Tori Darke and Jay Santilli get into Trouble

Tori Darke and Jay Santilli have their own, distinct careers in country music - Santilli with her moving, emotional songs that saw her become a 2024 Star Maker Grand Finalist, and Darke with her high-energy country pop that has seen her make an impression on The Voice and elsewhere. They now have a song together, ‘Trouble’, and it’s one that makes the most of their respective vocal talents and offers a party song with substance. Recently I spoke with them about how their friendship developed and how they turned it into a songwriting then recording collaboration. It’s clear that they have great respect for each other, which is no doubt one of the reasons why their first release together is so strong. We also talked about them working with producers MSquared and how that experience pushed them both as artists, in a good way. We also chatted about the music video for ‘Trouble’, which not only looks like fun but, as it turns out, was fun to make too. Darke is on tour with her The Voice co-star Brad Butcher (dates below) and Santilli also has some shows coming up – including one in Rome!Tori Darke tour dates Friday 28th March - Old Bundy Tavern – Bundaberg, QLD (w/ Brad Butcher)Saturday 29th March - Junction Cafe – Toondoon, QLD (w/ Brad Butcher)Sunday 30th March - Great Western hotel – Rockhampton, QLD (w/ Brad Butcher)Friday 4th April - Metropolitan Hotel – Mackay, QLD (w/ Brad Butcher)Saturday 5th April - Mansfield Hotel – Townsville, QLD (w/ Brad Butcher)Thursday 10th April - The Brass Monkey – Cronulla, NSW (w/ Brad Butcher)Friday 11th April - Django Bar – Marrickville, NSW (w/ Brad Butcher)Saturday 12th April - The Beer Shed – Leumeah, NSW (w/ Brad Butcher)Sunday 13th April - The Royal Hotel Queanbeyan – Queanbeyan, NSW (w/ Brad Butcher)Saturday 28th June - Country Fest – Bloomsbury, QLDSaturday 23rd August - Gympie Music Muster - Amamoor State Forest, QLDJay Santilli tour dates Friday 4th April – Melbourne Muster (Pre-Muster) – Scoresby, VICSaturday 10th May – Country Gals Festival – Shepparton, VICSunday 15th June – Sweat & Dust Country Festival – Rome, ItalyListen to ‘Trouble’ on Apple MusicListen to ‘Trouble’ on SpotifyFollow Sunburnt Country Music on InstagramFollow Sunburnt Country Music on Facebook Sunburnt Country Music website For more Sunburnt Country Music:InstagramFacebook YouTubewebsite Substack Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.