Biography
Geoff Ong first began writing music in a short-lived garage band named The HyperHyders. They were pretty bad. After a while though, they realised this ('this' being the fact that they were pretty bad) and made a collective decision to get good. Since then, Geoff has been honing his craft by playing, writing, and listening to as much music as possible.
After seeing some success with rock and roll band A.D.D in high school (they were even interviewed live on C4, just quietly), Geoff’s life moved into a shiny new chapter- university. The beginning of Geoff’s studies at university marked a new period in his musical development- new friends, new bands, and new possibilities. Being involved in as many as 6 bands at once, ranging from hardcore band East of Eden to the Queen City Big Band to the Auckland University Glee Club, it’s a wonder Geoff has been able to fit in any papers at all. However, the combination of lack of sleep and unhealthy amounts of caffeinated beverages means that he is now on the verge of completing a degree in mechanical engineering.
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Geoff’s musical heroes and influences come from anywhere and everywhere, ranging from pop to jazz to metal. The resulting sound is bursting with fun, summery, instantly relatable tunes, which are perfect for summer road trips, hanging out, or eating ice cream.
Both as part of his various bands and as frontman of his own, Geoff has played on the same bill as Artisan Guns, The Earlybirds, The Checks, and many more of New Zealand's finest. About to release his debut solo EP, he took Taranaki by storm in the summer of '09 and one can't help but wonder what he has in store for Auckland (and the rest of the world) in the years to come.
Biography text from Last.fm, available under CC BY-SA.