Celebrate Sounds

Stav is a multilingual, award winning singer/songwriter who has just released a beautiful piece of music about her home, Bellingen, in Gumbaynggirr country, and she enlisted the help of local indigenous language expert Micklo to incorporate Gumbaynggirr language in her piece. We had an incredible chat!

Will Henderson plays indie surf soul tracks with a sprinkle of trumpet. His music often makes people have children and hair become extremely voluminous and glossy.  A veteran of the European festival circuit for the last 8 years now lives in Mullum where he dreams of making a living by being a life model. https://www.youtube.com/willhendersonmusic https://will-henderson.bandcamp.com/ https://sound...

Sarah Jayne Prince is an incredible photographer and artistic entrepreneur, whose organisation, Archive Mid North Coast are doing some exciting events invoicing lots of the creative community!  Go follow @archive.midnorthcoast on insta or @archivemidnorthcoast on Facebook!

For country girl Billie-Jo Porter the journey into music has been a natural one. Neighbouring the nation's country music capital Tamworth, it seems appropriate that Billie-Jo felt drawn to country music.   Billie-Jo is no stranger to song writing success. She co-wrote ‘Head Full of Honey’ with Andrew Swift, which peaked at No.7 on The Music Network’s Hot 50 airplay charts.  Prior to this, Bil...

Animal Ventura is the brainchild of Brazilian born, Byron Bay based singer-songwriter Fernando Aragones.  What sets Animal Ventura apart is a unique ability to fuse the solid funky rhythms from his native South America with the coastal-indie-folk of the Australian shore. To top it off his soothing and timeless vocals transitioning between English and Portuguese hold strength and passion in their d...

Pablo Blitzer is an incredible performer, teacher, and composer and we chatted all about his musical upbringing in Argentina and all about his musical story!

Yeah so COVID! Can't do interviews in person and last week I went AWOL after having a mad tantrum about all my gigs getting cancelled and then my good friend and regular guest Dangerwaves asked if he could interview me on the podcast! So we chat about my musical beginnings and stories so far! Hope you enjoy the show! 

Dan Saddleton joins to chat the current state of the music and entertainment industry in the wake of the latest COVID-19 outbreaks!

Scott Collins is a performer, producer, mix engineer and all round fun guy! He has also just finished an album for his new outfit, Parlour State, so we talked music and life and sport and heaps of stuff in between! 

This weeks episode features the incredible Greg Sheehan, who has been described as a rhythmic magician and who has recently written a book called The Rhythm Diaries. We had a great chat with him trying to explain rhythm to me! Enjoy!

K+ Lab is a New Zealand Electronic music Producer. Who makes funky Bass music, Hip Hop, Drum n Bass and Glitch Hop.

Ben Neal is a Multi instrumentalist, producer, guitarist, videographer, YouTuber and your friendly face at Coffs Guitars!

Pete Skelton is a much sought after Australian musician and music educator who has worked with an amazing array of artists and shows both here in Australia and overseas, including Harry Connick Jr(USA), Missy Higgins, Doug Parkinson, Kate Cebrano,  & Billy Thorpe to name a few. We chatted all things music! 

Regular guest Dangerwaves is in the studio chatting music, covid, gigs, philosophy! Enjoy! 

Saije is an award-winning, contemporary folk duo whose soulful harmonies, dynamic guitar-lines and percussive breakdowns breathe life into heartfelt stories. Their songwriting is crafted from the depths; stirring melodies bound together with graceful lyricism. Through multitasking techniques, the pair create a full-bodied sound enriched by flavours from their travels around the globe.

Pete Dyball is a music producer, mix engineer, performer and owner of Valley Sounds Studios in Nana Glen and his two boys Sam and Lee are incredible musicians and producers in the own right making music under the guise of Essium and Ossix respectively! 

Rob Wolfe is an existential philosopher, musician, producer, mixer, writer, poet, app developer, and a father and husband, we had a rad chat about all things music and philosophy! Enjoy! 

Born out of the bohemian-bush, this multi-instrumentalist singer/songwriter exudes music. Playing the Sydney and international circuit regularly, he blends roots, soul and electronica into his impressive live show formed on tour with Donovan Frankenreiter and guitar virtuoso Smokin' Joe Robinson.

Dan Saddleton is a drummer who has shared the stage with the likes of Carlos Santana, and performed all around Australia! Having grown up on the North Coast he is now back settled in Bellingen and we had an awesome chat about all things music!

Bellingen Based Singer/songwriter Tyler Nakoa is a wanderer, having spent most of the last decade on the road; he's a storyteller of the less travelled path. "I've always written extensively while travelling, there is always so much shaping you while you're on the road; words come easy." A few years ago Tyler started writing songs and taught himself to play guitar. In 2013...

Katie Crane is a Bellingen based multi-instrumentalist who plays multple genres of music in High Lonesome and Wild Thyme

Scott Collins is the frontman for renown bluegrass acts The Mid-North and High Lonesome. An incredibly talented singer and songwriter, Scott has received acclaim for songs he has both written and produced. 

Quietly determined, Leal has come from busking nightly outside Bellingen's IGA, to developing a career as a bona fide touring and recording artist. Leal’s new album, the eponymous Yhan Leal, was recorded in Leal’s home in Bellingen and in three renowned Sydney studios. The new full length album contains all the ethereal dreaminess, melodic guitars and haunting harmonies that are the halmark o...

Hailing from Bellingen NSW, is kiwi born singer-songwriter Titan Sky. Dancing on the borders between folk-pop and alternative-rock, a refreshing slap around the ears that will get your foot tapping. Making a significant mark in the East Coast festival scene, Titan Sky is somewhat of a regular performer at famous festivals Mullum and Bello Winter Music. An avid and passionate songwriter, is also su...

Joe West is a singer/songwriter who grew up in the Thora Valley near Bellingen NSW before heading to Sydney and later to Nashville in the US to pursue his music career.