semiquaver
www.semiquaverband.tk
BIOGRAPHY
Shortly after Stace (vocals, acoustic guitar) arrived in
Sydney for his study, he met Indra (originally played bass; but
switched to keyboard and guitar since March 2006); one of Stace's
older brother's best friends. With the same interest in music, the two
quickly became close friends, and often go to music concerts together.
They also talked a lot about forming a band, but since there were only
two of them, the idea never really got a chance. Still wanting to form
a rock band, Stace met Adrian (originally played guitar, but
switched w/ Indra to bass since March 2006) at an internet forum.
But even after they found out that both of them live in Sydney, it took
a while until the two actually met each other. Since then, they also
talked a lot about music and forming a band. Still having not enough
members, the idea of forming a band is still floating around.
In
December 2004, Stace unexpectedly meets Jonny (guitar,
backing vocals, keyboard) when the latter's having his lunch at a
fast food restaurant. Even though they already know each other for
quite a while, they never really talked much to each other. Since both
of them are stuck in the middle of a really boring Christmas holiday,
they hang out together and from there they discovered that both of them
got a really big interest in playing music.
After
the four meet each other and feels that they got a great chemistry
between them, in Saturday - April
16th 2005, the band was formed. From there, they play together
at least once a week, and start writing and practicing their own songs.
But the band was still missing one important part: Drummer!
The
band contacted their friends, and asked around for a good drummer in
Sydney; until suddenly Felix, a long-time friend of the band, proposed
himself to be the band's drummer. Never knowing that Felix could play
drums, the four was surprised and happily accepted Felix's offer.
Having a drum kit at his garage, the band practiced at Felix's garage
in their first fourteen months, before Felix resigns from his position
to pursue other projects. It was also during this time that Indra has
became busy with his daily full-time job and unable to commit himself
to band activities, although he still hangs out together with the band
members in their spare times.
Not
long after that, another long-time friend of the band, Robin, becomes
the band's drummer. With a new drummer, the band once again practiced
like crazy and performed on stage. But a year after that, Adrian and
Robin's study in Sydney is over, and so both of them leave Sydney; with
Adrian working to open his own indie record store in his hometown,
while Robin continued to play drums in his.
After
being a duo for a while, Semiquaver's founding members Stace and Jonny
were finally joined by a new guitarist Henry (guitar).
Henry
is actually a friend of Robin & Adrian's, and therefore he's always
been around in the band's social circle. Stace also met Charles
(drums), his classmate who came from Hong Kong. After a group
presentation, the two hang out together after class and realized that
they got some similar musical interests, and Charles joined the band
shortly after.
In January 2009, the
band officially launched an independent music video for their song, "Home", directed by Danif Pradana.
At March 2009, "Home" is
chosen as the lead radio single for "Stars
in Hole Vol. 1", an online compilation album released by indie
website Sixteenhole.com's Netlabel. Semiquaver is selected as 1 of the
9
bands featured in the album, out of total 27 bands in the early
selection process.
Semiquaver is:
Stace - vocals,
occasional acoustic guitar
[ fav. bands: Lovedrug, Coldplay, Starflyer 59, Luna Halo, The Takeover UK, Switchfoot, The Listening, Silversun Pickups ]
Jonny - guitar,
backing vocals, keyboard
[ fav. bands: Radiohead, Muse, The Strokes, Bloc
Party, Shed Seven, Coldplay, Evermore, Arctic Monkeys ]
Henry - guitar
[ fav. bands: Radiohead, Muse, Guns & Roses, The Beatles, Oasis, Porcupine Tree, Coldplay, Luna Sea, X Japan ]
Charles - drums
[ fav. bands: Radiohead, Placebo, Oasis, RHCP, Velvet Underground, The Flaming Lips ]
Former Members:
Adrian - bass 2005-2007
[ fav, bands: Straight Jacket Nation, Nirvana, Sex
Pistols, Champion, Radiohead, Red Hot Chili Peppers, MxPx, The Unseen,
Fugazi ]
Robin - drums 2006-2007
[ fav. bands: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Goo Goo Dolls, Lifehouse, Oasis, Thirsty Merc, Delirious?, U2, Jack Johnson ]
Indra - keyboard, guitar 2005-2006
[ fav. bands: Thirsty Merc, Franz Ferdinand, Foo Fighters, Maroon 5, Jack Johnson ]
Felix - drums 2005-2006
[ fav. bands: Radiohead, Sigur Ros, Muse, Incubus, Arctic Monkeys, Linkin Park, U2, Foo Fighters ]
