ENTER THE GIZZVERSE

ABOUT

King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard formed in Melbourne, Australia in 2010. In their 11-year career they have released 19 albums - 5 in 2017 alone - spanning many genres, such as psychedelia, garage rock, jazz, math rock, boogie, thrash metal, electronic, acoustic, and microtonal music. In addition to their 19 studio albums, the band has released 12 live albums, 43 music videos, 11 studio and tour documentaries, and put on an annual music festival called Gizzfest, which showcases other Aussie bands on their record label, Flightless Records. Not to mention - many of the band members have solo projects or are in other bands. The band is lauded for their kind, DIY approach to their music, uploading rig rundowns and song tutorials to their YouTube channel, and even releasing masters of their studio and live albums on their website for fans to alter and sell freely. King Gizzard truly love sharing their process and music at every stage, which is why they are one of my favorite bands. Well...enough yappin'! Let's explore the Gizzverse together!

Stu Mackenzie

Lead Vocalist, Guitarist, & Principal Songwriter

Stu is the energetic frontman of KGLW. He has cited science fiction authors such as Frank Herbert and Phillip K. Dick as major inspirations for his work.

Joey Walker

Guitar & Vocals

Joey is often cited as the secondary songwriter of the group. Throughout 2020 he released several EDM tracks under the name Bullant.

Cook Craig

Guitar

Nicknamed Cookie. Collaborates with Ambrose playing guitar in their side project called The Murlocs.

Ambrose Kenny-Smith

Keys, Harmonica, & Vocals

A former sponsored skateboarder, Ambrose acts as the auxiliary musician of the group, playing maracas, harmonicas, tambourine, guitar, keyboard, and whatever else he can get his hands on. He is also the frontman to the band The Murlocs.

Lucas Skinner

Bass

He is most often seen playing a red vintage Rickenbacker bass with Fender flatwound strings.

Michael Cavanagh

Drums

Nicknamed Mickey Cavs. Drummed in unison with Eric Moore until Eric's departure from the band in 2020. Released a solo drumming album titled Cavsin 2021.

Eric Moore

Band Manager & Drums

Manager of the band and their independent label, Flightless Records. Served as King Gizzard's second drummer for the first 9 years, but left the band in 2020 to focus on managing Flightless.

Jason Galea

Illustrator & Animator

Often referred to as the eighth member of King Gizzard, the faceless Jason Galea is responsible for much of the album artwork and music video direction for the band.

“Uh yeah I guess ther- I guess there are just things sometimes uh you just kinda think of something and then it uh becomes a song before you know it. It's just you know you just get it in there and you're thinking about something and then you you know you are kinda thinking about a song and then there's this music.”
- Stu Mackenzie