The Simon Wright Band

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The Wright family live and breathe music. Simon's father Dave is a blues guitarists and a huge influence in his introduction to musical concepts, his brother Jedi is the guitarist for progressive metal outfit ENGINE (Formerly Engine Three Seven) and was his partner in fronting his first group The Wright Brothers. Simon's family of four brothers and a sister were brought up in northern New South Wales alternative costal town of Byron Bay. It was in Byron that Simon had his start in music with The Wright Brothers then later fronting The Groove Collective. In 2007 Simon moved to Melbourne, Australia's live music capital and put together backing band The Eclective. The Eclective enjoyed mild success Australia wide, played several festival spots and held a memorable two year residency at Melbourne's Evelyn Hotel. In 2011 The Eclective disbanded and Simon put together his current project The Simon Wright Band. The band is made up of Simon and childhood friend Shane Evans (The Wright Brothers, Engine Three Seven). Simon then calls on a variety of talent that he has worked with over the years for the live performance, including whenever possible, his father Dave Wright on lead guitar. The talent is always world class and the freedom allows a lot of variety in the performances. In 2012 The Simon Wright Band recorded, filmed and released a five track EP entitled Live at 52. The entire session was recorded live and featured Mikey Chan on steel string acoustic guitar and Nick Ohlson o