The MESA Chronicles
A powerful storyteller and lyrical craftsman, MESA singer/songwriter David Morgan captured the red-blooded beauty of Western Australia’s Pilbara region in the band’s landmark release Nor West Friends. Morgan’s intimate and affecting narration takes audiences on a driver-seat journey across a fierce yet fragile land, millions of years in the making.
Together with fellow singer/songwriter Steve Spouse, the pair unwittingly penned a timeless, enduring soundtrack to one of the country's most remarkable territories. From the raw pindan dust of Karijini to international artistic pathways in Vietnam, MESA's creative work maps out an evocative bridge spanning two deeply spiritual locations.
"Our songs are Evergreen and will provide a snapshot of a time when the Pilbara region became famous to the world. If someone in 300 years time wanted to know what the Pilbara was like, they could learn from the music."
The Journey
The Beginning
Original Songwriter PartnershipDavid Morgan and Steve Spouse pool distinct narrative instincts to capture the raw character of regional territory, crafting award-nominated WAMI compositions like 'Kanaji Binbaku' and international tourist anthems like 'Warlu Way'.
The Inspiration
From The Pilbara to VietnamMoving across deeply spiritual spaces, Morgan channels the stark, rugged grandeur of the red dust and later links it with the rich culture of Vietnam—fusing raw outback truths directly with global sonic storytelling.
The Recordings
East-Meets-West Studio FusionsTracking evergreen catalog albums between Rocket Studios in Sydney and Soul Entertainment in Saigon. Blending standard acoustic guitar structures with live, traditional Vietnamese instrumentation and deep wartime football chronicles like 'Forever We Will Run'.