AT MULTIPLAY MUSIC CENTRE
OUR TEACHERS
Jodie-Joy
PROGRAM DIRECTOR & VOCAL COACH
With over a decade of experience in the entertainment industry Jodie-Joy is a singer, songwriter and teacher with a powerful Soprano voice and impressive vocal range. Jodie commenced her formal training in music and classical vocals studying with Donald Sydney Smith O.B.E, privately at the Queensland Conservatorium of Music. She undertook further musical and contemporary vocal studies with recognized teachers, Timothy Collins (Sydney McDonald College) and Lee Mc Crae training in the internationally recognized ‘Seth Riggs’ style of singing.
Jodie –Joy has eleven years of formal dance training from jazz to ballet and has also trained in acting through various workshops and live performance, which underpins Jodie’s rhythm, style and presence on stage as a teacher and performer. Add to this traditional training, years of contemporary practice and experience, and the result is Jodie’s confident and dynamic vocal teachings, which impacts and gets results. As a third generation singer (renowned operatic tenors father Robin Smith and grandfather Donald Smith OBE), Jodie has grown to fulfill her passion, her ambition….. her destiny.
As a business woman and performer Jodie’s background is broad and accomplished and includes being the A & R (Artist & Repertoire) Manager for independent record label and music publishing company Multiplay Music, AusWrite and Excalibur Productions. Event Entertainment producer on large scale events such as AusWrite, Earthhour, Gold Coast City & Redcliffe council events, corporate functions for over a decade. Her performance work has brought her, numerous radio, television, musical theatre roles and performance director of various festivals, opera concerts and cabaret stage productions. Well known for her regular television appearances on Channel 10 Good News week with the all-girl group ‘Poptarts’, with whom she appeared as the opening act at the Australian Logie Awards. During this time she collaborated with Paul McDermott (Good News week host), Paul Mac (Eleven/Emi) and Phil Burton of Human Nature (Sony). She has created expressive and powerful music, working with some of Australia’s most popular and notable artists and songwriters including Daniel Jones and Hayden Bell (Savage Garden), Thomas Who (Shannon Noll), Audius (Delta Goodrem), Dead Mono (Ronan Keating).
Jodie released her Debut album through Columbia Records and worked alongside many high profile acts and has toured as a entertainer and songwriter worldwide. Jodie has continues to pursue her love of music, and shares it by teaching others, which has placed her in demand as voice coach at Australia’s Wonderland (ages 18 and up), for young talent at the (A.C.E) Australian College of Entertainment in Sydney (ages 5 and up), Bright stars Academy teaching ages 6 – 16 and now programe director/founder at Multiplay Music Centre, specialising in artist development, voice and performance coaching (all ages). Jodie is a sought-after teacher and performer within the music industry, combining an engaging personality and encouraging spirit with her knowledge of voice mechanics and classical/pop styling. Her approach is to help vocalists free themselves mechanically and vocally to discover more passion, power, emotion and flexibility in their vocal expressions. With a professional approach and versatile musical, songwriting and artist recording talents, Jodie-Joy’s abilities enable her to perform and teach and train her teachers across a variety of mediums. Jodie’s invaluable experience as a entertainer, teacher, songwriter and show producer, adds for a very successful link for the business.
Victor
GUITAR TEACHER
Victor is a guitarist hailing from Melbourne, graduated in Bachelor of Business Administration, Major in Music Business, Minor in Music, Belmont University Nashville TN.
Victor's experience is as diverse as his musical tastes, Victor has performed in various bands and recorded albums with stream of artists like teaching at other respected well known music education establishments throughout Queensland and interstate.
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Victor continues to play as a soloist and in corporate bands throughout south east Queensland like radiosouls.com Victor offers his students a wonderful grounding in jazz and contemporary guitar technique, as well as down to earth comfortable teaching environment.
Enquire today and come play with a pro!
Queenie Van de Zandt
MUSICAL THEATRE AUDITION WORKSHOPS
Queenie runs independent audition and performance workshops which have been invaluable to aspiring and professional artists throughout Australia. Queenie is well known for her incredible versatility as a performer having worked extensively in musical theatre, plays, cabaret, on television and film, and as a recording artist, comedienne and writer. She is considered to be one of the country's best musical theatre performers and Australia's leading teacher of audition technique for musical theatre. Queenie has played leading roles in hit musicals such as: Smoke & Mirrors; Oliver!; The Full Monty; Anything Goes; Cabaret; The Boy From Oz; Eureka – The Musical; I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change and Hair; along with performing in such classic musicals as Les Misérables and The Threepenny Opera.
Over the past 23 years of her career, she has been fortunate enough to work with some of Broadway and the West End’s greatest directors, musical directors and choreographers, and also some of Australia’s best performers such as Todd McKenney, John Waters, Paul Mecurio, Judi Connelli, Chrissy Amphlett, Georgie Parker, Magda Szubanski, Gina Riley, Michael Veitch and Nancey Hayes and she is a well known and highly regarded artist within the musical theatre industry.
She has held teaching positions in numerous performing arts schools, has been invited to conduct master classes and seminars throughout Australia and has been approached to write musical theatre courses for several leading institutions. She has taught in the music department at NIDA, and has held teaching positions in the music theatre courses at VCA and BAAPA. She teaches both adults and children, professionals and amateurs, and many of the people who have studied with Queenie, have gained entry to acting schools and been cast in musicals. Her workshops have a very high success rate with recently 3 out of the 10 children in the Sydney cast of Mary Poppins and 7 out of a cast of 24 children in the Northern Gold Coast, Pacific Pines, Logan, Hope Island, Arundel, Helensvale, Runaway Bay, Paradise Point and Coomera season of Annie, having attended her show-specific audition preparation workshops.
She also currently has former adult students in every professional musical in Australia, with 2 of her former students having recently played the lead roles in Rock of Ages and Hairspray! Queenie brings to her work, not only this wealth of experience but also her fine communication skills, her passion for theatre, her warm and positive nature and her wonderful sense of humour.
In Loving Tribute to Robin Donald Smith
INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED TENOR, FATHER, OPERATIC COACH, MENTOR & INSPIRATION
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MMC wishes to pay homage to Jodie-Joy’s father, the esteemed international operatic tenor and former MMC teacher, Robin Donald Smith, who sadly passed in 2022. A man whose artistry, dedication, and generosity of spirit touched countless lives, Robin’s legacy—alongside that of Jodie-Joy’s grandfather, the legendary world-renowned tenor Donald Sydney Smith OBE—lives on forever. Long live Opera!
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Robin’s career was nothing short of extraordinary. For over 30 years, he graced stages across the globe, performing alongside some of the greatest names in opera. His artistry was not only admired by audiences worldwide but cherished by every student fortunate enough to learn from him. Robin’s passion for teaching was matched only by his brilliance as a performer—a dream come true for aspiring singers.
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For more than 25 years, Robin captivated audiences with leading tenor roles throughout Britain, Australia, and the European continent. As principal tenor with Sadler’s Wells Opera Company, The English National Opera, and the Welsh National Opera, he performed throughout England, Scotland, and Wales. His European engagements took him to Germany, Belgium, Holland, and Greece, leaving an indelible mark on the international operatic stage.
Robin’s repertoire was vast and demanding, encompassing the works of Verdi, Puccini, Wagner, Massenet, Donizetti, and Mozart. His unforgettable portrayals included Rodolfo in La Bohème, Pinkerton in Madam Butterfly, The Duke in Rigoletto, Des Grieux in Manon, Nemorino in L’Elisir d’Amore, and the Steersman and Erik in The Flying Dutchman, among many others.
Beyond his remarkable performances, Robin’s greatest legacy is the inspiration he imparted. Every student, colleague, and audience member he encountered carries a piece of his wisdom, warmth, and unwavering dedication to the art of opera. His story, and the story of the Smith family’s monumental contribution to opera, will never be forgotten.
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Robin Donald Smith’s life reminds us that while voices may one day fall silent, their echoes—the impact of their artistry, mentorship, and humanity—resonate forever.