01/02/24

With thanks to WestWords, catch Marc Stanislas (The Bardsmith) and I chatting with Bryan Estepa about the emotions that inspire him to write, how words, lyrics and music allow us to distort meaning, imposter syndrome, and writing for yourself first.

Available through Apple Podcasts and Spotify, or directly through WestWords

02/10/23
Had a killer time in the mountains on the long weekend playing with the Adeline crew as The Rooftop Beatles as part of Beatlesfest 7 Valleys.

We got to play on the roof of the Royal Hotel in Wallerawang in one of the most unique experiences I have had so far, and then followed it up with a full voiced set of locals at the 7 Valleys Hotel in Lithgow.

Was great to be part of the inaugural running of the festival and meet a bunch of great folks at the same time. Our sound guy Pete was amazing, particualrly navigating the specifics of the rooftop set.

The Blue Mountains Gazette had some very kind things to say.

30/08/23
Pleased to report that, after a few months' leave of absence, my 'Suite for Piano, Flute, and Vibraphone' is back on all of your fave streaming services!

Find it (again!) on Apple Music, Spotify, Amazon Music, Deezer, YouTube Music, and bandcamp

20/08/23
Let's go folks! I'll be linking up with the Adeline crew to perform two shows as The Rooftop Beatles at the upcoming Beatlesfest 7 Valleys on the Labour Day long weekend.

Get yourself some time in the beautiful Blue Mountains region while also enjoying a big celebration of all things Beatles.

First up for us is a 1pm show on the rooftop of the Royal Hotel Wallerawang

Then we head over to the 7 Valleys Hotel in Lithgow for a 7pm start.

20/08/23
On Friday night 19th August I shared a stage at my old high school, Patrician Brothers College Fairfield (I was class of '94), with fellow old boys Bryan Estepa and Martin Greguric (both class of '96) to take part in the school's 70th Anniversary celebrations.  We had fun playing some tunes from our era plus one of Estepa's own.

Earlier in the day my son Xavier (class of '23) took the same stage with the Year 12 rock band, on drums, and the school concert band, on sax.

A bit surreal,  but great fun to celebrate and see plenty of old faces, including some staff that are still working hard for the students.

22/07/23
I kind of sprung this one out of the box with only a small mention on social media the day before...  I had the opportunity, with thanks to WestWords, to perform the 'Duality Suite' as part of July's WestWords Academy Live event. The Duality Suite consists of alternative versions of four pre-existing tunes, all connected by the theme of duality, condensed into one work. The pieces are:

1. The Wireless (from Farm Market) / Day (Open) (from Self-Importance In Sound Volumes I & II)

2. Screen (from The Wellness Institute - listen on Apple Music, Spotify, Amazon Music, Deezer, and bandcamp)

3. Languages (from mostly incidental music - listen on Apple Music, Spotify, Amazon Music, Deezer, and bandcamp)

4. Dual (also from Farm Market)

I was grateful to have The Bardsmith and J.Marahuyo on hand to help me out in presenting the material.

29/11/22
I won't personally be reading at this event but wanted to share the details anyhow as a number of my fellow WestWords 2022 Academians will be reading at this great showcase of their prose and poetry.

It will be held on Thursday 8th December in Parramatta and more details can be found here: https://events.humanitix.com/best-in-the-west-evening-with-emerging-poets-and-writers