THE HOOPS YOU HAVE WHEN YOU’RE NOT HAVING THE HOOPS …
The Sugarants are four chaps that are also often in The Hoops. They are Jamie Forbes (guitar, vocals), Erik Rijnberg (guitar, vocals), Dennis Milsom (keys, vocals) and Trap on drums. They play originals and covers from the 50s through to yesterday tea time by artists including Talking Heads, John Lennon, The Violent Femmes, Models, The Proclaimers, Buddy Holly and David Bowie.
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.
Dennis has been playing professionally since the mid to late 80s in Canberra, Goulburn, Jindabyne and along the South Coast, in bands, duos and simply solo. He also plays with Shadoogie, and jazz band, ElixR.
Last year The Sugarants wrote and recorded Let’s Do This! for the award winning film The Reel Adventures of Mrs Mitty and are currently working on tracks for that film’s sequel, due to be released later this year.
