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Media Release 7 September 2014 80’S BAND COMEBACK TO HONOUR LOST BANDMATE Terry Barker Tribute Concert @ Charles Hotel 3 October 2014 Members of the 80’s Perth music scene will be coming together at Charles Hotel on 3 October 2014 to perform a tribute concert dedicated to raise funds for melanoma, in honor their band mate Terry Barker who sadly lost his battle with the disease in late 2013. During the 1980’s Terry was the lead vocalist and front man for several notable cover bands in Perth such as The Motors/Formula 1, The Xtras and Spiny Norman which all had huge fan bases. He was also closely linked to other bands from that era such as Tuxedo Wave, Mirror Men and Hustler. Terry was also heavily involved in the music scene in the Northern Territory from the 90’s until his untimely death. In 2014 his former band mates, friends and family formed Musicians for Melanoma and other Cancers (M4MOC) – dedicated to raising funds to support research for melanoma and other cancers. The Terry Barker Tribute Concert is their first event. The concert is starting at 8:30pm and will feature original band members from The Motors, Tuxedo Wave, The Xtras, Mirrormen, as well as special guest Chuck Hargreaves from Uncanny XMen. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased from www.trybooking.com/FIHL Joining the band line up is Skarlett from Darwin who are flying down to perform in honour of their father and uncle. Terry's sons, Arran (17) and Lachlan (14) Barker are following in their father’s musical footsteps, and are now the third generation of Barker musicians. Their grandfather George Barker being a longstanding local performer in Darwin.

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                   Media  Release    7  September  2014    80’S  BAND  COMEBACK  TO  HONOUR  LOST  BANDMATE    Terry  Barker  Tribute  Concert  @  Charles  Hotel  3  October  2014    Members  of  the  80’s  Perth  music  scene  will  be  coming  together  at  Charles  Hotel  on  3  October  2014  to  perform  a  tribute  concert  dedicated  to  raise  funds  for  melanoma,  in  honor  their  band  mate  Terry  Barker  who  sadly  lost  his  battle  with  the  disease  in  late  2013.        During  the  1980’s  Terry  was  the  lead  vocalist  and  front  man  for  several  notable  cover  bands  in  Perth  such  as  The  Motors/Formula  1,  The  Xtras  and  Spiny  Norman  which  all  had  huge  fan  bases.    He  was  also  closely  linked  to  other  bands  from  that  era  such  as  Tuxedo  Wave,  Mirror  Men  and  Hustler.    Terry  was  also  heavily  involved  in  the  music  scene  in  the  Northern  Territory  from  the  90’s  until  his  untimely  death.        In  2014  his  former  band  mates,  friends  and  family  formed  Musicians  for  Melanoma  and  other  Cancers  (M4MOC)  –  dedicated  to  raising  funds  to  support  research  for  melanoma  and  other  cancers.    The  Terry  Barker  Tribute  Concert  is  their  first  event.      The  concert  is  starting  at  8:30pm  and  will  feature  original  band  members  from  The  Motors,  Tuxedo  Wave,  The  Xtras,  Mirrormen,  as  well  as  special  guest  Chuck  Hargreaves  from  Uncanny  X-­‐Men.    Tickets  are  $25  and  can  be  purchased  from  www.trybooking.com/FIHL      Joining  the  band  line  up  is  Skarlett  from  Darwin  who  are  flying  down  to  perform  in  honour  of  their  father  and  uncle.    Terry's  sons,  Arran  (17)  and  Lachlan  (14)  Barker  are  following  in  their  father’s  musical  footsteps,  and  are  now  the  third  generation  of  Barker  musicians.  Their  grandfather  George  Barker  being  a  long-­‐standing  local  performer  in  Darwin.      

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There  is  also  an  online  auction  site  for  M4MOC  @  www.32auctions.com/m4moc  featuring  items  such  as  Fender  Stratocaster  guitar,  Wings  autograph  picture,  Sam  Worthington  memorabilia  and  Tahitian  pearl  necklace.        Leonie  Warburton,  Terry's  wife  says  that  ‘music  was  Terry's  passion.  On  stage  he  was  full  of  energy.    His  sons  now  carry  the  honour  of  Terry's  musical  legacy,  and  like  their  Dad,  push  as  much  energy  into  every  performance’.    ‘Terry  would  be  stoked  that  this  concert  is  being  held  in  his  honour.    Any  funds  that  assist  to  progress  critical  research  that  prevents  other  families  having  to  endure  the  brutality  of  melanoma,  then  it  is  our  privilege  to  have  Terry's  name  honoured  this  way’,  Leonie  said.    People  unable  to  attend  the  concert  who  wish  to  make  a  donation  towards  fundraising  for  the  Melanoma  Institute  Australia  can  donate  online  at  https://give.everydayhero.com/au/musicians-­‐for-­‐melanoma-­‐and-­‐other-­‐cancers.    www.m4moc.com.au      ends……..      Media  Enquiries:    M4MOC        Naomi  Quinlivan  Candy  Stripe  Public  Relations  0408  598  977  [email protected]      Melanoma  Institute  of  Australia:    Melanoma  Institute  Australia  is  a  world  leader  in  melanoma  research,  treatment  and  education,  and  is  dedicated  to  preventing  and  curing  melanoma.      Melanoma  Institute  Australia  is  a  not-­‐for-­‐profit  organisation  that  relies  on  the  generosity  of  individuals,  organisations  and  government  funding  to  continue  its  ground  breaking  work  into  this  potentially  devastating  cancer.    Melanoma  is  the  third  most  common  form  of  cancer  in  Australian  men  and  women.  Each  year  in  Australia  melanoma  is  responsible  for  more  than  1,500  deaths  and  around  12,500  new  cases  are  diagnosed  annually    www.melanoma.org.au      

Melanoma  Institute  of  Australia  Ariane  Forsyth  Marketing  &  Fundraising  Coordinator  0401  292  243  [email protected]