| Halogen | |
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| Origin |  Perth, Western Australia, Australia |
| Genre(s) | Rock |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Label(s) | Phantom/MGM Karmic Hit |
| Website | Official website |
| Members | |
| Jasmine Yee Frans Bisschops Ben Crooke Rob Maszkowski Trent Dhue |
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Halogen is a five-piece band from Perth, Western Australia. Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Phantom Records was an Australian Independent record label established by Dare Jennings (founder of Mambo (Clothing and Jules Normington in 1979 Metropolitan Groove Merchants or MGM Distribution is an independent distributor of CDs and music related merchandise and was established in April 1998. Karmic Hit is a Sydney -based Record label that was founded in 1993. A musical ensemble is a group of two or more Musicians who perform instrumental or vocal Music. Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. Western Australia is a state occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. Formed in 1998 by two ex-patriot New Zealanders - Jasmine Yee and Frans Bisschops.
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History
The band first gained national prominence in Australia through the song "Hole Around My Heart" from their Somewhere You're Alone recording. The song won the WAM Song of the Year in 2001[1]. History WAM was originally formed as the Western Australian Rock Music Industry Association Inc With the release of the single "Walkaway", and an accompanying tour of Australia's east coast (including a showcase performance at the Australian Music Week), the band furthered their claim for national attention. The single received rotational airplay on national broadcaster Triple J and a follow up single, in the form of "On A Bridge", followed suit. Triple J is a nationally-networked government-funded Australian radio station (a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation) mainly aimed Both singles found their way onto the band's debut album Save the Ones You Love. A third single from the album, "Caught Me", was subsequently released and also found rotational airplay.
Rather than take a traditional recording approach for their follow up album Building On The Edge Of The Sky, songwriters Jasmine Yee and Frans Bisschops directed each composition to a different emerging producer. The result was a brilliant, if somewhat eclectic, recording taking Halogen away from the brooding guitars that previously typified their sound and into the realm of electronica.
Halogen's third album, titled Sirens was released on the 17 July 2006, on Karmic Hit, a record label formed by Steve Kilbey, singer/songwriter from seminal Australian band The Church. Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Karmic Hit is a Sydney -based Record label that was founded in 1993. Steven John Kilbey (born 13 September 1954, Welwyn Garden City, England) is the lead singer-songwriter and bass guitarist for The Church
Members
- Jasmine Yee - vocals
- Frans Bisschops - guitar, keyboard
- Jason Clemo - guitar (former)
- Jeff Bullen - drums (former)
- Neil Scothern - bass (former)
- Chris Ashton - guitar (former)
- Ben Crooke - drums
- Rob Maszkowski - bass
- Trent Dhue - guitar, keyboard
Discography
Albums
- Save The Ones You Love (2003) (Karmic Hit)
- Building On The Edge Of The Sky (2004) (Karmic Hit)
- Sirens (2006) (Karmic Hit)
EPs
- Into The Crash Barrier (1999) Independent release
- Somewhere You're Alone (2001) (Phantom/MGM)
- Parade (2003) (Karmic Hit)
- Baby's Eyes (2006) (Karmic Hit)
Singles
- "Walkaway/Drive" (2001) (Phantom/MGM)
- "On A Bridge/Hole Around My Heart" (2002) (Phantom/MGM)
- "Caught Me" (2003) Promo Only (Karmic Hit)
- "In The Summer" (2005) Limited edition