Julian Munyard Supporting Donny Benet

Julian Munyard supporting Donny Benet was probably my favorite trip to Sydney so far, altogether it was a wonderful couple of days with the band, and as usual we learned so much about traveling and touring.

We were on a tight budget so I chose the early morning cheap flights, this meant an early start for us, unfortunately we hadn’t yet learnt that if we fly virgin as registered muso’s we can get more luggage allowance for our instruments, all for free.

So we had to fiddle with the luggage to get it all on the plane without additional cost, and to top it we had a MASSIVE road case for my DX7, which felt like it could have weight about 200kg .. somehow we got everything on the airplane.

Bakani always has good things to say when we look back at our first day in Sydney, we arrived so early that we had the entire day ahead of us before going to the venue where we were to perform.

Sam Ayling, Julian Munyard, Bakan Kombani and Max Harford on Darling Harbour Bridge

We spent it doodling around in the city, which led us to the best sandwich shop we’d ever been to. We could tell it was the best in town, because after we arrived all white collar workers came out of their glass cells and formed a decent line outside the restaurant. We ended up ordering a sandwich and a burger each.

I think people could tell we weren’t from the city simply by our appearance and slight fascination with revolving doors. Max almost broke one trying to stay still inside of it.

We ended up at our motel which was called Marco Polo Motor Inn, it had pink walls wherever you looked, and there was something nice about it. Our door ended up getting very jammed and the maintenance guy had to come over.

We got on the bus with all our gear and headed to the venue, which funny enough was located inside Sydney University, there’s a whole venue in there.

Apparently it’s usually used for metal bands but Donny Benét was as far from a metal band as you can get, his music was smooth, crisp, there was groove, lots of it. I have to say Donny ’s set was amazing. What I notice about his band is that they play quietly, but it sounds so full and pretty.

We played just before Donny, the place was quite full by that stage and I’m glad I invited people to come down to the front when I did. Two songs in I broke a string, which set me back a bit, not only that, but it put my entire guitar out of tune. It sounded horrible haha.

So I was standing there tuning my guitar with a tuner app because I didn’t even have a tuner pedal. We kept it together, but I think the suddenness of it hit me and I got quite nervous after that, which led to me playing really fast and I swear all of the songs from that point onwards were 30BPMs faster than usual haha.

It happens, and to be honest I’m glad it did. Paul and Kyle, good friends of mine that also happen to be my booking agents, gave us a lift back to the Motel, Tim Ayre came with us too. It was really nice of him to watch. I appreciated that a lot.

We got about 3 hours of sleep from 1am to 4am, then got up and waited for the taxi to take us to the airport.

Even landing on the Sunshine Coast, there is an automatic shift in atmosphere, the hustle just sort of disappears when you get here, which I like.

Home Sweet Home (Sunshine Coast Airport)

That was it, I think it was something like 22 or 23 hours in Sydney, we didn’t even spend an entire day there. We were pretty exhausted by the end of it, but I’d do it all again

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Sun City Gallery and Studio

Julian and Band at Sun City Gallery

LINEUP

FATDOG – DIANE CLAROT – JULIAN MUNYARD & BAND – TYRA – KATE FLORENCE – CHUCHO BRUNO & SAMUEL MARKOVIC – SOLUA – MICA SCHETTINI – ROSIE WOODS- NIA – FRINGE SHOW – STEVIE G – CADA.TANTO – LA PINTADA – TOMÁS CABALLERO – GLOW – EM NIWA – NACHO B2B JOSKIE AND MORE!

DESCRIPTION

Tuesday 29th of March 2022, we invite you to turn off your phones, go OFFLINE, and re-connect to your soul through the expression of Human Beings. OFFLINE is a carefully curated artistic experience with a diverse range of art. Come along and explore the different creative spaces in the lofty Sun City Gallery. Special thanks to Jason and Belinda!

General ticket: $45, Everyone is welcome, kids under 12 don’t need tickets. With your ticket, you will help the gathering of a wonderful community of artists. 100% of the booking fees are donated to children’s charities.

https://events.humanitix.com/offline-art-festival

Sunshine Sessions Volume One

About 6 months ago, some friends invited me to an event in Noosa. It was more of a thoroughly planned party, with a few DJ’s, and 3 different rooms, one to dance, one to relax and talk, and one to play a game of Jenga, maybe get your face painted. The music was wonderful, and almost everyone you talk to is from a different part of the world, we had to leave early that night, but that wasn’t the end of these events for us.

We became close friends with the interesting people that held this event, they’re called Alter Ego. To put it in their own words “ALTEREGO is about sharing and connection, going back to the roots of the human essence. The interaction with nature through different expressions. Resistance to the virtualisation of communication. – it’s a break from the rat race, high speed modern way of living and social alienation. Everyone is welcome except industrial or superficial mainstream music.”

A great passage if you ask me, and my ideals align well with this statement. Months past and they asked my duo partner Bakani, and myself to perform a few songs for a video they would shoot, with the goal to capture an afternoon of music, sunset, sharing food, talking, and enjoying each other’s company. The afternoon was great, and later the 13 minute video was published, titled ‘Sunshine Session Vol. 1”. We performed 3 songs, 2 originals and one Mac Demarco song. It felt extremely natural, mainly because we didn’t have any microphones up close to us, and instead was a single condenser mic between us, and a chords running out of my guitar so, and that was enough to get quite a well balanced natural sound.

The video is worth watching, not because we’re in it, but because of the way it’s shot and edited, some of my friends who watched it said you really feel like you were there that day, amongst the small crowd.

The boys at ALTEREGO told me about an arts festival they were planning, and I knew from other parties that there was a precedent for great events. It was a nice combination of musical artists, illustrators, mime artists, and of course, people. I was asked to headline with the band, which was great, a really fun set, everyone was so warm and friendly when we played. What also helped is that mobile phones were banned, so when you look at the crowd they’re all looking at you or at least not at the ground. Everyone is really there, no escaping. That is one of ALTEREGO’s trademarks, no phones.

Here are a some photos of the event from many people with cameras, both film and digital.

I really look forward to where these guys go, I think they possess something the Sunshine Coast needs desperately, but it’s also something they can take around the world.

Julian at Solbar supporting The Fins

Event: The Fins + Julian Munyard + DJ Beverly Thrills

Venue: Solbar, Ocean Street, Mooloolaba
Date: 4th December 2021

A Fun Gig with Julain, Bakani and Sam

Set List

Caloundra Music Festival October 2021

Caloundra Music Festival: It was my pleasure to play at the Caloundra Music Festival on the 1st of October 2021.

Julian Munyard (October 1st, 2021)

Julian Munyard and Band at Caloundra Music Fest October 2021

Set List

This is our first time playing a festival together and I’ve really been looking forward to being here with you all today, I’m Julian Munyard and the songs you’re about to hear are from an EP released last year, I’m Julian Munyard and I hope you all enjoy the next hour of music lets do it.

Ding

Thank you, (drink some water)

In 2 weeks a new song is coming out and you guys are the first to hear it, quite frankly I’m over the moon about it. It’s called Don’t You Love Me Yet. Lets get it

Don’t you love me yet

I’m going to take this moment to introduce the band, to the right of me we have Jack Curry on Keyboard, Bakani Kombanie on percussion and vocals, Sam Ayling on Bass, and finally Max on the tubs. Alright,

Treasure Chest

Over to the left of me is a little stall with some merch, we got some really cool stickers you can grab after the show. This song is called okay.

Okay

Bakani and I often play at a local bar called sneaky baron in Maroochydore, and the song we’re about to play is out favourite number to pull out of the bag so today we thought we’d play it.

Cover 1 (Hey Ya)

As I said earlier I’m releasing a new song in two weeks, but I’ve been writing a lot of new content. and this song is about a guy who wakes up to find a man taking photographs of him outside his house.

Camera Man

Thank you. Talk in Pictures is a EP I released last year, which was born from being in and out of quarantine most of the year, and the next couple of songs are from that EP. This one is Harley Benson

Harley Benson

I wrote this number about the lies that media can tell through the hole in your living room wall. It’s called Television

Television

This is another new song, I heard a guy talk about songs with longer melodies, so instead of writing a song with 2 3 or 4 chords, I opened to the idea of using 6 t or 8 chords in a progression, and this is the result. This is steaming cup.

Steaming Cup

Sing along if you know this song

Cover 2 (LSD)

A few years ago when I was 14, I wrote this song, and I always played it acousticly, just me and my guitar, but today were playing it with my beloved band, and it feels like a brand new song. It’s called chasing the wind.

Chasing the Wind

As I said earlier, the talk in pictures EP was born from last years lockdowns and so forth, and this track is about being stuck on online school and really wanting to surfing with my friends.

Surfing

Thank you. This is an unreleased track, and its about a Purple Man.

Purple Melvin

Don’t forget to check out out Merch table!! Thank you and goodbye!

Encore: Cover 3* (Don’t go breaking my heart)

Julian Munyard’s Stokesauce: Life’s Beverage

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Stokesauce is my BAND, a great team of musician having fun an performance live at various venues along the Sunshine Coast.

Stokesauce is the salt water which runs out of your nose, (mostly at an inconvenient time), but useually after a fun surf in the ocean, so for example you’ve been in the surf most of the day, and enjoyed the delights of the ocean, and after the surf you sitting in the sunshine chatting with your friend, and as you turn your head to the side to to share a story, the ocean pours out your nose. That my friend is STOKESAUCE

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The Julian Munyard Band: Beerwah Hotel on Tuesday August 10, 2021

Live at the Beerwah Hotel on Tuesday August 10, 2021

Tuesday August 10, 2021

The Musos once more enjoyed the Julian Munyard band (Julian, Bakani. Jack, Sam, and Max) on Tuesday night. Thank you to this youthful outfit, brimming with talent, for their commitment, presenting such a tight show. Players two and three times their age could certainly pick up some tips! After a superb set of originals (Julian played his album plus two new songs) the band was pressed for an encore and shocked me (and perhaps others) by performing the old Kenny Rogers classic the Gambler! I have nothing against country music of course and this song with its “ace that we might keep” (“every hand’s a winner and every hand’s a loser…”) has a lot going for it. The band’s version was entertaining too, so it probably says more about me that I should have anticipated something perhaps more recent or at least closer in style to Julian’s own writing. Good on you mate, keep dealing out the surprises…

Events: Beerwah Hotel on Tuesday August 10, 2021

The Julian Munyard band performing at the Beerwah Hotel.

Tuesday August 10, 2021

Song Lyrics by Julian Munyard

Song Lyrics

A collection of all song Lyrics by Julian Munyard, organised by Album and date release. Song lyrics are also available on popular music streaming services.

Everyone Does Best” is about the success that can be gained when working under last minute pressure. When they need, everyone does best.

Lyrics

Everyone Does Best

Everyone, everyone
Does the best
Does the best

Oh oh
Everyone
Does the best

You’re the clock
I’m the hand
Break the clock
Walk the door
Cut a hole
In the wall

Take me there and bring me back again

Ooh wah

Everyone does everyone does best
Ev-re-one-does-best-when-the-shows-on

Take me there and bring me back again

Everyone
Does the best

Everyone does the best, yeah, everyone does the best
I’m on air, I’m on air, I’m on air, I’m on air

Oh, I would trade a lifetime
For the sunshine
Feel alright, when I hear the music
I will loose it

Alright

Didn’t find the right words to say it
Go out and show all the players
You pay it, you play it, ah

Oh Oh Oh

Released September 7, 2022
Produced and Written by Julian Munyard

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TALK IN PICTURES (Album Song Lyrics)

Television

The television is talking to me don’t pay attention, won’t ya just let me be I started walking away from its scream, can’t get away from its haunting me show me who I am The walls are painted with colorless blues the one I want is too far up to choose turn on the boob tube, I’m ready to loose cure my boredom, tell me the news show me who I am When I tune in come on excuse it now I watched you, you taught me and now you won’t let go la la, la la la la I’m busy looking at the world through a whole, watching the pictures change and unfold Tell me who I am, who you want me to be, messiah program, help rebuild me, show me who I am the television is talking to me station to station, its all part of me and I am still walking away from its scream, on the receiver, I watch you tonight Show me who I am When I tune in come on excuse it now I watched you, you taught me and now you won’t let go la la, la la la la

Television

The television is talking to me
don’t pay attention, won’t ya just let me be
I started walking away from its scream,
can’t get away from its haunting me
show me who I am

The walls are painted with colorless blues
the one I want is too far up to choose
turn on the boob tube, I’m ready to loose
cure my boredom, tell me the news
show me who I am

When I tune in
come on excuse it now
I watched you, you taught me
and now you won’t let go
la la, la la la la

I’m busy looking at the world through a whole,
watching the pictures change and unfold
Tell me who I am, who you want me to be,
messiah program, help rebuild me,
show me who I am

the television is talking to me
station to station, its all part of me
and I am still walking away from its scream,
on the receiver, I watch you tonight
Show me who I am

When I tune in
come on excuse it now
I watched you, you taught me
and now you won’t let go
la la, la la la la

Treasure Chest

Something I wanna tell you, Nothing that’s gonna change, Something not so amazing, Something I’m not I’m over the moon about it Can’t you tell well I doubt it I’m over the rain, the time will surely come Dry your tears we don’t wanna stop, Dry your tears we don’t wanna stop Something I wanna tell you, Nothing that’s gonna change, Something not so amazing, Something I’m not I’m over the moon about it I’m over the moon about it Chorus: I cannot open your treasure chest There’s something within that keeps you at your best I cannot open your treasure chest There’s something within that keeps you at your best I cannot open your Ask me and time will tell Don’t you go thinking bout it Nothing that’s gonna change Nothing that’s gonna change about it Cause I’m over the moon about Chorus: I cannot open your treasure chest There’s something within that keeps you at your best I cannot open your treasure chest There’s something within that keeps you at your best I cannot open your

Treasure Chest

Something I wanna tell you,
Nothing that’s gonna change,
Something not so amazing,
Something I’m not

I’m over the moon about it
Can’t you tell well I doubt it
I’m over the rain, the time will surely come
Dry your tears we don’t wanna stop,
Dry your tears we don’t wanna stop

Something I wanna tell you,
Nothing that’s gonna change,
Something not so amazing,
Something I’m not

I’m over the moon about it
I’m over the moon about it

Chorus:
I cannot open your treasure chest
There’s something within that keeps you at your best
I cannot open your treasure chest
There’s something within that keeps you at your best
I cannot open your

Ask me and time will tell
Don’t you go thinking bout it
Nothing that’s gonna change
Nothing that’s gonna change about it
Cause I’m over the moon about

Harley Benson

Harley Benson sings As he runs from the picture that he painted of himself but What he doesn’t see, Is his feet looking forward but his eyes looking backward And it doesn’t seem, that he’s conscious of himself or the clouds raining down on him Patterns in the sky Paint pictures in the clouds and he’s running from the sound that Keeps him up at night, the swaying of the trees and the washing of the sea Oh the sea Time, time Live your life and hope that it’s alright Right Nothing left to say except it’s fine Fine For you to keep on living like a crime Crime So ill just wait for you to pass on by Though his phone don’t ring He’s waiting for the call that might cushion up his fall And what his friends don’t see, is that he’s going far away to a place they don’t understand Even when he walks, He leaves footprints in the sand cuz he isn’t from this land and He awaits that call Tell him Harley go back home cuz this place is not for you Not for you Time, time Live your life and hope that it’s alright Right Nothing left to say except it’s fine Fine For you to keep on living like a crime Crime So ill just sit and wait till you are mine

Harley Benson

Patterns in the sky
Paint pictures in the clouds and he’s running from the sound that
Keeps him up at night, the swaying of the trees and the washing of the sea
Oh the sea

Time, time
Live your life and hope that it’s alright
Right
Nothing left to say except it’s fine
Fine
For you to keep on living like a crime
Crime
So ill just wait for you to pass on by

Though his phone don’t ring
He’s waiting for the call that might cushion up his fall
And what his friends don’t see, is that he’s going far away to a place they don’t understand

Even when he walks,
He leaves footprints in the sand cuz he isn’t from this land and
He awaits that call
Tell him Harley go back home cuz this place is not for you
Not for you

Time, time
Live your life and hope that it’s alright
Right
Nothing left to say except it’s fine
Fine
For you to keep on living like a crime
Crime
So ill just sit and wait till you are mine

OKAY Lyrics by Julian Munyard

All around me
People look the same
Nothings different
We’re going up in flames, flames

Play the game Jane
Its gonna drive you insane
Pick your cards Betty
And I forget my name

Okay
Okay
Okay
O okay

Okay now you know its no better
I’ll go home and try read your letter
I’ll still go to sleep tonight

I try to make it clear,
But its all a dream
Just what I say
Ain’t what I mean
When I’m feeling blue
My head feels green
Just like a 3d clue
Its all the same
All the same
All the same
All the sameeee

Okay now you know its no better
I’ll go home and try read your letter
I’ll still go to sleep tonight

The Stoke Sauce Radio Show on Anonradio.net

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The first episode of the Stoke Sauce Radio Show took shape on the 17th or March 2021 when I sat down and recorded it in one single sitting, without any real focus other than a few ideas and intentions in my head. I liked the first episode but it would be almost another month before I would record and release the second episode. Neither of these first two episodes were aired until the show went live on Anonradio.net on the 18th of May 2021.

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