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Listen To Older Voices: Howard Freeman – Part 3

Rob Greaves
Rob Greaves
I have been with the Toorak Times since April 2012. I worked as Senior Editor of the Toorak Times until 2023, when I retired. I now work as a special features contributor for both the Toorak Times and Tagg. I've been in the Australian music scene as a musician since 1964, and have worked in radio and TV and newspapers (when they were actually printed on paper) as well as working in the film industry, as the Film Unit manager on Homicide for several years. I also have extensive experience in audio production and editing.

Welcome to Listen To Older Voices, a program produced by Rob Greaves and podcast through the Toorak Times and Tagg” style=”3d” color=”orange”][/vc_cta][/vc_column][/vc_row]

listen to older voices: howard freeman – part 3
Howard Freeman – [CLICK to enlarge]
Over the past 2 programs that featured the amazing story of the Life & Times of Baby Boomer Howard Freeman, we have learned of his commitment and dedication to developing an Australian music scene as well as to being part of bringing amazing international Acts to Australia.

 

 

Yet Howard, despite his larger than life personality, is rarely seen out ‘front”. He is the man who is responsible for organising and getting these huge international shows from one venue to another, with the pulling down of shows and the transporting and setting up in the next location.

listen to older voices: howard freeman – part 3
Howard – [CLICK to enlarge]

 

This means we, the Australian audiences, have the best possible show, and the artists have the freedom to work their art without worrying about other organisational issues.

Now into his 7th decade of life, and although he has significantly backed off from a lot of the physical work, he remains active in the industry. His aim is to make certain the new generation of stage and program workers are perfectly equipped to keep live performances and and the music industry – vibrant!

Recently he has thoroughly immersed himself in work to fund the assistance of the many “Roadies” who have devoted their working lives into hard physical work to get shows to us.

listen to older voices: howard freeman – part 3
One of the many stages Howard and his crew have assembled, then de-assembled to transport to the next location. [CLICK to enlarge]

 

Not for them the luxury of retirement with superannuation. So Howard works closely with Support Act, an industry group that assists Australian artists, and is a prime mover with “Roady4Roadies“events, raising money to assist ageing road crews who are physically and mentally suffering after their decades of dedication to the music industry.

listen to older voices: howard freeman – part 3


Click to hear – Howard Freeman – Part 3

 


 Previous Listen To Older Voices Programs can be found in our archive, by clicking on one link or the other

2012 to 2016   

 –  2016 onward supermarkets put junk food on special twice as often as healthy food, and that’s a problem

 

[Listen To Older Voices receives funding from the Commonwealth Government 
through the Commonwealth Home Support Program Program]

Rob Greaves

I have been with the Toorak Times since April 2012. I worked as Senior Editor of the Toorak Times until 2023, when I retired. I now work as a special features contributor for both the Toorak Times and Tagg. I've been in the Australian music scene as a musician since 1964, and have worked in radio and TV and newspapers (when they were actually printed on paper) as well as working in the film industry, as the Film Unit manager on Homicide for several years. I also have extensive experience in audio production and editing.

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