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Rai Thistlethwayte

Biography

Rai Thistlethwayte (born 21 April 1980) is an Australian rock, pop and jazz musician and songwriter. Thistlethwayte is an accomplished pianist, guitarist, and vocalist. He is the lead singer, rhythm guitarist, and primary songwriter in the Australian pop rock band Thirsty Merc. From 2004, Thirsty Merc released a string of hits in the Australian charts including "In the Summertime", "Someday, Someday", "20 Good Reasons", "Emancipate Myself", "My Completeness", "When the Weather Is Fine" and "Mousetrap Heart". He is currently based in Melbourne. As a solo artist, Thistlethwayte performs under the name 'Sun Rai'.

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Discography

Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Credited work

68 releases · 27 albums · active 2000–2025

  • Performance · 138
  • Other credits · 17
  • Production · 15
  • Engineering · 9

Studios: Uncommon Studios · Apex Studio, Burbank, CA · Chateau Faf · Birdland Studios

Frequent collaborators

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