The West Australian coastline, although bleak and daunting to some draws inspiration for others, sculpting and guiding many towards their calling. 

A young family man with a humbleness and passion for the Ocean, Tricky is currently undertaking the arduous task of rebuilding a 42 foot catamaran.

The song ‘Boat building Blues’ tells a story of perseverance, hard work and chasing the dream.

Surfing/Sailing/Spearfishing and kitesurfing feed the Inspiration for his style of grass roots music. 

A wish to escape the hustle of life has kept Tricky hiding away in a small town in North West WA. 

Following his passions has lead to a re discovery of his music, a slow but natural progression of letting things run there course.

Now jumping onboard the team at YAMA NUI RECORDS the songs have been captured in their rawest form. A man, his guitar and a humble honesty that keeps you hanging off ever note. 

“If ‘The Masters Apprentices’ were born now and moved to the sea instead of the city they would have maybe….MAYBE made a sound as good as this” (Nkechi Anele, Triple J)