Sad to learn of the passing of Tom 'DJ Wasabi' Jones
We worked together on a project to record Narrandera's Big Guitar and it was a pleasure to also jam with him on that unwieldy instrument.I met Wasabi through the Burning Seed event in Matong, the town where generations of the Jones family farmed.
His father Brian Jones died a few years ago and it was his funeral and a smaller event later on for his Burner family where I think I last saw Wasabi.
Reading now about his various careers in Combat Wombat, youth mentoring and live sound, it's clear that Australia has lost an innovative and important contributor.
I really appreciate how easy going and funny he was, with a work ethic that kept pushing for the best results.
It was also nice to spend time with his extended family and my thoughts go to his young children.