Transport is a three-piece

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from

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, Queensland, made up of

Keir Nuttall Keir Francis Nuttall (born 1975) is a Brisbane-based guitarist-singer-songwriter. He is a founding mainstay member of the rock trio, Transport, which formed in 2001. He married Australian singer-songwriter and actor, Kate Miller-Heidke, in 2007 ...

(guitar, vocals), Scott Saunders (bass, vocals) and Steve Pope (drums).

History

Transport was formed in 2001 when all three members were studying at the

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. In 2003 they won Australia's

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. Transport also tours and records as the band of Brisbane singer and

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artist

Kate Miller-Heidke Kate Melina Miller-Heidke (; born 16 November 1981) is an Australian singer and songwriter. Although classically trained, she has generally followed a career in alternative pop music. She signed to Sony Australia, Epic in the US and RCA in the ...

, joined by singer and violinist Sallie Campbell. Transport's material is written and developed co-operatively by the band, and

has also contributed songs to

's repertoire, notably her turntable hit ''

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'' from 2004's ''Telegram'', and her 2007 single ''Words''. Transport's first two EPs and other songs including the single ''Sunday Driver'' were recorded by producer Guy Cooper (Serotonin Productions) on the

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. The band has continued to record and perform independently of

, mainly at Brisbane venues but also on international and interstate tours, and live radio broadcasts. The band's song ''Sunday Driver'' was downloaded a record 24,000 times from the website of youth radio network

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, and in Britain ''Stone Hearted'' has been aired on

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and on

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Radio. In April 2007 Transport appeared at the Roxy Theatre in Los Angeles as part of the

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music and media conference. In May–June 2007 the band toured independent venues in the UK as part of th
CMEAS Spring Tour
In November 2007 Transport's first full-length album ''Inner Chimp'' was pre-released for download.

Discography

EPs

*''Safe No Rebounds'' (2004) *''Transport'' (2005)

Singles

*''Stone Hearted'' (2006)

Albums

*''Inner Chimp'' (Completed 2007 (Unreleased))

References

* Emma Chalmers, ''Winning band makes sparks fly'', Brisbane Courier-Mail, 14 November 2003 * Guy Mosel, ''Transport a pandora's box'', Brisbane Courier-Mail, 18 June 2004 * Noel Mengel, ''Something for Kate among the rock hits'', Brisbane Courier-Mail, 10 August 2006

External links

Transport
official website
Transport at MySpace

Transport lyrics
at SongMeanings
Kate Miller-Heidke
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