A former footy star has made the shocking profession transition from the sphere to the stage with the assistance of an ARIA award-winning artist.
Former Warringah Rats participant Will Clift mentioned the leap into music was not a straightforward resolution however one he’s been constructing as much as his complete life.
“I’ve always tried to do both,” he mentioned.
“It’s always been a huge part of my life.”
The 26-year-old who hails from Eumundi on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast was chosen forward of a whole lot of musicians who utilized for a mentorship with Matt Corby.
Lovers of early Frank Ocean, Budjerah and even Corby himself will take pleasure in listening to Coast, the younger artist’s first six-track acoustic EP.
“He has such a novel and soulful sound that I can‘t wait to experiment with, and a powerful backstory of sacrifice and pursuing what was true to him, which really resonated with me,” Corby said.
Clift said a lot of people at the rugby club were shocked to find out he wouldn’t be working onto the sphere this yr.
“They were shocked to hear that I was going full time with music,” he mentioned.
“My coach, my family, they were all so supportive of me and totally understood why I made the decision.”
It’s not as far a leap as you may think that somebody like Clift would discover himself in two wildly completely different careers.
“I think the one thing that I will take out of it, is hard work,” he mentioned.
“If you want to be successful, you’ve got to work hard and have good people around you to help you through the journey.”
He began enjoying semi-professionally for the below 20s Melbourne Rebels earlier than making the change into the skilled grade.
All the whereas finishing a music diploma.
Then town was plunged into one of many world’s harshest lockdowns and he determined to throw a neuroscience diploma into the combo for good measure.
Emerging from lockdown he gave footy one final “crack” and moved to Sydney’s northern seashores to play for the Warringah Rats.
“But at the end of last year, I sort of had an epiphany. And I was like, you know, I love rugby but I can’t do both.
“I did the old pros and cons list and it was pretty clear to me that it was music.”
He received’t be lacking the strict management of the game anytime quickly although, saying music has given him much more freedom.
“I was tracking calories, training every day, for several hours a day,” he mentioned, earlier than chuckling.
“My body feels amazing. I’m not bruised and battered.”
Clift mentioned he’s wanting ahead to the prospect to share the stage with Corby when he opens for him on the Central Coast subsequent week.
“I’m really looking forward to picking his brains, hopefully not annoying him too much,” he mentioned earlier than including Corby was the principle motive he utilized for the mentorship.
“I would absolutely love to get in the studio with him because, you know, he‘s just amazing at what he does.”
“I’m also hoping he can teach me some of the nitty gritty of what it looks like to release music and try and make money from it.”
Will Clift will play alongside Corby as a part of the Wild Turkey Music 101 Mentorship subsequent week on the Central Coast.
Source: www.news.com.au
