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Jakam Kourasanis is a 20-year-old, self-taught musician. He picked up his first guitar – a Fender Stratocaster – at the age of 5. Since then he is has refined his craft as a guitarist, drummer, singer, and songwriter. Jakam’s dad, Con, is a Sound Engineer who has done sound production for the likes of Rose Tattoo, Billy Thorpe, The Angels, and Electric Mary, so with music in his veins, it was no wonder he wandered into the music industry. “Growing up in the Riverland in regional South Australia, there wasn’t much else to do other than play guitar and drums, I would drive my parents’ nuts.” “When my dad showed me a VHS of music from ACDC when I was young I just know that I wanted to perform and make music.” Over the years Jakam has been influenced by many guitarists. “Angus Young, Ace Frehley, Chuck Berry, Slash, Bo Diddley, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and Albert King really shaped my playing”. “My musical interests are definitely old school.” “I have performed in a number of bands; there