ZED CHARLES
Zed Charles is Australia’s wild man of blues! With his finger-picking slide-guitar fuzz-box lightning, he takes shredding to another dimension!
Zed has played with a swathe of notable musicians and festivals across his career. His debut solo album ‘Hear My Word’ came in at #2 on the Blues and Roots Airplay Chart in 2025, made the Top 9 Self-Produced Albums at the International Blues Challenge USA in 2026, while his song ‘Nobody Has to Know’ won The American Songwriter’s Blues Category for 2025!
Zed is recognised for his virtuosic (singing) lead guitar work and strong soulful vocals. He brings an electric presence whether with his band or stomp box. He oozes charisma and captures his audience from the first notes!
HIGHLIGHTS
- Winner – American Songwriter Competition 2025 (Blues) with ‘Hear My Word’
- Finalist – International Blues Challenge USA 2026 (Best Self-Produced CD) ‘Hear My Word’.
- # 2 Australian Blues & Roots Airplay Charts with ‘Hear My Word’ album 2025
- Winner of the “So You Think You Can Shred” guitarist competition at Crowbar, Brisbane.
- Lead guitarist in Kyuss Dies with Nick Oliveri of Queens of the Stoneage at the Tivoli Mainstage for Dead of Winter 2019.
- #1 on the Australian Blues Charts with “Ice-cream Man”, co-written with 8ball Aitken.
- Part of Mungo Jerry’s Band at the 2019 Mitchell Creek Festival.
- Toured extensively with blues and rock acts The Royal Artillery, Transvaal Diamond Syndicate and 8ball Aitken; playing many major festivals and performing on albums and singles heard on Triple J, Triple M and community radio nation wide.
FESTIVALS
GYMPIE MUSTER RED DEER FESTIVAL
Airlie Beach Music Festival Wollombi
Narrara Tamworth Country Music Festival
Mojo Burning 1-5 Cool Summer Festival
Mitchell Creek Festival Broadbeach Blues
Sydney Blues Fest Big Pineapple
Agnes Water WOOLVi SToMP
NOTABLE SUPPORTS
CRUSTY DEMONS MUNGO JERRY
RED FANG CORROSION OF CONFORMITY
SASQUATCH SAMARA BLUES EXPERIMENT
GREENLEAF JOHN GARCIA (Kyuss)
NICK OLIVERI (Queens of the Stoneage) BOB LOG III
FRANK SULTANA JESSE REDWING
THE ROYAL ARTILLERY
The Royal Artillery is a heavy blues rock band from Brisbane, Australia. Currently in hibernation, Zed is just waiting to unleash it again when the time is right.
Formed in Brisbane 2005 and named after the North Melbourne Hotel which became home to prolific live music venue ‘The Arthouse’ which closed its doors in 2006.
A hard-hitting affair of stroppy riffs and exuberant lead guitar – intense and psychedelic. Fronted by founder Zed Charles Poschelk, the creative force behind the band who leads ON guitar and vocal, with Storm Mahan (Chassm, Mammoth) on drums since 2019.
Channelling the sounds of 60’s & 70’s blues explosion and proto-metal and delivered with modern rock sensibility and metal elements, the band has stayed true to it’s sound and present in the domestic festival and touring circuits.
As heard on Triple J, Triple M and regional and community radio the Royal Artillery came in at #74 on the Triple Z hottest hundred 2014.
FESTIVALS
GYMPIE MUSTER RED DEER FESTIVAL
Airlie Beach Music Festival Wollombi
Narrara Tamworth Country Music Festival
Mojo Burning 1-5 Cool Summer Festival
Mitchell Creek Festival Broadbeach Blues
Sydney Blues Fest Big Pineapple
Agnes Water
NOTABLE SUPPORTS
SETH ENSLOW
CRUSTY DEMONS MUNGO JERRY
RED FANG CORROSION OF CONFORMITY
SASQUATCH SAMARA BLUES EXPERIMENT
GREENLEAF JOHN GARCIA (Kyuss)
NICK OLIVERI (Queens of the Stoneage) BOB LOG III
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