“I was thinking about you and I went somewhere in my mind”Somewhere in my mind……is the name of my new album, a line from one of the songs and its the place where my songs start.I’m a very lucky man. I get to spend my life making music.In the last few years music has introduced me to some amazing new places and people. I have spent the last 18 months living in Nashville TN- “music city” as they call it. Its been a very inspiring and challenging time“Somewhere in my mind” is a combination of old and new musical friendships….A meeting of the minds if you will…this album (my 5th) was recorded over the last 2 years, half in Sydney and half in Nashville. Whenever the songs and the right recording situation presented themselves. I didn’t list a producer on this record, so I guess that means I produced it….. Matt Fell has produced my previous 4 records and I worked very closely with him on this one. He mixed the album as well as playing bass and numerous other instruments. I lived upstairs from matt’s “Love Hz” studio for a year or so and recorded half of the tracks there, after hours, with Matt and drummers Glenn Wilson and Josh Schuberth .The other half of the album was recorded in Nashville with new music city friends.Rachel Loy (bass- hank williams jnr/Julianne Hough) Shawn Fichter (drums- trisha yearwood/ peter frampton) Chris Tuttle (keys-jewel/leanne rhimes), Mike Webb (keys-John Fogarty/Poco) and Jedd Hughes and Ryan Wariner (jewel/she daisy) who came in to add some extra guitar actionThere are a lot of female backing vocals on this record, which is somewhat of a departure for meKim Richey is a hero of mine and she sang on the 2 songs we co wrote- I have all her solo records and she’s written hits for Trisha Yearwood and Brooks and Dunn-it’s a thrill to be able to call her a friendI was also lucky enough to get uber songwriter Hillary Lindsay to sing backing vocals on a song as well. The other girls are some of my favorite singer songwriters from Nashville- Alyssa Bonagura, Bonnie Bishop and Andra Moran.People always want to put music in boxes –pigeon hole it- paint it into a corner-make it fit a trend. Ive never been very good at that-I just go where the song takes me- I play music not genres- so its not country,its not rock,its not pop but you will find all of that in thereEnjoy – I sure did making it