Telstra Road to Discovery Winners

The results are in! The development program for aspiring songwriters, Telstra Road to Discovery, has had its final and the winners have been crowned, announced and received their well-earned praise.
The two winners for this year’s program are: Liv Cartledge (St Kilda, VIC) and Rhiannon Atkinson-Howatt aka Merpire (Redfern, NSW). Both Rhiannon and Liv have been lucky enough (and damn well talented enough) to win a $15,000 music development package, a return trip to the United States to perform at the Americana Music Festival, mentoring with Australia’s leading industry professionals, local gigs and ongoing education to help support to kick-start their career.
“I was so nervous before I started my Telstra Road journey, but tonight I was told to go out there and be the best version of myself, to be Liv Cartledge, so I did,” said Ms Cartledge.
They were both crowned at the Grand Final which was judged by judged by industry experts including, alt-pop maestro and 2014 ARIA nominee, Andy Bull, Sony/ATV & Affinity Music Group, Adam ‘Weez’ Booth and Mushroom Music’s Creative Manager, Bill Page. The night also featured a performance from Melbourne talent, Alpine.