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After discovering irony from a mail-in voucher on the back of a That’s Life magazine, The Bedroom Philosopher taught himself music on a Melody Pop and a guitar he built in grade 8 woodwork. His first song was about Home & Away and his second song was about depression. He deconstructed House Of The Rising Sun and decided the F chord was his difficult friend.
After performing in the high school talent contest he quickly discovered that his serious songs were like a mini-funeral while his funny songs were a Bolivian street party. As an only child from a single-mother family harbouring a melancholic secret, ‘Justin from Burnie’ was a sensitive traveller in a cultural desert craving the cool elixir of validation.
A grade ten talent contest saw his parody of Gangster’s Paradise entitled ‘Parklands Paradise’ become a breakout hit. The judges disqualified him for slagging off teachers but he won the audience vote. His prize was a mars bar (which he is still waiting on) - a fitting entry into an improbable career in showbiz.
“One of the few artists making a genuine attempt to explore the oddness of our age.”
Helen Razor, The Age.
“Both live musician and half stand-up comedian, he appears to be as equally articulate and adept in handling both extremes as he appears to be utterly extra-terrestrial to it.”
Spoz’s Rant.
“He is so hip, he’s absolutely not hip at all.”
Amanda Palmer.
After performing in the high school talent contest he quickly discovered that his serious songs were like a mini-funeral while his funny songs were a Bolivian street party. As an only child from a single-mother family harbouring a melancholic secret, ‘Justin from Burnie’ was a sensitive traveller in a cultural desert craving the cool elixir of validation.
A grade ten talent contest saw his parody of Gangster’s Paradise entitled ‘Parklands Paradise’ become a breakout hit. The judges disqualified him for slagging off teachers but he won the audience vote. His prize was a mars bar (which he is still waiting on) - a fitting entry into an improbable career in showbiz.
“One of the few artists making a genuine attempt to explore the oddness of our age.”
Helen Razor, The Age.
“Both live musician and half stand-up comedian, he appears to be as equally articulate and adept in handling both extremes as he appears to be utterly extra-terrestrial to it.”
Spoz’s Rant.
“He is so hip, he’s absolutely not hip at all.”
Amanda Palmer.
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