Jump Incorporated

Jump Incorporated was formed in 1985 in Sydney by Geoff Gray on bass guitar and vocals, Martin Sinkovic on drums and vocals, his sister Nada Sinkovic on keyboards and vocals and Mark Woods on lead guitar and vocals.^[1][2] The group evolved from a school-based band Moving Parts formed in 1978, which included Gray, Martin and Woods – all from Camden High School – as a dance pop group.^[1] In the following year, Nada joined but it disbanded in 1980.^[2] The band reconvened in 1983 but name confusion with a rival Australian group, Moving Pictures, resulted in another change to the Sirens before they settled for Jump Incorporated as a rock band.^[1][2]

The group signed to Mushroom Records and Mark Opitz produced the first single, "Sex and Fame", which was issued in January 1986.^[1][3] The Australian musicologist Ian McFarlane described its sonation as "mixed heavy guitars, anthemic choruses and glam-rock sleaze over a throbbing disco beat".^[1] It peaked at No. 32 on the Australian Kent Music Report singles chart.^[4] At the 1987 ARIA Music Awards Opitz won Producer of the Year for "Sex and Fame" and four other releases, while Wright won Engineer of the Year for his work on that single.^[5]

Jump Incorporated's only studio album, Push Push One Day Too Far, appeared in 1986 and was also produced by Opitz.^[1][6] Three singles were released from it, "Never Needed You More" (September 1986), "Turn It On" (April 1987) and "Jagged" (June 1987).^[1] The line-up was augmented in late 1986 by Lee Borkman on keyboards and Finbar O'Hanlen on lead guitar.^[1] The band continued for a year before disbanding.^[1]