On the couch with Bridge6

LOCAL hard rock/heavy metal band, Bridge6 is set to wow Gauteng fans and judges alike in the upcoming final round of the Klipdrift Battle of the Bands on Thursday, May 29.
The band is made up of siblings, George, Estiaan and Xanell Fritze, who was recently featured in the Get It magazine and will be a judge in the Miss Mayfair competition on May 31, and Jaco Engelbrecht.
Bridge6 has been around for approximately nine years, under different names and changing band members a few times until settling on the current perfect combination of raw talent and scintillating synchronicity which exists within its structure.
Estiaan Fritze, who astonishes in a dazzling display of drumwork, is the founding member of Bridge6, starting the band in high school with Jaco Engelbrecht and other members who have since left the band.
George later joined the band, becoming the lead vocalist and guitarist, as well as a talented lyricist and Xanell later joined as bass guitarist, completing the group.
No strangers to hard work behind their instruments, the band practises regularly, up to three times a week, sometimes more, the results of which can be heard in the precision of their playing.
After Coenie Bestbier, who is currently managing the band, got them a spot at the Klipdrift Battle of the Bands 2014, arguably one of the biggest band competitions in the country, at the last minute, so to speak, the band’s popularity grew with the judges of the competition, as well as fans.
Winning heat after heat, Bridge6 eventually secured a place in the semi finals and then the finals, which will take place on Thursday, May 29, at Gigtyd in Boksburg, Gauteng.
A win seems imminent, at this stage, but regardless of the outcome of the competition, this talented band of musicians looks set to go far.
Follow Bridge6 on Facebook, or view their profile on www.reverbnation.com/bridge63.