Artist:Hello Beautiful

Dave Colman first began performing original material under the pseudonym Hello Beautiful in 2003, the first shows with Liz Thomas (Border Thieves) on bass. During that time, the name appeared alongside a broad and often unpredictable range of live acts on the Sydney circuit. It was during this busy solo stint that Dave laid the foundations for the band to come. In early 2004, Dave was joined by guitarist and long-standing friend Daniel Stewart (also of In Retrospect), whose knack for feel, harmony and texture perfectly complimented Dave's vision for the existing songs. The rest of the year was spent writing, arranging and performing new material that would later form the initial repertoire for the full band line-up. Keyboardist Jakov Novosel joined the duo to form a trio in 2005, with a hand-crafted palette of atmospheric sounds, to feature in the full band line-up before his departure in 2007. Beck Clarke, a graduate of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, came onboard in 2006. ...