Invertigo

Melbourne's Leigh brothers James and Vince joined Pseudo Echo in the middle of that group's career, when the dye was already cast and that group's musical direction was entrenched, firmly in singer Brian Canham's grasp. James was first to join, on keyboards, in time to work on the group's second album 'Love's An Adventure'. Brother Vince was on drums by the time the album was released. Still in their teens they joined just in time to tour and record in America.

After Pseudo Echo the Leigh brothers took time out for a few years, before starting to write songs again, playing in cover bands, and with their older brother Gerome forming the group that was initially Vertigo. They scored an immediate hit with their first single 'Forever Lately' (July 97) but started falling out with their singer around the time of releasing the follow-up. Losing their singer also meant losing their record contract with Gotham.

Difficult as all that was, the group felt they had too much going for them to just throw it all in, and advertised for a new singer. Christian Argenti, who also comes from a musical family, had done everything there was to do as an upcoming singer in Queensland. He'd come to Melbourne to find new opportunities. For him it was an easy decision. He saw the ad, applied, talked to the band and wanted in. For the Leigh brothers and everyone else concerned it was a tough decision, because it had to be the right one. For four months they kept Christian waiting, recording demos and considering their options. Christian forced the issue by asking whether they had any new songs they were working on, and was handed an unfinished 'Desensitized', which Christian determined to make his own.

Rather than start all over again completely, they adjusted their name slightly and became Invertigo. In February 2003, three years and the 'Forum' album later, Christian announced he had left the group.