The Bedroom Producer Revolution: Why Major Labels Are Terrified How technology democratised music production and what that means for the industry’s future Twenty years ago, if you wanted to record professional-quality music, you had two choices: save up a small...
When the Capes Come Down I thought my dad could build anything. And for a long time, I was right. When I was a kid, my dad was one of those old-school fathers who’d look at something broken or missing and think, “Why pay for it when I can make it...
From a Cold Office Floor to Veteran X There are songs that take months to write, and then there are songs that just spill out of you. Veteran X was one of those songs. It came out of me fast, almost as if it had been sitting there waiting my whole life to be written....
Sometimes You Have to Lose Everything to Find Yourself In 2012, I moved to Bali. I went there because I was in love. My partner at the time, Nicole, wanted to start a spiritual retreat, and I wanted to support her dream. Back in Australia, I had already been helping...
Why I Won’t Comply with Australia’s Social Media Ban From December 10, something changes. And I’m not going along with it. By now, you’ve probably heard: Australia is banning social media for anyone under 16. TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat, Facebook, YouTube,...
