Brett Voss is an artist with a long and diverse history within the Australian Music industry.
He began his career in Townsvile, North Queensland with popular local band The Stairwells. The Stairwells gained regular work through association with community radio station 4TTT, performing consistently at a range of local venues. This band played support to touring bands such as Voodoo Lust, The Presidents 11, The Vicious Kites, and The Spliffs during there time together. After the breakup of The Stairwells he then spent some time in Sydney learning the ropes of the industry with one of the country's best creative entrepreneurs John Watson. John was manager/bassist for The Spliffs, but went on to become A&R manager at Sony Australia before managing Silverchair, Missy Higgins, Gotye, Cold Chisel and Midnight Oil.
Looking to perform original material he then formed The Essentials. The Essentials were hugely popular in Townsville with a strong local following, while also extending thir horizon through tours to Brisbane and Sydney. The band released an independent single Saint/Love is Strange in 1988, then moving to Sydney in 1989 based on the interest of John Watson and Alan Thorne's Revolution Records. Unfortunately this band fell apart trying to make ends meet in Sydney, with the members taking different directions after the move.
After three years in Sydney he moved to Brisbane and began working as guitarist/songwriter with grunge band Lemola Bust/Filter in the burgeoning music scene of the 90’s. This band played numerous festivals and venues, recording their debut EP while building a solid fan base before disbanding in 1995. During their time together they performed regular shows at Rock Against Work, The Orient Hotel, The Treasury Hotel, Dooleys Hotel, Metropolis Tavern to name a few. They released a single as Lemola Bust (Want/Valley Song) and an EP album as Filter (Filter). Their track Wishing Well was included on local label Freaktones release Freak Circus volume 3. During their time together Lemola Bust/Filter performed shows with notable Brisbane bands Powderfinger, Regurgitator, Custard and Screamfeeder.
After the demise of Filter he formed Starbug where he took on the role of primary songwriter, guitarist and vocalist. Starbug released two EP’s Starbug (1998) and All Over Again (2003) and the single Travelling Circus (2000). This band played a handful of live shows, while building a significant following on-line through early music sharing sites MP3.com and MySpace. Meanwhile Brett had teamed up with brother Dale performing acoustically throughout south-east Queensland with their unique blend of vocal and acoustic guitar performance.
Brett’s work has also been showcased through his first solo EP Falling Forwards released in 2010. The lead track Life's Like That was included in the Next Step Music Queensland Compilation in 2011. In 2018 the release the single About Love marked the beginning of a new era of Brett's musical endeavours. Written about things that should have been About Love was recorded and mixed by Jared Adlam at Machine Lab Studios. The song features country elements, within an indie rock style. 2019 sees him release his latest single Never Know from the forthcoming EP Either Way. This track features
an indie pop style and draws comparisons to early post-punk and new wave music with its straightforward, honest approach to guitar rock.
Brett hold an honours degree in Popular Music from the Queensland Conservatorium, where he works as recording studio technician and sessional lecturer in music technology.
He began his career in Townsvile, North Queensland with popular local band The Stairwells. The Stairwells gained regular work through association with community radio station 4TTT, performing consistently at a range of local venues. This band played support to touring bands such as Voodoo Lust, The Presidents 11, The Vicious Kites, and The Spliffs during there time together. After the breakup of The Stairwells he then spent some time in Sydney learning the ropes of the industry with one of the country's best creative entrepreneurs John Watson. John was manager/bassist for The Spliffs, but went on to become A&R manager at Sony Australia before managing Silverchair, Missy Higgins, Gotye, Cold Chisel and Midnight Oil.
Looking to perform original material he then formed The Essentials. The Essentials were hugely popular in Townsville with a strong local following, while also extending thir horizon through tours to Brisbane and Sydney. The band released an independent single Saint/Love is Strange in 1988, then moving to Sydney in 1989 based on the interest of John Watson and Alan Thorne's Revolution Records. Unfortunately this band fell apart trying to make ends meet in Sydney, with the members taking different directions after the move.
After three years in Sydney he moved to Brisbane and began working as guitarist/songwriter with grunge band Lemola Bust/Filter in the burgeoning music scene of the 90’s. This band played numerous festivals and venues, recording their debut EP while building a solid fan base before disbanding in 1995. During their time together they performed regular shows at Rock Against Work, The Orient Hotel, The Treasury Hotel, Dooleys Hotel, Metropolis Tavern to name a few. They released a single as Lemola Bust (Want/Valley Song) and an EP album as Filter (Filter). Their track Wishing Well was included on local label Freaktones release Freak Circus volume 3. During their time together Lemola Bust/Filter performed shows with notable Brisbane bands Powderfinger, Regurgitator, Custard and Screamfeeder.
After the demise of Filter he formed Starbug where he took on the role of primary songwriter, guitarist and vocalist. Starbug released two EP’s Starbug (1998) and All Over Again (2003) and the single Travelling Circus (2000). This band played a handful of live shows, while building a significant following on-line through early music sharing sites MP3.com and MySpace. Meanwhile Brett had teamed up with brother Dale performing acoustically throughout south-east Queensland with their unique blend of vocal and acoustic guitar performance.
Brett’s work has also been showcased through his first solo EP Falling Forwards released in 2010. The lead track Life's Like That was included in the Next Step Music Queensland Compilation in 2011. In 2018 the release the single About Love marked the beginning of a new era of Brett's musical endeavours. Written about things that should have been About Love was recorded and mixed by Jared Adlam at Machine Lab Studios. The song features country elements, within an indie rock style. 2019 sees him release his latest single Never Know from the forthcoming EP Either Way. This track features
an indie pop style and draws comparisons to early post-punk and new wave music with its straightforward, honest approach to guitar rock.
Brett hold an honours degree in Popular Music from the Queensland Conservatorium, where he works as recording studio technician and sessional lecturer in music technology.
