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Mr Shit is a disc-jockey for the ages - a broad-caster and eclectic specialist renowned for his detailed, site-specific sets of stirring sound.


Jack's collection spans all era's and genres of recorded music - CD's, vinyl and even shellac gets a spin (he possesses the world’s only 3-armed, hand-made, dual turntable on which to play his hundreds of classic 78s). For two consecutive years he has played up to the midnight hour on New Years Eve at The Falls Festival in Marion Bay, Tasmania - and has recently become the first FBi Radio DJ to be accorded the great honour of spinning interstitial sounds at the iconic Golden Plains Festival in Victoria. In both States it only took a single song to have the lead singers of headliners (Wayne Coyne from the Flaming Lips and Neneh Cherry, respectively) approach him to enquire as to precisely what the crazy psych and hip hop tunes he kicked off with were. Meanwhile back in his home town he remains astonishingly busy with variegated club dates and residencies - all while being widely respected as Sydney's finest wedding DJ.


Perhaps that's why the Splendour in the Grass festival books the man to play not only the secret, feral, late-night, laminate-only, Tackle Shack - but also marries those low-order lurkers with high society via Jack's role as resident of the proper peoples' Gold VIP Bar. Schizo Shit, my friends! Here are a two diametrically opposed examples. The first is a four hour continuous unedited portion of what became an 8 hour set on the final day of the most recent festival. It was performed and recorded solely out of an iPad (so there's no EQ tweaks, let alone mixer tricks) yet it had the party people going absolutely buck-wild - becoming a highlight of the entire weekend for many of those present. Listen in and you'll no doubt agree - that evening was utterly

Splendid!

Then we travel back in time to the final Splendour at Woodford. This resonant bracket was recorded as the first night's hangovers melted away under the peach sunset of day two.

 In complete contrast there's Jack's ultra-late-night sets at the notorious Newtown basement-of-amazement that is Tokyo Sing Song. As the original curator-of-curators - and still a monthly maestro of bent and brilliant curations of his own - Jack knows the joint like no-one else. Hear below why this twisted little bar has an unrivalled reputation for welcoming warmth and delirious dancing until daybreak - with a bracket of bent 

Beat!

For a taste of another side still - the raucous 50s, 60s and 70s sounds that whip any crowd into a delirious frenzy - here's a bracket Jack laid down on debut at Goodgod Smallclub. 'Twas a sultry summer eve and Sydney Festival's First Night. Tens of thousands had partied in the streets for free. Sweat dripped from the ceiling and things got completely and utterly

                                 Wild!                                 

It's rather a different deal down in the Shaky Isles of course - even in Spring there's a frosty bite in the air. Jack tours New Zealand annually despite being a creature of the sun - so in love is he with the wry populace and ravishing landscape. Here's a snappy set recorded for Electrique Burlesque at Cassette Nine - where he kept the cold at bay for the glammed-up capital-city clubbers spinning tunes that were suitably

 Electric!

Here at home in Sydney Jack's been parlaying a rich mix of vinyl and digital fare at his residency at Newtown's brand-new soul food diner and bar, Miss Peaches. This is an entire unedited set - as spun to a delirious dancefloor. 'Twas absolutely

Peachy!

There's nary a moment when Jack is not hard at it somewhere - and a different dynamic comes into play at earlier times of day. Here's an afternoon set, spun for Sydney Festival in January this year, on The Star's Sky Terrace rooftop. A varied affair to relax to, as the air cools and the sunset throws it's rich hues across our beautiful harbour city - fabulous and 
   
                                          Fresh!

Finally - here's a suite of songs apt for an early rise, recorded as the Finders Keepers winter market at Advanced Technology Park sprang to life one Saturday recently. It's indicative of the breadth of Jack's practice - sumptuous, emotive, free and 

 Fine!

Sample Further Fare

All three styles of music-playing are catered for!

             ~ Jack is available for all manner of public and private functions ~                     
                              Contact him here for a quote

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Popular! - a snippet of a set from Brisbane indie night 'Fans'...

Crazy! - a bizarre bracket from an especially kooky 'Jack Off'...

Straight! - a 4th of July special at Sydney's famed Opera Bar...

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Festivals 

All Tomorrow's Parties, Big Day Out, Laneway Festival, Parklife, Field Day, Playground Weekender, The Great Escape, The Gum Ball, Art On The Street, Anode, Earth Dance, Peats Ridge, Cockatoo Island Festival, High and Dry, Flight Path Festival, Sydney Film Festival, Falls Festival (Lorne, Marion Bay and Byron Bay), Taste of Sydney Festival, Hunter Valley Wine Expo, Marrickville Festival, Vivid, Sydney Festival, Harvest Festival, Dig It Up, I'll Be Your Mirror, Golden Plains, Festival of Dangerous Ideas (ongoing annual resident), Splendour In The Grass (ongoing Gold Bar resident) 

Events

Sydney Opera House Open Day, Sydney Festival Parramatta Opening Party, AGNSW’s Contempo Ball, MCA Art Bar, Jurassic Lounge at the Australian Museum, The Black Butterfly Ball, Xplore Conference Closing Party, Hugh Wennerbom's Feasts, Scarborough Winery Showcases (Hunter Valley and Darling Harbour), The Finders Keepers Markets (annual Sydney resident), PYD Design Markets, The Gangsters Ball, The Absinthe Club, Love Jam, AGNSW’s Archibald Prize Announcement, Carriageworks Christmas Party, COFA Annual, Fraser Studios Launch, Australian Poetry Slam Final, The Sydney Film Festival Club, Bondi Open Air Cinema, The Chauvel Cinema, Blue Mountains Burlesque Ball, Hunter Valley Wine Industry Awards, Even Books, Wolverine Wrap, Wonderland Wrap, The New Inventors Grand Final, Creative Sydney Etsy Party, ACO Underground, SPAA Awards, Rage's 25th Birthday, Enmore Dog Show, The Axeman's Benefit, Sydney Festival Launch and Wrap Parties, Harvest Festival After-Party, Paradiso Bar at Sydney Festival, Boon Companions Debut Sydney Event, 2016 Sydney Film Festival Opening and Closing Galas, Lord Mayor's Election Night Party
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 Residencies and Regulars

Past: The Famous Spiegeltent, FBi Social, Oxford Art Factory, DJ-at-Large for The Chaser, Sydney Rock and Roll and Alternative Markets, The Hellfire Club, The Star, The Opera Bar, Oxford Art Factory, 34B Burlesque, The Beresford, The Clare, The World Bar, The Imperial, The Beach Road, The Columbian Hotel, The Cliff Dive, Black Penny, Dr Pong, The Flinders, Black Cherry, The Oxford Tavern, Ruby Rabbit, Kinselas, Vegas Lounge, Petersham Public House, Twist and Shout, Jingle Jangle, Purple Sneakers, Goodgod Smallclub, Green Park Hotel, The Newport, The Newtown Social Club, The Vic, The Imperial, Summer Playground at the Sydney Opera House, The Bearded Tit, Tokyo Sing Song (founding booker and long-term curator)

Present: The Paddington (monthly), The Lansdowne (monthly), Petersham Bowling Club (monthly), The Cricketers Arms (monthly), Miss Peaches (fortnightly), Palmer and Co (weekly)


Clubs and Pubs

 The Sherwood (Queenstown), Cassette 9 (Auckland), Mighty Mighty (Wellington), The Golden Dawn (Auckland), The Matterhorn (Wellington), Libertine (Auckland), Cherry Bar (Melbourne), The Workers Club (Melbourne), Willow Bar (Melbourne), The Toff In Town (Melbourne), Red Bennies (Melbourne), The Gasometer (Melbourne), The Brisbane Hotel (Hobart), The Byron Bay Brewery, The Enmore Theatre, The Factory Theatre, Crystal Bar, Clovelly Bowling Club, Camperdown Bowling Club, Home, The Union Hotel, The Oxford, The Studio at the Sydney Opera House, Q Bar, Handle Bar, De Nom, Spectrum, The Abercrombie, The Hopetoun, The Annandale Hotel, Uber-Lingua, Hyde Park Barracks and Sydney Town Hall for the Sydney Festival, Tone, Tonka Bar, The Sky Terrace, The Red Rattler, The Rose Of Australia, The Captain Cook rooftop, The Lady Hampshire, The Lord Gladstone, Botany View Hotel, The Queens Hotel


  Major Supports

The Dresden Dolls, The Dirty Three, Matt and Kim, How To Dress Well, Tortoise, JD Samson, Andy Votel, Funki Porcini, Throwing Muses, Amanda Palmer(solo), Australian Chamber Orchestra, Ensemble Offspring, Dave Mason, Kučka, The Decemberists, Andrew WK, Melanie Pain, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, The Raveonettes, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, The Flaming Lips, Hot Chip