Member Since: 07/06/2007
Band Members: "All Lead Back',written by Ange Saunders,Produced by the wonderful Nathan Haines,(prophet 5 synth&bamboo flute,Nathan Haines)Yuh!....................Kia ora....Let me tell you......
Music has always been a huge part of my life...From woolshed parties in the 70's,with Rolling Stones and Steely Dan blaring,(yes,I grew up in the country,Parkiri,Wioneke,then finally to the big smoke,Titirangi,west side where I have lived in between my travels for the last 22 years..Now currently residing in Ponsonby,auckland!)..to the crazy days of Westie hall parties,where my band,Atomic Butterfly would rock the party!
I was the Bassest/Singer in 'Atomic Butterfly',formed on the back of the school bus when I was 15..We made it to the regional finals of the smokefree rockquest...
I lived in Texas for a year when I was 17, and found myself imersed in the depths of the blues.With this inspiration I came home to be lead singer in,'Coroblues',a blues/rock/funk band,playing covers from Santana to Janis Joplin,to original songs,flecked with beautiful flute and harmonies....
We played at summer festivals and a million pubs in the north island...
I completed Contempory Music performance school in 1997,and it is here where I really started doing my own thing as a singer/songwriter...My blues,folk,jazz songs inspired by life and love emerged.....
I played every wedensday night at 'The Temple',in Auckland city where unsigned and up and coming artists could play their music to an attentive audience....
I headed to London in 1999,and its here where my music took a swift turn when I discovered the joys of dance music,(funk,soul,afro rhythyms,crazy jazz,house,hip-hop,disco)...I started buying records,and gradually over the years,(after playing a lots of parties,house parties,full moon parties on the beach etc.....)I've come back from my last stint in London,with fresh musical inspiration and now holding down regular DJ spots at Clubs in Auckland..I have my own night at 'Lot 44' in Ponsonby every friday,where you'll find me mixing up soulful funk and house treats,and adding live vocals to the mix..I also play@Rakinos,Crow Bar,Ponsonby Social Club,Tabac,and at lotsa parties!...Im also part of a DJ/Live collective called,'The SubHeavy Soundsystem',with the wonderful Sarahtonen,Jonny Lowe and DJ Exile...Im also part of a new band put together in the last few months with members of the now disbanded,'Tangent'..We're called,'The Merc's'(after the Mercury Islands off the coast of the Coromandel!)..We're a funk/soul covers band,playing more obscure songs than you're regular covers band....So life is just sooooooooooo cool,and very busy at the moment...And I flippen love it..Would'nt want it any other way...Oh,and,I do my solo thing too...Just me,my guitar and my songs!..Crikey...And you know what?Im pretty good at frisby and baking cakes too!...
Check out my,'New Girl on the Lot' radio show on Kfm,mondays,2-4pm.106.9fm.Expect good feeling music for your soul........
Music,love ,laughter,family,friends,and dancing,...Thats what his life is all about.(and,great food,cocktails,art,jewlery,water,wine,land,sea and sky,body surfing,beach walking,sunsets and sunrises,and kisses,).
Influences: Joni Mitchel,Aretha Franklin,Jill Scott,Chaka Khan,Vanessa Freeman,Jaguar Wright,Annie Lennox,Alice Russel,Flora Purum,Minnie Ripperton,Bobbi Humphrey,Marlena Shaw,Alice Coltrane,Dusty Springfield,Janis Joplin,Joan Armatrading,Ladi 6,Emma Paki,Lyric L,Michelle Shocked,Nina Simone,Ella Fitzgerald,Grace Jones,Marvin Gaye,Stevie Wonder,Reel People,,Nathan Haines,Tama Waipara,Tyra Hammond,Curtis Mayfield,Earth Wind and Fire,The Dynamics,The Haggis Horns,War,Quincey Jones,Salsoul Orchestra,Raw Soul Express,Bugs in The Attic,Donny Hathaway,Sergio Mendes,Miles Davis,Omar,Ray LaMontagne,Ray Charles,Nextmen,Love Unlimited,Ramsey Lewis,Patrice Rushin,Rolling Stones,Supertramp,Little Feat,Neil Young,Opensouls,One Million Dollars,Phil Asher&Restless Soul,Bob Marley,Sly and Robbie,Jimmi Hendrix,Led Zeppelin,Roy Ayers,Donald Byrd,Ramp,Gil Scott Heron,Prince,Smoke city,Steely Dan,Plant Life,4 Hero,Dorothy Ashby,Milton Nascimento,Jamaroquai,Richie Spice,Soundgarden,The Congos
,Los Amigos,Mike Pato,The Mamaku Project,John Coltrane,Weldon Irvine,Don Blackman,Santana,Da Lata,Trinity Roots,Herbie Hancock,Larry Levan,Norman Jay,Submariner,Manual Bundy,Chris Cox,Masters at Work,Loui Vega,Kenny Dope,Blaze,Mark Mac,John Lee Hooker,BB King,Isley Bros,Damion Marley.Azumyth,...I love my Family,friends,music,beaches,surfing,sunsets,festivals,danci
ng,painting,wine,laughing....xxx
Sounds Like: Ange Saunders...............With a sprinkling of late night soul...
Record Label: Unsigned