Aussey rock bands are becoming hip, what with The Vines getting all the hype here and in the US, and V2 signing The Datsuns proving popular. Now The D4, signed to Mushroom in Australia and currently released via Mushroom imprint Infectious over here, have been snapped up by Sony Asia. Record company execs apparently flew from Japan to Melbourne to catch the band before offering them a deal. Whether this means big budget Sony releases for the band over here remains to be seen. Word is more Aus bands will appear on the scene before the bandwagon runs out of steam – favourites at the moment are Melbourne band Jet, currently signed to Aussey indie Rubber Records, but expected to be signed by a major any day soon.
Oct 28, 2002
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Australian bands become the fashion as The D4 sign to Sony Asia
Australian rock band The D4, signed to Mushroom, have been signed by Sony Asia after execs flew to Melbourne to see them, with Jet tipped for a major deal.