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Born to Russian and Polish gypsies beatnik avant-garde cello players- bought up believing that music was economy, and songs were the currency. His family emigrated to Australia at some point in early childhood – and escaped from reality of being an outsider through playing Bach cello suites and chess. When the cello burnt to ash in a house fire that almost claimed the life of his entire family, Leo picked out a bass guitar from hard rubbish and held the headstock to the bedroom window for amplification. While his parents believed he was doing his classical theory training, he was instead practicing up his bass chops, having discovered the genius of Jaco Pastorius. Those dreams eventually shattered when band leaders were constantly saying “stop being so bloody busy and just play the groove!” So then, frustrated with the limits of the bass, Leo went on to play violin, cello, mandolin, banjo, ukulele, guitar, and piano in a godzilla of music projects spanning almost all musical