âInternational Appeal. One of the most truly original bands to hit the market. Music with soul&meaning packaged in straightup riff driven rock, melody strong powerpop, & retro grooves. ACDC meets Powder Finger with the emotive influence of Jeff Buckley,

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ROCK: Modern Rock, POP: Power Pop



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Artist Information

Instrumentation
The VUE is the combined musical talent and creative energy of;

Rich Latimer 27 Guitar/Vox.
Chris Boniface 29 Drums.
Mick Harris 20 Bass.

Playing, accessible, original, raw-retro-rock.

Biography
The Music '"
âHaving sampled a small portion of the demo (recorded live in 1 day) The Vueâs music is definitely unique, they have "it". Influences could be heard like, ACDC, The Who, Powder Finger, Jet, Black Keys, Jeff Buckley, Led Zep, The Beatles, yet they havenât just reinvented this, they have instead created something that holds and moves people in the same way, and itâs about time music took that path again. This band deliver live with such conviction it reminds me of what music is meant to be, communication.â - Beat

The Story -
Out of the Ashes of a destroyed engagement and after 1.5 years adventuring round the World, Rich Latimer Singer/Songwriter for Byronâs Favourite Sons THE VUE returns home to a rural palace, solace and his black cat Chinta and decides to start a band named after the vista he awakens too each morning. THE VUE

Placing an Ad in the paper Rich meets drummer Chris who had recently moved to the north coast from Sydney after leaving his prior band of 10 years (Ankh) and wanting more from the musical side of life. Although coming from different musical backgrounds, Chris having a heavy & fast style and Rich playing a more blues rock genre, the two gelled immediately writing four songs on their first jam together. Realizing the potential of their combined styles, they began to practice in earnest using every spare minute to create a new and exciting style of rock music that flowed with soulful dynamics and fluidity giving them a very unique sound all their own.

From here and after 4-6 months as a two-piece THE VUE recruit Mick Harris (Australia Version of Les Claypool) the into the line-up. Mick a genius a gentleman (rare combination), who has been studying a 3-year degree in the art form. The trio in late 2004 begin the task of making heir mark on the music world. Little did they know how much could be achieved in such a small time !


SO.....In 14 Months what can a totally unknown indie band from Byron Bay Australia with no cash no capital no songs, a broken hearted front-man and for the first 4 months no bass player, do, in the dog eat dog, covers only venues, who the hell are you attitude of the OZ music business.

Well if that band was Byron Bay raw-retro-rockers THE VUE, the answer is simple. Just write 40+ original songs, play 60+ paid 2-3 hour (all original East Coast shows, then record a 7- track demo EP (http://topcatstudios.com ) receive regular airplay on FBI & Bay fm amongst a host of nation wide community stations & receive over 20,000 downloads from online promotions (http://thevue.rock.com & http://numberonemusic.com & http://soundfoundation.com.au ).

From there go on to win The East Coast Jim Beam Band comp, then be selected by MUSICOZ to meet Sony/BMG and in turn asked to play for them mid 2006. Maybe from there, finish the year off with being selected as part of the QLD Sunshine Studios The Challenge comp, begin a debut 8-track ep, and make a Live DVD! While having a whole lot of fun and creating a huge buzz around the band along the way!



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THE VUE High Lights include;

>Members<

Rich latimer Guitar/Vox
Chris Boniface Drums
Mick Harris Bass

Cory Bulley Dedicated Sound Tech.

>Music<

3.5 Hours of Original Music.
68 2-Hour all original paid performances in the last 12 months. Nearly 18,000 downloads of the demo internationally and over 6000 sold at gigs and email orders. 7 Track Demo samples on both EPK http://thevue.rock.com and http://numberonemusic.com/thevue/


8 Track debut release in progress.
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>Supports<

Wolfmother (National)
The Black Keys (International)
Betchadopa (International)
Kevin Borich (National)
Dirty Skanks (National)
Love Outside Andromoter (National)
The Rich and Famous (QLD)
The Vegas Kings (QLD)
Gazoomba Attack (QLD)
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>Winnings<

2004 The East Coast Jim Beam Band Comp
2005 MUSICOZ Meet Sony/BMG comp
2005 The Sunshine Studios/Ellaways Music QLD CHALLENGE (Selected for artist Development)

>Press<

Time Off (feature Reviews/Cover Name)
Rave (Features/Reviews)
Seven (Main feature/ Numerous articles)
Scene (Features/Press Snippets)
Gold coast Mail (Features/Regular)
Tweed News (Gigs Listings/Reviews)
Byron Shire News (Ent Front Page)
Host of other street press and online promotions
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>Radio Play<

FBI (Regular/Demo)
Bay FM (Regular/Demo)
4ZZZ (Regular/DEMO)
85 Community Stations Nationally (Regular Play)
Sea FM (Plugging for debut)
Host of national Commercial Stations (Plugging for Debut)
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Rich Latimer
THE VUE
ph: 04101 836 70
http://thevue.rock.com
thevue@bluebottle.com
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Website
http://thevue.rock.com

Discography
THE VUE 7 Track Demo (Radio Play, Web Streaming 20,000 downloads/plays, 6000 Sold at Gigs in 14 months)

8 Track Debut ep "OPEN" (Due for Release end 2006 may contain the demo or tracks from it as a B-Sides)

The Vue Live DVD (Due for Release end 2006)