I’m inspired to tell stories in song, and learning and mastering new instruments is my life-long obsession. I’ll never stop learning. My first aim was to be a singer / songwriter / bass player, inspired by Sting, Prince, Paul McCartney and Mark King,
Always singing, electric bass was my first love, but I soon moved to guitar with a focus on jazz. Then came upright Bass, Piano, Flute, Greek Lyre, Armenian Duduk, Indian Dholak.
Sydney in ’87, I was trained in jazz, and inspired by, the late great Ike Isaacs ,
Mum was a ’40s / ’50s jazz big band junkie and a jazz pianist who picked it all up by ear, and Dad was a classical music fanatic (nothing else!). This is what surrounded me growing up and is reflected in my musical tastes.
Over 40 Years and over 1800 gigs, OS, Brisbane and Sydney. Writing / Producing:
- Recently: (2025) – Playing around town solo, playing bass with Country Noir outfit “The Cosmic Cowboys”. Bass with ’80s new wave esoterica “Eugene & the Egg”… See current Gigs
See the “The Artful Dodgers” at Mu’ooz Eritrean Restaurant
2024: Double Bass with Euromash Polka outfit “One Track Pony”. - Past few years: See the performances at The Triffid, The Junk Bar, Lefty’s Old Time Music Hall (Caxton St) and Prince Consort Hotel (Valley)
- From 9-piece bands (AAA Horns: Sydney Outfit) all through to duos (3 years with my good mate Brett Williams from Choirboys “Run to Paradise”) and solo (Inner city Sydney cafés): Always on vocals while either playing bass, jazz guitar or piano – being a constant presence in the Sydney and Brisbane music scene
- 5 years, over 900 gigs in Brisbane covers band “Millionaires and Teddy Bears” touring the east coast. Most worked band in QLD over the 5 years from 3 to 6 nights a week. 1990 to 95. Singer / Bass Player.
- Listen to – 2000 Soldiers track on fRETfEST – Best of 2009 & Best of 2010” CDs
- Solo performances 3 years running at Woodford Folk Festival 2006 – 08
- Listen to –Live radio performance Kobe radio: Japan
- Solo performance: ½ time soccer match at Osaka Dome – FIFA World Cup 2002
- See the AMIA music awards with Kim Wilde
- Winner: Sydney Dance Latino 2004 – Listen to – Hot Chilli & Cool Wine – Composer / Vocals / played all instruments. I still can’t believe it won! The real Latino Sydney musicians were fully pissed off. It IS a bit silly as far as songs go… It won, so I’ll take it.
- Winner: 2004 – Life without Barriers Theme Song – Listen to – Spirit Me Away – Composer / Vocals / played all instruments. Website: “Life Without Barriers”
I’ve had a diverse musical history from punk to jazz and just about everything in-between. Lived and performed in Japan, the Middle East and much of Australia. “Life would be a fine comedy if we weren’t such an integral part of it all.”.
Song-writer & Singer/ Bass – Brisbane 90s Band. Listen to – CLAMBAKE
