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Melbourne’s MOSAIK making music that moves
Mosaik are an acoustic rock group from Melbourne’s outer suburbs made up of four young men who combine quality musicianship with a willingness to be open about their emotions.
Passionate about music and driven to make a real connection with their audience Mosaik were formed three years ago. Kirby Young and Will Prescott both write songs and alternate the lead singing role in Mosaik, creating a healthy competitiveness and an edge of contrast within their accessible sound. This edge has lead to a solid fan base for the approachable guys who have performed with artists such as The Whitlams, Tim Rogers and Josh Pyke.
Their debut LP thought provokingly titled ‘Zenith Valley’ was painstakingly produced by ARIA Award winner Monique Brumby throughout last Winter on a secluded Victorian farm abounding with kangaroos, goats and sheep. Brumby challenged the young band to embrace electric guitars for the first time and has brought a richness and depth to the band’s sweet, simple and inviting early sound.
It was this sound that attracted Melbourne music industry cognoscenti James Young to sign them to his fledgling Zatzit label and Cherry Rock management company. Young says, “The first time I heard the band play ‘Hello Goodbye’ in front of a packed house of love struck girls in St. Kilda in 2005 I knew I just had to sign them. Fast-forward to today and I feel like a proud father having watched them blossom into a band of substance given to storytelling, with their cheeky side still intact. ”
You’ll hear those layers of intrigue and be seduced by that genuine soul in tracks such as ‘Photographs’, ‘I Would Know Your name’, ‘Reason’, ‘Reminded’ and ‘Humbled’. Love, bitterness, loss, regret, spite and triumph these are some of the emotions captured by Mosaik in its stunning debut. Feelings they want you to share. For this band, life is a Mosaik of experiences…
So, you'd like to know more about Mosaik
Daniel ‘Middlez’ Middlemiss
• I've never played competition sport?!.. ever. No basketball, tennis, footy, not even badminton! Lucky I’m musical. I still don’t really like competitive sports, instead I snowboard, skydive, all things that can be enjoyed by all with no losers.
• I was almost blind in one eye after being hit by pen thrown in high school – so the teachers are right to tell you off for doing it! (I had a sub-conjunctival hemorrhage)
• I’ve never had a musical/singing/instrument lesson in my life and I play drums and guitar and just getting into piano.
• My Great-Great-Grandmother on my fathers (English) side was a Gypsy! Romanichal, I believe. I was made for entertainment, growing crops, moving to the edge of town during winter and some casual fortune telling.
• I’m really flexible in some ways, like my thumbs can bend behind my hands, and knees so far that I can have my foot in my armpit, and backwards my head can almost touch the ground, but I cant touch my toes to save my life.
Matt ‘Thomo’ Thomson
• I lived in Oman for 3 years when i was a kid
• If i was born a girl i would have been named Sky
• At the end of the year I will be a qualified engineer
• If i had one wish i would still wish for more wishes even though the genie told me i can't wish for that
• I never pass up the chance to make new friends.
Kirby Young
• I've had 3 eye operations
• I'm red green colour-blind
• I was born on the same date as my pop
• Favourite scotch is 12 year old Dewar's (liked it ever since i watched the movie 'Swingers')
• I speak German... Mosaik (the way we spell it) is actually the German way of spelling it. "Mosaik ist mein Leben, und ich hoffe, dass Sie uns lieben!"
Will Prescott
• I was in Grease the Musical last year. I palyed Kenickie. Still have the Jacket with T-birds written on it.
• I used to record my own voice doing impersonations of people as a kid, then play back and perfect them. Teachers, actors, friends, anyone. When my voice finally broke it was a dream come true.
• One day I will own a DeLorean just like the one from Back to the Future. The key to my heart is telling me you enjoy those 3 movies.
• I was drunk when I wrote my first song - Shift. I'd come home after a big night, bitter about how things had turned out and away I went...
• I've had 6 car accidents in my 5 years of driving. It's not a good track record.
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