In our sixth episode, Emma and Tony interview one of Australia’s pre-eminent guitarists/vocalists – Tim Gaze. 

“I cannot speak highly enough of him, he is one of nature’s true gentlemen.  But not only that, he can make his guitar sing like an angel and scream like the devil.” - Jimmy Barnes

Playing professionally from the age of 15, ARIA Award winner Tim Gaze, has had a diversified career both here and overseas. As a recording artist, producer and teacher, he has worked with a multitude of artists and bands such as Jimmy Barnes, Tamam Shud, Jon Lord (of Deep Purple), Bob Daisley (Ozzie Osbourne, Rainbow, etc), and so many more. 

In this episode we chat about the beautiful way music used to be made and appreciated – records, cds, mini discs - and how special it was to spend hours analysing album artwork and reading the lyrics of each song. We also discuss the power and enjoyment of music and how Tim made a career of it, how different and unique music lessons are these days, how Tim taught himself various guitar techniques like bending and vibrato by listening to his idol Eric Clapton, and the heartfelt story of how Tim was gifted his very first guitar.  

Featuring the rock song “After Midnight” originally by J.J. Cale in which you’ll hear Tim and his “singing angel and screaming devil” guitar chops! As always, Emma & Tony will teach you some backing vocals so you can sing along at home!