Whether it’s the 7, 10 or premium 17 piece line up, the excitement’s always quick to get pumpin’ and the dance floor jumpin’! Needless to say though, the band’s ‘dinner music’ brackets (when requested), are light, sweet & smooth, allowing guests to easily converse as they mingle. And whether the band’s cruisin’ or pumpin’, B# always hosts the ‘cat’s pajamas’ of vocal talent, including renowned chanteuses: Julie O’Hara, Fiona Thorn, Emma Franz and Hetty Kate, plus smooth crooners: Frank Benedetto, Rod Gilbert and David Dean (aka Dean’s Martini), and ‘floor filling’ super groovers: Eugene Hamilton & Rod Davies.
By the way, David Campbell, Ross Wilson, Tom Burlinson, Bob Downe, Tim Campbell, Monica Trapaga, Mark Holden, Jane Clifton, Joe Camilleri, as well as international stars Wayne Bergeron, Wycliffe Gordon & Lorna Luft have also featured as guest vocalists with B#. And speaking of honoured guests, Australian jazz virtuoso, James Morrison has performed with the band on several occasions.
St Albans’ own ‘Young man with the Horn’ was leading Swing and Latin bands by 17, but the siren song of Uni and the corporate world drew his attention away to project management for the next 14 years.
Nothing underhanded about the way this cat acquired his talent. Like all the masters of jazz saxophone and clarinet before him – perfect practice leading to wide-ranging experience is what’s made Dave Gardner the admired and acclaimed performer he is today.
“An amateur practices it until he gets it right, a professional practice it until he can’t get it wrong.” – Stephen Hillier
We can assume that Dave has clocked up more than his fair share of practice hours if his mastery of the harmonic languages of modern jazz clarinet and the alto sax is anything to go by. Ever mindful of his jazz heroes – Dave offers us the technical proficiencies of Marshall Royal and Benny Goodman, mixed with the lyricism of Lee Konitz and Artie Shaw. A powerful and rich tone that has seen him tour, perform and record extensively – including his own album ‘Artistic Lament’ nominated for best jazz album. He has lead the Royal Australian Air Force Stage Band and supported many crack overseas musicians. Straw polls indicate he’s regarded by many as the best clarinet player in our country, but we won’t tell him or he’ll likely blush! His easygoing, humble and generous contribution to the band continues off-stage in the form of Big Band writing and arranging. Of playing with the B# Big Band he says: “Great group of guys that all have one focus in music, to play the best they can, and swing their arses off in the process!”
Can you see this curly cutie performing at the piano for his mother’s friends? Came a time though, when he was more interested in their daughters, so at the age of 14, he moved to sax. “The girls are gonna love me,” thought the adolescent Lothario – and right he was. He performed his first gig at age 15 and has since taken’ his instrument on tour through Europe, Asia and music school in New York with Dave Liebman, Chris Potter, and George Garzone.
Inspired by the work of Ellington, Basie, and Dexter Gordon, Anton has been blowing beautiful and hypnotic lines for years, in diverse musical formats from blasting Big Bands to intimate small groups led by Max Roach, Arthur Blythe, Niko Schauble & Ruby Carter. He featured on the soundtrack for MTC’s ‘The Blue Room’ in 2003 and has performed with Melbourne’s leading Latin-Cuban-Salsa band, Los Cabrones, as well as The Cat Empire, The Bamboos, Rumberos, The Australian Showband and on Bert Newton’s Good Morning Australia. He composes in between gigs, including for his own band – ‘The Anton Delecca Quartet’. Albums released to date featuring Anton include ‘Flow’ on Newmarket music, and the self-titled album for his other jazz combo – ‘The Situationists’. About B# he says: “It feels really good to me… really good!”
Out there among the pack of slick-haired musos are a few who can take that magic old-school sound and turn it inside out. Ian proved he’d made the right move from the drums to the tenor sax when he stood up to accept the 2002 ARIA award for Best Jazz Release with the Andrea Keller Quartet. In the same year, he placed in the WANG Saxophone finals. His musical role-models Coleman Hawkins and Charlie Parker might have played among some big cats, but Ian topped them with his stint at the Moscow Circus. He has this to say about the experience ‘clowns really are scary. All in all, he’d rather play with B# where the acrobatics are musical.
This man’s sax will have you stompin’ outta ya shoes. Sublime, in time, he had a certain Swing School director-cum-saxophonist going green with envy at rehearsals. Greg has a Bachelor of Education degree with a double major in music, which he’s used to great effect in his years with IMT, the Midday Show and GMA. His live work includes playing with Louis Belsen , Buddy di Franco, Jo Williamson and Tom Burlinson on the ‘Frank Sinatra Story’. He has co-ordinated acts for the Wangaratta Jazz Festival and recorded several albums with talent such as Larry Maluma and Emma Sidney.
Spencie’s Mum was keen for her little treasure to devote his life to the piano, but he hated it so much that he slammed down the lid, took up trumpet, and never looked back. With the music of Doc Severinsen, Lee Morgan and Maynard Ferguson ringing in his ears, Greg has performed on Australian TV for several years (IMT, Logies, Hey Hey It’s Saturday, Dancing With The Stars, It Takes Two) as well as supporting Jerry Lewis and Shirley Bassey on tour and decking himself out regularly in tinsel for Carols by Candlelight. You can hear his truly fearsome trumpet chops on ads for Ford, Panasonic and Boags beer commercials (‘the one with the sexy woman’), or at the many gigs that this full-time muso plays around town. What does our spunky section leader think about B#? “A fantastic concept, love the talent. My boys’ll flow like honey!”
He’s back! One of B#’s original members returns to the line up after a 3-year hiatus, and we couldn’t be happier! If absence makes the heart grow fonder, we’re over the moon about Shane’s return.
Shane cut his musical teeth on his dad’s drumsticks. Mr. Gillard Senior played with the Blue Tones 5, and little Shane could often be found fast asleep in the corner of rehearsals. Thankfully, Shane got out of that habit and made his own mark on audiences, including playing trumpet with the Australian Army Band for 4 years. He has toured with Ray Charles, John Farnham, and Anthony Warlow. On top of his role-playing rings around big swing hits for B#, this cat can be heard performing on T.V. shows such as Dancing With The Stars, It Takes Two & The Logies. He also teaches the next generation of trumpet greats at Scotch College and enjoys Kung Fu. One has to ask whether those two activities go hand in hand, right? He says “You betcha, the Army training doesn’t hurt either”.
Also known as ‘Druncle Lugie’ (for reasons better known to his muso mates), Eugene has made his mark on the Melbourne music scene in freelance musicianship, teaching, touring and recording. His Dad is still getting toes tapping on clarinet for the Yarra Yarra Jazz Band, but Eugene is surely too busy doing his Masters in Performance and Composition and travelling OS to spend very much time with the folks. His Jazz festival highlights include playing at Montreau (Canada) and Rosskilda (Denmark). He has toured extensively with ‘The Hoodangers’- a trad jazz and punk group. Eugene has unleashed his yummy trumpet chops on Russia, Europe, Asia, the US, Canada and New Zealand with this outfit. When he’s in Melbourne Town, he teaches at Monash, VCA and Eltham High. Another caffeine aficionado on the B# Team, this spiky-haired lad roasts his own beans. Hey, you spend time in that many airport lounges – you get to know good coffee. His take on the B# phenomenon? “Organised to hell – but in a good way, y’know?”
In a galaxy long ago, little Gianni picked up a trumpet and attempted to play the music of his Star Wars idol, John Williams. Luckily for us, he was soon abducted by the Starship ‘improvisation’ and never looked back. He now teaches and inspires others, in private and in public, with his lyrical interpretations on the trumpet, trombone, and flugelhorn.
This Horn Honey’s secret passions include opera, cello, and single malt scotch, but none get in the way of his stellar trumpet career. He has traveled extensively with his craft – touring Germany, Hong Kong, and Thailand, as well as top-shelf music festivals here and over the waters. He has three solo CDs in circulation, and lives by a maxim of his idol Art Farmer: “You can spend your entire life looking for the right mouthpiece…better to spend your time looking for the perfect notes”.
About playing with B# he says: “It’s a fantastic big band. When you turn up to a B# gig, you always know you’ll be playing with the best players in town! They’re also the most perfectly organized group I have ever played with…. they always play with high energy, and everyone leaves the gig sweating!! They sure do swing!”
Well, we love his notes – whichever mouthpiece he’s using!
As tasty as a martini and addictive enough to put Prozac outta business, this fella’s one to watch. Leaving his sports-mad family scratching their heads, he took himself off to the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts in the mid-’90s. There he started a musical career that sees him playing to turn-away crowds, composing, arranging and teaching. His recordings include 3 albums with the Paul Williamson Quartet and the album ‘What could be’ with Ish Ish. He has performed with renowned international and Australian artists including Aretha Franklin, Billy Harper, Renee Geyer, Tommy Emmanuel, Ross Wilson, Christine Anu, and James Morrison. When he’s not off in a corner reading the most difficult charts like they were Little Golden Books, he keeps his lung capacity up by swimming and skulling beer. If you want to learn his secrets, get yourself a desk in one of his many classes: Victorian College of the Arts, RMIT, Monash or Blackburn High. What does Jordo think about B#? “Henry is in the building – thank god he arrived on the scene!”
For someone who started music classes to get out of ‘real subjects’ at school, Ian sure did end up doing a lot of hard work on the trombone! With inspiration from Armstrong, Sinatra, Nelson Riddle, and Gil Evans, Ian went on to play with the Channel 9 band for 2 years, as well as heading up the ‘bone’ for Ray Charles, Jerry Lewis, Wayne Newton, Shirley Bassey, and Anthony Warlow’s Japan tour. Proudest of all, he played with the (surviving) Glenn Miller Band and Tommy Dorsey Bands in 1996. Pheww! Somewhere in amongst all this, Ian has ended up back at school, but up the front this time, teaching music at Scotch College and University High. He raises his glass of rough red wine to Henry and B#, and to the achievement of long-held dreams.
This cat has been around! There can’t have been a whole heap of jazz around parts of the Northern Territory that Ben grew up in – we can only imagine that ‘chops’ meant something different in Kakadu than they did at the Victorian College of the Arts, where Ben ended up graduating in music performance. Inspired by his folk-singer father and many diverse types of 20th-century music, Ben is talented, flexible and undeniably funky. Although he has done live tours (including Eric Burdon) and recordings with Tim Rogers (UMI) and Kerri Simpson, he is perhaps best known for his cutting edge work as singer, trombone and ukulele player for Melbourne bands ‘The Hoodangers’ and ‘The Band Who Knew Too Much’. With a musical vibe described as ‘ Jelly Roll Morton meets Sex Pistols’, the ‘Dangers’ hold court as Melbourne’s favorite feral trad jazz group. They have taken Ben through Russia, Europe, Asia, the US, Canada, and New Zealand. After all this travel, he still gets excited by being in Melbourne and in B#- ‘These are good people, I toast them all’, he says, lifting his beer.
Sam first picked up a guitar at the tender age of 8 and hasn’t let go yet. Another esteemed graduate of WAAPA, Sam migrated to Melbourne in 1990 as a member of the Jam Tarts, who were featured on the NBC Today show during the Americas Cup. With a wide range of styles at his fingertips, Sam is the preferred choice of many singers and bands for TV shows, pub gigs, huge budget corporate events, lazy evening concerts and the odd international and interstate junket. Sam can often be spotted on stage with Lisa Miller, Leslie Avril, Andy Baylor, and Gypsy Swing to name a few. His highly danceable and ultimately delightful music can be heard on over 50 CDs! His favourite music is ‘40’s and 50’s Swing Jazz – Not that kooky 70’s stuff’. Sam’s musical highlights include the first drink after the show ends, just as he lights up a ciggie.
The double-bass player in a Big Band has quite a load to bear – and we don’t just mean on the tram coming to the gig. This instrument is often the best visual queue for the audience that they’re about to have their socks bounced off, and Mr. Rex’s muscular, percussive tones never disappoint!
His versatility is renown, and many critics and fans shake their heads in wonder at his ability to finesse, ‘hook in’ or play with great speed, never sacrificing his hugeness of tone. Fuelled by his favourite giggle-water (vodka, if you’re buying), his fingers blur on the strings and you can hear why he’s plucked & slapped with the best in the country – Barney McAll, Paul Grabowsky, David Campbell – and the best in the world – Johnny Griffin, Jimmy Cobb (drummer on Miles Davis’ “Kind Of Blue” album), Joe Lovano, Steve Lacy, Andrew Hill, Arthur Blythe, Vincent Herring, Louie Bellson, Joe Williams, Eddie Henderson, Cindy Blackman, John Stubblefield and Horace Tapscott.
He’s honed his talents through the VCA and through workshops with Ray Brown and Eddie Gomez in NYC. He’s toured Europe, Mexico, India, Japan, and New Zealand but always finds time to hook in with B#, who he describes as: “The most consistently good and well organized Big Band that Melbourne has…or ever had!”
When not on stage, in pub or at the recording studio, Phil runs a post-production facility & works on recordings by other jazz, pop and dance music artists.
John’s inspiration for jazz isn’t hard to track down. He grew up with Len ‘Sluggsie’ Barnard as a neighbour – leader of one of the earliest Australian groups to record a jazz album. More recently you may have seen John as part of the David Chesworth Ensemble or on tour with Vince Jones, Renee Geyer, James Reyne or Ross Wilson. His keyboard support of Nichaud Fitzgibbon’s Peggy Lee Show drew acclaim, as did his work for Ross Wilson’s ‘Cool World’ in 2001. Look out for this Melbourne piano stalwart at Australia’s premier music festivals and at the Logies.
Young Mr Beck’s drumming journey began as many must – whacking ten shades of blue out of the pots and pans on the kitchen floor. To his parents’ pride (and relief) he soon graduated to playing snare drum in the primary school marching band and then on to become one of the most called-upon percussionists in Australia.
Dave has honed his drumming skills in New York and L.A. and is very familiar with many top name national and international talents of our times (especially their back views), including Tina Arena, Marcia Hines, Faith Hill, Chubby Checker, Little Richard, Danni Minogue, Delta Goodrem and Joan Rivers. When he’s not providing key percussive soundscapes for smash-hit musical theatre shows (Priscilla, Dirty Dancing, Shout, Sweet Charity, Crazy for You, The Boy from Oz, Wicked), he’s often found recording and playing with local and international jazz legends including Barbara Morrisson, Joe Chindamo, Paul Grabowsky, and Hans Ulrich.
His understanding of the nuances that Sonny Payne, Gene Krupa and Sam Woodyard brought to the Basie, Goodman & Ellington bands, sets the foundation for B#’s underlying and unmistakable, groove and drive.
The boyish grin, the Sinatra-smooth tenor notes, the rakish dark suit – if this guy isn’t living the Rat Pack legacy, then no-one is! He’s his own man, but the passion for Big Band swing tunes came straight through the genes. Three generations of musicians and singers stretch behind him, including the Old Man of Swing himself, Tony Bennet. Is it any wonder, as he winds an audience around his signet-ringed finger, that the men want to take Frank by the hand, while the women want to…well…just take him?
With a new CD in the wings, waiting to take him straight into the world’s lounge rooms (and, dare we say it, bedrooms), we’re gassed to have him fronting B# with his suave and playful stylings from the great American songbook, as well as the odd 1950’s Italian swing anthem. There’s no doubt – if Tony Soprano was ever looking for a band for Meadow’s wedding, this guy’d be the guy out the front of it!
Julie’s first love is playing around in the ‘musical sandpit’ that is the Melbourne scene. This red-head’s musical talent and chutzpah ensures she’s never short of playmates. Julie’s voice has been described by B# fans as the band’s ’18th instrument’. She is heavily influenced by horn players and other instrumentalists, and her gravitation towards instrumental music comes through in the fabulous vocal scatting that is her Swing trademark.
If singers were circuses, Julie would be our Cirque de Soleil. Her daring and colourful stylings carry her through the musical spectrum: 1940’s swing, R&B swing, gypsy swing, bluegrass, country & western swing, trad jazz, vocalese and bebop, electronic lounge, hip hop and pop.
Not a shock then, that we often have to prise her from the grip of other acts. She cites career highlights that include singing for the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony with The Cat Empire, featuring on Rachel Griffith’s short film ‘Tulip’, numerous recordings with her own bands and others, international festival acts and local jazz club residencies. She’s the twinkle in B#’s eye, the woman who has shaken James Brown’s hand and stirred a lot of hearts.
She’s a great believer in the spirit-lifting power of Swing, saying recently “I hear from people who had turned up to a gig feeling pretty flat or down and leave feeling elated and ready for anything, so jazz seems to be a good medicine for the human spirit.”
Want to win Julie’s heart? Buy her an Alaskan Polar Bear Heater to drink – no, we’ve never had one either, but it’s apparently ‘the business’ in ‘a world that swings according to Julie’.
Ah, la belle Fiona! ‘The Bulletin’ raved that her voice could melt butter – well we think it could dissolve the whole fridge. We love her many personas – jazz diva, cabaret showgirl, go-go dancing icon, euro-daaaarling. She sings in eight languages – nine including Swing! Watch and marvel at how she can fit those deep breaths within her fabulous body-con couture. But there’s more to her than meets the eye. She doesn’t just cite her vocal and song writing influences (Janis Ian, Ella Fitzgerald, ‘Barbara’, Boris Vian, Serge Gainsbourg, Jacques Brel)… she puts them to work!
She has written for countless songs and shows including ‘Million Sellers’ with Bob Downe (nominated for three Green Room awards), ‘Live at the Club Republic’ with Max Gillies, ‘Silly Season’ and ‘All Het Up’ with Guy Rundle and John Thorn (nominated for two Green Room Awards).
On the Tube (the old one) she has appeared in various high-profile series, including Stingers, The Games, Round the Twist, High Flyers, and Man From Snowy River. She has sung live to great acclaim on Good Morning Australia, The Midday Show and Denise. Fiona has also lent her vocal talents to many commercials and voiceovers, including Yoplait (a natural fit with her luscious French accent).
Her musical theatre experience shines through her performances – she engages every tune, every audience, every time. She feels the tune, and brings you into it with her. Her wealth of travel and life experience helps put her in touch not just with the emotions of the tune, but also the energy of the room.
Fiona’s multilingual skills are a real rarity – and adored by audiences! She gives each language and culture the respect of getting it right, but keeping it light.
Whether she is swingin us through the 60’s London scene with Dusty Springfield, enthralling us with Anita O’ Day Lounge classics or flashing some French angst, Fiona gives it her all! Amazing she can still manage a glamorous stiletto-stride offstage after all that!
Elle e’ vraiment magnifique!
This cat-eyed Northern Italian temptress may be svelte to look at, but she’s no lightweight in the performance stakes. We try hard to pin her down between international engagements (Europe, Asia, the Caribbean and North Africa in recent times) and the support she’s called on to give to a mix of superstars of the music biz (including the Bee Gees, INXS and Harry Connick Junior).
Emma’s first passion is music – especially the fabulous tunes and time-honoured charts of the jazz idiom – closely followed by producing and directing documentary films. Whether she’s in front of an audience or behind the camera, her emphasis on performance spins a magical web! We thank her papa for spending those long-ago car trips teaching her how to harmonise (and presumably, implicitly, how to do two things at once, well).
Other than Dad, Emma’s other influences include: Ray Charles, Betty Carter, Federico Fellini, Anita O’Day, Italo Calvino and Dinah Washington. Did we mention she’s well-rounded?!
Have you heard people talking about the “total man”, the “ultimate star”, or even “Mr Dynamite”? They’re talking about Eugene Hamilton, the richest man in the world! Eugene is Australia’s most dramatic, daring and charismatic vocal artiste. His rich tenor voice is complemented by a deep understanding of jazz ballet, formal disco technique, liturgical dance, and primitive fertility rites. Oh, and you must have heard about his million-dollar wardrobe…
You may have been among the fanatical hordes who flocked to see this “Man Wonder” front the wildly successful ‘Stone Cold Boners’, or experienced the mind-expanding power of his ‘Grooveathon’. Boy,… you kids must be missing him! So, what happened? Well, ten years as Melbourne’s disco king took its toll, and “Eugene the Artist” struck out on his own, like an “Ultra Virile” Siddharta in the wilderness, to find his own truth, and therein the truth for everyone else.
AND NOW… HAMILTON IS BACK!
Back to share his revelations and new-found inspiration. He’s ready to storm his way back to the top and rebuild his shining empire. Eugene will dazzle you with gems from the entire musical spectrum – Swing, Latin, Cabaret, Soul, Schmaltz, Vegas, Country’n’Western, Soft Metal, Sea Shanties, Oompapa and perhaps, some occasional Disco and Pop.
Eugene brings great emotional warmth, traditional manhood and loads of cash to the stage in each performance. And each performance is a triumph!
He is Eugene, hear him roar!
“Nina Ferro can sing – and I mean sing! ….she phrases with feeling and Swings infectiously” Kevin Jones – The Australian
Nina Ferro is one of the brightest stars to emerge on the Melbourne music scene over the last decade. She is a singer with a wealth of experience, and the skill and taste to make the most of every song she performs.
Since 1992, Nina has been busy performing in Australia and overseas including festivals, venues and television appearances in Europe, Asia, Scandinavia, USA, Canada, Middle East and Pacific region.
Nina is featured on a number of recordings with the Jim Cullum Jazz Band in San Antonio Texas. The shows are being broadcast on Public Radio throughout the USA.
Nina has worked with many leading international-level performers, including:
Tony Bennett
Ricky Martin
The Commitments
James Morrison
Vanessa Amorosi
Rhonda Birchmore
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Nina’s wealth of experience also sees her performing regularly at the corporate level:
Presidents Cup Commissioners Dinner for USA former president George Bush
Sydney 2000 Olympics
Sydney International Festival
Melbourne International Festival
Australian Grand Prix
Nina has released 3 albums of her own- “Just You, Just Me”, “Out of the Blue” and more recently “Tender Is The Night”. These recordings have received rave reviews and are among only a handful of Australian jazz releases being played regularly on commercial radio.
Rod’s performance journey began when he started stepping up to school musical roles as a child. His nights were often spent sitting next to his parents at famous jazz clubs, drinking in the music as thirstily as others around him drank their red wine. Not happy with the age-requirements to study music at college, our precocious youngster was playing his first trad jazz gigs at 16. Finally armed with his qualification in Music Performance and with the music of the 1940’s Swing Greats ringing in his ears, he made his mark on the international music scene. If you’ve been to a jazz music festival on this planet in the last five years, chances are you’ve experienced the c! rooner stylings of Rod for yourself.
In demand from Hokkaido to Thredbo, Edinburgh to Echuca, Rod’s singing style is most easily described as a hot blend of jazz, swing, blues, and boogie – but that hardly does justice to his raw energy and enthusiasm. Yes, the kind of energy that will bring you to your feet and onto the dance floor before you even quite know what is happening.
Rod has earned respect not only with his bluesy and exciting vocals, but also his sticks as one of the top jazz drummers in Australia. Being a natural performer, Rod is extremely adaptable to any performance environment and often delves into his naturally light comedic bag of tricks if the situation permits. Rod is one of those rare individuals who can capture any audience and bring them around – no wonder he’s in demand for jazz residencies all over town (Kitten Club, Transit Lounge, Manchester Lane, Z Bar, Palace).
His approach is summed up by his favourite Charlie Parker quote: “Master your instrument, master the music, and then forget all that s**t and just play”. Of the B# Big Band he has been heard to say: “Man! This band is EAR CANDY, it swings like no other. I would have it play at my wedding AND my funeral!”
On his role with B#: ‘My job is to make sure the gig runs as smoothly as possible. Success is when the audience is only ever aware of the music and the energy of the performance. Leave the rest to me. The professionalism of these musos makes my job a dream. They trust me, and I give them peace of mind in return. My experience working on festivals such as The Melbourne Festival, The Next Wave Festival, St Kilda Festival and a whole bunch of other theatrical productions, makes me very excited about helpin’ B# achieve it’s sound and production objectives!”
His Favourite Big Band: Count Basie ‘Live at the Sands’ (‘What energy!)
His Favourite Drink: The first one after the gig goes off like a dream…again.
His Hobbies: DJing and teaching swing dancing for Swing Patrol in Melbourne – taught 80 people this week, and counting!
No doubt about it, he’s B#’s top cat when it comes to puttin’ the polish on our infectious Big Band sound! John’s got the knowledge and the gear to ensure you’ll always hear it in it’s full, invigorating glory! Whether it be a vast outdoor space or a cavernous concert hall, you’re always guaranteed a ‘front row seat experience’ when John’s at the helm.
And when he’s not busy mixin’ for the B# team, he’s happy to help you with your audio needs. For details, click here: HB Audio Otherwise, more info on the man with the perfect mix comin’ soon!
Cam’s right hand man (and left hand and legs and sometimes brain).
On His experience: 4 years experience behind the scenes with rock bands: Moler & Charter 77.
On B#: I’ve been to see ‘just another swing band’- this isn’t it.
His Favourite Drink: Mt Franklin mineral water
His Hobbies: Skateboarding, Swing dancing, playing guitar.
On Swing: Swing is another freedom and mode of expression. It’s a raw combination of 40’s melody with sheer punk, in my book. The feeling goes hand in hand – Both extreme departures from the norm.