Growing Up
My earliest memory of music is my grandmother singing in the local church choir, and Elvis classics like Are You Lonesome Tonight? But it wasn’t until I was seven years old and hearing a Nirvana mixtape with the acoustic song Polly that I knew music was something I needed to do.
Inspirations
Some of the musicians/bands that inspire me are Swans, Hank Williams, The Necks, Rowland S. Howard, Current 93, Leonard Cohen, Popol Vuh, and Throbbing Gristle. There is a seriousness to the art of poetry and a fearlessness to artistic exploration binding these anointed few together.
Your music
My recently released debut album S .I. X was recorded at The True Vine by the masterful Adam Casey. It showcases what I love in blues/country, post-punk, black metal and apocalyptic folk. Yet it’s in the arena of the live performance that I believe S .I. X really sends home the feeling of transcendence that I want to evoke in myself and audience members alike.
Your launch / mini-fest
The next gig is The Devil In The West, where I have brought together an array of some of the best underground Melbourne/Sydney acts from a variety of genres like psych-folk, blues grind, ambient jazz, ‘90s grunge, and doom country. The Devil to me is symbolic of freedom and individualism, and this is a day where I wanted to celebrate the rich diversity and world-class standard of the Oz underground scene.
