The Elements

The Elements – Over the past 6 years The Elements has established itself as one of Brisbane’s most popular acts, accumulating a long list of very happy clients, many of whom have used them on a repeat basis year after year. Experienced and professional in every way, all band members share an enthusiastic passion for music and entertaining, displaying a rare blend of vocal and instrumental talent, delivering an energetic, fresh and interactive performance.

Whether it’s an intimate gathering or a major five star corporate event, The Elements have the versatility and production to suit your requirements. Enjoy the subtle sounds of their acoustic material over dinner then “go off” on dance floor to their huge selection of party songs. Available as a duo, trio, through to an 8 piece line up with horn section, The Elements are constantly building on their varied repertoire of popular songs spanning the 60’s through to current radio hits. The Elements are in a short list of class acts requested by many Onstage clients for entertainment for functions, events and public appearances across South East Queensland ...see song list, demos, clients, testimonials etc.   andy dickson - vocals/guitars & other noises, Andy was frontman, singer/songwriter for popular New Zealand based recording artists The Narcs, an original rock band who received numerous awards for record and video releases, headlined hundreds of their own shows and supported a long list of International acts including Queen, Elton John, Midnight Oil, Tom Robinson Band, Split Enz, Cold Chisel, Mental As Anything, Eurogliders and Jimmy & The Boys. The Narcs still reform occasionally for special appearances. Andy also worked with members of Midnight Oil, Hoodoo Gurus and Do Re Me in the band 'Ghostwriters' and with Aria award winning country artist Shanley Del, on stage, television and in the studio. Along the way Andy has performed live in a variety of very successful lineups and shows, appearing at hundreds of venues, performing for corporate and private audiences at resorts, function centres, hotels, clubs, restaurants and 'lounge rooms' all over Australia and other parts of the south pacific. Andy has also set up Fabcd Recording Services where he has produced and engineered several projects. Andy continues to 'love his work' - and it shows! Stacey Hoy - vocals and percussion Stacey has been sininging professionally in the Brisbane Music scene for several years. Her vocal ability is complemented by her onstage charm and natural musicality. In 2008, Stacey was headhunted to be part of a small choir who sang backing vocals for Michael Buble at his Brisbane concert. She has also recently sung BV's for Oz Legends : Darryl Braithwaite, Joe Camilleri, Jon Stevens, Jon English, Doug Parkinson, John Swan and Peter Cupples.Stacey is in demand for studio sessions around town and has appeared on numerous local releases and jingles. She has without doubt one of Brisbane's finest voices. darryl bowers - drums/percussion/backing vocals. Darryl is not only a dynamic performer, but also a passionate teacher. He played with the 1st Division Royal Australian Artillery Band and the Queensland Youth Big Band for whom he became conductor and musical director. Darryl was also a founding member of The Peppers Pep Band, and played in the Brisbane Bullets Band for many seasons. He was selected as drum section leader with the Expo City Marching Band, during World Expo '88 and also held the position of Field Manager for the Sydney 2000 Olympics Marching Band. Darryl is also a session musician and has performed on numerous studio and live recordings. He is always in demand on the Brisbane live music scene and has played with many national and international artists including bands supporting Whitney Houston, Dire Straits and Woody Herman. Darryl is a master at his instrument & is captivating to watch.

 

SONG LIST
A sample selection of artists covered by The Elements
10CC     Abba     Alex Lloyd     Australian Crawl     Avril Lavigne     Bachelor Girl     Badloves     Bangles     Bee Gee's     Ben E King     Ben Harper     Billy Idol     Bob Marley     Bread     Bryan Adams     Carly Simon     Cat Stevens     Cheryl Crow     Choir Boys     Cold Chisel     Coldplay     Commitments     Credence Clearwater Revival     Crosby,Stills, Nash & Young     Crowded House     Daddy Cool     Dido     Diesel     Doobie Brothers     Dragon     Dusty Springfield     Eagle Eye Cherry		Elvis Presley     Fleetwood Mac     Gangajang     Green Day     Hoodoo Gurus     Hunters & Collectors     Ike and Tina Turner     Jack Johnson     Jackson 5     John Melloncamp     John Paul Young     Kasey Chambers     Katrina and the Waves     Matchbox 20     Melissa Ethridge     Men at Work     Michael Jackson     Midnight Oil     Missy Higgins     Neil Young     Nelly Furtado     Norah Jones     Otis Redding     Paul Kelly     Pink Floyd     Powderfinger     R.E.M.     Radiohead     Ray Charles     Rolling Stones     Roy Orbison     Shania Twain		Simon & Garfunkel     Sister Sledge     Sixpence non the richer     Sneaky Sound System     Steelers Wheel     Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel     Steve Miller Band     Stevie Wonder     Sting     Talking Heads     The Band     The Beatles     The Church     The Eagles     The Go Betweens     The Police     The Pretenders     The Rascals     The Romantics     The Roque Traders     Tom Petty     Travelling Wilburys     U2     UB40     Van Morrison     Vanessa Amorosi     Veronicas     Violent Femmes     Wheatus     Wild Cherry     Zombies
A sample selection of songs from The Elements to make your night move
All I Want To Do     Amazing     Angel Of Harlem     April Sun     Are You Old Enough     Are You Still Having Fun     Baby Blue     Baby When Your Gone     Back On The Chain Gang     Bad Moon Rising     Beautiful Day     Beds Are Burning     Better be Home Soon     Big Yellow Taxi     Billie Jean     Blame It On The Boogie     Blister in the Sun     Boppin' The Blues     Boys From The Bush     Brass In Pocket     Bright Side of the Road     Bring Me Some Water     Brown Eyed Girl     Brown Sugar     Burning Down the House     Buses and Trains     California Girls     Can't Buy Me Love     Celebration     Cherry Bomb     Come Back Again     Come Up and See Me     Comes a Time     Creep     Cryin' Shame     Dancing Queen     Disco Inferno     Distant Sun     Dock Of The Bay     Dont Dream Its Over     Dont Know Why     Dont look Back     Dont Panic     Dont Stop     Dont You Wanna Feel     Don't Stop till you get enough     Down on The Corner     Down Under     Dreadlock Holiday     Dreams     Every Breath You Take     Fall At Your Feet     Feel     Fields of Gold     Flake     Flame Trees		Follow Me     Four Seasons in One Day     Free Fallin     Fun Fun Fun     Get Down Tonight     Get it On     Gimme One Reason     Good Lovin'     Green Limosine     Guitar Man     Handle With Care     Have I Told You Lately     Heart of Gold     Hide Your Love Away     Hook Me Up     Hurt So Good     I Can See Clearly Now     I Can’t stand the rain     I Got You Babe     I Shot the Sheriff     Is This Love     I'm A Believer     I'm Like a Bird     I'm With You     Jet Airliner     Khe Sahn     Kids     Kiss me     Knock on wood     Lean on Me     Leaps and Bounds     Lets Stick Together     Let's Go     Livin' La Vida Loca     Long Train Running     Love Her Madly     Love Is In The Air     Lying Eyes     Mad World     Man I Feel Like A Woman     Man On The Moon     Moon dance     Movin on up     Mrs Robinson     Murder On The Dance Floor     Mustang Sally     My Happiness     Oh What A Night     One     Only Natural     Play that funky music     Proud Mary     Reckless     Return To Sender     Rhiannon     Riders on the Storm		Satisfaction     Saw Her Standing There     Scar     Shes Got to Be Loved     Shes Not There     Signed, Sealed, Delivered     Slice of Heaven     Something So Strong     Something to Talk About     Son of a Preacher Man     Sounds of Then     Spirit in the Sky     Stand By Me     Staying Alive     Steal my Kisses     Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For     Stir it up     Streets of Your Town     Strong Enough     Stuck in the Middle     Superstition     Tainted Love     Teenage Dirtbag     Thank-you     The Joker     The Nips are Getting Bigger     The Weight     There She Goes     Throw Your arms Around Me     Time Of Our Lives     Tip of My Tongue     To Her Door     Too Many Times     Twist & Shout     UFO     Under the Milky Way Tonight     Venus     Vertigo     Video killed the radio star     Walk like an Egyptian     Walkin on sunshine     Walking on the Moon     We are family     Weather with You     What I like about You     Whats my Scene     White Wedding     Wild World     Wish You Well     Wish You Were Here     Wont Back Down     Working for the Weekend     Would I lie to you?     Yellow     You Got It     Your So Vain

 

CLIENTS
ABC Learning Centres     Abi Group Contractors Pty Ltd     AEIOU     Baker McKenzie     Bretts Wharf     Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre     Brisbane Golf Club     Capilano Honey     Clive Peters     Courtyard Marriott Gold Coast     Cremorne Theatre Rooftop Terrace     Customs House     Cutting Edge     Dreamworld Parklands     Earth Bistro & Wine Bar     First Mac     Gambaros     Get Wines Direct     Giannis Portside     GoldCoast Bulletin     Hayman Island Resort		Health Point Chemists     Hilton Hotel     Holiday Inn Brisbane     Hope Island Golf Club     Hyatt Recency Coolum     Hyatt Regency Sanctuary Cove     Isuzu     Jims Contractors     Jupiters Townsville     Leica Geo Systems     Lighting Network     Mallesons Stephens Jacques     Metso Minerals     Millea Life Incentive     Montserrat Private Hospitals     Newport Constructions     Noosa Lakes Resort     Novotel Brisbane     Ozywater     Parmalat     Port of Brisbane		Postie Fashions     Qantas     Qld Rugby Club     Ramada Pelican Waters     Readymix Holdings     Royal Pines Resort     Sealy Australia     Sheraton Hotel Brisbane     SKAL Club     Spectrum Employment Services     St Andrews War Memorial Hospital     Stamford Plaza     Sunshine Coast Chamber of Commerce     The Pavillion - Allan Border Field     The Villa ,Nerang     Treasury Casino     Victoria Park Function Centre     Vinos Restaurant     Young Engineers Australia

 

REVIEWS

These are some of the reviews left by clients of The Elements

The band was fabulous – they even had people up dancing before main was served! They had a great range of music for all ages. I can’t speak highly enough. Australian Wine Selectors

We have used The Elements twice now, they really get our functions going, by playing lively music, getting staff up and dancing from start to finish, and keeping the party alive. Abi Group Contractors

We would highly recommend The Elements. Wonderful entertainers, great variety, everyone enjoyed their music. They made our night extra special. Thanks! Metso Minerals

Very professional. Great music,great energy, great personality. Thank you! Spectrum Employment Service

The Elements were wonderful! Also very accommodating to our needs. Montserrat Hospitals

The Elements” really got our party pumping! They've got something for everyone, their rendition of 80s’ song What I Like About You had people pogoing. Our younger staff members were singing all the words to 90s hits such as ‘Movin On Up’ and more recent releases like ‘Missy Higgins’ Scar. They read our audience well and know the right time to start revving things up!. They were absolute professionals in every way. Fran Metcalf

They were absolutely wonderful - professional,energetic. We had a 1960's theme and the band dressed in theme. The vocals were great.. the sound was great. Thank you so much, you made our party. Deidre Grace

The Elements were fantastic. Not only did they provide a varying and quality performance but they were also intuitive to the different stages of the event and chose music that matched the different moods throughout the evening. WOuld definitely choose The Elements again. Brilliant. Engineers Australia

Excellent. Everyone LOVED the Elements – we’d love to book them again next year!!! Readymix Holdings