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School of Rock: Rolling Stone s $15K scholarship for teen

Premium Content Subscriber only A Northern Rivers university student who saved up bought his genuine Fender Telecaster guitar when he was 12 has been awarded the inaugural Rolling Stone sponsored scholarship. Southern Cross University Bachelor of Contemporary Music student Leon Holstegge, 19, is the recipient of the scholarship which will give him a total of $15,000 to help with his studies and align him with the internationally-acclaimed publication. In the second year of his degree, Mr Holstegge said he couldn’t believe his luck. “I was scrolling through Facebook and saw the link for the Rolling Stone Scholarship and thought ‘this could be nice’ and then just went for it,” he said.

WHARVES frontman Matthew Collins reflects on year in music making

Date Time WHARVES frontman Matthew Collins reflects on year in music making WHARVES band (L-R) Scott Finch, Mike Watson, Matthew Collins and Fraser Perrott, all graduates of Southern Cross University’s Bachelor of Contemporary Music Southern Cross University graduate Matthew Collins spent most of 2020 making music from home to supplement his income after his band’s international tour was cancelled due to COVID restrictions. As frontman of indie-rock band WHARVES, Matthew said 2019 had been epic, supporting DZ Deathrays for a 14-show of Europe, followed by a headline Australian tour. The band couldn’t have foreseen what 2020 would hold. “In March last year we saw our Australian and United Kingdom tour disappear in the blink of an eye due to COVID, and it was pretty confronting having to think about life without it as performing is a really big part of who I am and who we are as a band,” Matthew said.

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