Dragonfly were a four piece outfit that was formed in Melbourne in 1993 out of the nucleus of the writing team of Chris Doheny and Craig Harnath.
Formed out of a mutual respect, the two have either written or produced for such acts as Kids In The Kitchen, Geisha, Chocolate Starfish, Roxus, The D-Generation, Peter Andre, Kylie Minogue, Daryl Braithwaite, Lee Kernaghan and James Blundell. The collaboration proved instantly exciting and the pair resolved to pen an entire set of songs before putting together the live band.
For the songs to transfer to the live aspect, it was critical that a guitar player be found who could not only play with exceptional dexterity, passion and taste, but be able to sing backing vocals behind Chris’ lead vocals on almost every tune. To fill this position, Zakk Zedras was asked to come in and the instantaneous chemistry between him and the rest of the band was apparent.
Cam Goold was asked to join the band because of his cross section of styles and personality he injected into his playing that suited the band's style.
Being the first Aboriginal drummer to be endorsed by Pearl Drums and "Paiste Cymbals" was an added bonus.
The style and energy was set and Dragonfly was born.
Based on a passion for great melodies, good harmonies and driving guitar, Dragonfly presents itself as an interesting combinatio of seventies influences and nineties sonic textures. Dragonfly also includes the more interesting accompaniment of Chris, on Fender Rhodes piano, which provides a foundation of many of the band's more tantalising tunes, especially when coupled with the open style playing of Zakk's guitar and the three part harmony vocals.
Dragonfly had been fosucing on playing live around Australia and promoting their second single Blackmoney which is self produced three track single which also includes a live version of the single. Recorded on a Neve desk at Hothouse, the sound is what the band wanted - straight up and down - played live and not over-produced, just like their favourite records by the bands that made them want to be musicians in the first place.
Their first single River of Love charted well and gained national airplay and were seen on various national television programs and were the highlight at The Andrew Denton Show in July.
This band was one of Australia's newest sounding combos that had to be seen and heard to be appreciated.
Dragonfly was a classic Melbourne rock'n'roll band that had been making serious inroads into the mainstream market with its debut single, River Of Love.
The band evolved from the sucessful songwriting partnership of Chris Doheny of More Than A Game and Geisha fame, and Craig Harnath from Kids in the Kitchen, who have written or produced for Australian acts such as Kylie Minogue, Daryl Braithwaite and Chocolate Starfish.
To complete the lineup they recruited ex-Brisbane (Pop Asylum) Aboriginal drummer, Cameron Goold and guitarist Zakk Zedras.
Cameron Goold was voted "VICTORIAN ABORIGINAL ARTIST OF THE YEAR - 1994".
Dragonfly :
Chris Doheny - vocals, Rhodes, Acoustic guitar
Craig Harnath - bass, Backing Vocals
Zakk Zedras - guitar, Backing Vocals
Cameron Goold - drums, Percussion
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