May 10The seedy side of the Music IndustryEx-Townsville musician opens up about seedy side of industry. Former Townsville muso Jade Holland has opened up about her struggles as a young musician where she felt pressured to have sex with venue managers, or not get booked to play their venue again. Townsville Bulletin 10 May 2022 Imagine waking…Music Business4 min read
Apr 24Planting New TreesNelson Henderson said “The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit.” It is this sentiment that must drive our choices at the looming Australian election on 21 May. How many people have voted for one of the two major parties…Anzac3 min read
Apr 24What is the value of Music?At a time in history when the global Music Industry is recovering from its worst two years ever, I ponder on the value of music and what that means for its audiences moving forward. From the day your born till the day you die, music helps to shape you. In…Musicbusiness5 min read
Apr 24A Real JobThe performing bug stretched its little wings early for me. My parents were horrified that I would never get a REAL job. They did not value the creative expression of a musician as a career option and saw no possible reward in any kind of financial fair exchange. Predictably I…Musicbusiness4 min read
Mar 3Saying goodbye to a neighbourWhen we first moved into this tiny little heritage listed cottage in 2005 we encountered a very grumpy next door neighbour. She wasn’t happy with the noise that our two teenage boys made. She didn’t like the fence that we installed or the constant tradie parade as we renovated the…History5 min read
Jan 28The legend of the weird costume people.Late on Sunday afternoon, while walking back from Coles, I ran into our neighbour, Joe, who lives directly across the road from us. His house, built in 1876, used to be a general grocery store for the district. A large fig tree towers over his home and garden and a…Costume3 min read
Jan 27Australia Day 2022Yesterday, on Australia Day, we took a drive west of Brisbane. It is always refreshing to get out of the city, get our heads out of the business and be real for a few hours. It was an adventure traversing tiny country towns, eating our picnic lunch beside a small…Australia Day3 min read
Jan 11Whispers of Empty Supermarket ShelvesI am greeted daily with empty shelves in supermarkets around the city. They whisper to me as I walk by. And I wonder. Is this a sign of things to come? Is this feedback for a society that is presently struggling to stay open? What is the message that these…Garden6 min read
Jan 633157 days in the life of one great manOne man has been my trusted role model since birth. Not my father but my dear uncle Ron. I loved him fiercely and felt so humbled to be able to write and deliver his eulogy on 14 December 2021. I wrote tens of thousands of words. There wasn’t enough space…Eulogy9 min read
Jan 6The New SystemTwo decades ago I designed Aquarius, a fully integrated CRM and Accounting System, to run our agency. We were using a very basic Access system at the time but plenty of things were falling between the cracks. It was intolerable. We had no choice but to upgrade. So as our…System3 min read
