Why We are building it - The Australian music and creative industries have faced a tough road — and in many ways, they still are. Much of the sector feels fragmented, disconnected, and often inaccessible, especially to emerging creatives trying to find their way. Even for established artists and professionals, finding genuine pathways to collaboration and opportunity can be harder than it should be.

We asked ourselves: why isn’t there a platform that brings it all together? A space where emerging and established creatives, industry services, and real opportunities can connect — making it easier to build, collaborate, and create something bigger than what any one person or small group could achieve alone.

Collaboration is key. Yet too often, as creatives, we try to do too much on our own, or within limited circles. The internet, social media, and the constant noise that comes with them make it incredibly difficult to find the right people — people who share your vision, who are aligned in energy, ambition, and craft.

In a post-pandemic world, more people than ever are creating from home. While this shift has opened new possibilities, it has also fragmented the essential energy of synchronous collaboration — the spark that drives brainstorming, rapid decision-making, and momentum in creative work. Without that real-time connection, projects can stall, ideas can lose steam, and isolation can set in. Residents Desk was built to counter this: to help creatives not only find the right people but to reconnect with the collaborative power needed to accelerate their projects and bring their visions to life.

We’re also living in a world where finding the correct answer is getting faster — but paradoxically, harder. Information is everywhere, but clarity, connection, and real creative synergy are harder to access. Residents Desk was created to cut through the noise, offering a clear, grounded space for creatives to build, collaborate, and move forward with focus and purpose.

Today’s creatives are also stretched thin across too many disconnected tools: Notion for notes, Trello for tasks, LinkedIn for outreach, Google Docs for collaboration — all just to keep one project moving forward.

Residents Desk was born in response to that fractured experience. It’s shaped by real creative practice, designed to bring clarity, cohesion, and a sense of genuine community to the often messy, collaborative, and nonlinear reality of creative work.

It’s not about reinventing the wheel — it’s about finally making the wheel work properly for artists, creatives, and independent teams.