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Segue - Live @ The Big Day Out Festival 2008


Segue - Reset (Live at BDO) from Jaymis on Vimeo .

Segue - Pronunciation key "segway"

1. Music. To make a transition directly from one section or theme to another
2. To move smoothly and unhesitatingly from one state, condition, situation, or element to another

Dance music production units often choose intentionally abstract monikers, but for Segue the name is an apt description of both their union and musical philosophy. This merger of Brisbane scene veterans Leo Hede and Dave Dri only took shape in early 2006, yet already Segue are being touted as the next live act to break out of Brisbane and into the national clubbing consciousness.

Not that Hede and Dri are unfamiliar with rocking massive crowds on a regular basis. As part of electro-tech duo Statler & Waldorf, Hede has released a critically acclaimed EP and album, remixed Sarah Blasko, scored high-rotation on Triple J and played massive festivals such as Big Day Out and Earthcore Global Carnival. Dri also has a wealth of experience, pounding the east coast of Australia with respected breaks collective Superfluid on the back of album releases on seminal Australian label Creative Vibes before undertaking a solo tour of Europe in 2004 which saw him become the first Australian to perform at Serbia’s celebrated Exit Fest.

Sensing a musical change in the wind and recognising the growing similarities between the music they were producing as solo entities, the duo put together an improvised set at an outdoor event on a Queensland beach in late 2005. The pair’s fusion of progressive techno and broken electro blended immediately, and thus Segue was born.

Since announcing their arrival, Segue have rapidly made an impact on the Brisbane club scene, due in part to their monstrous live performance rig. With two laptops, synths, samplers, MIDI controllers and FX units all triggered live on stage, let alone the synchronised live visuals rig with VJ Jaymis, Segue are willing to walk the tightrope in the live arena where some of their higher profile contemporaries baulk at performing without a safety net. “It’s the eternal and much argued balance between risk and self indulgence” Dri says, and reaction to their sets so far suggests the risk is paying off big time.

Chalking up praised performances as in demand support acts for UK dirty-house duo King Unique and progressive house prodigy Jaytech, Segue stepped up to headline antics at iconic Brisbane events such as the iconic DROP @ Moon Bar. Making themselves at home in this bastion of the underground, Segue developed their live set before bursting out in the daylight for a crowd of 5000 party people at Australia's largest touring festival, the Big Day Out. Introducing Kris-Ko on drums and tearing through a percussive tribal and progressive house set, the trio closed off with the acid house squelches of their first single "Reset", signed to Smash Bang Records.

From positive early DJ reaction to tracks including ‘Setlist’ inhabiting the crates of local favourite Scott Walker; and the eclectic world of MP3 blogs going nuts over the dirty acid house remix of Chemical Brother's "Electronic Battle Weapon 9", Segue have balanced the aesthetic of a live act with the inevitable studio mixdowns to capture the energy of the stage in a form fit for DJ's and the ever increasing request for tracks.

Taking a break through the latter half of 2008 to work on remixes for artists including Amsterdam's Vitreous, and for Australian label Smash Bang Records, Segue are preparing for a busy 2009 with a return to European soils mid year. In 2009, like the years before, Segue are electric.


You can catch other Big Day Out footage care of the wonders of random people and YouTube. Check out drummer Kris Swales entrance on Forever!

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Member Since: 10/08/2006
Band Website: http://seguesound.com
Band Members:

Dave Dri (Production, Live Synths & Samplers)
Leo Hede (Production, Live Sequencing)
Kris Swales (Production, Live Drums)
Jaymis Loveday (VJ'ing, Live Visuals & VJ sync)


Record Label: Smashbang Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Segue in 2009 (Or what 2009 is doing with Segue).

Happy new year! We say in February. This is a quick update on what 2009 has meant for a resting and busy Segue so far. You can read the 2008 summary on our main site, but heres a taste test of some pr...
Posted by on Wed, 04 Feb 2009 21:01:00 GMT

Segue Video Diary 17: Backstage at Big Day Out

Part 17 of the Segue video diary. Walking offstage after a blistering live progressive house and acid tech set to a crowd of thousands, Dave Dri grabs a camera and gives a quick walk through of the st...
Posted by on Mon, 14 Jul 2008 13:02:00 GMT

Segue and Hyperion Single Launch Friday 8th

This Friday sees the launch of two new Segue tracks on Melbourne based Smash Bang Records . Thats 2 tracks that will be immediately recognisable to any who have caught a Segue show over the last year,...
Posted by on Wed, 06 Feb 2008 14:26:00 GMT

Segue @ Big Day Out

Segue are happy to announce (in an untimely manner) that we are playing at the Gold Coast Big Day Out this weekend.We will be rocking out on stage in the Boiler Room at 1.15pm.We've been busy working ...
Posted by on Mon, 14 Jan 2008 14:40:00 GMT

Segue is busy and not just playing computer games

A quick update on what we have been up to:1. Afterhourz was a fun gig and we were well impressed with the crew, who all seemed to be awesome producers and DJ's themselves. We started with a brand new ...
Posted by on Fri, 24 Aug 2007 07:59:00 GMT

Late night studio WTFs

Dave here, about to crash into a shallow puddle of sleep before waking up to do it all over again. There's a running routine with Segue regarding gigs and writing new music, or mega re-interpreting th...
Posted by on Tue, 07 Aug 2007 09:33:00 GMT

YouTube. Uh ohz.

Close friend of Segue, Kris Ko, snapped some video of us at Elements:9 the other night, during a part of our track "Plans" which takes a breakdown, builds it up and drops it into another breakdown... ...
Posted by on Thu, 28 Jun 2007 02:03:00 GMT

Gift of Gab vid, Ben Watt, Chem Bros, Transformers

Caught some acts at We Love Sounds festival in Brisbane the other night. Was ready for the mighty DJ Shadow do do his typical performance ad infinitum but Blackalicious's Gift of Gab hit the stage and...
Posted by on Wed, 13 Jun 2007 18:40:00 GMT

Segue's take on Myspace etiquette & design

There's a few things we might point out about our approach to MySpace that might interest you dear reader. The first thing you might notice is our page is quite the default design affair. The reason f...
Posted by on Wed, 06 Jun 2007 03:46:00 GMT

One month off...

Hello! Time for an update...The "month off" is nearly up and we have about 5 new tracks to finish as we are reaching the point for the collaborators to come on in to the new studio and weave some magi...
Posted by on Thu, 19 Apr 2007 04:01:00 GMT