Biography
Scrap Metal
Effective period / Period of releases: 1987 - 1990
Members: Stephen Pigram, Alan Pigram, David Pigram, Michael Teh, Phillip Pigram
Scrap Metal were a band from Broome, Western Australia who played rock music with elements of country and reggae. The members had Aboriginal, Irish, Filipino, French, Chinese, Scottish, Indonesian and Japanese heritage. The band toured nationally as part of the Bran Nue Dae musical and with Midnight Oil, and were the first Aboriginal band to sign an international publishing deal. An ABC TV documentary From Broome to the Big Smoke was made about them. Scrap Metal won the 'Best Indigenous Act' award at the 1992 West Australian Music Industry Awards.Bands Members were:
Alan Pigram
Stephen Pigram
Phillip Pigram
Michael Ambi
Michael Teh
Johnny Albert
Duncan Campbell