A wise man once sagely noted that as one door closes, another seems to open. Should he have needed an example to prove his theory, Sydney quintet Brace could have been it.

Though it took a good year for the pieces to fall completely into place, the demise of internationally acclaimed Canberra band Henry's Anger in December 2000 could well be regarded as the conception of Brace.

Indeed it was about nine months later that three of its members, Jamie Thomas, Rod Yates and Paddy Coffey, first set foot in a rehearsal studio to embark on a new project. Certain only that they wanted to work together, and that they didn't want simply to mimic the musical direction of their previous outfit, the search for other members began.

Enter keyboardist Lachlan Mitchell and drummer Tim Munk. Lachlan's association with Jamie, Rod and Paddy stretches back years to when he mixed Henry's Anger's ARIA nominated album 'Personality Test'. Having remained firm friends ever since, when the trio decided they wanted a keyboard player to add extra texture to the songs they were writing, Lachlan - who had also played with Sydney black metallers Naxzul - was the first choice. As indeed was Tim Munk. As drummer with several Canberra bands, all of whom had supported Henry's Anger at one time or another, his ability and attitude made him the obvious first choice for the drummer's stool.

With the line-up in place, the band set about writing and growing as a unit.

In July 2002, having spent the previous nine months sculpting a collection of songs as melodic as they were rocking and inventive, Brace entered the studio to record their début EP, 'Before You Begin'. Titled in reference to the fact that their career had, well, yet to truly begin in terms of playing live and touring, it's a confident slice of intelligent rock that bypasses the post grunge, nu metal and nu punk set in favour of a more refined, experimental yet easily digestible collection of songs.

Set for release through Chatterbox Records in October 2002, it's the first step in a journey which is about to well and truly begin - with live shows booked from September onwards, the time to leave the rehearsal room and show that the past year has been well spent is now. Hold on tight.

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