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Little Birdy
Big Day Out, Perth, 2007
Big Day Out, Perth, 2007
Background information
OriginPerth, Western Australia, Australia
Genre(s)Indie Rock
Years active2002–present
Label(s)Eleven/EMI Records
Associated actsThe Sleepy Jackson, End of Fashion, Jebediah, The Fergusons
WebsiteLittle Birdy official website
Members
Katy Steele
Simon Leach
Scott ('Barney') O'Donoghue
Matt Chequer
Fergus Deasy
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Little Birdy is a four piece rock band from Perth, Western Australia. Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. Western Australia is a state occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent.

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Early history

The band formed in 2002 when songwriter, singer and guitarist Katy Steele left her former band 'the Plastik Scene'. Katy Steele is the current vocalist guitarist and songwriter of four piece rock band Little Birdy. Simon Leach began as the drummer with Katy Steele as vocalist and guitarist. Katy Steele is the current vocalist guitarist and songwriter of four piece rock band Little Birdy. Leach is a friend of Katy's brother, Luke Steele, and it was at Luke's 21st birthday party that he first heard Katy's distinctive vocals. Luke Steele, born in Perth Western Australia, is the current Vocalist and Songwriter of Alternative rock band The Sleepy Jackson

"Katy was always there," Leach says of his friendship with the other Steele. "She was around 15 when I saw her sing. Three years later, Katy and I were playing together. " [1]

After several gigs the duo, Leach on drums and Steele handling vocals and guitars, were approached by Scott ('Barney') O'Donoghue, who offered to play bass guitar. Leach soon tired of percussion, began playing guitar and hired Matt Chequer on drums. [1] Originally named after the Ween song of the same name, Little Birdy was born. Ween is an Alternative rock group formed in 1984 in New Hope Pennsylvania when Aaron Freeman and Mickey Melchiondo met in an eighth grade typing class

A demo was leaked to radio and was played on alternative stations. Then a friend of the band dropped a copy at prominent manager Phil Stevens' home (manager of The Waifs, John Butler Trio and The Flairz). The Waifs are a Folk rock band from Western Australia. The original members of The Waifs are Josh Cunningham (guitar vocals and sisters Vikki The John Butler Trio are an eclectic roots / Jam band from Australia led by guitarist and vocalist John Butler. The Flairz are a Garage rock band from Perth, Western Australia. On the same day, the band received a phone call from Stevens, who offered them his services. [2]

The band soon worked a strong live reputation supporting Placebo, Morcheeba and the Superjesus in Perth concerts. Placebo are an Alternative rock band formed in London in 1994 currently comprising Brian Molko, Stefan Olsdal and Steve Forrest Morcheeba ("Mor" meaning "middle of the road" and "cheeba" taken from the slang term for marijuana are a British band that mixes influences from The Superjesus were a Rock band from Adelaide, Australia. Their notable Australian hits include "Down Again" and "Gravity" Soon after they formed, a home recording of one of their songs won a WAMi Award for 'Indie/Alternative Song of the Year'. The Western Australian Music Industry Awards (commonly known as WAMis) are annual awards presented to the local contemporary music industry put on by the Western Australian Triple J started playing an early version of "Relapse" and Perth Radio Station Nova 93. Triple J is a nationally-networked government-funded Australian radio station (a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation) mainly aimed Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. Nova is a name given to a group of Australian Radio stations The group comprises five stations all owned by DMG Radio Australia, apart from the Perth station 7 started playing a demo of "Baby Blue".

As a result of good press from the Australian independent media and their demos receiving good radio play, a bidding war took place as local labels sought to sign the band. The band decided to sign with an indie label Eleven with distribution through Virgin Records/EMI. Eleven A Music Company is an Australian Record label known for its small but successful roster including Silverchair and Missy Higgins. Virgin Records is a British Record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell The EMI Group is a British music company comprising the major record company EMI Music – which operates several labels and is based in Kensington in Eleven Records, is home of Silverchair and Missy Higgins. Silverchair is an Australian Alternative rock band. The band formed as Innocent Criminals in Newcastle, New South Wales, in 1992 Missy Higgins (born Melissa Morrison Higgins on 19 August 1983 is an award-winning Australian Singer-songwriter, best known for the hit singles " Tellingly, Eleven product is distributed by EMI, which also distributes the work of Katy Steele's brother's band and her previous boyfriend's band. Eleven A Music Company is an Australian Record label known for its small but successful roster including Silverchair and Missy Higgins. The EMI Group is a British music company comprising the major record company EMI Music – which operates several labels and is based in Kensington in Katy Steele is the current vocalist guitarist and songwriter of four piece rock band Little Birdy. Katy Steele's brother, Luke Steele, plays in the Sleepy Jackson and her previous boyfriend, Justin Burford, plays in End of Fashion. Katy Steele is the current vocalist guitarist and songwriter of four piece rock band Little Birdy. Luke Steele, born in Perth Western Australia, is the current Vocalist and Songwriter of Alternative rock band The Sleepy Jackson The Sleepy Jackson is an Alternative rock band from Perth, Western Australia. End of Fashion are a rock band from Perth Western Australia. The band consists of Justin Burford (vocals/guitar Rodney Aravena (guitar and Tom King (bass

Little Birdy swiftly became a full-time operation. Steele, along with Leach, who was a well-paid graphic designer at the time, quit their jobs.

Recording career

The self-titled debut EP Little Birdy was released on October 6, 2003 and reached a peak of number 27 on the ARIA Singles Charts. Little Birdy is the debut EP released by Little Birdy. The EP was co-produced by Little Birdy with Andy Lawson Joel Quartermain and Rodney Aravena Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. "Relapse" reached 16 on the Triple J Hottest 100 while "Baby Blue" reached number 25. The 2003 Triple J Hottest 100, announced on January 25, 2004, was the eleventh such countdown of the most popular songs of the year according to listeners The follow up EP This Is a Love Song was released on March 1 and debuted at number 22 on the ARIA Singles Charts on March 8. This Is a Love Song is the second EP release by Little Birdy, the follow up to the highly successful Little Birdy EP Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion.

Katy Steele stated in an interview with Whammo. com. au that much of the first album had already been written.

"I think we've already written a lot of the first album already. A lot of songs we play live would be awesome if they were recorded. "

The band played gigs in London and New York in late 2003 due to interest from international record companies. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous

Katy Steele won the inaugural Jessica Michalik Contemporary Music Award, presented by The Big Day Out on 8 March, 2004. Katy Steele is the current vocalist guitarist and songwriter of four piece rock band Little Birdy. The Big Day Out ( BDO) is an annual Music festival that tours Australia and New Zealand which originated in Sydney in 1992 Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion.

In 2004 the band was also nominated for an ARIA Award, 'Breakthrough Artist - Single', for "Relapse". The Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (commonly known as ARIA Music Awards or ARIA Awards) is an annual awards night celebrating the Australian

On 1 October 2004 the band released their highly anticipated debut album, BigBigLove, which includes new versions of "Beautiful" (now renamed "Beautiful to Me") and "Relapse". Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " BigBigLove is the debut studio album released by Little Birdy. " Beautiful to Me " is the first single by Little Birdy lifted from their debut album BigBigLove. It also includes "I Should've Known" with its original title of "Andy Warhol". It met with generally good critical reaction. Two tracks from the album reached the Triple J Hottest 100 for 2004, being "Beautiful to Me" at number 8 and "Tonight's the Night" at number 78, together with the song, "This Is a Love Song", taken from the EP This Is a Love Song which reached number 40. The 2004 Triple J Hottest 100 was announced on January 26, 2005. " Tonight's the Night " is the second single released by Little Birdy from their debut album BigBigLove. This Is a Love Song is the second EP release by Little Birdy, the follow up to the highly successful Little Birdy EP

In 2005 Katy Steele was nominated for 'Best Female Vocalist' and Simon Leach for 'Best Guitarist', the band nominated for 'Best Popular Act', 'Most Popular Commercial Pop Act' and 'Best Indie/Pop Act', BigBigLove as "Most Popular Album, and "Beautiful to Me" as 'Most Popular Music Video" at the WAMi Awards with Katy winning 'Best Female Vocalist' and the band 'Most Popular Music Video'. Katy Steele is the current vocalist guitarist and songwriter of four piece rock band Little Birdy. BigBigLove is the debut studio album released by Little Birdy. The Western Australian Music Industry Awards (commonly known as WAMis) are annual awards presented to the local contemporary music industry put on by the Western Australian

At the 2005 ARIA Awards, BigBigLove was nominated for four awards: 'Breakthrough Artist - Album', 'Best Rock Album', 'Producer of the Year" (Paul McKercher) and 'Engineer of the Year' (Paul McKercher). The Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (commonly known as ARIA Music Awards or ARIA Awards) is an annual awards night celebrating the Australian BigBigLove is the debut studio album released by Little Birdy.

In 2005 Little Birdy's version of "Six Months In a Leaky Boat" from the compilation album, She Will Have Her Way, of Neil and Tim Finn songs performed by female Australian and New Zealand musicians reached number 96 on Triple J's Hottest 100 for 2005

During 2006 the band wrote and recorded songs for their new album titled Hollywood. She Will Have Her Way is a Compilation album featuring female Australian and New Zealand musicians performing songs written by Neil Neil Mullane Finn OBE (born May 27 1958, in Te Awamutu, New Zealand) is a Singer and Songwriter and one Brian Timothy "Tim" Finn OBE (born 25 June 1952) is a New Zealand born singer and songwriter For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island The 2005 Triple J Hottest 100 was announced on January 26, 2006. Hollywood is the second studio album released by Little Birdy. The first single released of the album is "Come on Come on", released on September 16, 2006. " Come On Come On " is the first single from Little Birdy 's second album Hollywood and was released on September 15, 2006 Events 1400 - Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. "Come on Come on" has become Little Birdy's highest ARIA singles chart entry to date, debuting at #18, also netting 11th on the Triple J Hottest 100, 2006. The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The 2006 Triple J Hottest 100 was announced on Australia Day, January 26 2007.

Katy Steele was once dating Justin Burford of End of Fashion. Katy Steele is the current vocalist guitarist and songwriter of four piece rock band Little Birdy. End of Fashion are a rock band from Perth Western Australia. The band consists of Justin Burford (vocals/guitar Rodney Aravena (guitar and Tom King (bass The two were engaged,[3] until some time recently when it was broken off.

Earlier this year (2008) Steele and the band announced they are currently recording a new album.

Touring

Little Birdy supported R.E.M. during the Australian leg of their world tour in 2005. REM is an American rock band formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1980 by Michael Stipe ( lead vocals) Peter Buck ( Guitar They have also performed several of their own concerts throughout Australia in 2004 and 2005. Little Birdy have performed at a number of national festivals in 2007, including the Falls Festival in Lorne Victoria and in Marion Bay Tasmania, the Big Day Out concerts across Australia in early 2007, the Sonic Bloom Festival, Southbound in Busselton, Western Australia, the Great Escape Festival in Sydney. The Falls Festival is a New Year's Eve Music festival, held annually in Marion Bay Tasmania and Lorne Victoria Australia since 1993 The Big Day Out ( BDO) is an annual Music festival that tours Australia and New Zealand which originated in Sydney in 1992 Southbound is an arts camping and Music festival. A variety of Australian and international artists perform at this event Busselton is a town in the South West region of Western Australia. The Great Escape was a music festival held at Newington Armory located within Sydney Olympic Park that took place in 2006 and 2007 Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 Little Birdy also performed at the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne and were the support act for Eskimo Joe's national tour in May 2007. The Australian Grand Prix is a Formula One race that is part of the annual Formula One championship season Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 Eskimo Joe is an Australian rock band whose debut album Girl went gold in 2001 They played but were unlisted at the 18th East Coast Blues & Roots Music Festival. The East Coast International Blues & Roots Music Festival is an annual music festival held for five days over the Easter long weekend at Byron Bay, New South

Members

Discography

Albums/EPs

Singles

From BigBigLove:

From Hollywood:

Compilation Albums

References

  1. ^ a b Murfett, Andrew (2004-01-14). Katy Steele is the current vocalist guitarist and songwriter of four piece rock band Little Birdy. Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, which is often contrasted with Speech. The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles Steel guitar is A method of playing Slide guitar using a steel. The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the The melodica is a Free-reed instrument similar to the Accordion and Harmonica. A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a Musical keyboard. Little Birdy is the debut EP released by Little Birdy. The EP was co-produced by Little Birdy with Andy Lawson Joel Quartermain and Rodney Aravena Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The EMI Group is a British music company comprising the major record company EMI Music – which operates several labels and is based in Kensington in This Is a Love Song is the second EP release by Little Birdy, the follow up to the highly successful Little Birdy EP Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The EMI Group is a British music company comprising the major record company EMI Music – which operates several labels and is based in Kensington in BigBigLove is the debut studio album released by Little Birdy. Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The EMI Group is a British music company comprising the major record company EMI Music – which operates several labels and is based in Kensington in Hollywood is the second studio album released by Little Birdy. Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The EMI Group is a British music company comprising the major record company EMI Music – which operates several labels and is based in Kensington in BigBigLove is the debut studio album released by Little Birdy. " Beautiful to Me " is the first single by Little Birdy lifted from their debut album BigBigLove. " Tonight's the Night " is the second single released by Little Birdy from their debut album BigBigLove. " Excited " is the third single released by Little Birdy from their debut album BigBigLove. Hollywood is the second studio album released by Little Birdy. " Come On Come On " is the first single from Little Birdy 's second album Hollywood and was released on September 15, 2006 " Bodies " is a song by Little Birdy from their second album Hollywood. " After Dark " is the third single from Little Birdy 's second album Hollywood. The Western Australian Music Industry Awards (commonly known as WAMis) are annual awards presented to the local contemporary music industry put on by the Western Australian The Triple J Hottest 100 is an annual music poll based on the votes of national Australian youth radio station Triple J listeners in order to determine their favourite " Beautiful to Me " is the first single by Little Birdy lifted from their debut album BigBigLove. Triple J is a nationally-networked government-funded Australian radio station (a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation) mainly aimed " These Boots Are Made for Walkin' " is a pop song composed by Lee Hazlewood and first recorded by Nancy Sinatra. The Western Australian Music Industry Awards (commonly known as WAMis) are annual awards presented to the local contemporary music industry put on by the Western Australian " Excited " is the third single released by Little Birdy from their debut album BigBigLove. She Will Have Her Way is a Compilation album featuring female Australian and New Zealand musicians performing songs written by Neil "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. Little Birdy learns to fly. The Age. The Age is a Broadsheet daily Newspaper, which has been published in Melbourne, Australia since 1854 Retrieved on 2008-03-18. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor
  2. ^ Murfett, Andrew (2006-11-03). Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 644 - Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Muslim Caliph, is killed by a Persian slave in Medina. Chirpy songbird seeks high times. The Age. The Age is a Broadsheet daily Newspaper, which has been published in Melbourne, Australia since 1854 Retrieved on 2008-03-18. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor
  3. ^ Rogers, Carlisle. End of Fashion. Groove Magazine. Retrieved on 2008-03-18. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor

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