Indie-rocker Tyne-James Organ says heโs been on a โrandom journeyโ through the music industry since he was just a child.
โMusic was very much in my family, my dad was a singer and entertainer,โ he said.
โI grew up watching him perform and he would take me and my sister up on stage.
โOver the years, it was never something we got forced into, but they showed us the fun side of it.
โWhen I was 14, my dad bought me a ukulele and that changed it all. After that I bought a guitar and started writing songs.ย
โItโs led to this random journey that I call my full-time job, itโs been a lot of work.โ
For Organ, it was a โno brainerโ to follow his dreams and share his stories through song.
Describing his sound as soulful, raw and โheart on your sleeveโ real, the 25-year-old captures a wide array of emotions in his debut album Necessary Evil.
With hits like Sunday Suit, Graceful and my personal favourites Not Ready for Love and Burning Desire, the album is a fitting return from the Wollongong-based artist after he released an EP in 2019 and a single in 2016.
โI didnโt think it would be something I would feel so proud of,โ he said.
โIt is such a dream to think that for the rest of my life, Iโll have that there โ I can always say that I made an album.
โItโs been surreal the amount of people that have resonated with it.โ
The album, which was released in May, took about a year to put together.
โIn terms of writing and everything, it was probably 12 months,โ he said.
โItโs a long journey but there was no need to rush in my head.
โWhen I was in the studio, I made a rule to not listen to any music other than my own.
โIn this day and age, it is very easy to be influenced by music; you [can be] working on something and suddenly that flavour comes in.
โI just tried to listen to my own, itโs a weird approach but one that I will stick to.
โIโve struck gold with it and I want to continue.โ
Organ says heโs inspired by his family to write and create.
โMy family inspires me, itโs probably a random answer, but they are the reason I do this,โ he said.
โWhen it comes to song writing, I get inspired by certain and significant events in my life but all I have to do is sit with my mum for two minutes and chat and I am inspired โ my family are my world, they keep me driven.โ
One of his favourite memories was playing at Splendour in the Grass in 2019.
โIt is my favourite festival to go to as a punter; I had been six times before I had the chance to play,โ he said.
โI always dreamt of playing but it never felt real, like a real expectation or dream, but fast forward to 2019 and I got to play it.
โEven though it was an early set, there was almost 10,000 people there.
โAll the tours I have done have been amazing but that was definitely a standout moment for sure.โ
Organ has also shared stages with The Lumineers, Jake Bugg, Lime Cordiale and Middle Kids.
Canberrans will be treated to his anthemic sound next month when he stops in at Kambri at ANU.
On Thursday 1 July, he promises to bring a high-energy show.
โThe [Canberra] crowds are so much fun, so we will make sure it is a big one,โ Organ said.
He adds itโs an honour to be able to take to the stage after a challenging 2020.
โIt is so exciting but there is this really overwhelming sense of uneasiness,โ he said.
โBut it is such a dream, seeing the world again is amazing โ at the end of the day we are touring and that was something we wouldnโt have believed last year.โ
