Biography
Machinations
Effective period / Period of releases: 1980 - 1989
Members: Henry Downes, Tony Starr, Nick Swan, Tim Doyle (2), Fred Loneragan, John Mackay, Warren McLean, Nero Swan
Machinations was a Sydney-based Australian pop band in the early 1980s. Notable national hits included "Pressure Sway", "My Heart's On Fire" and "No Say In It".In 1985 Machinations performed all three hit songs for the Oz for Africa concert (part of the global Live Aid program). It was broadcast in Australia (on both Seven Network and Nine Network) and on MTV in the US.