MISSISSIPPI DELTA SWAMP TO CHICAGO AND TEXAS BLUES

BLUESONIC blues band created and managed by Rick Lum pays homage to the early legends. Rick’s music industry experience spans over many years, having played in HUSH, one of Australia’s top Rock n Roll bands from the 70s who had major success with recording and touring. Hush's biggest hits include Boney Maronie, Glad All Over and the album Get Rocked. In 2025 he brings together top Sydney's Blues musicians to form Bluesonic. The band's influences are far reaching and wide as the Blues itself, spanning from the Delta, Rural Blues of from the South to Chicago, Texas City Blues then touching down the UK and Australia. Getting our nation down to Blues since the 1960's.

Rick Lum - Bass and Vocals

At a Bluesonic gig, you can expect the greats to be represented in their own unique taste and style including many traditional favorites such as Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, Buddy Guy, Junior Wells, Robert Johnson, John Mayall and Eric Clapton. All the Kings are represented, BB KIng, Freddie King, Albert King and you'll hear the grooves that get the dance floor shuffling & swinging . The band is also actively writing and performing original material such as "Broadbeach Blues" "Riff in my head" and "Valantine Blues"

Dave Turner - Lead vocals, guitar and Harmonica

Dave started playing Blues acoustically, very much in the Delta Blues style in the late 80’s. In the early 90’s he formed Blue Dog Shuffle an original Blues Band and he was the primary songwriter. Also paying homage to his Blues Hero’s within 3 sets. Bluedog stayed together about 8 years. In the early 2000’s he put together a power trio The Delirium Tremors (The DT”s) Delta Blues fused Originals and great blues Standards. The DT’s mainly played around Sydney’s Inner West and touched on the Indi-Rock Scene. Dave loves Open Tuning Slide Guitar and singing in Bluersonic as well as a soloist.

Andy Binder - Drums

Michael Carline - Lead Guitarist

Andy Binder, born in Bavaria/Germany, is a professional live & studio drummer, drum teacher, songwriter, producer and sound engineer based in Sydney, Australia, who has been performing on stage since he was nine years old. Andy has been working as a drum teacher for the last 28 years. His concept and his method has helped hundreds of students in Europe and Australia, to improve their knowledge and skills in drumming and music. Michael Carline, born in the UK, Yorkshire England, Michael grew up in a musical family. His father, Geoff Carline was a well known local musician along with his uncle Frank Carline a vocalist. They both played guitar too and as a child Michael grew up listening to a household filled with music and guitar jam sessions. He first picked up a guitar at the age of six and his father was astonished to see Michael playing a Chuck Berry music riff. At age 17 he discovered and fell in love with blues music through the likes of blues legends BB King and Albert King. Eventually he formed his own blues band called Cold Shot and regularly got gigs in the Yorkshire area. He moved to Australia at age 30 and since then has played in various bands throughout Sydney. This site also promotes the ROCKCAKE band. Click on the menu above for the Rockcake page. To ask a question, book or request a quote for either of the bands Bluesonic or Rockcake, Please fill out the form on the contact page or email: ricklum92@gmail.com.au https://www.facebook.com/rick.lum