Moving Pictures (band) - Post Moving Pictures

Post Moving Pictures

• Alex Smith formed Alex Smith and the Volunteers, which was later known as Alex Smith and DBM, in 1989. The line up included guitarist Ben Little, ex-Pink Slips and Scribble keyboardist Lee Borkman bassist Dave Carter and drummer Mark O'Shea. In 1991 Alex next fronted The Blues Liners and released a single with the group, "This Time Tomorrow", recorded at Alberts Studios.

• Garry Frost left Moving Pictures in 1984 feeling the group had lost direction. He holed himself up in his Mosman home with his wife and started concentrating on his writing and piano playing. He concentrated so much on his piano, in fact, that he developed tendonitis in his wrists. He went onto to form 1927 with Eric Weideman, whom he had seen performing on Hey Hey It's Saturday's 'Red Faces' talent/no talent segment. Whilst with 1927, Garry also worked with Gyan co-writing her 1989 hit "Wait". "Wait" was the first single from Gyan's self-titled ARIA award winning, platinum debut album, Gyan. Following the break-up of 1927, Frost is a co-partner in a Sydney post production studio, he continues writing, performing and producing. Some of Garry's most recent work has been with Sydney singer/songwriter Djamel and vocalist Carlie Fairburn.

• Charlie Cole went onto work in Los Angeles then joined the 1927 line up in 1990. Since then he has undertaken recording work in America with members of the Blues Brothers Band, recording in Nashville with Australia singer/songwriter James Blundell and doing session work for many individuals and bands including legendary Aussie singer/songwriter Ed Kuepper. Cole returned to Australia in 1999, and joining The Shuffle Kings in which he plays trumpet, recorder, keyboards and the piano accordion.

• Andy Thompson took up session work during the demise of Moving Pictures, a notable contribution he made was a sax solo on Elton John's 1984 album Breaking Hearts, on the track "Li'l 'Frigerator". He worked with Australian Crawl in 1983 for their album Semantics after a year earlier joining Mark Gillespie following his return from Bangladesh. He also contributed to Jenny Morris' 1987 album Body And Soul. He toured with Cold Chisel and played with Dire Straits on their very successful 'Brothers in Arms' tour.

• Ian Lees went onto to form the blues band Chasin' The Train with fellow former Moving Pictures member Kevin Bennett. Lees then became a session bassist and has played with Mal Eastick and Lee Kernaghan. He has also played for The Wild Colonial Boys, Tommy Emmanuel, Tania Kernaghan, Mondo Rock, Phil Emmanuel, Gina Jeffreys, Matt Taylor, and Kevin Borich. In 1999 he started teaching at Canterbury College (Waterford).

• Kevin Bennett after forming Chasin' The Train went onto formed blues/roots band The Flood.

• Mark Meyer also joined Chasin' The Train with Lees and Bennett. He has performed in Wendy Matthews touring band and together with Lees have both been long term rhythm section for James Blundell. Meyer and Lees have also worked with Australian guitarist/singer Lawrie Minson and Lee Kernaghan.