Village Kid is a musical group based in Perth

Perth, Western Australia

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, Australia

Australia

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The group has released one E.P. Colourful Girl in July 2010, recorded with vocalist Aaron Malone with producer Anthony Cormican (Birds of Tokyo

Birds of Tokyo

Birds of Tokyo is a four-piece alternative rock band from Perth, Western Australia. Their debut album Day One, gained them domestic success with it reaching No. 3 on the AIR Independent Album charts, spending a total of 36 consecutive weeks in the top 10.In 2008, the band released Universes,...

). The E.P. generally received favourable reviews. In September 2010, the title track from this E.P. was awarded the grand prize in the 2010 John Lennon Songwriting Contest

John Lennon Songwriting Contest

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. By late 2010, they had toured with The Black Sorrows

The Black Sorrows

The Black Sorrows are an Australian band founded by Joe Camilleri, the group's only constant member. Founded in 1983, The Black Sorrows are still active today, and are best remembered for their top 40 Australian hits of the late 1980s and early 1990s, including "Hold On To Me", "Chained To The...

, Thirsty Merc

Thirsty Merc

Thirsty Merc are an Australian pop rock band formed in 2002 in Sydney, Australia. The band consists of Rai Thistlethwayte , Phil Stack , Karl Robertson , and Matt Smith ....

, Human Nature

Human nature

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 and had won Mix 94.5

Mix 94.5

MIX 94.5 is a commercial music radio station owned by Austereo in Perth, Western Australia.The station originally began as 6KY, beginning broadcasting on 23 October 1941 and would eventually end up at the frequency 1206 kHz. On 1 June 1991, 6KY became one of two Perth radio stations to convert...

's contest to support Bon Jovi

Bon Jovi

Bon Jovi is an American rock band from Sayreville, New Jersey. Formed in 1983, Bon Jovi consists of lead singer and namesake Jon Bon Jovi , guitarist Richie Sambora, keyboardist David Bryan, drummer Tico Torres, as well as current bassist Hugh McDonald...

 at Paterson's Stadium.

The E.P. sold out of the print run of 1,000 copies, however, before the second E.P. could be completed, vocalist Aaron Malone left the band to be replaced with Jeremy Gregory

Jeremy Gregory

Jeremy Gregory is a South-African born, Australian singer and musician. He has recorded with Australian bands The Rockmelons and Disco Montego, co-written minor commercial hits including Let It Go by Will Young, as well as performing his own work "That's What's Going Down", which was in the...

, who had recently returned to Perth from Los Angeles

Los Ángeles

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 where he was signed to Warner Bros. Records

Warner Bros. Records

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. After several member changes in 2011, the line-up consisted of Jeremy Gregory, Michael Tan and Matt Bell, with producer Anthony Cormican often performing with the band as the lead guitarist, and John Sherrit

John Sherrit (musician)

John "Yak" Sherrit, born 1962, is an Australian drummer best known for his drumming on several studio albums of Johnny Diesel and the Injectors, and touring with Diesel, Jimmy Barnes, and Richard Clapton.-Biography:...

 as the band's sound engineer.

The band is known for an eclectic mix of R&B, classical and pop. Thirsty Merc

Thirsty Merc

Thirsty Merc are an Australian pop rock band formed in 2002 in Sydney, Australia. The band consists of Rai Thistlethwayte , Phil Stack , Karl Robertson , and Matt Smith ....

 bass player Phil Stack

Phil Stack

Phil Stack is the bassist and one of the founding members of the Australian band, Thirsty Merc. Born in 1977, Stack grew up with his three older sisters in the New South Wales city of Dubbo. Stack is an accomplished jazz and rock musician within Australia. He is also a regular performer, playing...

has described the band as sounding like "Stevie Wonder meets Debussy meets Queen".

Members

• Jeremy Gregory - vocals
• Michael Tan - keys, synthesiser, violin, guitar, programming
• Matt Bell - synthesiser, guitar, bass, programming