Dukes of Windsor were formed in late 2004 in Melbourne by Cory Bright on drums and Jack Weaving on vocals. Bright and Weaving had been bandmates in the Surrogate. It was produced by Swedish-born
Pelle Henricsson and
Eskil Lövström (
Refused,
Poison the Well,
Hell Is for Heroes). Extra production, mixing and mastering were provided by Henricsson and Lövström at Tonteknik Studios in Umea, Sweden. The
title track had been issued as the lead single in August 2006. In support of the album, the band toured Australia, initially backing
the Butterfly Effect before undertaking a co-headline tour with the Inches. "The Others" was certified Gold in Australia (50,000 copies), was a top 10 ARIA single, spent three months at number one on the ARIA Club Tracks chart and received an ARIA Award nomination for
ARIA Award for Best Dance Release in
2007. The five-piece also closed the MTV Australian Music Video Awards ceremony in Sydney that year. Second album
Minus was released through Island Records in Australia in late 2008. To record the album, the band reunited with Pelle and Eskil, travelling to Tonteknik Studios in the Swedish winter. The album's title both represents these sub-zero temperatures, as well as the fresh clinical approach to the album. The stark sound is balanced with warm synth textures and vocals. After the release of
Minus, the band took in a string of sell-out gigs in capital cities, as well as completing dates nationally with
Sneaky Sound System,
Sam Sparro, The Music and
The Vines. The band also featured heavily on Australian national broadcaster Triple J, with two Number One Most Played songs, and television performances on both
Rove Live ("It's a War") and
The Footy Show ("Get It"). Three singles were released from
Minus, including "It's a War", "Get It" (both 2008), and "Runaway" (2009). The video clip for "Runaway" was also featured as a Ripe Clip of the Week on national music television channel
Channel [V]. In the video game Midnight Club: Los Angeles (2008) one of his songs makes an appearance which is the song is In The Wild. In December 2009 the band relocated to Berlin, Germany to continue writing their third full-length album. After signing a management and joint venture deal with local indie label Motor Music, they also released the album ''It's a War
, an album of selected songs from both Minus
and The Others''. Since then, they are preparing to self-produce their next full-length album. ==Band members==