Our guest today is Shane Nicholson.
Shane has become a steady and constant figure in the Australian music industry, currently celebrating 20 years as a recording artist.
Nicholson’s career began as a teenager recording his own songs in his bedroom in Brisbane. Singer/songwriter first made waves as the lead singer/guitarist for the rock band Pretty Violet Stain and released his debut solo album “It’s A Movie” in 2002.
Since then he has explored everything from folk to country, bluegrass and rock, picking up 12 Golden Guitars, APRA and ARIA Awards along the way.
Shane is widely regarded as a major player in the Alternative Country field, not only in his native Australia but also in the USA, having been nominated multiple times at the Americana Music Awards in Nashville.
Nicholson has established himself as one of the country’s most in-demand record producers for other recording artists and as talent scout for Lost Highway Australia,
Shane continues to proudly nurture the Australian country/roots/folk scene.