Proton is a "funk-disco-rock-hop" band from Perth. Members included Peter 'Buzzy' Miller, Tomas Shore, Jason McGann (

John Butler Trio The John Butler Trio were an Australian Folk music, roots-Rock music, rock band led by guitarist and vocalist John Butler (musician), John Butler, an Australasian Performing Right Association, APRA and ARIA-award-winning musician. They formed in ...

), Joe Scholz, Paul Malone, Wayne 'Ozzie' Rea aka MCO (ex

Vitamin Vitamins are Organic compound, organic molecules (or a set of closely related molecules called vitamer, vitamers) that are essential to an organism in small quantities for proper metabolism, metabolic function. Nutrient#Essential nutrients, ...

with John Butler), Chris Horan, Toby Gosfield, (son of Rueben "Lucky Oceans" Gosfield,

Asleep at the Wheel Asleep at the Wheel is an American country music, Western swing music group that was formed in Paw Paw, West Virginia, in 1970, and is based in Austin, Texas. The band has won nine Grammy Awards, released over 20 albums, and has charted more t ...

), Jo 19, Duane Davidson, and DJ KL. Their single "The Wrong Beat"/"Throw Down" reached number 82 on the

ARIA In music, an aria (, ; : , ; ''arias'' in common usage; diminutive form: arietta, ; : ariette; in English simply air (music), air) is a self-contained piece for one voice, with or without instrument (music), instrumental or orchestral accompan ...

singles chart.ARIA Report. Issue 654. Week Commencing: 9 September 2002 Proton played the Big Day Out Festival in 2000.

Discography

Live albums

*''Live at Mojo's'' (2001)

Extended plays

*''Here Beneath The Big Top'' (2000)

Singles

References

{{reflist Australian rock music groups Australian funk musical groups 21st-century Australian musicians 21st-century Australian male musicians 21st-century Australian singers Rappers from Perth, Western Australia Musical groups from Perth, Western Australia Australian folk singers Australian disco musicians Australian hip-hop musicians Australian DJs Australian lyricists 21st-century Australian singer-songwriters