EGOTERICA band members are Bob Spencer, Tass Petridis, Matt Barnes and Rick McCann.
RICK McCANN - drums
Originally from Sydney, Rick recently moved to Melbourne to better pursue his musical goals. Steeped in jazz, whilst rocking like a monster & blessed with an unswerving sense of timing, placement & considered groove, Rick has played with Jackie Orzarsky, Renee Geyer, Marcia Hines & Greg Champion (of AFL fame). To further his horizons, Rick spent a year living in America, studying at both the highly regarded Drummer's Collective in New York & the Berklee Institute in Boston.
TASS PETRIDIS - bass
Tass is a renowned Melbourne bass identity. Currently spending much of his time as a teacher at The Bass Center within Melbourne Uni, he is also a successful Clinician, conducting master classes for Belman Guitars, ACC Schools & The Roland Corporation. His performances have graced recordings & gigs by artists as varied as John Waters, Ross Wilson, Lisa Edwards, Scott Khan, Bob Valentine, Alan Zavod (Frank Zappa) & Russell Morris.
MATT BARNES - percussion
Matt is formerly from Adelaide, where he spent his time teaching drums & percussion, & working with Jazz trios & quartets and even a punk band! Matt now lives in Melbourne, where he divides his time between being manager & coordinator of Good Groove, his own music school (where he also teaches Latin percussion & drumming) & as a music educator & consultant. He plays regularly with a groove styled band and at a large gospel church. In between all this, he also mysteriously finds time to work at Billy Hyde Music Blackburn!
BOB SPENCER - guitar & vocals
Bob has been a part of the Australian music scene for (says he)
more years than he cares to remember.
Beginning with his first band in 1969 at the age of 12, inspired by Australian bands
such as The Master's Apprentices, Company Cain, Kharvas Jute, & The Band Of Light, &
by English bands such as Free & The Who, he began his rock journey.
1977 saw Bob joining The Skyhooks, much to the chagrin of a certain Bon Scott,
whose last words to Bob were ones of consternation & disappointment over his choice!
Skyhooks provided a massive learning experience for young Bob, who,
although having earned a fair reputation as a guitar-slinger by then,
benefited greatly from the wealth of knowledge afforded by the Skyhooks camp.
Several albums later, in 1980, Skyhooks folded, whereupon Bob flirted
with various bits of session playing & the occasional tour with mates.
Around this time began Bob's involvement with audio engineering & record production, a passion, which remains today.
The Angels found themselves in need of a guitarist in 1985,
& Bob stepped in to what he thought would be an interim stay,
but turned into a seven year plus association.
His time with them produced three studio albums, including the band's first
& only Number 1 album (Beyond Salvation) a string of singles,
a double live album, many lengthy tours & much time spent living in America.
Quite early in the piece, Bob became one of the band's two major songwriters.
Since leaving The Angels in the 90's,
Bob has pursued his long-standing interests in other musical genres
(most notably West African & Improvisational).
All albums by The Skyhooks & The Angels have been certified either Platinum or Gold,
& in 1998 Bob was inducted into the ARIA Hall Of Fame.
He is currently recording his first ever solo album,
an album of groove based original music, which he hopes to complete by the year's end.
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