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Shane Flew AUSTRALIAN SINGER/SONGWRITER/MUSICIAN Originally from Bowral in the Southern Highlands of NSW,he began playing rock & roll in a band at age 11. Eventually he mooved to Sydney and turned profesional in 1976. Developing a music career as a 'singing' drummer,evolving from one band to the next. Along the way learning new instruments and studying music theory. In the past 25 years, Shane has worked with most major names in Australian music ,covering all the style variations, rock &roll,pop, rnb,country,blues,soul,swing,celtic,cajun,latin & folk. Shane has played and sung on over 40 albums and performed his way through innumerable jingles and soundtracks. All this time he was an aspiering songwriter.Having had some of his tunes recorded by other artists. Eventually he stopped touring for a while ,following a decision to work hard at his guitar playing and focus on his songwriting. His debut solo CD ,"7,000 Miles" was released independently in 2002. Made up of 13 original accoustic guitar based songs full of melody and harmony ,in what has been described as "Rock Americana". Shane is now a regular contributor to the Sydney live music scene. Performing as a solo artist and adding musicians to the unplugged duo or trio format. Then in the last year he has formed his own band,"The Cuckoo`s Nest", made up from some of the very best musicians the city of Sydney has to offer! Then in 2005, Shane went back into the studio and recorded a new album.Produced by veteran guitarist Gex Goh and mixed by Matt Fell and Micheal Carpenter,showcasing 11 brand new original songs and will be released very soon!!! 2006 has begun with a flurry of work in an around his home base Sydney,NSW.Showcasing the new tunes in both acoustic and electric formats. -- Shane Flew http://www.shaneflew.com E-Mail : mailto:shane@shaneflew.com