The Royce Twins are Gabriel and Michael Saalfield singer-songwriters who
are open to a variety of styles, creating a sound that's personal,
filled with harmonies and a style that's all their own. The Twins draw
upon influences and elements of folk, pop, rock, soul, and alternative
country. This gives these Australian brothers a broad appeal among
different demographics. Being multi-instrumentalists the Twins also play
on their original tracks which earn them respect from fans and music
people alike.
Gabriel and Michael have been singing together as long as they can
remember. They grew up in musical households, and despite having
challenging starts to life, music in their own words ‘kept us strong’.
Gabriel plays the drums and acoustic guitar. Michael plays the acoustic
and electric guitars and also likes to dabble on the keyboard. Both
sing. Both song write.
The Twins grew up in Mount Beauty in the alpine highlands of Northern
Victoria, Australia. They began their live work around the live music
haunts of Ballarat while studying at Federation University. After
university the Twins moved to Melbourne to follow their musical careers.
Over this time they have continued their live performance work, playing
a mix of live music venues, festivals and private events. They released
their self-titled Debut EP in 2014. Two of the songs from the release
made it to the semi-finals of the International Song Writing Competition
– ‘Heartstrings’ in the singer-songwriter/folk category and ‘Fly’ in the
hotly contested ‘pop/rock’ category. The release also charted on the
independent AIR charts. This is a great achievement for first time
independent singer-songwriters. The Twins went on to release two more
singles ‘We Will Be The Rain’ and ‘Heartstrings’ Unplugged.
After performing solidly since their Debut EP release, the Twins
re-entered the recording studio in 2017 to record their second EP called
‘4 Years’. The Twins ramp up the pace like never before. The EP
showcases poetic and mature lyrics matched with catchy melodies,
absolutely killer vocals and the Royce trademark harmonies, wicked solos
and some serious high notes to boot.
The Royce Twins are looking to make their own mark as singer-songwriters
both locally and internationally.
