Jackson McLaren -- DESPITE being just 17, Mailors Flat singer-songwriter Jackson McLaren is the south-west's latest rising star.
McLaren has been offered a recording, management and publishing deal with the company co-managed by Gregg Donovan, who helps look after the careers of Grinspoon, Airbourne and ARIA winner Josh Pyke. Pyke also looks likely to produce McLaren's first EP and McLaren will travel to Melbourne and Sydney to support the Sydney singer-songwriter at two big gigs to promote Pyke's new album. ``These will be my first shows out of Warrnambool,'' he said. McLaren first caught Pyke's ear when McLaren supported the ARIA-winner at The Loft in Warrnambool earlier this year. ``I guess he took a keen interest in what I was doing and he contacted his manager,'' McLaren said. ``And then a few weeks later... Gregg Donovan called to arrange a meeting and I thought `whoah, that's pretty cool'.''McLaren travelled to Melbourne to perform a few songs for Donovan and his team and soon after he received a contract offer via email. He's running them by lawyers before signing on the dotted line. McLaren said he was excited about supporting Pyke at the Metro in Sydney and the Prince Of Wales in Melbourne in September. McLaren said his parents, who were both musicians, had been very supportive and that he owed a debt of gratitude to The Loft manager Ben Russell. ``Ben has just been awesome, letting me up there to support acts that are renowned Australia-wide,'' he said. ``Without that, no one would know about me.'' Jackson is continuing to play with his Warrnambool band The Roaring 40s, which suffered a setback last weekend when guitars were stolen from a rehearsal space. Police are investigating.
Warrnambool Standard April 30th 2009 - ©Copyright Warrnambool Standard 2009. All rights reserved
FORMER Mailors Flat singersongwriter Jackson McLaren continues to go from strength to strength and Triple J are finally paying attention. Farewell This House, from his forthcoming EP recorded by Josh Pyke, has been aired on Aussie music show Home & Hosed on Triple J. McLaren recently played the Essential Festival in Sydney alongside the likes of Dappled Cities, Theredsunband, Young & Restless, The Scare, Cloud Control, Spod, The Jezabels, and Andy Clockwise.
McLaren's big gigs -- Warrnambool Standard April 23, 2009 - ©Copyright Warrnambool Standard 2009. All rights reserved
FORMER Mailors Flat talent Jackson McLaren has been a busy boy since moving to Melbourne. He's currently playing a month-long residency at the Wesley Anne in Melbourne and has been added to the line-up for the Essential Festival in Sydney this weekend. McLaren has also scored a spot supporting Angie Hart (formerly of Frente) at the Sandringham Hotel in Sydney next month.
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