Ethan Scholz

Ethan Scholz builds songs live on stage. A Boss RC-300 loop station lays down the beat, a backing track takes over on some nights, and the guitar switches between acoustic and electric on top. Covers sit next to originals, and the range runs from festival-style rock to a quiet acoustic ballad, with classical theatre training behind the voice. It's a lively solo show, best where people are actually listening: a pub, a party, a wedding reception. Ask for a song with enough notice and Ethan will learn it. Gear-wise it's compact. Ethan needs one wall socket and enough floor for the RC-300, a pair of speakers, the guitar and a mic, and on Ableton Live nights some music stands and a stool hold the devices. Based in Melbourne, with travel up to 300 km.