My name is Stevie Taylor. I’m getting the stories of the musicians, producers, performers and industry people from Australia, NZ and beyond, and bringing them to you. I think we’re rolling...
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Thursday Oct 21, 2021
Thursday Oct 21, 2021
My guest today is the mighty Lachy Doley.
Dubbed the Jimi Hendrix of the Keys, Lachy Doley is one of the greatest Blues Soul Rock Organ Players in the world today.
Lachy’s mesmerising and viral live performances on youtube and facebook have been viewed over 20 million times in the last little while.
He's played and recorded with the best. Glenn Hughes, Joe Bonamassa, Jimmy Barnes, to name just a few and 2022 will see him team up with the legendary Roger Waters for his "This is Not A Drill" Tour.
Lachy's got a brand new album out. Studio 301 Sessions. A 14 piece band. Recorded live. Just fantastic.
I hope you enjoy my conversation with Mr Lachy Doley.
This conversation was recorded 12/10/2021.
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Wednesday Oct 13, 2021
Wednesday Oct 13, 2021
I hope you enjoy my conversation with legendary vocalist, Pat Powell.
With a career that spans over four decades and right across the globe, Pat Powell (Patou) is one of Australia’s most accomplished vocal talents. He is the artist that everyone wants to work with.
https://patpowell.co/bio
https://www.facebook.com/pat.powell.587
This conversation was recorded 6th October 2021.
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Wednesday Oct 13, 2021
Wednesday Oct 13, 2021
My guest today is Peter Luscombe.
Peter is drummer, musician, producer and musical director from Melbourne, Australia.
From Joe Camilleri and the Black Sorrows, Vika and Linda Bull, Stephen Cummings amongst many others, to the house drummer and MD for long running SBS music quiz show RocKwiz, and of course, Peter is the long time drummer and band member of The Paul Kelly Band.
With Peter, is all about the song first. And it's with this mindset, impeccable time and feel and always great sounding drums, thats kept Peter in demand for all these years.
So ladies and gentleman, leading your left hand, please give it up for Peter Lucky Luscombe.
This conversation was recorded 20/01/21.
Intro Music: "Love Letter" - Paul Kelly
Outro Music: "California" - Paul Kelly.
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Friday Aug 27, 2021
Friday Aug 27, 2021
Stevie Cat Jnr is a drummer from Waiuku, New Zealand, who now lives in Melbourne and currently plays with Aussie hip hop legend Seth Sentry.
He was one half of Misfits of Science, a hip hop rap duo that that had big success in NZ in the the early 2000s with their hit song Fools Love.
Check out "Fools Love" video.
Once Stevie moved to Melbourne, he joined up with Kimbra, hit the heights and toured the world.
He's also played for Regurgitator, RnBeast Band and Gospel Sundays.
This conversation was recorded July 2021.
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Wednesday Aug 11, 2021
Wednesday Aug 11, 2021
My guest today is Lozz Benson.
Lozz is a drummer, vocalist, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist fro Sydney, Australia.
This conversation was recorded July 2021.
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Sunday Jul 25, 2021
Sunday Jul 25, 2021
This is A Few Gig Tales #4.
Ever wondered what happens behind the scenes?
In this sub series of The Gig Life Podcast, you will hear some interesting tales, stories, anecdotes of life on the road, stage and studio, told by the musicians and artists that were there.
Sometimes the names will be changed or removed to protect the innocent and guilty.
Todays episode features 4 stories.
First up, Victor Rounds tells us about a recording session with a jealous recording artist, then Scott Burford recalls meeting Keith Urban's guitarist in a Picton Pub, Phil Ceberano meets the daughter of the King and then Virginia Lillye risks her life to perform for the troops in the middle east.
Warning. This episode has some swearing, so listener discretion is advised.
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Wednesday Jul 21, 2021
Wednesday Jul 21, 2021
This is A Few Gig Tales #3.
Ever wondered what happens behind the scenes?
In this sub series of The Gig Life Podcast, you will hear some interesting tales, stories, anecdotes of life on the road, stage and studio, told by the musicians and artists that were there.
Sometimes the names will be changed or removed to protect the innocent and guilty.
Todays episode features 3 stories told by Jackie Barnes.
The first 2 stories are about some experiences Jackie had in West Africa whilst he was studying at Berkley and the final story is a unique experience at a musical festival in Estonia with The Lachey Doley group.
Warning. This episode has some swearing, so listener discretion is advised.
For more info and episode 83 of The Gig Life Podcast featuring Jackie Barnes, visit thegiglifepodcast.com or search in your favourite podcast app.
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Friday Jul 16, 2021
Friday Jul 16, 2021
This is A Few Gig Tales #2.
Ever wondered what happens behind the scenes?
In this sub series of The Gig Life Podcast, you will hear some interesting tales, stories, anecdotes of life on the road, stage and studio, told by the musicians and artists that were there.
Sometimes the names will be changed or removed to protect the innocent and guilty.
Todays episode features 3 tales.
First up is Virginia Lillye with a story about a chance meeting at Frankies Pizza in Sydney.
Followed by Tony Azzopardi's tale of a Sydney underworld figure.
And finally, Fran Kora tells of a trippy encounter in Amsterdam.
Warning. Some of these stories contain adult themes, drug use and some rather bright language, so listener discretion is advised.
For more info and past episodes of The Gig Life Podcast featuring Virginia, Tony and Fran, visit thegiglifepodcast.com or search in your favourite podcast app.
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Kora: https://www.facebook.com/KoraOfficial
Virginia Lillye: https://www.virginialillye.com.au/
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Sunday Jul 04, 2021
Sunday Jul 04, 2021
My guest today is Paul Berton.
Paul is a guitarist, educator, composer, producer and musical director from Sydney.
Leo Sayer, Renee Geyer, John Waters, Jeff Duff and Jimmy Barnes are just a handful of artist that have been lucky enough to have Paul involved in their music.
Paul joined Leo Sayer's band in 2005 and is still there today as guitarist and musical director.
Paul teaches music and music production at Ultimo TAFE. He has managed and operated recording studios, played on hundreds of TV and radio jingles, has played in many theatre show bands including Looking through a glass onion, Fame, Rent and Rocky Horror Show as well as been involved in feature films an TV shows.
Paul has travelled extensively through the US and Europe as well as India where he has studied the music and history of those places to fill his Musicians Playbook, which now gives him a unique approach to the music he plays today.
Ask any anyone that knows Paul, and they'll tell you just how special he is. One of Australia's finest.
So have a seat, grab a drink and settle in as i bring you some of the life and times of the great Mr Paul Berton.
This conversation was recorded 01/07/2021.
Intro Music - Call The Blues My Best Friend, featuring Victor Rounds on vocal and bass, Con Settineri on drums and Paul Berton on guitar.
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Wednesday Jun 23, 2021
Wednesday Jun 23, 2021
My Guest today is Shauna Jensen.
Shauna is a vocalist with an outstanding pedigree.
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