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The Pink Tiles
The Pink Tiles are an original vocal pop band from Melbourne, Australia that formed in September 2012. It was started by band members Victoria Defruita and Mära Williams who at the time were two thirty somethings who had never played their instruments until 3 months prior to the band start date. Original songs emerged from August 2012 following an unsuccessful attempt to snag a local heartthrob. Victoria and Mära enlisted the help of suburban heavy rock drummer Bobby Jay Williams, French international student Arnaud Thiebault on lead guitar, and sound engineering wizard Paul Maybury on Casio & Percussion. In January 2013 they recorded their cassingle entitled Cassingle featuring the tracks Don't Be Shy,| Stupid Guy, Stuck |Stuck in NY & Lullaby for the Lovesick at A Secret Location, and had 50 copies made. By February they were playing gigs in Melbourne venues, and by July 2013, they had played 14 gigs at reputable venues. Iconic artwork was produced by Greg Tippett. As momentum was building, the band halted its activities. Inevitably Arnaud Thiebault had to return to Paris, leaving the band lead guitar-less in July of 2013. Casio wunderkind Paul Maybury took the guitar reigns, and a mysterious newcomer to the scene, Cozi Dem took over the Casio. Victoria plays a Fender J Mascis Jazzmaster.