Anton
Hockey - Vocals
Adin Constan - Bass
Josh Sforzin - Drums
Rhys Thompson
- Guitar/Vocals
Josh Bagdadi - Guitars Front Counter's goal
has been simple since day one, to make catchy, energetic rock songs.
Inspired by the thriving 90's pop-punk scene, the melodic sounds of 60's pop and
the punch of modern day rock, and such a diverse string of personal influences
ranging from Greenday to Korn, Front Counter have moulded a sound that they are
truly proud of.
Front Counter formed in the summer of 2004 with Adin
Constan (Bass), Josh Sforzin (Drums), and Anton Hockey (Vocals), then in 2007
the band was completed with the addition of Rhys Thompson (Guitar/Vocals) and
Josh Bagdadi (Guitars) in 2008.
In 2007, Front Counter - the name deriving
from a fast food fix, set the wheels in motion stepping in to the studio to record
the band's debut EP release, with accredited music producer's Richard Stolz (Behind
Crimson Eyes, Bodyjar, After The Fall) and Lindsay Gravina (Magic Dirt, Shihad,
Faker, Jet, The Living End) behind the helm.
"One day Josh, Anton and
I where at a Hungry Jacks, and there was a sign that said 'Front Counter employee
of the month," bassist Adin Constan begun. "Josh piped up and said, how about
the name 'Front Counter', and we where like, hell yeah, sounds different, so it
stuck".
The EP features punchy, uplifting and diverse tracks that make
you want to "get up out of your seats" and also features the debut single 'Whats
Your Name' - the song written about an experience everyone faces at one time or
another - with the track carrying all the builds and peaks that you want from
a top forty song in this genre.
"[The song] is about the whole first
contact with a girl," explains singer, Anton Hockey.
"It's about the
simple idea of seeing a girl at a bar or club, and building up the courage to
go up to her and ask for her name," adds Rhys. "I love how the song is about the
simplicity of asking one question, but how intense that question is."
'What's Your Name' has already been added to instant rotation on Triple M and
has seen the band perform the track on an episode of Network Ten's 'Neighbours'
in August broadcast throughout Australia, and to be broadcast throughout the UK
and Europe in November, ahead of a UK release.
The band has also recently
had sync placements throughout Channel 7's Beijing Olympic Games coverage in 2008
and on Network Ten's Rove.
Having worked the touring scene constantly
over the past twelve months, Front Counter have supported many high profile artists
including Behind Crimson Eyes (AUS), The Butterfly Effect (AUS), Dopamine (UK);
a support slot on the coveted Taste Of Chaos tour playing alongside bands including
The Used, Rise Against, Aiden and the Gallows; and more recently a spot supporting
Bon Jovi at Melbourne's Sidney Meyer Music Bowl where the band performed in front
of 15,000 people.
"We always have fun on stage and we love getting the
crowd involved," says Rhys of the band's live shows.
This is a band you're
about to hear a whole lot more of!!! |
