Tell us about the first time you thought I want to be in a band.

I never really thought to be in a band, Talons was pretty much my first. But that was more born out of wanting to hang out with my pal Ben who played drums, the logical conclusion was to start a band.

How has that journey been thus far?

The journey has been good! I highly recommend it to “troubled teens”

Tell us a few things you like to do in your spare time.

I don’t deal with spare time too well, but if I have to relax I like to drink beer. I also draw a lot. I’m currently building a 1/2 pipe in my house. I like to keep busy.

You’re one of the few people in Sydney who have experienced the full independent band spectrum from say jamming, recording to touring and releasing on an Indie label. Can you tell us about the positives?

There are heaps of positives!!!!! You meet the best people who are doing it for all the right reasons, you get to go to places like Newcastle that you’d never normally end up in. Plus all the celebrity perks.

The negatives?

There are also lots o jerks lurking about the business!

Do you have any advice to give to anyone out there starting out as a band?

Not really! Ummmm never take your shirt off on stage. Never. Even if you’re insanely hot. You’ll look like Dave Navarro. He looks like a shiny cock.

What’s your favourite band right now to listen to? tell us a little about them.

I like sci-fi,  horror and western movie soundtracks at the moment, guys like  Ennio Morricone and Vangelis do amazing interesting sounds. I’m thrashing the flaming lips’ new album too and also Black moth super rainbow……. I’m sure you already know plenty about the flaming lips so I’ll spare you, but black moth do great retardo electronic musics.

Also the new Richard in your Mind album is crazy good! Plus lots of Ween always. And wooden wand and the vanishing voice, they do creepy droney folk. I’m sure there’s heaps more I can remember.

What other creative things do you do? Any side projects? new projects? art projects? anything coming up in the pipeline?

I’m mixing my new project called Vital Organs, which I just recorded with the legendary Spod so that’s keeping me busy. It’s a whole album and it’s gonna be called Life Data: 2010. It’s based on science fiction.

Spod is a mysterious and much-loved character in the Sydney music scene. Tell us a little bit about Spod.

SPOD is the man of my dreams. I had always wanted to work with him because Im a big fan of his records and general takes on life. He really got what I was trying to do and proceeded to jockey this project to victory.

And we both developed a Fred Durst obsession too….. Best of times!!!!!!

Cremation or Burial?

Cremation! Otherwise your carbon gets trapped underground and doesn’t get the chance to be part of anything else!

Any last words of wisdom?

The past and the future are hard to change, but every moment is a gift!  That’s why it’s called the present! (sign on the wall in the coffee shop I’m inside)

Thanks Christian you rock!