The Story So Far
Sneaky Sound System is Sydney trio Miss Connie, Black Angus and MC Double D. Their story began back in 2001 when Daimon met Angus at a fancy dress party and stole the flute from his mariachi costume. They became friends and decided to start a club - Sneaky Sundays - on the quietest night of the week. Angus spun tunes and Daimon hyped on the mic. It wasn't some trendy minimal techno joint, but unpretentious hands-in-the-air fun. Still going strong eight years later, it packs in around 1000 people each week and guests have included Tiga, LCD's James Murphy, Mylo, Hot Chip and MGMT.
"I got fired from my job after that first Sneaky night," Daimon recalls, "because we had such a good time I didn't go to work the next day. Angus was in publishing and was made redundant the next week. We thought, 'Fuck it, let's keep doing this and see how far we can go''".
One day, as Connie sat in a park playing guitar to a friend, Angus and Daimon happened by and asked her to sing for them.
"I thought they were a bit dodgy," recollects Connie. They did, however, have a studio, and when Connie sang on what was to be their breakthrough single, I Love It, Sneaky Sound System had their vocalist – and their eponymous debut album. "We were told by every label we might sell 10,000 copies and it wasn't worth it," says Angus, "so we decided to do it ourselves." That album went on to become their multi-platinum, ARIA-Award winning debut. Its successor, '2', entered the Australian charts at 1, and Connie has since appeared on albums by Kanye West and Snoop Dogg.
In the ensuing years Sneaky has toured with Robbie Williams, Jamiroquai, The Scissor Sisters, Sam Sparro, Lady GaGa and on festivals as varied as the Glastonbury, Wireless, Oxegen, Big Day Out, Homebake, Good Vibrations, Live Earth and V Festival.
In September 2009 it was announced that Daimon would be leaving the group. His last shows with Sneaky will be in Aust/NZ over the summer.
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"Genius pop dance that you only thought Europe could produce... til now!!"
Beat Magazine
"A relentless assault of high-kicking kitsch electro-pop."
Q Magazine UK
"Makes us want to dance ourselves stupid."
Attitude UK
"An electric explosion that'll have you itching to find a dance floor."
Company Magazine UK
"Quite simply, Sneaky Sound System has perfected the modern pop formula."
Rip It Up
"The most accessible, enjoyable, unashamed pop album you'll hear all year."
Melbourne Age
"Music that makes you want to move…a super-confident collection."
Sydney Morning Herald
"Pop album of the year."
West Australian
"Album of the Week."
Daily Telegraph Sydney
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