Alfie Templeman is the very definition of a prolific artist.

He may have just released his debut album, Mellow Moon, but over the past few years he’s put out four EPs and one mini-album; he also has a side project called Aerial Days, with which he’s released two full-length albums and one EP. 

All this by the age of 19.

Music has been the driving force in Alfie’s life since he saw a Rush DVD at the age of seven. He started uploading his songs to the internet at 14 and quit school at 16 to tour and pursue his career, which has so far seen him land on the longlist for the BBC Music Sound of 2021 and tour the world.

We talk about that whole journey in this interview.

Spacey Jane have had a breakout few years. The Perth outfit's 2020 debut album Sunlight hit Number 2 on the Australian charts, and their just-released follow up Here Comes Everybody landed at Number 1. Go back to 2016 when the band formed, though, and it’s unlikely singer-guitarist Caleb Harper was thinking about this kind of success – at that point, as he was crashing out of university and unsure of what to do with his life, being in a band was simply one of the few things that kept him going.

We talk about Caleb’s journey from then to now in this interview, as well as his upbringing, the realities of adapting to life in a successful band, and Spacey Jane's decision to remain independent throughout. 

Given that he’ll celebrate his 44th birthday in 2022, it’s crazy to think that Ben Lee has been part of the musical landscape for three decades. As a 14 year old his band Noise Addict were plucked from a Sydney garage and championed by acts like Sonic Youth and the Beastie Boys, introducing Ben to a worldwide audience and setting the platform for him to launch his solo career at the age of 16

Since then Ben has forged a career that can best be described as eclectic. He’s released a children’s album called Ben Lee Sings Songs About Islam For The Whole Family; co-written a musical called B Is For Beer; released a covers album paying tribute to the alternative acts he loved as a teen; made a largely instrumental album inspired by his experiments with Ayahuasca called Ayahuasca: Welcome To The Work; and then there were the hit alternative pop records like 2005’s Awake Is The New Sleep.

Add into the mix Ben’s forays into acting, his quests for spiritual enlightenment and his work as a death doula, and it all adds up to one of the most colourful careers in modern music. We talk about it all in this interview, as well as Ben's new album, I'M FUN!, which is released on August 19.

Conor Maynard was one of the earliest artists to embrace the power of YouTube. While he was in his teens he started uploading covers to the platform, and his version of Ne-Yo’s "Beautiful Monster" quickly racked up more than 1 million views.

Before long managers, record labels and Ne-Yo himself came calling, all looking to work with Conor. By the time he was 19 he released his 2012 debut album Contrast, which hit Number One in the UK and yielded five Top 10 singles.

The road since hasn’t been quite as trouble free, but 10 years on from Contrast Conor has well and truly taken back control of his career, releasing his new music independently and using his social media savvy to engage directly with his audience.

We talk about that whole journey in this interview.

Songwriting has been a part of Sasha Alex Sloan's life for a long time.

As a kid she struggled at school, but she would come home and dedicate hours to playing and writing music.

Through a series of hilarious events she got a publishing deal with Warner Chappell Music and moved from Boston to LA at the age of 19.

It took years but the songwriting credits started to mount up. At this point Sasha has written songs with artists like Camila Cabello, Charli XCX, Juice WRLD, LANY, Steve Aoki and many more, all the while focusing on her solo career.

We talk about that whole journey in this interview, as well as her latest album, I Blame The World.

Chris Messina is a GRAMMY-nominated producer, mixer, engineer and songwriter, and one of Bon Iver's main creative partners.

They struck up a friendship when Chris was working on Bon Iver’s world tour in support of his 2011 self-titled album. After that run Mr Bon Iver himself, Justin Vernon, asked Chris to quit working on the touring circuit and move to Wisconsin to manage his studio, as well as collaborate on creating music.

Chris did just that and played a key role in the making of Bon Iver's 22, A Million and i,i albums. 

Before bunkering down with Bon Iver, though, Chris was touring the world working behind the scenes with artists like Madonna, Tom Jones and Lady Gaga, all of which we talk about in this interview.

The Living End frontman Chris Cheney releases his debut solo album, The Storm Before The Calm, on June 17.

Worlds away from the bombast of The Living End, the record took years to make, during which Chris’s life veered dangerously out of control, as he talks about in this interview.

He also talks about discovering music and learning to play guitar as a kid, breaking big with The Living End, and loads more.

Pete Murray has been a mainstay of the Australian music scene since he released his major label debut album, Feeler, in 2003.

One of the interesting things about Pete’s story is that he didn’t even pick up a guitar until 22, and he was 30 when he released his first independent album, The Game.

By today’s standards he is very much a late starter, having spent his youth focusing on sport, to the point where he almost represented Australia in rugby union 7s.

Pete walks us through his story here, and the tragedies that set him on his path to being a musician. 

The debut album by Jaguar Jonze – AKA Brisbane artist Deena Lynch – is called Bunny Mode.

The record’s title may sound upbeat and playful, but the story behind it is heartbreaking, as it describes the behaviour Deena used as a coping mechanism when she was abused as a child.

She is a survivor in the very real sense of the word, having not only made it through her childhood, but as an adult she was sexually assaulted by two music producers. She responded by bravely speaking out, and in doing so became one of the leading voices of Australia’s #MeToo movement.

Deena's advocacy work has played a big part in Jaguar Jonze’s public profile, but so too has her boundless creativity. Jaguar Jonze is just one of Deena’s creative outlets, with Spectator Jonze focusing on visual art, and Dusky Jonze on photography.

We talk about Bunny Mode as well as Deena's life, her art and her advocacy work in this interview.

Stephan Jenkins was cast into the spotlight when Third Eye Blind's  1997 self-titled debut album exploded around the world. On the back of hits like "Semi-Charmed Life" and "Jumper", the frontman achieved success beyond his wildest dreams – all the while learning the hard way about the compromises the music industry often demands of its artists.

Fast forward to 2022 and Third Eye Blind have not only weathered the storms of those early years, but as Stephan explains in this interview, being in control of the band's decisions and trajectory is much easier.

The five-piece will tour the US in June, commemorating the 25th anniversary of their debut, while also shining the light on their latest album, 2021's Our Bande Apart.

We talk about it all in this interview, from Stephan's difficult upbringing to his devotion to music, from the success of the band's debut to current day.