Hijak Oscar
Biography
The band formed in August 2005 after a drunken conversation between Tim Fox and Emma Keaveney within the belly of the Evil Eye.In 2001 Mr Fox started to develop a solo act which incorporated a heavy emphasis on very raucous, rhythmic harmonica style alongside brutal lyrics and aggressive vocals, his born in the wrong era blues vocals were perfectly complimented by Miss Keaveney's obscure lyrics and sultry voice.
Mr Fox and Miss Keaveney were heavily involved within the growing York acoustic scene and were subsequently drawn into many projects with many of York's singer songwriters.
Next to be recruited was a musical giant (in stature) Carl Hetherington piano maestro, Mr Hetherington (The Notion) has always been involved in music. He has developed a very distinctive style, which incorporates blues/jazz, and rock 'n' roll signatures that are very infectious making your feet start tapping without your consent.
Then came Mark Meilack, an extraordinary bass player. Mark didn't have many friends growing up and so learnt to play bass instead, and it paid off. With his honed skills Mark has saved the world on several occasions, each time utilising either a fretless or 8 stringed bass mamma to defeat the enemies from the depth between.
At this point Hijak Oscar was taking shape but their rhythm section was missing a pigskin beater. It wasn't long till the band found Mr "I'll only play the one gig" Hartley. After 89 gigs he is still with us. Dave (customer1000) has been involved in scene in York for past 400yrs providing the driven force for many bands since he was a wee nipper.
Last and not least, the last member to join was Mark Wynn (wild card) no strings attached ride the rhythm to excruciating heights of climax and can calm a room with a soulful tune. Mr Wynn was not the first guitarist for Hijak but he was the one they wanted and over the past few years he has developed a very passionate performance which is essential to the theatrical nature of Hijak Oscar.
Over the last two years Hijak Oscar has played all over the country supporting bands such as Alabama 3, Son of Dave, Jack Penate, Mostly Autumn and many more, mostly playing headline gigs.
Hijak were also featured in The Sandman Magazine, the unsigned magazine for the North (see here) and has a growing fan base through out the country.
In late 2006 Hijak self produced their debut album, and are about to record their second album "Blacksheepmoneybox" in the next few months. The new album will incorporate a wider scope of genre bending songs within the Hijak sound dealing with ignorance, containment and betrayal.
Throughout 2006-2007 Hijak Oscar have performed several times in session live on BBC Radio York, and have recently powered through the early stage of the Channel 4 MobileAct Unsigned competition to the televised auditions at the Sheffield LeadMill.
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