Biography
Fade is:
Rebecca Voorn - vocals, guitar
Benjamin Knight - drums
Attila Slay - guitar
Brian Peirce - bass
Andy Sheehan - keyboard"Eclectic, soulful, harmonious" - Joel Butling 2SSR FM"Compelling rock-pop songs...outstanding EP" - BLU FM
"Sounds like a less intense Evanescence" - The Drum Media"
Best entertainment act" - Clarence HotelFade combines the sounds of rock, pop and electronica with powerful, passionate vocals.
Contemporary in style, with a dark edge, fade is a dynamic young band with a growing track record of live performances and industry achievements. One of Sydney's best live bands, Fade has been mesmerising audiences and steadily gaining fans with their hypnotic and powerful live show. The Fade sound has been described as Evanescence meets No Doubt *.
Formed in 2004, Fade resulted when songwriter Benjamin Knight teamed up with singer/songwriter Rebecca Voorn.
Influences for Fade’s music are varied and include artists such as Pink Floyd, The Doors, The Cure, Bon Jovi, Cranberries and Garbage.
“I’m heavily influenced by Pink Floyd so keyboards are a prominent feature of the music,” says Benjamin.
Degree qualified in music, Benjamin (drums) teamed up with fellow music graduate Attila Slay (guitar) and friends Rebecca (vocals) and Brad Warren as bass player. Andy Sheehan (keyboards) joined the band in 2005 to complete the line up for Fade. In 2006 a line up change for Fade saw Brad depart the band with Brian Peirce (bass) coming on board in 2007.
From Australia, members of Fade come from Sydney, The Blue Mountains and Byron Bay but are now based in Sydney, where the debut EP Greed was recorded and produced. Fade completed mastering at Studios 301 for the EP in 2005. The songs were mastered by ARIA award winning engineer, Steve Smart.
Greed, a kicking rock song with powerful vocals, a catchy melody and strong keyboards, is the first single off the debut EP, also titled Greed and released July 22 through Zero Music. Accompanying Greed on the EP are the songs True, Deceived and Day by Day. Greed was accepted onto the 2005 AIR (Association of Independent Records) rock sampler and BLU FM compilation CD.
Fade has been playing regularly in Sydney and surrounds since January 2004 and has supported bands including Dreamshifter, Tripgauge and Plunja.Venues that Fade has played at include The Hopetoun, Surry Hills, University of Western Sydney, Caringbah Bizzo's, Spectrum in Darlinghurst, The Brass Monkey, Cronulla, The Metro in Sydney, The Cat & Fiddle Hotel in Balmain, The Bat & Ball Hotel, The Sandringham in Newtown and The Excelsior Hotel in Surry Hills.
Fade completed a "Summer of Greed" debut tour in 2005/6 to promote the Greed EP. The band plans to tour again in 2008, following the release of their new single in 2008.
*Joel Butling 2SSR FM
Discography:
Debut EP: Greed
Radio Airplay: Greed Single
Digital Downloads: Greed, True, Deceived, Day by Day
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