| Iota | |
|---|---|
| Occupations | Singer, Songwriter, Actor |
| Instruments | Vocals, Guitar |
| Labels | Black Yak Records |
Iota is an ARIA nominated musician[1] and a Helpmann Award winning actor.[2]
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Iota's first album The Hip Bone Connection was released in 1999. This album was Iota labeled as an acoustic/blues/roots musician,[3] a label he does not like. His second, Big Grandfather, was considered less accessible, more atmospheric and was not as successful as his first. His third, La Caravana, "is about the nomadic life of a musician".[4] His fourth and most recent is Beauty Queen of the Sea and uses a full electric band, moving towards rock and away from his previous roots label.[3]
Albums:
Singles / EPs:
As an actor Iota has performed on stage as an angel in Sydney Dance Company's Berlin, as Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Show and as Hedwig in Hedwig and the Angry Inch. His acting has won him a Helpmann Award as the Best Male Actor In A Musical, beating Hugh Jackman.[5] [6] He has said he learned to act by necessity: "In the country, poofters are there to be bashed, or ridiculed. So I put on a mask, and became tough and rowdy: the long hair, the slouching, the spitting, lots of drinking piss."[7]