Stuart Leach
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Stuart Leach is a musician from Western Australia
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Stuart Leach
was originally the drummer in Carpet, a funk band formed by Leach's brother Simon (guitar) and fellow year 12 Hollywood Senior High School student, Joel Quartermain
(guitar), in Perth, Western Australia. Simon Leach inviting a friend, Kavyen Temperley (bass, vocals), who he shared a rental house with, to join them. With Temperley onboard, the band changed its name to Freud's Pillow, performing around Perth and Fremantle between 1995 and 1998. The band managed to release only one EP
, Pleasure Puppy in August 1997, featuring a collection of songs Temperley had written as a teenager, one of the songs on the EP, "Mr Hoek", was written by Temperley’s friend Stuart MacLeod
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The band disbanded in 1997 when Temperley and Quartermain together with MacLeod, won the National Campus Band's Competition as Eskimo Joe
. Stuart and brother Simon went on to form The Mission Blue with Jodie Tesoriero (National Campus Band finalists in 1998), releasing an EP Project One in 2000. The Leach brothers formed One Horse Town, with Sasha Ion (vocals)(ex-Spank) in 2002, with the line-up including Kathy Potter before finalsing on a three piece outfit with Ronan Charles (ex-Seahorse Radio) on piano, with Ion taking on the guitarist role. Simon Leach went onto join Little Birdy
in 2002. The band released a self-titled EP in October, 2004 and an album Six Feet of Snow in 2006. The band disbanded in March 2007 when Ion relocated to Melbourne. Leach then joined The Bank Holidays
, where he replaced the band's former drummer, Stafford Chater later in 2007.
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
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Stuart Leach
was originally the drummer in Carpet, a funk band formed by Leach's brother Simon (guitar) and fellow year 12 Hollywood Senior High School student, Joel Quartermain
Joel Quartermain
Joel Quartermain is the guitarist, back-up singer, recording drummer and pianist of the Australian band Eskimo Joe. He spent a lot of his childhood focused on radio and tapes. In 1989, he moved to Perth, where he attended Hollywood Senior High School...
(guitar), in Perth, Western Australia. Simon Leach inviting a friend, Kavyen Temperley (bass, vocals), who he shared a rental house with, to join them. With Temperley onboard, the band changed its name to Freud's Pillow, performing around Perth and Fremantle between 1995 and 1998. The band managed to release only one EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
, Pleasure Puppy in August 1997, featuring a collection of songs Temperley had written as a teenager, one of the songs on the EP, "Mr Hoek", was written by Temperley’s friend Stuart MacLeod
Stuart MacLeod (musician)
Stuart MacLeod from Scottish/English heritage is the guitarist and backup singer of the Australian band Eskimo Joe. He lives in South Fremantle, Western Australia. When he was seven he lived next door to Kavyen Temperley and they have been best friends for years. Temperley and MacLeod both...
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The band disbanded in 1997 when Temperley and Quartermain together with MacLeod, won the National Campus Band's Competition as Eskimo Joe
Eskimo Joe
Eskimo Joe is an Australian alternative rock band formed by Stuart MacLeod on guitars, Joel Quartermain on drums and guitar and Kavyen Temperley on bass guitar and vocals, in East Fremantle, Western Australia in 1997....
. Stuart and brother Simon went on to form The Mission Blue with Jodie Tesoriero (National Campus Band finalists in 1998), releasing an EP Project One in 2000. The Leach brothers formed One Horse Town, with Sasha Ion (vocals)(ex-Spank) in 2002, with the line-up including Kathy Potter before finalsing on a three piece outfit with Ronan Charles (ex-Seahorse Radio) on piano, with Ion taking on the guitarist role. Simon Leach went onto join Little Birdy
Little Birdy
Little Birdy are an Australian indie rock band formed in Perth, Western Australia in 2002 by singer and guitarist Katy Steele, drummer Matt Chequer, guitarist and keyboardist Simon Leach, and bass guitarist Scott O'Donoghue...
in 2002. The band released a self-titled EP in October, 2004 and an album Six Feet of Snow in 2006. The band disbanded in March 2007 when Ion relocated to Melbourne. Leach then joined The Bank Holidays
The Bank Holidays
The Bank Holidays are an indie pop band from Perth, Western Australia.-Biography:The Bank Holidays were conceived by James Crombie and Wibekke Reczek whilst holidaying in Norway , who several weeks later in London enlisted old school friend Nat Carson to form the band...
, where he replaced the band's former drummer, Stafford Chater later in 2007.