Ripe is an online music publication that covers the Australian music scene and its best-emerging artists. Established in 2012, it is run by a dedicated core team of music lovers, with the help of a small group of talented contributors.

 

The Ripe was founded in 2012 by Huw Nolan (Good Manners) and Tom Pitney (Punkee), who worked tirelessly to build it into a credible source for the best new music. Having become Ripe in 2015 with a new focus on Australian music, Brandon John (Tone Deaf) took over operations and was running the site with the help of a small team of music-lovers. As of 2017, Ripe is now co-run by our music, writing and photography alumni. Our small team endeavours to find the best in Australian music and events – focusing on being a platform that everyone can enjoy.

 

Marcus Rimondini Sarah Chavdaroska Matt Bladin
Managing Editor & Music Editor Managing Editor & Photo Editor Managing Editor
marcusrimondini@gmail.com sarah.chav@hotmail.com mattbladin@ozemail.com.au
Alex Gleeson Kitty Chrystal
Managing Editor & Live Co-Ordinator Editor
alex@thegasometerhotel.com.au kitty.c.m@hotmail.com
Sam Chesbrough Jasper van Daatselaar Kassie Junkeer
Writer Writer & Photographer Writer
Blake Creighton Ollie Leonard James McNiece
Writer Writer Writer



Over the past few years, we’ve been lucky enough to work with a lot of talented and driven people who have contributed not only to the site, but the local music scene as a whole. They brought their passion and expertise to the site as it grew, and we can’t thank them enough:

 

Adrienne Gyori – Alana Scully – Alastair Price – Alex Byrne – Alison Erlanger
Anna Gilfillan – Anna Nodrum – Bodhi Bailey – Chantelle Matutini – Chelsea Dennison
Dan Soderstrom – Dave Ross – Edward Pitney – Dec Gleeson – Elyse Moore
Georgia Hamilton-Myers – Georgie Nolan – Grace Goodfellow – Jacobo Arenas Gonzalez
Jake Cleland – James Butler – Jamie Harris – Jarrod Watters – Joshua Butler
Kim Mihaljevic – Lachlan McKenzie – Lydia Crisp – Mark Stanjo – Matt Nielsen
Nikola Kamien-Sarbinowski – Pip Davies – Mich Doan – Scott Armstrong – Sean Kirkpatrick
Sim Berman – Sonia Miles-Khan – Stef Italia – Stephanie Jane Hume – Tim Stubbs – Tracey Chen