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Hopwood are a Melbourne based band, consisting of three members: Erik Parker on Guitar and Voice; Mitch Suttie on Drums, Percussion and Voice; and Tom McKenzie on Bass and Voice. In the three years of the band's existence, Hopwood have performed all around Melbourne, often northside and as far south at Sorrento. After being awarded recording time by winning the PBS Local Brew band competition in 2009, the lads went in to get started on their debut album in early 2010, tweaking and polishing the work over the course of that year, and appearing on the PBS show ‘Homebrew’ to perform live on air. The songs are the result of an endless amount of influences on all of the members, each having their own exclusive tastes as well as sharing many musical interests. Currently the music can be described as Progressive Blues Jazzy Funky Psychedelic Dub; no doubt this list will expand in the future. During the course of 2010, the band began incorporating more improvisation on stage, hoping to