TAKEE

This is my track called Plunder Down, a plunderphonics sound design experiment. I sampled and reworked fragments of “Don’t Let Me Down” by The Chainsmokers and Daya, reshaping the vocals, rhythms, and textures into a completely different sonic environment. I spent countless hours experimenting with arrangement, layering, vocal chops, rhythmic restructuring, effects, and atmospheric processing to transform the emotional context of the original song into something new. I was surprised by how emotionally distinct the final piece became from the original recording. It made me think differently about originality, sampling, and how familiar sounds can take on new meaning when they’re fragmented and recontextualised. Honestly, I didn’t know I was capable of making something like this. It’s probably one of the tracks I’m proudest of so far, and I’m looking forward to continuing to compose within this aesthetic. Full track + more sound design experiments are up on my website: https://www.takee.au/listen I’m also open to composing sound-based work for different aesthetics, briefs, or creative projects.

Today marks one year since out of my mind was released ❤️ From being streamed more than 3500 times on Spotify to being nominated for the @jmcacademy Cassette Awards, I’m really proud to see how far this song has come. A year later, it’s now paired with a music video. Here’s a lil’ snippet, the full video will be out soon x I’m incredibly grateful for the cast and crew who helped bring this video to life 🎬 Director: @madzrollsy DP: @nqvaah Producer: @moth.xel Editor: @_s.trann_ Cast: @_tahliamills_ , @takee.au 📸 @maddie.doughti.film I promise, I’ll have some more releases coming out very soon x

Large Project Recitals 🌙 30 minutes of originals, a live band, projections, and months of work brought to life. This trimester pushed the project further than I originally imagined, through songwriting, recording, rehearsals, visual direction, collaboration, and live performance. I collaborated with musicians, lecturers, and students across multiple departments to bring this project to life. Alongside the live recital, I also created visual stage projections and worked on a music video to expand the world around the songs. I realised the standard I hold myself to is extremely high, especially when it comes to authentic songwriting, emotional connection, production quality, and performance. That mindset pushed this project far beyond the minimum assessment requirements and into something much more ambitious than I originally imagined. I received a lot of positive feedback after the recital, and I’m really proud of the band we assembled. Everyone performed incredibly well and helped make the set feel polished, emotional, and alive on stage. There’s still a lot I want to improve moving into LP2. Refining the productions, strengthening audience engagement, and continuing to grow vocally and as a performer. But compared to week one, the growth in confidence, stage presence, collaboration, and performance ability has been huge. One thing I’ll definitely remember: my mum’s favourite song was “Alive.” Thank you to everyone who helped make this project happen. LP1 complete. 🎸🌙 🎥 @cyanrara @jmcacademy

I’ve been rehearsing a lot lately, getting ready to perform some of my most personal songs live. This project has challenged me both creatively and personally, and it feels special to be bringing it to life in the final stretch of my degree. Excited to share it soon. 7 originals. One cohesive story. A glimpse into my life. 5:30 PM, May 4th at @jmcacademy .

Easter confest ‘26🙌❤️ This year marks 50 years since confest started, and my fourth confest. I met some incredible humans and contributed to the community in ways I never would’ve imagined. This Easter, I stepped into roles as a HIVE facilitator and a ranger lead under the moniker ‘Ranger Prince.’ While I didn’t really have much time to attend workshops balancing both roles, I felt deeply fulfilled with feeding all the volunteers with the HIVE kitchen crew and responding to incidents alongside my fellow rangers. Being able to give back to the community in such a meaningful way was more than I could’ve ever asked for. Across both roles, I contributed over 60+ hours throughout the week. As a HIVE facilitator, I helped budget and organise food deliveries, and prepared meals for around 500 volunteers. As a Ranger Lead and field ranger, I responded to incidents, coordinated with site operations, and assigned teams on the ground. To top it all off, the day after the festival ended, a fellow ranger and I woke up at 6am to drive two confesters to Swan Hill to get a key cut for their car, which had suddenly stopped working. After driving an hour each way and grabbing breakfast in Swan Hill, their car actually started, and my ranger friend Chris kissed the bonnet in glory. We drove back to Melbourne that day. Just one of many beautiful moments. Thank you to everyone who makes this festival what it is, and to all the beautiful people I met along the way. Here’s to next time❤️

Music video on the way. Had the best time filming this with the incredible cast and crew. 🎬 Director: @madzrollsy DP: @nqvaah Producers: @moth.xel , @_s.trann_ Cast: @_tahliamills_ , @takee.au 📸 @maddie.doughti.film

I’ve been selected as the recipient of the One Wyndham Young Person of the Month Award for March, 2026, through Wyndham City Council. I’m really grateful for everyone who’s been a part of my journey so far. Wyndham City Mayor Cr Preet Singh, said “Takee is an inspirational role model that is self-driven and works hard to achieve his goals.” “Wyndham City appreciates Takee’s contribution to the Wyndham community.” said Cr Singh. Winners of this award receive: • A $300 gift voucher • Profile image and article in the Council monthly newsletter - Wyndham News • Profile picture and biography on the One Wyndham webpage • Profile picture and feature on Wyndham City and Youth Services social media pages • A featured Media Release highlighting their achievements to local media • An advert in the Star Weekly newspaper featuring their profile picture • Afternoon tea for One Wyndham recipients with the Mayor held bi-annually • A certificate, which they can reference in their CV and job applications

What a beautiful night. Tunes played, stories shared, new friends made. Feeling very grateful. Thanks @brunswickartistsbar for having us and taking such good care of us! X

📣 GIG ANNOUNCEMENT 📣 TONIGHT!!!!!!! The lovely @aprilgallomusic unfortunately is unable to perform tonight. However the incredible @takee.au has graciously jumped on as our first support with @monets.pond and me!!!! Swipe to see more info! ℹ️ ➡️ TIX IN BIO!! @baropenfitzroy 🤍

February dump💥 Lots happened this month, I became a Student Ambassador at @jmcacademy , interviewed @gigi4perez at my first ever Laneway Festival, became a certified Youth Mental Health First Aider, and experienced so many other special moments along the way. Most of all, I’m grateful for the incredible people I’ve met. Here’s to the rest of 2026 ❤️

In January, I wrote 30 songs in 30 days. I publicly posted the songs to keep myself accountable… to myself. Ironically, it actually worked. I set aside at least 2–3 hours every day to write, record and post each song. The first few days, I woke up at 5am and got the song out of the way early so I could go about the rest of my day. Around day 4, I caught a really bad cold. I didn’t want to write a song, and I genuinely felt like giving up. Despite having no inspiration or motivation to keep going, I sat down, put pen to paper, and wrote a song anyway. It didn’t matter what time of day I wrote it anymore, as long as I got it done. I’m so glad I did. The first few songs I wrote were shit. As Mr. Sheeran says, you find the gold in a pile of shit. You have to keep the water running for a while for the dirty water to clear and make way for the clear water. By about week 2, that’s exactly what happened. Here’s what I learned about myself: I can do absolutely anything I set my mind to. Leading up to the challenge, it scared the sh*t out of me. What if I don’t find any inspiration? What if I fail? The key was sitting down and working those creative muscles anyway. I couldn’t rely on inspiration alone. I picked a story I wanted to tell and just started writing until it was done. On top of that, I was posting everything publicly, which actually helped me get the job done. I didn’t want to fail with so many people watching my journey. Another thing I discovered is that when I set a deadline and give myself a set amount of time to get something done, it works in my favour, and I actually get it done. Around day 10, I gave myself an hour to finish a song so I could go out. I got it done, and it actually turned out to be a good song. Posting each song and receiving constructive feedback gave me valuable insight into how I could improve my technical ability and get better. It also forced me to let go of perfection, get the job done, and move on. Even though I’ve archived all the posts from the challenge, I’m practising every day to get better and will officially release some of the songs later this year. Here’s to discipline, dedication, and lifelong learning ❤️

Excited to announce my next show, performing alongside the incredibly talented @alexisnaylormusic on Thursday 5th of March at @brunswickartistsbar I’ll be playing two full 45-minute sets, and sharing a sneak peek of my debut album ❤️ Come along and settle in for a night of live music, lores, and vibes. FREE ENTRY Doors: 8:00 PM Set Times: Alexis Naylor: 8:30 PM TAKEE: 9:30 PM TAKEE: 10:30 PM Wraps up: 11:30 PM P.S. There’s a break inbetween sets, so feel free to come say hi at the bar ❤️