Was this our most talented school choir?

DJ Generik went to St Kevin’s College in Toorak with Vance Joy and Chet Faker.
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Chet Faker. Picture: Ryan Pierse
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Generik, whose real name is Tyson O’Brien, told Confidential: “It was always an interesting Wednesday after school, that’s for sure. We sang all the daggy stuff.

“There was nothing cool about being in the school choir except for voice training. Clearly, Chet Faker and Vance Joy went on to use their talents, and I did not.”

O’Brien is being modest, of course. Last year, he had a monster club hit and No.1 song with The Weekend.

He has also signed to the same US management team that handles superstar DJs Calvin Harris and Deadmau5, and is a presenter and dance music expert on Channel V.

Vance Joy, born James Keogh, had a worldwide hit with Riptide, and Chet Faker, born Nick Murphy, had a No.1 album, Built On Glass, and topped Triple J’s Hottest 100 with Talk Is Cheap.

O’Brien, Murphy and Keogh went to St Kevin’s College in Toorak.

“I knew Nick really enjoyed his singing a lot. He was very musical,” O’Brien said.

“But James was the school captain, and a football player in the firsts. You never knew he had this hidden talent, except he went to choir on a Wednesday afternoon.”

O’Brien says The Weekend got him on the radar with hit machine Harris and the prestigious Three Six Zero Management.

Vance Joy.
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His alliance with Harris has landed O’Brien in some surreal places, including dancing on stage at Coachella with Kendall Jenner.

“It’s a perk that comes with Calvin’s friendship. For a kid from Box Hill, it’s definitely been a shock,” he laughed.

“With Calvin’s management team behind me, the sky’s the limit.”

He counts Harris, whose global hits include Feels So Close, Bounce, Sweet Nothing, and Rihanna’s We Found Love, as a confidant and advisor.

“I give him demos and he gives me advice,” O’Brien said. “He’s a super genuine bloke who wants to help. We also like sending each other stupid internet memes.”

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