I very happily moved back to Australia this year which I have been planning for some time. I have missed my family/friends and culture tremendously over the years and it is a relief to once agin be submersed in this great land, its people, love of sport and great outdoors.

But I must comment here that the state of things is very different from when I left in 2002. It is no joke when I say that almost everyone I am reconnecting with has someone that has died from “mental illness related suicide” or they are on medication for mental illness. It is no surprise considering “mental illness” is the buzz word in the media and all roads lead to the pharmaceutical solutions. Pushed by psychs and Doctors that are educated toward such. Psychs of course offer their only solutions, drugs and shock treatment, too lazy to understand the mind and help a person through their troubles or too evil to give a F&%K! And Doctors, since when is the mind and the brain the same thing? I mean seriously, they are miles apart. Brain health comes from a healthy gut, nutrition and general body health…mind health comes from and is effected by a myriad of factors: sleep, relationships, self-confidence, work, stress, money, love, hate, family problems to name a few – none of which can be solved with pills (though they may offer short term solution for a minority). When did our Gov become controlled by the pharmaceutical model and why are we not implementing any other solutions to an area that is far from black and white. THIS IS TROUBLING!

How does long term drugging effect our culture? what is the long term cost? I don’t see the lives of my old friends better at all (in some cases they are destroyed or dead from the side effects of the drugs) which results in society being that much worse off.

About Rob Meister

Rob Meister is a singer, songwriter, musician and music producer and from Hobart, Tasmania. He has toured the world and worked with many top level artists as well as producing hits songs in multiple Latin countries. Having grown up busking on the streets of Hobart, he quickly found himself working the pub scene in some of the top bands of the day at just 16 years of age. Soon after, he toured his own band “Blow by Blow” around Australia before settling in Melbourne where he became the Musical Director for French African artist Jean Paul Wabotai, while concurrently doing 7-10 gigs a week with his own duo “Look Sharp”. During that decade he also collaborated and performed with Aussie Diva Kate Ceberano. At the end of the 90’s he played Electric Bass with Frank Zappa Keyboardist Allan Zavod. The Album was called “Hardbite” by Endel Rivers which was critically acclaimed and scored some #1’s on charts around the world. Endel wanted Rob for the European tour as his Bassist, but Rob had a calling to go State side and work as a Songwriter/Producer. So in the 2002 he moved to the USA. Soon after arriving he began working with Latin legends Diego Verdaguer and Amanda Miguel where he became the in house Engineer/Producer for their record label DIAM. He worked with them for several years, which included being the Musical Director and Producer for Ana Victoria. They Produced two studio and one live album from which they had 3 top ten songs and several #1’s in Radios across Latin America. His work with Ana Victoria included her best new artist Grammy nomination in 2012. With over 2000+ shows in 46 Countries under his belt, he has worked with Kate Ceberano, Jack Jones, Stanley Clarke, Chick Correa, David Lee Roth and Extreme Bassist Billy Sheehan, Latin super star Alberto Plaza, Canadian Songbird France D’Amour and many many more. As a Singer/Songwriter/Bassist/Guitarist with Sting like vocals, Rob knows how to connect with his audience and entertain, or if needed, just sit back and create vibe - for Rob it’s all about the music. Contact: [email protected] for bookings