Expatriate are Ben King (Vocals, Guitars), Christo Kollias (Drums), Damian Press (Keys/Guitars) and Dave Molland (Bass). All from Sydney, Australia though Ben spent much of his childhood growing up in Jakarta, Idonesia, hence the name… Expatriate!

Already a big name in their homeland, the band’s debut album ‘In The Midst Of This’ catapulted them into the limelight last year to huge critical acclaim. The album was produced by John Goodmanson (Blonde Redhead, Wu-Tang Clan, Deathcab For Cutie) and recorded at Robert Lang Studios in Seattle, USA (where Nirvana did their last recordings before Kurt Cobain’s suicide and where Foo Fighters recorded their first two albums). Released only in Australia and New Zealand through Dew Process/Universal Music, ‘In The Midst Of This’ was nominated for an ARIA Award (Australia’s BRITS) for the ‘Best New Album’ and ‘Best New Band’. They received huge support from Triple J and favourable comparisons to U2, Inxs, Killers, Interpol etc. They toured Australia with Powderfinger, Silverchair, the Presets and Wolfmother as well as appearances at Big Day Out and Splendour In The Grass.

In 2008 they caught the attention of Riverman Management in London and subsequently, and on the back of huge label interest in Europe, relocated to Berlin, Germany in November 2008 to begin their European attack.

Expatriate kicked off with a club show in Berlin followed by a main support slot with dEUS in Europe in December ’08. The band are scheduled to release their album ‘In The Midst Of This’ in the Summer 2009. Club shows and support tours are being lined up and European Summer festivals will follow – already confirmed are appearances at 2009’s ‘Rock Am Ring/Im Park’ in Germany, ‘Novarock’ in Austria and the Siesta Festival in Sweden. Other festivals tbc in Switzerland, Holland, Belgium, UK, France and more.

The band’s single ‘The Spaces Between’ was picked to appear in the new Jim Carey movie ‘Yes Man’ which is just released in Europe.

Expatriate have their own studio set up in Sydney – Ginsberg Studios – where they’ve recorded and produced their own material. They are competent remixers and frequently DJ in the high profile club scene in Sydney.

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