Profile
I’ve been in the music industry for almost two decades. I started out at Joe Camelleri’s (The Black Sorrows, Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons) Woodstock Studios in St Kilda where I cut my teeth as an assistant engineer. I worked with artists such as John Butler Trio, Ross Wilson, Tim Rogers, and Pete Murray, honing my skills behind the Neve mixing desk. Bands like Saskwatch and Kingswood came into play and with that some high-rotation on Triple J and commercial networks.
Wind the clock forward and I started to do more live engineering alongside studio work. Days were spent as a part-time in-house engineer at The Esplanade Hotel – a massive opportunity to work alongside international acts such as Mix Master Mike (Beastie Boys) through to De La Soul.
A few laps around the country with some up-and-coming acts led to big festival plays at Big Day Out, Splendour In The Grass, and Laneway; and support slots for the likes of Foo Fighters, Kasabian, Wombats, Primal Scream, and Foals. This flew the door open to international touring and on a cold winter’s night mid-tour in Denver Colorado with Alpine supporting Empire of the Sun another opportunity – the chance to work with an up-and-coming dance act from Sydney called RÜFÜS.
Nine years on and six continents later playing to sold out shows across the planet to millions of people the RÜFÜS DU SOL story took a life of its own.