From self-confessed Horse Girl to one of the most refreshing musical comediennes, Sarah Gaul's performances have confronted and thrilled audiences at Melbourne Comedy Festival, Melbourne Cabaret Festival, Adelaide Fringe Festival and Sydney Fringe Festival. Recently starring in Netflix's 'Hot Mess',…

So, how did you two get together? Sherry: “I was singing in a trio, and we needed a new keyboard player. Miranda turned up, auditioned and the rest is history. We became close friends and eventually got frustrated doing the…

* Okay, so you’ve decided that if your voice is going to be heard by the many rather than the few, it’s probably a good idea to put your best foot forward when you do. One of the most important…

  Way back before the world nearly ended, Komiti was putting together his first track 'This Is My Time' right here in my humble studio. A year later, he's featuring in Newcastle Live! again for his latest offering, 'Feels'. This…

Having recently released his new single 'Heartbreak', Tom Martin, a.k.a Sookiee, remembers one of the first shows he attended that made him think about taking things to the next level.  "In the beginning I was just running around in circles,…

Big On Tangents aren’t that big on tradition. Emerging from a cul de sac in 80’s Charlestown, Ivan, Splash, and Scoob have jammed and gigged their way through Newcastle’s finest years of live music. In between recordings at S&M’s studio,…

Recently I got a chance to sit down with the team at Newcastle Live! And have a chat with them about what a tiny weirdo I was as a kid, and how early on sound defined the choice I made…

3 o’clock in the morning isn’t an unusual time for Jai to be trying to nail down an idea for a track; having had the melody spontaneously play in her mind her first priority is to hum an idea of…

As a visually impaired person there are surprisingly few obstacles to running a studio really well, especially with the right equipment and a steady supply of long blacks. But if you were wondering exactly how; here’s how. First up: I’m…

Despite my best efforts, I remember a proverb that my dad and his generation liked to rehearse almost daily: The seven (or was it six?) P’s of preparation. ‘Prior-Preparation-Prevents-Poor-Performance’. No, it was ‘Piss-Poor-Performance’ now that I think about it, but…