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Lochlan Watt | |
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| Born | 1987 (age 36–37) |
| Occupation(s) | Radio host, musician |
Lochlan Watt (born 1987) is an Australian radio announcer, journalist, record label owner and musician from Samford, Queensland. He is currently based in Melbourne.
He has hosted Triple J's heavy music show The Racket since February 2012. [1] He runs the Monolith label, and has contributed to various print and online publications, with a regular column appearing in Time Off/The Music from 2010-2014. Watt has performed primarily as a vocalist in such groups as Colossvs, Nuclear Summer, Ironhide, Porky's Butthole, The Surrogate, Western Decay and Thy Art is Murder. Watt filled in for vocals with Thy Art Is Murder on their Coffin Dragger tour. [2]
The John Butler Trio are an Australian roots/rock band led by guitarist and vocalist John Butler, an APRA and ARIA-award-winning musician. They formed in Fremantle in 1998 with Jason McGann on drums, Gavin Shoesmith on bass and John Butler on vocals. By 2009, the trio consisted of Butler with Byron Luiters on bass and Nicky Bomba on drums and percussion, the latter being replaced by Grant Gerathy in 2013. After both Luiters and Gerathy exited the trio in early 2019, bassist OJ Newcomb and drummer Terepai Richmond joined the band, accompanied by touring musician Elana Stone on keyboards, percussion and backing vocals.
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