Workshops, Training, & Education

Working with Vince as a mentor has brought clarity and direction to both my artistic practice and career trajectory. He brings a deep well of knowledge, offering detailed guidance that is enlightening. When I bring up big-picture goals or questions, Vince helps break them down into clear, manageable steps, always grounding them in thoughtful reasoning and relevance to today’s artistic and professional landscape. Beyond his expertise, Vince is open, approachable, and warm—qualities that make the mentorship feel genuinely supportive, enjoyable, and rewarding. As a mentee, I feel genuinely inspired by his depth of knowledge and fully confident in taking the steps he recommends.

As Arts and Cultural Development Officer for Banyule City Council I engaged Vincent to work on a number of different projects, including as a speaker and panelists in an online forum designed to support local artists to successfully respond to public art opportunities. As a highly skilled composer, producer and sound artist with experience installing work in the public realm, Vincent’s contribution was invaluable. He provided insights and advice that were of clear benefit to emerging artists, and also informed my own processes and approach to designing arts projects. Vincent’s extensive cross artform knowledge and responsive, contemporary practice provided a new and important perspective to the discussion about public art, and their engaging and inclusive presence was welcomed by other panelists and participants.

Leadership and education in the arts

Build your capacity with experienced leader, educator, facilitator, and public speaker, Vincent Giles

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What you can look forward to

I can run workshops, deliver professional development, run a masterclass, and even offer some bespoke one-on-one coaching.

Got a workshop idea in music but need a facilitator? Need somebody to talk on a panel? Or want to undertake some professional development for yourself? I got you. Draw on more than 20 years experience in the industry and higher education in leadership roles throughout.

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Working with me is a good fit if:

️✔ You’re after somebody with bonafide credentials (PhD, working with children check).

️✔ You need somebody who understands peoples’ needs, both as a leader and from the ground up.

️✔ You want to rest easy in the knowledge that your facilitator has the utmost technical know-how.

️✔ You’re unsure how to take the next steps in your career or even what those steps might be.

️✔ You need to upskill, either yourself, or a group of people you work with.

️✔ You want somebody who has (probably) been there and can talk from experience, at all levels.

✔ You are after a flexible and agile approach to your idea.

But might not be a great fit if…

✖ You just want to tick some boxes.

✖ You want an easy fix (i.e. are unwilling to put in the work).

✖ You’re not really interested in collaborating.

How it all works

We will have an initial video consultation to discuss your needs and how I can work best with you.

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You will provide more detailed brief after agreement to terms.

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I will complete the work, including providing session notes as appropriate to the level of engagement.

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If needed we will do a debrief and feedback session to ensure ongoing high quality of service.

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Been there, experienced that.

I understand the changing demands of the arts sector, the requirements of leadership, and what it’s like to be in it at a grassroots level.

My career has taken me around the world as a composer and performer, and along the way I have been educating, facilitating, and helping other people achieve their goals in performance, research, composition, and production. I have been teaching at the tertiary level (right up to postgraduate) for over ten years, and have been in leadership positions throughout that time, managing people, curriculum, and governance responsibilities. I also co-founded an experimental music and sound art festival and academy, building it from a half-day event to an eight-day, international festival.

How I got here

Faulty Cat Productions is my way of acknowledging my quirks and access needs, whilst enveloping all of my special interests, including music composition. It has been a slow-burn build since 2022, with the focus on developing ethical and sustainable practices in an industry that very often lacks this. It draws on multiple episodes of both creative and general professional burnout across my life that were brought about by the constant push of the music industry and academia.

Something needed to change, so I studied permaculture design in 2021 and it dramatically shifted my perspective on how to sustainably pursue my career in the arts. This has given me a unique perspective on a slow, observation-and-feedback driven approach to working to create work that focuses on diversity as a core tenant. Not only celebrating diversity of people in the world, but through my practices, that are not genre-based, or even technology based. I believe in using the right tool for the job, and communicating clearly what I can do and what I can’t do.

Ultimately, I want to build and model processes and business structures to inspire more people to create work in sustainable and meaningful ways.

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Pricing - Workshops & Education

1:1 Coaching

Build your capacity with support

A kind of 1:1 masterclass. Draw on my decades of experience to help you in you practice or career. The term coaching can sometimes have a negative implication, but it means accountability, actionable steps, and masterclass style discussion and planning. It empowers you to go beyond what we discuss and apply the concepts in a generalised way.

$389 for a single session, book a package of three for $900 (saving $267)

Workshop

Let's build our capacity together

A structured group workshop offering on a topic that I know about. Examples include but are not limited to: transparent leadership, overcoming creative blocks, music composition and/or production, careers.

Starts at $400 for a basic workshop.

1:1 Traditional Teaching

Learn some new skills

The difference between coaching and teaching (asides price) is that week-to-week teaching will sequentially build your capacity at a local level (i.e. you want to improve your bass playing in a specific way, rather than your career as a bassist.)

Very limited availability, contact to inquire.

Masterclass

A traditional masterclass setting (i.e. guest lecture)

I’m very happy to be invited to present for e.g. at universities on composition, audio, DIY careers, and many other things.

Contact to discuss

Let's talk about your ideas