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Waters to spin a web in Geelong

THERE’S still hope for every corporate hack with a secret dream to leave the rat race behind and take the music world by storm.
Indie musician Mike Waters spent 10 years in the corporate world before realising that web development really wasn’t his thing.
So it came as a complete shock to colleagues, friends and family when Waters casually revealed he had secretly been writing songs in his bedroom.
But not just ordinary songs. The first demo he showed people quickly raced to be the most-played track on Triple J Unearthed and pricked the interest of music industry types both locally and internationally.
His career went into overdrive when Vance Joy’s management team and Josh Pyke’s booking agent both added him as a client.
Since then Waters has been busy writing more material and playing intimate gigs around Melbourne in the lead-up to his debut release due next year.
Mike Waters will perform tracks from his LIFE EP at Geelong’s Beav’s Bar on Sunday, with Melbourne musician Howqua providing support.

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