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The Bandwaggin Music Collective was formed in August 2008, in Edinburgh, Scotland. It all started with Pretty Balanced coming to play the Fringe Festival; Allison, Christine, Doro, Deborah and Jo were just there to hang out. But Pretty Balanced are not just one band, they have side projects such as Solarist, The Sneaky Mister and ,along with Allison, Twin Souls of Sulfur...; Deborah and Christine also had their individual music projects on the go. So, the temptation to organise a collaborative event was huge. It all happened on a cabaret night at The Forest cafe where within 45 minutes Pretty Balanced, Solarist, Twin Souls of Sulfur, Black Cats' Conspiracy, Deborah Says Play and other friends managed to perform new and elaborate versions of their songs with everyone contributing. The set was an incredible success, especially considering that some of us had never played with each other before. Inevitably, along with our excitement also came the question: " What about next year?", and from there started talk of a european tour and of a bus...Gradually the word spread between friends and more incredibly talented people from all over the world, like Kristen Gass (NY), Marie Darling (FR), Emilie Bera (FR) and Poor Edward (UK), got involved. So we called ourselves a Collective: a collaborative creative group where musicians and other performers share, contribute and create a mindblowing show of sonic fireworks...A proper musical extravaganza!