Independant folk-rock-blues-pop band The General Electryk formed busking on the streets of Byron Bay in 2008 and have since been writing songs for travelling folk, laced with French poésie. The band is comprised of Mélanie, a French-Canadian singer/songwriter and Angus Donnelly, the Australian drumming sensation, along with collaborators such as Jason Ryan, Marc D. Muir, Noureddine Ismag and Shem Aitken.