OSCAR WILSON

I initially joined Glam, Fitzroy's leading house & garage music hotspot, as a videographer and bartender. After several months building a relationship with the marketing team, my role naturally expanded into Marketing Assistant — supporting marketing strategy and community presence.

That meant brainstorming how to evolve typical event recap videos and photo carousels to be more "people-focused," leveraging my network in the Melbourne dance space to organise collaborations with upcoming collectives — with an overall mission of helping Glam become the number one spot for the Melbourne dance community.

Glamorama's hosted some of the biggest names in international dance — Bella Claxton, Sam Alfred, DJ HEARTSTRING and more. So having a role in the venue's strategic partnerships, community-focused events and content was incredibly exciting.

The venue is incredibly intimate, and I was keen to demonstrate that through lots of close-up shots of DJs and the crowd interacting with the cam. I also banked and organised content for reuse — posting stories with text and graphic overlays for set times or upcoming promos — and would check in with a booked act beforehand so the output benefited both venue and artist.

One of my favourite projects: connecting Glam with Melbourne's emerging streetwear scene, using the courtyard for daytime events that repositioned the venue beyond nightlife. Through a connection with the brand 'Wrongways', we organised a pop-up market merging local DJs, fashion enthusiasts and creatives — shot on VHS camcorder for an authentic, old-school feel that suited the market vibe. The relationship outlasted the activation, becoming an ongoing partnership.

I was part of the media team for Pull Up's Aus tour, shooting an aftermovie for the Melbourne takeover of the venue Section 8, plus a range of film photos capturing the MCs and DJs in action.

The aftermovie was built to promote Bsearl's unreleased track 'Go'. To match it, I used a heavily slo-mo build-up for the euphoric vibe, cutting into a fast-paced mid-section to show off the energy of the night.

Establishing myself as a content creator started with TikTok — a nightclub spotlight series, streetwear shopping guides, and trend-focused edits soundtracked to dance music. It sat at the natural crossover between the communities that shape underground house/UKG and the fashion brands tied to that scene — a space explored effectively in campaigns like Patta x Keep Hush and Boiler Room x Umbro, but still fairly unsaturated for individual creators.

By focusing on taste, curation, and insight, I grew it to over 4k followers in a few months. It remained more of a spotlight/guide page than a personal influencer account — my preference for being behind the lens over face-to-cam content probably held back further growth, but it set the foundation. Next time round I'd add a more personalised touch, voiceovers etc., to support engagement.

I joined Mad Monkey's content team for a 2 month working holiday in Indonesia. My responsibilities involved identifying trends across Travel TikTok, copywriting posts and scheduling through Publer, building engaging photo carousels, and running content for their new sub-brand 'The Koh Rong Boat Party' — including shooting the promo vids.

My role extended far beyond shooting and editing — I helped shape a content strategy that positioned Mad Monkey as the number one hostel for nightlife in Southeast Asia. Using fast-paced edits, analogue textures, and carefully selected soundtracks, I set Mad Monkey on a trajectory of becoming more culturally relevant to a younger, nightlife-driven audience, giving the boat parties the energy of a festival rather than a hostel promo — focused on the lifestyle, not just the accommodation. Since I left, Mad Monkey's collaborated with Dnb Allstars for their Thailand festival, with a lot of my content used as promo material — a collab that wouldn't have been possible without that repositioning.

Koh Rong Boat Party — edited to 'Free Your Mind' by Prospa. Rather than a conventional boat party video, I approached it with the pacing of a nightclub aftermovie — rapid cuts, rhythmic transitions, candid slo-mo, energy peaks following the track's structure — so it felt like the recap of a sold-out event rather than a hostel advert.

Surf camp edit, set to '18 & Over' by Nia Archives — Jungle's fast breakbeats and nostalgic character paired unexpectedly well with surfing, giving the edit a sense of freedom and youthful energy that stood apart from the slower, acoustic soundtracks other surf edits lean on.

Deliberate VHS imperfection — shaky camcorder, signal dropouts, cassette SFX — created the feel of authentic memories between friends rather than a polished ad. Rather than focus solely on surfing, I structured the video around the camp itself: bonds made with strangers, nights out, chilling at the beach.

Freelance photography for 'Syncopate In The Park' — one of Melbourne's most exciting day festivals. Mostly focused on candid crowd content of groups of mates, plus a portrait of Skeptic, one of my favourite UKG DJs. Two of the videos capture some great moments of connection in the woods.