⭐️⭐️⭐️NEW SINGLE NEWS!⭐️⭐️⭐️

My new Double A side single ‘Version of me/Smile Away’, produced by JJ Extremera, is now officially out!

This will be the first taste of my upcoming album – ‘I see it now’, produced/mixed by JJ Extremera and mastered by Willy Bowden/ King Willy Sound (more details soon!). Performed beautifully by JJ, Jonathan Zuriaga, Juan Carlos Luque, Santi Campos – Música , Nathan Parks, my daughter Audrey Estepa and Alice de Luis, with featured Vocals on ‘Smile Away’.

These songs traverse the roads of self-worth, acceptance, finding your lost rudder, and that golden period in the cycle of love. May be something here for you to lay your hat on. I’m incredibly pleased to get these 2 songs out to you all. Thank you for lending your ears.

Link to listen: https://lilystars.co/bryanestepa-versionofme_smileaway

Photography: @jarediharrison
Artwork: @studiotogether

#Versionofme
#smileaway
#bryanestepa

Dear friends,

My idol John Lennon once sang – ‘Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans’. This amazing lyric pretty much encapsulated my life story, over the past few years. A period filled with both beautiful and challenging life events that revealed itself in the midst of getting through everyday life. Some of the best laid plans often didn’t work out but that was not necessarily a bad thing. Adjusting and evolving was key.The one constant in my life throughout all this has always been my music. It sustains and takes up so much of what happens in my life, that I find it almost impossible to ignore creativity when it strikes. It becomes an obsession that drives me to ride it out and see where it takes me. This is the reason why we are here right now. The past few inspired months, has coaxed a whole bunch of new songs out of me. Songs that I never planned on becoming part of a new album but knew that I needed to get them out of my system. But I also realised that I didn’t want to do this alone and needed a collaborator that can push and take me out of my creative comfort zone (which I know can err on the safe and familiar side at times). Enter my tremendously talented and long time friend, JJ Extremera from Barcelona, Spain. I am a huge fan of his music, both as a Producer and writer/performer. It was an easy and instinctual choice to make this brilliant man, this record’s producer and sonic architect.

So where are we at now? Well, we started work on the album back in October 2024 in Javi’s studio in Barcelona (Little Momo Studios). The songs being performed by my Spanish musical family (Javi, Jon Zuriaga, Juan Carlos Luque & Santi Campos), whilst I lay down my parts in my hometown of Sydney. I guess this is technically my first Internationally made record and a new and exciting way for me to make an album. We’re quite chuffed at what’s coming out of our speakers and think that you will dig it too. I’m aiming for a June 2025 digital release, with the vinyl copy by July.I am now humbly asking you to help me finish this record by going on my Pozible crowdfunding page and choosing a Digital and/or Vinyl pre-order of this new record (250 copies only!). Other reward packs to consider too are Vinyl/CD bundles and house or venue concert options for my Sydney backers. Your support will mean that I will be able to cover the cost of pressing/shipping of the vinyl, some recording studio time and the mastering of the final tracks. This is an all or nothing campaign, which means that if we don’t hit the target of $7k, no funding will come to me. Hoping it doesn’t come to that folks!

Thank you for landing on this page and reading so far. I can’t express enough how much I value your support with this new record and the continued backing over the years. I am so proud of what Javi & I have created and excited for these songs to find new homes and ears amongst you all!

Much Love and Gratitude,
Bryan

CROWDFUNDING LINK BELOW & IN COMMENTS 
https://www.pozible.com/profile/bryan-estepa/rewards

Last show for the year that I’m proud to be a part of. A special Christmas charity event at Hopsters Co-op Brewery Enmore, with a quality lineup, in support of the Womens and Girls Emergency Centre Redfern. Dig deep, friends and see you there!

Watch the highlights from the 2014 Spain Tour.

Tour Pictures: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/k6EZEz6nhdSaPQvW/

For me, making music is mostly a solitary thing. I sing, write songs and play my guitar alone in the comfort of my home (sometimes to the annoyance of my children) because it’s what I love and need to do. Nothing more, nothing less.

But this tour of Spain was a huge reminder to me that music is most impactful when it’s a shared experience. I think it brings out the best in us, sometimes without us knowing it. I saw that through every person who helped behind the scenes, organised/promoted the shows, and of course, the good folks/friends that attended. Spanish music fans are remarkable. The joy, passion & kindness they give to my songs, band, and I is unparalleled. It still blows my mind after all these years! I’m beyond grateful.

Lastly, I want to pay tribute to my Spanish hermanos Pablo, Santi, Jon, Javi & Luque. Thank you for the deep respect you give to the music, your incredible musicianship, and your friendship. Gees we played great, ate well and had a lotta laughs on this tour. Even if it took me an extra minute to translate the punchline! Estoy tan feliz ahora mismo. Muchas gracias por esta experiencia y los increíble recuerdos.

I’ll be back España.

@sergiolacedonia

My unintentional quest to become Australia’s answer to Michael McDonald is well under way. Muchas Gracias Ruta 66 – Tiempos de Rock & Roll for the article and for Team Smooth Sailing Yacht Rock Party for letting me on the boat. Spain tour begins this Sunday, 21st in Barcelona. It’s been 9 long years. Can’t wait to play for you all!

NEW ALBUM

Happy to reveal that Rock Indiana have released what is now my 8th solo album – ‘Subject to Change’ [CD/ Digital] !This album is a compilation of all the music I have released from 2020 to now, including my current single ‘Is there anybody there?’. Despite the weirdness of the last few years, I’ve been lucky enough to still be able to work with brilliant producers like Josh Schuberth – Producer, Mixer, Instrumentalist , Josh Pyke , Wade Jackson , Michael Carpenter – Record Producer & Tim Kevin on these tunes. That was my escape from it all. CD will be available at all my Spanish tour shows, on the Rock Indiana Website and my Bandcamp store in May.

CD Artwork by Teresa Compraire
Dominic Meler
Buy: https://popandsoul.org/…/bryan-estepa-subject-to…/
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Rock Indiana Presents:Bryan Estepa – GIRA ESPAÑOLA ABRIL 2024
Domingo 21 Barcelona ( La Deskomunal )
Miércoles 24 Bilbao (Colegio de Abogados)
Jueves 25 Madrid (Wurlitzer Ballroom )
Viernes 26 Valencia ( Loco Club )
Sábado 27 Castellón (Because pop ‘n’ roll )

Here is the great Pablo Carrero, founder of legendary record label Rock Indiana Records, holding the very first vinyl pressing of my debut album – ‘All the bells and whistles’ (2006). This picture is special to me as this man and this record, literally changed the course of my music ‘career’, especially outside of Australia. Extremely grateful.

This limited edition record will be available at all my Spanish tour shows and on the Rock Indiana Records website store.

* I will be taking copies of the record back with me to Australia.

#allthebellsandwhistles#vinyl