King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard

King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard is a Melbourne-based rock band known for its vigorous work ethic and innovative music production style, possessing an enormous catalog and amassing an avid global following.

Initial EP releases Anglesea and Willoughby’s Beach combined garage rock with surf music. However, their 2013 album Float Along – Fill Your Lungs broadened their sound further to include film music, folk, and psychedelic rock elements.

Stu Mackenzie

King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard has become one of Australia’s premier rock bands thanks to Stu Mackenzie as frontman. Over their 26-album release run and worldwide tour schedule, this Australian rock group have built up an avid worldwide following and achieved great success, winning two Australian Music Awards as well as headlining several festivals with critical acclaim and becoming one of its most innovative, important, and productive bands in Australia.

Unwavering in their quest for new ideas and creativity, Merzbow frequently pushes themselves creatively with ambitious endeavors such as Infest the Rat’s Nest or February’s Swan Song – each an endeavor in search of that next great idea and pushing boundaries that unites them with other rock innovators such as Merzbow, Ty Segall or Guided by Voices.

Ambrose Kenny-Smith

Ambrose Kenny-Smith is an Australian psych rock band King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard’s singer-harmonica player-saxophonist-keyboardist and lead vocalist of The Murlocs – recently releasing their tenth studio album Loopholes via Flightless Records. Additionally he leads The Murlocs himself.

Kenny-Smith remains one of the most ethical antiheroes in modern rock, beloved by jam band fans and Gen Z stoners looking for heavy riffage, Discogs enthusiasts seeking out new music, and Discogs enthusiasts looking for their next buzz.

After recently unveiling their label (p)doom, Jay Watson (Tame Impala and Pond) and Ambrose Kenny-Smith (King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard and The Murlocs) are set to unveil their inaugural record as full partners – creating an entirely new genre of beautiful nerd music with infectiously joyful tunes.

Cook Craig

Cook Craig was an enthusiastic lighting designer who always strived for excellence. A faithful employee, he enjoyed working at both Vari*Lite and Barco / High End.

Dr. Anderson was also an active NDIS participant and published a children’s book with Vision Australia encouraging young people with disabilities to pursue their goals and follow their passion. Additionally, he enjoyed home repair, gardening and listening to NPR.

He held strong spiritual convictions and believed in living by “The Golden Rule.” Kat distinctly recalls him for being kind, honest and decent in every aspect of his life – including both professional and personal relationships – impacting her deeply along with all of his family, friends, colleagues and co-workers.

Joey Walker

Joey Walker plays guitar, bass and sings in King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard and has a techno side project called Bullant. Additionally, Joey serves as a CATCH Master Trainer to train school staff, early childhood programs and after-school staff throughout Texas and beyond for CATCH.

Walker and his bandmates take an amusing and playful approach to scales, melodies and modes. Ice, Death, Planets, Lungs Mushrooms Lava Laminated Denim Changes was designed to introduce psychological hues of each mode rather than demonstrate technical skill.

Each album stands on its own and allows listeners, unlike fans of bands with more established styles, to take each new direction without fear.

Lucas Harwood

King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard is one of Australia’s most prolific bands, having released 26 albums over six years and earning international critical acclaim, headlining festivals worldwide and building an avid following that shares memes, mixes, graphics theories and discussions online.

Band’s tendency to experiment quickly can sometimes present them with challenges, but on their latest album PetroDragonic Apocalypse; or Dawn of Eternal Night they take full-throttle thrash metal head on.

Lucas Harwood credits the band’s collaborative discipline with keeping creative juices flowing even when they switch tack entirely, explaining how “funky psychedelia” keeps reappearing in their music.