In 2007, Alexander Ablett and Michael Johnston formed a creative partnership and began working on a musical project initially named Sagacia. Joined by local guitarist Peter Crane, the group began the process of developing entirely original music which incorporated the influences of all involved. Due to chronic injury, Peter left the band and was replaced by well-known Brisbane musician, Graham Ritchie.
In 2008, the band recorded their first demo and performed sporadically in Brisbane before embarking on a short acoustic tour to New Zealand. Upon their return, the group changed their name to Inca to reflect the changes in their sound, line-up and musical ethos since their formation. The band then continued to gig sporadically for a majority of the year, consistently endeavouring to improve their sound in any way possible. At the end of this year, Inca collaborated with local dance collective, Pocket Dance, local Cellist Hannah McConaghy and the inner-city dance school Mad Dance House on a major project known as Impulse. This collaboration consisted of Pocket Dance artists dancing to an acoustic rendition of Crown of Lights. The piece was highly praised by several prominent local dance and music artists and has lead to further collaboration between Inca and Pocket Dance. This project would also prove to be significant as it would be Ritchie's last performance with the group. Ablett and Johnston then went on a semi-hiatus for the remainder of the year until they could find a new guitarist.
In 2009, the two founding members of Inca discovered young talent, Dan Brannon who overcame fierce competition to become Inca's new guitarist. He was soon followed by Shouting At Mary ex-patriot, Michael Tucker who since joining Inca has relieved Ablett of his bass player duties, allowing the band to develop its music even further. Since July, the band has been playing more consistently in and around Brisbane and are working hard towards making a serious mark on the Brisbane music scene.
Inca's sound could be described as powerful and progressive, maintaining a strict and conscious independence from their musical peers. The band's collective performance experience is vast, making each and every one of their shows exciting, entertaining and completely different. Keep and eye and an ear out for Inca shows and help to support local arts culture.
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