"Hallo Mister !!!"

HALLO MISTER are four expat guys from assorted countries, now living in Jakarta, who play a wide range of rock and pop songs spanning the sixties until today.

We play original songs as well as covers, including tunes from artists as diverse as U2, Queen, The Cure, The Eagles, Oasis, Neil Young, The Cars, Elvis, REM, Bad Company, Cat Stevens, Thin Lizzy, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Creedence Clearwater Revival and many others.
Please email us for more information or if you're looking for a band for your bar, club, hotel, special event, private party or wedding.

Matthew, blues-harp extraordinaire, guest appearance with Hallo Mister

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Hallo Mister at the Bourbon Street Bash

2009

Saturday 14 March - SMA 39 20th Alumni Reunion, Kamasutra, Crown Plaza Hotel

Friday 13 March - Eastern Promise, Kemang

Saturday 28 February - Bourbon Street Bash, The American Club

Saturday 21 February - Society of Petroleum Engineers BBQ, Manggala Wanabakti

Tuesday 20 January - Obama Inauguration, Marriott Hotel, Mega-Kuningan

2008

Friday 19 December - Eastern Promise, Kemang

Friday 12 December - 7th Annual Academy Award X'mas Party - Star Deli, Kemang

Saturday 6 December - Star Deli, Kemang

Friday 28 November - Eastern Promise, Kemang

Saturday 15 November - Birthday Party, Star Deli, Kemang

Saturday 23 August - Back-to-school Day, Jakarta International School

Saturday 7 June - Democrats Abroad Fundraiser, Mad Dogs, Cilandak
Friday 30 May - Eastern Promise, Kemang

Saturday 24 May - Apaka Bar, Kemang

Friday 25 April - ANZAC Day, Mad Dogs, Cilandak

Saturday 19 April - Eastern Promise, Kemang

2007

Sunday 22 July - B.A.T.S., Shangri La Hotel, Jakarta

Sunday 8 July - The Beach House, Echo Beach, Bali

Saturday 7 July - The Wave, Kuta, Bali

Friday 6 July - Ozigo Bar, Ubud, Bali

Sunday 3 June - Highland Gathering, Karawaci
Friday 1 June - Highland Gathering, Marriott Hotel

Friday 4 May - Star Deli, Kemang
Friday 20 April - Star Deli, Kemang
Friday 30 March - Eastern Promise, Kemang
Friday 23 February - Eastern Promise, Kemang
Saturday 17 February - Society of Petroleum Engineers BBQ, Manggala Wanabakti
Saturday 3 February - Danny & Puput Going-Away
Party, Star Deli, Kemang
Friday 26 January - Australia Day Celebration, Mad Dogs, Cilandak

2006

Friday 8 December - Adidas Annual Dinner, Gading Raya Padang Golf & Club
Thursday 7 December - Jakarta Heavenly Party (sponsored by Westin Hotels), Fashion Bar, Jakarta
Saturday 5 August - Private party, Kemang
Friday 4 August - Eastern Promise, Kemang
Friday 21 July - Eastern Promise, Kemang
Sunday 9 July - Mad Dogs, Cilandak (FIFA World Cup final night)
Friday 9 June - Mad Dogs, Serpong (official opening)
Wednesday 24 May - Star Deli, Kemang (5 year anniversary party)
Friday 19 May - Star Deli, Kemang
Friday 27 January - Star Deli, Kemang
Thursday 26 January - Mad Dogs, Cilandak

Hallo Mister playing at the Highland Gathering in Karawaci


Hallo Mister playing at the Adidas Annual Dinner

Gary

Gary is nocturnal and wanders the streets of Jakarta searching for people who are willing to listen to some of the 2,564,988 songs that he has written over the years. He is a master vocal chameleon who can transform from Bono to Bon Jovi in an instant. And keep an eye for Gary's next movie, coming soon to a cinema near you!

Eric

Eric works for an humanitarian aid organisation, which makes him the only member of Hallo Mister with a purpose in life. When he's not changing broken strings he plays guitar and sings a few songs as well. Because he has a finance background Eric is good with spreadsheets, so we make him look after all the administrative details that goes with being in a band, such as keeping track of drink orders and working out whose turn it is to pay for the beer at the rehearsal studio. Eric sometimes dons scuba gear to purge his lungs of the Jakarta traffic smog.

Mark

Mark bangs stuff with sticks, and in his quest to make more noise than anyone else (or possibly as a tribute to Britney Spears, his favorite artist) insists on wearing a headset microphone. Always the rebel, Mark continues to use chewing tobacco two decades after most sporting organisations banned the practice. Nine out of ten physicians who have studied Mark I's facial expressions while performing recommend that increased dietary fibre intake could be beneficial.

Paul

Paul is Hallo Mister's newest band member and the only one who actually misses snow. His career in education has given him an uncanny knack for being right about any given subject and the rest of the band members have slowly learned never to bet anything against him. When he isn't laying down the cool bass lines for Hallo Mister, Paul works as an extra on Indiana Jones movies. A former rugby player, Paul fits into Hallo Mister's culture, or lack of it, perfectly.

Hallo Mister on the Radio

Hallo Mister recently finished recording its first album, entitled "It Doesn't Get Any Better Than This" released in July of 2007. On November 23rd, Hallo Mister was invited to the "Rush Hour" radio program on KIS FM which is broadcast live from Jakarta throughout Indonesia to talk about the band and to also play some of the songs from the new album.

Honor Roll of Former Band Members

Ivo

Ivo is Hallo Mister's 2nd bass player and the only band member to have a "sexy" accent. Unfortunately, since his departure we no longer hear women screaming "take off your shirt!" In fact a few of us have tried to remove various clothing articles only to hear women scream "put it back on!" We wish young Ivo the best and we will always look forward to the time when Hallo Mister performs at Ivo's beautiful home town on the Adriatic Sea.

Mark II

Mark II was Hallo Mister's original bass player and body guard. Unfortunately he was called upon to return to the land down under. He sang songs that were in the charts before the rest of the band were born. He had a taste for loud shirts and non-venomous wildlife which is greatly missed. But, above all, the coolest piece of equipment in the band, which he owned - a beer holder that clips to his microphone stand, is even more missed. The band commemorates Mark II's membership in the band by placing a beer near their mikestands during every performance.