Big Pig

Big Pig was a popular Australian band originally formed in London in 1984 by Australian drummer Oleh Witer with a line-up of eight or nine drummers. Witer returned to Melbourne forming the Australian line-up of Big Pig consisting of Sherine, Nick, Tony, Time, Oleh, Adrian and Neil playing funk, rock and pop from 1985 to 1991.

Big Pig was noted for their fashion sense as well, wearing leather aprons that gave them a unique look.

The album Bonk was released in America by A&M Records in June 1988, and the eye-popping video for “Breakaway” was played on MTV. Despite the support and the hype Big Pig received because of “Breakaway,” they had already vanished from the U.S. airwaves by the time their second album, You Lucky People, was released in November 1990. Big Pig toured and then ceased recording.

There most popular songs “Hungry Town”, “Breakaway” and “Big Hotel” came from the Bonk album and were popular in Australia and New Zealand.

Australian band members consisted of:
Sherine Abeyratne: Vocals / Percussion
Nick Disbray: Vocals / Percussion
Tony Antoniades: Vocals / Harmonica
Time Rosewarne: Vocals / Keyboards
Oleh Witer: Vocals / Drums
Adrian Scaglione: Drums
Neil Baker: Drums