Words by Dina Amin Photography supplied by Triple R In the spectrum of music support services, radio is an institution that promotes our music, offering airplay, album and gig promo, interviews and live-to-air performances. Presenters, coordinators and volunteers often have multiple roles — roles that extend well beyond designated hours. Daily promoters and sharers of great music, Melbourne’s Triple R FM team provide a range of opportunities both inside and outside the Nicholson street office. “A lot of the broadcasters and volunteers that are involved in Triple R and community radio stations in general are avid music fans…record shop owners, label managers and booking agents. So if they’re getting excited about music that’s coming into the station they’ll play it, but they’ll also be able to offer musicians other opportunities as well.” Like a lot of his co-workers at Triple R, Simon Winkler’s role isn’t limited to one service. Despite working full-time as the station’s music coordinator, Winkler also presents Breaking and Entering with Lauren Taylor, a show that focuses on current and forthcoming releases by the globe’s most progressive artists. Whether he’s on air or in front of a computer Winkler is dedicated to the distribution and promotion of … Continue reading WORKING ROUND (AND OFF) THE CLOCK