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Vocally driven, and somewhat jazzy sounding singer songwriter Tessa Davis' band had a debut gig at the Hydey Park Hotel (front room), (and many Perth band's favourite venue, cnr of Bulwer Street and Fitzgersald Street in North Perth) 20 minutes of Fame that saw them get into the 20 min of fame grand final , along with Winners Big wheels Little wheels (2007) and which recieved their first review in Xpress Magazine-One of Perths' Biggest street Press Mags . There they impressed the other bands as well as the the local audience mainly of older dudes having a drink at the local after a long hard days work and were also snapped up to support the winner act and placed on the line up at ''a night of songs ''at the swan hotel and then a second gig at the civic hotel....................................................... ..................... Since then with and during a change over of band members, Tessa has played solo at Skate HQ in Leederville supporting the Red Triangle, El Cid and Captains of King, Hyde Park Hotel Front Bar, Mojos, and The Swan in North Freo........................................................ ............................................................ ............... Other venues gigs and events played were Mojos(many gigs including"moody tuesdays", "one eyed jacks "and "women flying solo"), Rubies, Belgrave, Vic, Doultons , St Kilda, Cafes and Shopping centres ,Thailand, Falduzzi restaurant fremantle, Students and Sustainablity Murdoch University, Curtain University-"Music@Curtain" ,Edith Cowan University-international student orientation day concert,Seaview Fremantle, Grosvenor Perth, Finlays BBQ restaurant Kalbarri, Drakesbrook tavern Waroona, Lake Navarino Forest Resort Waroona, Tropicana Cafe Fremantle, Angels cafe Fremantle, FTI student film screening opening party,Fremantle FTI building, Fly by night club filmed live for channel 31 wax lyrical, Transit lounge supporting Abbe May 2007, Hyde Park Hotel("going solo" and wednesday/thursday/friday night slots with band or solo), Masons Tavern Bridgetown, Kidogo arthouse(art exhibition opening)Fremantle, Civic Hotel(back band room and residency in front court yard), Leederville Skate Park HQ all ages, Kulcha Fremantle, flag and whistle fremantle, Subiaco Earthwise, Fremantle Buskers festival, Bridgetown Blues , East Fremantle, festival, Swan Acoustic Lounge, Swan Basement, Moon Cafe , Velvet Lounge, Cotton Mouth....................................................... ............................................................ ..............................................Notable Supports: Abbe May and the Rockin Pneumonia, El Cid, Captains of king, Autopilot, Ronnie Ray Rivers, Tujiko Noriko-Jap , The Dead Kellys, ............................................................ ............................................................ ...............Radio Airplay :rtr 92.1 drive time, Indi Media, Drastic on plastic and others, Radio fremantle, Triple J Various Local Music Stations Melbourne / Belgrave area, Record Sales /Exports :Australia Wide, Germany, Thailand, England, Japan, Brazil ............................................................ ............................................................ .......................... Other Bands : Ghost of 29 Megacycle(vocals and Vocal FX), Brown- Feat James Gentle(_rum skull , hedge bandits,) Ess (female Duo of vocals guitar and piano keys) Moulin fugitive, Carbon Sylphide.................................................... ....................................... ............................................................ ......... Band fill ins/ brief musical affairs/past bands /duos: H.i.H.e.l.o-keys, Ravenswing-Bass , Guitar, Vocals, Song Birds of Paradise(with Chiho Kumagami Jap.)....................................................... ..................... ............................................................ .................................................. Other interesting achievements- near signing to Dew process Records ie record label interest and personal request to send cd(outcome?:"to inconsistent /varied music to be signed"..................................................... ............................................................ ...............Thanks for reading PS: Tessa also works as a roadie(lights , audio, backline) with a local event personel company (recent shows worked incl block party, andre rieu, def leppard and rhianna)and hopes to pay for her guitar string, car, fuel, albulm, an oneday tour costs, and has started drumming in HiHelo another local shoegaze-ish band, so being awfully busy has led her to take a smallish break from booking her gigs and self managing/promoting much to her disgust and sorrow) but if you want to her to play at your party, event gig in Perth or south western australia as support then book Tessa davis and Band on 0450045304,( payment is negotiable). PPS( writing in second person/third person about yourself is supposed to look professional but it feels silly!)TESSA DAVIS SOLO AT CURTIN UNIVERSITY- singing "Another year "back in may or something video courtesy of "music at curtin"..