The Soundcheck is solely owned and operated by award-winning journalist, writer and presenter Tiana Speter.

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Raised on a diet of classical music before evolving into a rock and metal-devouring machine, Tiana has spent over 15 years working in the creative industries. Establishing The Soundcheck, an independent music media website, in 2017, Tiana has since evolved her professional gaze to also incorporate journalism, publicity, freelance copywriting, web design and more for a vast range of high-profile artists and companies.

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Outside of running The Soundcheck, Tiana writes for and operates PR campaigns with Dallas Does PR, and she's also previously interviewed everyone from Tom Morello through to Deftones, Paul Kelly, Duran Duran, Slipknot, Hans Zimmer, Poppy and hundreds more. Tiana’s work can be found on Rolling Stone Australia, Music Feeds, Tone Deaf and The Music, and you can also check her out hosting the series Good Things Brings for Good Things Festival since 2022, the Brisbane leg of the inaugural Knotfest TV series in 2023, the Destroy All Lines tour interview series A Peek Behind The Lines, The Green Room podcast and many more.

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In 2024, Tiana was awarded the Women In Heavy Music Award at the AWMAs (the annual Australian Women In Music Awards). Also in 2024, Tiana appeared as a guest heavy music expert on triple j's Hottest 100 program, The Tally Room. She was a featured speaker at the Australian Women In Music Award's first ever Breaking Metal Barriers panel in 2023., and hosted the 2025 In Conversation segment with Brittany Long at the AWMAs.

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With an extensive history in television production and the music industry, Tiana’s diverse creative background and passion brings sparkle to every project she takes on. Can she talk and write underwater? Yes, and she'll do it while drooling over riffs and secretly keeping tabs on the latest NBA game results.

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The Soundcheck specialises in metal, rock, punk and heavier surrounds; but everything and anything is welcome round these parts. At the end of the day, The Soundcheck praises three rules above all else:
 

ARTIST FIRST. NO GATEKEEPING. MUSIC IS LIFE.