Joel began playing guitar at the age of 14. When he was 16, he undertook a one-year exchange to Germany that changed his life forever. Joel was lined up with a host family that gave Joel a crash course in the wonders of the wonderful world of music. His host brothers Flo and Robin played drums and bass in their band Lurpak, with friend Simon on vox and guitar. They asked Joel to join on second guitar, an idea he initially jumped at as a good way of settling in and getting to know his host brothers better. Throughout the year of Joel’s exchange, Lurpak entered a battle of the bands festival and played at numerous parties that not only helped Joel’s guitar technique improve, but also formed a deeper love of music and interest for it in his future.

  Also while in Germany Joel began teaching himself the drums. Upon arriving back in Australia in late 2001, Joel bought a drum kit and continued playing. He remains self-taught today. In early 2002, he also purchased a bass with intent to record music as a hobby on his computer at home. This was the beginning of Schickel, a proposed slang German word for ‘Village Idiot’, which had remained stuck in Joel’s mind as a potential band name since his time in Germany.

   Joel then began teaching himself Piano after a return trip to Germany in late 2002. This interest was sparked after purchasing an album by artist Ben Folds entitled ‘Rocking the Suburbs’. Ben immediately became a huge inspiration. Other influences included Foo Fighters and No Doubt.. No Doubt's Adrian Young has been Joel’s main influence for playing drums.

    By late 2003 Joel had recorded a 7-track EP called 'What's with all the Soup... Mary?' featuring all original songs, performed and recorded by himself.

    Joel now has a Diploma in Audio Engineering.

  Jason’s musical life began at the age of 9, when he told his mother that he wanted to learn to play the piano. Ever-the-encouraging woman, his mother took him out and shopped around for a respectably priced second-hand upright piano. He began piano lessons shortly after and continued them until the age of 12, when he took a break for a year. He resumed piano lessons when he turned 13 and started high school, playing in the year level class band and such. He continued piano through high school, and still plays now from time to time.

  He picked up his best friend’s guitar at 14, laying it across his lap and plucking the strings in quite a shabby fashion. However, he persisted, and learnt the basic chord structures and such. He received his first acoustic guitar for his 15^th birthday, and bought his friends old electric guitar at 16. The two started jamming together on Metallica songs, and as time progressed, writing their own material. During this time, he was introduced to the “Metallica: Cunning Stunts” DVD, which showcased a live Metallica concert. He noticed the booming low-end that came from the bass playing of Jason Newsted, and was instantly hooked.

  For his Year 12 music ensemble, he took on the role of bass player in band “Last Son”, even though he had no prior experience. He practiced relentlessly with his band-mates, Charles Young and Luke Ide, and the practice seemingly paid off. Last Son’s final performance moderation gained a 17/20, and everyone who viewed it (and heard it outside the auditorium) mentioned the flawless booming bass. It was then, merely 8 months after taking it up, that Jason was cemented as a bassist first, then a guitarist and pianist.

During 2003, friend Joel Sprigg gave Charles and Jason a copy of a self-written, self-performed and self-recorded 7 track EP called “What’s With All The Soup… Mary?” by Schickel. Not expecting a lot, Jason took it home and listened to it, and was very much surprised. Apart from the below-average recording, the songs definitely sounded good. They were impressed. In December 2003, Joel asked both Jason and Charles to join the band, and the two jumped on board instantly. The rest, you could say, is history.

  December 2003 to August 2005 have seen Jason flourish musically, with permanent residency in Schickel, and also performing in comedy trio “Fat Amber” at his Year 12 valedictory in front of 1000 people at the Adelaide Town Hall, playing in front of 500 people at the Aberfoyle Park High School Music Night at the Noarlunga Theatre, and collaborating with friends for musical birthday presents for close friends, presented to them on CD, most notably Myphallica’s “The Sound of Chucky” and “Tara! The Musical” by The Hairy Nipples. He was also briefly involved in cover band “the Jeasles”, however that was short-lived by the drummer moving to Queensland.

  House plays drums. And is damn sexy.