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BAND BIOS
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BUMPER
INFLUENCES - Funk, what more can I say?
GEAR - Yamaha Absolute Birch Nouveau Kit with Paiste & Meinl & Sabian Cymbals
HIDDEN FILES - In a distant past life purportedly/ rumoured to have been a Military & Big Band Drummer.
LIKES - Stewart Copeland (The Police), Jimmy Cobb (Miles Davis Band), Rob Hirst (Midnight Oil), Clyde Stubblefield (James Brown)
DISLIKES - People who stand in front of him at gigs |
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DISCO DAZZLER
PREVIOUS MUSIC EXPERIENCE - Leading role in the pre-pubescent musical comedy hit, 'The Music Machine'; Lead biscuit of late 80's concept outfit, 'Jatz and the Crackers'; Number one and only tenor in the harmonically challenged 'Ryde City Concert Band'; Member of the currently under investigation 'Tres Mambo Big Band'
STUPID THINGS I'VE ATTEMPTED -Tested a car cigarette lighter with my tongue, (it was working); Tried to boil some water in an electric kettle on a gas stove; Shot myself with a nail gun; Went to a Dire Straits Concert
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REBEL ROUSER
TROMBONE & SINGING HISTORY
- Big band (jazz)
- Military brass band
- Orchestra for musicals (Gilbert & Sutherland)
- Madrigal choir
- School Senior Choir
- Performed in Oliver the musical
- Tres Mambo Big Band (Jazz, Latin jazz)
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RIPPER
MUSICAL INFLUENCES - Kevin Borich, George Thorogood, Stevie Ray and anything else with a hard edge (like Millie Vanille)
GEAR - Fender Vintage Re-issue Strats, Fender Blues De Ville Amp, GHS Boomer Strings and ancient pedals that screech
MUSICAL ACHIEVEMENTS - Has not bought a pedal since 1983
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SCORCHER
INFLUENCES - British New Romanticism early 80's era, circa: 1980-1984, bass gods with sleek infectious "in your face" bass lines had me hooked & i thought "screw" the guitar..... i gotta play bass
GEAR - Fender Jazz Basses (exclusively); Ampeg Amplification; Ernie Ball Strings
SOMTHING I HATE TO ADMIT - Somehow I ended up with a Culture Club album "Colour By Numbers" in my music collection. What was i thinking?
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SCREAMER
MUSICAL BACKGROUND - Sax, Vocals, Keyboards, Spoons
FAVOURITE PASTIME - Avoidance of anything remotely connected to conservatism
LIFE GOAL - To play with the K-tels and not pick up any addictions or severe psychological pathologies |
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SIZZLER
BACKGROUND - After injuring herself during Olympic curling trials, Sizzler was recommended by her GP to take up a low-impact extra-curricular activity. Hence, she took to learning the tambourine, with aspirations to one day perform on stage. Sizzler's parents were most pleased... Anything to keep her away from the food pantry
MOST MEMORABLE MOMENTS - Making the finals on the children's game show 'Double Dare'; Featuring as an extra on the Australian Special of 'Baywatch'
FAVOURITE PASTIME - Knitting pot-warmers for her large collection of teapots
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SUPERBAD
FIRST MUSICAL EXPERIENCE - In School Play, 'Fiddler on the Roof', where he played the fiddler. He was typecast, actually... However enjoyed it thoroughly, and has been fiddling ever since
GEAR - Old Fender Strats, old Mesa Boogie Amps, Knucklehead Strings
FAVOURITE PASTIME - Going to petrol stations, grabbing the compressed air-hose and making funny shapes in his boxer-shorts |
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