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Ruby 9 Driven by acoustic guitars, passionate vocals & catchy melodies Geelong act Ruby 9 are creating quite a buzz within the music industry. The band was formed after singer songwriter Kristy Oates was approached by Vanessa Amorosi & invited to perform a song live alongside the star at her show, after her guest appearance with the band Amorosi suggested that Kristy’s band support her on her return Geelong show(unaware the band was yet to exist) Ruby 9 was born! Kristy & Steve Oates began calling their favourite local musicians they had worked with over the years & had no problems creating a dynamic backing band for Kristy’s original music. With their debut performance supporting Vanessa Amorosi in January 2008 the band was just 2 rehearsal’s young when Kristy’s original music was heard for the very first time, with Amorosi watching from the wings “she reminds me a lot of Jewel & is a great songwriter” Amorosi said after the show. Kristy’s song writing & vocal style has also been