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Cohagen Quaid are an alternative rock band from Brisbane. Formed in 2006 by Daniel Newton and Luke Koster, the line-up also includes Adam Stonehouse, Benjiban Bohn and Jeremy Bellis.

Formation
When the band started, Lead Singer Daniel Newton described that "The vision with Cohagen Quaid is to create music with no boundaries, to both challenge and inspire the listener to take a journey. The band has a keen taste for experimentation and depth. Whether it is loud guitars, angelic melodies, bizarre avant-garde experiments or a heart-wrenching ballad, it’s all about revolutionizing peoples feelings. That’s the only way to get people excited about your music, to make them feel something other than the routine emotions. I’m not really into listing bands that we sound like; I think that allows people to automatically pigeonhole you." 

Forming out of the ashes of "Bottle The Sun" and "The Distance To Comfort," Cohagen Quaid forged a new sonic direction for both Newton and Koster. After a year of line-up changes the band finally settled on Daniel Newton (vocals), Luke Koster (guitar), Jeremy Bellis (guitar), Adam Stonehouse (drums) and Benjiban Bohn (bass). Combining a love of punk rock and post hardcore philosophy with the sound of early 90's alternative rock, Cohagen Quaid forged to mix a balance of intensity and melody.

After two years of gigging around the Brisbane scene, Cohagen Quaid finally released it's debut EP "Winter and her Sunrise" at the Zoo in 2008.

Winter and Her Sunrise
Released on the 9th of October 2008, "Winter and her Sunrise" was the bands debut recording. The experience proved to be quite a tedious one. When asked about the process, Newton explained that "The band has travelled a long road since its beginnings. We’ve lost and gained members, had to self fund every move we make and try and live a normal 9 to 5 existence. So to finally see the EP complete is quite a victory." 

Although containing music that was written before the current line-up was finalised, Newton went on to further explain the goal and motivation for it's release, "This EP has managed to capture the first step in what we see as a bigger journey. As a band we’ve always believed in pacing ourselves so we can unfold a career. We understand and believe in evolution too much to stay stuck in one sound. This EP is strictly a starting point. In my mind it carries that classic sound of any bands first release. Giving you enough but not too much. Showing where we’ve come from and hinting at where we want to go. I’m proud of the songs we recorded, but for me, it’s the new stuff we are constantly writing that really gets me excited. If this EP gets people interested, that to me is a victory. We’re always trying to break our own formula."