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If music was just about speed, we’d all be better by now.More tools. More access. More shortcuts than ever.And yet, the songs that actually stay with you don’t come from that.I didn’t grow up with options. I grew up hungry. Hungry to work out how to play a song. Hungry to figure out that one lick you just couldn’t quite hear properly off a cassette.The riffs of <a data-mce-href="https://www.instagram.com/acdc?igsh=MWN3dnI2dmU3eWhwdg==" href="https://www.instagram.com/acdc?igsh=MWN3dnI2dmU3eWhwdg==">AC/DC</a>. The gallop of <a data-mce-href="https://www.instagram.com/ironmaiden?igsh=cWZrdGdlN3lhczQw" href="https://www.instagram.com/ironmaiden?igsh=cWZrdGdlN3lhczQw">Iron Maide</a>n. Then discovering the LA sound and realising what<a data-mce-href="https://www.instagram.com/vanhalen?igsh=MXc4bjM5eWNrM2w2Zw==" href="https://www.instagram.com/vanhalen?igsh=MXc4bjM5eWNrM2w2Zw=="> Eddie Van Halen</a> was doing felt like a different language altogether.From there it kept opening up.The legato of <a data-mce-href="https://www.instagram.com/joesatriani?igsh=dTFoM2poYXI0cTY5" href="https://www.instagram.com/joesatriani?igsh=dTFoM2poYXI0cTY5">Joe Satriani.</a> &nbsp;The modal, slightly unhinged brilliance of <a data-mce-href="https://www.instagram.com/stevevaihimself?igsh=MXhraGMyNjZrajhjYQ==" href="https://www.instagram.com/stevevaihimself?igsh=MXhraGMyNjZrajhjYQ==">Steve Vai.</a> &nbsp;The way <a data-mce-href="https://www.instagram.com/garymooreofficial?igsh=MWF3ZHE5eGo0N3VkdA==" href="https://www.instagram.com/garymooreofficial?igsh=MWF3ZHE5eGo0N3VkdA==">Gary Moore</a> could make a single note feel like it mattered. And the touch in <a data-mce-href="https://www.instagram.com/andytimmonsofficial?igsh=NGMyYWFoN3Q3dGhi" href="https://www.instagram.com/andytimmonsofficial?igsh=NGMyYWFoN3Q3dGhi" data-mce-selected="inline-boundary">Andy Timmons</a>’ playing that somehow said more by doing less.I didn’t know what any of it was called at the time. I just knew it felt like something worth chasing. That kind of hunger does strange things.It had me riding my bike 10 kilometres to a music store just to stand there and sneak a look at a TAB book I couldn’t afford. Trying to burn the intro to 'Sweet Child O’ Mine' into my brain before I had to leave. Then riding the 10 kilometres back, hoping I’d remembered enough to get it under my fingers before it disappeared again.So I’d sit there rewinding, guessing, getting it wrong, and trying again.Now we can generate ideas in seconds. And somewhere between those two worlds is where I find myself now. Close enough to remember what it felt like to not know, and far enough in to start to see what actually lasts.A bit older. A bit more aware of what lasts. &nbsp;And experienced enough to know that more isn’t always better. The strange part is, I’m only really just starting to share my own music now.So I’m looking back, while also trying to figure out what still matters moving forward. That tension is what this is about. And it’s something I’m going to keep coming back to here. Not as a series in the traditional sense. More as a thread that runs through some of the posts &nbsp;I write from this point on:<ul><li>Sonic DNA - Looking at the players and songs that shaped me. &nbsp;</li><li>Analog Heart - The push and pull between instinct and technology. &nbsp;</li><li>The Long Play - And what time teaches you if you stay in it long enough.</li></ul>Not trying to wrap it up. Just pulling at it. &nbsp;From different angles. &nbsp;Seeing what still holds up.<figure id="figure-z6lv9hkpoxmnhg5zec"><img id="z6lv9hkpoxmnhg5zec" src="https://cdn.durable.co/covers/1bNeAjBBUZXzklTUrL0FO9NipI8AFh0c7anMCNp3ZNm3a6AOVpRIRSe5NwfrQcxb.png" alt="" title="" class="object-cover bg-gray-100 rounded-2xl md:rounded-3xl lg:rounded-4xl" style="aspect-ratio: 16/9; object-position: center center;" data-corners="default" data-aspect="16:9" data-caption="" data-positionx="undefined" data-positiony="undefined" data-fullwidth="false" data-mce-src="https://cdn.durable.co/covers/1bNeAjBBUZXzklTUrL0FO9NipI8AFh0c7anMCNp3ZNm3a6AOVpRIRSe5NwfrQcxb.png" data-mce-style="aspect-ratio: 16/9; object-position: center center;"></figure><h2>Sonic DNA</h2>This is where it starts.The players, songs and moments that get into your system early and never really leave. The stuff you didn’t even realise was shaping you at the time… until years later you hear it come back out in your own playing.For me, it was chasing a feel before I had the language to describe it. Sonic DNA is about going back to those influences. Pulling them apart. And understanding why they still show up in the way I write and play today.<h2>Analog Heart</h2>This is the tension I keep coming back to.We’ve now got tools that can generate ideas faster than we can think them. Some of it is useful. Some of it is impressive. But not all of it means anything.Analog Heart is about that line between instinct and technology. Where feel, touch and experience still matter. And where they either guide the process - or get lost in it.<h2>The Long Play</h2>This is what time gives you.What sticks. What fades. What you’d do differently, and what turns out to matter more than you expected. It’s less about technique, and more about perspective. Because some things only reveal themselves if you stay in it long enough.I’ve landed on these three because they seem to sit underneath everything I do now.Looking back at what shaped me. Looking forward at where this is all heading. Trying to work out what’s actually worth holding onto.Let’s see what holds up. #musicianlife #songwriting #guitarist #musicproduction &nbsp;#independentartist #musicjourney #creativity #artistlife &nbsp;#analogvsdigital #makingmusic #australianmusic

When Not Knowing Meant More

Thursday night was something special. An incredible room, an attentive crowd, and the privilege of sharing the stage with <a data-mce-href="https://www.instagram.com/jackjones_irwinthomas_official/?hl=en" href="https://www.instagram.com/jackjones_irwinthomas_official/?hl=en">Jack Jones</a>. Feeling grateful for the opportunity. For friends and family who turn up, back you, and those people who see something in you before you do. Thanks <a data-mce-href="https://www.instagram.com/peter_reggie_bowman" href="https://www.instagram.com/peter_reggie_bowman">Peter 'Reggie' Bowman</a> and Jack for being so generous. Still buzzing. &nbsp; &nbsp; Photos by <a data-mce-href="https://www.instagram.com/kate_arnott/" href="https://www.instagram.com/kate_arnott/">Kate Arnott</a> #australianmusic #originalmusic #birdsbasement #southernsons<figure id="figure-emnrqt7jpmlsllpi9" class=""><img id="emnrqt7jpmlsllpi9" src="https://cdn.durable.co/blocks/10ik01ByXoPWp25yXm4LG18UHQwUjjYdlHe74gXYXh7hnfR2rDw0hdOwLj4CtSSU.jpg" alt="" title="" class="object-cover bg-gray-100 rounded-2xl md:rounded-3xl lg:rounded-4xl" style="aspect-ratio: 1/1; object-position: 50% 5%;" data-corners="default" data-aspect="1:1" data-caption="" data-positionx="50%" data-positiony="5%" data-fullwidth="false" data-mce-src="https://cdn.durable.co/blocks/10ik01ByXoPWp25yXm4LG18UHQwUjjYdlHe74gXYXh7hnfR2rDw0hdOwLj4CtSSU.jpg" data-mce-style="aspect-ratio: 1/1; object-position: 50% 5%;"></figure><figure id="figure-1ql2untriqmlsm26g0"><img id="1ql2untriqmlsm26g0" src="https://cdn.durable.co/blocks/350cABPfPvyYlcTU4AA38nKYRW7D7EmGCvCAiGaObPElEDt2uFtKYKjAChiCidDW.jpg" alt="" title="" class="object-cover bg-gray-100 rounded-2xl md:rounded-3xl lg:rounded-4xl" style="aspect-ratio: 1/1; object-position: 50% 5%;" data-corners="default" data-aspect="1:1" data-caption="" data-positionX="50%" data-positionY="5%" data-fullWidth="false"/></figure>

Bird's Basement

Honoured to be supporting the musical genius that is Pete Drummond at George Lane, St Kilda on Friday 20th June. A night of acoustic guitars and amazing stories.&nbsp;Grab your tix here 👇🏻🙌🏻<a href="http://petedrummondtickets.com" data-mce-href="http://petedrummondtickets.com">http://petedrummondtickets.com</a> <figure id="figure-ibi9rd3qmmmai3n569"><img id="ibi9rd3qmmmai3n569" src="https://cdn.durable.co/blocks/118u2LI34LaLXFPXE5SheBSMxoXoEUoP2otLEp8J5TmiiEqsuGRBqh0W1B4EWsPW.png" alt="" title="" class="object-cover bg-gray-100 rounded-2xl md:rounded-3xl lg:rounded-4xl selected" style="aspect-ratio: 1/1; object-position: undefined undefined;" data-corners="default" data-aspect="1:1" data-caption="" data-positionx="undefined" data-positiony="undefined" data-fullwidth="false" data-mce-src="https://cdn.durable.co/blocks/118u2LI34LaLXFPXE5SheBSMxoXoEUoP2otLEp8J5TmiiEqsuGRBqh0W1B4EWsPW.png" data-mce-style="aspect-ratio: 1/1; object-position: undefined undefined;" data-mce-selected="1"></figure>

Friday 20th June Gig

It’s so great to see how much ANZAC Day means to everyone.As an educator, it was a privilege to help pass on those stories — some from my own family.And that is why I wrote ‘Back to You’. A song that wonders what it might have felt like to come home after war — carrying the weight of all you’ve seen, unsure of what’s waiting.So consider the lyrics. Have a listen. Maybe even share it.This one’s for them.&nbsp; For then.&nbsp; For now.<a data-mce-href="https://www.submithub.com/link/back-to-you-adambrice" href="https://www.submithub.com/link/back-to-you-adambrice">https://www.submithub.com/link/back-to-you-adambrice</a> 'Back to You' An orange streaky daybreak On a very solemn day The road’s been blocked for hours My daydreams get in the way I’ll be there by 19:30 Not sure what they want to see I hope I’ll live up to all they think I’ll beThere’s an unexpected silence As we pull into Bromley Street I see the sidewalks overgrown As I struggle to my feet I hear a sweet voice quiver Call an old forgotten name I hide my empty eyes Ignore the painSo when you see the sunrise On a chilly April day Remember what I told you&nbsp; And what they tried to take away Don’t want to be no hero I’m just a kid who can’t forget The one thing I knew I’d find my way Back To youHello cousin Charlie Gee how you’ve grown And cheeky little Sally&nbsp; A little girl of your own! I’m sorry but Uncle Jimmy&nbsp; Won’t be joining us today He’s not far away Let’s scream the songs he’d playThere were times I wish I’d let go Of everything I knew But I clung onto the pain and fear If it meant forgetting you There were times I’d think I’d see you In the shadows of the day I played their games so I’d&nbsp; Find my way to youSo when you see the sunrise On a chilly April day Remember what I told you&nbsp; And what they tried to take away Don’t want to be no hero I’m just a kid who can’t forget The one thing I knew I’d find my way Back To You#ANZACDay #LestWeForget #WeWillRememberThem

Back to You

Thanks to Apricot Magazine for such a great review of 'Never Is Too Late.' Appreciate the time and effort it took to have a listen and write such a thoughtful review.&nbsp; <a data-mce-href="https://apricot-magazine.com/review/adam-brice-proves-that-never-is-too-late-with-a-timeless-debut-album/" href="https://apricot-magazine.com/review/adam-brice-proves-that-never-is-too-late-with-a-timeless-debut-album/" data-mce-selected="inline-boundary">Check out the review here.</a>&nbsp;I'd love to hear what you think of it.&nbsp;

Album Review - Apricot Magazine

Whether the beginning or end, she said yes… <figure id="figure-5dsssf5fpmm7f8rc9e"><iframe id="5dsssf5fpmm7f8rc9e" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XEJZbtFRYaw" class="w-full bg-gray-100 rounded-2xl md:rounded-3xl lg:rounded-4xl" style="aspect-ratio: 16/9;" allowfullscreen="" data-url="https://youtube.com/shorts/XEJZbtFRYaw?si=ICaOrm4m4vf4wUUU" data-corners="default" data-fullwidth="false" data-mce-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XEJZbtFRYaw" data-mce-style="aspect-ratio: 16/9;"></iframe></figure>#newmusic #shesaidyes #singersongwriter #maton #MatonEBG808-TE

She Said Yes

Adam Brice

Adam Brice is an Australian rock and pop artist known for melodic, guitar-driven songs that combine emotional storytelling with big, anthemic choruses. Influenced by artists such as Bryan Adams, Richard Marx, and Southern Sons, his music sits between classic pop rock and modern country rock.

His website features original songs, curated playlists for fans of 80s and 90s-inspired rock, behind-the-scenes stories, and merchandise including vinyl and CDs. It is designed to help new listeners discover music similar to the artists they already love, while providing a deeper connection to the songwriting and creative process.