Bigstorm comprised of Bjarne Ohlin on guitar, Don Miller-Robinson on guitar and bass, Huey Benjamin on drums and Stewart D’Arrietta on vocals and keyboards. The members of Bigstorm came from varied backgrounds. Ohlin had appeared as an actor in episodes of Bluey and Case for the Defence in 1976 and 1978 and played guitar with Divinyls from 1980-1986 and recorded some albums with them. Miller-Robinson had also acted, appearing in the 1982 film, Monkey Grip, and released three singles as a solo performer. ''Who Kissed The Usherette?'' did the best charting at #61. Benjamin had moved from Canberra to Sydney to play drums with G Force and later the Tasmanian band, The Innocents. D’Arrietta had released a solo album, 'Side Effects', in 1985 and had also been a member of The New Republic.
In 1988 Bigstorm released the single ''Rubber Love''. In January 1989 they released ''Happy New Year'' followed, in February, by ''Not Guilty''. Their debut album 'Living in Exile' followed and was recorded at The Rockfort in Sydney (with additional recording at Rhinoceros Studios). It was produced by Miller-Robinson. The music was melodic, arena-ready in the vein of Noiseworks.
One more single followed, ''Once In Bed” and, like those which preceded, failed to sell significant numbers. Soon after Bigstorm dissipated and the members went their separate ways. Miller-Robinson went on to score several films, including 2005’s Tennis, Anyone…? in which he also appeared as an actor. Benjamin continued to perform as a session musician, including on Grant McLennan’s solo debut and with later Ian Moss of Cold Chisel and Yothu Yindi. He also went on to score films and ballets. D’Arrietta has worked as a musical director in theatrical productions and has scored television series including Ocean Star, The Cut, and Trapped.
Members
Bjarne Ohlin (guitar), Don Miller-Robinson (guitar / bass), Huey Benjamin (drums), Stewart D’Arrietta (vocals / keyboards)
''Rubber Love / Not Guilty'' 1988 WEA
''Happy New Year / Rubber Love (Live)'' 1989 WEA
''Not Guilty / Rubber Love (Live)'' 1989 WEA
''Once In Bed / Not Waiting'' 1989 WEA
ALBUMS
'Living In Exile' 1989 WEA
One Album Wonders: Bigstorm – Eric Brightwell
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