Sye McRitchie

“from the essence of everything that is and i am...to audio”

Touring with hard rock outfit Kill The Capitol for five years, x-frontman Sye McRitchie has shared the stage with bands such as The Used, Killswitch Engage, Rise Against, Story of The Year, Funeral For A Friend, Sum 41 and worked alongside legend LA producer Sylvia Massey (accolades include Foo Fighters, System of A Down, Tool, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Johnny Cash, Prince).
Closer to home, Sye has played alongside COG, The Butterfly Effect, Mammal, Children Collide, Parkway Drive, Dead Letter Circus, Grinspoon & Shihad, as well as playing numerous tours, events and festivals including performing to 30 000 for The Crusty Demons of Dirt “Night of World Records” in 2007/08, to 12 000 on the Taste of Chaos Tour at Acer Arena and playing the Come Together Festival.

Venues graced include The Annandale, The Excelsior, The Hopetoun, The Landsdowne, The Gaelic Club, The Manning Bar, Ent Cent (Sydney), Acer Arena, Melbourne Speedway and Brisbane Speedway and internationally at the Viper Room (LA), Beauty Bar (Las Vegas) , Double Down (Las Vegas) and the Van's Warped Tour (LA) including the Hollywood Bowl.

Sye has collaborated with numerous musicians including performing with INXS as a back up vocalist at the prestigious Australian ARIA Awards.

Recent shows include Bondi Winter Music Festival 2011, the LoveJam Festival, 34 Degrees South, The Royale, Hybernian House, Tatler, Tailors on George, The Beach Road Hotel, Favela, Sydney Fringe Festival Club, White Revolver, the Beresford Hotel, Spectrum, Buckler's Canteen, The Townie and many venues through out Sydney.

2011 Japan tour saw Sye play shows at the Garage in Shimokitazawa and The Blue Moon in Kyoto. Closer to home Sye played alongside Tex Perkins at Federal Hall during his 8 show North Coast November Tour including shows at Buderim Tavern, Nimbin Hotel, The Treehouse, Buddha Bar, Gollan Hotel and two shows at Peats Ridge Festival.

Currently recording his solo work, Sye has played a number of shows with his 4 piece outfit Earth2audiO in 2012 including Beach Road, Sandringham Hotel, Annandale Hotel, 34 Degrees South, The Lansdowne Hotel and World Bar.

Sye's music is diverse in song range and influence, bending categories and challenging definement. His all original compositions are at once beautiful and devastating. With vocals, guitars and FX, he pushes sound to evoke an edge. Diverse in range and emotion, his songs can be fun, dark, agitate pathos, angst and a heart felt depth.

Sye's most recent shows were at The Newsagency with Brendan Maclean on 6th Sept and The Townie on Saturday 8th September supporting B-Massive.

You can view Sye's performance at http://www.reverbnation.com/
syemcritchie and you tube at http://www.youtube.com/syemcritchie

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