From his early days playing keyboards with local smooth, pop band Stylus to his stints with Air Supply, John Farnham and his own band and acclaimed solo albums such as ‘Jubilation’, Sam McNally has always radiated music quality. For a musician to hold down a career in the fickle music business for over forty years, three very distinct factors have to be in place; talent, versatility and drive. Keyboard player, songwriter, producer and music educator Sam McNally possesses all three qualities and more. Our first introduction to McNally was through the legendary music TV show Countdown in the late 70s, where he appeared as keyboard player with local pop, soul outfit Stylus. That band was famous for its cool fusion tunes and slick musicianship. In fact, that may also be another hint of McNally’s survival skills. He’s always surrounded himself with musicians of the highest calibre, feeding off them and learning from them.
Today McNally keeps busy with many varied projects including performing and recording with his own band, doing sessions for others, and producing artists in Australia and overseas. His stage rig has changed dramatically since the Stylus days and after many years of road testing gear on stage and in the studio, Sam has found a great deal of satisfaction with his current set up. In addition to his production work, McNally is currently teaching at the Australian Institute of Music in Sydney, is playing live, has been reviewing his back catalogue with the view to remixing tracks for a release and he’s also writing a book.
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