Mi‐Sex

Formed: 1978 in Hamilton, New Zealand
Disbanded: 1984
Reformed: 2014
Mi-Sex were formed out an earlier band called Fragments of Time, which in turn came from Father Time. Both earlier bands were in the prog-rock genres and known for their solos and lighting (and smoke). They became Misex (then Mi-Sex) after the punk explosion in an effort to stay contemporary, the band name inspired by an Ultravox track name, 'My Sex'. Their debut single was on EMI, before moving to Australia, where their earlier history (including Steve Gilpin's earlier career as a cabaret and covers singer) was unknown, and immediately broke with Computer Games (Australia 1979) (opens in a new tab) which was number one at the end of 1979.
Steve Gilpin died in January 1992.
The band briefly reformed in 2011, before permanently reforming in 2014 and making a new album Not from Here (2016) with vocalist Steve Balbi, who continues to lead Mi-Sex as of 2025 with original keyboardist Murray Burns.
Kevin Stanton died in May 2017. Don Martin died in August 2020.