Backstage Soundtrack

Wes Carr is known to most as the winner of Australian Idol back in 2008, but there is so much more to the music and mind of this wonderful man. His musical history starts with his first paid gig at the age of 8 and he’s lead a true musician's life ever since: full of ecstatic peaks and lonely troughs. His music ranges between rock, folk, roots, Americana, blues and he’s passionate about the art of song writing. He’s toured and performed with Tom across Australia and this interview was a rare moment for the two friends to learn a bit more about each other.

Pat Stevenson is pretty much the best music photographer in Australia. He shoots for all the key members of Australia's dance music scene, gets free tickets to every music festival in the country and is constantly in demand. He's also a great DJ, having performed for massive crowds as part of Sosueme DJs and rocked literally thousands of parties around the country. In this episode we find out about Pat's delinquent teenage years that saw him expelled from school, and how his love of dance music and photography became his obsession. Tom and Pat also have a great chat about what hedonism and what makes a perfect party, and Pat shares some tips for young photographers trying to get into the biz.

Osher Günsberg is an awesome guy to talk music with. He's best known through his TV work as host of the Bachelor, Australian Idol and many more, but he has a long musical history and is super passionate about a lot of obscure and wonderful musicians. Tom and Osher chat about his musical life, how he almost became a rock star, the joys of John Cage, Van Halen, Prince, Jethro Tull and many many more.

Tom Thum is pretty much the best in the world at making music with his mouth. He's a champion beatboxer, has the highest viewed Ted X talk of all time with 66 million views, and has survived heart attacks, graffiti escapades and more to become an independent artist creating his own future. The two Tom's got together to catch up over a few organic drinks in July 2018, in Sydney Australia.

Client Liaison are intriguing: Their music is nostalgic but also totally fresh and amazing, they reference everything from Diner's Club commercials to kookaburras and they bring two giant water coolers to every show. But at the heart of it all are their awesome songs. Tom sits down with Monty and Harvey to find out what music inspires them and how they wrote their most iconic tunes.

Touch Sensitive (Michael Di Francesco) is one of Tom's favourite musicians: he's a bass maestro who makes gorgeous tunes and has an extraordinary musical knowledge. In this episode we learn a bit more about how Touch learnt his craft, what is Italo-disco, and how everyone has their own definition of funk.

Illy is an Aussie Hiphop artist with a unique sound who has always been determined to do his own thing. He now has his own record label, plays massive venues around the country and was in the hottest 100 for 8 consecutive years. Tom and Illy have a great chat about how he made it all happen, his influences and some truely awful gigs.

Dena Amy is an awesome house DJ and producer from Australia. She's also Dena Kaplan, an amazing actor, dancer and singer with fans all over the world, many from her iconic role as Abigail in the cult TV show 'Dance Academy.' She's also an absolutely delightful person to chat to, with a story that has taken her from South Africa, to Sydney, New York and beyond, always working incredibly hard to follow her dreams. In this episode Tom and Dena chat about her amazing life and delve into her current passion: house music.

It seems like everyone wants to be a producer these days, so how do you stand out? For Young Franco it all began by discovering 90's hiphop in his early teens and trying to recreate those legendary beats made 20 years ago. Franco aka. Joey has created some gorgeous dance music, toured globally and created a career for himself all by the age of 23. He tells Tom how he did it and shares some awesome music...

Paces aka. Mikey Perry from the Gold-Coast is one of Tom's favourite producers and people. He's known for his super distinctive production style, which is somehow tropical, sparse, beautiful, intense and really funky. He's also a lovely guy who has worked very hard for a long time to achieve his success. We love this episode and hope you do too <3