Brad Heald (born 3 March 1983) is an Australian musician. Heald was the bass guitarist in the Australian garage rock band The Vines and lead guitarist of Sydney band

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; and is currently the bass player of Angus Stone's project, Dope Lemon. He also has played with

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indie-punk bands

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and

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Biography

Originally from

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in the

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of Sydney, Brad grew up playing piano. His mother was a classical piano player. After learning guitar and bass, he began playing in Sydney band D'Arcy. After meeting Vines guitarist Ryan Griffiths at a house party that D'Arcy played, Heald was invited to try out for The Vines. He officially replaced Patrick Matthews, the previous bass guitarist of The Vines, in 2006. He joined the band in July, making his first appearance with the band at

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, followed by an appearance at Reading and Leads festival. His debut album with the group was '' Melodia'', released in 2008. By November 2008, The Vines' vocalist and lead guitarist,

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, was debilitated by his

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and the band's tour was cancelled. In December 2008, Heald joined

as their new lead guitarist, and in February 2009 started recording their next album. The album, ''Drown in Colour'', was released in 2009. After

disbanded in 2011, Heald returned to playing with The Vines; releasing the album '' Future Primitive'' later that year. Heald quietly departed from the band in 2012, having stayed on as a member for a remainder of festival commitments following the departure of Griffith and drummer Hamish Rosser. He then went on to play on tour with indie punk band

in 2012; whom he had originally met on tour with The Vines. Brad also made an appearance on bass with the surf-punk band

in 2016 at Wonderland Festival in

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, Western Australia. After relocating to

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in 2015, Brad joined friend Angus Stone on his project Dope Lemon. Heald continues to record and tour with Dope Lemon, performing at festivals such as

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and

in 2017. More recently, Heald has also worked with Australian singer-songwriter

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and Wollongong psych-rock collective The Walking Who. In 2017, Heald reunited for a series of shows with Red Riders; performing as a guest guitarist for songs on the ''Drown in Colour'' album. In 2018, Heald joined

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as their new bassist, replacing long-serving member Ian Peres.

Discography

;with The Vines *'' Melodia'' (2008) *'' Future Primitive'' (2011) ;with Red Riders *'' Drown in Colour'' (2009) ;with Dope Lemon *''Honey Bones'' (2016)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Heald, Brad 1983 births Living people Australian bass guitarists Musicians from Sydney The Vines (band) members 21st-century bass guitarists Wolfmother members