About

On a sweltering 40 degree summer day a man standing on the crossroads had left behind his home, his job, his life to Meditate in the heart of Australia and learn from an Elder. He sat and reflected on his relinquishing of all the mod cons of city life, no money, no security and no direction just an Acoustic Guitar and a dream of something more. As he plucked the strings on that fateful day he found the rhythm to his rhyme, he found his calling, he found the music!

Adrian Thomas blend of uplifting, lyrical driven songs, and sweeping melodies will inspire, challenge and open the heartstrings. Adrian bridges the old and the new dishing out seductive poetry with his deep powerful voice, re-connecting the spirit and lifting the soul.

After a tumultuous childhood growing up in housing areas of QLD & VIC Adrian was born into a large single parent family that struggled to reach the breadline, taking on many of the traditional parental roles for his younger siblings. Drawing inspiration from his early childhood, his Polynesian/Melanesian roots and a strong passion for life, Adrian’s music is vibrant, compelling and poignant.

Adrian gives back to the community by running music and mindfulness based programs for under-privileged youth and drives community building projects for the less fortunate. He strongly believes that no child should have to live in poverty and that everyone deserves the same chances to succeed in life.

Having recently released his new single Kuku Yalanji Girl with ARIA award winning producer Nigel Pegrum, featuring Internationally acclaimed David Hudson(Didgeridoo), Ben Hakalitz(Yothu Yindi) Adrian pays homage to the Women in Community that balance two worlds, keeping culture strong and shining the light on community.

Returning from his first International Tour to Hawaii where Adrian played over ten different venues on three different Islands (Oahu, Maui and Big Island) Having performed at multiple Yarrabah Band Festivals & Townsville Cultural Festivals, Cairns New Years Eve, Naidoc Cairns, Tamworth Country Music Festivals, Yungaburra Folks Festivals, Australia Day Cairns, Gympie Muster as an emerging artist etc.