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Sunday Dec 15, 2019
Sunday Dec 15, 2019
TGLP/GSP Guitarist Roundtable Part 1
Welcome to Part 1 of The Gig Life Podcast / Guitar Speak Podcast Guitarist Round Table.
This roundtable features 6 Australian guitarist who are carving their own path and making things happen.
Peter Northcote.
As well as having 4 solo albums and 12 library/production albums, Pete has recorded with Australian Idol cast albums, Anthony Callea, Bob Downe, Daryl Braithwaite, Doc Neeson, Dragon, Grace Knight, Guy Sebastian, Hi5, Human Nature, Jenny Morris, Jimmy Barnes, Julie Anthony, Marcia Hines, Margaret Urlich, Marc Hunter, Neil Murray, Paul Kelly, Shannon Noll, Sharon O'Neill, Simon Philips and Yothu Yindi to name but a few!
Pete has performed and toured with international acts: ELTON JOHN, CHER, SHANIA TWAIN, BILLY JOEL, THE MONKEYS, ROD STEWART, BO DIDDLY and TOM JONES.
Chris Kamzelas.
Chris Kamzelas an Australian musician born 30th June 1973, guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and producer. His career started back in 1990, supporting well known Australian artists including Christine Anu, Richard Clapton, Tina Arena, Shannon Noll, Jessica Mauboy, Wolfmother, Mark Williams, Ross Wilson, Wendy Mathews, Jimmy Barnes, Ian Moss, Kate Ceberano, Marcia Hines, Deni Hines, Daryl Braithwaite, Dragon, David Campbell, Human Nature, 1927, Guy Sebastian, Anthony Callea, Adam Brand, Sarah McLeod of Superjesus, Paul Gray, Scott Carne, Dale Dyder, Sean Kelly, Steve Kilby, Dave Sterry, Mark Gable, Brian Manix and more
Chris was also the house guitarist for the TV series Australian Idol followed by The Voice Australia. During this time he performed with international heavyweights including Chris Isaak, Ricky Martin, Ronan Keating, Seal, Kylie Minogue, Will.I.Am, Keith Urban and the Madden Brothers.
Chris continues to be in demand as the ‘hired gun’ by many artists.
His debut single released in October 2017 “Fall For You” and recently “Knocking At My Door” are available on the relevant platforms.
Marc Malouf.
Marc is an artist, session guitarist, vocalist and award winning music producer and songwriter having played and/or recorded with Lucy Neville, Timomatic, Karen Lee Andrews, JOY, Ricki Lee, Tigerlilly, The Potbellez, Michael Landau, Steve Aoki & Boehm, Black Diamond Hearts and many more.
Ben Rodgers.
Ben is a guitarist, bass player songwriter, producer and audio engineer who's has played with or recorded with Jimmy Barnes, Cold Chisel, Mahalia Barnes and the Soul Mates, Joe Bonamassa, Jade MacRae, Reece Mastin, Diesel, Prinnie Stevens, Guy Sebastian, Kevin Shirley, Darren Percival and Karen Lee Andrews are just a few of the names Ben has worked with so far in his career.
Ben co-wrote, played bass, engineered, produced and mixed Mahalia Barnes and the Soul Mates latest album, Hard Expectations, and he also produced Karen Lee Andrews album Far From Paradise.
Ben Rodgers' Instagram.
Matt Wakeling / GuitarSpeak Podcast.
Matt is a guitarist, school music teacher and founder of The Guitar Speak Podcast
If you’re a guitarist, and you haven’t heard of the Guitar Speak Podcast, well, you got some 120+ episodes on all things guitar to catch up on. Interviews, product reviews, gig reviews. Its all there. Go check it out. Matt is doing great things for the guitar community in Australia and abroad.
Guitar Speak Podcast Facebook.
Guitar Speak Podcast Instagram.
Daniel March.
Daniel is a multi-instrumentalist, singing, songwriter and producer. Splitting his time between London and Sydney, Dan has been honing his craft working with the likes of Grammy nominated singer, songwriter, and MC, Maimouna Youssef aka Mumu Fresh (The Roots, Common), Chantae Cann (best known for her work with Grammy Winners Snarky Puppy and Foreign Exchange), Jordan Rakei, Wallace, Thandi Phoenix, Young Gun Silver Fox’s Andy Platts, Alex Gibson, Declan Kelly and rising UK star Tiana Major 9 to name but a few.
All these guys are multifaceted, prolific, proactive in there careers. Marc, Daniel and Ben have previously been guests on The Gig Life Podcast and both Peter and Chris have been guests on Matt's Guitar Speak Podcast. See links below to those episodes.
The Gig Life Podcast Ep # 15: Daniel March.
The Gig Life Podcast Ep # 25: Marc Malouf.
The Gig Life Podcast Ep # 50: Ben Rodgers.
Guitar Speak Podcast Ep # 7: Peter Northcote.
Guitar Speak Podcast Ep # 78: Chris Kamzelas.
I want to give a big thanks to Marc Malouf. When I was looking for a place to host this podcast, Marc put his hand up and offered his creative space for us to hang. This podcast was recorded at Marc’s personal production suite @ Everland Studios in Sydney. Marc is also a pretty scmick baker and wine enthusiast so he also provided a mean sourdough and some sweet as wine. Thank you man 🙂
The recording ended up going for a good 4 hours. I know that’s along time to sit down and listen in one hit so we’ve broken it up. So this is part 1 of 2.
In part 1 here, the guys discussed a range of topics, from music that is currently inspiring, developing their styles, building their business, how they approach playing with a 2nd or third guitarist or piano player and a bunch of other stuff.
Episode recorded 27/11/2019 @ Everland Studios, Sydney.
Episode Music (Intro)
1: Obstacles - Peter Northcote
2: Boys Cry Out For War - Jimmy Barnes (Guitar - Ben Rodgers)
3: Fall For You - Chris Kamzelas
4: Nina (Live) - Daniel March
5: On The Fifth Day of Christmas - St Jambience (Guitar - Matt Wakeling)
6: Boots - Marc Malouf
Outro:
1: Guilt Free Guitar - Peter Northcote
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Thursday Dec 05, 2019
Thursday Dec 05, 2019
Tina Harris.
Tina is a Canadian born multi-instrumentalist with a diversity of talents as performer, composer and musical director. With beginnings in community arts, she has been bandleader, teacher, composer, arranger and all-round boss for many styles of ensemble, including big bands, cabaret, latin, funk and a cappella.
Theatre musical direction credits include the recent 2019 Australian Tour of Hair the Musical, Helpmann Award winner, Smoke and Mirrors, featuring iOTA, Hedwig and the Angry Inch and Tina was also musical Director for Hear Me Roar at The Sydney Opera House arranging for and leading an 8 piece all female band and 6 celebrated Australian divas in honouring the great female singer/composers of our time.
As well as having played bass or guitar/keys for many Hayes Theatre musical productions including In The Heights, Sweet Charity, Assassins, Little Shop of Horrors, Rent, High Fidelity, Tina also leads several of her own music projects like Tijuana Taxi as well as her formidable 12 piece salsa orchestra, El Orqueston and Afro Cuban Trio, Oriente Tres.
Episode recorded 06/11/2019 in Bondi, NSW Australia.
Episode Music.
Intro: : "Taste of Honey" - Tina Harris & Tijuana Taxi
Outro: "The Ballad of the Booty Call" - Tina Harris (all instruments and vocals)
Tina Harris - https://www.facebook.com/tina.harris.5249349
Tijuana Taxi - https://www.facebook.com/Tijuana-Taxi-1621198284810711/
Oriente Tres - https://www.facebook.com/orientetres/
El Orqueston - https://www.facebook.com/ElOrqueston/
Hair The Musical - https://www.facebook.com/HairTheMusicalAU/
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Friday Nov 29, 2019
Friday Nov 29, 2019
Steve Hunter.
Electric bass player, composer, songwriter and educator from Sydney, Australia.
Born and raised in Kent, South East England , Steve was picking out melodies on the family piano from an early age , but it wasn't until shortly after his family emigrated to Australia that, when at age 15 he picked up an electric bass and immediately knew that creating music and playing bass was to basically become his life.
With 10 albums to date as band leader, Steve has also gone on to play with Billy Cobham, Chick Corea , Bobby Previte, Mark Isham, Ulf Wakenius, Mark Almond Band, Maxine Nightingale, Bay City Rollers, Gayle Moran, Renee Geyer, DIG, Kate Ceberano, Josef Tawadros Trio and many others.
Steve was also the very first bass teacher at Australian Institute of music back in 1990.
These days Steve still teaches, has his band The Steve Hunter Trio with Gordon Rytmeister and Matt McMahon and he also plays with The Subterraneans.
Episode recorded 23/10/2019.
Episode Music.
Intro: : Plasa Raga by Steve Hunter (Album: Local World)
https://www.youtube.com/user/MrTrueseventh
https://www.facebook.com/steve.hunter.16
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Saturday Nov 16, 2019
Saturday Nov 16, 2019
Gordon Rytmeister.
Drummer from Sydney, Australia.
When you look at the upper echelon of any field, there’s usually a handful of people that come to mind, right? Within the Australian drumming community, Gordo is one of those people.
You only need to google his name to see the enormous body of work he’s amassed over his 3 + decades on the instrument. And that work continues, as he’s still one of the most in demand drummers around. Attitude, facility and reliability keep Gordo as that first call guy, be it sessions or live gigs for jazz, big band, pop, rock, fusion and even metal.
Some of the people Gordon has worked with are: Don Burrows, Steve Hunter, James Morrison, Australian Idol House Band, Steve Vizzard Show, Bob Mintzer, Emma Pask, Mark Costa, Leo Sayer, Bob James, Tom Jones, Bob Florence, The Commodores, Bob Geldof, Barry Harris, Nat Adderley, Maria Schnieder, Lee Konitz, Glenn Shorrock (from Little River Band), Alex Koritni, Tina Arena, The Sydney All Star Big Band, Roger Frampton, Bobby Shew, Anthony Warlow, Russell Watson, Rob McConnell, Don Rader, Dale Barlow, Eartha Kitt, Jimmy Barnes and many, many more.
This episode is Part 2 of 2.
Get Part 1 here.
Episode recorded 26/09/2019.
Episode Music.
Intro: : "Reminiscing" by The Sydney All Star Big Band: Drums - Gordon Rytmeister
Outro: "Dirty Letter" by Alex Koritni: Drums - Gordon Rytmeister
Photo by Bill Risby (@oasisbill)
https://www.drumscene.com.au/back-issues/item/610-drumscene-issue-86
http://www.gordonrytmeister.com/
https://au.yamaha.com/en/artists/g/gordon_rytmeister.html
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=gordon+rytmeister+
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Friday Nov 08, 2019
Friday Nov 08, 2019
Andy Caryofyllis.
Founder, singer, manager of Jellybean Jam, performer, actor and also a die hard Sydney Roosters supporter from Sydney.
Jellybean Jam has been part of the Sydney cover band party scene since 1993 (that’s 26 years) and has performed at over 3500 shows and still going strong.
As well as Jellybean Jam, Andy has had a number of acting roles and also co-owns/managers PartyBands. With the popularity of Jellybean Jam, there was a need to manage excess band enquiries. To do this and meet the increasing demand, Andy and Rob Molnar formed Partybands in 2011.The acts they recommend and musicians that play in them are some of Australia’s best and most professional cover bands.
https://www.jellybeanjam.com.au
https://www.facebook.com/jellybeanjamsydney/
https://www.instagram.com/jellybeanjamsydney/?hl=en
https://www.partybands.com.au/about-us/
https://www.youtube.com/user/JellybeanJam1
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Monday Oct 28, 2019
Monday Oct 28, 2019
Gordon Rytmeister.
Drummer from Sydney, Australia.
When you look at the upper echelon of any field, there’s usually a handful of people that come to mind, right? Within the Australian drumming community, Gordo is one of those people.
You only need to google his name to see the enormous body of work he’s amassed over his 3 + decades on the instrument. And that work continues, as he’s still one of the most in demand drummers around. Attitude, facility and reliability keep Gordo as that first call guy, be it sessions or live gigs for jazz, big band, pop, rock, fusion and even metal.
Some of the people Gordon has worked with are: Don Burrows, Steve Hunter, James Morrison, Australian Idol House Band, Steve Vizzard Show, Bob Mintzer, Emma Pask, Mark Costa, Leo Sayer, Bob James, Tom Jones, Bob Florence, The Commodores, Bob Geldof, Barry Harris, Nat Adderley, Maria Schnieder, Lee Konitz, Glenn Shorrock (from Little River Band), Alex Koritni, Tina Arena, The Sydney All Star Big Band, Roger Frampton, Bobby Shew, Anthony Warlow, Russell Watson, Rob McConnell, Don Rader, Dale Barlow, Eartha Kitt, Jimmy Barnes and many, many more.
This episode is Part 1 of 2. (Part 2 coming soon...)
Episode recorded 26/09/2019.
Episode Music.
Intro: "Pendulum" - Mark Costa (Textures): Drums - Gordon Rytmeister
Outro: "Heart Donation" - Alex Koritni: Drums - Gordon Rytmeister
Photo by Bill Risby (@oasisbill)
https://www.drumscene.com.au/back-issues/item/610-drumscene-issue-86
http://www.gordonrytmeister.com/
https://au.yamaha.com/en/artists/g/gordon_rytmeister.html
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Friday Oct 18, 2019
Friday Oct 18, 2019
Bill Risby.
Pianist, bass player, composer and songwriter from Sydney, Australia.
Bill started piano at age 3, and after progressing through classical grades, studied Jazz at the NSW Conservatorium of Music. He took up bass guitar at age 13 and bass was his second instrument at the Con.
He is now regarded as one of the most accomplished musicians in his field, in jazz, improvised and popular music.
Bill has played with many visiting jazz artists such as Bob Mintzer, Maria Schneider, Kitty Margolis, Velotti Batiste jazz ensemble, Wayne Bargeron, Bobby Shew, Rob McConnell, amongst others.
He is the pianist for pop artist Leo Sayer, played on his latest two albums, and also toured extensively with him. He played piano on Glenn Shorrock’s latest album “Rise Up”. He played on Russell Morris’s recent ARIA award winning C.D. “Red Dirt - Red Heart”, and on Ian Moss’s new album.
Bill has also played with Spandau Ballet, the Supremes, The Temptations, Russell Morris, Joe Camilleri, Richard Clapton, Glenn Shorrock, Marcia Hines, and supported Dionne Warwick, and Steve Lacy.
In country music Bill has played on many albums of the following artists: John Williamson, Kasey Chambers, Adam Harvey, Troy Cassar-Daley, Adam Brand, Gina Jeffreys, Beccy Cole, Melinda Schneider, Graeme Connors, Sara Storer, Lyn Bowtell, and Felicity Urquhart.
He piano playing was featured in the films, “Australia”, “The Great Gatsby”, David Wenham’s new film “Ellipsis”, as well as being the sound of Peter Allen’s piano in the Recent Australian Tele-movie “Not The Boy Next Door.”
Bill has 9 albums to his name, and is on the Ponca Jazz recording label (Norway), and Universal Music.
Episode music: "Let Me Off" from "Looking Up - Bill Risby" (Bill Risby - Piano. Gary Holgate - Double Bass. Hamish Stuart - Drums)
Episode recorded 24/09/2019.
https://www.instagram.com/oasisbill/?hl=en
https://oasisbill.zenfolio.com
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=bill+risby
Rick Beato. https://youtu.be/vXivZlPu0ms
http://www.poncajazzrec.no/risby/
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Wednesday Oct 09, 2019
Wednesday Oct 09, 2019
Jak Housden.
Guitarist, singer, songwriter, producer and musical director from Sydney, Australia.
Jak is a former member of Daryl Braithwaite's touring band, founding member of The Badloves, current member of The Whitlams since 1999 and current member of Tim Minchin's band.
Amongst other gigs, Jak also plays with Richard Clapton, is the musical director of Pure Gold Live and is currently writing and recording his own solo album which is heavily influenced by the sounds and feelings of 60's.
Episode music: "Bombs" - Jak Housden.
Episode recorded 23/09/2019.
https://www.instagram.com/jakhousden/?hl=en
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=jak+housden
https://www.facebook.com/TheWhitlamsOfficial/
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Friday Sep 27, 2019
Friday Sep 27, 2019
Brad Kora.
Drummer, producer, songwriter from Whakatane, New Zealand.
Brad is the founding member, drummer and producer of NZ band, L.A.B.
Also, with his brothers Laughton, Fran and Stu Kora, along with Dan McGruer, formed the powerhouse NZ festival band of the 2000's, KORA.
Brad is also gym owner, teacher and student of BJJ.
During this podcast, we got to talk about the forming LAB, and the band now in its current state, the recording process in detail of their upcoming 3rd album, we talked about his early childhood playing in the family band, and the forming of and story of KORA.
Also, being a drummer, of course we had to geek out on drums, drummers and drumming. And there’s a bunch of other stuff in there as well.
Now, what really struck me about Brad during this interview was his willingness, openess in discussing his musical process, LAB’s process, and he gives away a lot of trade secrets. In a age, in my opinion, where people don’t like to give too much away, this was extremely refreshing.
I hope you enjoy it.
Stevie.
Episode recorded 18/09/2019.
https://www.facebook.com/LABmusicNZ/
https://www.facebook.com/brad.kora
https://www.facebook.com/KoraOfficial/
https://www.instagram.com/brad.kora/?hl=en
https://www.instagram.com/lab_music/?hl=en
https://www.facebook.com/whakatanemma/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbna7cKg1fgvraE9WiHMceA
https://open.spotify.com/artist/3eAOH2az3fQIfX2UAw0FfC?si=DOme5LWETnWgFLHNEzcT7A
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Friday Sep 13, 2019
Friday Sep 13, 2019
Emilio Panetta.
Drummer, band manager, entertainment agent & entrepreneur from Sydney.
Growing up in a strict Italian family, for Emilio to be able to play drums, on tomato sauce day he would steal the empty foam tomato boxes , hide them down the back of the yard and use tree branches as sticks to practise.
After completing a carpentry trade he never wanted to do, music was always the dream.
Having played and managed a bunch of bands and artists including The Buddy Holly Show, Roachford, Jess Maulboy, Shannon Noll, he now owns and runs his very own entertainment agency EP Entertainment as well as still playing drums in his band, Soul Nights.
Emilio and his wife also own and run an Expresso Bar called Emilio's
Episode recorded in Northmead, Australia 27/08/19
https://www.epentertainment.com.au
https://www.facebook.com/baremilios/
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As I mentioned in the intro, here are a few podcasts that I like to listen to. Check them out.
Don’t Give Up Your Day Job: https://www.dontgiveupyourdayjob.co.nz
The Guitar Speak Podcast: https://guitarspeakpodcast.libsyn.com
Deconstructed Drummer Podcast: https://www.facebook.com/thedeconstructeddrummer/
NZ Drummer Podcast: https://www.facebook.com/NewZealandDrummerPodcast/
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Email: thegiglifepodcast@gmail.com
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