Billy and Janet came to England from South Africa in 1986 and On the Brink was born. Luxembourg Billy and Janet came to England from South Africa in 1986 and On the Brink was born. Billy Brink was already a well-known musician in his native Cape Town and had formed and played with various bands and celebrities such as Chic Corea, Basil Coetzee, Amampondo , and Cape Town born Abdulla Ibrahim .
Billy plays guitar, flute, saxophone, harmonica and sings.
Janet plays rhythm guitar, keyboards, alto sax and is a skilled operator of the on-stage computers. They also use a hi-tech midi lighting system which enhances their performance with stunning visual effect. Their large following has now extended beyond East Anglia to Germany, France, South Africa, Luxembourg and Spain, where they successfully toured in '94 '95 and '96.