happenstance

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In a serious city called Sydney where angry rock bands gather a-plenty, one band chooses to ignore the road rage & channel the hectic pace into cheerful pop/rock music. Happenstance are two charismatic front-men Ben Grace & Nick Woodford, the virtuosic David Grant on bass & dynamic drummer Ali Foster (winner of the 2007 Jann Rutherford Memorial Award for women instrumentalists in jazz.) Happenstance’s on-stage sound has been likened to the Beatles, Crowded House, Maroon 5, Queen, early Whitlams, Phish, Supergrass and Jellyfish.

Happenstance have been playing the Sydney scene for less than a year and have wasted no time producing their first EP along side ARIA award winning producer/engineer Anton Hagop (Silverchair, Powderfinger, the Dissociatives). This stylistically varied debut serves as an entree to Happenstance’s extensive repertoire. Two of the EP tracks recently made into the top 30 in the national New Artists 2 Radio (2007) competition and in September 'If I'm Not Mistaken' debuted in the newly launched mp3.com.au charts at number 1.

In late 2008 'If I'm Not Mistaken' was featured as the opening track on the US compilation CD "Power Pop Overthrow Vol. 2" and sees it being added to US college radio. In early 2008 'Here I Am Again' secured a spot on the Perisher Blue 'Launch Your Band' compilation CD which is still awaiting an official release.

Happenstance have received airplay as well as being interviewed and playing live, on community radio right across Australia. Their track 'If I'm Not Mistaken' has also been added to US college radio networks.

Happenstance have played at Sydney venues such as the Gaelic Club, the Annandale, the Hopetoun, the Lansdowne, Will & Toby's, the Excelsior, the Cat & Fiddle, HQ, Mandarin Club, Orange Grove Hotel and Vic on the Park and Windsor’s infamous Jolly Frog Hotel and recently took their show on the road to Melbourne, Newcastle, Wollongong, Port Macquarie, Laurieton, Armidale & Coffs Harbour.

Happenstance have shared the stage with the likes of Youth Group, the Audreys, Mental as Anything, Jack Nolan Band, the Sunpilots, the Verses, Custom Kings, Cloud Control, Le Kingste, Ellington, Where's Jerome, Playjerize, Wagons, Jumbledat, Lowrider, Custom Kings, Here Come the Birds, The Glass Ceiling, Vaudeville, Fictions, mcArtney, Yen, Jordan Millar & the Question and Brian Campeau.

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July 18, 2006

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Nicholas Woodford (vocals, guitars)



Benjamin Grace (vocals, keys)


David Grant (vocals, bass)


Ali Foster (drums)




Request Happenstance on Radio:

Online
Downunda Thunda Radio (all Australian online radio) - listen here or request a song by email: info@downundathundaradio.com.au



Sound Angel Network (Valencia, CA, USA) - listen here or request a song by email: SAWeb-radio@hotmail.com

National
Triple J Super Request - Call Rosie from 6pm EST on 1300 0555 36, or SMS 1975 7 555 or click here to vote online.

Sydney and NSW
FBI 94.5 FM - call (02) 8332 2999 or email info@fbiradio.com
Triple H 100.1 FM (Hornsby & Kuring-gai) - call (02) 9987 1800 or email: info@triplehfm.com.au OR feedback@triplehfm.com.au
Hawkesbury Radio 89.9 FM - call (02) 4587 9899 or request a song by clicking here
Highland 107.1 FM - call (02) 4871 3877 or email: gmoir@exemail.com.au
92.7 Bay & Basin FM - call (02) 4443 9644 or email: bbfm@shoalhaven.net.au

Melbourne
3RRRR 102.7 FM - call (03) 9388 1027 or email: 3rrr@rrr.org.au

Brisbane
4ZZZ Brisbane 102.1 FM - call (07) 3252 1555 or email: info@4zzzfm.org.au

Perth
RTR FM 92.1 - call (08) 9260 9210 or email: rtrfm@rtrfm.com.au or request a song by clicking here
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Influences:

Ex girlfriends, beer, fond university memories, the sydney train timetable, foreign exchange rates, garlic on pizza, new guitar pedals, sleep deprivation, the breakdown of society, a rhyming dictionary, falsetto, the media's fixation with stalking, the Simpsons, old strings

Sounds Like:

Crowded house with overdrive, The Whitlams with a smile, Cake with enthusiasm and The Beatles with a cooler synth