Kristina Kelman has been gracing Australian stages for nearly 30 years. She began her career in the early 90s touring internationally with Brisbane's beloved jazz vocal ensemble SCAT! before appearing with some of Brisbane's best blues and funk bands to large festival audiences and corporate events. In the last couple of years, Kristina has been fronting various big bands up and down the east coast, entertaining audiences with her love for the swing era. Over the course of her career, Kristina has performed with Australian musical legends, including Don Burrows and Galapagos Duck, and supported artists such as Marcia Hines, Glen Shorrock, Peter Cupples, Vince Jones, Grace Knight, and Tina Arena. In 2015, Kristina was commissioned by Rhondalay Music (USA) to produce a Christmas album in tribute to the late Frank Pooler, who was most notable for his work discovering and producing The Carpenters. Holding a PhD in music entrepreneurship, Kristina is also an academic, currently an associate professor in music at the Queensland University of Technology, in Brisbane, Australia, where she also heads up Vermilion Records, one of Australia's first student-run record labels, developing fresh new talent each year. Her research focuses on the education of the aspiring professional. Her book, Music Entrepreneurship: Professional Learning in Schools and the Industry was published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2020. She still enjoys teaching contemporary voice, having received her masters in vocal pedagogy at the Queensland Conservatorium of Music, Australia, in 2000.