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\"\"<\/a>Ten Thousand’s sound is a cocktail of outrageous rock \u2018n roll and explosive style. A dynamic mixture of southern blues, funky latin percussion, epic stadium sized guitar riffs, shredding solos and mysterious eastern melodies, its Sin City meets Led Zeppelin, an edge of your seat action blockbuster which has left audiences and promoters screaming for more…..<\/p>\n

Comprising the talents of Jay Bowen (vocals), Marty K and Brandon Valentine (guitar), Mike Rivers (drums) and Luke Mckenzie (bass).. take the journey and enter the world of Ten Thousand…. You will discover a finely tuned machine, an elite force of talented mercenaries unquestionably committed, capable of unleashing tremendous energy & power!\u00a0 A diverse, dramatic yet sexy blend of powerhouse rock which has shaken the Australian music scene.<\/p>\n

Since exploding onto the scene in mid 2010 the band has been busy playing shows supporting the likes of Electric Mary, Jerrico, Tread and Johnny No Mercy.\u00a0 Already with a music video under their belts and in the process of filming a documentary, Ten Thousand are keeping themselves busier than ever. With a sound thats both provocative, in your face yet completly melodic and accessible the band is poised to take on the music industry head on. With the release of their debut EP set for early 2011 its looking like its going to be a huge year.<\/p>\n

* Bio above courtesy of Ten Thousand Myspace Page<\/p>\n

The bands singer Jay Bowen tells us all about Ten Thousand and why they might just be one of the best things you\u2019ve never heard!<\/p>\n

Let’s start with the basics first \u2013 what brought the band together and what is the inspiration behind the band name? <\/strong>
\nWe met the old fashioned way \u2013 on the internet!\u00a0 Marty put the call out that he was putting together a guitar-based, groove driven band to which Brandon and I answered.\u00a0 I remembered Mike\u2019s drumming from working with him years before and thought he might\u2019ve been interested.\u00a0 Turns out he was and with the core group of four established, we simply wrote and jammed for close to eight months while looking for a bass player.\u00a0 All of us were attached to other projects which all seemed to take a back-seat as the bands sound developed into a progressive, southern-roots based sound.\u00a0 It was not till we found Luke through a mutual friend that the group consciousness just clicked into another gear and we felt whole at last \u2013 and with a full bag of tunes behind us!\u00a0 Looking back, it\u2019s a miracle that we got through! It was very humble beginnings let me tell you, getting the line-up right, negotiating our sound\u2026it was down to Marty and I for a while!\u00a0 All of that stuff is so funny now considering how strong we are as a unit.<\/p>\n

As for the name i guess we cant give everything away so we ll leave that for\u00a0 you guys to work out… haha<\/p>\n

You have twenty seconds in an elevator to try and convince someone to listen to your music, what do you tell them?<\/strong>
\nRemember being a teenager and the rush you would get when seeing the person you had the hots for?\u00a0 What it felt like running strong with your mates with the freedom and abandon you once knew?\u00a0 The burning importance of everything you felt at that age?\u00a0 Dancing crazy for the fun of it, screaming out loud for the love of it.\u00a0 Imagine all that intensity and passion rolled up into a voice, a song, a sound.\u00a0 That\u2019s our band!!<\/p>\n

Can you introduce each member of your band and give us a rock “n” roll fact or myth about each of them?<\/strong>
\nMarty K \u2013 Guitar.\u00a0 DJ by day, axe-man by night! Lives and breathes music. A certified lady-killer! Survives on an hour\u2019s sleep a day!<\/p>\n

Brandon Valentine \u2013 Lead Guitar.\u00a0 Youngest member\u2026naaaww!!\u00a0 A musical prodigy, can talk underwater, has more energy than the greater Melbourne power grid!<\/p>\n

Luke McKenzie \u2013 Bass.\u00a0 Freshly relocated to sunny Melbourne from the ship-wreck coast…..corruption underway!\u00a0 A smiling assassin, he can play a gig completely blindfolded!<\/p>\n

Mike J Rivers \u2013 Drums.\u00a0 The Italian stallion! Has faced death and won! A lover AND a fighter! Breathes fire and has arms forged from real adamantium!<\/p>\n

Jay Bowen \u2013 Vox.\u00a0 Oldest member, should know better! Horse-wrangler, thespian, international man of mystery! Acid-tongued, acid-washed and powered by Jack!<\/p>\n

You have recently released the single ‘Devils Dance’ from your forthcoming EP. \u00a0Can you give us an insight into the song and also the concept behind the incredibly visual single cover?<\/strong>
\nDevil\u2019s dance is about baaaad girls… haha ..girls who do anything to climb their way up the social ladder!! Its about living on the edge and playing with fire… and that one day chances are your gonna get burnt!\u00a0 We\u2019ve all been burnt by someone like this\u2026as a guy you cant quite put your finger on how you feel when you\u2019re in love or lust with someone who treats you bad.\u00a0 Sometimes it heightens their appeal, sometimes you just wanna wreak havoc! lol…having said that they is nothing wrong with bad girls though haha!<\/p>\n

Our images explore a kind\u2019ve wasteland\u2026the wasteland of the human mind, where primal, base survival kicks in.\u00a0 They channel the darker side of human emotion, motivations and behaviour.\u00a0 We\u2019re all huge fans of Grindhouse cinema, Tarantino, westerns and gangster films\u2026so we get a lot of inspiration from that as well.\u00a0 But ultimately the single artwork represents the immediate danger that these girls face, it;s right there, right in your face but at the same time its masked in shadow and silhouetted so its hard to see who or where its coming from!!<\/p>\n

When can we expect more awesome rock music from you to be released such as an EP? <\/strong>
\nWe\u2019ll be releasing another single soon with the full EP to follow in the next three months.<\/p>\n

In terms of your songwriting, what do you consider to be the most important ingredients that make up a Ten Thousand song? <\/strong>
\nThe groove is important – theres nothing like seeing people groove their arses off to our songs! I guess taking something classic and just flipping it on its head to see where it can go and just trying to experiment like that. Other than that, the call and response between the vocals and the guitars\u2026with a guitar hook that you just cant stop humming.<\/p>\n

Is the process of songwriting a whole of band affair, or are there a few key contributors?<\/strong>
\nDifferent combinations of the band will bring in different ideas, theres not one person that it all comes from. We spend a lot of time experimenting and exploring ideas and really try to get to the core of the songs.\u00a0 We ll each bring in ideas, riffs, lyrics, concepts and build songs around them… we spend a bit of time in Marty\u2019s home studio and we record hours and hours of jams from which we might get only a single rifff.\u00a0 I guess its a pretty intense process which gets pretty heated sometimes haha.. we ve had cameras following us around for the last couple months so a lot of it will be featured in a documentary which should be coming out later this year!<\/p>\n

What or who inspires\/influences your music the most?<\/strong>
\nI guess our music is inspired by the sound of the big 80s bands like, dare I say, Aerosmith, Bon Jovi, Motley Crue, Guns n\u2019 Roses etc\u2026 mainly I think because we essentially have a blues and roots core and so did they. But we try not to copy those bands, rather I think we try and capture what they were vibing on and inject it into the music we write without necessarily sounding like them. The largesse of that sound is also something we try to push \u2013 big riffs, big notes, see how big we can make it and how much we can get away with.<\/p>\n

What bands did you grow up listening to and how did they help create the style of music that can now be heard throughout your music?<\/strong>
\nI\u2019ve definitely come back to what I listened to when I was 13 or 14\u2026thankfully I had pretty good taste\u2026I just lived and breathed INXS, AC\/DC and Guns n\u2019 Roses at that age.\u00a0 They were everything to me.\u00a0 I was from a small town in the bush, very isolated.\u00a0 These songs were the way I learnt about the world outside. It\u2019s the band that we\u2019d always dreamed of being in at that age \u2013 that\u2019s what we went ahead and created.<\/p>\n

What kind of movie do you think your music would be best suited to and why?<\/strong>
\nDefinitely action or something with a lot of grunt.\u00a0 A road movie, a western\u2026any grindhouse horror from the 70\u2019s and 80\u2018s.\u00a0 It\u2019s the kinda stuff guys wanna play loud and girls wanna dance to\u2026the bad girls!\u00a0 Haha The dude that saves the world and gets the girl at the end of the flick? Our stuff would be his theme-music. haha… .but in a cheekier, slightly more baddass way haha<\/p>\n

For those reading this who haven’t yet had the pleasure, how would you describe 45 minutes spent at a Ten Thousand live show?<\/strong>
\nA real, live, hot, sweaty, fun, sexy,\u00a0 good-time, rock n\u2019 roll affair!!\u00a0 A big sound served red-hot! Its definately a show….I think you just need to come check it out!<\/p>\n

You hail from Melbourne rock city, for those reading this in galaxies far, far away, what do you have to say about the rock scene from which you originate?<\/strong>
\nMelbourne is such an eclectic, vibrant city, right down the bottom of the world, beating with a massive heart.\u00a0 Cold outside for most of the year, the indoor night-life is electric!\u00a0 So easy to meet people who are hot for a good time, so many bars with young bands playing of exceptional quality\u2026its great looking around at our peers thinking \u201cAll of these guys ROCK! Who\u2019s gunna explode first?\u201d.<\/p>\n

Of the gigs you have played so far, is there one that stands out from amongst the rest?<\/strong>
\nI\u2019d honestly have to say we look back on each gig thinking the last one was the best.\u00a0 Its just so much fun at the moment.\u00a0 We\u2019re just a new, gigging band. We don\u2019t have a long list of big names that we\u2019ve supported.\u00a0 However, our first gig at Cherry Bar last year, September 11 of all dates, felt incredible.\u00a0 We had a huge turn out and we pulled out a few new songs that we\u2019d been working on.\u00a0 There was just a magic in the air that night.\u00a0 I think maybe it was the first time we each felt, at the same time, that anything was possible for us.<\/p>\n

With 2011 already a few months down, here’s a chance to gaze into your crystal ball. \u00a0In 2011, Ten Thousand will have:<\/strong>
\n1.<\/strong>\u00a0 Our first clip!
\n2.\u00a0<\/strong> A song all over the radio!
\n3.<\/strong>\u00a0 YOU in the palm of our hands!\u00a0 lol<\/p>\n

Essential Information<\/h2>\n

From:<\/strong> Melbourne, Australia<\/p>\n

Sounds Like:<\/strong> A cocktail of outrageous rock n roll and explosive style<\/p>\n

Band Members:<\/strong> Jay Bowen – Vocals, Marty K – Guitars, Brandon Valentine – Guitars, Mike Rivers – Drums, Luke McKenzie – Bass<\/p>\n

Websites:<\/strong> Ten Thousand Facebook<\/a>\u00a0 Ten Thousand Myspace<\/a><\/p>\n

Latest Release:<\/strong> Devils Dance (single)
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