About Cold Ghost

Fletcher Babb (aka Cold Ghost) is a Gold Coast-based songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer and Creative Support Worker who explores composition as a vehicle for stories—real and imagined—while using sound design and post-production as extensions of his instrumentation.

As a half-deaf musician who lost hearing in his right ear to mumps as a child, Fletcher brings valuable lived experience to his work in accessible and therapeutic arts. His disability perspective has enhanced his resilience, problem-solving abilities and empathy, directly informing his approach to creating inclusive environments across health, education and disability sectors.

Fletcher’s recent practice focuses increasingly on Creative Health and disability spaces. He designs and delivers evidence-based songwriting and music programs for young people facing mental health challenges at Jacaranda Place (Queensland Health) and has facilitated courses through Griffith University’s Mosaic program for adults living with mental health challenges. He works as a Creative Support Worker with disability-led company Sprung Dance/Theatre and serves as an Accessibility Advisor to organizations including APRA/AMCOS and Experience Gold Coast.

His artistic work explores living with unilateral hearing loss through releases like Headphones and Lip Reading, while his 2024 album Red Gold—an exploration of the Nerang River through field recording and sound design—was supported by HOTA’s nationally celebrated Artkeeper program. Fletcher is also creator and composer of Stories in the Key of GC, a podcasted musical storytelling event featuring guests including Trent Dalton, Nick Earls and Hedley Thomas.

Currently, Fletcher is helping design Songsmiths, a national masterclass program for d/Deaf and disabled songwriters through APRA and Access Arts NSW, demonstrating his commitment to sector development and accessible arts practice.

Bachelor of Popular Music (Honours), Griffith University | Certificate of Jazz Flute, WA Conservatory of Music

Music and Audio services include:

Mixing and Post-production: I mix and produce all my own original music and can also help you with yours. I love post-production and believe the creative combination of songwriting and production helps make great music. This is my latest production.

Sound Design: I do sound design for theatre, video and podcasts as well as tape syncs and field recording. This is a feature that ABC Art Works did about the sold-out Sydney World Pride season of All the Sex I’ve Ever Had where I did all the sound design (and the announcing).

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1557559908079208

Podcasts and original music for syncing: I can help produce your podcasts as well as all the post-production and music. This is a podcast for The Australia Institute where I did all the editing, music and helped produce.

https://australiainstitute.org.au/media/category/podcasts/wtf2050/

Songwriting: Do you need an original song? I can write to any brief and love using songs to explore story and emotion. I wrote the new school anthem for Burleigh Heads State School for their 75 year celebration. It is sung with gusto at every school assembly.

Songwriting Workshops: I can visit schools and health settings and offer songwriting workshops, exploring conceptual lyric writing and compositional techniques.

Please check out my songwriting workshop page where I offer a bespoke workshop in using places and spaces around us to inform the compositional process.

https://coldghost.net/songwriting-workshops/

Tutoring: I can tutor in songwriting, audio production and instruments. I am a flute player with 30 years experience. I am a fingerpicking nylon stringed guitar player for all your folk and alt/folk needs. I have studied for 5yrs at two conservatoriums of music and have a bachelor of Popular Music with Honours, specialising in songwriting and audio production. Also, I spent 4 summers at a USA summer camp running the rock department. I love teaching music!!