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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 94: Joel Burton

The Gig Life Podcast ·

2020/08/21

My guest today is bass player Joel Burton. Born in Sydney, raised in the far north coast of NSW, Joel’s first instrument was trumpet before moving to the bass guitar at the age of 14. After studying for a bachelor of music, Joel moved back down to Sydney. There he worked in music shops, managed a specialty bass store, gigged and gigged, turned pro and hasn’t looked back since. Joel plays in the Ray Mann Three, The Lachy Doley Group, plays tonnes of corporate and pub club gigs with

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Episode 93: Rob Rhodes

The Gig Life Podcast ·

2020/08/13

My guest today Rob Rhodes. Rob is a singer, guitarist, entertainer, entertainment manager and band owner. Born and raised in Sydney, Rob relocated to the NSW far north coast in 2015. As well as the music stuff Rob has done, he’s also been a Hotel/Pub manger, restaurant manager and venue manager. When COVID 19 hit, Rob used that time to create a couple of Facebook live shows to keep himself busy and to stay in touch with his friends ands fans . One of those being The Musicians Inn. In this

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Episode 92: Daniel Pliner

The Gig Life Podcast ·

2020/08/01

My guest today is Sydney keyboardist, songwriter and producer Daniel Pliner. From Darth Vegas to Veneno, Watussi, The Sticks, The Strides, Asthmatix, Dereb the Ambassador, The Nick Garbett Quintet, Barefoot Divas, Wallace, Oyobi, 3rdEyeLaserCat and many others, as well as his own project and alter ego PlaneFace, Daniel’s got his fingers in a hugely eclectic body of work. He’s a master keyboardist and sound designer and clearly versatile enough to play anything from metal to latin to classical to

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Episode 90: Andro Martinez

The Gig Life Podcast ·

2020/07/13

My guest today is Andro Martinez. Andro is an outstanding guitarist, audio engineer, producer and songwriter. Andro has worked and played with many of the best which includes Darryl Beaton and the D1 Cartel, Gang of Brothers (which includes Dauno, Banel, Fenix Martinez and Buddy Siolo), he’s recently engineered and mixed Carlos C Major’s upcoming album out of his recording studio Martinez Productions which he shares with his partner and artist Lily Guerrero, and he’s currently producing EPs

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Episode 89: Tim Firth

The Gig Life Podcast ·

2020/07/02

My guest today is Tim Firth. Tim is one of Sydney’s most in-demand drummers. He has performed with some of Australia’s finest jazz musicians including Emma Pask, James Muller, Mike Nock, James Morrison and has toured extensively throughout Australia, Europe, Asia and Cuba. Tim completed two Bachelor of Music degrees at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and The University of New South Wales. Tim is known for his musical intuition and highly interactive style, priding himself on giving the

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Episode 88: TGLP Focus Show - Lusi Austin - Walking...

The Gig Life Podcast ·

2020/06/26

Welcome to The Gig Life Podcast Focus Show. My guest today is Lusi Austin and she has a new EP out now called Walking Contradiction. We will focus on that. Walking Contradiction is Lusi’s first solo studio EP. The songs are a collection of stories based on universal experiences of our shared humanity: love, nostalgia, loneliness, letting go, overcoming and relinquishing control. Some of the songs are based on Lusi’s own experiences and some are from stories gathered from others around her

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Episode 87: Phil Ceberano

The Gig Life Podcast ·

2020/06/20

My guest today is Phil Ceberano. Phil has performed, played guitar, recorded and written music with many of the finest musicians this country has to offer over the last 30 years. Phil spent many of his touring and recording years as co-songwriter collaborator and musical director/producer with his sister Kate Ceberano. Phil also runs a school holiday program - Rock Academy for young musicians and also continues to track guitar and create content in his studio ‘Aloha Studios’. On top of

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Episode 86: Anna Laverty

The Gig Life Podcast ·

2020/06/11

My guest today is audio engineer, mixer and producer extraordinaire, Anna Laverty. Anna has engineered, recorded, mixed and or produced the likes of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Paul Dempsey, Dallas Frasca, Meg Mac, Kaitlin Keegan, The Peep Tempel, Tina Arena, Lady Gaga, Go Get Mum and many many others. With a very impressive portfolio that speaks for itself, Anna has established a reputation within the production community for bringing out the absolute potential of recordings. She a staunch

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Episode 85: Peter Northcote

The Gig Life Podcast ·

2020/06/04

My guest today is Peter Northcote. Pete’s done it all and played guitar for everyone from Dragon, Richard Clapton, Darryl Braithwaite, Glue, High 5, Jenny Morris, The Monkees, Simon Phillips and many others. He’s played on countless recordings, jingles, sound libraries making him one of the most recorded guitarists in Australian history. Throughout his career Pete has continually created his own situations be it bands, shows and he’s currently making the most of COVID 19 isolation by creating

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Episode 84: Gary Pinto

The Gig Life Podcast ·

2020/05/28

Garry Pinto is considered one of the greatest Soul and R&B Singers that Australia has produced. His musical background includes fronting the multi platinum selling band, CDB, widely regarded as pioneers of R&B music in Australia, and he has also written songs for a number of Australian artists including Jimmy Barnes, Guy Sebastian, Anthony Callea, Christine Anu, Mr Timothy and Jade Mcrae, He has mentored many of Australia's recording artists and worked as X Factor Australia's Vocal Director,

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Episode 83: Jackie Barnes

The Gig Life Podcast ·

2020/05/21

Jackie Barnes. Born into Australian music royalty as the son of legendary rock singer Jimmy Barnes, it seems Jackie was always destined to be a part of the music industry. He discovered drums at age 5 through watching the great Tony Brock play drums with his father. After finishing high school studies in Sydney, Australia, Jackie began working in the local music scene and eventually auditioned successfully for the Jimmy Barnes band in 2005 and immediately began touring locally and globally. After

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Episode 82: Zoe Hauptmann

The Gig Life Podcast ·

2020/05/16

Zoe Hauptmann has become one of the most in demand bass players around with gigs like Missy Higgins, Ian Moss, Paul Kelly and Neil Finn, Justine Clarke, Elana Stone, Tim Minchin, Katie Noonan and many others. Growing up in a musical family on an apple orchid in Canberra, Zoe and her two brothers, Ben and James Hauptmann developed a deep love for the history and traditions of Jazz. Transfixed by their parent’s record collection, the Hauptmann’s were a ready-made trio with Zoe on bass, Ben and his

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Episode 81: Kav Temperley

The Gig Life Podcast ·

2020/05/05

Kav Temperley is the lead singer, bassist and songwriter for the legendary Fremantle rockers, Eskimo Joe. The Eskies have made 6 studio albums, 3 of those debuting at number 1 on the Aria Charts and juggernaut Black Finger Nails, Red Wine staying 62 weeks in the Australian top 50, thats just a few of their impressive achievements. A well as Eskimo Joe, Kav co-formed soul collective Basement Birds, started a small indie record Label called Dirt Diamond Productions, he’s written and released some

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Episode 80: Carmen Smith

The Gig Life Podcast ·

2020/04/25

Carmen Smith, originally from western Sydney, is a singer songwriter and performer who has also worked, toured and written extensively with some of Australia’s best artists. Her first experience as a backing vocalist came in 2004 with Guy Sebastian and his first nationwide tour. Since that time Carmen has performed and toured with Diesel (support act), Jessica Mauboy, Stan Walker, Diana Rouvas, Ricki Lee, Rahsaan Patterson, Roachford, Tina Arena and many others. Carmen joined the cast of The

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Episode 79: Jason Bruer

The Gig Life Podcast ·

2020/04/19

Jason Bruer is a saxophonist from Sydney. Born and raised in Adelaide, Jason didn’t start playing music till his very late teens. He studied music at Adelaide University in the same year as his brother and sister. That’s a unique story in itself. He played around Adelaide with quintet Small Hours before joining the band Fat Time, which quickly outgrew Adelaide so he moved with the band to Sydney. From there Fat Time went on to win Star Search that then lead to national tours with Joe Cocker,

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Episode 78: Emma Pask

The Gig Life Podcast ·

2020/04/12

Emma Pask. Award winning vocalist Emma Pask has firmly established herself as one of Australia’s favourite voices in Jazz. Her effortless honest stage presence combined with her powerful vocal ability, leaves audiences spellbound and inspired whenever she takes to the stage. While Emma’s voice and style are unique, and individually her own, her performances are reminiscent of the classic era of jazz, when swing was top of the charts. Her talent was first spotted by internationally renowned jazz

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Episode 76: Darryn Farrugia

The Gig Life Podcast ·

2020/04/03

My guest today is Australian drumming legend, Darryn Farrugia. When I was an beginner drummer in NZ in the early 90s, there wasn’t much access to international drummers apart from magazines or Starlick or DCI videos. So I used to sit down every Saturday night and study Darren doing his thing as the house band drummer on Hey Hey It’s Saturday. He used to blow me away with his playing and crack me up with his quirk by sticking his head in the TV shot he wasn’t suppose to be in haha! Daz studied with

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Episode 75: Darryl Beaton

The Gig Life Podcast ·

2020/03/21

Darryl Beaton is a multi-instrumentalist, musical director, songwriter and producer. Born and raised in Tasmania Australia to a drummer dad, and singer mum, obviously music is going to be part of everyday life. DB moved to Sydney in his late teens to begin working his way up the ladder to becoming one of Australia’s leading musical directors. In his late 20s, a trip to Morocco then onto Africa to study the music, he came home with a completely different outlook on life and music. After meeting

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Episode 75: Ara Adams-Tamatea

The Gig Life Podcast ·

2020/03/15

Ara Adams-Tamatea is the bass player for NZ band, L.A.B. Born in the Hutt Valley of NZ, growing up on the Kapiti Coast, music was always around and bass was always the instrument for Ara. The back yard jams with the whanau, having to learn guitar for the local kapa haka group because he couldn’t work out the actions, to then seeing The Eagles Hell Freezes Over concert and having that epiphany moment, that this music thing was what he wanted to do with his life. A move to Hamilton to study at Uni,

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Episode 74: Hamish Stuart

The Gig Life Podcast ·

2020/03/06

Hamish Stuart is an Australian drumming legend. Born and raised in Sydney, Hamo had the idea very early on that if he could just play drums and make a living, survive as a musician, then that what he wanted. Hamish has gone on play with Ayers Rock, Marcia Hines, Billy Fields, Doug Parkinson, Jackie Orszaczky, Mike Nock, Barry Leef, The Catholics, Lucie Thorne, Jade MacRae, Don Walker, and many more. Known for his musicality, versatility, reliability, wit and delivery, the hang, and

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