It’s been a bit quiet on the Stan Walker front, but the reigning Australian Idol is almost ready to unleash his first album of original material. From the Inside Out hits record stores around Australia and New Zealand tomorrow.
Stan’s taken his time on this release, some nine months since winning the reality TV show title, and it seems that approach has paid off.
“I had a firm goal about what I wanted to do and what sort of sound I wanted to create, so the people that came along either helped me achieve what I wanted, or they weren’t really suitable for this record,” he explained in a press release. “In the end I was able to inject every part of me into the songs for this album, and it was an awesome experience working with some very talented people.”
Those people include Ryan Tedder of OneRepublic, Stuart Crichton (Kylie Minogue, Sugababes), Pixie Lott, and Kiwi rapper Young Sid. It was then given a few final tweaks from Grammy Award winning mixers Phil Tan (Usher, Rihanna) and Craig Bauer (Kanye West).
Stan will take his album to the people with a series of instore appearances at shopping centres around the country. If you can’t make it to one of these events you can chat to Stan live via his Facebook page from 11 am to noon on Monday August 23.
21 August 2010 – Top Ryde Shopping Centre, Ryde @ 1 pm
22 August 2010 – Highpoint Shopping Centre, Melbourne @ 1 pm
23 August 2010 – Castle Towers Shopping Centre, Castle Hill @ 4 pm
24 August 2010 – Westfield Tuggerah, Tuggerah @ 4:30 pm
29 August 2010 – Westfield Eastgardens, Sydney @ 1 pm