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    Theyve decided to focus their attention on their performances, and they seem to have mastered it quite well also. As Stuart says, Performance is everything. Playing is very important, make no mistake, but if you cant connect your playing with an audience then they may as well stay at home with a CD. I try to be the sort of person who gives stuff you wouldnt get on just a recording. Thats why I do the big suits and the jokes to the crowd. I want to entertain, not just appear. It would actually be impossible to miss Stuart on stage. He stands out from a crowd and has a fantastic energy that makes the audience smile and laugh and dance even harder.

    It's not an easy life in a band, though. Six out of the seven members are students in completely different areas of University: the guitarist, Andrew, is an electrician, (completely unexpected,); some of them teach; and Stuart does work with Kids in Creativity and Team building with a program called Opti-MINDS. So they arent exactly the richest boys in the entire world, living off minimum support. Hence the reason why they now practice playing in a spare room where Stuart works. Cheaper than the cheapest, but it's the only way they can keep on playing. And it pays off. As Stuart says, I do it because its a way for me to express myself. I have things I feel I need to say and this, whether through stand up comedy or singing, is the best way for me now to do that.

    Brisbane has really opened its arms to welcome such differentiating music, and Stuart definitely believes that we have such a wide range of it all jazz, funk, rock, hip hop and everything in between. Some amazing music coming out of this place. And the talent is incredible. Its great. It is difficult for music that isnt along mainstream lines to get fully accepted and appreciated, but Midnight Syndicate has a following that doesnt seem to be slowing. The energy the band releases into the audience shows just how big they are. No one can come out of the night without a smile from ear to ear after experiencing these boys.

    Midnight Syndicate play regularly at Jazz and Blues clubs around Brisbane check out their website at www.midnightsyndicate.net.au or e-mail them on midnight@midnightsyndicate.net.au for more details or questions.



    AUTHOR: Leonie Richman

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