Don’t miss this rare opportunity to see a studio musician at the top of his game live. Melbourne singer-songwriter A.J. Steel premieres debut single Drowning On Dry Land in his one-night-only solo acoustic show at Mr Boogie Man
Drowning on Dry Land is a moving and evocative track mixed by ARIA and Golden Guitar Nominated Producer/Mixer/Engineer Jimi Maroudas. Maroudas has worked with Pete Murray, Kimbra and also Eskimo Joe on their ARIA No #1 album Inshalla.
Drowning on Dry Land tells the story of a common struggle – the unseen fight beneath the calm surface to stay afloat.
Afer a stint in the military, Steel headed to Melbourne with nothing but a rolled up mattress and a duffle bag.
“I’ve always been inspired by the power of a song.” Steel says. “I love the poetic magic that happens when the lyric and melody marry, letting the listener visit unfamiliar spaces in their heart.”
Steel hand-built and installed recording gear at ‘Steel Mill Studios’, otherwise known as the dining room at his suburban Melbourne home. Drums were recorded at good friend and drummer Stephen Allred’s home in Ballarat using a small mobile recording setup. Steel’s loungeroom and hallways were also used as studio space. The hallway offered especially good acoustics for the guitars.
Drowning On Dry Land took seven months to make its way down the twisting creative pathway, from the initial stages of writing, re-writes and multiple recordings and arrangement changes,
Previous releases from A.J. Steel include 2009 EP Satellites and Cars. Single Slow Down was added to high rotation on Radar Radio and also featured on Fox FM’s Radar Artist in ‘Australian Made’. Slow Down was also added to Fox’s syndication network of over 4million subscribers Australia-wide.
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