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Our Judges

2025

Southside Heats


  • Paulie Stewart (Painters and Dockers)
  • Jack Howard (Hunters and Collectors)
  • Fleur Thiemeyer (Legendary Costume Designer to the Stars)
  • Kyla Davies (PBOB Alumnus - Parental As Anything, 3x Winner)
  • Tim Watson (Taxiride)
  • Martin Boulton (Music Writer & frm. Editor-The Age EG )
  • Matthew O'Gorman (Triple M's Homegrown / British India)
  • Michael Burrows (PBOB Alumnus - Buncha Counts / Brand Music)


Northside Heats 


  • Michael Parisi (Right Hand Management/Vinyl Tap Podcast)
  • Quan Yeomans (Regurgitator)
  • Brit Wynne (Artist Booker - Pinnacle Hotel)
  • Erynn Binns (PBOB Alumnus - Double Denim) 
  • Kylie Auldist (Artist, The Bamboos)
  • Brad Pinto (Artist, CDB)
  • Miriam Wallace (Wallace Social PR, Freddy Negro)
  • Carl Pannuzzo (PBOB Alumnus - Westgarth Idol Band/Checkerboard Lounge)


Yarra Ranges Battle


  • Roscoe James Irwin (Artist & Musical Director - The Cat Empire)
  • Jonathan Gay (Owner - Upwey Music)
  • Mark Gardner (Artist, 3MDR Host & Producer - Brassed Off)


Bayside Battle


  • Mozë (Emerging Artist)
  • Stephen Raitman (Music Teacher - DEEL)
  • Fiona Lee Maynard (Artist - Painters and Dockers)
  • Greg Ratten (Host & Producer - 88.3 SouthernFM show, ROCK-UP! with Ratts)
  • Andrew Yeaman (PBOB Alumnus - The Ripoffs)

2024

Southside Heats

 

  • Eloise Glanville (Mushroom Group, Frontier Touring)
  • Chrissie Vincent (Collarts, The Push), Tim Watson (Taxiride)
  • Rita Mae Laing (Emerging Artist, NZ)
  • Patrick Donovan (CoPP Live Music Lead)
  • Alice Gerlach (The Song Room)
  • Sarah McMillan (Artist Manager/Boots Darling)
  • Matt Hetherington (Actor/Artist)
  • Phil Ceberano (Artist/Rock Academy)
  • Alan Long (Rock Academy/RawkusLive)


Northside Heats 


  • Kate Ceberano (Artist)
  • Lee Rogers (Director/Producer)
  • Jane Gazzo (TV&Radio Presenter/Music Journalist)
  • Dylan Lewis (Recovery/Double J)
  • Kylie Auldist (Artist)
  • Chris Gill (Northside Records/Triple R: The Get Down)
  • Ruby Mae (Emerging Artist)
  • François Tetaz (Grammy Winner Film Composer/Music Producer)


Yarra Ranges Battle


  • Shaun & Laurelle Mellet (Troye Sivan's parents, who grew up in the hills!)
  • Mark Gardner (Artist/3MDR)
  • Clare Moore (Artist)


Bayside Battle


 

  • Shereen Kiddle (MilkkPR)
  • Bronny Lane (Little Train Creative)
  • Darren Naisbitt (Southern FM)
  • Tim Watson (Taxiride)


Corner Northside v Southside Battle finals

 

  • Kylie Auldist (Artist)
  • Tim Watson (Taxiride)
  • Declan Melia (British India)
  • Neda Rahmani (The Cat Empire)

2023

Southside


  • Eloise Glanville (Mushroom Group, Frontier Touring)
  • Chrissie Vincent (Chrissie Vincent Publicity, Collarts, The Push)
  • Phil Ceberano (Artist, Rock Academy)
  • Tottie Goldsmith (The Chantoozies)
  • Jack Howard (Hunters and Collectors)


Northside


  • Dylan Lewis (Brown Hornet/Recovery/Double J)
  • Tim Watson (Taxiride)
  • Kylie Auldist (Artist)


Corner Northside v Southside finals

 

  • Polli Pearl (Emerging Artist/Special Feelings)
  • Anita Monk (Wrockdown)
  • Tim Watson (Taxiride)
  • Phil Ceberano (Artist/Rock Academy)


2018 - 2022

Southside Battles only!


2022

 

  • Paris Wells (Artist)
  • François Tetaz (Grammy Award winning Music Producer/Film Composer)
  • Paul Gidea (Ice House)
  • Anthea Newton (Roundhouse Entertainment)
  • Nicky Bomba (Artist)


2021


  • Kylie Auldist (Artist)
  • Tim Watson (Taxiride)
  • JF Ponthieux (So Frenchy So chic Festival)
  • Brooke Taylor (Artist)


2019


  • Corenne Wilkie (Cat Empire)
  • Felix Riebl (Cat Empire)
  • Tim Watson (Taxiride)


2018 - INAUGURAL


Judging panel was composed of a music teacher from each school!

At Parents Battle of the Bands, we honour the Traditional Custodians of the lands where music and stories have been shared for generations. We pay our respects to Elders past and present — and we celebrate the spirit of music as a timeless way to educate, connect, inspire, and bring community together.


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