REECE Bowden has grown up surrounded by music.
“Family get-togethers always included someone bringing out a guitar for a sing-along,” he told News Of The Area.
It wasn’t until his mid-teens that Reece realised his passion for music and decided to pursue it as a career.
His early musical journey involved playing alongside his father, Matt Bowden, and his uncles.
However, it was when he reconnected with Locki Liddle, a fellow Barrington Public School student, that he found a band to commit to.
Reece noted that Locki provides the band’s creative vision, drawing inspiration from Indigenous culture.
Selve, the six-piece band Reece is part of, has been together for about six years and is returning to Gloucester for a one-night event at the Golf Club on Saturday 27 September.
This concert is part of their album launch tour for “Breaking Into Heaven”.
The album represents a journey that took them from Broome to France, then to Abbey Road, and back to the Gold Coast.
“We spent time in Broome, where Locki reconnected with his family and began writing songs for the album,” Reece explained.
“After that, we travelled to France, where we stayed in a small village south of Paris for five weeks and wrote the entire album.
“We were also fortunate enough to record the full-length album at Abbey Road – a first for an Indigenous Australian band,” he added.
The band’s bass player produced the album.
When describing the band’s musical style, Reece mentioned that Selve is often classified as an Alternative Rock band, but they also incorporate pop and electronic elements.
“We are a rock band,” he stated.
“Our gigs are energetic and loud, and we love to get the audience rocking.”
Reece is excited to return to Gloucester with the band and reconnect with his family.
“It will also be fun to have my dad’s band playing as well,” he said.
“Music is such an important way of bringing families and stories together.”
The event is free and registrations are encouraged.
By Wendy BUSWELL
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