Myles O'Flaherty Music

Myles O’Flaherty is an independent solo artist from Australia, composing, recording and producing each instrument and vocal part for Myles O’Flaherty Music, a project started early 2024. Involved in the music scene since age twelve, began his career playing drums(1993), doing session work, teaching drum set (1996-2020) and performing with many bands during this time, studied music performance both group and solo at secondary school and both music performance(jazz/popular) and music industry skills at tertiary level. A life long passion for music including all styles and genres, instruments and sounds. Decided to begin writing my own songs on a one string ukulele found in the garage at age three(1st song composed was the delightfully upbeat “Dead Man Across the Shore”) Previously performed and recorded with Liquid Nales, Bendah, Mark Halliwell, Heidi Gass and the duo “Rise Above, Phoenix” along with Fiona Honeyman and many, many more through those years. A personal highlight has been being introduced to all the brilliant people and artists from all around our the global indie community through Sweet Beets and the opportunities presented through curating a weekly playlist (which, along with the Driven and Flagship playlists is a brilliant way to discover and get to know the artists and music from all throughout our scene while also being able to share my own music is a wonderful honour and quite an experience to be able to see and hear the depth of talent we have within our global music scene) Another HUGE personal highlight has been the opportunity to collaborate with two indie legends in Whiskey Club and Dashing Skull Club on a special tribute project for a lost friend on a cover of Lou Reed’s “Satellite Of Love”- through the wonderful production skills of Aaron at DSCLabs Productions(also of Dashing Skull Club) this collaboration turned into a celebration of the indie community as it truly is. There’s a whole lot more to come with these collaborations from Myles O’Flaherty Music and the “Dynamic Duo Club Sandwich” (Whiskey Club and Dashing Skull Club) and hopefully more from artists from all around the incredible pool of talent we’re fortunate to have within our global indie scene. That’s where the unity that our indie scene is capable of is at its best. As for influences I could go on all day-this community inspires the heck outta me. But quite fond of The Beatles, Silverchair (as well as Daniel Johns solo)The Sanctity Of Crows, Whiskey Club, Dashing Skull Club, The Flying Beets, Redial Destination, Even Without Life, Tension Splash, Kathleen Turner Overdrive, The Doors, The Fraz Band, The Fiery Furnaces, Jeff Buckley, Powderfinger, Shakti, Mr. Bungle, Miles Davis, David Bowie, The Belle Vue Zoo, Devendra Banhart, Kate Bush, The Steve Klatt Project, Jimi Hendrix, Herbie Hancock, Tegan Hughes Music, Ween, Robert Johnson, Little Walter, Primus, Patti Smith, Björk, Boorook(Brett Clarke), Weather Report, Frank Zappa, Feminoise, Laurie Anderson, John Lennon, Trenchfoot, the list goes on, an on, and on…Definitely do yourselves a favour and check out these artists and more. Music as a whole fascinates me. Indie music is the wondrous heart of it all. There’s a lot to discover all throughout our global indie community. The bands and artists I’m so grateful to have discovered through our indie community gives me reason to know there is a LOT of brilliance out there and sunshine to enjoy, no matter how bad you feel in the moment-there is always music as your guiding light and an artist around who can profoundly inspire you.