Mick Meagher has established a long career on bass duties for a roll call of Australia's best bands and artists. He boasts several critically acclaimed albums with Emma Donovan and the Putbacks, Andrea Keller, Wave Riders, Eugene Ball 4tet, and Wolfa (a collaboration with Jenny Barnes). Whether it's jazz, drone, improv, soul, or a wild ride through these genre tropes and more, Mick's musical mentality has an elastic quality that enables him to find and amplify the rhythm, and pulse at the heart of a song.

While completing studies at Melbourne’s Victorian College of the Arts (VCA), Mick’s career took hold in the early 2000s with the experimental alt-indie band City City City and jazz groups Blow, and Ish Ish. Mick’s first big gig was working with Kate Ceberano, a two-year, fast-learning experience. In 2006, Mick joined the Black Arm Band, performing alongside Australian icons such as Archie Roach, Ruby Hunter, and Paul Dempsey, as well as international stars Mavis Staples and Ricki Lee Jones. Mick remained with the group until their demise in 2017.

In 2007, Mick and fellow musos formed The Putbacks, an instrumental soul/funk-inspired outfit. Rather than being the dependable session player and sideman, he was now engrossed in collaborative songwriting and band management. Both of Mick's passion projects - The Putbacks and the Black Arm Band - wove their way into one of the most well-known and critically lauded collaborations of his career to date: the incomparable, unforgettable Emma Donovan.

Emma Donovan & The Putbacks released three albums: "Dawn" in 2014, showcasing the jazzy, soulful alignment of the band and their powerhouse singer, "Crossover" in 2020, and "Under These Streets" in 2021.

At the end of 2022, Mick wrapped up a long and committed relationship with The Putbacks and stepped readily into his next chapter. He continued working with Emma, co-writing and producing her children’s album "Follow the Sun" in 2022, as well as her debut solo, country-inspired album, "Til My Song Is Done," in 2024.

In 2025 Mick released, "Guff", a four-track instrumental EP of doom-inspired pieces originating from the masked and compelling online persona Gorilla Riffs, which captures the hypnotic, sonic essence of doom metal.

Additionally, Mick teaches music both in educational institutions and privately, encouraging students to master the basics while discovering their unique musical voices. 

This multifaceted, wondrous career began when Mick became a bass player at 16. Decades later - family, fatherhood, albums, tours, and teaching - is still only part of the story.