Alexie Jell (Producer)

Alexie Jell has been working in the creative industries for 15 years at the highest level. After a Post Graduate Diploma in Arts Management at the University of Melbourne, in 2007 she was head-hunted to join IMG Artists as European Booking Manager in London where she doubled role-generated revenue.

In 2009, Universal Music Group International approached Alexie to join their artist management and touring arm where, as Associate Manager, she created major projects in Asia, the USA, Australia and Europe with some of the world’s biggest music stars.

On returning to Australia, Alexie held positions at the Queensland Music Festival as a producer of The World’s Biggest Orchestra Challenge and in the Queensland Government shepherding the state’s Arts and Culture Investment Framework.

In 2014, she became Executive Artist Manager to the Australian jazz star James Morrison where she managed performances and events across the world and eight successful recording releases garnering four ARIA Awards.

In 2017, Alexie also became Director of International Jazz Day Australia delivering the $2.4 million dollar UNESCO flagship project under budget. This multi-event project across two cities culminated a live, all-star concert broadcast live to 1.4 billion people worldwide.

FEM BELLING (Producer / Host)

South African born vocalist, violinist, actress, composer, Fem Belling, is a rising star on the international jazz scene and has imprinted herself as one of Australia's most formidable and in demand performers across multiple mediums.

HOST

Artist interview series - Melbourne International Jazz Festival (5 years)

BROADCASTING

Regular Fill presenter PBS.FM 106.7

TELEVISED PERFORMANCES

Royal Variety Show, Dame Edna Show, Australian Men’s Tennis Final

TELEVISION

THE VOICE - Top 20 ( Channel 9 )

DANI’S HOUSE - Aunt Shiela ( BBC
)

BBC BYTE SIZE - Talk Show Host ( BBC
)

ZAP MAG - Anchor & Location presenter ( SABC )

FILM
MR.

MR. BONES (feature) - Dora ( DISTANT HORIZON )

AWARDS:

AUSTRALIAN WOMEN IN MUSIC AWARDS - Excellence in music (nomination)

THE AGE MUSIC AWARDS - Now Then (Best Jazz Album Nominee)

LIVIER AWARDS - Hairspray (Musical ensemble)

ARIA AWARDS - TPOAO (World Music)

GREEN ROOM AWARD - G2B (Leading Actress nom)

5 x VITA AWARDS - Cats, Little Shop of Horrors, Joseph, Nunsense

JAZZ PROJECTS

Ronnie Scotts, Pizza Express, Soho Jazz Fest, Bennetts Lane, JazzLab, Paris Cat, North Sea Jazz Fest, Hong Kong Jazz Fest, Melbourne Int Jazz Fest , WOMAD, Stonnington Jazz Fest, White Night, Port Fairy Fest, Wangaratta Jazz, Joy of Jazz.
Performing alongside Gregory Porter, Emanuel Harrold, Reggie Watts, Femi Kuti, Chet Faker, Darius Brubeck, Joe Chindamo, Paul Grabowsky, John Foreman, Allan Zavod, Hugh Masekela

WEST END / MUSICALS

Liza Minelli - The Boy From Oz

Tracy Turnblad - Hairspray
Fame
Cats
JC Superstar

ENDORSEMENTS

Fem Belling is a YAMAHA AUSTRALIA ARTIST playing their 5 string Electric Silent violin & YEV