Tight Forty Five
91 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingMelbourne based Singer/Songwriter Darius Mendoza explores the lives of musicians and other interesting people. Darius delves into each of his guest’s unique origin story through candid conversation and live performance.
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Rowena Rasmussen
March 23, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 42.2 MBRowena Rasmussen is a super talented director, dancer, actor and singer. Working with the likes of Hugh Jackman, Queen, Kelly Rowland, Ricky Martin and even yours truly. We take a trip down memory lane, from her roles in West Side Story, Fame, We Will Rock You, Miss Siagon… and laugh at the fact we were high school sweet hearts playing in a Christian Band many many years ago.
Cisco Tavares
March 09, 2022 06:00 - 42 minutes - 29.1 MBCisco Tavares is an absolute staple in the Melbourne R&B, Funk and Soul scene. In the way of gigs he's punched his ticket more than any other singer I know. Cisco always brings the disco!! We talk about his latest project with Retro-Electro-Pop-Funk Band Mondo Freaks.
Cisco Tavares
March 09, 2022 06:00 - 42 minutes - 29.1 MBCisco Tavares is an absolute staple in the Melbourne R&B, Funk and Soul scene. In the way of gigs he's punched his ticket more than any other singer I know. Cisco always brings the disco!! We talk about his latest project with Retro-Electro-Pop-Funk Band Mondo Freaks.
Adam Noviello
March 01, 2022 18:00 - 42 minutes - 29.4 MBPeople if you’re into David Bowie and Timothée Chalamet’s talent, look and vibe, you’re going to love my next guest Adam Noviello. This is exactly what Australia needs right now; a progressive, androgynous, authentic, unapologetic diva who has the goods to back it.
Adam Noviello
March 01, 2022 18:00 - 42 minutes - 29.4 MBPeople if you’re into David Bowie and Timothée Chalamet’s talent, look and vibe, you’re going to love my next guest Adam Noviello. This is exactly what Australia needs right now; a progressive, androgynous, authentic, unapologetic diva who has the goods to back it.
Phoenix Jackson Mendoza
December 14, 2021 17:00 - 57 minutes - 39.6 MBActor, Singer, Dancer - Phoenix Mendoza (interesting last name) is taking Australia by storm. She's gone from back to back musicals such as American Idiot, The Boy From Oz, Bring It On, Charlie And The Chocolate Factory and is currently killing it in Six the musical. She stars in the T.V series Dive Club on Netflix and Stories From Oz on ABC. But what's most impressive is she is related to yours truly... so please join me this week with my one and only niece, Phoenix Jackson Mendoza for a v...
Phoenix Jackson Mendoza
December 14, 2021 17:00 - 57 minutes - 39.6 MBActor, Singer, Dancer - Phoenix Mendoza (interesting last name) is taking Australia by storm. She's gone from back to back musicals such as American Idiot, The Boy From Oz, Bring It On, Charlie And The Chocolate Factory and is currently killing it in Six the musical. She stars in the T.V series Dive Club on Netflix and Stories From Oz on ABC. But what's most impressive is she is related to yours truly... so please join me this week with my one and only niece, Phoenix Jackson Mendoza for a v...
Dakota East
December 07, 2021 17:00 - 51 minutes - 35.2 MBDakota East grew up in a log cabin, on a small Island, in Ontario Canada. So Yeah, you can’t grow up in a log cabin and not pick up that old guitar. East’s debut single “Runaway” is a bop with a country pop and she absolutely nails that sound. So pass me that whisky and let’s get to it Nashville style this week on Tight Forty Five.
Mia Dyson
November 30, 2021 17:00 - 1 hour - 46.3 MBI am lost for words when it comes to Aria award winner Mia Dyson. So I’ll quote Pink, “This girl is blowing my mind apart”. She’s opened for the likes of Stevie Nicks, Eric Clapton, Bonnie Raitt & Joe Cocker and has more accolades than Adelaide Adams. There is nothing more devastating and satisfying than being shot down by a song . Mia shot me down multiple times.
Mia Dyson
November 30, 2021 17:00 - 1 hour - 46.3 MBI am lost for words when it comes to Aria award winner Mia Dyson. So I’ll quote Pink, “This girl is blowing my mind apart”. She’s opened for the likes of Stevie Nicks, Eric Clapton, Bonnie Raitt & Joe Cocker and has more accolades than Adelaide Adams. There is nothing more devastating and satisfying than being shot down by a song . Mia shot me down multiple times.
Elaura
November 23, 2021 16:00 - 50 minutes - 34.4 MBElaura has that soulful, sensual, satisfying sound that is now synonymous with the Melbourne Neo-Soul movement. This young-gun is showing us how it’s done Down Under. If you dig Erykah Badu your gonna dig this Gembrook Chilean Goddess Elaura.
Koolz
November 16, 2021 17:00 - 54 minutes - 37.4 MBKoolz hails all the way from the Bling Coast of Queensland. With the help of her cohort, Koolz knows how to R&B-Pop in that 90's carefree way. Rhythm, rhyme and tasty melodies is what makes her the coolest on the Coast.
Adam Newling
November 09, 2021 17:00 - 1 hour - 47.7 MBAdam Newling's voice is what we at Tight Forty-Five have coined "nuts on a Choc-Top". The salty and gravelly texture of his pipes gives his original works even more meaning and character. Newling talks candidly of what it means to be half Greek in Australia and what it takes to be an original singer-songwriter in this contemporary world.
Adam Newling
November 09, 2021 17:00 - 1 hour - 47.7 MBAdam Newling's voice is what we at Tight Forty-Five have coined "nuts on a Choc-Top". The salty and gravelly texture of his pipes gives his original works even more meaning and character. Newling talks candidly of what it means to be half Greek in Australia and what it takes to be an original singer-songwriter in this contemporary world.
Hue Blanes
October 19, 2021 17:00 - 1 hour - 41.9 MBTight Forty Five’s very first guest from the Netherlands! Pianist-virtuoso and old mate Hue Blanes joins us from The Hague as we take a figurative walk down the streets of Europe and Melbourne's memory lane.
Hue Blanes
October 19, 2021 17:00 - 1 hour - 41.9 MBTight Forty Five’s very first guest from the Netherlands! Pianist-virtuoso and old mate Hue Blanes joins us from The Hague as we take a figurative walk down the streets of Europe and Melbourne's memory lane.
Samuel Gaskin
October 12, 2021 17:00 - 1 hour - 55.1 MBSamuel Gaskin - Singer, Dancer, Actor, Activist and Change Maker. We get into his origin story, what it was like growing up in Australia as a curvaceous, black gay man and what it means for him now. Gaskin is a doer and his work with the indigenous people of Australia and New Zealand is both humbling and admirable.
Samuel Gaskin
October 12, 2021 17:00 - 1 hour - 55.1 MBSamuel Gaskin - Singer, Dancer, Actor, Activist and Change Maker. We get into his origin story, what it was like growing up in Australia as a curvaceous, black gay man and what it means for him now. Gaskin is a doer and his work with the indigenous people of Australia and New Zealand is both humbling and admirable.
Shaun Kirk
October 05, 2021 17:00 - 1 hour - 45.5 MBShaun Kirk brings the Blues, the beat and that old school Rock'n'Roll to Tight Forty Five. Kirk's gritty rhythmic sound will have you tapping your toes and missing the days you could dance with a stranger.
Shaun Kirk
October 05, 2021 17:00 - 1 hour - 45.5 MBShaun Kirk brings the Blues, the beat and that old school Rock'n'Roll to Tight Forty Five. Kirk's gritty rhythmic sound will have you tapping your toes and missing the days you could dance with a stranger.
Sidney Rose
September 28, 2021 18:00 - 48 minutes - 33.4 MBSidney Rose is a contemporary Melbourne pop artist. Her ability to ask questions, learn from her peers and push her ego aside has served her well. Sidney opens up about her streaming success and shares with us how to get your music out into the world where it belongs.
Kaitlin Keegan
September 21, 2021 18:00 - 45 minutes - 31.1 MBAre you looking for an artist to be part of the Australian soundtrack of your youthful love. Kaitlin Keegan is a great companion when you're driving in your first-secondhand car, punching out cigarettes and regrets. Her songs are sweet yet filled with sorry.
Kaitlin Keegan
September 21, 2021 18:00 - 45 minutes - 31.1 MBAre you looking for an artist to be part of the Australian soundtrack of your youthful love. Kaitlin Keegan is a great companion when you're driving in your first-secondhand car, punching out cigarettes and regrets. Her songs are sweet yet filled with sorry.
Lamalo
September 14, 2021 18:00 - 44 minutes - 30.7 MBLamalo; aka Yossi Cascun & Michiya Nagai are classically trained musicians that specialise in creating and producing Electronica & Indie-Pop. With knowledge, talent, passion and youth on their side... these boys have it all.
Lamalo
September 14, 2021 18:00 - 44 minutes - 30.7 MBLamalo; aka Yossi Cascun & Michiya Nagai are classically trained musicians that specialise in creating and producing Electronica & Indie-Pop. With knowledge, talent, passion and youth on their side... these boys have it all.
Timothy Wolf
September 07, 2021 18:00 - 41 minutes - 28.3 MBTimothy Wolf... wowsers, what a voice! Throwing back to the old Soul and Folk singers from yesteryear whilst pushing forward with his own unique vocal stylings and sounds. If you dig Leon Bridges, Jamie Lidell and Smokey Robinson you are going to dig my man Timothy Wolf.
Timothy Wolf
September 07, 2021 18:00 - 41 minutes - 28.3 MBTimothy Wolf... wowsers, what a voice! Throwing back to the old Soul and Folk singers from yesteryear whilst pushing forward with his own unique vocal stylings and sounds. If you dig Leon Bridges, Jamie Lidell and Smokey Robinson you are going to dig my man Timothy Wolf.
Hugo Bladel
August 31, 2021 18:00 - 54 minutes - 37.2 MBDuring these Covid times, I think it's appropriate to pop a bottle of bubbly and bring the party and good vibes to lounge room and just freak out. Everybody needs a little Hip Hop, Pop, Raps, Rhymes and Dancey Disco Delights. There is no better person than my next guest to make this all happen. So let yourself go with the multitalented Hugo Bladel.
Hugo Bladel
August 31, 2021 18:00 - 54 minutes - 37.2 MBDuring these Covid times, I think it's appropriate to pop a bottle of bubbly and bring the party and good vibes to lounge room and just freak out. Everybody needs a little Hip Hop, Pop, Raps, Rhymes and Dancey Disco Delights. There is no better person than my next guest to make this all happen. So let yourself go with the multitalented Hugo Bladel.
Little Green
August 19, 2021 03:00 - 52 minutes - 36.1 MBAt 21 years of age Little Green can do the groove thing, the indie thing, the latin thing, the jazz thing and she plays everything. Have a listen to super talented Amy Nelson blow my mind this week on Tight Forty Five.
Little Green
August 19, 2021 03:00 - 52 minutes - 36.1 MBAt 21 years of age Little Green can do the groove thing, the indie thing, the latin thing, the jazz thing and she plays everything. Have a listen to super talented Amy Nelson blow my mind this week on Tight Forty Five.
Glen Wee
August 11, 2021 18:00 - 1 hour - 52.3 MBWee is where Folk meets Pop, but in that cool vagabond way. Glenn has been streamed by the hundreds and thousands cause he's the coolest, catchiest, hippest, hippy-Singaporean you'll ever meet. Listen to us talk of the nights we spent in Singapore and of course Glen Wee's undeniable sound.
Velvet Bloom - Maddy Herbert
August 04, 2021 18:00 - 53 minutes - 37 MBVelvet Bloom. Yes it’s Neo Soul, but it still gives you something to hold onto other than a tasty groove. Yes it’s Jazz-Rock - a dangerous game to play and hard to pull off but these cats do more than just pull it off, they are off the hook cool! So please welcome my next guest with the velvet voice Maddy Herbert.
Seb Szabo
July 29, 2021 01:00 - 1 hour - 54.5 MBSeb Szabo is a goulash of Indie, pop, rock goodness. We talk to the Hungarian Hunk about a plethora of things like his writing process, his influences and how from a family of awesome but geeky scientists a musician came to be.
Seb Szabo
July 29, 2021 01:00 - 1 hour - 54.5 MBSeb Szabo is a goulash of Indie, pop, rock goodness. We talk to the Hungarian Hunk about a plethora of things like his writing process, his influences and how from a family of awesome but geeky scientists a musician came to be.
Jasmyne Middleton
July 21, 2021 18:00 - 1 hour - 41.9 MBJasmyne Middleton is an absolutely tasty treat for the ears. She's got a stellar clear vocal that'll haunt, taunt and flaunt through your cerebellum long after the song is done. Middleton puts the poetry back into songwriting whilst keeping it fresh, sexy and mysterious.
Jasmyne Middleton
July 21, 2021 18:00 - 1 hour - 41.9 MBJasmyne Middleton is an absolutely tasty treat for the ears. She's got a stellar clear vocal that'll haunt, taunt and flaunt through your cerebellum long after the song is done. Middleton puts the poetry back into songwriting whilst keeping it fresh, sexy and mysterious.
Phil Ceberano part 2
July 15, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 41.3 MBIn this episode, Part 2, we get into all of it. His music, the industry, where it all began, where it is now and where it's all going. Phil Ceberano is a testament to the old and the new. He has seen the Australian music industry change and evolve. Don't miss this week's episode of Tight Forty Five.
Phil Ceberano part 2
July 15, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 41.3 MBIn this episode, Part 2, we get into all of it. His music, the industry, where it all began, where it is now and where it's all going. Phil Ceberano is a testament to the old and the new. He has seen the Australian music industry change and evolve. Don't miss this week's episode of Tight Forty Five.
Phil Ceberano Part 1
July 08, 2021 03:00 - 52 minutes - 35.8 MBPhil Ceberano and Darius Mendoza go head to head. This Flip is regarded as one of Australia's greatest guitarists. In 85 this Axe Slayer went triple platinum! Phil puts the Rock in your Roll. Check him out on part 1 of this week's episode of Tight Forty Five.
Phil Ceberano Part 1
July 08, 2021 03:00 - 52 minutes - 35.8 MBPhil Ceberano and Darius Mendoza go head to head. This Flip is regarded as one of Australia's greatest guitarists. In 85 this Axe Slayer went triple platinum! Phil puts the Rock in your Roll. Check him out on part 1 of this week's episode of Tight Forty Five.
Brooke Taylor
June 28, 2021 19:00 - 50 minutes - 34.6 MBMy next original guest's country rhythm comes at you like a freight-train! Strong, steady and with purpose. Just like Dolly she manages to be quirky, smart and sentimental all in the space of three minutes and thirty seconds. If Joan Baez and Chris Isaak had a musical love child, it's name would be Brooke Taylor.
Delsinki
June 21, 2021 10:00 - 49 minutes - 34.3 MBDelsinki beats to the rhythm of his own tribal drum. A true artisan, Delsinki can go from acoustic driven kicks to the Hullabaloo of Red Hot Chilli Peppers with the flip of his magical musical coin. If you love folky Irish steam-punk, littered with tribal urban grooves, Delsinki is right up your bowling alley.
Bianca Ivorie
June 07, 2021 19:00 - 1 hour - 43.5 MBBianca Ivorie is an original singer-songwriter who fills the Melbourne city streets with beautiful melodic stories. Busking her way to the top as many greats, such as Tash Sultana and Ed Sheeran have before her. Somber, sweet, folky, pop; Ivorie will strike your emotions as you walk away.
Bianca Ivorie
June 07, 2021 19:00 - 1 hour - 43.5 MBBianca Ivorie is an original singer-songwriter who fills the Melbourne city streets with beautiful melodic stories. Busking her way to the top as many greats, such as Tash Sultana and Ed Sheeran have before her. Somber, sweet, folky, pop; Ivorie will strike your emotions as you walk away.
Robert Grenville
May 09, 2021 07:00 - 55 minutes - 38.2 MBRobert Grenville, ain’t so green. He’s been busting out O.G’s from the time I was born. Jazz, Blues, Honky-Tonk or Roots he’s got you covered. If you dig Boz Scaggs, Van Morrison, Lou Rawls, Vince Jones, Micheal Franks and Tom Waits you’re gonna dig Robert Grenville.They don’t make’em like they used to, nothing swings like an old schooler…
Robert Grenville
May 09, 2021 07:00 - 55 minutes - 38.2 MBRobert Grenville, ain’t so green. He’s been busting out O.G’s from the time I was born. Jazz, Blues, Honky-Tonk or Roots he’s got you covered. If you dig Boz Scaggs, Van Morrison, Lou Rawls, Vince Jones, Micheal Franks and Tom Waits you’re gonna dig Robert Grenville.They don’t make’em like they used to, nothing swings like an old schooler…
Kerryn Fields
April 19, 2021 20:00 - 58 minutes - 40.3 MBKerryn Fields is a Folk Singer-Songwriter with a thick dark tone that only ever seems to want to tell the truth. Kerryn's earthy timbre vibrates to the point where you're not sure if she's gonna break which makes it all the more beautiful.
Kerryn Fields
April 19, 2021 20:00 - 58 minutes - 40.3 MBKerryn Fields is a Folk Singer-Songwriter with a thick dark tone that only ever seems to want to tell the truth. Kerryn's earthy timbre vibrates to the point where you're not sure if she's gonna break which makes it all the more beautiful.
Bradley J Price take 2 - Tall Teeth and Sevenoak
April 13, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 44.3 MBThe prodigal son has returned with a phat sound and a whole lotta expansive undertones. Bradley J Price, aka Tall Teeth & Sevenoak seduces us with his undeniable sound. With each guise servicing a different timbre Brad can go from Folk Singer-Songwriter to UK House with the change of a hat. I have the privilege to drop a track I wrote for Tall Teeth “Shadows In The Sun” on this weeks episode of Tight Forty Five.