mickma

Hey everyone! New music from me coming next week - April 24. Guff is an EP of 4 instrumental, doom inspired tracks. 🦍You can presave now to your streaming platforms by clicking on the link in my bio. 🦍 artwork by @yoseru 🥁 @leighfisher__

When life gives you lockdowns

Hey 🦍 I’m super excited to be playing at the @half.bent.music.fest with a brand new project called Silent Crawl. Silent Crawl fuses my interests in improvisation and heavy metal music. Silent Crawl is • Mick Meagher - electric bass • @daniel_waddingham - electric guitar • @deedubsonthatubs - Drums   We’ll be playing on Sunday May 31! Check the programme and get tix

Doors open 7pm! Yes, the date is coming up fast… it’s going to be extraordinary… Love Cry is Dave Brown, Reuben Lewis, Mick Meagher and Mat Watson. Also featuring incredible supports by Drivetime and Mia Alexander & Levi Liaiuw. You can secure your tickets: .au/v2/event/love-cry-ecstatic-ballads-for-broken-hearts/187782?skin=SK_skin

It’s Guff release day!
My new EP is now out and streaming on all platforms. You can also grab it on Bandcamp – links in bio.   Huge thanks to the awesome people who helped bring this to life:
@leighfisher__ (drums), @yikesville_shane_omara (guitar), @rohansforcina (mixing and mastering), Jane Durlacher @yoseru (artwork), @barneymcall for good long chats of support and guidance, and @souptinbaby for being in my corner and keeping it real.   Thanks for the support so far. 
Big love, and bigger riffs.
M

Guff is now a live preorder on my Bandcamp page. You can stream the first track in full. Or, maybe you can access the full ep … ? I’ve also scheduled a listening party for Tuesday April 22 at 7pm. If you want to come to my party head to my Bandcamp page, follow me and RSVP 🦍🖤🎉

This week our special guest is talented bassist, MD and producer, Mick Meagher @mickma Scout was a big fan of this week’s guest, immediately climbing onto his lap once the podcast started. We dive into chats about Mick’s eclectic music taste over the years and his journey into bass from a high school battle of the bands competition to jazz school to playing with some of Australia’s biggest names. Mick shares some stories about playing with the Black Arm Band, his studious research for creating the vibes and sounds on the latest Emma Donovan album which he co-wrote and co-produced, and much more! It was a massive learning session for me, hearing of all the metal, grunge and jazz references of music that I didn’t know but had influenced Mick’s playing and interests as a young musician. He also shared some recent albums from drummers @jimwhitedrums and @marianancy , as well as a bunch of other great musicians and producers that I needed to go check out.  Mick Meagher has established a long career on bass duties for a roll call of Australia’s best bands and artists. He can boast several critically acclaimed albums with @emmadonovan_music and @theputbacks , as well as Andrea Keller ( @souptinbaby ), Wave Riders, @eugeneballtrumpet 4tet, and Wolfa (a collaboration with vocalist Jenny Barnes). Mick has a long and impressive career; after graduating from the VCA he went on to work with @therealkateceberano , and joined the Black Arm Band where he performed with Australian icons @archieroachmusic , @pauldempseymusic Emma Donovan and @gurrumul Yunupingu and international stars @mavisstaples and @rickieleejones_ He was a founding and committed member of The Putbacks until the end of 2022, where he has gone on to the next chapter in his career. Mick has recently co-written and produced the latest album with Emma Donovan, ‘Til My Song Is Done’, which was released in April this year. Join us as we delve into some of Mick’s musical journey. The conversation is now available on all streaming platforms, YouTube and our website. 📸 @coolhand____ #mickmeagher #melbournemusic #podcast #newepisode #musicinterview #portrait

Gig alert. 💃🏻🪐🏜️ El Trio Cosmico – Mick Meagher (bass), Shane O’Mara (guitar), and Sam Raines (drums) – Thursday, August 29 at Uptown Jazz Cafe. El Trio Cosmico will play sounds, moods, and grooves from Ry Cooder, Link Wray, Opez, and more. Uptown Jazz Cafe Doors open at 7:30pm, and the music starts at 8:30pm. Tix are $20/$25. Secure your spot and book now at [email protected]. 💃🏻🪐🏜️

This month, I’m participating in The Push-Up Challenge. Between June 5 and 28, I’m aiming to do 3,249 push-ups. That’s a lot! This number represents the lives lost to suicide in Australia in 2022 (the most recent available data). I’m doing this for my own physical and mental wellbeing, and to support and raise awareness for mental health in Australia. You can also sponsor me. I’ve shared a link in my profile. Funds raised will go towards much-needed mental health services and initiatives in Australia. I’ll aim to check in on IG with my daily targets. If anyone else is doing the Push-Up Challenge, let me know. Maybe we can team up!

Don’t know how I got so lucky xxx thanks @mickma

Me and all my fans