About Us

Hi!
I’ve been involved in the music industry for 15 years in many different roles.
I started Bad Octopi Productions in 2016 after having difficulty finding an affordable supplier to create videos for my own band. I never thought I’d love filming music as much as I enjoy playing it, but 6 years and hundreds of videos later I think I can safely say I do!

If you’re reading this you probably already understand the role visuals and video can play in complementing and bolstering your acts’ music. High quality live videos, music videos for releases, tour promotions and event wraps are all essential tools in your acts promotional arsenal. Using off-cuts from those main video staples is also a great way to feed the ever hungry social media content monster.

As a musician myself, I have a firsthand understanding and knowledge of what bands want out of their clips. I strive to find the right balance between portraying an act and gig’s energy in the best light possible, without intentionally skewing the reality for industry folks.

I also understand the financial limitations of working musicians and I budget accordingly to ensure you get the most bang for your buck out of your video project.

Over the years I’ve done a fair few things in the music business.

• As a performer I’ve toured extensively, both nationally and internationally with my originals blues/rock act, as well as writing and producing a musical comedy.
• As a tech I’ve worked as a live sound engineer, roadie and stagehand at everywhere from the local pub to some of Australia’s largest festivals and stadium shows.
• I’ve worked for bands and venues on the administrative side as an agent/booker, tour manager, graphic designer, photographer and videographer.
• As a consultant I’ve collaborated with city councils’ creative departments to deliver music industry professional development programs, as well as original live music programs that provided paid live gig opportunities for bands throughout Covid-19, and livestreamed those performances for the broader community.
• In 2020 I co-founded a Not-For-Profit artists collective in my local area called ‘Assorted Grains Inc.‘ Our organisation has been putting on small live music and multi-disciplinary arts events for the local community using our custom trailer stage.

All of that is just to say that when you hire Bad Octopi to produce your video, we really do bring a diverse range of music industry experience and knowledge to the project.

I LOVE talking music and video, feel free to get in touch anytime to chat about your video or project idea!