Oozing out of the sludge cracks of Perth City... way, way up there in a suburban haven known as Joondalup DC in Western Australia, are 4 guys (Three from former band, Warrnambool 1999 Triple j UNEARTHED winning band Thirteen) and a new arrival, Mr. Callan Anavrin- who after a slog of long intense nights of creating and mass debating, have finally got it together to bring you Indie Alt-Rocks finest, THE WHITENOISE PROJECT..... A curdled blend of bouncy punky out-of-tune pop and messy chords, loud versus soft, happy songs written by somewhat happy people.... In our own opinion, our sound basically derives from everyone and everything that influences us on a daily basis, but gee whiz, we do not want to be ripping anybody off in anyway.... Oh no, definitely not us.

In late 1997, four guys by the names of Jason Aldersea, Rosli Wheelock, Scott Ryan and (ex-bass player) Jay Chesson flew to Warrnambool, Victoria and formed a band. The band was called Thirteen. In 1998, Thirteen entered and won Triple Js UNEARTHED competition with their track ‘Cupid’, taken from their 1998 E.P. ‘No Future in A New Wave’. Another version of ‘Cupid’ was recorded at Triple Js South bank ABC Studios in Melbourne for the 1998 Unearthed Compilation CD released nationally and distributed by EMI. ‘Cupid’ plus three other tracks from the ‘No Future in A New Wave’ E.P. has had air play on Triple Js popular Request-Fest program, Richard Kingsmills Oz Music program and Merrick and Rossos Morning program. It was also featured heavily on WAFM regional radio. In 1998-2000 Thirteen based themselves in Melbourne and set off back and forth on mini-tours throughout most states of Australia, supporting along the way the likes of Magic Dirt, The Mark of Cain, Violetine, Plasticine, 28 Days N.I.L. plus other eastern states Unearthed winning bands. Thirteen also recorded new tracks at SingSing Studios in Melbourne and Studio 301 in Sydney with Don Bartley. Thirteen had also struck a distribution deal with Oracle Distribution in NSW after a showcase at the Eastwood Hotel in Sydney for the ‘No Future in A New Wave’ E.P.

In 2000 Thirteen traveled to Sarasota, Florida to sign up and record a new 10 song EP with FullBlownRecords. (now called Tour Pros). Although the results from the recording were less than inspiring and the project was left hanging abandoned in uncertainty, Thirteen did what any band in that position would’ve done to hit the road in their own van and drive up to Peoria, Illinois to play shows. The met up with, mixed and played shows with bands like Nevyds Krest, Taxi War Dance and Mudvayne (before they signed) for the remainder of a three month visit. One particular show at The Infirmary in Peoria, Illinois was to become the most valuable and important lesson for any of the band members live experience to this day. Thirteen blew the local American bands off the stage to what went down in history as their best show ever.... In 2001 Thirteen was back in Australia to do only a handful of shows in Perth, including entering and winning
heats (but not the final) for the Rock-It Competition in Joondalup. After recording a new bunch of songs and adding some previously recorded leftover b-sides, Thirteen pressed a new and what would be their final E.P. titled ‘The Situation is Dead’. It featured songs recorded in Perth, W.A., Warrnambool, Victoria, Melbourne, Victoria and Sydney, N.S.W over a three year span. Somewhere in this period, Thirteen officially split up and the band members went into a long, long hiatus....

During that time, Jason Aldersea has continued writing and roughly recording ideas that has piled up over the last three years. The direction in writing had slightly matured over the years, especially after discovering the world of Jesus and Mary Chain. Joining up with a new bass player (Enter Mr.Cal “The Rock” Anavrin) along with old drum lord Scott Ryan back on the stool, the boys once again hit the rehearsal room as a three piece, this time with brand new songs and a much needed brand new attitude. Eventually it was obvious that along with being a three piece come song writing limitations, so we did what was needed and recruited old guitarist Rosli Wheelock back to handle the additional six string duties. With a burst of inspiration and a discovery of a little network called MySpace, The Whitenoise Project was born.