The Soundcheck is solely owned and operated by award-winning journalist and writer Tiana Speter.

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Raised on a diet of classical music before evolving into a rock and metal-devouring machine, Tiana Speter has spent over 15 years working in creative industries. Establishing The Soundcheck, an independent music media website based in Australia, in 2017, Tiana has since evolved her professional gaze to also incorporate freelance writing, social media management, website building, music publicity, and on-camera/audio hosting and producing for a range of companies and bands.

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Currently, Tiana also writes for and operates PR campaigns with Dallas Does PR, Australia’s leading boutique heavy publicity company. Tiana’s work can also be found on Rolling Stone Australia, Music Feeds, Tone Deaf and The Music, and she has been the ongoing host of various news and interview series including for Good Things Festival since 2022,  the Brisbane leg of the inaugural Knotfest TV series in 2023, and various podcasts.

 

In 2024, Tiana was awarded the Australian Women In Music Awards Women In Heavy Music Award. Also in 2024, Tiana appeared as a guest heavy music expert on triple j's Hottest 100 program, The Tally Room, and was a featured speaker at the Australian Women In Music Award's first ever Breaking Metal Barriers panel in 2023.​

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With an extensive history in television production and music, including just shy of a decade working for the Seven Network, Tiana’s diverse creative background and passion brings sparkle to every project she takes on. Can she talk and write underwater? Yes, and she'll do it while drooling over riffs and making accidental puns.

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The Soundcheck specialises in heavier music - but everything & anything is welcome round these parts. At the end of the day, The Soundcheck praises three rules above all else:
 

Artist First. No Gatekeeping. Music Is Life.