01 / CREATE
Choose the sound
Young people explore ideas, themes and a selection of appropriate beats, then choose the direction they want to build together.
YOUTH MUSIC • DIGITAL STORYTELLING • FAR NORTH QUEENSLAND
CREATE IT. RECORD IT. FILM IT. OWN IT.
A First Nations-led creative experience where young people build an original song from their own ideas, professionally record it, develop the visual concept and star in a finished music video.
Flagship package
$5,000
One creative production day + professional post-production.
20+
Years music experience
8 HR
Creative production day
1
Original youth song
1
Professional music video
FNQ
First Nations-led
THE UNMUTED EXPERIENCE
From a blank page to a finished release.
Young people are supported through the full creative journey. No previous music, writing, recording or filmmaking experience is required.
02 / WRITE
Turn ideas into lyrics
We guide the group through verses, hooks, rhythm, storytelling and positive messaging so every participant can contribute.
03 / RECORD
Step up to the microphone
Using a portable professional recording setup, participants record vocals and experience the real creative production process.
04 / FILM
Bring the story to screen
The group develops a simple visual concept, performs for camera and becomes part of a professionally edited music video.
MORE THAN A MUSIC WORKSHOP
A professional outcome young people can point to and say: we made that.
Music is the engagement tool. The broader value is confidence, teamwork, self-expression, digital literacy and the experience of completing something real.
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Creative confidence
Young people's ideas are treated seriously and developed into a polished creative outcome.
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Youth voice
Participants choose what they want the song to say and how they want their story represented.
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Teamwork
Writing, recording and filming create natural opportunities to collaborate, listen and contribute.
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Communication
Lyrics and performance provide accessible ways to explore thoughts, experiences and positive messages.
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Digital literacy
Participants experience how audio, camera, performance and post-production come together.
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Achievement
The final song and music video create a lasting, tangible record of what the group achieved together.
THE CREATIVE ENVIRONMENT
Make the process feel real.
The program brings the recording experience directly to young people and gives them a practical role in creating the finished work.
Demonstrated Impact: Visuals from our successful youth engagement initiatives.
FOUNDER / CREATIVE DIRECTOR
Experience from the stage, studio and screen — redirected toward young people.
Jordan Oliver brings more than two decades of experience in writing, recording, performance and music-video production. UNMUTED turns that lived creative experience into an accessible pathway for young people to make something of their own.
More than 20 years across music, songwriting, recording and live performance.
Signed to NSW record label Rayzor Records in 2011 and produced the professional music video “All I Need”.
Music released through digital platforms including iTunes, with experience working alongside artists and sound engineers.
Support-act and live-event experience involving artists including Xzibit, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, The Outlawz and J-Wess.
UNMUTED Creative Co. is First Nations-led and grounded in Far North Queensland. Jordan is Kuku Yalanji and brings a community-minded approach to creative engagement, storytelling and youth voice.
Jordan Oliver — “All I Need” • Rayzor Records
MUSIC CAREER ARCHIVE
Built from real music-industry experience.
A selection of images from Jordan Oliver's recording and live-performance journey. Captions can be edited in the Shopify Theme Editor.
PROGRAM INVESTMENT
Sell the outcome — not an hourly workshop.
The $5,000 fee covers the full creative production: preparation, an eight-hour facilitated production day, equipment, recording, filming and the substantial post-production work completed afterwards.
FLAGSHIP EXPERIENCE
$5,000
per complete program package
Designed for a focused small-group experience where young people have meaningful time to write, record and appear in the finished production.
WHAT'S INCLUDED
One day on-site. A complete professional outcome.
- Pre-program planning and client liaison
- 1 × 8-hour facilitated creative production day
- Beat selection and creative development
- Guided songwriting and lyric development
- Portable professional recording setup
- Vocal recording and performance coaching
- Music-video concept development
- On-location video capture
- Audio editing, mix and final master
- Professional music-video edit
- Final digital song and music video files
- Short promotional/social edit for approved use
Want customers to pay online?
Create a Shopify product for the UNMUTED package, then select it in this section through the Theme Editor. Until then, the site works as a professional proposal and enquiry website.
Travel, accommodation, extra production days, specialist crew or additional scope can be quoted separately. GST is added where applicable. Final participant numbers and delivery requirements are confirmed before booking.
BUILT FOR ORGANISATIONS
Easy to understand. Easy to commission. Worth remembering.
UNMUTED is designed for schools, councils, community organisations, youth services and programs looking for genuine engagement with a visible creative outcome.
High engagement
Music and video offer a strong entry point for young people who may not connect with traditional workshop formats.
Clear deliverables
The commission ends with a defined professional output: an original song and a professionally edited music video.
Reportable evidence
Approved creative outputs can help demonstrate participation, engagement and project completion to stakeholders.
Youth ownership
Participants influence the beat, lyrics, themes, performance and visual direction rather than receiving a pre-made activity.
Flexible delivery
The format can be shaped around school, community, cultural and organisational needs while keeping the core creative pathway intact.
Repeatable model
A successful pilot can become an ongoing program across schools, communities, regions or youth-program periods.
CHILD-SAFE • CONSENT-LED • PARTNER-READY
Creative freedom with clear boundaries.
Recording young people requires careful planning. Final delivery is confirmed around the host organisation's supervision, venue requirements, child-related work obligations and participant/media permissions.
BEFORE DELIVERY
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Confirm peopleAgree facilitator roles, host supervision, participant group and required child-related work checks before delivery.
02
Confirm venueCheck recording space, filming locations, access, power, noise, first aid and participant flow.
03
Confirm content boundariesAgree age-appropriate themes, music expectations and any organisational or cultural considerations before recording begins.
BEFORE PUBLICATION
04
Confirm permissionsParticipant, parent/guardian, organisation, artwork and media permissions are checked before public release or promotional use.
05
Approve final useThe client and UNMUTED agree how the final song, video, stills and social edits can be stored, shared or published.
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Respect story ownershipWhere cultural, community or personal stories are involved, their use is handled carefully and only within the permissions agreed for the project.
COMMON PARTNER QUESTIONS
Clear answers before you book.
The program can be tailored, but the core promise stays simple: young people help create the music and story, and the project ends with a professional finished outcome.
Who is the program for?
Schools, councils, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and organisations, youth services, community organisations, alternative education programs and other youth-focused partners.
Do participants need music experience?
No. Young people are guided through beat selection, ideas, lyrics, recording and filming. They can contribute through writing, performance, creative direction or group ideas.
How many young people can participate?
The flagship one-day package is designed as a focused small-group experience. Around 6–10 active participants is recommended when everyone is expected to have meaningful songwriting, recording and filming time. Larger groups can be quoted with a modified format.
Is the video edited during the eight-hour day?
No. The eight-hour day is for the facilitated creative production: beat selection, writing, recording, concept development and filming. Audio and video post-production are completed afterwards in UNMUTED's own production time.
Can the organisation publish the finished song and video?
Approved organisational use is confirmed in writing before delivery. Any public release involving young people remains subject to the required participant, parent/guardian and organisational permissions.
What costs can be additional?
Regional travel, accommodation, extra production days, specialist crew, larger cohorts and additional deliverables can be quoted separately where required.
BRING UNMUTED TO YOUR ORGANISATION
Start with the idea. We'll shape the delivery.
Tell us who you're working with, where the program would run and what you'd like young people to get from it. We'll confirm fit, scope and the right delivery plan before anything is locked in.