The Invisible Ink Podcast

05/07/2026

Have you listened to our first ever episode yet?

A chat with Nick Sheppard about his life in music - from his early years in the nascent punk scene with his first bands through to his time in The Clash and then his incredible life and career beyond those early days.

If you haven’t yet listened - why not!?

Find it on all platforms now.

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21/06/2026

That’s a wrap on our first ever season of The Invisible Ink Podcast !

Thanks to all the guests who took the leap of faith and joined us for a chat, we couldn’t be more grateful for you all.

Massive thanks to everyone who has shown their support with a listen, a like, a share or a supportive comment - it all means more to us than you realise.

And last but certainly not least - huge shout out to the man behind the camera and running the boards, producer, editor, tech advisor and calming influence Jake from Doomstone Productions (yeah that’s him in the pic). A legendary human with a valuable set of skills. If you need any work in the audio/visual production space hit him up, you can’t go wrong.

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We are currently planning Season 2 and it’s already shaping up as an epic next chapter. Until that comes out I’ll spam the feed every now and again to remind you we exist.

Thanks everyone, much love.

Ben.

19/06/2026

Rik tells us about getting caught with his pants down at a John Farnham gig.

Check out the full episode for all of Rik’s incredible stories.

Out now on all platforms.

11/06/2026

Rik gives us some insight into his time with Midnight Oil in England.

This is a small sample of the amazing tales and tidbits he shared with us on our latest episode - out now on all platforms.

10/06/2026

What could our latest guest have said that made Ben react like this?

Tune into our chat with Rik van der Velde to find out which of his incredible tales shocked Ben into this eyebrow raising response.

It’s an episode packed the brim with amazing stories from Rik’s extraordinary life and it’s out now on all platforms.

08/06/2026

Episode 5 - Rik van der Velde - out now!

From the most famous musical artists in the world, to political powerbrokers, to titans of industry, to local legends - Rik “The Sound Man” has crossed paths with them all.

Rik’s lifelong pursuit of his musical calling has taken around the world and provided him a mountain of incredible experiences and anecdotes.

We try to do justice to his remarkable life and career in the relatively short time we had to chat.

Join us on all platforms to hear his tall tales and tidbits.

Apple Pods

https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-invisible-ink-podcast/id1893035855?i=1000771746201

Spotify

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3WUPc1X6ucdzBSSyMB9f73?si=xEztjwFRTiiAI0LzxcwjWw

Socials contact etc -

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01/06/2026

Brad from Soundworks Touring gives us a glimpse of the appetite for risk (and incredible support network) required to get a foothold in the tour promotion game. Especially when you’re on a mission to revive extreme metal live shows nationwide.

30/05/2026

Brad from Soundworks Touring joined us for Episode 4 and gave us this gold nugget of an anecdote about what the legendary Post Metal band Isis the band asked for on their rider.

Check out the full episode - and the other classics - on all platforms now.

25/05/2026

Episode 4 - Brad Wesson out now!

Brad Wesson from Soundworks Touring joins us to discuss how he and his team built from humble beginnings to be the preeminent promoters of heavy and extreme metal in Australia.

Brad talks us through the start of his company when he focused his passion for music and his penchant for risk taking into bringing heavy touring bands back to Perth. Soundworks Touring gone from strength to strength since and all the while Brad has maintained that same passion - and that same penchant for risk taking.

Out now on all platforms.

YouTube

https://youtu.be/k_SE6XwJG3Y?si=BFp8A1Q82gY-6m0v

Spotify

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Apple

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RSS

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Contact - socials etc

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24/05/2026

*** GUEST ANNOUNCEMENT - EP 4 ***

We are joined for Episode 4 of The Invisible Ink Podcast by Brad Wesson of Soundworks Touring.

Brad chatted with us about his life as a promoter who has been bringing bands to Australia for decades.

His company Soundworks Touring have been responsible for bringing some of the biggest names in metal to our shores.

It’s a fantastic conversation about the challenges of keeping live music viable in an ever changing market and about Brad’s experiences in the industry and his life more broadly.

Out on all the platforms tomorrow.