About
Retro Rockit is a four-piece band aimed at providing live entertainment of the highest quality. We're four veterans of local and international music scenes and we know how to deliver a show that has people coming back for more.
Retro Rockit is a four-piece band aimed at providing live entertainment of the highest quality. We're four veterans of local and international music scenes and we know how to deliver a show that has people coming back for more.
Jessica Mond is a passionate vocalist and performer with great range and a remarkable ability to perform songs from pop/rock to jazz to musical theatre. Her accolades include winning the Australian Stephen Sondheim Award adjudicated by Josh Piterman (Phantom of the Opera Australia and London) and Anthony Costanzo (Wicked - Australian Tour) and winning overall as a contemporary vocalist in a Youth Music Eisteddfod adjudicated by Douglas Heywood (Choral Conductor for Carols by Candlelight).
She's performed in numerous musical productions including Legally Blonde the Musical as Paulette, Into the Woods as Cinderella’s Stepmother and many more. Not only does Jess hold a Bachelor of Music Performance but also studied musical theatre in London. During her time there she made it to the live heats of the prestigious Stephen Sondheim Society competition out of literally thousands of applicants. She was also recently seen performing at Hamer Hall alongside Darren Criss (Glee) for his Australian tour.
Our musical foundation is both locked to a groove and given wings by the amazing talents and international experience of our drummer Frank Bovolenta, providing a dynamic and musical edge to our sound.
The wide-ranging colours and textures of Retro Rockit's songs are delivered by one of Melbourne's premier axemen, Pat Di Nicola, formerly of acclaimed bands such as Sexual Chocolate, Wylde Style, and Funky Little Vegemytes.
Providing the pulse and drive in the songs you love is the renowned Melbourne bass guitarist Sean Carroll, veteran of many Melbourne party bands such as Disco Inferno, Big Night Out, and Groove Demons.