So then, what’s the band name and what do you ‘do’ in the band?
Our band is called RevOmatiX. I play keyboard, do some vocals, but leave most of the heavy lifting to Lyndal and Jarrad for vocals.
What do you reckon people will say you sound like?
A lot of the current soul and funk sounds have gone in one direction, and we decided to go back to the ‘60s with our songs, the lyrics and melody spiral like DNA around each other, so ‘60s soul, funk and pop.
What do you love about making music?
Music transcends geopolitics and hate, someone in Iran can like the same music as someone in Alaska. Also I love to tell stories and music lets me do that.
What do you hate about the music industry?
I have been trying to get copyright approval to use part of a song for over a year now and still no answer.
If you could travel back in time and show one of your musical heroes your stuff, who would it be and why?
It would be the Funk Brothers who were the session musicians for Motown, they didn’t get much credit for their work, and we wrote a song about them on our first album Disrespect.
What can a punter expect from your live show?
Lots of foot stomping soul, a great time and lots of fun. We love our audiences.
What’ve you got to sell CD-wise?
The new album is Funky Melbourne and it will be available online on CD Baby for $2.99. If you want a hard copy just head down to Northside Records.
Anything else to add?
Thanks to everyone in Melbourne for supporting local music, there’s no place like it in the world.
REVOMATIX will launch their new album Funky Melbourne on Thursday April 30 at Cherry Bar, with DJs Vince Peach and Pierre Baroni. The first 40 people through the door will get a free copy of the album.
