Brothers Anthony Castellano (lead vocals and bass) and Mark Cass (vocals and drums) had kicked around in the Sydney music scene since the mid 90’s in a variety of musical projects, paying their dues and honing their skills, but lacking a sound to set them apart from the myriad of bands on the scene. Transit-Inc’s first incarnation came about in 2005, but it wasn’t until they discovered their musical soul mate in Rob Russ (vocals and guitar), who helped them re-define how the Cass brothers thought about and engaged with music. Transit-Inc’s current line up emerged and with it, a truly unique sound that is distinct and familiar at once.
Their self-titled debut full-length album is a true independent release. Recorded over two years, it has impressive credits atypical of most indie bands. The album was recorded at some of the top studios in Sydney, including Velvet Studios and Eargasm Studios, mixed by Craig Porteils (who has worked with Guns and Roses, Rod Stewart, Fleetwood Mac, and many others). and mastered at Sterling Sound in New York. Produced by Novak Langer of Veracity Music, it promises to be one of the most exciting, original releases of 2008!
Transit-Inc’s dynamic songs are already gaining attention from music aficionados, as evidenced by their vibrant, captivating “Sown” being voted as one of the Top Ten Songs in the Rock category of the 2007 Music Oz Awards. “Sown” was also featured as the February 2008 HotPick on Hotsource. The Drum Media described their sound as “a bombastic Modest Mouse”. The song “Start Up” has been featured in numerous videos for the High Five series of Extreme Sports, distributed worldwide by IMG Media. The band was featured on the international website Indie Solo (www.indiesolo.com) as Band of the Day on the 26th of April as well as on Scout TV on 30th June. The band will begin a monthly residency at the Lansdowne Hotel starting in August. Handpicking the bands to play along side them, their aim is to make the first Friday of every month at the corner of Broadway and City Road in Chippendale a celebration of Sydney's Independent music scene!
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hey things are pretty good, how about u, hows the landsdowne going? I got my P's :) quite exciting..the manly fishos gig coming up should be pretty good how are u anyway? xo
transit inc awsum show on fri....i can remember it lol it was great to finaly meet sue....i stuck a couple of transit stickers around the place....anyways keep the great music comming!
hey im going pretty well, exams are coming up next week but i would like to come...where abouts is it... im going for my P's that day, what have u been up to? :)
Hey, Thought I'd let you know I've got my debut single launch show at The Vanguard in Sydney this coming Wednesday. Would love to see you there! Make sure you get your tickets before they sell out though! www.moshtix.com.au is the place to grab em. Take care, Julie K x
