Hi all from the surprisingly cosy and naturally lit Dark Satanic Mills Studio in climate addled Hobart town. Currently I'm taking a coffee and mixed nut selection break from working on what's turning into a pretty massive project of new work which, if things can be kept on track, will see the light of day in 2020. This will, for all sorts of reasons, make next year one of the biggest in AM history. In the meantime we're heading out for a smattering of On The Quiet shows in Melbourne, Freo, Castlemaine and Adelaide and this is me shamelessly begging you to come along. We have my good mate and excellent songster Alex Gow of Oh Mercy supporting (except Freo). He's basically young Elvis with Lloyd Cole's motivation so if that sounds good to you then come and get some. We've just added interpretations of Brundisium and Definitive History to the potential set and if the last run is anything to go by these will be some of the most entertaining and moving AM shows to date.

In other news you can tune into the ABC's NYE broadcast and watch me do whatever my thing is with the super sized Rockwiz hybrid band at the Sydney Opera House. And I've begun work on composing and sound design for the Blue Cow production of Angus Cerini's astonishing play "The Bleeding Tree" starring Marta Dusseldorp. Showing early 2020 at the Theatre Royal, and hopefully we can take it to the mainland as well. There's a lot to look forward to folks, even if some of it ain't what we asked for. Let's have some good times together and say nay to the greys.

Best,

G.A.R.