Simon plays a mix of Blues, Rock, Folk along side some jazz Reggae and Funk.
With a career spanning 20 years Simon has toured the US, Uk, Canada, the Middle East and Australia.
Over the past year Simon has been working on a new Album the will be out next year.
Kicking into top gear in 2020, The SunBears are taking their high energy original contemporary blues sound all over Australia, supporting the release of their latest single "Set Fire To My Heart". The band has been sharing festival stages with the like of Lachy Doley and Geoff Achinson and playing killer shows at blues bars around the country.
Sweating like maniacs as they perform each song with their hearts out for all to see, The SunBears are not just another blues band...they will entertain you, make you move and most definitely make you love the blues!
The band came together while playing and recording with International touring act The Chesterfield Band. On tour in Europe in 2019 the boys played to packed out audiences in the Netherlands and the band started to really take shape. Kicking into top gear in 2020,
Back from overseas, and after a ridiculously big night trying to get a Singleton Scotch endorsement the boys thought it was time to record some of their own material. The following day they laid down 'Rippin In' live in 1 take at Craig's home studio. The Ep has received excellent airplay around the country and The SunBears have not stopped heating up stages wherever they play.
OUTLiER is fronted by guitarist/vocalist James Parrino (aka JP from the hit Channel 7 TV series Australia's Got Talent 2009). With its powerhouse all female rhythm section, OUTLiER is a band like no other. Pronounced OUT - LIE - AR the trio hails from Sydney, Australia.
The band went through a few different line up changes before JP realised he much prefers working with females. He has enlisted the talents of Nikki Thomas on bass, and Rosie Burkill on drums.
As a self managed and self promoted band, OUTLiER has acheived considerable success, performing alongside such artists as Faker, Grinspoon, Gyroscope, Spiderbait, KissChasy, Karnivool, Stone Parade, My Future Lies and even Aussie icons such as The Black Sorrows, The Choir Boys and Mental as Anything.
They have been invited to play at festivals in Sydney and Melbourne such as Shoreshocked, Come Together, Future Rock and 'Thank God Its Over'.
In early 2009 JP performed on the TV series "Australia's Got Talent" reaching nearly 1.5 million viewers each episode. JP also performed a special St Patrick's day tribute on Channel 7's Morning Show.
“Holy Sh*t you are good” –Mark Gable (Choirboys)
“Awesome, we both watched you and loved it!” –Colin Hay (Men at Work) Cecilia Noel (Wild Clams)
“I loved the sound of your voice, you made the song your own, it was an absolute piece of magic” –Dannii Minogue
“JP is something really special” –Grant Denyer
“It’s a beautiful thing, very interesting, nicely done” –Red Symons