Of German and Pakistani descent, Siegfried ‘Ziggy’ Mirza spent much of his formative years in Adelaide where his father practiced law. He moved to Armidale in the early 1980s to undertake a science degree at The University of New England, specialising in water hydrology. Having played the guitar since early childhood Mirza also immersed himself in the Armidale music scene, initially playing in the band No-Mates before eventually joining Shoot the DJ in early 1983 as the band’s lead guitarist. With Shoot the DJ he toured throughout Northern NSW establishing himself as one of the region’s premiere guitarists. In late 1983 he and fellow band members Clay Djubal and Ian Mitchell moved to Sydney to start up other musical projects and Mirza soon found himself sought after as a session guitarist, playing for acts like John Paul Young. Towards the end of 1984 he joined the Mitchell brothers, Ian and Peter, in Captains of Industry, remaining with the group until it disbanded late the following year. In addition to guitar Mirza contributed original material for a number of the band’s songs.
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Australian Writing and Rock Music affiliation: songwriter, guitar.
