Deliver Me DEMO

Sweat DEMO

A slow-burning, heartfelt ballad about hope, grief, and memory.
Recorded live in studio with raw edges left in.
No gloss. Just honesty.

For fans of: early Springsteen, Gang Gajang, The National if they were old and Australian.

Shooting Stars

From the red dust of Central Queensland to the underground stages of 1980s Brisbane, Jim Carter’s journey through the Australian music industry is anything but ordinary. Landing in the heart of the Bjelke-Petersen police state as a wide-eyed young musician, he cut his teeth in the swampy post-punk band Water Rats Picnic, part of the unruly wave shaking up the world from the shadows.

A move to Sydney saw Carter shift gears into production, working six days a week at the legendary Damien Gerard Studios—capturing the raw energy of Sydney’s underground with reel-to-reel tape and hard-earned grit. His ears caught the attention of Rondor Music, the publishing arm of A&M Records, and later the iconic Albert Productions—home to AC/DC and a workshop for the minds of Harry Vanda and George Young.

But as the music industry collapsed in the early 2000s, Carter stepped away—burned out and gutted by the implosion of a world he gave everything to.

Now, years later, Jim Carter returns—not chasing hits, but carving out truth. Older, wiser, and no longer waiting for permission, he’s back to do it his own way. With songs that wear their scars proudly and performances that trade polish for presence, Carter writes for anyone who’s ever been cut loose by the world and kept going anyway.

Jim Carter

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