I play alone but on my recordings the following musicians helped me immeasurably:
Paul Hankinson (keys, and writing string parts)
Jamie Clark (lead guitars)
Chris Pickering (drums and percussion)
Luke Foran (backing vocals)
Sue Ray (backing vocals)
Madeleine Cocolas (bass)
Influences
If you hear it in my music I was probably influenced by it. I am influenced more by people and their "dramas" than I am by music. However these people have truly inspired me:
Ryan Adams, Love, The Shins, The Fruit Bats, The New Pornographers, Queens of the Stoneage, Doves, Kings of Leon, Crosby Stills & Nash, Jackson 5, Bob Dylan, The Frames, The Rolling Stones, Billie Holiday, The Super Furry Animals, Gomez, Supergrass, Nirvana, Johnny Cash, Frank Sinatra, Nina Simone, Any artist from Motown, Paul Simon, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Nick Drake, Beck, Augie March, The Band, Eric Clapton, The Kinks, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Jackie Marshall, Chris Pickering, Tom Cooney, Marty Brown, Bobby Flynn, Edward Guglielmino, Jacob S. Harris, Luke Foran, Loren, Radiohead, Early White Stripes, Creedence Clear Water Revival, Dr John, Stevie Wonder, The Doors, Wilco, Crowded House, Jurassic 5, DJ Shadow, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Paul Kelly, Dan Kelly and the Alpha Males, Gelbison, Jeff Lang, Jeff Buckley, Tim Buckley, Tom Waits, Bob Brozman, Iron and Wine, Jim Croce, John Lennon, Jimmi Hendrix, Outkast, Ztrip, George Orwell, William Wordsworth, Aldus Huxley, Herman Hesse, Jack Kerouac, And thousands more...i will expand the list when I have time.
Sounds Like
Bob Dylan's grandson meets the ghost of ol' nick drake and gets jiggy with Sam Beam. Rollicking country, old timey folk with a strong emphasis on story telling.
I listen to music because its vibrations enable me to feel emotions I have no words for as they fall outside the realms of our day to day experience. The two songs that epitomise this feeling for me are Tchaikovsky's Serenades for Strings in C Major and Debussy's Claire de Lune. They take you to places in your heart that nothing else can penetrate through to. I call them God's elevator.
So why do I write music? I write it in the hope that one day I might come close to offering the tiniest of windows for someone else to crawl through into that space in their heart and then throw money, women, drugs and alcohol at me in a moment of divine gratitude. No...in all seriousness, I listen, write and play music because it is the only thing that feels effortless in my life. Everything else feels like a struggle. There is resistance there. But in music there is nothing but boundless flow...
Sorry, Bio's are supposed to be about what I have done, where I have been and who I have screwed to get there...well...no amazing story here. I have no quirky history of note, no gimmicks or funny anecdotes. I am just a run of the mill singer-songwriter from Brisbane who once had dreams of making a living out of music and now would rather stay sane.
Hello to all, Just thought we'd stop by and say thank you ,to all the awesome bands that have sent in their material which has been aired on the show throughout the years.
We have had an exceptional response through myspace from some of the most talented underground musicians in the world . It is your contribution to our show that show people that there are still actually real musicians out there [and rap is surely not damn music, neither is that techno crap].
Undergroundsounds airs throughout Australia Thursday/Saturdays p.m.
Bands that would like their music aired on any future shows can forward their material to the address below;
Undergroundsounds Program Manager 44 Bambil St, Crestmead,Queensland. Australia.
i can finally say i saw you play . the troubadour .. and all my critic fans will flood your account and have a listen ,. cos they follow me everwhere like flies, buzz, just to see what i listen too
hey cam, i see you are playing at the troubadour on 3rd may...can't make it 'cause i'll be in mackay; but are you playing anywhere else at the mo? update your freakin' page lad!
My dear son and his naughty band have released a fitting tribute to the end of George Bush's reign of terror with their animated filmclip George Bush's Chicken. Starring George W at home on the ranch with his muslem chicken Ned as well as guest appearances from some of his closest circle including Osama Bin Laden, Paris Hilton, Saddam Hussein, Barack Obama and Mr Ed, this is the behind the scenes insight the world has long waited for. Kindest Regards Gladys Desert Dick Desert's Mum & Webmistress for Dick Desert & The Shotgun Country Club www. dickdesert. com www. myspace. com/dickdesert www. youtube. com/dickdesert
My dear son and his naughty band have released a fitting tribute to the end of George Bush's reign of terror with their animated filmclip George Bush's Chicken. Starring George W at home on the ranch with his muslem chicken Ned as well as guest appearances from some of his closest circle including Osama Bin Laden, Paris Hilton, Saddam Hussein, Barack Obama and Mr Ed, this is the behind the scenes insight the world has long waited for. I hope you enjoy it and are inspired to forward it to all your other friends in the last days of W’s war n terror. Kindest Regards Gladys Desert Dick Desert's Mum & Webmistress for Dick Desert & The Shotgun Country Club www. dickdesert. com www. myspace. com/dickdesert www. youtube. com/dickdesert
Hey! Room40's annual Open Frame Festival is coming up this week with performances from Oren Ambarchi, KK Null, Birchville Cat Motel, Lucky Dragons and many more. Tickets are selling out fast. So don't miss out! Hope to see you there!
Was so good to watch you last night man. That may have been the best I've ever seen you perform. You were bang on with everything. Thank you sincerely.
