WHO ARE THE HOOPS?
You already asked that question.
NOT IN SO MANY WORDS
Semantics.
LOOK, DO YOU WANT ME TO BOOK THE BAND OR NOT?
Suddenly I see things your way.
The Hoops are, in no particular order (and believe me, we’ve tried):
JAMIE FORBES, LEAD VOCALS AND RHYTHM GUITAR
Jamie works as an actor and has won awards for his writing which includes short stories, plays and scripts for film, television and radio. He recently completed his first novel and the screenplay for a major American motion picture. He played in various bands in Melbourne and the Bega Valley, including Burning Down The House and Yes Commissioner. Aside from The Hoops he is the guitarist for The Jonathan Richman Experience and plays guitar, sings and writes for The Sugarants.
DAVID SPARROWHAWK (AKA SPARKS), LEAD GUITAR AND VOCALS
David Sparrowhawk first took up ukulele in 1975 and mastered Little Brown Jug in under an hour (it took Joseph Winner over two and a half hours to write it in 1869). This musical triumph led young Hawk to convince his parents to buy him his first electric guitar.
After a disastrous musical career (The Lime Spiders, The Saints et al) that spread across Australia and overseas David moved to the Far South Coast in 2007, hanging up the guitar and focusing on collecting garden gnomes.
Sparrowhawk knew one day the right musical unit would come calling, and he could once again inflict his love of eclectic stage wear and tuneless comedic guitar playing with a controlled amount of reverb on a new audience.
Enter 2017 and THE HOOPS (were there any good bands before 2017 anyway?).
ERIK RIJNBERG, BASS AND VOCALS
Erik is a renowned guitarist and pianist who began his career in the Netherlands and worked in a variety of bands, cabaret, and as a session musician. Arriving in Sydney in 1981, he played and recorded with The Bystanders, The Identities, The Tumbling Dice, The Happening, jazz/funk outfit Groove Artery, The Nighthawks, The Groove Brothers, funky instrumentalists The Pesco Brothers and Lilly Pillys. Outside of The Sugarants he plays with The Hoops and The Jonathan Richman Experience.
JONATHAN ‘TRAPPER’ TREVENA, DRUMS AND VOCALS
Trapper excels as a player of drums and percussion in jazz, blues, funk, latino, rock and country. He has worked in studio sessions, live radio and television, live theatre, Performing Arts for Schools and live shows from local club and pub gigs to large stadium events, including many festivals both in Australia and overseas.
Trap started playing professionally at the age of 15 and has worked with artists such as Jimmy Little, Kevin Bennett (Flood), Graham Lowndes, Robyn Jolly, Sharon O’Neill, Rick Price, Noel McDonald, Jeff Robinson (Robinson Bros.), Sam McNally, Andrew Oh, Australian Smooth Jazz Orchestra, Phil Moyes (Air Supply), Yuk Harrison (Max Merrit), Ken Lending (Denmark), Molten Mike Dressell (USA), Tranexpress (France), Cirque du Solei (Canada), The Truck Brothers, Babalu & Babalito (Latino), Chris Wright, Dieter Kleeman, 60’s Stadium band Lotus, Marcia Hines and John Paul Young.
He is a veteran of over thirty albums, most recently Daniel Champagne’s last four albums recorded at Pirate Studios, three albums and ten years on the road with Pugsley Buzzard, Wateringcan, Rebecca Moore andPaul Dion.
Trapper currently lives on the Far South Coast of NSW and plays with local artists The Radars, Don’t Come Mondays, The Paul Dion Trio, Jazz Pack, Frog in the Well. … and now with The Hoops .
Trapper Playes Yamaha Drums, Sabian cymbals, LP percussion.
OK, I’M CONVINCED! HOW DO I BOOK THE HOOPS TO PLAY AT MY VENUE?
I was beginning to think you’d never ask. The Hoops can be booked (for a very reasonable price, ONO) by calling Jamie on 0402 972 338, by e-mail at feasiblejerome@gmail.com or fill in the form on the Contact Us page.
A splendid time is guaranteed for all!
