Masonia, were an Australian

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, which formed in 2004 with the line-up of Moe Bloomfield on bass guitar and backing vocals,

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on lead vocals and guitar, Nathan Merryment on drums and Daniel Rivers on keyboards and backing vocals. Their debut single, "Simple" (2004), reached No. 41 on the

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.Sydney MX, 10 August 2006, "Masonia musos find the more strings the merrier" by Shoba Rao Masonia issued a sole studio album, ''World on Fire'' (November 2005) via Silver Back Records/

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. The group disbanded in 2008. Childs auditioned for the second Australian season of ''

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'' in 2010, which he won. Rivers began producing soul, R&B and hip-hop music as Dans Pies. Bloomfield was a member of the Deer Republic, which won the 2009 Tooheys Extra Dry UncharTED competition.

Members

* Moe Bloomfield – bass guitar, backing vocals *

– lead vocals, guitar * Daniel Rivers – keyboards, backing vocals * Nathan Merryment drums * Kris Petersen – guitar, backing vocals * Danul Stewart – guitar, backing vocals * Dane Charles – drums * Frank Colaiacolo – drums * Hugh Cook – drums

Discography

Albums

* ''World on Fire'' (14 November 2005) Silver Back Records/

Extended plays

* ''Anywhere with You'' (2006)

Singles

* "Simple" (2004) – AUS: No. 41 * "Anywhere with You" (2006) * "Dream" (2007)

References

External links

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