67 Special

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67 Special
Left to right: Bryan Dochstader, Gavin Campbell, Ben Dexter, Ash Santilla, Louis Macklin
Left to right: Bryan Dochstader, Gavin Campbell, Ben Dexter, Ash Santilla, Louis Macklin
Background information
Origin Melbourne, Australia
Genre(s) Rock
Years active 2001–present
Label(s) Warner Music Australasia
Website Official website
Members
Ash Santilla
Gavin Campbell
Bryan Dochstader
Ben Dexter
Louis Macklin

67 Special is a rock band based in Melbourne.

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[edit] History

In 1994, Ash Santilla and Gavin Campbell met at high school in their hometown of Benalla, Victoria, and became good friends sharing their passion for rock music. Their first band was called Naybious, named after Gavin's sister Lauren's one-eyed doll.

Lead vocalist Santilla and lead guitarist Campbell met multi-instrumentalist Louis Macklin at a school camp, and he became the band's keyboardist and percussionist. Progress of the band stalled for some time, until 2001 when Santilla and Campbell found each other again in Melbourne and began writing again.

Soon, drummer Ben Dexter joined after coming to know the group through his brother, and bass guitarist Bryan Dochstader joined the group after noticing the group unloading gear in a supermarket car-park and asking them, "Do you guys need a bass player?"

The band couldn't decide on a name for several months until Dexter rang Santilla and asked him, "What's the model of your car?" "HR," Santilla replied. "What year?" "'67." "67 Special?" "Yeah."

67 Special did a six-month residency at the Esplanade Hotel in St Kilda to critical acclaim, and in 2003 signed with Festival Mushroom Records.

[edit] Live performances

Performing live is an integral part of the 67 Special; in an interview, Campbell has stated "live is what it's all about for us," Santilla added, "We've built this band on a regime of playing live and wanting to be known as a good live band."

During 2004 and 2005, the band toured extensively including shows with Dallas Crane, Grinspoon, The Black Keys, Stereophonics and The Casanovas and have performed at the Australian Open, on Rove Live and at the Meredith, Rock-It, Falls Festival and Peaches and Cream music festivals (see list of Australian music festivals).

In mid September 2005, 67 Special began their "The World Can Wait" national tour to promote their first full length album of the same name, The World Can Wait. The tour saw the band perform in Victoria, Perth, Adelaide, Canberra, Wollongong, Sydney, Newcastle, Brisbane, Byron Bay, Hobart, Launceston, along with some other regional stops in each state.

Recording of their follow up album, "The Devil May Care" with producer Jacquire King took place in September 2006. The album is scheduled for release around July 2007, with the first single, "Killer Bees" being released around late February 2007.

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[edit] Discography

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