The duo of Central Queensland is the fresh new face of region’s tourism

Monday, April 2, 2018

Two popular Central Queenslanders with salty hair, sandy toes and a guitar have recently turned into icons to display the amazing beauty of their state.

 
Characterizing what it actually means to be a Queenslander, Thomas Busby and Jeremy Marou, the two famous Rockhampton musicians, are alternatively known as duo ‘Busby Marou’ star in Tourism and Events Queensland’s new tourism campaign.

 
Living and breathing Queensland, it appears only fitting the video comprises snippets of the pair on the seashore, highlighting the scenic beauty of the state.

 
To quote Busby, “It’s peculiar because it was over a decade ago that I wrote (Blue Road) as a young fella, and we hadn’t recorded a thing yet. I was writing it from a real perspective. I don’t think I could even write a synch for a tourism ad if someone briefed me for that; it’s such a coincidence that the lyrics are so fitting.”

 
Marou explains he was simultaneously astonished when he got to know about the tourism body and was interested to use the 10-year-old song for the campaign.

 
To quote Marou, “When Tom said they want to use Blue Road it was like, ‘oh, that’s weird.

Out of all the music we’ve done in our career, that’s the only music we’ve never released properly. It was well before we were signed to Warner and before we even thought about doing music full-time.”

 
Next to their fresh-faces is the return of the once-ubiquitous “Beautiful one day, perfect the next” slogan.

 
TEQ chief executive Leanne Coddington stated that the pair’s “authenticity” is one of the main reasons they were actually selected for the campaign.

 
“Thomas Busby and Jeremy Marou are two of the most talented musicians in Australia and more than that, they are genuine Queenslanders. The authenticity they bring to the campaign, through their personalities and their song Blue Road, perfectly symbolises our way of life.”

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