[The guests arrive]

*JeremySaffer =jazzylemonade ~GIVEthemHORNS =Atea-cinA and *geeewocka

(welcomes and talk about food)

[LOLchat]

<helewidis> am I the only one seeing strange characters in this chat?
<givethemhorns> No, mee too.
<jazzylemonade> you mean us?
<helewidis> no
<helewidis> lol
<givethemhorns> I mean letters.
<jazzylemonade> hehe
<helewidis> I knew someone would ask that
<jeremysaffer> i dont know, im not very well versed in dev chat so if my chat ettiquite is that of a caveman i apologize,
<helewidis> the letters
<atea-cina> allright might be something wrong with my language settings

(giggles)


[Reactions to the studio & Introductions]

<jazzylemonade> anyone mind turning up the heat, it's cold in this studio
<geeewocka> wheres the studio audience
<helewidis> geeewocka: this is a pilot episode

[23:09:20] <estudio> Welcome fellas.
[23:09:53] <helewidis> you guys are the very first guests of the very first session (pilot) of this ABC LIVE chat!

(yays, waves and bows)

My name, in case you guys dunno yet, is Evan. Helewidis is Eloisa, we're your Bonnie & Clyde.
<estudio>
<helewidis> hi!

<atea-cina> i'm cornelia, 25 years old from germany.
<givethemhorns> Jana, 25 years old, Finland.
<geeewocka> Dan aka geee, I live/shoot here in sunny Sydney, Australia. I've been shooting for going on 3 years now, on behalf of various agencies
<jeremysaffer> jeremy, also 25, here in the states, been shooting over 10 years in the music industry
<jazzylemonade> I'm Jaz, I live in the north of england and i document the local indie scene


[Taken-Over]

<estudio> awesome. so we're this bunch from different parts of the world and this is why this is a first test run for this chat..with panelists from different parts of the world to try see what and how the industry is like from your side.

<helewidis> and what is photojournalism when it focus on concerts and musicians

<estudio> And if you've never worked on a foreign newsdesk before, this is what it somewhat feels like as well in real life. except we use phones.

<geeewocka> Australia is the last stop on every tour, this is where the artists generally holiday afterwards...if they even reach us (damn the financial status!) - we get 1-2 major tours on average twice a month if it's a good year

<jazzylemonade> i think people can't afford to go to australia on tour maybe

<givethemhorns> That's more than we have, for sure.

<atea-cina> pure contrast over here...germany is some kind of "must-tour-country"

<givethemhorns> Hell yeah. Lucky you.

<jeremysaffer> well it all goes with teir routeing.... depending on the band of course


(they went on about tours for a bit more, if you are curious, be sure not to miss the ABC article when it comes out!)


<estudio> alright, y'al know how this works?
<helewidis> they seem to have taken-over - which amuses me estudio
<jeremysaffer> im awaiting instruction haha
<geeewocka> ^^
<atea-cina>
<estudio> Helewidis: i know. like some UN Security Council saying "nuu nuuu my country is bettah than j0rs! " haha!


[Near The End:]

<estudio> initially the chat would go: "okay let's start with the letter A... what say?" but didnt quite turn out that way so you can imagine my frenzy editing this later with Helewidis.

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