Sonic Kinship - BIGSOUND 2025

Hosts: Ez (he/him) and Hazel (she/her) w/ Special Guess Ellie (she/her) and Tim (they/them) This week Hazel and Ez have guests Ellie (she/her) and Tim (they/them) from FVNERAL and TRANSGENRE to discuss BIGSOUND, community mixer event Beats Beyond the Binary The heart of Australia’s music industry lies with its incredible queer, trans and gender-diverse community. Beats Beyond the Binary is an electrifying mixer, fostering connection, empowerment and inclusivity through shared passion and creativity. hosted by Transgenre and Tranzmission at QUVIR in Winn Lane, Tuesday 2nd September starting at 5pm. Tim, Ellie and Ez are also hosting a panel called Sonic Kinship as part of the BIGSOUND conference which is a dynamic panel of artists, organisers and industry changemakers to explore how, through the power of solidarity, advocacy and creative collaboration, we can dismantle the systemic barriers faced by trans and queer artists in the Australian music industry Timestamps and Links; 00:00 - Acknowledgement of Country 00:20 - Welcome to Tranzmission 02:57 - Community News and Events 03:06 - CNaE: FND and Trans Systematic Review 05:03 - CNaE: Medicare for Gender Affirming Surgery 07:44 - CNaE: Fashioning Queer Identities 09:38 - Welcome Ellie and Tim 10:24 - BIGSOUND 2025 11:20 - Beats Beyond the Binary @QUIVR - Tues, 2nd Sept, 5-6:30pm 13:35 - Sonic Kinship @The Precinct - Wed, 3rd Sept, 10:30-11:30am 19:02 - front door by FVNERAL 21:36 - BIGSOUND 2025: Line Up Faves incl. SPIKE FUCK Support Services QLife - 1800 189 527 QC LGBT Mental Health Services Open Doors Youth Services Inc. 📸 ID: Ellie (left), Tim (middle), and Ez (right stand in front of the wall of Zeds at 4ZZZ studios with the BIGSOUND 2025 purple wave in the lower half, surrounded by the Tranzmission logo with the 4zzz Podcast logo in the top right. 4ZZZ's community lives and creates on Turrbal, Yuggera, and Jagera land. Sovereignty was never ceded. Produced and recorded by Ez for Tranzmission at 4zzz in Fortitude Valley, Meanjin/Brisbane Australia on Turrabul and Jaggera Country and edited by Tobi for podcast distribution for Creative Broadcasters Limited.