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Blasé Sound
by Blasé
A space for conversations with people from various subcultures. IG: https://www.instagram.com/blasesound/ Email: [email protected] Much love.
Episodes
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Episode 61 - Jim Woodhart
Episode 61 features painter Jim Woodhart. Jim’s work captures the not so distant feeling of a dystopian future and the eerie mergence of technology and humans. We chat about his move away from the city, his painting process, flying saucer sightings, finding more peace living in the country and...
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Episode 60 - Amiel Courtin-Wilson
Episode 60 features Australian filmmaker Amiel Courtin-Wilson. Amiel has been making films and documentaries his whole life, from his first documentary, Chasing Buddha, which followed his Buddhist nun auntie, to spending almost a decade documenting Jack Charles in Bastardy, and more recently…
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Episode 59 - Guy Blackman
Episode 59 features Guy Blackman. Alongside Ben O’Connor, Guy has been one half of Chapter Music. Originally creating the label in Perth in the early '90s, they would go on to be behind countless Australian releases over a 30 year period, putting out music for the likes of The Cannanes, The Goon...
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Episode 58 - Rick Milovanović
Episode 58 features Rick Milovanović from Twerps, Boomgates and J. McFarlane’s Reality Guest. Rick is also Creative Director of TRiC, a Melbourne based design studio formed in 2020. In this chat we speak about his early upbringing in multicultural Melbourne, finding soccer in his youth, the...
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Episode 57 - Veeka Nazarova
Episode 57 features singer and songwriter Veeka Nazarova. Veeka is part of Melbourne based band Kosmetika, definitely check out their 2024 record! On this episode, Veeka chats about growing up in Russia, her move to New Zealand and then to Melbourne, her songwriting process, the supernatural,...
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Episode 56 - Chris Middlebrook
Episode 56 features Chris Middlebrook. Chris has been filming and documenting skate parts and videos for 3 decades now, starting out in Frankston shooting for Blank Clothing, to working with Nike SB and Alien Workshop. Chris would also find himself coaching the Australian Olympic skateboarding…
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Episode 55 - Alex Macfarlane
Episode 55 features Alex Macfarlane. Alex has played in and been a part of countless bands over the years, including Faceless Burial, The Twerps, The Green Child, The Stevens, and more. He also runs his own independent label, Hobbies Galore, embracing DIY mentality to the core, releasing various…
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Episode 54- Tom Ridgewell
Episode 54 features Tom Ridgewell, TB Ridge As The Director, member of Constant Mongrel, Calamari Girls and Woollen Kits. Tom has been recording and playing shows again under his solo guise TB Ridge As The Director. He speaks on these shows and new recordings, how becoming a dad has changed his...
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Episode 53 - Nadine Muller
Episode 53 features vocalist and drummer Nadine Muller. Nadine is a member in bands The Prize and Loose Lips, alongside her output as a drummer and vocalists, she also runs her own makeup and hair styling business, working with the likes of Ringo Starr, Nick Cave, and others. Nadine chats about…
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Episode 52 - Julian Teakle
Episode 52 features bass player Julian Teakle, one half of Tasmania's duo The Native Cats and co owner of independent record label Rough Skies Records. Julian has played in various bands over the years, such as The Native Cats, The Bad Luck Charms, and The Frustrations, has helped Hobart and...
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Episode 51 - Dan Octoriver
Episode 51 features tattoo artist and Arakan martial arts instructor Dan Octoriver. Dan was born in Indonesia before moving to the Gold Coast and now resides in Melbourne. He currently tattoos at New Age in Carlton and Good Luck Tattoo in the CBD. In this episode, Dan opens up about discovering…
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Episode 50 - Way Dynamic
Episode 50 features singer songwriter Dylan Young (Way Dynamic). Dylan grew up in Ballarat before moving to Melbourne nearly a decade ago. Since then, he has gone on to release albums under Way Dynamic, releasing 'So Familiar' (2022) and 'Duck' (2024). His third album, titled 'Massive Shoe', is…
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Episode 49 - Mark Bo Chu
Episode 49 features painter and artist Mark Bo Chu. Mark has stepped into many spaces and worlds over the years, from writing and painting to science and now fatherhood. His work has been exhibited both locally and overseas, Mark is continuing to push his art with the same intensity today. Mark’s...
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Episode 48 - Scott (@Battlecatx)
Episode 48 features Melbourne based street photographer Scott. Scott has been documenting the streets of Melbourne for the last five or so years. Shooting predominantly people from all walks of life on their daily commutes. You’ll find him most days walking the CBD and surrounding areas camera in...
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Episode 47 - Jeremy Howe
Episode 47 features former Melbourne and current Collingwood premiership player Jeremy Howe. Jeremy grew up in Tasmania before being drafted by Melbourne as a mature ager in his early 20s. Navigating life in a bigger city and the pressures that come with being an AFL player, Howe eventually found...
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Episode 46 - James Gorter
Episode 46 features New Zealand born, Melbourne based filmmaker James Gorter. I had the chance to chat with James about three years ago. We talked about his upbringing and what drew him to filmmaking, if you want to check that conversation out, go to episode 13. Since our last chat, James has...
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Episode 45 - Mimi Libro
Episode 45 features Melbourne-based visual artist Mimi Libro. Mimi has worked across various mediums, including sculpture, painting, screen printing, and more. Her work draws from a distinctive blend of childhood cartoons, cult horror films and novels, the natural world, and paranormal phenomena....
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Episode 44 - Marcus Rechsteiner
Episode 44 features lyricist and musician Marcus Rechsteiner. Marcus has played in multiple bands over the years—most notably as being frontman in The UV Race. More recently, Marcus has joined Daniel Twomey in Hot Tubs Time Machine. In this episode, Marcus chats about his current work as a...
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Episode 43 - Philipp Ohme
Episode 43 features tattoo artist Philipp Ohme. Growing up in Germany and being influenced by various subcultures, Philipp found his way to tattooing in his teen years, apprenticing and developing his style before moving to Melbourne. Philipp now works out of New Age Tattoo in Carlton. In this...
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Episode 42 - Raven Mahon
Episode 42 features musician and furniture maker Raven Mahon. Born and raised in the U.S, Raven spent her early years on the West Coast, immersed in graffiti and other art forms before joining post-punk band 'Grass Widow'. She would later move to Melbourne, becoming part of 'The Green Child'...
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Episode 41 - Creed Mctaggart
Episode 41 features musician, surfer, and painter Creed McTaggart. Creed went pro in his early teens, landing sponsorships with Globe and Billabong. These days, you’ll find him painting in his shed in Yamba, writing music, playing in punk band 'WASH', making albums under 'Cheap Gloomer', and...
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Episode 40 - Zak Olsen
Episode 40 features singer, songwriter, and guitarist Zak Olsen. Zak is a member of multiple bands, including ORB, Hierophants, and The Frowning Clouds, and is also making tapes under the guise of Traffik Island. In this episode, Zak shares his love for hip hop, touring, his recording process…
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Episode 39 - Howard Eynon
Episode 39 features singer, songwriter, and actor Howard Eynon. Howard has left his mark across multiple art forms and ways of living. Having grown up in the UK before moving to Tasmania, to then pursue acting and songwriting in Melbourne. Over the years, Howard would tour with Hunter S.…
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Episode 38 - Jarrod Quarrell
Episode 38 features singer songwriter Jarrod Quarrell. Jarrod has been making music since his teens, playing in various punk bands through his youth and 20s before releasing albums Ex Tropical (2011) and You Yang (2016) under the guise Lost Animal alongside Shags Chamberlain. On this episode…
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Episode 37 - Melissa Grisancich
Episode 37 features Melbourne based painter and sculptor Melissa Grisancich. Melissa is the owner and curator of Springtime, an annual art show that highlights artists at various stages of their careers. The exhibition showcases works across diverse mediums, including painting, drawing, ceramics,...
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Episode 36 - Jackson Reid Briggs
Episode 36 features Jackson Reid Briggs. In this episode, i sit down with Brisbane-born frontman Jackson Reid Briggs. From his early days in Brisbane being influenced by bands such as The Saints, Jackson's music journey led him to Melbourne, where he formed several bands, including the more...
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Episode 35 - Jaydon Martin
Episode 35 features Jaydon Martin, a Brisbane-born filmmaker currently residing in Melbourne. Jaydon's debut feature film Flathead has just recently been screened throughout MIFF. The docufiction film follows Cass Cumerford a man in his later years , who finds his way back to the region of...
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Episode 34 - Dev (Death Of Labour)
Episode 34 features Dev, a Melbourne-born musician and animator. Dev makes music under the name Death of Labour, releasing his debut album this year, 'Wurundjeri Spur Is Burning'. I was first introduced to Dev through Wilhelm Philipp, a Melbourne-based photographer. Wilhelm published a story on...
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Episode 33 - David Mirra
Episode 33 features David Mirra. Mirra's story is pretty unique and special, having spent 8 years at Box Hills VFL program becoming the club's longest-serving captain, playing 150 games, attaining two premierships, and winning himself a couple best and fairest. Just as Mirra was ready to hang up...
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Episode 32 - Paris Richens
Episode 32 features Melbourne-based musician and visual artist Paris Richens. Paris is a member in the bands Parsnip and Hierophants and also goes by the solo guise of PP Rebel. Parsnip's album 'Behold' releases this week via Anti Fade Records. On this episode, Paris speaks on Kriya yoga,...
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Episode 31 - Damian Auton
Episode 31 features Buddhist practitioner and teacher Damian Auton. Damian has been a practitioner and teacher for over a decade, teaching at Kadampa's meditation centre in the Dandenong Ranges and also teaching weekly classes in Hampton. Damian lived a life of travelling, teaching, rock…
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Episode 30 - Peter Milne
Episode 30 features Peter Milne, a Melbourne-born photographer and visual artist. Milne's early photography documented Melbourne's punk scene through the 70's and 80's. Milne would also later document Melbourne's early comedy scene, capturing the likes of Bill Hicks and more who would float…
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Episode 29 - Mikey Young
Episode 29 features Mikey Young, guitarist and member of Eddy Current Suppression Ring, The Green Child, Ooga Boogas, and Total Control. It's a bit different to do a write-up here on Mikey, as he's sort of become this underground music mystic who's had his hands in countless well-respected albums...
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Episode 28 - Emily Jans
Episode 28 features Emily Jans, a boxer, kickboxer, and drummer in Australian hardcore band Straightjacket Nation. Emily, who won the 2012 Australian Amateur Boxing title and now retired, is training and coaching others in her new clinic, 'Off the Wall', a boxing community space in Collingwood…
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Episode 27 - Ben Clement
Episode 27 features Ben Clement, a photographer, director, filmmaker, and the founder of Good Sport magazine and AM:PM.RC. Ben's work is centred around sport and movement. Having worked with the likes of various brands and well-known athletes, as well as local runners and smaller sporting...
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Episode 26 - Chucky Edge
Episode 26 features Melbourne-based street photographer Chucky Edge. Chucky documents a lot of his travels around South-east Asia. Photographing people and communities on the outskirts of society, often capturing the things he is most drawn to from hardcore shows, tattoos, and real-life…
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Episode 25 - Steph Hughes
Episode 25 features Steph Hughes, a Melbourne-based illustrator, musician, artist, and community art collaborator. Steph has been a part of various bands over the years, including Dick Diver and the Boomgates. Has made gig posters for the likes of Courtney Barnett and The Feelies, and continues…
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Episode 24 - Sam Octigan
Episode 24 features Sam Octigan, a painter, artist, and frontman in Melbourne hardcore band Iron Mind. On this episode, Sam speaks on Melbourne’s hardcore scene, straight-edge culture, how he stepped into the role as a frontman, early influences, solitude, social media, and more. You can find him...
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Episode 23 - Brendan Huntley
Episode 23 features Brendan Huntley, painter, sculptor, and frontman for Eddy Current Suppression Ring. Brendan’s roots run deep within Melbourne's music and art scenes. Growing up in a creative family and exploring graffiti in his youth, before turning to lyrics, painting and sculpture, Brendan...
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Episode 22 - Campbell Somerville
Episode 22 features Campbell Somerville, a professional boxer from Melbourne currently holding a 3-1 (2KO) professional record with 75 fights as an amateur (x3 time Australian amatuer champion) and who was fortunate enough to represent Australia at the Commonwealth Games and World Championships....
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Episode 21 - Mark Lording
Episode 21 features Mark Lording, a tattoo artist who is currently working out of Frankston Tattoo. Mark's work is heavily based on the environments and areas he grew up in, tattooing pieces that he is familiar with and that go back to his roots, such as Australian icons, animals, trees, train...
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Episode 20 - Anu Kumar
Episode 20 features Anu Kumar. Anu is a photographer born in India and raised in Australia who has used photography as a medium to connect her two homes. In 2022, Anu released a book titled "Ghar", a series of photos that contemplate the complexities of "home" and all that comes with that. Most…
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Episode 19 - Toby Zoates
Episode 19 features Toby Zoates, a Melbourne-born artist, author, animator, and filmmaker now based in Sydney. Toby has created animations and films like "Darling It Hurtz" and "The Thief Of Sydney." He has written books about his experiences living within Sydney’s public housing and spiritual...
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Episode 18 - Kia Binch
Episode 18 features Kia Binch, a cycling advocate and regular bike packer. Kia has bike-packed the likes of the Australian Alps and various other regional Victorian spots and is continuing to promote and include more female participation in these areas that she is heavily involved in. Kia speaks…
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Episode 17 - Ellen Virgona
This episode features Ellen Virgona, a Sydney-born photographer. Ellen has been a photographer for over a decade now and has a way of capturing small moments and gestures we often take for granted or turn a blind eye to in our day-to-day lives. We discuss why these moments are so real and honest,...
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Episode 16 - Oscar O'Shea
This episode features Oscar O’Shea, director, filmmaker, photographer, and co-owner of MOM Publishing. Oscar has worked with the likes of These New South Whales, CLAMM, Floodlights, and Civic and is heavily involved in Melbourne's underground punk scene. He has also created, alongside Lawrence...
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Episode 15 - Marto (Comfy Shrooms)
My first episode from my short Sydney stay was with Marto, a multidisciplinary artist currently based in Sydney. Marto has been creating handmade ceramic mushroom incense burners for the last 3 years and has really formed his own style and lane with these pieces. Marto has also used his platform…
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Episode 14 - John Kaye
This was a pretty special episode to close out the year, got to sit down with John Kaye in his Coburg studio. John is an artist currently based in Melbourne, who’s been in the scene creating for over 15 years now, John grew up among the graff scene which would later inspire and mould into the...
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Episode 13 - James Gorter
I had the pleasure of chatting with James Gorter, a New Zealand-born filmmaker currently residing in Melbourne. James spent his early adult life squatting around Europe and playing in various punk bands before getting immersed in filmmaking. James’s films and work have the ideas of fate,...
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Episode 12 - Bruce Milne
Bruce Milne is a radio presenter, music journalist, band promoter, and former record label owner who played a prominent role in Melbourne's early punk and post-wave scenes. Bruce began as a band promoter at Swinburne College, alongside Rowland S. Howard and Nick Cave. He would later co-found...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
A space for conversations with people from various subcultures.
IG: https://www.instagram.com/blasesound/
Email: [email protected]
Much love.
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