Вечеринка: Brad Butcher at Deck Acoustics

Вечеринка: Brad Butcher at Deck Acoustics

Brad Butcher performs at Deck Acoustics. Proudly brought to you by Footstomp Music and Currumbin RSL.

It’s the Simple Things in life that have led Brad Butcher to the making of his 2nd release, Jamestown. A true Renaissance man at heart, Butcher always yearned to create. He grew up to the sounds of his mother playing Bach and Beethoven on the family piano and spent his nights writing songs on his hand-me-down guitar. But for the central Queensland country kid, the ­dream of making it in the music business seemed impractical. Butcher soon accepted a job as a cabinetmaker. He took to the manual labor well, working 10 hour days, only stopping when his boss turned away. Still he spent many sleepless nights discovering his passion for songwriting and wondering if he was on the right path. Pretty soon, cabinetry led to the confines of the coalmines which offered him the time to focus on his music.

For over a decade, Butcher kept his voice and his songs largely to himself, privately honing a singer/songwriter style that mixes the working class grit of Springsteen with the tender expression of Ray LaMontagne. In 2012, he released his acclaimed self-tilted debut album, which earned him nominations for a range of Australian and international songwriting and artist development awards, as well as supports and guest appearances alongside Busby Marou, Bill Chambers, Mark Seymour and Pete Murray. The single from the record, Conversations & Complications, was co-written by Grammy award winning songwriter/producer Marc Swersky (Joe Cocker/Diesel). Via many Skype writing sessions, Swersky became not only a writing partner, but a great friend and mentor.