After ten years working together full-time, george are currently on an extended break to concentrate on other things. With parenthood, travel and more music on the agenda ‘break’ doesn’t mean Katie, Tyrone, PaulieB, Nick and Geoff are finding it hard to occupy their time. While there is no set time-line, george will come together to play and record again but for now other exciting projects are taking place. Keep reading and you can find out what the band members have been and will be up to. george would like to wish all the Special Ones the happiest days and much love for the continuing support you have shown to george.net.au and to all side projects. Thank you all for your amazing support and we will see you when the time is right! xx
You can now become part of the ever-growing george online community by becoming a friend of george at www.myspace.com/georgetheband. Join up now and help to spread george around the world!
George's music is now available for sale at itunes Australia! Just click on the following links. : Polyserena
: Unity All of george's other music is still available from the george online shop. You can also find t-shirts, hats and other fantastic george goodies there, as well as CDs from Elixir, Palimpsest, The Neighbourhood Groove Collective and Katie and Tyrone Noonan!
Tyrone
Tyrone has immersed himself in the industry as a pro-
moter, producer, DJ, film/theatre composer and cabaret performer; and released/toured a top 10 AIR indie chart album in 2005 (jazz group Palimpsest www.palimpsest.com.au) before embarking on his long-awaited solo career.
In 2007, Tyrone represented his state of Queensland (one of three artists chosen) at the A&R Worldwide Musexpo conference, the Oz City Song Cycle and Passport Approved Indie 103.1FM/Nettwerk showcases in Los Angeles; performed at The State Premier's Queensland Advance Expatriate Awards at the Rockefeller Centre in New York, was featured in Billboard Magazine’s Underground performance/interview series and began production for his debut full-length album (“I Believe”) with Paul Peterson (Prince, Stevie Wonder, Steve Miller, Lionel Richie, The Beach Boys etc) and mix engineer Steve Hodge
(Grammy winning-producer, Flyte Tyme Studios Chief Engineer 1986-2003 - Janet and Michael Jackson, TLC, George Michael).
He also undertook a successful Australian solo tour in October/November 2007 with Paul Greene and Karl Broadie.
The mini-album Heavy Soul Part 1 (released September 16 2006) was accompanied by national full band touring and key festival performances continuing into 2007. "You Know" was the iTunes-featured Single Of The Week, while the single "Back (Where I Started From)" received solid national airplay and video rotation.
In 2008 Tyrone moved to the UK, based in London for six months, where he performed numerous high profile gigs including TNT Magazine's Annual Month Of Music and the Toast festival at Kensignton Olypmia, along with a weekly mix of solo and band shows at venues across London from Camden to Fulham, Cobden to Islington and beyond.
Late 2009 saw Tyrone relocate to the US, based in New York, where he is now building a strong profile on the live circuit with an awesome new band line-up, amidst growing management and label interest
Katie
Katie released the fantastic album "Skin" in 2007, collaborating with amazing musicians from all around the world. The album featured the infectious single "Time To Begin", and was backed up by extensive touring throughout Australia.
Says Katie: "I even find myself dancing a little, which is something totally new for me!" laughs Noonan. "I've been on a really amazing journey since George (took a break), and now I'm running on all cylinders. It's been a long time from conception to birth - I had over 50 songs to choose from. This is the record I've been waiting to make."
She also toured with Josh Groban last year and conducted an extensive national tour with the Australian Chamber Orchestra in February and March 2008.
Katie is also thoroughly enjoying being a Mum to Dexter, Jonah and wife to Isaac.
Over the last two years Katie Noonan and her new band ‘The Captains’ ( Cameron Deyell – guitar, Stu Hunter – keys/bass, Declan Kelly – drums) have been building a vessel of exciting new songs.
A return to form for Katie, this band sees the songstress sailing towards a more beloved lush and organic sound with her trademark strong and inspired personal stories.
Katie has co-written songs with a host of Anzac luminaries including Tim Finn, Don Walker, Sia Furler, Josh Pyke, Tom Shapcott and her fellow ‘Captains’ band mates.
Katie and the band have been berthing a series of underground warehouse gigs around Sydney to test the waters and warm up the tunes live. Stay tuned to Katie’s myspace and facebook for regular updates/new demoes/gig footage etc and for a glimpse of what promises to be an inspired voyage. www.katienoonan.com or www.myspace.com/katienoonan
Paulie B
For those of you that may not yet have noticed, PaulieB has joined The Beautiful Girls and the boys have been killing it all around Australia, America, Canada, Japan and Europe!
After 7 years on the road, the band took some time out for solo projects, then kick-started with a full-throttle, sold out tour of Brazil and huge shows at Splendour In The Grass, Blueprint and Sounds of Spring Festivals in 2009.
They have also begun work on the follow-up to 2007's Ziggurats. The rest of 2009 will see The Beautiful Girls writing songs and demo'ing for the new album, due out May 2010, on home soil, in between special appearances at festivals around the country.
Check out www.thebeautifulgirls.com or www.myspace.com/thebeautifulgirls for all the details.
PaulieB also runs a fantastic recording studio called the Tanuki Lounge and the label M8sr8s records. Be sure to sign up to the newsletter to be informed @ www.m8sr8srecords.com
You can also become one of PaulieBs friends at his own myspace site - www.myspace.com/pauliebromley
Geoff
Apart from george, Geoff has worked with industry names such as Deborah Conway, Grant McLennan and Robert Forster (Go-Betweens), Jon Lord (Deep Purple), The Boat People and indie favourites Woman in Docs. He has recorded with producers such as David Nicholas, Jonathon Burnside, Darren Middleton (powderfinger), and toured nationally and internationally and performed on many national TV and radio shows.
Geoff’s current projects include lecturing at Queensland University of Technology where he is passing on his ensemble experience to students of every level, and touring with numerous projects including Women in Docs. Geoff is also available for private tuition and can be booked for various master-classes and workshops.
Get more info at www.geofgreen.net
Nick
Nick is now working as musical director for several theatre companies, working with Grin and Tonic on their productions of Macbeth, As You Like It and Monkey. In 2007 Nick produced complete original scores for Bille Brown's version of Shakespeares '12th Night' with QUT, and a 'duende'-inspired production of Buchners 'Woyzeck' with Griffith University. And there is the band THE WHITE RUSSIANS featuring Nick and Pinky Beecroft (Machine Gun Fellatio).
Formed in 2006. Based in Sydney, Melbourne and the Gold Coast, Australia. But mostly based in Redfern.
Three records so far: the debut EP, self-titled, five tracks, released 30th September, 2006.
Somethin’ Somewhere Better – the first White Russians album, thirteen tracks, released 23rd August, 2008.
Pretty Black – the difficult second album, thirteen tracks, released 14th November, 2009.
All three recordings released on the Gigpiglet label and available thru iTunes. Find out more at /www.thewhiterussians.com">www.thewhiterussians.com
[3165 Reads]Posted by: esined on Thursday, March 30, 2006
Brisbane band George has teamed up with the Cerebral Palsy League of Queensland
and the Aussie Recycling Program to raise funds for charity and save the planet!
You can help Paul, Katie, Ty, Nick and Geoff raise vital funds for thousands of kids and adults with cerebral palsy and protect the environment by reducing the number of old mobile phones that end up as landfill.
Place your unwanted mobile phones in a collection bin or order a free postage satchel from the League.
You can even keep a collection bin in your school or office, and encourage others to recycle!
just click on the following link for more info..
[1711 Reads]Posted by: gadmin on Saturday, March 05, 2005
