I offer my deepest thanks to Michael Smellie and Stuart Rubin whose idea was to teach in such a way as to preserve an invaluable historical record and share the experience of an era with those who could most benefit from it. They organised the interviews, managed the schedule, and accompanied each of the speakers from various parts of the country to conduct the events. I was left with the fun part: speaking with history-making individuals about their experiences and, more so, their insights into what the music world was, is, and might become. I thank Queensland University of Technology (QUT) for their support in running the classes the way we did, and in innovating across multiple levels to help deliver what was a series of very unique pedagogical events. I thank QUT music staff, Creative Industries staff, students, and the many members of the public whose involvement made the series of interviews special. I hope you get as much from them as I did. I also thank the University of the Sunshine Coast who supported the finalisation of this project. Most of all I thank our interviewees, each of whom gave so generously of their time and experience to make invaluable contributions to the future of music by telling us about their past.