It's been a long time coming, but virtuoso musician, songwriter and performer Steve Balbi, releases his solo album, 'Black Rainbow'.

Balbi, the former bass guitarist for Noiseworks, Electric Hippies and Rose Tattoo has created a rock album that reflects on where he's come from and where he's going. A remarkable story that comes with being the familiar face of one of Australia's biggest bands of the late '80s and early '90s, and living the rock 'n' roll dream.

After playing bass in Rose Tattoo, Balbi formed hit-making Australian rock band Noiseworks in the mid-eighties. Noiseworks released their self-titled debut album in 1987, becoming an instant success. The album sold more than 200,000 copies and went triple platinum in Australia. Following four Top 10 albums, Balbi left the group with fellow Noiseworks bandmate Justin Stanley in 1993 to form the Electric Hippies. Other collaborations followed, but the enigmatic entertainer with a killer rock voice is now standing tall in his own right, without the safety net of a band behind him.