A bass guitarist would provide a bit
They won, and found themselves on stage
more of the backbone they wanted.
at Airlie Beach (part of the Townsville Battle
of the Bands prize) in the “big time”.
After auditions, Liam joined the band, and the
new combination worked almost instantly.
They didn’t score another win at Airlie, “but
They started off with a few practice sessions in a hired we reckon we did pretty well”, Nick said.
storage shed, and everything came together quickly.
And, most pleasing, the band had already written
10
original songs in just a few months together.
Even the name manifested itself in the Bohle
street leading to the shed... Catalyst Court.
While Nick is the main lyricist, every member
of the group contributes to each song.
“Essentially, we formed the band, started writing
songs, did a couple of small gigs, then we heard
They have just released their first album and, now
the Battle of the Bands was on here, so we
that they have a proven method for putting their music
thought we would have a go,” Nick said.
down on CD, it should be followed quickly by another.
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