Electric Mary

Electric Mary is a rock and classic rock band from Melbourne, Australia.[1] Their debut single "Sail On" reached #76 on the ARIA Singles chart.[2]

Electric Mary
OriginMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
GenresHard rock, blues rock, stoner rock
Years active2003–present
LabelsPowerage, Bad Reputation, Big, Listenable
Associated actsSouthern Sons, Bugdust, Russell Morris, Hellhounds, Mr Brown, Kellie Fernando-Bird, Bottle of Smoke, Sneak
Websitewww.electricmary.com
MembersRusty Brown
Pete Robinson
Alex Raunjak
Brett Wood
Paul (Spyda) Marrett
Past membersAndy McIvor
Fox Fagan
Irwin Thomas
Patch Brown
Nathan Cavaleri
Glenn Proudfoot
Stephen (Venom) Brown
Davey Porter

Synopsis

The band formed in 2003 and named themselves after Rusty Brown met Mary Campbell, the manager of Jimi Hendrix's Electric Lady Studios in New York City. In 2008 they were finalists at the MusicOz Awards, nominated for Best Rock Band.[3] They were also selected to support Whitesnake[4] and Judas Priest.[5] 2009 saw them tour with Alice Cooper[6] and Glenn Hughes,[7] as well as showcasing at Experience PRS for PRS Guitars in Stevensville, Maryland alongside the likes of Carlos Santana, Dweezil Zappa and Buddy Guy. In 2010 they supported Deep Purple.[8] Whilst in the States, Electric Mary collaborated with engineer/producer Jason Corsaro on a live recording.[9]

The latter part of 2011 saw the band perform at the World Cup in South Africa and then embark on an extensive concert tour of mainland Europe including Hell Fest in France.

In 2012 the band returned to Europe for an extensive tour taking in France, Spain and Belgium and then over to the UK and then went on to perform at the Hard Rock Hell Festival in Wales. The same year, the band's drummer Stephen (Venom) Brown decided to leave and was replaced by Davey Porter, who Rusty had played with on and off for the previous 20 years.

In 2014 the band released the EP The Last Great Hope and embarked on a European tour, selling out shows in Spain and France. Upon returning home, Davey fell from a roof and broke his ankle, which kept the band off the road for more than a year.

In 2016 the band discovered the lost tapes of Hell Dorado from the previous tour, it was a revelation and they quickly snapped up the services of The Machine to mix the album. The band were hellbent on using The Machine after falling in love with his work on records by the band Clutch.

A tour of Europe in October 2016 started the Straight Out of Hell Dorado tour. At the end of the 2016 Straight Out of Hell Dorado tour, Davey decided to depart from the band and after extensive searching Paul (Spyda) Marrett was signed up for drumming duties.

In 2017 the band started writing for the next album and by the end of 2017 recording had begun. The album, Mother, was released in February 2019.[10]

Discography

Albums
  • Four Hands High (2004) – Big Records
  • Down to the Bone (2008) – Powerage Records[11][12][13][14]
  • III (2011) – Listenable Records (Europe)
  • Alive in Hell Dorado (2016)
  • Mother (2019)[10]

EPs
  • The Definition of Insanity (2006)[15]
  • The Venom Principle (2008)
  • Long Time Coming (2011)
  • From the Vault (2012)
  • The Last Great Hope (2014)

Singles
  • "Sail On" (2004) – Big Records AUS #76[16]
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References
  1. Cashmere, Paul, (1 January 2009). "Electric Mary, the Undercover MySpace Indie Act of the Day" Archived 2009-10-20 at the Wayback Machine. Undercover Media Pty Ltd. Retrieved on 7 August 2012.
  2. The ARIA Report, Issue 743
  3. "MusicOz Awards". Archived from the original on 2009-10-24. Retrieved 2009-10-23.
  4. Classic Rock
  5. PRS Guitars From The Land of Oz... Meet Electric Mary
  6. Out in Canberra, 26 August 2009, Alice Cooper w/ Electric Mary Archived 2009-09-03 at the Wayback Machine by Liam Budge
  7. db magazine, Thursday 23 April, Glenn Hughes/ Almost Human/ Electric Mary Archived 2009-10-02 at the Wayback Machine by James McKenzie
  8. The Australian, 24 April 2010, "Deep Purple"
  9. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-10-15. Retrieved 2009-10-30.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. Hall, Carley (19 February 2019). "Electric Mary / Mother". The Music. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  11. Sunday Mercury, Sep 30 2008, ELECTRIC MARY - Down To The Bone By Paul Cole
  12. The West Australian, 14 August 2009, Down to the Bone review by Phil Jupp
  13. Sunday Mercury, 28 September 2008, Down to the Bone review by Paul Cole & Jack Daniels
  14. National Library of Australia listing Down in the bone
  15. All Access Magazine Electric Mary :: The Definition Of Insanity by The Atomic Chaser
  16. The ARIA Report, Issue 745
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