Tash Sultana, the gender-fluid multi-instrumentalist, producer, singer-songwriter, engineer and entrepreneur has carved out every step in their musical journey over the years, which has taken them from performing open night mics all over the country, busking the streets of Melbourne to releasing platinum records, accumulating over a billion streams, nominations across the globe, including the 2023 Rolling Stone Global Artist Award and selling hundreds of thousands of concert tickets worldwide and selling out some of the world’s most famous venues including Red Rocks in minutes.
At age 3, Tash was gifted a guitar from their grandfather, a moment which was the catalyst for a lifelong dedication to music and creativity. Their passion for guitar soon transferred to other instruments, and Tash began to experiment with synths, keyboards, piano, drums, percussion, bass, trumpet, sax flute, mandolin, harmonica, beat boxing, sampling and much more. Tash creates, composes, writes, engineers and produces everything that is heard live, and on record. Tash is the band.
Their debut album Flow State landed in 2018 and quickly became Gold certified, and spawned Platinum and Gold records with singles ‘Mystik’ and ‘Murder to the Mind’. Tash has been nominated for 15 ARIA AWARDS throughout their career, cementing Tash’s status as one of Australia’s biggest musical talents.
Acclaimed second record Terra Firma landed in 2021, and garnered widespread praise for Tash’s raw and reflective songwriting and ambitious musical arrangements. Like everything before it, the entirety of the record was carved by Tash – But for the first time, Terra Firma saw Tash bring in a couple of close friends and collaborations to co-write – including Matt Corby, Dann Hume, Jerome Farah, and Josh Cashman.
Terra Firma reached #1 on the charts, and secured multiple nominations and a take home win for Rolling Stone Australia’s Best Single for ‘Pretty Lady’.
An MTV Unplugged (Live in Melbourne) album landed in 2022. A stunning display of Tash’s consummate talents, it gave audiences an intimate glimpse at an artist that has grown immeasurably since their began their musical journey. Not only that, Tash mixed the record entirely by themself at their own studio, Lonely Lands Studio.
Their extensive catalogue has nearly broken the internet, having raked in over a billion streams and counting.
In August 2023, Tash released SUGAR EP. The EP serves as a testament to Tash Sultana’s evolution as an artist, with each track offering a distinct and reflective exploration of their experiences and emotions. Featuring singles James Dean, New York and Bitter Lovers Feat BJ The Chicago Kid, the SUGAR EP is another step forward for this unique artist.
Tash is a world away from the artist they were when they were 18. Of course, many of the traits that defined them then are still present: the drive, the curiosity, the endless search for new musical knowledge and desire to share that knowledge with others. But in lots of ways they have changed. Their life now is focused, disciplined, with Tash valuing calm and connectedness. The coming years will see them step out more as an entrepreneur and businessperson, expanding what is becoming a small music industry empire.
Tash, as always, is on their own journey.