Monks of Mellonwah

A tuneful but active alternative rock-band whose design is informed by vintage and progressive rock and roll aswell as electronic noises, the Monks of Mellonwah were founded in Sydney, Australia in ’09 2009. The initial lineup came collectively when Vikram Kaushik (vocals and acoustic guitar), Joshua Baissari (drums), William Maher (business lead vocalist), John de la Hoyde (bass), and Joseph de la Hoyde (business lead acoustic guitar and John’s sibling) had been all students in the King’s College, a celebrated boarding college for males in New South Wales. The five teenagers discovered that they had comparable passions in music, and started writing and carrying out their own materials soon after they graduated. This year 2010, the Monks of Mellonwah had been producing a name for themselves in Sydney music night clubs, and they documented and released their debut EP, Celebrities Are Out, which gained reputable radio play in Australia. In 2012, the Monks of Mellonwah released another EP, a far more electronically focused set entitled Neurogenesis, though by this time around William Maher experienced still left the group to review rules and Vikram Kaushik was bumped up to business lead vocals. The group acquired also shot a video for the tune “Swamp Groove,” which received comprehensive airplay on Australian Television and was screened at many local film celebrations, while the tune “Neverending Heart” popped through to the tv screen series REAL LIFE St. Thomas. In 2012, the music group also extended its horizons by touring america for the very first time, playing night clubs and picking right up an prize as Greatest International Rock Musician at the LA Music Honours, and 2013 noticed the discharge of three EPs in the Monks of Mellonwah: Sky & the Dark Evening, Ghost Tales, and Scared to Die. The 2013 EPs (including sessions documented in LA by veteran manufacturer Keith Olsen) had been later repackaged in to the Monks’ initial album, 2014’s Convert the People.