List of Men at Work band members explained

Men at Work is an Australian pop rock band founded in 1978 in St Kilda, Victoria.^{[1] [2] [3]} The group is best known for several Number 1 singles and studio albums released between 1981 and 1983.^[1] The following is a complete chronology of the band's member history.^{[1] [2] [3]} Although active to this day, Colin Hay has been the only constant member throughout the decades (and also the frontman).

Members

Present

Image	Name	Years active	Instruments	Release contributions
	Colin Hay	^[4]		all releases
	Jimmy Branly	2019–present	drums	none to date
	San Miguel Perez
	Yosmel Montejo
	Scheila Gonzalez
			backing vocals

Former

Image	Name	Years active	Instruments	Release contributions
		1978–1985^[5]		all studio releases
		1979–1984
	Greg Sneddon	1979	keyboards	none
	Greg Ham			all releases from Business as Usual (1981) to Brazil (1998)
	John Rees	1980–1984
	Jeremy Alsop	1985–1986		Two Hearts (1985)
	James Black
		1985	drums
	Colin Bayley	1985–1986		none
	Chad Wackerman
	Paul Williamson
	Simon Hosford			Brazil (1998)
	John Watson	1996–1997	drums
	Tony Floyd			Brazil (1998)
		1998–1999		none
	James Ryan
	Peter Maslen		drums
	Stuart Speed
	Rodrigo Aravena	2000–2001
	Heta Moses		drums
	Warren Trout	2001

Line-ups

Period	Members	Studio releases
1978 - 1979	Colin Hay  - vocals, guitar Ron Strykert  - guitar, vocals	none
1979	Colin Hay  - vocals, guitar Ron Strykert  - bass, guitar, vocals Jerry Speiser  - drums, vocals Greg Sneddon  - keyboards
1979 - 1980 ("Men at Work" name adopted)	Colin Hay  - vocals, guitar Ron Strykert  - bass, guitar, vocals Jerry Speiser  - drums, vocals Greg Ham  - saxophone, keyboards, vocals, flute, harmonica
1980 - 1984 (Classic lineup)	Colin Hay  - vocals, guitar Ron Strykert  - guitar, vocals Jerry Speiser  - drums, vocals Greg Ham  - saxophone, keyboards, vocals, flute, harmonica John Rees  - bass, vocals	Business as Usual (1981) Cargo (1983)
1984 - 1985	Colin Hay  - vocals, guitar Ron Strykert  - guitar, bass, vocals Greg Ham  - saxophone, keyboards, vocals, flute, harmonica	none
1985	Colin Hay  - vocals, guitar Greg Ham  - saxophone, keyboards, vocals, flute, harmonica
1985	Colin Hay  - vocals, guitar Greg Ham  - saxophone, keyboards, vocals, flute, harmonica James Black  - guitar, keyboards, vocals Jeremy Alsop  - bass, vocals Mark Kennedy  - drums	Two Hearts (1985)
1985	Colin Hay  - vocals, guitar Greg Ham  - saxophone, keyboards, vocals, flute, harmonica James Black  - guitar, keyboards, vocals Jeremy Alsop  - bass, vocals Colin Bayley  - guitar, vocals Chad Wackerman  - drums	none
1985 - 1986	Colin Hay  - vocals, guitar James Black  - guitar, keyboards, vocals Jeremy Alsop  - bass, vocals Colin Bayley  - guitar, vocals Paul Williamson  - saxophone, keyboards, vocals Chad Wackerman  - drums
1986 - 1996	Disbanded
1996 - 1997	Colin Hay  - vocals, guitar Greg Ham  - saxophone, keyboards, vocals, flute, harmonica Simon Hosford  - guitar, vocals Stephen Hadley  - bass, vocals John Watson  - drums	Brazil (2018)
1997 - 1998	Colin Hay  - vocals, guitar Greg Ham  - saxophone, keyboards, vocals, flute, harmonica Simon Hosford  - guitar, vocals Stephen Hadley  - bass, vocals Tony Floyd  - drums	Brazil (2018)
1998 - 1999	Colin Hay  - vocals, guitar Greg Ham  - saxophone, keyboards, vocals, flute, harmonica James Ryan  - guitar, vocals Rick Grossman  - bass, vocals Peter Maslen  - drums	none
1999 - 2000	Colin Hay  - vocals, guitar Greg Ham  - saxophone, keyboards, vocals, flute, harmonica Simon Hosford  - guitar, vocals Stuart Speed  - bass, vocals Tony Floyd  - drums
2000 - 2001	Colin Hay  - vocals, guitar Greg Ham  - saxophone, keyboards, vocals, flute, harmonica Simon Hosford  - guitar, vocals Rodrigo Aravena  - bass, vocals Heta Moses  - drums
2001	Colin Hay  - vocals, guitar Greg Ham  - saxophone, keyboards, vocals, flute, harmonica Simon Hosford  - guitar, vocals Stephen Hadley  - bass, vocals Warren Trout  - drums
2001 - 2002 (Occasional reunions until 2012)	Colin Hay  - vocals, guitar Greg Ham  - saxophone, keyboards, vocals, flute, harmonica
2002 - 2019	Disbanded
2019 - present	Colin Hay  - vocals, guitar Scheila Gonzalez  - saxophone, keyboards, vocals, flute San Miguel Perez  - guitar, backing vocals Yosmel Montejo  - bass, backing vocals Jimmy Branly  - drums Cecilia Noël  - backing vocals	none to date

Notes and References

1. Encyclopedia: McFarlane . Ian . Ian McFarlane . . Encyclopedia entry for 'Men at Work' . 8 November 2009 . 1999 . . . 1-86508-072-1 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20030513171104/http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=482 . May 13, 2003 .
2. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20130927234251/http://hem2.passagen.se/honga/database/m/menatwork.html . Men at Work . Australian Rock Database. Passagen.se (Magnus Holmgren) . Magnus . Holmgren . Stefan . Warnqvist . 27 September 2013 . 21 March 2014 .
3. Web site: https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20120726191200/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/14231/20120727-0512/www.howlspace.com.au/en2/menatwork/menatwork.htm . Men at Work . Nimmervoll . Ed . Ed Nimmervoll . Howlspace – The Living History of Our Music (Ed Nimmervoll). White Room Electronic Publishing Pty Ltd . 26 July 2012 . 10 February 2014.
4. Web site: Hyden . Steven . 19 April 2012 . Greg Ham of Men At Work, originator of the flute riff in "Down Under", found dead . 24 April 2015 . The A.V. Club.
5. Brandle . Lars . 30 July 2009 . Men At Work Loses First Stage In Copyright Dispute . Billboard . 24 April 2015.