Episodes
108. Peter Luscombe
My guest today is Peter Luscombe. Peter is drummer, musician, producer and musical director from Melbourne, Australia. From Joe Camilleri and the Black Sorrows, Vika and Linda Bull, Stephen Cummings amongst many others, to the house drummer and MD for long running SBS music quiz show RocKwiz, and o…
121. Stevie Cat Jnr
Stevie Cat Jnr is a drummer from Waiuku, New Zealand, who now lives in Melbourne and currently plays with Aussie hip hop legend Seth Sentry . He was one half of Misfits of Science , a hip hop rap duo that that had big success...
120. Lozz Benson
My guest today is Lozz Benson. Lozz is a drummer, vocalist, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist fro Sydney, Australia. This conversation was recorded July 2021. For more info on Lozz: Website Instagram Spotify ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------…
119. A Few Gig Tales #4
This is A Few Gig Tales #4. Ever wondered what happens behind the scenes? In this sub series of The Gig Life Podcast, you will hear some interesting tales, stories, anecdotes of life on the road, stage and studio, told by the...
118. A Few Gig Tales #3
This is A Few Gig Tales #3. Ever wondered what happens behind the scenes? In this sub series of The Gig Life Podcast, you will hear some interesting tales, stories, anecdotes of life on the road, stage and studio, told by the...
115. Paul Berton
My guest today is Paul Berton. Paul is a guitarist, educator, composer, producer and musical director from Sydney. Leo Sayer, Renee Geyer, John Waters, Jeff Duff and Jimmy Barnes are just a handful of artist that have been lucky enough to have Paul involved in their music. Paul joined Leo Sayer's b…
114. Shauna Jensen
My Guest today is Shauna Jensen. Shauna is a vocalist with an outstanding pedigree. She has an illustrious career and has worked in, not only Australia’s live music scene but also the recording industry as well. Shauna starte...
113. Dave Longo
My guest today is Dave Longo. Dave is a freelance guitarist , producer, recording and mix engineer. Having spent the last 26 in Sydney performing around town with various pop, funk bands, duo’s , jazz ensembles, and studio wo...
112. Pete Drummond
My guest today is Pete Drummond. Pete is a session drummer, composer, songwriter and multi instrumentalist from Australia. As said in an article by Drumscence magazine: “Pete Drummond is a world-class musician at the top of h...
111. Dan Kerby
My guest today is Dan Kerby. DK is a session drummer and educator based in Melbourne Australia. Dan currently plays drums for some of Australia's and most iconic acts including Bliss N Eso, 28 Days, Behind Crimson Eyes, Esoterik, and most recently San Diego punk rock legends Unwritten Law. Dan is t…
110. Stan Bicknell
My guest today is Stan Bicknell. Stan is a NZ born drummer who for the past 13 years has based himself out of Melbourne Australia. In this time he has toured and recorded with many artists locally and internationally includin...
109. James Morrison
My guest today is James Morrison. James Morrison is, by anybody’s standard, a virtuoso in the true sense of the word. Besides the trumpet, this multi-instrumentalist also plays piano, all the brass, saxophones, and double bas...
107. Leo Sayer
My guest today is Leo Sayer. Leo needs no introduction really, so i'm going to keep this intro brief so we can rip into the conversation. I’m mean, you know songs. "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing", "When I Need You", "More Than I Can Say", "Thunder in My Heart", and the list goes on. You just gotta …
106. Stephen Housden
My guest today is Stephen Housden. Stephen is regarded as one of the finest guitarists in the world. Well known as guitarist with Little River Band for more that two decades, he has also played and recorded with such music le...
105. The Year that Was - 2020
Hey, welcome to The Gig Life Podcast. Im your host, Stevie Taylor. This is a short Year in Review episode of the podcast. My take on the year that was. Thank you for supporting The Gig Life Podcast in 2020. Stay safe, and i'l...
104. Calvin Welch
My guest today is Calvin Welch. Calvin is a drummer, percussionist, songwriter and performer. He started playing professionally as a 14 year old in his home state of Michigan USA, touring with the who's who of the jazz, funk and soul scene from the 1970s onwards. He moved to LA in the early 1980s w…
102. Casey Burgess
My guest today is Casey Burgess. Casey is a singer/songwriter, dancer, actor and presenter from Sydney. She’s easily recognisable as one of the previous member of internationally acclaimed children’s show, Hi-5 as well as co-...
101. Greg Henson ft Fizz Henson
My guests today is Australian drummer Greg Henson and his wife Fizz. Greg’s love of drums and “all things hittable” started at school and he has made his living playing drums and percussion ever since. His first musical was t...
99. Harry Brus
My guest today is bass player Harry Brus. Born in Austria, Harry and his family moved to Australia when he was 7 years old. Inspired by Hank B Marvin and The Beatles, Harry first picked up the guitar as a teenage. In '65 his ...
98. Virginia Lillye
My guest today is Virginia Lillye. Explosive and dynamic vocalist Virginia Lillye has wooed audiences across Australia and internationally. Having shared the stage with Gene Simmons, Gilby Clarke, Angry Anderson, Steve Balbi, John Butler, Dan Sultan, John Paul Young, Paul Grey, Jon English, Wendy M…
97. TGLP Spotlight: Steve Gadd
Stephen Kendall Gadd (born April 9, 1945) is an American drummer, percussionist, and session musician. Gadd is one of the most well-known and highly regarded studio drummers in the industry, recognised by his induction into t...
Episode 96: The Musicians Inn
Today's episode is a little bit different. Back at TGLP episode 93, my guest was Rob Rhodes. Rob has a Facebook live video show called The Musicians Inn where he invites people on to talk with him about different topics relating to music, the music industry. Ive been very lucky to have been invited…
Episode 95: Tony Azzopardi
My guest today is percussionist, Tony Azzopardi. Tony grew up in Sydney, the youngest of 15 children with his mother and father coming from Malta. Music was always in the family with Tony’s first band being the family band called Africa, with his brother Marz, the drummer of the band, being particu…
Episode 94: Joel Burton
My guest today is bass player Joel Burton. Born in Sydney, raised in the far north coast of NSW, Joel’s first instrument was trumpet before moving to the bass guitar at the age of 14. After studying for a bachelor of music, J...