Shot by Dave

15/08/2025

Pulling out the mini accoustic frettess in addition to the Yamaha 5 at the awesome Kalimna Hotel for some awesome collabs & Jams with the always welcoming and friendly community at the

Olivia Lay Music OPEN MIC NIGHTS
5-9pm TONIGHT

Come up the hill and say hi 🙂

13/08/2025

This SUNDAY 17th from 2pm
First offical Gig back on the electric bass. A big Thanks to Ashley Carmody for bringing me in for this one! It’s going to be an awesome Jam! And and a big thanks to the Kalimna Hotel fo supporting local musicians and music!!

Come down say hi!

10/08/2025

A Massive shout out to the one and only Olivia Lay Music for Such an amazingly comfy and warm Hoodie.

I'm a big boy and Hoodie sizings are usally way off, but this is an incredibly generous fit!

I feel honoured to join the S**t Creek hoodie Society Alumni alongside the likes of Brent Hodgkins and other local musicians, like upcoming Musician / singer Hannah Mitchelson-Twigg.

keep warm this baltic winter and make sure you get yours and support this great local, full time professional musician!

30/07/2025

Please Give my awesome wife’s new page Mrs Smith a like and follow :)

27/07/2025

Awesome Sunday vibes at Kalimna Hotel with the awesome Olivia Lay Music.

21/07/2025

What a great night Olivia Lay Music Open Mic Night #3 at the Kalimna Hotel!

Here's some shots from the night. Such great energy. Such an encouraging group or Musicians and crowd. I put together a bit if a Fusion Jam with the smoothest drum Wiesel of all time Jesse Kidd Art and epic Guitar shredder Drew Constantinou it was my first time having a jam on a stage in 12 years and slappin the bass and my smile says it all 🙂 Such a good bunch of Musicians to get me back up there. And had a great Jam that Ashley Carmody put together with George Rebeiro and Jesse Kidd on Drums. Thanks so much to my awesome wife and business partner Mrs Smith from creative fo taking the shots while i was on bass. Great to see this night developing strong musical friendships and great collabs between muso's and singers, Also a big shoutout to the Great maTaylor Sonierand owners at the Kalimna Hotel Who love to chAshley Carmodyport and put their money where thier mouths so to speak, and have booked artists from their performances at the Open Mic Night such as the amazing Sonier and the Aquila and CO aka The Soul Trio. and Carmody Well done to all involved. A great night out.

LOVE TO SEE YOU ON THE STAGE OR IN THE CROWD ON THE NEXT ONE ON FRIDAY 15TH AUGUSTanie u uo

21/07/2025

ANNOUNCEMENT
I’m proud to announce that I’ve been asked to be Gerry Laughton’s bass player on his latest music project

I met Gerry while photographing events and doing portraits with the Aboriginal community here in east Gippsland for various organisations.

I had the pleasure of listening to Gerry’s live Accoustic solo set as the backdrop to much of tnis meaningful photography work I had been honoured to carry out over 2024. I was enamoured with his fresh and original approach to music.

Over this time I had some great chats to Gerry an we swapped details - he calls his style “Australian Soul” and as a bass player whos influence and much of my bass career has been predominantly playing funk, Soul, reggae, latin and neo-soul and Gospel I was super excited and absolutely honoured to get the call and be asked to lay down the bottom end for this legendary, versatile singer song-writer.

We’ve all been working hard at rehearsals and now have a page.

So Please give the Mr Laughton Band page a like and a follow as we work towards our launch onto the East Gippsland music scene.

Below are a couple of many event photos and a portrait I captured of Gerry during 2024. (Cropped square for socials)

Dave

20/07/2025

FROM 2PM TODAY
Get yourself up the hill to the Kalimna Hotel to hear the Amazing Taylor Sonier.

Hailing from Canada 🇨🇦 this incredible vocalist will send shivers down your spine with her brand of powerful Whisky blues through to powerful ballads.

This is her first official Australian performance

Get amongst it!

Courtesy bus available! 🚌

12/07/2025

Head up to the Kalimna Hotel, tonight! Dine in or Takeaway.

He’s a little 14sec phone vid of my amazing pizza being made - sooo good!

11/07/2025

I’ll be up at the Kalimna Hotel TONIGHT taking photos and slappin’ da bass for the awesome Olivia Lay Music open mic Night! From 5pm- 9pm Bring your own instrument - sound system provided - See you at the

04/07/2025

Woohoo congrats Olivia Lay Music crushing it!
A massive thanks to Beccy Cole for promoting upcoming regional artists 👏🏻

WHATTHEHECK I just found out my song “Train of Thought” is going to be played tomorrow on ABC’s Saturday Night Country!!! It’ll be the second song in the first hour starting at 9:05pm! Live on their National stations and the ABC listen app. I’m absolutely stoked! 🎸🙏🏽🎉

Beccy Cole 📸 Shot by Dave

03/07/2025

Yeah Baby!!!
Love getting venues & musicians the recognition they deserve!

A massive shoutout to the Snowy River Mail for the cover and full page feature, helping to. Establish local musicians and East Gippsland as a live music powerhouse'

A massive shout out to Mrs Smith from Smith Creative for the brilliant write up!

Such an awesome event put on as an epic Collab with the talented Singer song writer Olivia Lay Music and the live music & event powerhouse the Orbost Club Hotel!

The music was brilliant with @ Dog Country

The crowd was awesome, the staff were on point and friendly the sound system was cranking and lighting was excellent thanks to Brent & Co from Bruthen Music and thanks to the fella's from

Thank heaps to the for using me to cover your epic event

-To have you next event or party covered by Shot by Dave drop me a DM