When we talk about music, we are talking about people. Those who make it, consume it and critique it. Those who build their identity through it, start movements with it, use it tell stories, and to connect with others.

Music is a reflection of people and their experiences. A song is a small echo of a person’s life in a certain place at a certain time. This is visible in the fashion associated with musical subcultures, slang terms, and haircuts – such as the mullet donned by my mother in her teenage years.

This is reflected in this website’s name. Besides being a fact, the phrase “my mum had a mullet” shows the interconnectedness of music and personal expression. How the music we listen to paves the way for us to build our own little world. Whether in techno raves, open mics in pubs, or jam sessions in the park, music is a vehicle for identity exploration, self-expression, self-discovery, building communities, education, and connection. It is inseparable from the human experience.

My Mum Had a Mullet is my way of distributing my love for music and my outlet for my takes on the industry. Sometimes, I dissect albums, genres, and people; other times, I dissect the business and the industry itself.

I’ve loved music for as long as I can remember. I was singing in the car with my parents when I could barely speak, asking for a drum kit for Christmas at the age of 7, wanting to be a producer by the age of 12, a music journalist by 14, and finally, at the age of 21, getting my first job in the industry: a radio show host.

Through this website, I show how music is a mirror of culture. I am, first and foremost, a lover of music, but here, I can bridge the gap between my love for this art form and the expertise I’ve gained through my decades of research. I speak to the everyman because I am the everyman (or everywoman, if we want to get technical). This website shows the human aspects of music, cutting through the bullshit.

Because when we talk about music, we are talking about people.