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The Gig Life Podcast

The Gig Life Podcast is a long-form music interview series hosted by Stevie Taylor, featuring in-depth conversations with musicians, producers, songwriters, and industry professionals from Australia, New Zealand, and around the world. Since launching in 2018, the show has shared authentic stories from the people behind the music — exploring creative journeys, career breakthroughs, studio sessions, touring life, and the realities of making a living in music. With over 160 episodes, The Gig Life

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Episode 73: Barry Leef

The Gig Life Podcast ·

2020/02/23

Barry Leef is a vocalist and guitarist born and raised in Blenheim, a small town in the South island of NZ. He moved to Wellington to chase his dream, formed the band The Simple Image, had a number 1 hit and on things rolled from there. Barry moved to Sydney in the late 60s where the music scene was booming, playing 3 gigs a day, 6 days a week. He met Frank Zappa at a gig, joined his band and toured around Australia for awhile, In the mid 70s, Barry and his mate Ian Couch started the now

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Episode 72: Dane Laboyrie

The Gig Life Podcast ·

2020/02/14

Dane Laboyrie is a Trumpeter and vocalist from Sydney, Australia. His trumpet mastery has seen him onstage alongside Taylor Swift, Noel Gallagher, Hugh Jackman, Tim Minchin, James Morrison, The Cat Empire, Boy & Bear, The Potbellez, The Ministry of Sound Orchestra and countless others. Dane has also played in the orchestra pits for theatre shows such as Disney's Aladdin, Wicked, Fidler on the Roof, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels + more. Here is the picture of Dizzy Gillespie that we talked about

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Episode 71: Abe Rounds

The Gig Life Podcast ·

2020/02/01

Abe Rounds is drummer, bass player, song writer and producer from Sydney, but now living in LA. Abe first picked up drum sticks and started playing when he was 1 year old. His father is legendary Sydney bass player, Victor Rounds so as you can imagine, there was music in the house right from the beginning. Jamming with Victor's musicians friends was common place so there was invaluable lessons learned. Abe went to Newtown Performing Arts school and also studied with local drumming legends. He was

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Episode 70: Carmel Mesiti

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2020/01/17

Carmel is a vocalist and singing teacher form Sydney. She’s sung for many of Australia’s greats including Marcia Hines, Delta Goodrem, Human Nature, Christine Anu, David Campbell, Spud Murphy, Chaz Bono, Jake Shears, Courtney Act, Steve Balbi, Doug Parkinson, Angry Anderson and Vanessa Amorossi as well as performing on Television shows such as Aust Idol, Mornings with Kerry-Anne Kennerley, Midday with Ray Martin and In Sydney Today, amongst others. Carmel has her own singing school called The

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Episode 69: Lily Guerrero

The Gig Life Podcast ·

2020/01/10

Lily Guerrero. Lily is a singer, songwriter, dancer, guitarist, drummer/percussionist from Sydney. Born in Canada to Chilean parents, and brought up in multicultural Sydney, Lily was exposed to music and dance at a very young age where chilean folklore was a strong influence in her household. Lily was performing from the age of 5 to early 20’s as a Chilean folklore dancer, at 7 she was chosen to play guitar and sing in the band for children folk dance group Sud Amerca 11. Lily has gone on to

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Episode 68: 2019 Year In Review (Bonus Episode)

The Gig Life Podcast ·

2019/12/30

Episode 68: 2019 Year In Review (Bonus Episode). Thank you for listening, subscribing and supporting The Gig Life Podcast this year. Here's my take on 2019. All the best 2020. Cheers, Stevie Taylor -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Click here to securely donate to The Gig Life Podcast. Your support is very much appreciated. Thank you. The Gig Life Podcast Website The Gig Life Podcast

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Episode 67: Guitarist Roundtable Part 2 (The Gig Life...

The Gig Life Podcast ·

2019/12/27

TGLP/GSP Guitarist Roundtable Part 2 Welcome to Part 2 and the conclusion of The Gig Life Podcast / Guitar Speak Podcast Guitarist Round Table. In part 2 here, the guys expanded more on who the are developing their business, gear, analogue vs digital (Axe Effects v Tube, Amp Modelling etc), Fender Stratocaster vs Boutique guitars, favourite rig/dessert island rig, guitar techs, young players who are inspiring, playing with a drummer and a few other listener questions. This roundtable features 6

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Episode 66: Guitarist Roundtable Part 1 (The Gig Life...

The Gig Life Podcast ·

2019/12/15

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

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Episode 65: Tina Harris

The Gig Life Podcast ·

2019/12/05

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

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Episode 64: Steve Hunter

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2019/11/29

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

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Episode 63: Gordon Rytmeister Part 2

The Gig Life Podcast ·

2019/11/16

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,

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Episode 62: Andy Caryofyllis

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2019/11/08

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

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Episode 61: Gordon Rytmeister Part 1

The Gig Life Podcast ·

2019/10/28

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,

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Episode 60: Bill Risby

The Gig Life Podcast ·

2019/10/18

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,

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Episode 59: Jak Housden

The Gig Life Podcast ·

2019/10/09

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

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Episode 58: Brad Kora

The Gig Life Podcast ·

2019/09/27

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

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Episode 57: Emilio Panetta

The Gig Life Podcast ·

2019/09/13

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

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Episod 56: Lance Philip

The Gig Life Podcast ·

2019/09/04

Lance Philip. From Wellington, New Zealand, Lance Philip is a drummer, percussionist and music educator. Lance started his formal drum leducationat age 7 with Ken Oxford and then with Bud Jones and later studied Roger Sellers and Frank Gibson jr. He's played in the NZ National Youth Orchestra, subbed in with the NZSO, plays in Rodger Fox band, studied at the grove school of music in LA, spent 5 years in the house band for the NZ version of dancing with the stars, played in musicals such as Les Mis,

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Episode 55: Danny McCrum

The Gig Life Podcast ·

2019/08/23

Danny McCrum From Auckland, New Zealand, Danny McCrum is a highly respected guitarist, singer and songwriter with extensive experience on stage, in the studio and running the business behind the music. He has worked with and supported many top artists including Eric Clapton, Tommy Emmanuel, John Mayer, John Butler Trio, Jeff Beck, Bryan Ferry, Joan Armatrading, Norah Jones, Jimmy Barnes, Simple Minds, Katie Melua and many top New Zealand acts. Danny has worked as a session musician for numerous

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Episode 54: TGLP Spotlight - Jeff Porcaro

The Gig Life Podcast ·

2019/08/14

The Gig Life Podcast - Spotlight Jefferey Thomas Porcaro. Born April 1, 1954 – Jeff Porcaro was an American drummer, songwriter, and record producer. In a career that spanned more than 20 years, Porcaro was best known for his work with the band Toto, who had hits such as Africa, Rosanna, Hold the Line and Georgy Porgy. Porcaro is one of the most recorded session musicians in history, working on hundreds of albums and thousands of sessions through the 70s till the 90s including Steely Dan Seals

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