When did you discover your love of music and how long have you been doing gigs?
I grew up with a musical mother and my siblings and I all took music lessons from a young age. I played the violin from age 9 but stopped after a few years. I think my obsession with music really got going with the discovery of my uncle’s old guitar on top of a cupboard at home when I was about 12 years old. I taught myself for a while and then did guitar as a subject for a few years at high school. From then on it’s just gotten bigger and bigger…
Do you remember the first time you performed on stage?
That story has two parts… The first time I performed on stage was not music, it was magic. I attended the College of Magic for a few years in the 90s and my first stage appearance was in a show called ‘The World Of Magic’ when I was 11. The first time that I can recall playing music on stage was in a heavy metal band that I played in when I was in grade 8.
Who are your main musical influences?
James Taylor, Leonard Cohen and Josh Ritter.
Three things nobody knows about you?
1. Most nights, if I don’t have a gig, I go to bed around 8 pm
2. I collect Nat King Cole Records
3. I studied Classics (Greek and Roman history) at UCT.
Where can we go to listen to your music?
His first solo album, Duende, is available on all digital platforms:
His forthcoming album, Shifting Boundaries, will be released in March this year.
He will be opening for Arno Carstens on Saturday the 8th Feb in The Midlands!
