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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Entertainment
Lo Carmen

Beyond art therapy: the studio helping neurodiverse musicians record, release and book shows

The Nina Gotsis Band. Nina Gotsis records and writes with Club Weld in Parramatta, Sydney.
The Nina Gotsis Band. Gotsis, who has Down’s syndrome and has worked with Youth Group’s Toby Martin and Lindy Morrison of the Go-Betweens, records and writes with Club Weld in Parramatta, Sydney. Photograph: Lyndal Irons

Making music has been “very special” to Nina Gotsis since she began writing songs on guitar 15 years ago. The folk musician, who also plays drums, loves both the recording process and the performances – “it’s exciting when there is a packed audience,” she says.

Gotsis has Down’s syndrome, which makes it hard for her to vocalise. Ahead of performances, she writes out what she will say in between the songs; sometimes she sings along, too.

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