Mickey has worked at a touring guitarist for Adam Harvey, Beccy Cole, Amber Lawrence and Tania Kernaghan.

He has toured festivals across Australia, Canada and the USA, most recently working on the 2019 Tim McGraw tour of Australia with the Travis Collins band.

Mickey works as music director for international country music festival Tunes in the Tropics, Fiji, and is a well respected artist and musician in the Australian Country Music industry.

Mickey completed formal music studies at the JMC Academy Sydney, completing a bachelor of popular music and in 2009, graduating with the highest regarded award, the 'Elizabeth Cass Award' for highest achieving student across all courses. Mickey founded Bathurst Academy of Music in 2011 and has facilitated over 1100 music and dance students since the Academy began. Mickey works closely with the JMC Academy, Continous Music, The Vault Studio Sydney and the CMAA Academy of Country Music Tamworth to tutor and mentor young musicians and artists as a passionate musical educator.

With chicken-pickin’ guitar chops and a world class voice, Tameka is charming audiences with her humble persona and fresh new sound, proving a festival favourite among audiences across Australia.

Introduced to touring life on Dami Im’s ‘Dreamer’ Tour in 2019, Tameka has since toured Australia with the likes of Catherine Britt, Troy Cassar-Daley, Dan Davidson (Canadian) and The Road Hammers (Canadian) and has spent the past year performing sold-out shows across Australia with the Ultimate Superstars of Country tour. Tameka has also travelled internationally to play music festivals in Fiji.

Tameka was a top 3 winner in NQ’s ‘Reboot’ Competition, Coca-Colas 2019 Winner of ‘Tamworth’s Battle of The New Stars’ and was a Top 10 finalist in Kix Country’s KIX START competition in 2022. Tameka is x2 graduate of the CMAA Academy of Country Music, completing both the Singer/Songwriter course and Instrumental course. Since graduating Tameka has been apart of the CMAA Academy staff for the past 6 years.

Passionate about inspiring the next generation, Tameka also teaches at the Bathurst Academy of Music, mentoring young musicians while continuing to build her own career. As a solo performer, she has opened for Travis Collins, Amber Lawrence, Nathan Cavaleri and Dylan Wright.

Now stepping into the spotlight as a recording artist, Tameka is preparing to release her debut single, Like This Before.

Known for his engaging live shows and versatile musicianship, Findlay performs regularly throughout the NSW pub and club circuit and has shared the stage with artists including Catherine Britt, Mickey Pye and Clancy Pye. He is a graduate of the 2024 CMAA Academy of Country Music Instrumental Course and is featured on this years’ Season 15 of The Voice Australia.

Alongside his performing career, Findlay is passionate about mentoring the next generation of musicians. As a teacher at the Bathurst Academy of Music, he is dedicated to helping students build confidence, develop their skills and discover a lifelong love of music.

Dave spent many years behind the kit with Frankie's World Famous House Band, one of Australia's best known and loved music venues and has also performed alongside respected artists including Doug Parkinson, Peter Northcote and many others.

Dave loves passing on what he's learned throughout his career. As a teacher, he enjoys helping students develop solid drumming skills, confidence and a genuine love of music, while sharing the real world knowledge that comes from decades in the industry.

Shannon Noll, The Choirboys and Wendy Matthews as well as numerous high profile Australian Country Music Artists such as Adam Harvey, Lee Kernaghan and Melinda Schneider. 

Rod is also the owner of Tracking Dog Studios, a professional recording facility located in Shellharbour, NSW. Having spent many hours gaining experience with some of Australia's leading producers and engineers has fuelled Rod's passion for music production. He has recently been working with many artists to help them achieve first class production in a creative and relaxed environment. 

With Rod's ability to play multiple instruments, his innovative production/engineering skills and his access to some of the finest musicians in the industry, he offers his students a world of knowledge and skills.

At the age of sixteen Andrew won Australia’s Best Up and Coming Drummer Intermediate Competition at the AUDW festival in 2006.

While completing a Bachelor of Music at The University Of Western Sydney, Andrew studied via exchange at California State University Los Angeles where he performed with the Cal State LA Big Band regularly and learned from some of the world’s best drummers (Gil Sharone – Marilyn Manson, The Dillinger Escape Plan).

Andrew has experience in a range of gig types including TV (Australian Idol, X Factor, house drummer in ABC’s comedy series Wednesday Night Fever and ABC’s Friday Night Crack Up), video clips (Christie Lamb, Kaylen’s Rain, Daggerz and more), Music festivals (Big Valley Jamboree – Alberta Canada, CMC Rocks, Urban Country Music Festival, Deni Ute Muster, Tamworth Country Music Festival, Wollombi Music Festival and many more)

Andrew has played for many Australian and international artists including; Ricki Lee, The Platinums, Knox, John Foreman, Eddie Perfect, Dave Eastgate, Jamie Lindsay, Daggerz, Christie Lamb, Mickey Pye, Jayne Denham and many more. 

From 2015 to 2021 Andrew served as the in house drummer at the well-known Sydney venue ‘Frankie’s Pizza By The Slice’.

As an educator, John is dedicated to creating a positive and encouraging learning environment where students can build confidence, develop their skills and discover the joy of making music. He believes music should be fun, rewarding and accessible for everyone and takes pride in helping each student grow at their own pace.

Outside the classroom, John performs regularly throughout the Central West as both a solo artist and alongside his brother, Peter Armstrong. His years of live performance experience allow him to bring practical, real-world knowledge into every lesson, helping students develop the skills and confidence to perform both on and off the stage.

events including Bathurst's New Year's Eve in the Park, the Oberon Rodeo and BAMFest. She has also worked with acclaimed Australian artists including Beccy Cole, Adam Harvey and Felicity Urquhart.

Maddie also manages and plays piano in the local country band In The A.M., combining her love of performance with her passion for supporting live music in the Central West.