Issue 8| May 2018 | Volume 1 The Voices of Youth In This Issue Communication 101 Active Listening - The Skill Of Consciously Understanding Others Life Skills 101 How An Attitude Of Gratitude Empowers Your Life QFR How To Deal With Grief And Loss Reece Mastin British India Ilene Martinez AJ Kulatunga Helloooooo May!!! Photo by Pim Chu on Unsplush DISCLAIMER May 2018 This publication whether in print or online is not for sale. The information in Hashtag Oz is made available for information purposes only and is not intended to be a It is published to provide a substitute for professional, medical, legal advice or treatment. platform for teens to showcase their work and voice in order Furthermore, the accuracy, currency and completeness of this information is not warranted or guaranteed. to empower teens and give The Hashtag Oz magazine does not accept any liability for an injury, loss or damage incurred by the use of, teens the confidence to or reliance on the information therein. become contributory members of society in the creation of All student submissions, editorials and achievements are protected by copyright and used for Hashtag Oz their lives NOW. magazine ONLY. Featured Artist Front cover title: Gaming towards the future Artist: Ashlei Macca, age 20 Melbourne, Australia Follow Ashlei on instagram @artistiqque 3 May was an ABSOLUTELY awesome month! We have a huge announcement to make - Bayou Blue Radio and Hashtag Oz are partnering up to promote amazing talent. Read more about Bayou Blue Radio via our Q&A with Ilene Martinez, co-programming director at Bayou Blue Radio. We caught up with the legendery Reece Mastin and British India and were privileged to have a Q&A with them. We have on board the fabulous Emma Dennin, Hashtag Oz, Book Ingrid Seger-Woznicki Revierwer. Elodie Sapien and Ashleigh McDonald are our two artists of CEO the month and James Langton, has signed up for 10 chapters of A Date To The Debutante - our May issue features his first chapter. DESIGN Then there are our supportive regular features: Communication 101, Life Skills 101 and QFR. Tracey Edgell Creative designer/photographer Remember life is a journey; sometimes it feels like a roller coaster ride, other times its smooth like the sands of the ocean and other times its Annabella Burdon warm and refreshing like a cool drink on a spring day. Learn from each Creative Designer phase, focusing on the person you want to become with the goal of Michael Chanter becoming the best version of yourself, whilst sprinkling lots of kindness, love and support along the way. Creative Design Editor At the end of the day, you are not an island but part of many peoples EDITORIAL lives. Cheryl Little Challenge yourself this month, to smiling more. See what a difference Feature Writer/Photographer that will make to your everyday interactions. Aramys Russo Have an enjoyable May! Psychologist WEBSITE Red Bilby www.redbilby.com.au RED BILBY DESIGN Hashtag Oz Publishing Pty Ltd ABN 746 250 564 11 Telephone 0418 565 515 Website www.hashtagoz.com.au Advertising sales [email protected] Submissions [email protected] Follow us Questions/feedback [email protected] QFR [email protected] 4 8 COVER BOOK REVIEW Artist - Ashlei Macca 32 | Honey Butter written by Mille Florence | INTERVIEW Q & A YOUTUBE 8 - 13 | Reece Mastin 16 - 19 | Ilene Martinez 28 | Ukiyo 47 - 52 | British India 51 | British India, Midnight Homie 16 LITERATURE FEATURED ARTICLES 21 -22 | A DATE FOR THE | ROCKFEST 6 DEBUTANTE - James Langton 34 - 35 | COMMUNICATION 101 Chapter 1 - Same ol’, same ol’ Active Listening - The Skills of POETRY Consciously understanding Others - Cary Ari 30 | EXPECTING JOY Chenoa M 38 - 40 | LIFE SKILLS 101 ARTIST How an Attitiude of Gratitude 24 Empowers Your Life - Cary Ari 15 | Elodie Sapien 44 - 46 | QUESTION FROM PHOTOGRAPHER READERS How To Deal With Grief - 26 | Shane Presler Cheryl Little INSPIRATIONAL QUOTES SPECIAL FEATURES 7, 14, 20, 23, 29, 31, 33, 36. 27 - 28 | Ukiyo 27 24 -25 | AJ Kulatunga HELPLINES 54 | THE BRAVE PROGRAM 47 BEYOND BLUE 1300 22 4636 THE BUTTERFLY FOUNDATION 1800 33 4673 5 Trafalgar High 29th May www.rockfest.net.au Look the world straight in the eye Photo by Caju Gomes on Upsplash Photo by Rhand McCoy on Upsplash 7 We have had many readers contact us for a Q&A with Reece Mastin and Reece Mastin was more than happy to oblige. We include a summary of Reece’ key success behaviours, as promised, that empowered his journey towards success at the end of Q&A ; key behaviours that you should try on and flavour with your own style. life now as a very different person, but someone I’m happy with. What job do you think you would be doing now if you didn't have your music with career? Q&AReece MASTIN No doubt I’d still be playing in some capacity, even if I was teaching or playing You’re 23 now, you were bad. The bad has led me around bars. But dad always only just 16 when you won to a lot of realisation, and I says if this doesn’t work out X-factor, how much do you think those are the moments he’s happy to take me on as think you have grown since that have shaped me more an apprentice electrician, but X-factor, musically as well than the good, to date. But I I’m happy doing this for the as personally? wouldn’t change any of it. time being, I reckon. It’s almost unmeasurable; Between the ages of 16 You have a new album looking back it’s hard to and 23 which seems like an out. You’re no longer remember how I felt or what age ago, as though looking Reece Mastin, just simply my thinking was back then. at someone else’s life. I’ve “MASTIN” - what was the I’ve been through so much crammed so much into those reason behind that? stuff since then, challenges short years, but I’m coming and adventure, good and out of that stage of my 8 Well looking at the start of my career and how it was • Check out Reece Mastin’s FACEBOOK portrayed out to the world, the music, the marketing, @reecemastinofficial the intent was so different to what I’m doing now. People for his tour which started on April 14 would hear my name and Suitcase Of Stories Tour can be automatically go straight purchased via moshtix.com.au back to that time and preconceived my music to be • Follow Reece Mastin on Instagram something it isn’t. @reecemastinofficial We changed the name in the hopes that people can judge the music for what it is, whether they like it or not, I life as of late. in 2016, he ran me through want to give it the chance it the idea and I thought it deserves. Because as you can What advice would you give was great. 4 decades of rock imagine, creating something to your 16-year-old self? music from Australian artists. that is such a real and honest The gig sells itself. The guys representation of who you is To be honest, I wouldn’t want are absolutely awesome. personal; that means a lot. to change too many things. We’ve had the best time I think everyone would flying around the country Your new Album is very encourage their younger self and overseas. I’ve had some different to your previous to get to know themselves great advice from them songs, it’s more Rock than a little more, before making obviously and we’ve shared Rock Pop, do you feel this is such big decision’s. But being too many story to mention. more you, than previously? so young and pushed so All in all it’s a pretty great gig intensely onto the country, I to be a part of. There has been a few records don’t think I really had time to. now that have been straight What has it taught you, Rock n’ Roll, the difference I guess in my own way I had performing alongside such with this one is that I’ve been to figure that out a little bit experienced Australian able to do as much of this slower as I made my way Legends? by myself as possible which through the industry, the I believe has made it closer older I got. I think we all bring so many to exactly how I want it as different things to the I’ve ever achieved. Playing • You joined “The Voices table. We all perform very all my own instruments on Supergroup” in 2016, How differently. Our songs have this (bar the drums) was did you get involved with very different approaches. So super important to me Australia’s Legends, Jason really I think it’s opened all too, I believe it gave me a Singh from Taxiride, Dale of our eyes to another way second voice on this record, Ryder, Boom Crash Opera, of thinking when it comes to that really amplified what I Mark Gable, Choirboys? writing hit songs. wanted to say. I was super honest with myself on this Jason got in contact with me The guys have obviously record; as I have been in my just before New Years Eve 9 had low points in their Reece on moving to Australia: careers and hard times in such a brutal industry. We’ve chatted about those things “When we moved to Australia, a lot, those moments have I hadn’t really got many mates been coming my way over the last few years as I’m sure and with my accent I found they will continue to do.