1. Recruit talent: Ella Hooper and her brother Jesse assembled a team of musicians from their High school in small town Victoria to form a band that later became known as Killing Heidi.
2. Make a demo: Local record store owner Jamie Durrant spotted the youngsters at a local arts festival in’96. With backing they headed into the recording studio and produced an untitled demo EP.
3. Get recognition: Now sporting a name derived from hard and soft word lists, Killing Heidi entered their demo in Triple J Unearthed. The track Kettle took out the regional finals.
4. Develop sound & skills: When producer Paul Kosky (Crowded House, Rage Against the Machine, Kate Ceberano) saw Killing Heidi live, he signed them to his label Wah Wah Records. Over the next 2 years he performed life giving A & R* on the band, focusing on their sound, performance and overall direction.
5. Get signed to a major label: Killing Heidi’s big break came in 1999 when Roadshow Music agreed to back the album Reflector (Weir, Mascara) which made #1 on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart with over 350,000 copies sold.
*A & R refers to Aardvarks and Rulers, or something like that.
Fatcamp 29/09/08: Bike bent like a banana!
You can't go that fast over boulders! I've been saying that for weeks... and now my front wheel is bent like a banana. Bring on the Begathon: Fatcamp needs a 26" (adult) front wheel. (02) 6752 1155.On the scales: 114.8kg to beat. It's been a struggle to shed the grams these last few weeks so I'm pleased to report a loss of 1.2kg down to 113.6 from 140 stout kegs.
Last but not least, I'm pleased to welcome the third and final member of our Walcha Mountain Bike Challenge team Don 'The Don' (who won't break your legs). This brings team Subway Fatcamp one step closer to the 76km off road assault in late October for the Westpac Rescue Helicopter.
Listen to the latest Fatcamp here: www.nowfm.com.au/stuff/fatcamp.mp3
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