Visionary Brisbane-based performer Trash McSweeney sees colour in his music. Ever since suffering a near-fatal seizure eight years ago, Trash set out to share with the world a lifetime's worth of ideas about what he has seen and felt. With his guitar, piano and notebook, The Red Paintings were officially born upon the dawn of the new millennium.

The Red Paintings are a five-piece group incorporating additional choral, orchestral, and performance art features wherever possible. Their visionary performacnes amalgamate sonics and optics to create a living, breathing canvas that stimulates the senses and minds of listeners and viewers alike. They have been compared to multi-faceted acts like Radiohead, Muse, and The Arcade Fire, and their appeal reaches baroque-pop steam-punks, metal-heads, indie-rock fanatics, and beyond.

Members:

Trash McSweeney: Vocals, Guitar, Sequencing & Samples

Ellen Stancombe: Violin, Vocals

Mike Langdale: Bass

Andy Davis: Drums, Vocal

David Sue Yek: Cello