The April Maze Explained

The April Maze
Origin:Melbourne, Australia
Genre:Alternative folk
Years Active:-present
Label:Independent
Current Members:Todd Mayhew and Sivan Agam

The April Maze are a British/Australian alternative folk duo consisting of Todd Mayhew (vocals, guitar, banjo) and Sivan Agam (vocals, cello, guitar). They issued their first release in 2008 and have toured Australia, New Zealand, UK, Germany and Canada.[1]

Background

Sivan Agam grew up in Harrow, England and studied Art and Theatre.[2] [3] Todd Mayhew was raised in Cairns, Queensland, Australia,[4] and is the Great Grandson of Isaac O Stringer (The Bishop Who Ate His Boots). Sivan and Todd met in shared accommodation in 2006 in Coburg (Melbourne) and began to connect musically. The two were married in October 2011 and had 'the words from one of our songs, Two Dogs, includes our wedding vows'.[5] In November 2012, their album ‘TWO’ was listed in Spotify’s Top 100 most popular new releases after receiving more than 70,000 plays in its first week.[6] They have released three singles, one EP, and three albums. The band raised $20,395 to produce their album Sleeping Storm using the Pozible crowd funding platform,[7] which was released in 2015.[8] [9] [10] [11]

Discography

April Maze (EP) (2008)

One For the Hills (2009) (Not available)

Recycled Soul (2010)

Two (2012)

The April Maze - UK/Europe Release (2013)

Don't Let The Bastards Bring You Down (Single) (2013)

I've Seen The Rain (Single) (2013)

"It's Been a Long Time Between Beers (Single)" (2014)

"Sleeping Storm (Album)" (2015)

Notes and References

  1. https://www.jewishnews.net.au/global-hit-for-folk-duo/28955 "Jewish News 2012"
  2. http://performing.artshub.com.au/news-article/people/performing-arts/sivan-agam-from-the-april-maze-192693 "Agam interview 2012"
  3. Gordon Johnston, 'The April Maze', Glasswerk Magazine', January 31, 2014
  4. Web site: Cairns-Melbourne alt-folk duo The April Maze are back in Australia with new single I've Seen The Rain at iTunes now. CairnsPost.
  5. http://gg-art.com/news/newsread/artnews110060.html "Text copy of the article"
  6. Web site: The April Maze straight to UK success with more than 70,000 hits on Spotify. February 10, 2013. dailytelegraph.com.au. News Corp. McCabe. Kathy.
  7. Web site: The April Maze - NEW Album! by The April Maze. Pozible.
  8. Web site: The April Maze.
  9. Web site: McCabe. Kathy. The April Maze straight to UK success with more than 70,000 hits on Spotify. The Daily Telegraph. 4 October 2013.
  10. Web site: Johnston. Gordon. Introducing The April Maze. Glasswerk Magazine. 4 October 2013.
  11. Web site: Monday Muse: The April Maze. 3 December 2012 . ABC News Australia. 4 October 2013.