SIR VETO was first conceived in 1995 between the song writing partnership of Terry Nomikos and Michael Shelley. The two writers shared a common interest in both melody and lyrical ideas. They decided to purchase their own recording studio in order to have the freedom to bring their ideas to fruition without any restrictions.
The song writing continued until the two were happy that they had a set of worthwhile material. Many demos were made and tweaked along the way; the band did odd appearances as a 3 piece but rather decided to concentrate on their studio development.
In 1997 a stable line up was established and the band began performing around Hobart at smaller venues and released it's first 5 track demo cd which received JJJ airplay with the song “Romeo Flush” a song written about a former colleague, the title name checking a brand of toilet.
In mid 1998, serious recording started for the band's debut release. The recording was split between Mixasaurus Studio and Rattle and Hum. Michael Shelley did all the engineering. Mastering was completed at Studio 301 in Sydney and the cd simply titled “SIR VETO” finally released in early 1999.
The track “The time will come” received repeat airplay on JJJ. The band began its swag of support gigs for that year playing alongside bands such as Cold Chisel, The Tea Party, Something For Kate and Killing Heidi. Sir Veto also took part in various festivals such as Gone South and RAW 2000; playing to crowds in excess of 12,000 people.
During this time, the song writing continued with a renewed force, taking on a more electronic edge. By the end of 2000, Sir veto had completed its second full-length cd “Specimankind” . This was given only a limited release locally and was used more as a promotional tool to pitch to record companies and the like. Even so, the track “Choke” was given repeat airplay on JJJ.
After a hiatus of about 6 months and a line up change, the band received interest from local label BIGFISH MUSIC, who agreed to release “Specimankind” both locally and nationally. The band went back into the studio to redo several tracks in order to get them “radio ready”. The first single MIRACLE began receiving high rotation airplay on TTT fm in late August. Several new tracks were also added to “Specimankind” to freshen it up The band now have an album that they describe as “cohesive yet diverse and innovative yet accessible” ; “a comment on the human condition” . I
MIRACLE did pretty well on the local airwaves, reaching no. 1 on TTTs "fat four". BIGFISH however, had it's funding pulled by the state government and the band was left without a label at a fairly critical time. Sir Veto continued on however taking over the business side of things itself, going on to play at Music Business Adelaide in December as well as doing a live to air performance on JJJ when the morning show visited Hobart.
2002 sees Sir Veto continue to move forward with recording of a third album beginning soon and various other support gigs such as Ed Kueper and Silverchair. As well as the production of a video and a promotional tour of Melbourne and Sydney.