Turn Up the Volume
Australian television series
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Turn Up the Volume is a ten-part Australian teen drama television series on ABC ME that first aired in March 2023.
- Riya Mandrawa
- Ayiana Ncube
- Mira Russo
- Elaine King
- Erza James
| Turn Up the Volume | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Teen drama |
| Starring |
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| Composer | Amelia Barden |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Amanda Higgs Margaret Ross |
| Producers | Philippa Campay Rachel Davis |
| Production companies | Matchbox Pictures Film Camp |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC Me |
| Release | 24 March 2023 |
Synopsis
The series follows a group of young female and gender-diverse teenagers who start a band called "The Volume" at a music camp held in Melbourne's inner west suburbs. It is inspired by the coming-of-age documentary No Time For Quiet, which followed the first Girls Rock! Camp in Melbourne.[1][2]
Cast
Main
- Riya Mandrawa as Vivi
- Erza James as Hex
- Elaine King as Ginger
- Mira Russo as Breeze
- Ayiana Ncube as Jam
Supporting
- Teo Vergara as Quinn
- Ben Chen as Leo
- Kaiya Jones as Stevie
- Michala Banas as Mish
- Yuka Iwasaki as Jules
- Keith Brockett as David
- Faro Musodza as Iris
- Jennifer Dao as Mrs Nguyen
- Spencer McLaren as Dad
- Paul Blenheim as J-Dad
- Madison Lu as Matilda
- Kevin Harrington as Cam
- India Bailey as Claudia
- Justine Clarke as Sandy
- Tim Rogers as Terry
- Debra Lawrence
- Dennis Coard
Production
Turn Up the Volume comprises ten episodes. It was written by Dannika Horvat, Penelope Chai, Matthew Bon, Ciarán Hanrahan, Chloe Wong, Betiel Beyin, and Leigh Lule. It was directed by Tenika Smith, Jub Clerc, Harry Lloyd, Jessie Oldfield, and Adam Murfet.[1]
Music performed by The Volume is composed and produced by Josh Teicher and Sophia Exiner.[1]
The show was produced by Philippa Campey and Rachel Davis and production companies Matchbox Pictures and Film Camp.[2]
It had major investment from Screen Australia and the ABC, and additional finance from VicScreen.[2]
Broadcast
Accolades
Turn Up the Volume was nominated for the 2023 Logie Award for Most Outstanding Children's Program.[4]
