Ed Service is a producer and DJ originally from Aoeteroa/New Zealand. He is also one half of the musical duo SHOUSE.

Since moving to Melbourne about 15 years ago, he’s juggled his creative practice with day jobs that reflect his personal interest in arts infrastructure and community engagement. In 2021, Ed’s career trajectory took an unexpected turn when SHOUSE's song "Love Tonight" became a sleeper hit, going platinum in many countries including the US and the UK. Collabs with David Guetta and Jason Derulo followed, as well as gigs at Paris Fashion Week, through the US and Europe, and of course Ibiza.

With the dust now settling, Ed and Jack have returned to Melbourne determined to re-engage with music at the community level. That’s where they come from, that’s what they care about. So I sat down with Ed to ask him whether his unlikely experience with SHOUSE has changed the way he thinks about music, and to learn a bit more about communitas, or collective joy, one of many deep ideas that informs his creative practice.

Follow SHOUSE: https://www.instagram.com/shouse.shouse/

Follow Tim Shiel: https://www.instagram.com/timshiel/ 

Watch this episode in full on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cxy3uSi30pw