For the last 8 year's, Steve's been touring Australia with the Angels, Dragon, John Farnham, Icehouse, Daryl Braithwaite, Jon Stevens, James Rayne, Russell Morris, The Black Sorrows and Suzi Quatro.
Steve has been the guitarist on other tours with Adam Brand, 1927, Bananarama, The Chantoozi's, Wang Chung, and Beccy Cole.
Steve also works as a singer/guitarist soloist, in duos, trios and in a number of corporate bands & tribute shows playing popular music. Steve's tremendous talent is highlighted through a reportoire which includes hits from past to present and guaranteed favorites, with an emphasis on audience involvement.
At The Fig Steve has agreed to be not just an entertainer but the catalyst for our first-ever sing-a-long.
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His solo debut album, "I think I know" was launched April 29th 2005 at V Bar Sydney CBD. His second album "persistence" was launched to a capacity crowd at The Vanguard. His third album "another way" is a live acoustic album released at Ruby Rabbit on 27th October 2007. Together is his fourth album and is a duets/collaborations project.
“Yeah I Know” is his fifth independent album, two years in the making he begun this project back in the Philippines in mid 2009 on the back of a controversial major label signing that fell through. Not to let his hopes down he independently recorded this project at Springfield Studios in Sydney, mixed it in Boston Massachusetts USA at Fader Vu Studios and mastered it in Portland Oregan USA.
“Hey Wait Stay” is his sixth independent album, a solo acoustic album more raw, rootsy form of pop, going back to basics concentrating on the purity of the storytelling, a jazzy fusion of urban roots and smooth groove.
Gratitude is his seventh album (itunes release date early January 2016). With a new line up and a collection of sonicly varied tunes, Van explores an array of different topics from depression, the death penalty, World War 2 and even a Japanese nuclear power plant.
After Byron Mark's 1st year of Uni studying composition he decided to take music seriously and has now played at many national festivals and international tours, establishing himself as a professional keyboardist and percussionist.
He has e a strong passion for hand percussion – and has focused on learning the Djembe and Cajon. He travelled to Guinea in NW Africa and Spain to properly study the rhythmic roots and application of these drums and he enjoys creating interesting fusions as with these drums in his music. Using the Cajon in flamenco music is one of his favourite ways to explore rhythm.
On piano he has journeyed from a classical upbringing to performing funk/reggae/jazz/pop on a variety of different synthesisers and electric pianos.
Andro is the guitarist for Martínez Akustica, Gang of Brothers, Darryl Beaton and the D1 Cartel and many more.
Over the years he's worked with many Australian artists and now he's bringing his own to be at the front. The latest releases are his music with special featured artists including Leroy Jones, Paulini, Antonio Chiappetta, Lily Guerrero
A special show has been been prepared for the Manly Fig featuring RnB soul singer Leroy Jones bringing his soulful voice to the music. He's been recording with Andro and you'll get to hear some of this fresh new sounds.
Also special guest is Lily Guerrero, she's a latin queen, a member of the respected salsa band "the Salsa Kingz" she's Andro's partner in crime and they have released some very rootsy and groovie South American infused music.
The super hot band consists of Andro's brothers Dauno Martinez on Bass, Fenix Martinez on keys plus Tyrone Goshe on drums and Jose Antonio on percussion.