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Beginning in Mandurah around August of 2009 as a jazz septet made up of current and graduated students from Frederick Irwin Anglican School, the band that became The Modern Mystery started off by playing covers of jazz standards made famous by artists like Frank Sinatra, George Gershwin and Natalie Cole. After many of the members were involved in a local production of Jesus Christ Superstar, they met Jason Arrow, who played Judas in the show. Shortly after the show finished, they invited him to sing for the band, and he accepted. Jason had a huge impact on the band, and once he introduced them to the possibilities of a more modernized sound, it was only a matter of time before they caught onto his vision and began to introduce songs by artists such as Jamiroquai, Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder into their repertoire. Before long, their enjoyment of the music they played inspired them to write their own songs. Completing their line up in October 2009, the band now consisted of 9