Silverchair

Silverchair was formed in 1992 in Newcastle, Australia, by three high school friends: guitarist / vocalist Daniel Johns, bassist Chris Joannou, and drummer Ben Gillies. Originally called InnocentCriminals came to fame more for their age than their music, they released Frogstomp were 15 years old. In 1994, his demo was chosen as the winner among 800 competitors in an Australian talent contest conducted by Nomad, an Australian music show, and a localradio station, 2JJJ-FM. 

Included in the prize was a day of recording in the studio of the radio, and a video for the winning song, 'Tomorrow'. Nomad radio and began to pass the video before the Innocent Criminals signed a recording contract, allowing them to get manyfans. This also caused a war between the Australian stamps and end of the year and had a deal with Murmur, a subsidiary of Sony.
Before the release of their debut single (Tomorrow), in September 1994, the band changed its name to Silverchair; the name waschosen from a book of the Chronicles of Narnia entitled "The SilverChair"