Sneeze Relatives



This page is here to celebrate the other members of Sneeze.
They may be those who only appear on some of the recordings, or may have played with Sneeze live.
If you like Sneeze, then i am sure that you will like these people too, check out their other bands.


Alannah Russack
Name: Alannah Russack
Status in Sneeze: Lead vocals on There He Is and Shaky Ground from the self titled album. Appears in the Shaky Ground video clip as Jemimah.
Other Bands: Hummingbirds
What's doing now?: She played solo at Weekender 99 at Glenworth Valley.
Alison Galloway
Name: Alison Galloway
Status in Sneeze: Back in the early days of Smudgesneezestar and Sneezestar (91 - 94), Al was on drums for 3 shows. She drums on 3 tracks of the self titled album and can be seen in the Shaky Ground video clip as the girlfriend.
Other Bands: Jupiter, Godstar, Carton, Smudge.
What's doing now?: Al still drums in Smudge, though they have taken a short break while she travels though Europe.
Ben Lee
Name: Ben Lee
Status in Sneeze: Played with them a few times, mostly when he was supporting them. Lara "Stix" Larson left Sneeze to play keyboards in Ben's band.
Other Bands: Noise Addict, The Ben Lee Band.
What's doing now?: Being famous and recording good albums.
Bernie Hayes
Name: Bernie Hayes
Status in Sneeze: Sings lead vocals on Deaf Girl, Dumb Guy, Blind Love and contributes on a few other tracks on Lost The Spirit To Rock & Roll.
Other Bands: The Shouties, The Bernie Hayes Quartet.
What's doing now?: Playing alot of shows, either solo or with his Quartet.
TV Credits: Guest appearance on Love Is A Four Letter Word with The Shouties (early 2001).
Bill Gibson
Name: Bill Gibson
Status in Sneeze: Sings Dancin' Dollars and Maybe Moving In Together Wasn't Such Good Idea, plus plays on other songs on Lost The Spirit To Rock & Roll.
Other Bands: The Eastern Dark, Shaggin' Waggon, Lemonheads, Orange Humble Band, Bernie Hayes Quartet.
What's doing now?: Plays in The Bernie Hayes Quartet.
Evan Dando
Name: Evan Dando
Status in Sneeze: Appears, mainly on drums but also a few other instruments, on the self titled album. He has covered Shaky Ground live and falsly recieved credit for writing it.
Other Bands: Lemonheads, Godstar, Blake Babies.
What's doing now?: Lemonheads, although their are rumours of a solo album some time in the future.
Film credits: Heavy (as Liv Tyler's scabby boyfriend) and a cameo in Reality Bites (after the credits as the annoying MTV boyfriend).
Jess Ciampa
Name: Jess Ciampa
Status in Sneeze: Lots of playing on Lost The Spirit To Rock & Roll, including congas, vibraphone, drums and backing vocals.
Other Bands: The Bernie Hayes Quartet
What's doing now?: Plays in The Bernie Hayes Quartet.
John E
Name: John Encarnacao
Status in Sneeze: Lead vocals on Maybe Moving In Together Wasn't Such A Good Idea, plus a bunch of instruments on a bunch of songs on Lost The Spirit To Rock & Roll.
Other Bands: Godstar, Love & Death, The Bernie Hayes Quartet, Sweet Thing
What's doing now?: Mainly plays in The Bernie Hayes Quartet, and also has Sweet Thing happening.
Justin Credible
Name: Justin Credible, aka Justin Hayes, Stanley Claret
Status in Sneeze: Lead vocals on Loud and True (from the Doctor of Love single). Also, lead vocals on I've Lost The Spirit To Rock and Roll.
Other Bands: The Shouties, Whopping Big Naughty.
What's doing now?: Quite frequently appears on the Sydney music scene jumping on stage with his mates.
TV Credits: Guest appearance on Love Is A Four Letter Word with The Shouties (early 2001).
Lara Meyerratken
Name: Lara Meyerratken, aka Lara "Stix" Larson, aka, Stix
Status in Sneeze: Original Sneeze drummer (1996 till end 1998). Sings lead and backing vocals on a few songs on Lost The Spirit To Rock & Roll, as well as drums on When Honey Snaps on the Doctor of Love single.
Other Bands: Lustre 4, The Ben Lee Band
What's doing now?: Living in New York and keyboarding for Ben Lee Band.
Marti and Leticia
Name: Leticia and Marti
Status in Sneeze: Leticia was a guest vocalist on the more girlier of songs during March/April 2001 in Sydney. Both occasionally jumped up on stage for various songs.
Other Bands: 120 Mins, Sweet Thing
What's doing now?: They live in Spain and mainly play in 120 Mins.
Russell Hopkinson
Name: Russell Hopkinson
Status in Sneeze: In 1999 when Lara went away with The Ben Lee Band, Rusty quite often took up the position behind the drums. He appears on drums on the Doctor of Love/Loud and True CD single and also on the new album, Lost The Spirit To Rock & Roll. He also co-wrote Rumour, Conjecture, Speculation, Hearsay from the Doctor single.
Other Bands: You Am I
What's doing now?: Rusty drums for You Am I.
Simon Day
Name: Simon Day
Status in Sneeze: Lead vocals, guitar and pedal on Pedal from the self titled album. He did the artwork for the Doctor of Love CD single.
Other Bands: Ratcat, 51 Monday, Charismatics
What's doing now?: Ratcat, 51 Monday, Charismatics and does artwork for various bands on the record label rooArt



Lots of other people have joined Sneeze on stage, generally while they have been supporting them.
They include: Wally Kempton (aka Wally Meanie aka Wally from Even), Kirsty Stegwalzi, the guy from Sandpit.




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Picture of Alannah Russack from "The Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop" by Ian McFarlane.
Picture of Ben Lee taken by Marina Chavez.
Picture of Bernie Hayes taken by Louis Zezeran, Lansdowne Hotel, June 22 2000.
Picture of Bill Gibson and Justin Credible taken from the cover sleeve of Bernie Hayes' album, Every Tuesday, Sometimes Sunday.
Picture of Evan Dando taken by Evette Buono at Goldmans, October 1999.
Picture of Leticia and Marti taken by Ali Freimund, Newcastle, April 7th 2001.
Picture of Simon Day taken by Carolyn Farley, Sydney Homebake, Dec 1999.
Picture of Simon Gibson taken by Carolyn Farley, Lansdowne Hotel, June 22 2000.
Thanks Dianne!