It has been a whirlwind six months for up-and-coming Aussie band Kid Zr0.
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The band – which features Kurri’s Bailey Graeber (18) on drums, and Central Coast boys Jamie Bailey (18), Brandon Alexander (15), Lee Hackney (18) and Jacob Richardson (17) – will head off to Los Angeles at the end of the month after signing with Loudmouth Music.
After their original drummer left the band, The Drum Shop in Newcastle contacted Graeber in January this year to see if he would be interested in joining Kid Zr0.
“Then it all pretty much exploded,” Graeber said.
With a pop-punk sound that could be described as Blink 182 meets 5 Seconds of Summer, Kid Zr0 is building a steady fan base of ‘Zr0 Heroes’ from all over the globe.
They have even caught the attention of pop superstar Pink, who shared their cover of her hit Just Like Fire with her 32 million Facebook followers.
Artist managers Michael Browning and Brent Jeffrey were impressed with their demo and soon took them on board.
“We knew we needed to take a look at these guys, we liked what they were doing,” Jeffrey said.
Former AC/DC manager Browning, who signed INXS to his label Deluxe Records in the early 1980s, connected Kid Zr0 with Loudmouth Music – the label behind artists including Natasha Bedingfield (Unwritten) and The Script.
Jeffrey said the boys have continued to live up to their expectations.
“The fact that they have been given an opportunity like this, they are more driven and work-orientated, and have been putting all their energy into rehearsing and writing,” he said.
“They are starting to connect with a lot of kids internationally, and the response from the fans and the industry has been really positive.”
Kid Zr0 have performed at Central Coast venues including the Youth Arts Warehouse, Woy Woy Leagues Club and Laycock Street Theatre.
This Sunday they will bring their show to Graeber’s neck of the woods – Weston Workers Club.
The show will run from from 1pm to 4pm, and will double as a fundraiser to help the band with its expenses for the trip to LA.
It’s an all-ages show (under-18s must have a parent or guardian to supervise). Entry is $10.