Corey Hodgetts is a musician from Perth, Western Australia, best known for his solo work and performances with local bands SkinInc., Crashpit, and West Of October. Born 21st January 1971, Hodgetts was raised heavily on rock from a very early age. Surrounded by the sounds of Zeppelin and Deep Purple, it's no surprise that music turned out to be his pathway of destiny. Growing up, Hodgetts began to derive musical influence from KISS, Motley Crue, and W.A.S.P. among many others. By the age of 19 Corey was playing in young cover/original bands at such venues as The Warwick Hotel, The Stadium, Sundowner and other big named venues of the time. In 1992, after finishing with covers outfit BLACKOUT, Corey had decided to go to the eastern Australian states, which saw him have some involvement with Sydney outfit KILSWITCH. After this, he returned to Perth, forming the band SILENT SCREAM, which became known in the local circuit. After 3 years of gigging covers and originals in Silent Scream, the band fell apart and left Corey and fellow drummer, Jason Thompson, to go off and form Fortissimo After Fortissimo, Corey decided to record some stuff he had written in his time off and caught up with Stevie D to help out. As a result of this new and fresh creative process between the two, SkinInc. was formed. From 1999 to 2001, Skin Inc played the local Perth circuit to enthusiastic punters. The band recorded two CDs, which attracted some positive international reaction. The days of Skin Inc came and went as the band's lead vocalist, Paul Miles, moved to Melbourne. Determined to continue with his love of music, Corey Hodgetts began working towards a lifelong dream: recording his own CD. The dream came to pass in the form of Contagious, an EP that showcased Corey's songwriting talents. The music caught the attention of local Perth guitarist Craig Anderson. The two joined forces to form Crash in 2002. Crash was rounded out by Baz Taylor and Michael Davis. At the beginning of 2003, the band was joined by drummer Julian Anderson - and changed their name to CrashPit. The band's fresh sound was delivering a new breed of rock to the fans of Perth music, and CrashPit enjoyed both local and some international achievements into 2003. Following the breakup of CrashPit of 2003, Corey moved on towards new goals and new projects. Corey dived into a new project entitled YOUTH MUSIC ZONE, a community project that involved teaching kids in the Perth area about the music industry, and providing them with the opportunities to develop their own music, put on performances and record CDs. His passion in YOUTH MUSIC ZONE paralleled that of his passion for his own music, as Corey developed his second solo album, Contagious II. Compiled with past recordings, new songs, recently reworked and previously unreleased material, the sequel to Contagious was a focus on where Corey had been musically prior to 2004 and a focus on where he was heading towards in the future. The album was released on November 23, 2004. While Corey worked extremely hard on the development of Contagious II, he continues to work on a third solo CD, in which he is playing all instruments. Entitled West of October, the album is evolving into a hard groove sound, and is set to hit the streets in 2006. West of October eventually evolved into a new band, featuring Crashpit bassist Baz Taylor, where the group played the local circuit for several years. Hodgetts continues to make music to this day. He is also heavily involved in the Speedway scene in Perth. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Corey+Hodgetts">Read more on Last.fm</a>. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.