Steven Gates

Steven Gates (he/him) is a musician, actor, writer, director, sound-designer, music producer and film-maker – and comedy/cabaret performer. He began his career wanting to be taken seriously as a moody guitar-slinger in the ‘90s, but was blown off course by his first break: playing a magical swagman on the ABC children's program, Shape Shape Shape. As a member of the Aria award-winning music based comedy group Tripod, 'Gatesy' has released over twenty CD/DVDs since 1997, and has performed worldwide including four Edinburgh Fringe Festivals and Montreal's Just for Laughs. Tripod first gained national attention for their early Song-In-An-Hour segment on Triple J, and have written songs for countless TV shows, video game companies, and orchestras including the MSO. Steven was a core cast‐member and writer on the sketch show, skitHOUSE, and other tv credits include Good News Week, Spicks and Specks, Upper Middle Bogan and FISK. His most treasured accolade is the peer-voted Piece of Wood award, which was bestowed on him at the 2012 Melbourne International Comedy Festival for Stubborn Monkey Disorder, his show with Bob Franklin. In 2017 he premiered at the Ballarat Cabaret Festival with a two-hander show with Paul McDermott which toured successfully for several years. Steven is currently a showbiz swiss-army-knife: besides Tripod, he produces, directs and tour-manages comedy/cabaret shows, writes and performs songs for commercials, and was recently creating featured songs for The Weekly on the ABC.