Band Chronicles

John Watson has been a drummer in some of the most renowned Australian bands. He was a member of Australian Crawl, Daryl Braithwaite, and Men At Work. Recently, he has been a member of the James Reyne band and Rose…

We once borrowed a drum machine for the purpose of recording a demo song. Drum programs would be stored in the memory of this type of machine. We were recording a demo of a song entitled “Nothing In This World”….

Several months ago, when we decided to make a video for our debut single “Broken Heart,” we contacted Melbourne-based film director Donald Percy. It was through a video we made for a demo that was never released that we first…

During the demo years, we had the pleasure of working with Roger Hart of The Little Heroes. As we were in the studio, Roger was working on his own material. Roger Hart was a member of an Australian band called…

A musical artist with whom we had the pleasure of collaborating briefly was singer Leah La Belle. Our collaboration involved a flight to Seattle where we worked in a cozy studio. Having the opportunity to work with her, as well…

Several of our upcoming songs feature Australian woodwind artist Tony Hicks. Tony performed with the Australian Art Orchestra for many years. Additionally, he was a key player in Crossing Roper Bar, the orchestra’s award-winning collaboration with indigenous Wagilak songmen from…

  As a result of Michael Paynter joining Satellite Train, these releases were made possible. His talent as a singer and musician made him the ideal choice for the role of lead singer of Satellite Train. Icehouse’s “Can’t Help Myself”…

Satellite Train has had several drummers on its roster. David Wilshire was the original drummer. He participated in the recording of the first few tracks. Anthony Argiro of Pseudo Echo played drums on other early recordings, as did John Lloyd…

Among the most talented contributors to Satellite Train is Clive Young. He is a true musical artist with an incredible vocal range, a beautiful voice, and a wonderful sense of lyric. In his first performance with Satellite Train, he covered…

One of the musicians who participated in Satellite Train’s experimental years was keyboard player Ric Chadwick. Ric was an innovator in the field of music before his time. He was always experimenting with sample sounds and adding his own distinctive…