Plum Industries
All the art & music activities and interests of Jennifer Teo.

Background
Plum Industries was established in 2004 initially to promote electronic & experimental music, artists and events in Cairns, beginning as a website and a radio show - Plum Jam Sessions (Cairns FM 89.1).

Throughout 2005-06 Plum Industries contributed to numerous events in Cairns working to support and promote local, national and international artists. Some events include Spark Series @ Tanks Art Centre, On Edge New Media Arts Festival, MusiCairns and Liquid Architecture.

Early 2006 Plum Industries joined Melbourne-based netradio site StraightUp and began streaming the Plum Jam Sessions shows online. After relocating to Sydney in September 2006, Plum Industries reinvented the radio show and Resonant Tapestry was born. Co-presented by Jennifer Teo & Sofie Loizou, Resonant Tapestry was a fortnightly experimental and eclectic freestyle netradio show that ran throughout 2007.

A new radio series for 2008
ELEVENELEVEN is a radio show that explores sound art in its various forms. Experimental, avant-garde, improvised, noise, electronic, headphone music. Supporting Australian Sound Art through featured playlists and guest programming. Presented fortnightly by Jennifer Teo on Straightup.com.au.

Jennifer Teo


Current Projects 2008
* ELEVENELEVEN - Sound art radio on straightup.com.au
* Liquid Architecture 9 - Sydney directors Jennifer Teo & Alex White.
* Accessible Arts - Western Sydney team Jennifer Teo & Alison Richardson.
* Accessible Arts - Web development & management…new website launch soon.

Current workplaces
Accessible Arts
SoundHouse VectorLab

Past Work & Projects
view more…

Related Links
True Design
Realtime Arts article
Regeneration Culture.pdf
ABC Bush Work

Our Other Sites
Myspace/plumindustries
Last.fm
Operator11
Flickr
Del.icio.us
.TM

Websites built or modified by Plum Industries
Carolyn Teo
The Rag Lab
Katy Mercer
Accessible Arts Western Sydney
Robin Fox
sliced bread attraction
Anthony Pateras

JENNIFER TEO
B App. Sci. (Occ Therapy), B App. Sci. (Sport Science)

ART / MUSIC

Sydney
(2008 - current)
• ELEVENELEVEN - Sound art netradio show on StraightUp.com.au
• Liquid Architecture 9 (Sydney) - Co-director

(2007)
• Misc. Too - (Don’t Look Gallery) solo exhibition
• Kudos - (Don’t Look Gallery) group exhibition of light & sound
• Resonant Tapestry - a mixed genre experimental radio show

Cairns
(2006)
• Lo-Fi with Martin Baumgartner (Switzerland) - On Edge New Media & Performance Festival closing party.
• Centre of Contemporary Arts - Greg Davis (USA), Jeff Jerman (USA), Lawrence English
• Tanks Art Centre - Keith Fullerton Whitman / Hrvatski (USA)

(2005)
• Liquid Architecture - DJ Olive (USA), Thomas Brinkman (GER), TBA (GER), Machine Aux Rock, Robin Fox, Ai Yamamoto
• Cajid Media - Australia tour
• Tanks Art Centre - ‘Spark Series’ featuring artists Tujiko Noriko (JPN), DJ Olive (USA), Mike Cooper (Rome/UK), David Shea, Lawrence English
• Elec:Tropica (MusiCairns Festival) - North Queensland Dance and Urban Music Awards
• Industry Heat (MusiCairns Festival) - Music industry panels
• Grafton Arts - Hip hop lyric writing and DJing workshops.

(2004)
• Plum Industries established website
• Plum Jam Sessions Cairns FM 89.1 Every Thursday night 10-11pm. On rotation Jennifer Teo, Little Rascal, Urban Monkeys, Pickle

Sydney
(1992 - 1996)
• Punos (Jennifer Teo / Natalie Morel-Lewis / Derek O’Neil)
Produced dance and av-events in Sydney, including Punos I, Red Room Ambient Festival, Blue Room Ambient Festival. Punos created installations and ambient spaces for over 200 electronic/dance music events throughout Sydney, including the The Boiler Room at the Big Day Out with Clan Analogue (1994). Collaborated with colleagues from the Vibe Tribe and Clan Analogue on events. With friends Seb & Luke of Sub Bass Snarl, established “Cryogenesis” (1992) at the Dunbarton Hotel…later to become Frigid.

(1995)
• Regeneration Culture Inc.
An arts and multimedia collective whose primary focus was “recycled art”. Contributed to a successful grant application for funding a multi-purpose art centre in Surry Hills, Sydney. The collective produced two fundraisers held @ The Metro, Sydney.

(1994)
• Engineers of the Imagination (Redfern Youth Arts and Skills Festival, Technology Park) (Jennifer Teo / Natalie Morel-Lewis / Derek O’Neil)
Workshops conducted over two days with entertainment provided as part of the festival using all staging and set designs constructed by the workshop participants. Recycled materials were used as a primary resource.

(1991 - 1992)
• Raving Butterfly Productions (Jennifer Teo / Sudeep Gohil)
Event management and production.Events: Subterranea, Subzero, Subcelestial, Rainbow Island

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT / PROJECT WORK

(2003-2004)
Project Officer (sole position)
Improving the Quality of Life for People with a Disability Living in the Cape York Peninsular Region - Aurukun Pilot Project
QH / DSQ / HACC / DATSIP (QLD)
Aimed at improving the quality of life for people with a disability living in remote Aboriginal communities on Cape York Peninsula, the project required that a model of best practice be developed in consultation with the pilot community Aurukun. The project investigated innovative models, both in Australia and internationally, and a 100 page report was produced outlining the unique model, as well as a set of recommendations for implementation.

(2003)
Tri-state Allied Health / Occupational Therapist (sole position)
NPY Women’s Council (NT/WA/SA)
Sole therapist for the tristate region, working with Aboriginal communities across the Ngaanyatjarra, Pitjantjatjara and Yankunytjatjara lands. Worked in a Malparara partnership with an Anangu Project Officer to provide community-based assessment for allied health therapy services & equipment; advocacy and training. General administration and financial management of the service.

(2002)
Coordinator
Ltyentye Apurte Women’s Centre (Ltyentye Apurte, NT)
Supported the Women’s Centre staff to run various community programs for children, youth, mothers, grandmothers, the elderly and people with a disability. Coordinated staff training and professional development. General administration and management of the centre.

(2000-2002)
Project Officer
Waltja Tjutangku Palyapayi (NT)

Aged Care & Disability Support
Provided support and training in aged care and disability to individuals, families and community based service providers on remote Aboriginal communities in Central Australia. Supported communities to develop sustainable and flexible projects/programs and worked collaboratively with stakeholders and various government/non-government departments. Contributed to the “Family News” publication and archival material including oral histories, photographs and video.

The Laundry Book
A training package for remote Aboriginal communities within Central Australia on how to use and take care if the laundry and washing machines. Developed, designed and produced the training package (training tool and manual) in consultation and collaboration with Aboriginal women from various communities within Central Australia (NT). An extensive report and database also produced.

Community Aged Care Package Guide (Adapted)
Developed and designed an information book about Community Aged Care Packages, adapted for Aboriginal aged care services.

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY WORK

(2006) Private Consultant
(2005-6) ARC Resource Centre & Non-Gov School Therapy Services (QLD)
(2003) NPY Women’s Council (NT/WA/SA)
(2000) Central Australian Rehabilitation Service & Alice Springs Hospital (NT)