Crazy idea. I got a box from an old refrigerator and stuck soundproofing inside. I started recording... then I got in and sang.

If you have a goal and you're serious about it. Let nothing stop you. No matter how dumb it sounds when you explain it!

Thanks for listening,

Clint

Time to get back into it huh? Hope your 2019 is off to a good start. 

I’ve been forced to spend a bit more time reflecting (don’t worry, I’m not gonna tell you all about it... yet) - while I thought a chest infection might give my voice some kind of Tom Waits quality I neglected to realise that breathing was key to the words actually coming out… 

At least, the music for three new puzzle pieces is done. There’s even a few special guest appearances coming but, being that I’m committed to dialling up the…

2017 was a tough year. Personally. Creatively. 

I wanted to leave that behind so 2018 was supposed to be "different" - indeed, adopting the philosophy of someone close to me in choosing a word to define a year, "different" was the word I chose. 

If you aim high and dream big there will always be areas where things didn't happen as you'd expect, for good & bad... but I want to focus on the smiles. 

I wrote some songs I'm really proud of, some you'll hear, some you've heard & some that may remain elusive…

Things I'm excited about lately 
*2019 
*Game of Thrones return 
*The new album from the 1975 
*Seeing Gang of Youths live a few weeks back 
*A summer holiday 
*Finishing my record and getting it to your ears 

I'm thankful that with all the things we have going on in the world I still get excited about simple things. 

Anything you can add to the list?

I recently got a mention in the Q&A of this CD Baby podcast - I was asking a question about a previous episode that talked about cover songs. 

I've been called stupid, stubborn and short-sighted for not previously incorporating covers into my shows - maybe it's time for a change. 

Is it just smart business? Or am I a sell-out?

I’m about to watch the ARIAs (with interest) for the first time in maybe 5 years. I’ve been reading lately all sorts of things about us being in the midst of another wave of great Australian music. 

Sounds good to me. Better than living in the past, right?

Well do you? Do you love it? Do you tolerate its place in society quietly fuming while the person in charge of the car entertainment system lets your Audible subscription go to waste? 

I’ve been contemplating this a lot as a recent life change brought about the ability (necessity?) to start running again (aiming for 10km but who knows?) and needing a soundtrack. 

According the my last.fm profile I’ve listened to more music this year than any other year in the past 12 except for 2006 (desk job, London…

One of the best things about being part of a local music scene is when you get to see a project grow and watch it realise what it could become. 

Last Saturday night I was very happy to be taking my seat in a sold out Black Box Theatre for a gig that the new Songwriters and Original Musicians Association (SOMAD) put on for the launch of Eraser’s “Epilogue” EP 

(Listen to the EP here) 

I’ve been fortunate to be involved with these motivated and highly driven artists since the first gig took place in Nolan…

Building an Empire

A covert mission unfolds, Apparently You’ve been assembling an army, Building an empire, With your King and Queen, He’s gonna topple a population, If you don’t keep an eye on him, Again around the sun we go and you’re, Years speeding by but days moving slow, Building an empire under my nose, King of the cheeky grin, Queen of the Sky blue eyes, You’ll get your subjects, In a willing line, And I’ll be first, To fall on my sword, To see you get, The best of the world, I’m trying to mind…