Give
a brief description of your Band and who
is in it :
The Enormous Horns are a ten piece all singing, all dancing, party band from Sydney. With over a decade of experience performing in hotels and clubs, at functions, weddings, outdoor festivals and national television, we have developed into one of Australia's hardest working live acts, touring extensively across Australia, South-East Asia and the Pacific Region.
The Enormous Horns can play anything from Rock, Pop and Soul to Big Band Swing and Rock ‘n Roll, from quiet dinner music before the party gets going, to fully costumed routines from the Village People, Blues Brothers, Rocky Horror and the Disco era. We can even play traditional music when required at weddings and other family functions. The Enormous Horns are a fun party band with an emphasis on quality musicianship and classy arrangements. We have the professionalism and versatility to tailor our performance to suit any type of function.
With the front line of Rob and Dan performing lead vocals, and a brass section of trumpet, alto, tenor and baritone saxophones, the look of the band is all movement and action. Add the funky four piece rhythm section with Dave and Ben on backing vocals, the Enormous Horns become not only a great musical outfit, but a light-hearted and spectacular show band. We want you to get involved, be entertained, have fun, and sing and dance.
Choose
the genre that best fits your band :
Acoustic
Types
of events that you specialize in?
All
Describe
your bands set up ?
ten piece all singing, all dancing, party band
What
types of music do you play?
A Little Less Conversation - Elvis Presley KC Medley - KC and the Sunshine Band
All The Small Things - Blink 182
Are You Old Enough - Dragon Lets Get This Party Started - Pink
Are You Gonna Go My Way - Lenny Kravitz Living La Vida Loca - R
Describe
how your Band interacts with the Audience:
The Enormous Horns was formed from parts of a 21 piece amateur group known as The Harbord Diggers Youth Club Big Band. Cliff Price was our Bandmaster and he contributed a great deal of his free time to elevate a group of young people to a high level of musical ability. We often performed locally and on tour, and at events including the Manly International Jazz Festival. We, and many others, owe much for our musical education to his dedication, and we owe him a very big heartfelt “Thanks”.
In addition to playing music, we were also a group of supreme athletes involved in a variety of disciplines, endurance public house elbow bending being one of them. 1986 we competed together in a soccer competition (I think mostly because we had the right number for a team, plus 1 reserve) . . . .well, we didn't win the comp that year but the soccer committee decided that it would be a good idea for us to form the “in house” band for the end of season talent contest.
At our first ever rehearsal (about 2 weeks before this event) we scrambled some songs together including much of the Blues Brothers’ repertoire. We were rough but the contestants we were accompanying were better soccer players than entertainers, and they made us look pretty good.
As a result of that show we were asked to do a New Years Eve function, we then did a demo tape and before we knew it, we were booked for public shows all over Sydney and beyond. It had all started, and of course we had no idea that almost 20 years later the party wouldn’t look like stopping.
The Enormous Horns began in September 1986 with the following 12 players :
Robert (vocals/sax), Dave (piano/vocals), Tim (sax/vocals), Jonsey (bass trombone), Phil (guitar), Griffo (bass), Bosca (sax), Quack (drums), Vaughan (trumpet), Eric (trumpet), Graham (trombone) and Gavin (trumpet).
Being less encumbered in those days by workers compensation and public risk insurance considerations, the show often involved outrageous and potentially life threatening acts of daring.
“The Flaming Hoop of Death” featured trumpet playing Gavin diving headlong through a burning ring of fire, and being caught (usually) by the other horn players, remarkably he still lives to tell the tale.
“Along Came Jones” saw a female member of the audience tied up with thick rope on stage and threatened with a chainsaw, yes, a real chainsaw running at high speed and blowing smoke and hot oil.
“Doctor Feelgood” had Surgeon Robert removing the intestines and other objects (watches, umbrellas, etc) from some unfortunate patient without anaesthetic.
“The Stripper”, where we invited someone on stage to strip while we played the tune, when she didn’t, we did. (in fact, once she did and shocked us!)
“Sweet Transvestite”, a grown man in fishnet stockings and a wig, and a little something extra.
There are other examples that maturity and good judgment (and the possible threat of some sort of legal prosecution) prevent us from detailing here, suffice to say we play good music and have fun doing it, and we succeed when others enjoy the performance as much as we do.
