Happy Palace

Brief Description: Live: Melodic, loud and often distorted.
'Dirty Pop' for lack of a better category.
Studio sound: Ever so slightly cleaner.
Recording History: Two songs used for a local feature film ‘Wait up Hariot’
(we don't know if it's any good because we haven't seen it!).
Two singles and one album, recorded at Sweetjuice by Ian McAllister.
Mixed and mastered at the Shoebox by Rigzy. Not yet officially released,
but available on the web.
Competitions: MTV Kick Start top five finalists from 170 bands for New Zealand 2007.
Second runner up in the RDU Round Up Competition 2004.
Final five RDU Round Up Competition 2005.
Rocky Cola Battle of the bands: 2005/ Jet Set Battle of the Bands 2006.
Live Performances:
o The Studio: One live appearance
o Dux De Lux: Four live shows.
o Jet Set Lounge: Two live shows, one live appearance.
o Wunder Bar: Four live shows.
o Rocky Cola Bar: One live appearance.
o Little River Festival- Mario Downs (2005): One live show.
o Whitecliffs Festival- John Mitchell (2006-2007): Two live shows.
Our run down on who does what:
Al Beere: Manifesting on guitar and vocals,
Ruthy Beere: Quietly consumed by keys and backing vocals,
Locky Samson: Bass player and backing vocal rock star,
Matt Mulholland: Our central industrial complex on drums
You may recognise the name Mulholland from his cousy bro’s
in Gasoline Cowboy and Motocade.