
2 Jul 2025
Anna Macpherson: Nurturing and Staying True To Yourself
Music journalist Anna Macpherson discusses with Jack how she navigated the Australian indie music scene and cultivated a supportive community while balancing self-promotion with personal well-being in this interview.
4 Jun 2025
Ariane Sallis: Networking, Putting Yourself Out There and Diversifying Your Skillset
Ariane Sallis shares her experiences as a versatile creative in the music and entertainment industry with Jack, discussing career challenges and successes in this interview.
21 May 2025
FINDING WORK AND BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS
In this highly requested episode, we’re diving into a topic that’s vital for anyone starting out in the creative industries — how to find work and build meaningful professional relationships. Whether you're just beginning your journey or already have a few connections under your belt, this episode is packed with real-world advice on how to make the industry feel a little smaller and more accessible. I share practical tips on everything from cold outreach and applying for internships to creati...
15 Apr 2025
YOUR ART VS RUNNING A BUSINESS: Balance These 3 Pillars for Success and Longevity
When your creative passion becomes your business, it can lead to a wide range of challenges including; loss of artistic integrity, burnout, stress, identity crisis and the most important to avoid, the loss of the passion for what normally brings you joy! Join Jack as he reflects on his personal experiences of the ongoing tension between artistic passion and business responsibility. In this episode Jack also breaks down the 3 Pillars for Success and Longevity that must be understood and ...
4 Mar 2025
Simone Rae - Living and Breathing Your Business
Simone Rae is a fashion designer and business owner. Her company Salt and Ripple, has grown from strength to strength in recent years to be one of Australia's most popular new swim wear and active wear companies. The growth of Simone's art and business has come almost entirely off her own insane work ethic and drive. She lives and breathes her business and her passion is well on display during this insightful and motivating conversation. In this chat Jack and Simone discuss: - Living and brea...
18 Feb 2025
Overcoming Loneliness: 3 Fundamentals and 6 Ways To Build Quality Connections
Loneliness is a modern 'epidemic'. Not only for people who work for themselves, but for a vast majority of people! How can we be feeling this way when we are more connected than ever? In this podcast Jack breaks down 3 fundamentals we can all return to, to help overcome loneliness, along with 6 ways to build quality connections with others. Key Highlights: - Nothing is permanent, including your feelings of loneliness - The vulnerability of working for yourself - The right people ...
4 Feb 2025
ANDREW SCOTT of SURF TRASH: Sacrifices, Tunnel Vision and Being Completely Self Managed and Independent
Andrew Scott is the lead singer AND drummer of Australian Indie/Surf band 'SURF TRASH'. Not only is he the creative frontman of the band, he is also their manager, organising US and European tours as well as the release of their debut album 'The Only Place I Know'. This album debuted at No.1 for Australian albums in the ARIA charts at the end of 2024, being released completely independently! Join Jack and Andrew as they discuss the sacrifices one needs to have success in this industry, ...
21 Jan 2025
How To Make This Year Count
A new year lies ahead! For many this marks a time of excitement and promises. A clean slate for a fresh start as we make sweeping statements and goals for the year ahead. But for many, we quickly return to our old routines and habits that left us feeling lost and stuck in the first place.Join Jack as he implements a framework of 2 key things to help you make this year count! Key Points:- Ignoring the small minds of others and our own negative self talk- Creating the internal space and ex...
10 Dec 2024
Avoiding Burnout and Taking Time Off Without Guilt
Jack shares his personal insights on avoiding burnout and taking time off without guilt as a creative professional.
26 Nov 2024
Building and Sustaining Discipline: Boundary pushing creative minds, motivation, habits and the dangerous place of mediocracy.
Jack outlines the essential skills for building and sustaining discipline as a creative professional, breaking down the importance of motivation, habits, and avoiding mediocrity.
12 Nov 2024
Paul Campbell: ON Taking Full Control Of Your Career & Balancing Your Art Vs Business
Paul Campbell is a renowned promoter and festival organizer primarily in the US EDM space, having hosted events from college parties to international arena shows! He is also a nightclub owner, DJ and now a Music Artist Manager, with his company NU MGMT.Join Jack and Paul in an empowering conversation as they sit down together at a retreat in the northern mountains of Bali. They dive into how Paul managers his artists both on a business and artistic level, the US EDM scene and how to break thr...
29 Oct 2024
Post Study Overwhelm
You're nearing the end or have completed your studies and you feel completely lost about what to do next, as you deal with the overwhelm of the many choices and pathways you could take next. This all too common scenario is faced by many emerging, talented creatives in the early stages of their journey.In this podcast Jack will break down:- How to deal with the overwhelm of transitioning out of study and into the industry.- Practical first steps you can take to get started.- Key things to reme...
15 Oct 2024
4 Important Questions To Ask Yourself When Considering A New Opportunity
Whether you are renowned in your field or just starting your career, there will always be new opportunities that present themselves to you that you will need to consider and sometimes, the answer is not always so obvious.In this podcast, Jack carefully breaks down 4 Important questions to ask yourself when these opportunities are presented that will help guide you to your answer.As your careers progress the context around these questions and the metrics you choose to measure them may differ, ...
4 Oct 2024
3 Ways To Deal With Imposter Syndrome
Imposter Syndrome is a common psychological experience that many people in the creative fields will face. Feelings of not being good enough at what you do or that you will be found out is incompetent, are very common and challenging emotions to overcome. Especially for those so emotionally invested in what they do such as artists, musicians and other creatives.Join host Jack Nigro as he breaks down what exactly is imposter syndrome, why we first have these emotions and his top 3 ways of deali...
7 Sept 2024
Introduction to Make Your Own Noise
Welcome to the Make Your Own Noise podcast!Hosted by renowned Australian Music Producer and Studio Owner Jack Nigro, the Make Your Own Noise podcast is aimed to empower creatives to find their voice.There are many challenges one will face when working in the creative fields. Knowing where and how to start your career, striving to master your art whilst learning to run a business, work/life balance and navigating the internal challenges and vulnerabilities of working for yourself, are but a fe...
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