MickyG

MickyG is an Australian singer-songwriter who grew up in Ballarat, Victoria, and now calls Brisbane home. Music runs in his family. His mother was a singer, and his grandmother was a renowned opera singer in the 1930s. Her recordings still get airplay on classical radio some 40 years after her passing. MickyG got his start in music in the early 1980s at the Ballarat Christian Outreach Centre. He loved to sing but never much liked the idea of being the frontman. When the church needed a drummer, he took his place behind the kit. Over the years, he heard “Dude, you can’t sing” often enough to believe it. Eventually, he realised he’d been trying to sing in other people’s styles. Once he started singing in a way that felt natural to him, he found the confidence to make music in his own voice. A former member of the Australian Defence Force, MickyG also served as senior pastor of Arise Apostolic Church in Ballarat from 2011 to 2014. His Christian faith continues to shape his songwriting, and his love of music spans worship, country, rock, pop, classical and hip hop.