This is an animated video produced by Umz, featuring original artwork from Jon Higgs. It showcases a track from deliBass’s collaboration with Ruva on vocals and Alexander Nettlebeck on keys – No One Will Find Us There. Jon Mellor co-wrote, arranged and played bass on the track, which was released[…]

This is taken from a 2001 TV appearance, during which Ouch! performed (OK, mimed to) 4 tracks from their third album Medway Dog . Alongside Jon is lead singer Kevin Taylor, with Clive Jenner (Lenny Kravitz, Groove Armada, The Proclaimmers, The Freestylers ) on drums and Adam Leech on guitar.[…]

This is a promo video filmed for Dirty Money , the title track of The Madness Method’s first album. The track was released as a single in 2011. The venue was Brunswick in Melbourne and features the lovely Mandy Meadows amongst an all-star cast of Jon (the stockbroker), drummer Paul[…]

This live acoustic performance was taken from a Japanese TV appearance as part of Ouch!’s highly successful tour in 1994. During the tour, the band played several acoustic sessions, showcasing the 4-part harmony arrangements for which they were renowned. Ouch! also appeared at The Cavern, Tokyo’s tribute to the the[…]

This is the promo video for The Madness Method’s first single, Better Without You , released in 2010. Quirky and very funny, it was produced and directed by Sean Tu, and filmed in Melbourne. All the acting was done by the band and friends, as is the case in all[…]

“I wish they’d play some ska carols!” Well, yes, so then there was Strada9 and one young girl’s dream came true. And not only that, but they made a fun video for her to enjoy too. Filmed in 2012 in the fabulous Bakehouse Studios in Melbourne, the video was made[…]

This is the promo video for the Japanese release of the track in 1996, commissioned by Sony Records. It is taken from the band’s second album, Knock! Knock! , for which Jon co-arranged and co-produced all tracks. The single became Ouch!’s 4th and final Japanese hit single and paved the[…]

This is a clip from a live TV appearance in Melbourne, promoting the release of the Dirty Money CD, in 2011. On the gigging circuit, the band played as a 5 or 6-piece but this cut down acoustic version showcases the beautiful simplicity of Mandy Meadows’ writing. Alongside Mandy and[…]

This is an edit of two John & Paul II gigs in 2009, featuring Jon alongside Kevin Taylor. The act was one of the first Beatles duos in the UK and between 2006 and 2009 was also amongst the busiest. Kev’s voice is so reminiscent of John Lennon that Jon’s[…]

This is a promo video filmed in 2010 for Flaming Absinthe , a track from The Madness Method’s first album, Dirty Money. As with all TMM’s videos, the band get a crack at acting and this time drummer Paul Frangos, as the dancing geek, gets to bed the enebriated Mandy[…]