Village Kid
Village Kid | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Perth, Western Australia, Australia |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Labels | Independent |
| Members | Jeremy Gregory Michael Tan Matt Bell |
| Past members | Aaron Malone, Matt Bartel, Michael Burn. |
| Website | www.villagekidband.com |
Village Kid is a musical group based in Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
The group has released one E.P. Colourful Girl in July 2010,[1] recorded with vocalist Aaron Malone with producer Anthony Cormican (Birds of Tokyo). The E.P. generally received favourable reviews.[2] In September 2010, the title track from this E.P. was awarded the grand prize in the 2010 John Lennon Songwriting Contest.[3] By late 2010, they had toured with The Black Sorrows, Thirsty Merc, Human Nature and had won Mix 94.5's contest to support Bon Jovi at Paterson's Stadium.[4][5][6]
The E.P. sold out of the print run of 1,000 copies, however, before the second E.P. could be completed, vocalist Aaron Malone left the band to be replaced with Jeremy Gregory, who had recently returned to Perth from Los Angeles where he was signed to Warner Bros. Records. After several member changes in 2011, the line-up consisted of Jeremy Gregory, Michael Tan and Matt Bell, with producer Anthony Cormican often performing with the band as the lead guitarist, and John Sherrit as the band's sound engineer.
The band is known for an eclectic mix of R&B, classical and pop.[7] Thirsty Merc bass player Phil Stack has described the band as sounding like "Stevie Wonder meets Debussy meets Queen".
Members[edit]
- Jeremy Gregory - vocals
- Michael Tan - keys, synthesiser, violin, guitar, programming
- Matt Bell - synthesiser, guitar, bass, programming
Discography[edit]
Albums/EPs[edit]
- Colourful Girl (July 2010)
External links[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Village Kid on a sound note". Western Suburbs Weekly. Retrieved 20 July 2010.
- ^ "Review: Village Kid - Colourful Girl". Drum Media Magazine, p26. Retrieved 9 September 2010.
- ^ "Perth band Village Kid makes waves in the Lennon Songwriting Contest". Sunday Times. Retrieved 2 September 2010.
- ^ "Village Kid win Bon Jovi". Mix 94.5. Retrieved 2 September 2010.
- ^ "From Village Kid to centre stage with Bon Jovi". Sunday Times. Retrieved 3 December 2010.
- ^ "Village Kid struts the big stage". Subiaco Post p34, 29 January 2011.
- ^ "CD Review: Village Kid - Colourful Girl". Spaceship News. Retrieved 7 July 2010.