Masonia Explained
| Background: | group_or_band |
| Masonia |
| Alias: | Blind Verdict |
| Origin: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Genre: | Rock |
| Years Active: | – |
| Label: | Silver Back/MGM |
| Past Members: | - Moe Bloomfield
- Altiyan Childs
- Daniel Rivers
- Kris Petersen
- Danul Stewart
- Dane Charles
- Nathan Merryment
- Frank Colaiacolo
- Hugh Cook
|
Masonia, were an Australian rock band, which formed in 2004 with the line-up of Moe Bloomfield on bass guitar and backing vocals, Altiyan Childs on lead vocals and guitar, Nathan Merryment on drums and Daniel Rivers on keyboards and backing vocals.[1] Their debut single, "Simple" (2004), reached No. 41 on the ARIA singles chart.[2] Masonia issued a sole studio album, World on Fire (November 2005) via Silver Back Records/MGM Distribution.[3] [4] The group disbanded in 2008. Childs auditioned for the second Australian season of The X Factor in 2010, which he won.[5] Rivers began producing soul, R&B and hip-hop music as Dans Pies. Bloomfield was a member of the Deer Republic, which won the 2009 Tooheys Extra Dry UncharTED competition.[6]
Members
- Moe Bloomfield – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Altiyan Childs – lead vocals, guitar
- Daniel Rivers – keyboards, backing vocals
- Nathan Merryment drums
- Kris Petersen – guitar, backing vocals
- Danul Stewart – guitar, backing vocals
- Dane Charles – drums
- Frank Colaiacolo – drums
- Hugh Cook – drums
Discography
Extended plays
Singles
- "Simple" (2004) – AUS: No. 41[7]
- "Anywhere with You" (2006)
- "Dream" (2007)
External links
- archived from the original on 20 August 2006. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
Notes and References
- Web site: Masonia Artists Interviews . Access All Areas . AAA Entertainment . 12 April 2024 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090813105308/http://www.accessallareas.net.au/artists/Masonia.php . 13 August 2009 .
- Sydney MX, 10 August 2006, "Masonia musos find the more strings the merrier" by Shoba Rao
- Web site: In Music & Media – Music & Money Archive . themusic.com.au . 429 . 2 November 2004 . . https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20050228235536/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/10761/20050228-0000/www.themusic.com.au/im_m/archive/2004/041102-429_music_money.html . 1 March 2005 . 12 April 2024 .
- 28 June 2004 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191108000724mp_/https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20051119130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20051120-0000/issue820.pdf . Week Commencing ~ 14th November 2005 ~ Issue #820 . Thomas . Tara . The ARIA Report . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) . 820 . 35 . 8 November 2019 . 27 April 2022 . dead .
- 29 November 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191108000724mp_/https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20110120130028/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20110121-0000/Issue1083.pdf . Week Commencing ~ 29th November 2010 ~ Issue #1083 . Wallace . Ian . The ARIA Report . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) . 1083 . 2 . 8 November 2019 . 12 April 2024 . dead .
- Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20090914163952/http://peergroupmedia.com/news/ted-uncharted/the-deer-republic-are-crowned-the-uncharted-winners/ . The Deer Republic Are Crowned the Uncharted Winners! . admin . peergroupmedia.com . 10 July 2009 . 12 April 2024 . 14 September 2009 . dead .
- Web site: Discography Masonia. australian-charts.com. 25 August 2022.
