Joseph James Agius (born 10 March 1992) is an Australian musician, singer and performer. He is the lead singer & guitarist of Brisbane-based rock band, The Creases, which he founded in 2013, and solo project RINSE, which he began officially releasing music through in 2020. Agius has also directed music videos for his partner, Harriette Pilbeam's solo project,

Hatchie Harriette Pilbeam (born 4 May 1993), known professionally as Hatchie, is an Australian singer-songwriter and musician. She has released an EP, ''Sugar & Spice'' (2018) and two studio albums: '' Keepsake'' (2019) and '' Giving the World Away'' ( ...

. As a member of Hatchie's backing band, Agius has also co-written, co-produced and performed material with her since 2018.

Biography

Agius was born in

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, New South Wales and attended Lindisfarne Anglican School in

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where he graduated in 2009. Agius moved to Brisbane in 2013, where he formed rock group, The Creases. He provided lead vocals and guitar for the group alongside Jarod Mahon on bass guitar and vocals before they were joined by Aimon Clark on lead guitar and Gabriel Webster on drums. They released their debut album, ''Tremolow'' (July 2017), which reached the ARIA Top 100 Physical Albums and No. 21 on the ARIA Hitseekers Albums charts.

Personal life

Agius married his long time girlfriend Harriette Pillbeam (AKA Hatchie) on 24 November 2021. The wedding ceremony was held at

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Awards and nominations

Queensland Music Awards

The

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(previously known as Q Song Awards) are annual awards celebrating

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's brightest emerging artists and established legends. They commenced in 2006. , - , 2016 , himself , The BOQ People's Choice Award Most Promising Male Songwriter ,

References

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