Jackson Phelan
Guitar Specialist (Teaches Mondays)
Lesson Types: Guitar (Beginner to Advanced)
Styles: (rock, pop, folk, singer songwriter, jazz)
Jackson is a Melbourne-based singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer, most notably recognized as the creative force behind the indie rock band RAT!hammock. He has toured nationally with Spacey Jane, Ball Park Music, Angie McMahon, Yellow Days, Hockey Dad, King Stingray, and has featured on lineups for Laneway, Spilt Milk, and Falls Festival. RAT!hammock's debut anthology 'Everything, All At Once, Forever' was released in 2020, receiving critical acclaim and major radio support, including plays on the BBC and high rotation on Triple J, for songs such as "Word of the Day" and "Ghost." Beyond his work with RAT!hammock, Jackson is a graduate of the Victorian College of the Arts where he studied jazz guitar. He has a wealth of experience performing jazz, neo soul, rock, pop, country and folk music. In addition to 10 years of experience teaching guitar Jackson has spent the past 5 years developing his skills in education, facilitating specialised songwriting, music production and music industry workshops for The Push and APRA AMCOS.