At the age of eleven, Melbourne singer-songwriter Peter Freebairn was drawn to the sounds of The Beatles and Neil Young. After playing in countless bands through his teenage years and early adult life, Freebairn’s first big break came in the early 2000s with his band THE WISH. After recording demos of several new self-penned songs he pitched them to music publishers across the country and soon landed a music publishing contract with BMG. The band achieved national radio hits ‘Love Is Alive’, ‘Gotta Let You Know’ and ‘Don’t Change’. 

Following the 9/11 attack on American soil in September 2001 Freebairn was moved to write the heartfelt song ‘Faith Alive’. The songs’ lyrical theme encouraged people to be strong during times of grief loss and tragedy. In 2006 the song was submitted to a Music Supervisor at NBC TV Network in Los Angeles. ‘Faith Alive’ was subsequently selected by the producers of a new US television comedy drama series 'Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip' which co-starred the late Matthew Perry (Perry is best known for his role as Chandler Bing in the mega hit popular long-running television comedy series, Friends). “Faith Alive” understandably had a huge impact on US viewers when a promotional clip of the episode the song was featured in was aired during the Golden Globe Awards in 2006.

The Wish disbanded in 2006 and Freebairn formed a new rock band called RADIO VERTIGO. They played the Melbourne pub circuit and released two critically acclaimed EPs, ‘Town Of Deceivers’ and ‘Evolution’. The former included the track ‘Free’ which received national radio airplay including Triple M Melbourne. In 2019 he released his first solo recording a 6-track self-titled EP. This work proved to be popular across the vast community radio network with many of the tracks receiving generous airtime. 

Check out Peter Freebairn below:

Radio Vertigo - Free (Official Audio)

Early 2023 Freebairn had a spurt of creativity which resulted in the recording of his first solo full-length body of work which he titled ‘Silhouettes and Cigarettes’. A master in the studio with a strong sense of the sounds he wanted to get, Freebairn played guitars and bass. He brought in his former Radio Vertigo band mates Paul Boyle to play drums and Jo George who contributed keys and harmony vocals on the first radio song called, ‘I Got Lucky (I Got You)’ . Freebairn’s new record label and publisher, Pop Preservation Society will release the new single ‘I Got Lucky (I Got You)’ on Friday 16th February and the album, ‘Silhouettes and Cigarettes’ is scheduled for release in April 2024. ‘I Got Lucky (I Got You)’ plays homage to the likes of American power-pop masters Matthew Sweet and Jellyfish. “I was heavily influenced by Matthew Sweet and Jellyfish in the early '90s. I loved the way they blended '60s style melodic classic rock and XTC-style power pop,” recalls Freebairn.

Boyle and George join Freebairn’s backing band when he hits the road to promote his new song and their first show will be a matinee performance on Saturday 17th February at live music venue George Lane St Kilda with special guests, Victor Stranges and Michael Meeking.

Doors open at 3pm and tickets can be purchased below:

Peter Freebairn (George Lane Matinee Sessions) Tickets, George Lane, St Kilda | TryBooking Australia

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