Guitarist, Phil Bowley, is a gifted musician who knows what to play in any given situation. Phil has spent most of his life dedicated to the six string, being equally comfortable playing Les pauls, strat's, tele's and acoustic. 
Raised on the styles of  Hendrix / Page / Blackmore / Iommi / Gary Moore / Michael Schenker / Van Halen / Kevin Pratt , Phil has created a style uniquely his own. Phil say's.."the key is always in the feel, one note can work, but sometimes you need 1,000,000". 
      In 1979, at the tender age of 15, a very young Bowley wrote the entire musical score to his high school musical. which was a huge success. During the 80's, his metal band "White Widow" scored the special guest slot on DIO'S 1986 "Sacred Heart"  tour of Australia, playing to 12,000 screaming maniacs. Hanging out back stage and swapping licks with Dio guitarist, Craig Goldy.
     Phil joined Candy Harlots in 1990, recording the album "Five Wicked Ways" in 1991, including the singles Danger/Foreplay/Sisters Crazy/What Are We Fighting For.  Touring the country with the Divinyls, Screaming Jets, Scatter Brain and the mighty ACDC. During ACDC'S 1991 "Razors edge" tour, Phil received high praise from Angus Young, playing to 48,000 people in four days. 
     In 1993, Candy Harlots recorded a second album for EMI, which has never been released, although a single, "cry for love"  was released under the name Helter Skelter. The line up was  Hayden Watt -  vocals/   Leeno Dee -  bass and vocals/  Tony Cardinal -  drums/  Phil Bowley - guitar (Tuby Wadsworth replaced Cardinal for the single "cry for love"). Phil say's.." hopefully one day Leeno and I will find a way to have it released".  After Candy Harlots Phil continued with Leeno in The Harlots , Dearly Beloved , Velvet Claws and Envy . 1996 showed a different side to Phil , recording a laid back very cool album with good buddy Gav Darby . [ Loud Rude Confident and Wrong ] Phil also teamed up with Oz cricket super star Brett Lee , touring the continent extensively in early 2000  with Six and Out . Recently Phil has been doing sessions on jingles for 2GB radio , the AFL show , Fusion 1st degree [ laid back instumental ] Also his own albums [ Inside The Outside . 2007 ] Blues based hard rock with Phil on vocals and all instruments . [ Black Ice . 2008 ] instrumental.. The Flog Puppet [ So! Phisticated 2005 ] a collection of very twisted and funny tunes ,  with good bud Donny Gardoll..  Have a listen to some tracks from these albums in The listening room ... Phil is playing live around town currently with Ignition..visit  www.myspace.com/ignitionpartyband  and The Candy Harlots reunion. visit  www.myspace.com/candyharlots91 for details.