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1 year old producer making music you can dance to. New EP coming soon.

The musical style of Jasper is difficult to place in a genre as it mixes the influences of the various members. The songs contrast between driving rock and laid back ballads which makes the band great to listen to. Jasper is in the process of finishing an album project which has been a long time in development. Michael Tunbridge – Vocalist Michael has been involved in bands for the last 8 years playing different venues and types of music. Michael’s previous band, Dog Puppet, won local battle of the band competitions and recorded some material for demo CD’s. The style of music that Michael influences the band from is a heavy alternative style. David Luscombe – Guitarist Being involved in different bands and projects for over ten years David has developed his skills as a guitarist and sound technician. David musical influences are from a wide range of styles from funk to blues to alternative. This blend of styles provides a varied range of sounds when the band is writing James

Jasper first started out as a few keen musicians who wanted to expose their own skills by gathering a couple of school mates which had the same ambition. David Groszek (guitar/lead vocals), Tom Cushing (rhythm guitar/backing vocals), Joel Mechielsen (drums) and Hugo Davis (bass) were the members to kick start the band. Shortly After, Hugo pulled out of Jasper, and a new bassist Stephen McMurray was recruited. Their common school hosted an annual Battle of the Bands, which Jasper won in 2006. The band was entered in a number of other competitions, in order to get vital exposure. One was the Nova 106.9 Band competition. Out of the 300 odd bands in Brisbane that entered, Jasper was picked in the top 5 and hence played in front of its largest crowd at the Brisbane Exhibition (Ekka). This was an amazing experience were Jasper played the catchy song 'Take Me Out' by Franz Ferdinand. That song, along with 3 other originals (Fight Fire, Stellecho, Stellecho Part 2) were recorded at a local

JASPER's back after an 8 month hiatus! With new drummer, Daz, and new manager, Soph, JASPER have just come out of the studio with producer Waz Hammond (who just finished the kick ass new BUSHIDO EP), to unveil a two track single due out in August / September. They're looking forward to being back on the scene and hitting the stage with their in-your-face shows. After an awesome 2004-05, playing with top Aussie bands REGURGITATOR, WARPED, TENPENNY JOKE, MAGIC DIRT, THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT, COG and THE SPAZZYS at an unforgettable New Years at THE PYRAMID ROCK FESTIVAL... Plus their own sold out shows at the DUKE OF WINDSOR during the venue's final weeks with fellow Melbourne bands, the mighty ROOK and BUSHIDO, JASPER hope to make the rest of 2006 a kick ass year.