Good Grief - Artistic Support Material
Prior Work
Selected Previous Releases
Please click “Download” to access previous works. You’ll be redirected to a public YouTube link. (Listening to 30 seconds to 1 minute of each track is recommended)
Darwin by Kaylah Thomas - Live at ‘The Palms at Crown’
Debut Headline Show - Highlight Reel
Potential Music Video Concept: Featuring dancer Leila Boz, with an audio intro using a text art-inspired track. The music is still in development; a demo version is attached.
Demo Attached ‘Breathe’ – a song that explores the emotional weight of losing connection with one’s own breath.
Elgin St is a bittersweet, folk-influenced track that explores the softer edges of grief, anchored to a specific place and the memories it holds. It reflects on how loss can live within familiar streets, carrying both gratitude and grief in equal measure.
22 & Blue will appear in the first act of the album, serving as the catalyst moment. It captures the raw and painfully honest feeling of turning 22. While deeply personal, the track also taps into a wider relatability — the confusion and emotional messiness of your early 20s, a time often defined by major change.
The Fabric is an example of a text art–driven track, intended as an autobiographical piece. It weaves personal narrative with spoken and visual text elements, forming an intimate prologue that threads memory, identity, and lived experience together.
To the Boy Who Broke My Heart is a song entrenched in catharsis, channeling heartbreak into release. It moves through confrontation and vulnerability, transforming ache into something defiant, raw, and ultimately freeing.
New Work/ Demos
Please note that at the time of this application, I am currently in the recording process. The attached demos are not final versions, with recording scheduled to be completed in May. It is recommended that you listen to approximately one minute of each demo, excluding the video below.
Collaborators/Letters of Confirmation
Please click the link below to view letters of confirmation and contributor bios
“To make living itself an art, that is the goal ”
— Henry Miller
Letter of Support
Please click the link below to view letter of support from Susan Eldridge a Lecturer in Music (Entrepreneurship) from The University of Melbourne.
Please see attached a visual overview of the anticipated timeframes and key activity dates referenced in this application. Mixing/Mastering/Mentorship + Asset Creation + Cartel Australia (All activities seeking funding support)
Platforms for Potential Collaboration
I will be reaching out to grief support networks, community groups, organisations, online forums, and podcasts to enquire about potential collaborations and opportunities to include this work within future grief-focused programs. Some organisations and platforms of interest are listed below.
