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Hamilton band Out Of Time will headline their ?rst show tomorrow night after winning the York Street Band Experiments last month. The Band Experiments, taken over by the Hamilton Live Music Trust in 2009, helps local bands to break into the New Zealand music industry. Trombone and bass player Hamish Jellyman said the prizes would help Out Of Time to get their name out there a lot faster. “It’s great to see that this has become quite a good stepping stone for bands. To see how far [former winners] Katcha?re, Cornerstone Roots and Dick Dynamite have gone is quite an exciting prospect really. “You can aim to be that big or that good, and we de?nitely have a desire to achieve that. ‘Everyone’s pretty willing to put everything into it to get that far.” The band was formed just four months ago, with the member’s ?rst live performance the night before their Band Experiments heat. “It was a combination of us all knowing what we wanted to achieve musically and having good ideas within the band.
“It just becomes really easy to write songs. “We were absolutely stoked when we won. There was de?nitely some stiff competition." Out Of Time's sound is a blend of reggae, roots and dub — genres synonymous with New Zealand’s summer music festivals. “To play at any of the New Year’s shows would be a dream come true. They all have huge lineups," Jellyman said. Band members Matt Bizzle, Gabe Ngatai, Jack An, Anthony McMaster and Tom Stannard all grew up in and around Hamilton or came here to study music. The city could be a difficult place for emerging bands to break into the music scene, said Jellyman. “It's quite hard to get people to come to your gig if they don't know who you are. At Band Experiments you get n whole bunch of people together where they can see you. “So it's a good platform to get your music known."
Out Of Time are playing at Diggers Bar tomorrow night along with One Drop N8tIves and Knights of the Dub Table Soundsystem.
- Nicola Stewart - Hamilton Press
Hamilton band Out Of Time will headline their ?rst show tomorrow night after winning the York Street Band Experiments last month. The Band Experiments, taken over by the Hamilton Live Music Trust in 2009, helps local bands to break into the New Zealand music industry. Trombone and bass player Hamish Jellyman said the prizes would help Out Of Time to get their name out there a lot faster. “It’s great to see that this has become quite a good stepping stone for bands. To see how far [former winners] Katcha?re, Cornerstone Roots and Dick Dynamite have gone is quite an exciting prospect really. “You can aim to be that big or that good, and we de?nitely have a desire to achieve that. ‘Everyone’s pretty willing to put everything into it to get that far.” The band was formed just four months ago, with the member’s ?rst live performance the night before their Band Experiments heat. “It was a combination of us all knowing what we wanted to achieve musically and having good ideas within the band.
“It just becomes really easy to write songs. “We were absolutely stoked when we won. There was de?nitely some stiff competition." Out Of Time's sound is a blend of reggae, roots and dub — genres synonymous with New Zealand’s summer music festivals. “To play at any of the New Year’s shows would be a dream come true. They all have huge lineups," Jellyman said. Band members Matt Bizzle, Gabe Ngatai, Jack An, Anthony McMaster and Tom Stannard all grew up in and around Hamilton or came here to study music. The city could be a difficult place for emerging bands to break into the music scene, said Jellyman. “It's quite hard to get people to come to your gig if they don't know who you are. At Band Experiments you get n whole bunch of people together where they can see you. “So it's a good platform to get your music known."
Out Of Time are playing at Diggers Bar tomorrow night along with One Drop N8tIves and Knights of the Dub Table Soundsystem.
- Nicola Stewart - Hamilton Press
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You are left in the aftermath of a Beautiful Collision that is known as “Chatchy” (Chat-chee). Pioneers of a new genre which is being coined as Skankstep and takes the best elements of some great genres and makes something fresh, exhilarating and exciting.
Music has seen the Chatchy boys perform across the globe including Australia, Japan, China, Taiwan as well as all around New Zealand. Throughout the years they have played alongside a huge lineup of who’s who in NZ, including Six60, Katchafire, Cornerstone Roots, House of Shem, Elemeno P, Dave Dobbyn, J Williams, Batucada Sound Machine, Knights of the Dub Table, and Frankie, RIP.
Chatchy have recently come from winning two competitions, York St Band Experiments, and Waihi Beach Hotel Battle of the bands, showing that their lively stage show and catchy music is loved by party goers and judges alike. The band have also been playing a variety of successful shows around the north island and have a big line up for 2012 including Hamilton Gardens Arts Festival, The International Tattoo and Art Expo, Waikato University O Week, opening slot for Six60 and the Waikato Music Expo
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