Name: Maria

Instrument: Vocals

Musical influences: Lisa’s “Bird Calls” CD. The hubba bubba Bugglegum song, Celtic sounds of tomorrow, Bag pipe Orchestras and cats meowing to Xmas carols.

Interests: watching the sound of music and going to broadway musicals and rollerskating.

Musical history: As Maria was too young to audition for a part as one of the Von Trapp family singers she decided to move on to bigger and better things. She performed as a domestic short hair in the hit musical ‘Cats’ which led her to be cast as the 4th Charlie’s angels member in the hit television series which unfortunately never made it to air.

Maria’s love of Rollerskating and dancing won her a part as an extra in the hit 80’s film Xanadu. Her dancing career continued as a member of the Solid Gold dancers and she went on to perform as a singer in many well known bands, one being THE FROCKS!!!

Name: Marny 

Instrument: Vocals

Musical influences: Pink, Tina Arena,Stevie Wonder,Jackson Five, Donna Summer,

and so many more.

Interests. Pizza, Movies,Sunny Day's, Sleep, Dancing, and positivity.

Musical History: Marny has been singing since she could talk.

Her musical journey started with performing shows for her parent’s friends in any available lounge room(for a small fee off course) at the tender young age of six. She moved onto school productions,musical theatre show's, duo's and  eventually decided to escape the small town in which she grew up in, in search of stardom.

Marny, upon her arrival in the big smoke, auditioned for a band called COUNTDOWN EXPLOSION which is  known as one of Sydney's most popular show band's. Marny owned and fronted COUNTDOWN EXPLOSION for eleven years.

She has also recorded Jingles and perfomed live for some of Sydney's top rating Radio stations and televion programs.

Name: Louise 

Instrument: Bass Guitar/Vocals 

Musical influences: Family, Tina Arena, ELO, Fleetwood Mac, Jackson 5.

Interests: Music, my dogs, hanging with family and friends with a glass or 2 of bubbly and lots of laughs

Musical History: 28 years in the music industry The Muscateers (Family Covers band)

Compact II (duo) Impact (Duo with one of my bro’s)

Just a little (female duo)

Back Issue (4 piece blues/soul/funk band)

Astro Girls (5 pce female covers band)

Heroine (5 pce Female originals band)

Playing in these bands has given me the opportunity to perform in many top venues including The basement, The Vanguard, Metro, Cat and fiddle, Vic on the park and many more.

Name: Raelene 

Instrument: Drums

Musical influences: Early influence ABBA, now influenced by all styles of music and performance.

Interests: Music, food, History.

Musical History: Playing in bands for over 10 years which have supported major Australian artists (The Whitlams, Dave Graney, Machine Gun Felatio)as well as headlined for acts such as The Vines and Waikiki in original band The Green Light. Played numerous gigs with cover and original bands from rock, pop, punk and jazz. currently attending the Open Access Academy at the conservatorium of music playing in jazz ensembles.

Name: Lisa

Instrument: Guitar

Musical influences: Tai Chi backing tapes, the pan pipe CD at Maria’s,

The Woolies song, dogs barking to Christmas songs, Songs of Praise, Tuned Bell Ensembles.

Interests: Etiquette. Deportment. Elocution.

Musical History: Lisa wrote and directed the Oscar winning musical ‘The Sound of Music’ before she was born. She went on to write, direct and produce some of the greatest musical smash hits ever to be performed on Broadway such as ‘Sweet Charity’, ‘West Side Story’, ‘Chicago’, ‘42nd Street’ and ‘Hello Dolly!,’ among others.

Later, it was her idea to use roller skates in ‘Starlight Express.’

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