Zach Gervaise
Vocals, Guitar, Bass & Songwriting
Zach Gervaise is a singer, songwriter, and performer with 15 Years of experience and over 15 million streams across various platforms for his music projects. He has shared the stage with renowned acts such as Lime Cordiale and The Vanns, performing at iconic venues including The Metro Theatre and the Sydney Entertainment Centre. A graduate of the Talent Development Project—whose alumni include Angus and Julia Stone and David Le’aupepe of Gang of Youths—Zach cites winning Triple J’s competition to perform on the main stage at the Yours and Owls Festival as one of the highlights of his career. With years of experience teaching vocals, guitar, bass, and songwriting, Zach has developed a dynamic teaching style. He is dedicated to making music education engaging and inspiring, emphasising creativity and individuality.
Darcey Gervaise
PIANO, Beginner DRUMS, SONGWRITING & RECORDING
Darcey Gervaise is a singer, songwriter, producer, and performer. The music he's written and recorded for various projects has garnered over 5 million streams across all platforms. With his bands, Synthetic Love Machine and The Zilzies, Darcey has performed at renowned venues such as The Oxford Art Factory and The UniBar Gardens, sharing the stage with acts like Lime Cordiale, Ocean Alley, and Tash Sultana. In addition to his career as a performer, Darcey has collaborated with numerous local artists as an audio engineer for over five years. During this time, he has honed his ability to nurture others' creativity and inspire confidence in their ideas. He cites having one of his recordings played on Triple J as a career highlight. In addition to his experience with traditional music lessons, Darcey has gained extensive knowledge through self-teaching throughout his music career. This journey has shown him the vital role creativity and self-expression play in turning music into a lifelong passion.
Matt Harvey
Guitar, Bass & SONGWRITING
A staple of the Australian live music scene for the last ten years, Matt Harvey has toured the country performing in his own bands and as an accomplished session player. No stranger to a crowd who need entertained, Matt has played at many a major music festival and venues such as: Quods Bank Arena, The Enmore Theatre, The Aware Super Theatre, The Fortitude Music Hall and The Metro Theatre. With more than 5 years teaching experience under his belt, and having taught people of all ages and playing stages, Matt is also very familiar with a one on one lesson. Whether it’s acoustic or electric, first chords or HSC performances, song writing or tone shaping - Matt’s done it all!
Riley jackson
BASS, Guitar & RECORDING
Riley Jackson (BMus) is a genre spanning multi-instrumentalist and alumni of University Of Wollongong. Often employed as a session musician and playback technician, Riley has performed across the country and internationally with artists such as Merci Mercy, Joe Mungovan, Bec Sandridge and Jack R Reilly. Sharing the stage as support for artists like George Ezra, Declan McKenna, Conor Maynard and Flight Facilities. Some of Riley’s career highlights are performing live on Triple J’s ‘Like A Version’, multiple appearances at Brisbane’s BigSound conferences and travelling to perform on Berlin’s FluxFM and at Reeperbahn Festival in Hamburg, Germany. Other musical achievements include performing at some of the countries best venues: Enmore Theatre, Aware Super Theatre, Victoria Park and Red Hill Auditorium (WA) as well as sponsored performances for Mastercard and Jack Daniels.
STEVE HILL
DRUMS
Steve Hill has been a prominent figure in the Australian music industry for over 45 years, starting his professional journey at just 13 years old. A versatile drummer, Steve is proficient in a wide range of styles and genres, including rock, pop, country, funk, gospel, and jazz. Throughout his career, Steve has performed with numerous bands and shows, including the Queen musical We Will Rock You, the Matchbox Twenty tribute show, the U2 tribute show, Party Inc., 13th Floor, and Stormy Monday, among many others. His talents have been showcased both on stage and in the recording studio. Steve has toured extensively across Australia with original acts such as Eva Trout and Syndicate, sharing stages with iconic Australian artists like Paul Kelly, The Screaming Jets, and Noiseworks. He is currently the resident drummer for the Alan Barnes Band, led by Jimmy Barnes’ younger brother. In addition to performing, Steve has written and produced numerous recordings across mainstream pop, rock, and gospel genres. His expertise extends to band management and artist development, where he has worked with emerging talent, including Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Hayley Warner (runner-up in Australian Idol 2009) and Marcus Bridge, frontman of Northlane and Sound of Seasons, and an ARIA Award winner.