Permissions Conditions and Agreement:
Permission has been granted to Welcome to the Machine by Pink Floyd 'Roger Waters'; Pink Floyd management; Gallo Publishers and EMI Publishers, (1) to be South Africa's Pink Floyd tribute band; (2) to perform covers of Pink Floyd copyrighted material
stipulated in the agreement by the
aforementioned parties; and (3) to use the name Welcome to the Machine, under the conditions that (a) no lyrics are changed for performances and (b) no recordings of performances are made or CDs sold for commercial gain.
The banner art work has been approved by the aforementioned parties and was designed by Susan Yasue Grogan.
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Introduction
SA's Pink Floyd Tribute Band,
‘Welcome to the Machine’, is a Johannesburg-based six-piece band, established in
2006, that has gone from strength to strength. At the moment we are working with
some of the most talented ‘old school’ musicians around, among them
long-standing musical genius Eddie Gilbert who has travelled the world and the
seven seas as a saxophonist and keyboardist. He has been performing since the
early seventies, so his experience and all-round skills levels cannot be topped,
but very fortunate for us he is also a top-notch music director, all round an
absolute master of music.
Our drummer/percussionist &
lighting, Ashley Moss, has worked with many well-known groups and solo artists
across South Africa, so he is well known in
the industry and by lovers of live music around the country.
François Louw, Lead guitarist, acoustic and vocals started
his music career playing guitar 17 yrs ago, influenced by his father a musician
who performed during the 60's & 70's with well know SA acts at various clubs &
stadiums.
During Francois’s professional music career Francois has
performed with some of South Africa’s top bands and musicians such as Watershed,
Arno Carstens, Dan Patlanski, Delta Blue and Jan Blohm. Francois also
played for ‘Die Ander Cover Trio’. As well as lead guitarist and songwriter for
the band Copperworm. Also other Bands Include Contraband and Crossroads.'
François is also part of the band Undercover which are known for their show
"Welcome to the Machine - a Tribute to Pink Floyd", the original and first
tribute to Pink Floyd. Along with Etienne Celliers he is also
member of the Undercover Blues Band and the original Afrikaans band Winterskind.
One of Francois’s bands, Crossroads was voted best original
blues rock band by Samusic. And that he was also in Bad to the bone - A tribute
to ZZ Top.Francois has performed at popular venues ranging from The Barnyard,
The Showcase, Tempos, Cafe Barcelona, Steak & Ale, Bella Vida, Cool Running’s,
Knight & dragon, Dennis' and dozens more.
Each member of 'Welcome to the
Machine' - S.A.s Pink Floyd Tribute Band - is irreplaceable. We searched long
hard to find the right musicians, and we worked long and hard to get to where we
are now. Losing even a single band member would be a huge loss and set us back a
great deal. That is why it was so important for us to overcome differences, and
to keep overcoming differences as they arise, in order to be a closely-knit
group of creative individuals with exactly the same vision.
Included in our play list are all the Floyd favourites going way back to the early 70's. All songs played by Welcome to the Machine come from 'Meddle' (1971), 'Dark Side Of The Moon' (1973), 'Wish You Where Here' (1975), 'Animals' (1977), 'The Wall' (1979), 'A Momentary Lapse of Reason' (1987), "Division Bell' (1994) and there's more to come.
Welcome to the Machine is a live concert tribute to the music of Pink Floyd ... the sounds, the lights, the experience. Whether you are new to Pink Floyd's music, or wish to reminisce about the legacy of the greatest rock band of all time, Welcome to the Machine is an experience not to be missed.
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Pink Floyd Discography (selected):
Pink Floyd Biography
by Brian Currin
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