Hidden Talent

This week on Hidden talent we introduce you to Chandler Jay, a 16 year old emerging Singer-Songwriter from Brisbane. We discuss Chandler's music studies, songwriting, recording and performing as well as finding out all we can about his latest release ‘Meant to be'. You will discover so much about this very talented young performer and will definitely want to listen to his first four releases available on all streaming services.

In this episode we talk to the amazingly talented Caitlyn Shadbolt. We discuss recording an album during covid. The release of her new full length album ‘Stages' as well as health, songwriting and of course we ask the 5 big questions that will answer all the questions that you have about Caitlyn. A finalist in the sixth season of The ‘X Factor' Australia, Caitlyn went on to secure a recording deal with ABC MUSIC and release her debut album, Songs On My Sleeve (May 2017). Upon release, the album hit #1 on the ARIA Country Album chart. The first single, ‘My Break Up Anthem', held the #1 National Country Airplay Chart for over 8 consecutive weeks and became the 2nd most played song on Country Radio (held out of the top spot by Sam Hunt's monster hit 'Body Like A Backroad'). Caitlyn was recognised for her achievements by winning the CMC Award for Best New Artist, along with a nomination for Female Artist of the Year.As Caitlyn knuckled down on preparations for her second full length album release, STAGES, the Covid pandemic and all the various restrictions took precedence. But where there is a will, there is a way and Caitlyn started the recording process from her home in Gympie with producer, Stuart Stuart, in his Brisbane Analog Heart studio. With a momentary delay, Caitlyn was able to record and drop her 2nd single, Porcelain, in June.

In this episode, we introduce you to a talented musician that started learning piano as a child. Then as a teenager, he began writing and performing his own music. After completing a Bachelor of Creative Arts at the University of Southern Queensland, he set his focus on recording and producing a solo E.P.We discuss the EP writing and recording process as well as the value in studying music plus the origins of Bird and Mouse Productions plus so much more.

In this episode we spend some time with Matt Scullion, discussing the stories of his travels and his brilliant storytelling through his songs. We discover his new song “1868” that details the amazing story of Australia's first Aboriginal Cricket Team and find out who will play the part of Matt Scullion in his Hollywood release of ‘The Matt Scullion' story. Plus so much more...

In this episode we introduce you to Cass Hopetoun, the 2020 Tamworth Country Music Talent Winner. We talk about Cass's latest release ‘Fortune Teller' and ‘Typical Bride' & ‘Shots' as well as finding out Cass's background in musical theatre. We find out how the music video to ‘Shots' was filmed and of course we talk about what is next for Cass.

Spending time with the Vixens of Fall we discover their new music, ‘The long game', we talk about sisters songwriting together and of course we discover the amazing harmonies and how they create their magic sound. If you have ever wondered about the Vixen dictionary, we have the answers for you here. Join us as we discover these 3 amazingly talented ladies..

Talented Melbourne singer/songwriter Courtney Keil takes us behind the scenes of her #1 single “I Just Wanna Hold You”. We discuss co-writing, living in Melbourne, working with The Filmery and what is happening next in the Courtney Keil musical journey. Courtney blasted onto the Australian Country Music scene with her debut single. Born on a deer farm in South Australia, she now calls Melbourne home. In her short career, she has already collaborated with some powerhouse names in the industry and her passion and dedication, together with years of preparation have now culminated into the release of her first commercial hit.

In this episode, we catch up with the talented Katrina Burgoyne. Discussing her amazing music, the awesome latest release of ' 25 cents in the ashtray' and what it is like for an Aussie moving to Nashville. Katrina has been described as one of Nashville's newest and most exciting up and coming singer/songwriters. Originally from Gunnedah, this two-time Golden Guitar nominated singer/ songwriter's impressive career in the Australian music industry includes a top 10 Australian Country Music ARIA Charting album, Australian Country Music People's Choice Award, Australian Songwriters Association Country Song Of The Year, APRA Professional Development Award, Unsigned Only Country Song Of The Year and two top 10 music videos on Foxtel Country Music Channel. Her songs have topped the iTunes chart in NZ and Australia and Shazam in Ireland.

In this episode we introduce you to Jennifer ‘Efa' Mackenzie, a talented entertainer, singer-songwriter and dancer-choreographer originally from Northern NSW. Her music is relatable and her quirky choreography is contagious in a way that makes everybody both young and old want to dance.We talk about Efa's first single and music video release and the excitement of moving to the other side of Australia to study Performing Arts. We discuss having super powers and what it is that makes ‘You so Smooth'.

We spent some time with the amazingly talented Cameron McCraken Smith. We explore the world of Jazz, specifically New Orleans Jazz and we find out all about this wonderful music from a musician who is an absolute machine on the trumpet, a teacher, a songwriter and international touring artist. Join us in this adventure into the amazing world of music with Cameron.

In this episode we are very pleased to welcome the other half of the Smooth Talk duo, Ash Moore. Ash is a musician, songwriter, singer, producer and studio engineer with many years experience in the music industry. We talk about home studio recording, the release of ‘ I won't let you down' and how many guitars survived the video recording of ‘Battle on'...

On this episode of Hidden Talent we have an amazingly talented guest. She writes her own music and sings songs inspired by 80's power ballads, rock 'n' roll and country music. We discuss Elle's latest release 'He likes girls', the making of the music video for the release, along with the experience of being on radio and working with co-writer, musician and producer Ash Moore.

On this episode of Hidden Talent we take you to South East Queensland to meet an Indie Rock band who love making original music for the world to hear!! We speak with Eliot and Jackson from Cardboard Cutouts about their music, merchandise, the singles ‘Insane' and ‘Unfinished thoughts' as well as their craziest gigs.

At the tender age of 10, he has already accomplished an enviable career in the entertainment industry. From writing and recording to starring in an array of television commercials and even his cake baking skills. We talk about all this and more.We discuss all things music with Jake Murdoch also know as Jakeycakes along with his biggest supporter and mum Nat.

In the interview, Gina Jeffreys talks about the early days, how her songwriting has evolved and the privilege of mentoring talented performers and songwriters in Australia. Gina also shares with us the story behind the single 'Cash' and the rumours about what music might be coming next... Gina Jeffreys exploded onto the Australian Music scene after winning Starmaker at the Tamworth Country Music Festival. She became the first Australian female country artist to have album sales reach platinum status and has toured all over Australia and internationally. She has performed at the Grand Ole Opry, sung for 2 billion people in Shanghai and the Tour of Duty Concert in East Timor alongside John Farnham & Kylie Minogue. With a string of number 1 hits, 9 albums, 5 Golden Guitars, 2 APRA awards and 4 Aria nominations under her belt, they don't come any more talented than this. Somehow in between, she has managed to set up the highly successful Gina Jeffreys Workshops and founded the charity event Walk of Life.

Today we have the absolute pleasure of speaking to a person who can only be described as an Australian country rock musician, multi instrumentalist and singer songwriter. Introducing Mark Lavender. We talk about live music and recording the single 'Strong Man'. We also discuss the music video recording process and talk about Marks songwriting.

Matt Hawkins is a Brisbane-based singer-songwriter, whose influences include Paul Kelly, The Lemonheads, The Simpletons, Darren Hanlon, Robert Forster and others. Having played in Brisbane bands for some time, in late 2019, he decided to go it alone! "Bridge of Stories", a song inspired by Brisbane author Trent Dalton's debut novel, 'Boy Swallows Universe', was released early 2020. "Never Too Far", a duet about a couple kept apart by an annoying global pandemic, co-written by Aleta Booth, is Matt's second single.

The amazingly talented Victoria Q takes us behind the scenes discussing the writing of her latest release, Better Man, as well as her writing process, the recording of Better Man and of course, what's coming next for all the Victoria Q fans.

In this episode we venture into the land of Sang-Froid. Sang-Froid is a band from Queensland, they first met each other back in 2009 at Toowoomba's Flour Mill. In this episode we chat with Jacob Krog about the bands music, their extremely adventurous recording project that you must follow and much more...

In this podcast we talk about Jacobs transition from playing saxophone in the school band to shredding and guitar solos in a rock band. We also go behind the scenes on his awesome new track and discuss what it was like on the set of his first music video.

In this episode it we talk to Mark and Jason from Project 62 about the latest EP Obsolescence, we discover who snores the loudest, who eats the leftover food and how important music really is. We chat about their awesome new music and the latest single that will be coming out very soon... plus so much more. 

In this episode we share some of the stories about our music tours to Germany. How it all started out, our favourite gigs, places, people and much more. The experience of a lifetime.

Today on Hidden Talent we introduce Jennie and Emma Wardle from Nine Year Sister. Winners of the Illawarra Folk Festival songwriting contest, and finalists in the Queensland Music Awards. You will be absolutely amazed by their vocal harmonies and heartfelt lyrics as we discuss songwriting, album recording at home and working together as sisters.

In this episode we spend some time with the very talented Max Jackson and discuss songwriting in Nashville and Los Angeles and her latest album release, 10 years in the making plus so much more.

Melanie Dyer takes us through the stories of her musical journey from before the Voice Australia to her current release of her song Memphis T-Shirt. We discuss the importance of mentors in your music career and the how to win best dressed at the Aria awards.

In this episode we discover the first music moment for our host Chris and we get the inside scoop on the crazy adventures he has been led on since discovering his passion for music. We talk the ins and outs of touring abroad and the unique experiences he happened upon while touring Australia with a band at the young age of 18.

In this episode we introduce your host, Jasmine Aleisha. we discuss Jasmines music, her musical styles and Jasmines answers her top 5 most asked questions. We also discuss the importance of health, lifestyle and fitness for musicians.

In this episode we introduce you to our very own Peter Caddey. Peter is not only one of the hosts of hidden talent, but he is also a talented entertainer, actor, singer and songwriter. In this episode you discover everything you always wanted to know about Peter Caddey.

In this episode we discuss Hayleys song writing and how Hayley created her music videos and crowd funded her first EP along with many stories and hints and tips for aspiring singer songwriters. 

In this episode we talk to Melanie Gray from the Northern Territory about her music, songwriting and the important role of education in your music.

We discuss Dukebox's latest music, recording video clips, advice on writing and recording your own hiphop music, The Big Kitty Life album and much more...

We talk to the amazingly talented creator of The Toads, Adrian Penny about his music, creating shows for kids and Adrian's new video project, Love Out Loud. Jump in and listen to the stories, how to choose songs for kids and playing to the right audience

In this episode with talk with David Gilchrist. David has always been a great supporter of Australian music with many stories to tell including his work with Mark Atkins. We talk music, travelling, songwriting and discuss Davids latest music and band, White Water.

In our discussion with Sarah we talk about her music, songwriting, the Young Regional Artist Scholarship and recording her debut EP. We also look at the importance of relationships in the music industry and we ask the five most important questions you always wanted to ask to discover more about Sarah Leete.

Catching up with Dennis Russell, we find out about his amazing song The Five Stars, What inspired Dennis to write the song and how the video was created. Join us as we discover more about the music talent of Dennis Russell.

In our relaxed chat with Emma Dykes, we discover a bit more about Emma and how she writes music. We discuss the amazing experience of the Drovers Run and find out how Emma is inspired to write her songs. 

We discuss the music of Brother Fox, life and songwriting as well as how the boys made it onto the Bluesfest main stage.