Strykert co-founded Men at Work with Colin Hay as an acoustic duo in 1978, regularly performing at the Cricketer's Arms Hotel in Richmond, Victoria.

Strykert played bass guitar on the very first recordings of the early group in a stage musical called Riff Raff in 1979.

He would often duel with fellow guitarist Hay adding dimension to his presentation as well as blending strong backing vocals.

[5] On 15 February 2009, Strykert was arrested for allegedly making death threats against former bandmate Colin Hay.

It was released by independent label Le Coq Musique and contained the following tracks composed and produced by Strykert:[10][11]